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Peri Shawn, author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales Challenges Peri Shawn and Bill Ringle discuss common challenges and straightforward solutions to sales performance problems for small business leaders and sales managers in particular. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-95431521:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-95431521:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap95431521 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"95431521",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_19410_2",settings_ap95431521); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview The salesperson is most likely to listen and change their behaviors if they feel they have been part of the process, not just told what to do. Determining your effectiveness as a coach shows in how well your sales team’s skills improve as a result of your coaching. Coaching sales performance is most effective when it is based on specific, behavioral and observable performance. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Most successful sales coaches excel at 'active listening.' #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More with Sales CoachingClick To Tweet A salesperson is much more likely to change a behavior if they discover the gap themselves. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Ask questions first to promote self-discover by the salesperson. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Gaining buy-in for sales coaching from salespeople can be an obstacle. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Sales coaching should never be viewed as punishment for poor performance. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Collaboration is key to changing behaviors. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Salespeople will take more ownership of changing their behavior if they feel they are discovering problems and solutions on their own. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales CoachingClick To Tweet Reframe the discussion around the shared interests that are foundational to working together. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday Sales ChallengesClick To Tweet Ensuring your sales coaching is effective will increase the likelihood that you will retain your good and top-performing salespeople. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales CoachingClick To Tweet The effectiveness of your sales coaching will also impact the effort your team members put in to their sales role. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales Coaching: Practical Solutions for Your Everyday…Click To Tweet Salespeople get better sales results when they stop focusing on closing people and start focusing on helping prospects with their buying decisions. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales CoachingClick To Tweet To help your salespeople increase their sales, clarify that their role is to help others with their buying decisions instead of closing. #MQ4B Ep294 with Peri Shawn (@PeriShawn), author of Sell More With Sales CoachingClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Peri shares that her father taught her to engage in other people what’s important to them and being economical. [1:38] Peri mentions the impact of having a sense of responsibility that she learned from her father. [5:12] Peri emphasizes that the book is specifically written for sales managers and teams. [7:18] Peri draws attention to the process of how she evaluated a BPO client and helped them improve their sales margins. [10:23] Peri identifies that once you get beyond four sentences you can lose the clients. [11:57] Peri reveals the importance of the neuroscience of buying. [12:18] Peri underlines effective communication to develop emotional engagement for sales. [16:13] Peri emphasizes poor communication skills can destroy trust for a sales prospect. [18:20] Peri denotes sales managers should coach reality not theory. [24:15] My Quest for the best lightning round [25:09] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Peri Shawn is the award-winning author of the book Sell More with Sales Coaching. You may have read some of her articles in SellingPower, Salesforce.com, Entrepreneur, Sales and Marketing Management Magazine, Inc., National Post, and Forbes. Peri teaches and coaches sales VPs and their teams how to coach, increase sales and improve the client experience. She leverages the neuroscience of leadership and buying to help businesses grow. Her company, the Coaching and Sales Institute, has worked with such teams as KPMG, GE, Hallmark, AT&T, Direct Energy, Bell, the Royal Bank of Canada and Rogers. FEATURED IMAGE Contact Info for Peri Shawn Web address: https://www.coachingandsalesinstitute.com/ Travels from: Woodbridge, Ontario Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram Books Authored by Peri Shawn Resources Mentioned During the Interview Peri’s homepage Peri’s videos

Kevin Shulman , author of Goal-Setting Boot Camp: Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Kevin Shulman and Bill Ringle discuss the subtle differences in goal setting that can make a huge difference in goal attainment for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-33001555:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-33001555:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap33001555 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"33001555",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_19239_2",settings_ap33001555); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Smart companies have effective goal setting at all levels and in all areas of the given enterprise, and, that it “starts in the personal realm and moves outward from there. Identify selling behaviors in salespeople is critical as it is the only way to determine what modifications will enable them to meet and exceed goals. Effective goal setting is all about accountability and responsibility. Whatever your life looks like now, you must understand it and own it. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode To succeed in life, goal setting is paramount. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot Camp: Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to BeClick To Tweet Each successful person acknowledges the value of goal setting. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet People should write down what they want their life to look like a year from now, five years from now, and in retirement. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Have a private conversation with each person individually about what’s going on in their world. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Learning to align my values with my dreams and goals has allowed me to decide what’s most important in my life. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Deciding that you want to step up to the next level to do more business or go in a different direction is the starting point. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Help your team understand exactly what they're being empowered to do. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot Camp: Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to BeClick To Tweet Identify the specific behaviors needed to reach or exceed goals. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet When we visualize our desired outcome, we begin to 'see the possibility of achieving it. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot Camp: Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to BeClick To Tweet Create a clear picture of exactly what you want your business to look like once it reaches the next level. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Through visualization and other manifestation techniques, we define our goals clearly, leading to a better chance of success. #MQ4B Ep293 with Kevin Shulman (@Salestrainingnj), author of Goal-Setting Boot CampClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Kevin shares that Dr. McKraken taught him to give up guilt for the better and changed his life. [1:01] Kevin mentions the importance of setting personal goals before establishing a company or sales goals. [04:38] Kevin spotlights the importance and difference between short-term, long-term goals, and retirement goals. [5:18] Kevin reveals that salespeople need to exercise sitting down and really writing their goals. [8:05] Kevin demonstrates how to effectively implement a personal goal set. [10:14] Kevin differentiates marketing and sales. [11:59] Kevin emphasizes Bootcamp processes and doubler. [13:04] Kevin shares Napolean Hill’s Think and Grow Rich and goal setting. [16:58] My Quest for the best lightning round [25:04] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio As a certified Sandler trainer, Kevin Shulman has helped individuals, companies, and professional organizations across the country to set and attain important goals for almost 30 years. He has delivered training in locations as diverse as Las Vegas and Madison Square Garden, yet spends most of the time with his local clients. He is also frequently asked to assist in training other sales trainers. Shulman completed his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California, where he obtained a degree in psychology, followed by graduate studies in industrial psychology at Wayne State University. He specializes in helping business owners, sales leaders, and salespeople grow their base of business and reach their full potential. Contact Info for Kevin Shulman Web address: http://www.weexpectsuccess.com/ Travels from: Greater New York City Area Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn  Books Authored by Kevin Shulman Resources Mentioned During the Interview Kevin’s home page

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EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real Help Robert Grigore and Bill Ringle discuss the process and possibilities that the Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) modality can offer relief from anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, and more in days instead of years for small business owners, celebrities, and others in demanding career roles who don’t have a lot of time to invest before experiencing results. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Most people think that therapy needs to be a long, drawn-out process lasting several years, and even decades. EMDR success stories prove that results can come in days. The way your brain encoded these experiences, leaving you with a negative belief about yourself (usually starts very early in childhood). Memories contain distressing elements of your experiences that were unprocessed at the time, and your brain thinks you need to hang on to it for survival purposes. EMDR is NOT talk therapy. EMDR is about eliminating your problems – completely. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode You cannot simply 'get over' your problem, or 'think positively,' 'toughen up,' or 'try harder' because the problem needs to be solved on an emotional level. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED TherapyClick To Tweet When you resolve these specific memories, your psychological blocks simply disappear. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet True healing must happen on both brain hemispheres, that heals the original wounds. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet Just like in medicine, effective interventions treat the cause NOT the just symptoms. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy. EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real HelpClick To Tweet The benefits of EMDR last forever. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy. EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real HelpClick To Tweet You only need to focus on the distress one last time. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet You may have had negative things happen to you, but it’s your job – yours alone – to learn and grow from those experiences. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet There are only two responses of how you interact with your world: love or fear. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy. EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real HelpClick To Tweet Be careful who you intend to share new ideas with as they are so fragile in the beginning phases. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy. EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real HelpClick To Tweet Distressing events leave emotional wounds which develop negative beliefs and over time. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet Everyone deserves to feel free and unencumbered by past emotional weights, and be able to manifest whatever dreams they have for themselves. #MQ4B Ep289 with Robert Grigore (@InfoGrigore), author of You NEED Therapy.Click To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Robert shares that his father constantly inspired him to pursue his dreams and passions. [2:02] Robert reveals how he shifted his career from being a music artist to be a psychologist. [4:50] Robert mentions what lead him to a decision to be a therapist. [8:45] Robert explains what EMDR is. [11:13] Robert points out how to deal with problems with EMDR and finding clarity and peace. [13:45] Robert states and explains how the brain is always trying to heal itself. [15:02] Robert explains talk therapy vs EMDR. [19:01] Robert shares an experience with his clients’ trauma of being abused. [23:01] Robert shares another experience with his client who deems that therapies can take too much time or investment. [27:28] Robert shares another experience with his client who deals with aggression with her team member. [33:17] Robert states that addiction has an element of shame attached to it. [33:47] Robert points out that people wear masks: how they think the world is seeing them vs how they are really feeling. [34:10] Robert points out that it’s our own interpretation of a situation, our past is keeping us a prisoner of our present [38:20] My Quest for the best lightning round [38:58] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Robert A. Grigore MCP, RCC is a World-Class Healer and Alchemist. He is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified EMDR Therapist & Approved EMDR Consultant, Published EMDR Author, and the Owner & CEO of Grigore Counselling. Robert has dedicated his practice to helping creative professionals like you to radically let go of unhealthy behavior patterns and unwanted feelings and belief systems in as little as a single weekend. He knows that when you are living in your highest state, you not only create through a higher vibration, but your message strikes a “deeper chord” with your following. Contact Info for Robert Grigore Web address: https://www.grigorecounselling.com/ Travels from: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram  Books Authored by Robert Grigore Resources Mentioned During the Interview Robert’s homepage EMDR.org International Organization website EMDR research website

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The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny Crystal Hansen and Bill Ringle discuss the obstacles Crystal overcame to create the life and business of her dreams as well as practical applications of the Ask method, especially for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview The research shows that people are more than willing to step up and help you, but they don’t help unless you ask. Each channel for asking we discovered is equally important: ask yourself, ask God, and ask others. The first part of the asking journey is spending time with yourself, clarifying your desires and outcomes. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode If you can get real with yourself, you'll find a new strength inside of you that you didn't know before. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Some of the most important questions you’ll ever ask are the ones you’ll ask yourself. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK!Click To Tweet People are wired to connect. We’re wired to help each other. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet A key lesson: He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes. He who doesn't remain a fool forever. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Sometimes, we don't ask because we don't imagine what is available to us. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet You need to commit to what you want to yourself – you’re going to move forward and expect some rejection as part of the asking journey. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK!Click To Tweet When you ask yourself questions, a different part of your brain lights up. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK!Click To Tweet You could get so much more than you have right now, and you still won't see it if you don't practice gratitude. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet The ability to ask questions: it’s the only language to which the universe can deliver a solution, an understanding, illumination, or a plan. #MQ4B Ep288 with Crystal Hansen (@crystalvision), author of ASK!Click To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Crystal’s mother taught her early on the importance of natural remedies. [1:20] Her mother showed her that excellence is fed by perseverance and persistent activity. [02:52] In her transformational coaching practice, clients learn the importance of taking a reflective journey. [8:57] Preston ran a small energy company and wanted to expand his company. Through coaching, he gained access to a get meeting with a huge mining company and made a winning presentation. [10:08] Crystal explains how and what to “ask.” [14:20] Crystal discloses that people do business with the people they like. [19:08] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins. [20:10] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Her expertise is in the field of human potential. Through her years spent as a Transformational Life Coach, and Wellness/Nutrition Expert, she has seen people experience profound and lasting transformation in relationships, career, health & wellness, by tapping into their own inner resources. Crystal’s personal coaching, speaking, CD and video programs, books, and articles have helped people all over the world. She is a Member of the International Coaching Federation, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, the founder of Crystal Vision Life, and Skinny Life™ a wellness company and author of Skinny Life- The Secret to Being Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit. She travels the world with her husband, best-selling author and entrepreneur Mark Victor Hansen, speaking, inspiring, and teaching leadership. Crystal and Mark are co-authors of ASK! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny. Together they are owners of Natural Power Concepts, a Hawaii based company focused on cleaning up the planet through natural energy devices. They live happily in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact Info for Crystal Hansen Web address: http://www.crystalvisionlilfe.com/ Travels from: Scottsdale, AZ Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Books Authored by Crystal Hansen Resources Mentioned During the Interview   IMPORTANT: Join the Ask The Book Club site to stay in touch with Crystal and Mark’s Ask methods and successes.  Crystal’s free visualization audio from her homepage

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview It’s a great story of learning not just to develop and build yourself and become a better person, but understand other people. The more friends you will have and the more effective you become. It helps you in every aspect and dimension in life. It takes one kind of personality to start a very large company, and a very different kind of personality to keep it going successfully. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode A leader’s job is to give people a better vision of themselves. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet Emotional connection is one of the great portions of human nature. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet Visualize and it changes how you act. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet All that wealth, money, status, power, fame didn’t bring happiness. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet One of the things such as the job of the hostess is to make the guest feel important. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet If you want to be happy, think about what you can do for somebody else. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet The secret of a happy life is gratitude. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet What keeps people happy is a generous, giving spirit. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet As a leader, your goal was to give the people who worked with him a better vision of themselves. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet The more you solve your customers' problems, the more business you'll get. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet Encourage people to be brave enough to transcend their limitations. #MQ4B Ep287 with Mitzi Perdue (@MitziPerdue), author of How to Be Up in Down TimesClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Ernest Henderson, Mitzi’s father and founder of the Sheraton hotel chain, nurtured her curiosity. [1:58] How her father managed Sheraton Hotel Chain employees with respect, especially during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s. [3:01] What Mitzi did to overcome her shyness. [9:54] Her mission in life is to increase happiness and decrease misery. [18:28] Satisfying truth, beauty and goodness are a far better as a standard of success, happiness, and satisfaction. [19:58] The dinner table discussion strategy. [24:58] Caring enough to take the time to ask, listen, remember, and use the details to make a world of difference to another, as Frank Perdue demonstrated over and over as he built Perdue Farms. [27:44] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins. [32:14] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Author, speaker, and businesswoman, Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with an honors degree from Harvard University and an MPA from George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 40,000-member American Agri-Women, a former syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard, and her television series, Country Magazine, was syndicated to 76 stations. She’s the founder of CERES Farms, the family-owned company that owns commercial and residential real estate, and plus agricultural land including vineyards that sell wine grapes to wineries such as Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head. Mitzi Perdue’s book, HOW TO MAKE YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS LAST, gives practical advice on how family businesses can develop a culture that supports keeping the family business in the family. Her advice can be useful to any multi-generational family. Her I’ve-lived-it experience comes from membership in two long-lasting family enterprises. Her family of origin began in 1840 with the Henderson Estate Company, the forerunner of the Sheraton Hotels which her father co-founded. Perdue Farms (she’s Frank Perdue’s widow) began in 1920. Most recently, she has authored How to Be Up in Down Times. Her co-author is Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Contact Info for Mitzi Perdue Web address:https://mitziperdue.com/ Travels from: Salisbury, Maryland Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook  Books Authored by Mitzi Perdue Resources Mentioned During the Interview Mitzi’s Homepage Mitzi’s articles on WealthMagament.com  Global Anti-Trafficking Auction

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview For the people that achieved a certain level of success in their lives, but when they did, they discovered it was not what it was supposed to be. We are all misled about what the real definition of success and happiness is. Through awareness, we can give ourselves the tools that will set us free. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode The organization is a sum of individuals, and when you nurture, heal and grow the individual, you nurture, heal and grow the organization. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six HabitsClick To Tweet Your current habits are what got you to where you are now. If you want more, or better, you have to become better first. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to…Click To Tweet The truly happy and successful people are those who are content with how much they have. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet You are capable of creating the life you want. It begins within. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet Humanity perpetuates false beliefs; we push them forward generationally, and it’s not our fault. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet If we focus exclusively on the problem, we miss the opportunity. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet You are capable of mastery. But please, don’t assume it’s simple. The struggle is where the beauty is. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet You need to have the courage to face yourself. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to LifeClick To Tweet You really need to transform your relationship with yourself if you’re going to find true joy. One thing we know about leadership: you can’t grow your business bigger than you. #MQ4B Ep286 with Laura DiBenedetto (@lldib), author of The…Click To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Laura shares that her father constantly inspired her not to have a victim mentality and high tolerance for pain even though he’s disabled. [1:17] Laura reveals how she came up with the six habit lists and for how long that had been percolated in her mind. [5:56] Laura shows us her definition of happiness. [8:02] Laura emphasizes her desire to influence or impact many lives. [10:48] Laura mentions the importance of business leaders developing guiding principles and policies at work. [14:24] Laura brings up what helps her navigate her mindset whenever a pressure situation comes up. [18:23] Laura points at sticking to treating yourself kindly and the 90-days program and its result. [24:11] My Quest for the best lightning round [29:48] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio TEDx Speaker, #1 Bestselling author of The Six Habits and Life Mastery Coach, Laura teaches how to create the life of our dreams without sacrificing what we love. As Founder and CEO of Vision Advertising, a company that she built aged 19, she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs build and grow profitable enterprises entirely on their terms. Contact Info for Laura DiBenedetto Web address: https://lauradibenedetto.com/ Travels from: Kihei, Hawaii Social Media Link Twitter | Facebook | Youtube | LinkedIn | Instagram Books Authored by Laura DiBenedetto Resources Mentioned During the Interview Laura’s homepage Laura’s 90-Day Course TEDx Speaker – TEDxMcphs – Laura DiBenedetto

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Brian Margolis, author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and Entrepreneurs: How to Use the Pillar System to Simplify Your Strategy and Magnify Your Results >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview The Pillar System uses the concept of focus management to help you develop a simple business strategy to achieve your goals, one that can fit on an index card. Being good at something doesn’t guarantee success. You must have a strategy. Channel your existing skills into an actual strategy, and to help you synthesize your existing knowledge. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Pillars must be high-leverage activities that produce big results. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet You can run your business from an index card if it includes your critical activities. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet It is difficult to diagnose company problems by the lagging indicators of closed orders or by activity reports. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet Get a lot more done by focusing on a lot less. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet To go to the 'next level' requires planning and thought. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet You must recognize that being good at something is different than being successful. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet The skills required to run a successful business differ radically from the trade skills used within the business. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet A simplification of your business through the establishment of a custom set of “pillars” yielded the best results. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet In a world where the true limiting resource is focus, not time, pillars proved to be the answer. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet Our ability to focus on cognitively demanding activities is the real limiting resource in our day. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet Make sure that the strategy you use to develop the habit is based on your personality, what works for you. #MQ4B Ep285 with Brian Margolis (@ProdGiant), author of The Index Card Business Plan For Sales Pros and EntrepreneursClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode TV adventurer Jacques Cousteau inspired Brian to be marine science and have a growth mindset. [1:10] His goal is to teach people that there’s a better way to operate. [3:55] The basic premise that a pillar system can simplify your business processes. [5:20] Brian figured out the pillar system by reverse engineering processes. [7:01] Common mistake in the pillar system. [8:29] The 6 pillars of the system. [11:20] 90% or more of people are naturally reactive and with a mindset of reacting to working more hours. [16:55] The Pillar system can be a useful and customizable framework. [21:33] Tim Ferriss says ‘being busy is a form of laziness.’ [23:58] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [25:40] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Brian Margolis is a former environmental scientist turned entrepreneur. He graduated as a Marine Biologist from Stockton University and was a Research Scientist for the State of New Jersey for four years. After this, he established his business, KX Enterprises LLC, which is the business side of Productivity Giant and invests and partners in businesses and projects in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. His clients range from individual sales reps to Shark Tank entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. He shares the strategies he’s used for years to turn multiple wholesalers into top earners. He does this with training on running an intentional wholesaling business, turning value-add resources into sales, and writing emails that advisors respond to. He is the author of the book “The Index Card Business Plan for Sales Pros and Entrepreneurs: How to Use the Pillar System to Simplify Your Strategy and Magnify Your Results.” His system to help entrepreneurs, sales pros and other results-based professionals run a simple, more lucrative business has helped create 7 figure earners and is licensed by some of the largest companies in the world to train their sales teams. You can often hear Brian interviewed in some of the top sales and business podcasts in the world. He currently resides in South Jersey with his wife, twin daughters, and an assortment of large and small pets. Contact Info for Brian Margolis Web address: http://www.productivitygiant.com/ Travels from: Voorhees, New Jersey Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook Books Authored by Brian Margolis Resources Mentioned During the Interview Brian’s home page Brian’s LinkedIn Profile Tim Ferriss’ blog

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview If we split work up into two categories, the idea work, and the execution work, we spent too much time working on execution on actually like supporting our preexisting products and not enough energy on dreaming up new things and bringing them to life. Optimizing process and finding ways where can bring in technology to help you cut down on execution work is really a big deal. If a company does execution right and then finds a way to make use of the ideas, that’s when they can find themselves going ahead of the market instead of playing from behind. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Everybody in the company should be approaching their work as if it’s the company’s first day. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet Leaders should impress upon their employees that they need to be constantly reinventing. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet Why we spend so much time on execution work is because we’re bad at it. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet Think about how it’s always day one and how you should be reinventing. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet A company should use machine learning to help cut down some of its core work and its core businesses to let people come up with new ideas. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day OneClick To Tweet If you build a system that helps take their ingenuity and turn it into what your company does next, you’re going to be ahead of the curve. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day OneClick To Tweet The Day One mindset is to create a culture of building, creating, and inventing. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet Leaders are going to need to evolve from being dogmatic decision-makers into highly collaborative facilitators. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet The key to the Day One mindset is to harness the brainpower and the very best ideas of all your people, not just those at the top. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day OneClick To Tweet Leaders as facilitators – that's got to be a good thing. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet In order to reinvent, leaders need to harness the ingenuity of their employees and to do that. #MQ4B Ep284 with Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz), author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top ForeverClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Stephen Kinzer inspired Alex. [1:26] Never be shy about asking, allowing someone to do you a favor can be a great gift. [3:35]. Examples of how tech companies reinvent themselves. [7:15]  The innovation cycle and the mindset of big tech companies like Amazon. [8:35] Big tech company employees welcome change, reinvention, and transformation. [12:20] Having an engineer’s mindset is important to a company’s success. [13:30] Divide work into two buckets: execution work and idea work. It’s what the tech giants are very good at doing. [15:59] How tech giants build stuff that people need and tend to love. [22:25] The flip side of how Amazon benefits disproportionately from making these technologies available and gathering data from people. [23:16] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [27:24] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Alex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a newsletter, and podcast about Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. His first book ALWAYS DAY ONE: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever debuted in April 2020. His work has been referenced by dozens of major publications, from The New Yorker to The Wall Street Journal to Sports Illustrated. Kantrowitz is a graduate of Cornell University‘s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Contact Info for Alex Kantrowitz Web address: https://alexkantrowitz.com/ Travels from: San Francisco, CA Social Media Links Twitter |  LinkedIn | Instagram Books Authored by Alex Resources Mentioned During the Interview Alex’s home page Alex Kantrowitz: Inside The Tech Titans

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Success is repeatable and predictable. It’s about doing the right things diligently, the right way, over and over. When you consistently do the right things, success is predictable, even inevitable. There are no shortcuts, but there are many ways to make the process fun. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Allow yourself to enjoy the daily dose of fulfillment that comes from the process. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet By following your process consistently and enjoying small wins along your way, you will get all the motivation you need. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation MythClick To Tweet As much as goal setting is important, so is working the process. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet There is no short cut, no hacks, just consistent hard work. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet You cannot be great at everything but surely you can be the best you can be at the things do you choose to be. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet You can do and be so much more than you think. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet Enjoy your small, seemingly minor successes. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet When you aren’t feeling motivated, do the easiest thing first and get it out of the way. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet Because improving feels good. It breeds confidence, creating a feeling of competence. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet The problem isn’t lack of willpower. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet Dream big, set a huge goal, commit, create a process. Then forget about the goal and work on your process. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet Work too hard on any one aspect of your life and other aspects suffer. #MQ4B Ep283 with Jeff Haden (@jeff_haden), author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WinClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Jeff’s grandfather inspired him to do the hard work. Going the extra mile leads to success. [1:15] You can find some shortcuts to success on the preparation side, which also involves hard work. [5:22] Bill Gates asks two questions insights: “who’s dealt with this problem well?” and “what can we learn from them?” [8:06] Model someone who has done what you want to do because they are more aware of the fundamentals that matter. [11:50]  Opportunities for people who work from home to shine even through the pandemic. [16:49] Feedback versus advice – and a better way to ask for constructive advice. [19:20] Ask a clarifying question that allows the other person to realize that you really listened. [21:31] Jeff shares his experience with Inc Magazine and his writing best practices. [25:46] Jeff says that less is more when it comes to will power. [29:35] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [34:01] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Jeff Haden is a speaker, a ghostwriter, LinkedIn Influencer, contributing editor for Inc. Magazine, author of The Motivation Myth. One of the most-read Inc. columnists with approximately 2.5 million readers per month. He had also ghostwritten over sixty non-fiction books, including seven Amazon category #1s. Along with thousands of columns, articles, presentations, speeches, eulogies. Otherwise, he’s an over-the-hill motorcycle racer and fitness enthusiast of minimal repute.   Contact Info for Jeff Haden Web address: https://www.jeffhaden.com/ Travels from: Virginia Beach, VA Social Media Links Twitter | LinkedIn  Books Authored by Jeff Haden Resources Mentioned During the Interview Ink.com Jeff’s LinkedIn

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview The key difference between those who succeed a little and those who succeed a great deal comes down to one thing only: those who succeed at a higher level have mastered the great ability to ask. We need to build our lives from the inside out and that takes work. Once we become “master askers” and use this skill set every day, life can change dramatically. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode We are not just human beings, we are human becomings. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet This can be a signal to ask why we don’t have answers, rather than trying to ask for the answers themselves. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Maximize yourself – take advantage of the opportunities and then you optimize your health and relationships. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Become a master asker so that you can fulfill your life simply by learning to ask what you need in the right way, at the right time, to the right people. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!Click To Tweet Ask before going to bed the questions you most want answers to and to and be ready to write them down. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet If you want to improve your future, shift your actions and change your thinking. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Ask yourself. Ask others. Ask God. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Adversity is what wakes up an opportunity. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet You always want to start with asking yourself because you have to know where you are in order to move forward. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet We need to stop taking our cues from the outside and build our lives from the inside out. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Once we’re able to start asking that makes our life experience so much richer. #MQ4B Ep282 with Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen), author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your DestinyClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode John Reinhart influenced him in Mark’s high school years. [1:48] Dr. Buckminster Fuller stretched Mark to think in much bigger ways when Mark was an undergraduate. [3:52] Learning how to ask in a masterful way. [5:35] The traits of a masterful asker. [6:51] Overcoming impediments to asking. [10:10] What happened when a client choose to be a disruptor in the business. [12:10] Mark explains that there are hidden riches in your mind. [15:43] Mark talks about what he learned from hanging out with Peter Gruber about becoming a more effective asker. [18:36] We are not just a human being, but a human becoming. [22:35] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [23:05] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the co-author for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 millions books sold. Mark also worked his way into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, and entrepreneurial marketing maven, creating a stream of successful people who have created massive success for themselves through Mark’s unique teachings and wisdom. Mark has shared his message and methods television (Oprah, CNN and The Today Show), print (TIME, US News & World Report, USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur), and through radio and newspaper interviews, as he assures people everywhere that “with the right principles and mentors, you can easily create the life of your dreams.” Mark serves as of the Chairman of a suite of companies called the Hansen Family Companies, co-chairman of Metamorphosis Energy, and is the co-owner and co-founder of Natural Power Concepts. Contact Info for Mark Victor Hansen Web address: http://markvictorhansen.com/ Travels from: Newport Beach, CA Social Media Links ​Books Authored by the Mark Victor Hansen Resources Mentioned During the Interview Buckminster Fuller Facebook Fan Page Chicken Soup For the Soul

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview If you want to become a true Possibility Leader, you must always take active responsibility for your actions – whatever the result. Once you have a goal or dream and are committed to it, part of your strategy should be to find out who does it best in the world and study them. Optimism allows us to understand that we see the world not as it is, but as we are with our current level of thinking. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode A great leader knows their people’s strengths. #MQ4B Ep281with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Positive thinking is great, but positive doing is when the magic happens. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Having a go means not just having a go once; you need to keep having a go, learning each time and noting your progress. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet It took effort and repetition, and only with persistence were you able to master the activity. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet When we know what we are aiming at and how we’re tracking it’s so much easier to achieve our goals. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Try and spend some time daily with positive messages and positive people that inspire you. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet You need to seek out those who believe in you and your goals and can encourage and guide you on your journey. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Once your team have an inspired vision, then your team can co-create the strategy and execution plan for making it happen. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Master what the world's best are doing now before changing it to suit your own purposes. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet A good leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All Possible: How to lead an epic life and unleash the high performance hero within youClick To Tweet Optimism and a possibility mindset are tremendous tools all good leaders possess and must possess. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet As you take action, you must continually re-evaluate your mindset and make sure you are still on track. #MQ4B Ep281 with Rob Hartnett (@robhartnett), author of It's All PossibleClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Bill Currie, a local businessman with an impressive record of accomplishment, inspired Rob to be an authentic leader. [1:35]  Rob talks about what motivated him to start writing his book, It’s All Possible. [3:55] The Rob Hartnett system for success: vision, strategy, and action. [5:06] How to help people change their mindset. [6:44] What lies within the “possibility zone.” [8:28] What’s the difference between acknowledging the struggle, having a bad attitude about the struggle, and what’s the impact of realizing that you have a choice about that? [9:37] The application of desire, discipline, and determination to reach success. [11:27] How Rob teaches leaders to experiment, enable, and empower their people. [14:15] Accountability, metrics, and data play a central role. [16:18] The making of the Mad Max movie – a journey that illustrates the It’s All Possible philosophy. [18:16] Case study of a client who had co-created a strategy and execution plan with his team. [23:58] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [23:05] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Starting his career at KPMG, Rob Hartnett has worked in senior management roles at global organizations such as Apple Computer, Publicis Mojo, and Hewlett-Packard, where he won the coveted Asia Pacific High Achiever Award. At Miller Heiman Group where he was an advisory partner, he was nine times consecutive Global Presidents Club Winner. A champion sailor, Hartnett holds a Bachelor of Business and a Postgraduate in Applied Finance & Investment and is an independent Executive Director in Leadership with the John Maxwell Team, a Certified DISC Facilitator & Advisor, and newly named Vice President of Sales Performance at Sandler Training Australia and New Zealand. Clients he had worked with include NAB Group, EY, Telstra, MLC, Prospa, Australia Post, Vanguard, Netwealth, Prime Super, Samsung, Toll Group, Linfox, CBA Private, Draeger, KPMG, Pactera, Quest Apartments, and Mercedes Benz. His passion for high performance extends to a sport where I am a former world and state champion yachtsman and now a passionate cyclist. He had written four books with his latest “It’s All Possible” on High-Performance Personal Leadership. Contact Info for Rob Hartnett Web address: www.robhartnett.com Travels from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Social Media Links Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram Books Authored by Rob Hartnett Resources Mentioned During the Interview Rob’s home page Why I wrote It’s All Possible Why Mindset Maintenance Matters – Live on Ticker TV

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Companies who try to continue their old methods of marketing and add digital marketing exhaust funds, resources, and time. The internet is changing the relationship between a business and its customer by morphing the sales process. The actions of consumers are predictable and trackable, which can help you generate all the business that you need by having the correct presence on the internet Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode If you own a business, you are in the business of getting business. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small BusinessesClick To Tweet Delivering new tools that empower the consumer to make an informed buying decision with little or no assistance from a salesperson. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting BusinessClick To Tweet The shift of knowledge becoming more readily available for the end consumer to obtain. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small BusinessesClick To Tweet Gains in productivity must come from digital marketing. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small BusinessesClick To Tweet Service-oriented tactics are of higher importance in today’s digital era. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small BusinessesClick To Tweet Too often we let our existing situation dictate the environment for our future solutions. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small BusinessesClick To Tweet We have to continuously remind ourselves that we always have blinders on and future solutions might not be found in a linear pattern for our current process. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter)Click To Tweet Digital marketing organizations can come to your community, provide you with customers at a small cost and then slowly over time destroy your business. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter),Click To Tweet When a company spends money on bought leads rather than generating leads, it neglects to build power in its own brand. #MQ4B Ep280 with Joe Manausa (@HousingReporter), author of The Business of Getting BusinessClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Joe shares that his parents influenced him – his mom is a fierce competitor and his dad a hard worker. [1:14] Joe recounts what led him into using blogging for his real estate business. [3:14] Joe talks about how he recognized getting a following. [4:40] Joe discusses that content marketing is a get rich program but it does work. [7:13] Joe names Guy Kawasaki among others whom he had followed and learned how to reach out to customers through email marketing. [8:56] Joe shares how he helps his team understand the value of using digital marketing for his business. [10:53] Joe speaks about his experience in launching a Youtube video on how to make an offer for a home in the seller’s market. [12:00] Joe talks about what allowed him to put out his best ideas, build an audience, and continue to grow his business. [13:50]  Joe added that having a listing coordinator helped his business in producing more relevant content. [18:01] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [19:15] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Joe Manausa is CEO of Joe Manausa Real Estate in Tallahassee, Florida and had helped Tallahasseans sell homes and buy homes for more nearly 30 years. He had written and produced a training program for homebuyers called Home Buying For Smart People, designed to prepare future homeowners for the traps and hidden costs that many ill-prepared buyers encounter.  He is the author of The Business of Getting Business: The Digital Marketing Guide for Small Businesses. After observing industry giants move to a digital-first marketing approach, Manausa made the transition within his own company, which resulted in over $10 million of revenue from the business’s website.  Contact Info for Joe Manausa Web address: https://www.manausa.com/ Travels from: Tallahassee, Florida Social Media Links     Books Authored by Joe Manausa Resources Mentioned During the Interview Joe’s home page  Joe Manausa Real Estate Youtube Channel   Tallahassee Real Estate home page

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Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Leaders must first develop their own creative ability before leading their organizations to create breakthroughs. The first 10-12 ideas tend to be the usual ideas, the ideas you’ve thought of before. Most people believe that creativity is coming up with a great idea. Not so. The key to creativity is solving the right problem. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode When you conduct a group creativity session, it’s important to have clearly-identified roles in the group. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a FlashClick To Tweet Help the client move from a goal or a wish or a challenge, redefining the problem, generating ideas, evaluating those ideas, and then putting those ideas into action. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien)Click To Tweet You’re not going to judge ideas, we’re going to go for quantity. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet We’re going to go for unusual ideas, we’re going to build on other ideas. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a FlashClick To Tweet Do a warm-up activity first, then work on the tough challenge at-hand. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet Positive, forward-thinking leadership will keep the current growth flowing in your organization. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a FlashClick To Tweet Most breakthroughs come by connecting things that are not usually considered connected. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet People value innovation, but they’re not so sure about this creativity stuff. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet Creativity is the spark that ignites innovation. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet If you want creative ideas, you need creative questions. Lots of them. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a FlashClick To Tweet You have a tough problem to solve. What is the most important thing to do? Ask a creative question. #MQ4B Ep279 with Roger Firestien (@RogerFirestien), author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovationClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Roger shares that when it comes to creativity, his inspirations are his parents and his music teacher. [1:10] Key misconceptions about creativity. [6:22] The importance of deferring judgment while generating ideas. [8:40] Striving for quantity, not quality, as another strategy to generate ideas. [10:10:21] Different types of ideas need to be understood to be fully appreciated. [12:08] The value of exposing yourself to new ideas, environment, or new stimuli to spark creativity. [13:20] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [16:19] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe on your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential. Give us a 5-star rating and positive review to make it easier for other small business owners to find and benefit from our work! Expert Bio Roger Firestien, PhD, is the author and co-author of five books. His expert views on creativity have been reported in “Fast Company,” “The New York Times,” and “Forbes.” His latest book, CREATE IN A FLASH: A Leader’s Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation, has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is the president of Innovation Resources, Inc., an innovation consulting firm. Called “The Gold Standard” of creativity training by his clients, he has presented programs in creativity to over 600 organizations nationally and internationally ranging from major fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, universities, associations, and churches. In 1978, Roger moved from his home on his parents’ farm near Greeley, Colorado to study the science of creativity at the International Center for Studies in Creativity. Roger graduated with his Master of Science degree in Creative Studies in 1979. He was the seventh person to earn a Master of Science degree in the discipline. In 1984 Roger joined the faculty of the International Center for Studies in Creativity and in 1987 he earned his doctorate in Organizational Communication from the State University of New York at Buffalo. When Roger is not traveling, he lives in Buffalo, New York, and regularly works cattle on the SK Hereford Ranch near Medina, New York. Contact Info for Roger Firestien Web address: www.rogerfirestien.com Travels from: Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Social Media Links Books Authored by Roger Firestien Resources Mentioned During the Interview www.rogerfirestien.com Roger’s Learn to be Creative Youtube channel

Terri Jacke, author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me? Terri Jacke and Bill Ringle discuss issues and examples that ever manager or small business leader who hires employees should understand to maximize retention and job satisfaction. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-19363376:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-19363376:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap19363376 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"19363376",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_19236_25",settings_ap19363376); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Your growth and your pursuit of fulfillment are possible at any job.Follow through willingly on the things you pledge to uphold, complete, or cherish.Be intentional about developing the mental qualities that grow your character. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Ask yourself whether the advice you repeatedly offer to others is actually what you most want or need to hear. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet Your character is comprised of your mental and moral qualities. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet Appreciate frustrations and challenges you face because they help you grow. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet Focus your energy and attention on learning how to execute your tasks and responsibilities effectively at work instead of trying to be popular, loved, or affirmed. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy…Click To Tweet If you don't acknowledge your own mistakes, you cannot coach others to do otherwise. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet The challenge is that many of us have never learned how to accept negative feedback or criticism, so we take it personally when we receive it. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet The key is focusing on what you can learn from the feedback as opposed to taking it as a personal attack. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet Character development involves the refinement of your moral qualities. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet Boundaries protect your ability to remain authentic. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri), author of Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?Click To Tweet You can choose your response in every moment of every situation. #MQ4B Ep292 with Terri Jacke (@JackeTerri),

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