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Send us Fan Mail The Rampage of Appreciation by Jack Canfield “The Rampage of Appreciation is something I learned from Esther and Jerry Hicks.   You take 5 minutes walking around your house, your hotel room, wherever you might be and just start appreciating everything.   The people who made the television, the flowers, a roof over your head, fresh water, clothes on, food to eat, indoor plumbing, e...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine There Was A Film Crew That Followed You Around All Day Every Day by Brian Cain “Imagine there was a film crew that followed you around all day every day.  Documenting where your time goes. Documenting what you eliminate. Documenting what you said yes and what you say no to. Documenting how you show up in your energy, your work, and your love.   Would you want that film to...

Send us Fan Mail Relentless Solution Focus by Dr. Jason Selk Relentless Solution Focus (RSF) is simply defined as within 60 seconds, replacing all negative thoughts with solution-focused thinking. The RSF Billion Dollar Question:  “What is one thing you can do right now to make this better?” “Keep moving forward. When you have problems, keep moving forward. Stay in the fight. Don’t ever let those...

Send us Fan Mail Chief Erich Becker—Leadership and Life Lessons From The Chief of Ocean City Beach Patrol One of the best interviews from almost 200 episodes of the show! Key Takeaways  -Start your day with an attitude of gratitude  -Set clear expectations and standards with all of your team -Always listen to people first  -If you’re going to do it, do it right or don’t do it all  Erich Becker is...

Send us Fan Mail The 1/50 Law:  One Action Creates 50-100% Of Your Results “Take a simple idea and take it seriously.” -Charlie Munger The 50x Question:  What is the ONE thing I can do that will get me 50 to 100% of my desired results?  The 1/50 Law 1.  The 80/20 principle reveals that a minority of actions generate the majority of results.  20% of your efforts produce 80% of your results. 2.  Whe...

Send us Fan Mail The Dream Team Audit™—How To Make The Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make A top service provider might cost a little more, but the return on investment will be tremendous in terms of:  1.  Better results.  2.  Time saved.   3.  Reduced unnecessary stress. The Mediocrity Tax™ 1.  Mediocre results. 2.  Wasted time. 3.  Unnecessary stress. Your Dream Team: ⭐️1. Doctor 2. Medic...

Send us Fan Mail I Am The Cause  Take 100% Responsibility for everything that happens with your team, your organization and your life. As a leader, your results organizational results and your people are your mirror.  They are the reflection of you as a leader.  The mirror never lies. Their failure is your feedback. Your life and results are your mirror. They are a reflection of all your thoughts...

Send us Fan Mail Navy SEAL Stew Smith: How To Build Elite Fitness & Mental Toughness For Anything Life Throws At You “We all could be tactical athletes.  Your fitness can be the difference between living or dying or saving a friend.”  -Stew Smith, ret. Navy SEAL One of my all-time favorite episodes in five years of the show! Key Takeaways  1.  Your fitness will determine whether you are an ass...

Send us Fan Mail Lise Bruynooghe—Master Certified Coach Key takeaways  -Fear will show up regardless, so just do it -Slow down to be fully present for the person you are serving  -Do something, then feel confident (don’t wait to feel confident) A Master Certified Coach and former Senior Executive at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Lise has spent her career leading comp...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Serwa—The Highest Paid Personal Coach in the UK Key Takeaways  -Become the most fearless person you know -Action is always the answer -You must become a “purple cow” (find a way to stand out in your career) -Find the best coaches and mentors you can -Always leave people better than you found them Michael Serwa coaches the elite using his signature no-BS approach. Since 201...

Send us Fan Mail Your Friends and Family Aren’t Your Therapist (Plus The 3-Step Process Guaranteed To Solve Almost Any Problem) 1.  Everyone has problems, no one needs to hear yours through venting. 2.  Psychology studies tell us venting is bad for both parties. 3.  There was a huge difference between venting versus going to someone with the problem you have with the sole purpose of seeking a solu...

Send us Fan Mail The Ultimate Leadership Questions™️ 1.  What’s the hard choice? Do that. 2.  What would love do?  Do that. 3.  Who can I ask?  Ask them. Being in the top leadership position is really hard.  I’ve lived it/watched it for two decades now.  What I’ve seen the best of the best leaders do over and over: 1) Do the hardest thing.  What’s the hard choice? 2) Lead from love not fear (and s...

Send us Fan Mail The Three Forever Leadership Moves 1.  Avoid stupidity. 2.  Just do the ONE next right obvious thing. 3.  When you learn an incredibly useful idea, execute on it over and over again, forever.  Don’t procrastinate on it. Don’t overthink it. Just do it. ⭐️Avoid stupidity. It’s not just enough to get things right; you also must avoid getting things wrong. Wisdom is prevention.  -Cha...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Alan Weiss—10 More Pieces of $100,000 Advice From The Million Dollar Consultant Key Takeaways  1.  Stop seeking affection and focus only on respect. 2.  If you want to be someone, you have to start acting that way now. 3.  The key to startling success is to be fearless. Alan has a Ph. D. has in psychology, has written 60 books, and has advised over half of the Fortune 500 comp...

Send us Fan Mail The Greatest Leaders Are The Easiest To Understand (The 3 Keys To Ultimate Simplicity) 1.  Bold one-sentence mission 2.  Billion Dollar Napkin (simple winning plan) 3.  Bumper sticker standards (short list of standards repeated) “Simple ideas stick, complicated ones don’t.”  -Chip Heath, Made To Stick 1.  Bold one-sentence mission Make-A-Wish: "Together, we create life-changi...

Send us Fan Mail Trump’s 10 Secret Commandments of Power: How Trump Wins Every Room, Deal, and Fight—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Incredible conversation with the trusted advisor to Fortune 100 CEOs and five US presidents. You’ll learn: -What leadership traits separate the presidents who lead effectively from those who struggle -What separates the top 1% of CEOs from the other 99% “Competence without charac...

Send us Fan Mail The Top 3 Places You’ll Go To Die As A CEO (And How To Avoid Them And Thrive) “Tell me where I’m going to die so I don’t go there.”  -Charlie Munger Top 3 Rules For CEOs 1.  Delegate or die. 2.  Difficult conversations or die. 3.  Sell or die. If you’re not capable of doing these three things, you will never be a successful CEO or business leader. You will always be stressed and y...

Send us Fan Mail The 3 Biggest Reasons Leaders Fail (And Exactly What The World’s Top 1% Leaders Do Differently)  This applies to being a CEO or business manager, parenting, sports coaching, teaching in a classroom, and law-enforcement or military leadership  The 3 Biggest Reasons Leaders Fail:  1.  Majoring in minor things.  2.  Being too nice.  3.  Not thinking big enough. 1.  Majoring in minor...

Send us Fan Mail The M.A.C. Method™️ :  The World’s Simplest Most Science-Based Method To Transform Your Life  The world’s simplest, most science-based method to form a new habit or achieve a life-changing goal. The M.A.C. Method:  Measure It + Accountability Partner + Calendar  The Three Rules Of Achieving A Life-changing Transformation  1.  Measure it.   What gets measured on a daily/weekly basi...

Send us Fan Mail The ONLY Five Books You Need To Build a World-Class Life 🧬 The Master Framework (Unified System) 🧠 Mental Health = Solution focus 🏃 Physical Health = Daily habits 💰 Wealth = Behavioral systems 🎯 Success = Personal responsibility ❤️ Relationships = Emotional regulation 😊 Happiness = Intentional living 1. Mental Health Book: Relentless Solution Focus — Dr. Jason Selk https://a...

Send us Fan Mail “All We Do Is Win™️: 21 Hip-Hop Principles for CEO Success” Think, Lead, Sell™️:  The 3 Vital Skills Of Elite CEO Performance 1.  “Sky Is The Limit” Notorious B.I.G.—Think  2.  “I Will Not Lose” Jay-Z—Lead  3.  “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” Wu-Tang Clan—Sell “All I Do Is Win.” — DJ Khaled, “All I Do Is Win” Hip-Hop Lesson for CEOs: Build a Culture Where Winning Is...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy Grimme—How To Go From Entry-Level To CEO Through Standards, Simplicity and Service  Biggest takeaways ⭐️The No’s are important than the Yeses (You must have the courage to say No to create boundaries with your time) ⭐️Self-discipline equals self-confidence  ⭐️Slow your world down and prioritize one most important thing at a time  ⭐️Practice the power of positivity  ⭐️Su...

Send us Fan Mail The Five Laws of OVER-Communication™️:  How the World’s Most Effective Leaders Actually Get Things Done—Masterclass The Five Laws of OVER-Communication™ 1.  The Law of 90/10:  Listen 90% of the time, talk 10%.  You already know what you know, you need to know what THEY know.  Additionally, the more you ramble on, the less respect you get. 2.  The Law of The Standard:  Tell the tru...

Send us Fan Mail Calm On Command™:  The 60-Second Reset Protocol  1.  Breathe slow (Biological Switch)  -4–6 breathing  -Physiological sigh -The Science—Vagus nerve activation and Parasympathetic nervous system activation  -Breathing changes → vagus nerve signals safety → parasympathetic system restores calm everywhere. 2.  Choose calm (Mental Switch)  -Mental chalkboard -Stay In The Circle -3 Phr...

Send us Fan Mail The Respect Code™: The 7 Contrarian Habits of the Most Respected Person in the Room The Respect Code™: The 7 Contrarian Habits of the Most Respected Person in the Room 1.  Be the earliest person you know. 2.  Be your word.  3.  Get back to people faster.   4.  Always do a little extra (more than it is expected).  5.  Be brief (don’t waste words). 6.  Be the most positive and polit...