Black Belt Leadership

Mark Twain said there are TWO truly important days in your life.  The first is the day you’re born.  The second is when you find out why.  Sadly, far too few people go through life knowing the first, but never discovering the second.  In this extended podcast, I share the strategies & tactics required to not only discover your why, but to "MASTER Your Why"

What if your best excuse is actually your worst excuse?  

Social media, rightly used, helps get you noticed and attracts the type of customer(s) you prefer to do business with - the ones who want and need (and have the money to pay for) what you have to offer.  

We all face insurmountable obstacles at times in our lives.  Those giants, Goliaths, that stand between us and the success we want to experience or the goal we want to achieve.  We can choose to be intimated and shrink back, settling for less, or we can confidently choose to face that giant on the field of battle and walk away as a champion.  How do we do that?  That's the topi...

What if that uncomfortable, unsettling feeling within you is the fact you're pregnant with possibility, but past due?  What idea, innovation, cure, or creation is waiting on you to take that uncomfortable action to birth it from an idea into its physical manifestation in the earth?  

Who's on your bench?  Are they ready to take the field and go for the gold on a moment's notice?  The depth of your team determines the long-term success of your organization.  If you're not developing the people around you, you will never achieve your full potential and make the impact you desire in the marketplace.  

Every day, you get to choose whether or not you'll be a victim of the circumstances or situations of life or you'll choose to be a victor and rise to your full potential.  That choice is yours!  

Today, I share a valuable life lesson from Oliver, an 8-week Blue Heeler/Beagle mix....the Power of Curiosity. #beablackbeltleader #blackbeltexcellence #masteryourlife

MASTER YOUR BRAND: Your brand, and the messaging around it, tell your audience how you want to be SEEN and KNOWN.  Getting that branding right doesn't happen by accident.  In this insightful, informative training, you'll discover what's required to build not only a brand, but how to "MASTER Your Branding" so you can attract the type of customer(s) you want to serve.

Don't spend your life living in the regret of "If, Only..."  Og Mandino said it right when he stated, "I will persist until I succeed."

An interview with GTEX Founder, Simone Vincinze, on how to overcome imposter syndrome, learn from your failures, and become known as an Authority Figure and Expert.

Words, rightly used, make you money.  Why does most advertising fail to make an impact?  Bad words.  In this insightful, we interview Csaba Borzai, the "MASTER of Copywriting" as he shares how words, rightly used, can attract people to buy your product or service.   The link to Casba's offer:  https://www.gameofconversions.com/copywriting-secrets

How do you become seen as THE Expert in your field, an Authority Figure in your industry, or a "Black Belt MASTER" in your profession?  That's the topic of this installment of our "MASTER Your Sales" training series.

What if you could work with the type of customer(s) you love to do business with, who love working with you, and who love the results you help them achieve?  Who wouldn't want more of that in their business?  That's the topic of this informative training podcast.

A seed, watered and nurtured, will produce in abundance, after its own kind,  What seeds are you planting?

In this BONUS full-length audio training, John highlights the business success principles necessary to create high-performance, results-focused, non-leader-dependent teams that live out your values and serve your customers with excellence, increasing your profitability and success.  

It is only when you discover, develop, and deploy your own "Black Belt Leader Within" that your life begins to change.  How do you do that?  Listen to this week's Leadership Blog.

More people fear speaking than dying, yet every day we are all speaking on a stage.  That stage may be the kitchen table with your spouse and kids, a conference table with coworkers, or a meeting with employees or your employer, but you're speaking nonetheless.  So why is there so much fear around speaking?  Perhaps it's because we don't realize how easy it really is to be an effect...

Your reflection matters in ways you may not have considered.  Without reflection, you never have time to learn the lessons life is trying to teach you.  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Why are you looking to change the world tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year and NOT changing the world for the better today?  Are you always getting ready, but never taking action?  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Do you have what it takes to be unstoppable?  Are you taking the daily action steps to grow, improve, and become a better version of yourself than you were the day before?  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

What's your why?  Why do you do what you do?  This is one of the most important questions any leader must answer if they want to experience both success and significance.  Finding your WHY is the topic of this week's podcast.  

We don't give the respect or the attention to the expectations we set for ourselves that we should, often to our own detriment.  Why are expectations important?  They create our future reality.  How do they do that?  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

What's the difference between A.I. and P.I. and why should this matter to you?  Both impact how you lead yourself and others, and you need to know the difference.  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Three "little foxes" can wreak havoc in your life, keeping you from achieving your full potential and living the life of your dreams.  Who are these sneaky predators robbing you of an extraordinary life?