Business Excellence - TOP 5 Series

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEEKS EPISODE CONTAINS MATERIAL RELATING TO SENSITIVE ISSUES. THERE WILL BE MENTION OF SUICIDE. PLEASE BE ADVISED.  Kevin Humphrey’s Top Five Tips For Building Resilience (with a special bonus Tip!) “It's just that when we take our problems on ourselves, and we don't seek a different point of view or a different reference point, they can absolutely become all-consum...

“…where we tend to be amazing problem solvers, but that also means that whenever we're stuck, we don't say anything, because we want to wait until we can find that solution. So when you do these daily things, you can just then just ask, Oh, yeah, where are you at on this, and there'll be like, because the shyness, it's all part of our culture, it's very much true, but it i...

“ So obviously, we're asking for our own selfish needs, you know, for promotional purposes, and our clients aren't silly, they understand that we're using their testimonial for our promotional purposes. But we can also point out the fact that it's suddenly going to help others in the community, and subtly are going to help others that are looking for this solution. So, if, for...

“I set my expectations, so I'm not going to be charging hundreds and hundreds of dollars. My first project was only $500. And they were bossing me around it was these guys of quantum physics firm in New York, and they were, you know, bossing me around. I was like, okay, that's fine. I'll accept that, you know, I'll take you know because I'm really learning. And I just had...

“I have a mission statement. And it is to live powerfully with courage and enthusiasm. And you better believe that if that was my mission statement, I was going to figure out a way to do grief like that. To do it powerfully with courage and enthusiasm. Now the word enthusiasm what does it mean? It means to live in the divine in God, live in your divinity. Because of that, because if it means I&apo...

"You may have something, either a unique video, picture, or book that you are making a lot of money off, then you want to protect it. That makes up the third portion of the trifecta. Depending on what you have created, and it adds value to your business, you are gonna want to protect it using a copyright..{patent, trademark}. " Devin Miller’s Top Five Tips for Protecting and Growing Your...

“And that's our first priority in in Jim's group, our first priority is the welfare of our franchisees because the point of it is you want to look after customers, you've got to have great people, and you got to keep them. So, everything is designed back. Even customer service is designed to say how can I keep my people busy with great customer service to keep the work flowing in.” ...

“ So, we put 2000 units of belt buddies into Amazon Marketplace, and sold them out in eight days, zero marketing, zero research, zero everything and went straight out to 2000 units. And we said, Well, I think we got something going here. So, we didn't marry the product. But we tried something similar.  And we ethically stole the marketing of their infomercial because people were coming to Ama...

“So, need to have an accountability partner. I have somebody I speak to almost daily, just to say, Hey, this is what's happening, you know, I share the ups and the downs. Otherwise, all you do is carry everything on your shoulder. And eventually, the pressure gets too much.”  TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:50 Figuring it out 05:41 How our values shape our choices 11:33 The company you keep 17:33 A pro...

"Do you know your conversion rate? If you don't let's start there as to find out what it is this guy we dug into it, he had a 20% conversion rate. So, for every five people his team spoke with, he would get you know one of those become a client. And I asked him when he was doing the sales and selling how many how much would he convert? And he said he would convert 80% of the time, r...

“What I'm saying is, how much does the work environment, fulfil you? Versus it fulfils the system, right? Relevance meaning you could be very successful and make billions of dollars. And you be unfulfilled and unhappy, which we see day by day with all the stars that have everything. So, what are our systems? And then I say what are the systems? They are manmade, manmade corporations, religion...

“The temptation in Western cultures to quickly move from relationship building, to securing and then close the deal. However, from an Asian perspective, the emphasis is on establishing a quality and a long-term relationship first, and I call this the 20-year rule. So, here's what I mean, if I don't get the impression from you that we will continue having a solid relationship in 20 years’...

“This is absolutely the wrong question. The first thing you should be doing is deciding what your purpose is on LinkedIn, because your purpose educates everything else that you do on the platform.”  Lavinia’s Top Five Tips to Rock LinkedIn 1. Maximise the big 3 (name, headline, photo) for SEO 2. Use current keywords in your about section  3. LinkedIn values conversation over content so everyone ne...

“It just takes away that guesswork and the panic. When those exciting opportunities come to you, you just know, it's like, great. I've got this thing ready to go. I can tweak it slightly for this client if I need to. But I've got this stuff, and I know it works. It's got everything they'll need to make a decision.” Renee’s Top Five Tips for Pitching Your Expert Services. ...

“Ask for that time, practice vulnerability, and accept that you need a bit more help.”  Rashmi Watel Top Five Tips on Public Speaking for non-native English speakers  1.       My accent is my super power. 2.       Knowing more than language is a super cool thing. 3.       Have you experienced that you tend to start to use some of the words from your native language. 4.       Do you know that you t...

“You have to realise that you succeed in direct proportion to the amount that you help others succeed. So, it's not all about you and your success and how much money you're making. At the end of the day. It's going to be about how much you can help the guy who's sitting across the desk deciding whether he should give you a job.”    John’s Top Five Tips for Being the Best in You...

“ I think I would say to everyone who's listening to this, really do think about why you are unique, why you are different. Because if you are, you will get my attention. And I say my attention, I mean, the attention of whoever it is that you're interested in, in getting. So, you know, if it's an event organiser, or if it's your CEO, or you know, whoever it is, if you offer som...

“ So many people are afraid of taking risks. And they are so afraid of betting on themselves just in case they fail. But I've come to realise that people aren't afraid of failure, people are afraid of failing in front of other people. And I think once you take that out of the equation, and you're like, you know what, even if I do fail, I would rather be the person in the ring, fight...

“Tip number one we always say is you want to do a lot of listening, whether it's with the client you're making the video content for, or the target customer of your product or service, you want to really understand what their problem, and figure out which product can solve it.”  Top Five Tips for Creating a Successful Comedic Social Media Ad 1. Comedy lives in the unexpected 2. Listen to...

"Instead of all that worrying and worrying self-talk it actually filling your brain and your mind and your body with feelings of all the things you're grateful for. Feelings of love and kindness and all the amazing things in the world. And things that you're grateful for about yourself as well you know, your health, your job, or the things that you're happy about in your life....

Summary of Caleb DeLon  “Unless you're one of the rare individuals who actually thrives in that environment, it's going to be best for you to write your book in community. And especially when we're talking about content creation, to bring in someone to ask you questions. In this, this takes speaking your content to the next level. It's one thing to hit record on your phone and...

“The key is the fact that each of the four styles has a slightly different buying preference”   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:42 The history of using disc 04:29 Looking at the different styles  14:02 Adapting to different patterns 16:25 Know when to use a hard close   Where to find Lindsay? Website                                https://24x7assessments.com.au/   LinkedIn                                htt...

“It goes back to leadership, but on a more tactical measure than leading with your core values are leading for excellence as opposed to profitability.” Nick's Top Five Tips For Hospitality Professionals 1. Lead and manage through core values to create a common mission 2. Lead and manage for excellence not just profitability  3. The food and beverage need to be great – your hospitality needs t...

“And so, if that is more effective with one of my team members, then that's the approach I'm going to take if I'm trying to communicate something to them, and I would hope that they reciprocate with me. “ Drew's Top Five Tips for Executive Leaders 1.       Overcoming obstacles in business 2.       Communication Skills 3.       Vision Buy-in  4.       Lead Effective Meetings 5. ...

“I think sometimes it's really tough to even start the process, because quite often we're not aware that they're there. So, the first step is becoming aware of them.”  Top Five (plus a bonus) Tips for Overcoming Adversity 1.       Stop the Negative thoughts   2.       Being Grateful for what is working right now   3.       Being aware of your talent  4.       Have a plan  5.       H...