SELDI Podcast with Tony Williams

Greetings, Summit Leaders. I love leaders who lead from the heart, challenge me to be my best, and live an example for me to follow. Think of a leader who inspired you with just the right words, empathy and challenged you to accomplish the impossible! These are the women and men who impact the company, clients, families, and the world! Each morning, I have a quiet time to reflect and prepare for t...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. I am so grateful to be associated with a group of leaders who exhibit conviction, courage, and confidence. Great leaders overcome the enemies of fear, doubt, and unbelief continually on their daily life journey and career. A Summit Leader inspired me with his recounting of daily victories he enjoys. The renewing of his mind is transforming him into his vision of becoming...

Greetings, Summit Mentors. Thank you for being a mentor! How great it is to see that you are giving yourselves away for the good of others. Whenever you invest your time, talent, experiences, insights, and gifts for others' good, you are positioning yourself for reward in return. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is the golden rule for lasting relationships. Everyone remembers...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Rejoice! Again, I say rejoice. You are moving in the right direction. Someone once stated, "Guard your heart about all else, for it determines the course of your life." This year can be our best year! We are working with all our heart, with the right motives and balanced priorities. Our heart includes our thinking, will, and emotions. Balance is essential. Ever...

Greetings,  Leaders. I am grateful to be associated with a team that promotes trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships. Many benefits come through trust. "People buy from people they like, respect, and trust."  Leader Trust is necessary to influence and credibility, which empowers companies, industries, and relationships.  One of our core value statements is "Trust...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. If anyone leads, let them do so with diligence. Leaders that connect, uplift, engage and make an impact always have four key attributes. They are diligent. They lead. They care. They win. In his book, Lead. Care. Win. - How to Become a Leader Who Matters Dan Pontefract points out that successful leaders make themselves relatable, practice humility, and show care and resp...

Greetings,  Leaders.    Commitment precedes power!   We are climbing to reach our summit as leaders in business and life. There are parallels to the actual climb in our lives and on Mt Everest.    Recently, I listened to Alison Levine, the author of On the Edge - Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments  share insights that helped her lead a team in reaching the summit...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. In 1999 I received a memento during a meeting recognizing a group of people for their volunteering efforts. I did not realize the magnetic keepsake held advice that would change my life and business career. I placed it on my refrigerator. Now, over twenty years later, I see it as one of the most valuable insights in my career. The quote on the refrigerator was there for...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. "They were all gathered together in one accord." Suddenly, like a rushing wind, something happened. They are empowered to accomplish the extraordinary. Seven thousand three hundred ninety gathered together virtually on Monday, February 1, 2021, to hear from executive sales leaders share the plan for victory in 2021. What a glorious day and a new beginning! Unit...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. When you are encouraged, strengthen those you serve. Desire and seek the best for others: colleagues, clients, family, community, and nations. Why do this? Yesterday, a senior sales executive encouraged me with this statement. "Do the right thing, and the right things will happen. We have been here before; stay together. First, and most importantly, we will look out...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Every day is a battle for leaders who wish to reach their maximum potential. When we understand the nature of the battle, we can win day by day. The battlefield is our thinking and what we believe. Faith is a distinguishing attribute that enables ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary works as we serve our clients, families, communities, and nations. What happens wh...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Rejoice, my friends. Again, I say, rejoice! You completed a challenging year, and now you stand on the edge of a promising journey ahead. Someone once said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I kept the faith." All of this is true for you! Now, in 2021 we are ready to do and see more wondrous works than ever before. "We can find a way...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. You are encouraging and inspire others by your commitment to growth. "You are ready for the next phase. There are still some things you have to work on, but you are ready." I heard yesterday as a senior sales advisor provided feedback to a group of Summit Leaders. They have focused, dedicated, and disciplined themselves for over 148 days of intense training and...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. "Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning." Thomas Edison On December 27, 2001, I began intentionally setting time over several days to plan for the next year. Throughout my career, I observed and even participated in the process of planning in our company. However, around the twenty-five-year milestone of my career, I began to apply th...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. "In hope against hope, he believed." is a great quote describing one man's response to what appeared to be an impossible set of circumstances. How can we respond when bad times come? Don't stop believing! Keep your perspective that the best is yet to come. The dark moments in our life and career journey only last long enough to accomplish our preparat...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Yesterday, groups of Summit leaders participated in Capstone Projects event. Their Capstone presentation is a significant milestone on their journey in preparing for their new roles. They were remarkable in displaying creativity, collaboration, innovation, and applying the skills learned during their Summit training. What makes this even more remarkable is they accomplis...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. It is possible to finish strong this year! It is possible to start best for next year! It all starts within us as leaders. Recently, in a conversation with a Summit Leader, she shared her admiration of the leader from ancient times named Daniel. She admires his courage, conviction, and confidence despite the incredible challenges he faced in his career and life journey....

Greetings, Summit Leaders. It is possible to develop entrepreneurial qualities within ourselves. Great leaders are also great learners. Developing an entrepreneurial mindset is possible through exercising the attributes we observe in entrepreneurs.  Walt Disney is an example of an entrepreneurial mindset. He had a vision, faith to take a risk that he could complete the work set before him, and per...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. This year presents us with the opportunity to respond with "An attitude of gratitude." "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you." - Charles Swindoll. The COVID-19 Pandemic safety measures will affect how we celebrate Thanks...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Life and business require us to make difficult decisions every day. Our ability to make wise choices has a dramatic victory effect in every area of life and business. Great leaders instinctively understand that the best choices occur through wisely choosing their responses and actions. I decided to study the lives of leaders I admired to perhaps glean from them a better...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Life and career are an adventure of a lifetime. Having direction and vision are essential in planning with confidence. Great leaders take the time to get alone, think about their lives and what they desire to accomplish and become.   Being alone to think about your life, writing down, and envisioning what you believe is your life's plan creates excitement for the jo...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Summit Leaders are some of the most focused, dedicated, and disciplined people I have met. They have a vision for their future and are taking action now, preparing for great things ahead. They believe that they are here for such a time as this. I hear the Summit Leaders sharing how they are preparing for future assignments with enthusiasm and expectation. They are doing...

Greetings, Summit Leaders. Assignments that are done well equal accomplishments over time, resulting in achievement. Don't despise the day of small beginnings. The one who is faithful over little will be faithful over much. Achieving balance is a lifetime work for everyone desiring to live a fruitful and prosperous life. It occurs by intentionally focusing on the holistic perspective of our l...

Greetings, Summit Leaders.   Be encouraged! You are in the right place at the right time.     Please make the most of it.   This week, I listened to an executive who made this comment regarding her successful career. "I was blessed to be in the right place at the right time."   You are here for such a time as this!   Great leaders make the most of their time and understand the importance...

Part II- Checking our direction." Greetings, Summit Leaders. Where am I going? Is this the right place?  Am I in step with the timing? What is my motivation? Empowering is the conviction that you are in the right place, at the right time, heading in the true north direction and with the right motive in your heart.  Last week, in Part I, we talked about having conviction during my most signifi...