469: What Happens When You Stop Performing and Start Leading
Release Date: 05/27/2025
489: You Chose the Right Vehicle. You Were Given the Wrong Engine
Your Virtual Upline Podcast
For years, you’ve been told the reason your business isn’t moving is because you need to try harder, show up more, be more consistent, or become a “better driver.” But what if the problem was never the driver? In this episode, I reveal one of the most powerful insights of the entire Revive Your Downline series: You chose the right vehicle… but you inherited the wrong engine. You’ll discover why your business stalled, your team stopped moving, and your belief took a hit, not because you lacked discipline, desire, or leadership, but because the fear-led engine you were handed was...
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488: The Belief Bridge: How Leaders Actually Move People
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Most leaders think people say yes because of a great pitch, the perfect message, or the right closing script. But that’s not why people move. In this episode, I'll reveal the real reason people say yes through a powerful concept we created called The Belief Bridge™. You’ll learn the three stages every person must cross before they join your team, buy from you, or decide to trust your leadership again: 1. Belief in YOU 2. Belief in your solution 3. Belief in themselves And you’ll discover the silent force that’s been collapsing that bridge without you realizing it: your leadership...
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487: Sponsoring Isn’t Selling. It’s a Leadership Invitation.
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Most people think the reason they struggle to sponsor is because they’re not confident enough, bold enough, influential enough, or good enough at “explaining the business.” But that’s not the truth. The real reason sponsoring has felt heavy, discouraging, or inconsistent is because you were taught a version of sponsoring that was never built on belief, only pressure, performance, and persuasion. In this episode, we expose the fear-led system that drained your belief, shrunk your calling, and turned sponsoring into a transaction instead of a transformation. And he reveals the...
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486: The Belief Recession: The Real Reason Your Team Stopped Growing
Your Virtual Upline Podcast
Everyone is talking about algorithms, engagement, and strategy… but no one is naming the real crisis in the profession: We’re in a Belief Recession. Not a motivation dip. Not a recruiting slowdown. A collapse of belief in the system, in leadership, and in themselves. In this episode, I reveal the truth most leaders have felt but haven’t been able to articulate: your business didn’t stall because you failed… it stalled because the fear-led system you were given collapsed underneath you. The old way of growing through pressure, hype, and constant performance no longer works. Your team...
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485: How to Get Your Chicken List to Reach Out to You
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What if the people you’ve always dreamed of leading started coming to you? In this first episode of Taking Off the Mask, Bob shares the powerful story of Stephanie Wood, a leader who reignited her business through the power of presence and authenticity. After years of doing “all the right things” and feeling like nothing was working, Stephanie made one simple shift in how she showed up in her content. The result? One of the people on her chicken list, someone who had been a customer for ten years, reached out to her and joined her team. This isn’t a story about recruiting....
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484: The 4 Biggest Sponsoring Mistakes People Make
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Are you tired of signing up team members who quit, fail to launch, or just aren't as driven as you are? Do you secretly worry that sponsoring is the one area of your business you've completely failed at? What if I told you that the reason you're not attracting motivated leaders is because you're faithfully following a system that has utterly failed you? It's not your fault! On today's episode, we’re having a mirror moment as I expose the four biggest sponsoring mistakes I see being taught today. In fact, most people in the industry today have never really developed the skill of...
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483: Your Content Has Been Wearing a Mask
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You feel the burnout, the comparison, and the constant pressure to post... but what if your content isn't broken? What if it's just wearing a mask? If you’ve been showing up every day, posting exactly what you're told, but still feeling numb and disconnected, then this is a must-listen episode. Today, I'm having one of the most important conversations about why your successful-looking content isn't generating the results you desperately want. It's not because you're broken; it's because you've been trained to lead from fear instead of love, hiding your authentic self behind tips,...
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482: You're One Presentation Away with Colin Boyd
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Do you ever feel that quiet pressure to perform every time you show up? Whether it's going live on social media, leading a team call, or stepping onto a stage, it’s like there’s an invisible weight telling you to prove something. And if you've been taught to push, promote, and pitch your way through it, you’ve probably noticed it leaves you feeling disconnected and drained. In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and speaking expert Colin Boyd. We’re having a real, honest conversation about what it looks like to lead and speak from a place of purpose instead of pressure. This...
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481: This is What It Sounds Like to Step Into LOVE-LED™ Leadership
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Can you relate to the constant pressure to perform? Do you ever find yourself carrying the quiet fear that you're slipping behind, or that a simple "no" from a client is proof you're not cut out for this? In this powerful, unscripted coaching session, I sit down with Amy, a health coach who, from the outside, has it all together, but on the inside is battling these exact feelings. You'll hear the raw, emotional moment she reconnects with the purpose that first inspired her to become a coach. We'll unpack the "red light stories" that try to derail us and the old patterns that make us walk away...
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480: Are People Feeling Your Pressure…or Your Presence?
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Are you feeling the pressure to constantly sprint in your business, posting nonstop and messaging everyone with a pulse? Do you ever worry you're falling behind because you're not keeping up with the frantic pace? In this episode, I share a powerful story about a client who felt exactly that. She was shamed for "going slow," but was actually making one of the most important shifts of her entire business journey. You’ll discover why activity without alignment is just noise and how moving from a fear-led to a LOVE LED™ approach can lead to more fulfilling, sustainable growth. I’m going to...
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Are you trying to lead a team, but feeling weighed down with immense pressure to always have to perform? Are you feeling overwhelmed and burnt out because you just don’t know what to do to get people to do the work anymore? Today, I’m joined by Stephanie Whittaker, an OPTAVIA coach and recent graduate of our 30 Days to $1K program, as she shares her personal journey from burnout using fear-led strategies to having a thriving business with a LOVE-LED™ approach.
In this episode, Stephanie reveals how she was able to go from performance and pressure, to purpose, presence and peace. If you’re feeling like your leadership has become a burden, then there is hope, and Stephanie’s story is a powerful example that you too can make the shift from fear-led achieving…to LOVE-LED™ leading!
Listen to Learn:
5:18 - The significant business decline Stephanie faced that led to her questioning her worth, and the initial signs that told her this was happening
8:01 - What she did as a result and the way that doing this demonstrates the pitfalls of using a fear-led strategy
16:23 - How shifting her content and outreach to an authentic LOVE-LED™ approach attracted long-term, like-minded clients
20:55 - Why her recent achievements go beyond just the financial gains, and a look at the profound personal satisfaction and impact she's now experiencing
27:02 - The way that Stephanie is now empowering her team and the results they are getting too using this structured, authentic approach
31:35 - How adopting a LOVE-LED™ approach brought her personal alignment, fulfillment, and presence in all areas of her life
TRANSFORMED is happening June 4th - June 12th, and you can register now for just $29 by clicking HERE!
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