181 Creating Your Big Idea – Bob Sager
The Go-Giver Podcast
Innovation, Business Strategies, Creative Thinking, Ideas, Connection Summary Not focusing on your competition is NOT the same as ignoring them. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Bob Sager shows us how to be creative and innovative as a way of distinguishing our businesses FROM the competition… in a very crowded and noisy marketplace. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: The difference between FOCUSING on your competitors and ACKNOWLEDGING them. Why it’s important to learn about your competitors but to...
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180 Standing on Her … Tippi Toes - Sarah Nuse
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Happiness, Success, Integrity, Accountability, Intentionality Summary What does it really take … to be happy? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, international franchisor Sarah Nuse will share wisdom from her fantastic book, Destined for Greatness. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: The idea that the pursuit of happiness is part of our human nature. That acting incongruently with your values makes it nearly impossible to be happy. A converse truth: when you’re...
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179 Tweets … and Deeper Meanings
The Go-Giver Podcast
Twitter, Social Media, Quotes, Excellence, Listening Summary The challenge of communicating effectively on Twitter can actually help us to be better communicators. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. Then in the second segment, we’ll look at a few powerful tweets and then expound on them a bit in order to attain an even deeper understanding. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: Why Twitter can be a hotbed for misunderstanding, hurt feelings, and an insult or two. The importance of caring enough to ask...
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178 Rewire Your Brain for Success - Frederique Murphy
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Beliefs, Visualization, Brain, Mind, Success Summary One is never too successful to retrain their brain. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Frederique Murphy shows leaders all over the world how to do that very thing. And that’s what we’ll discuss. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: A surprising experience from a number of years ago: while speaking at the Million Dollar Round Table of Insurance’s international convention, I discovered that many of the very top producers had...
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177 Peaceful Prosperity - Kenya Nelson Stevens
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Peace, Organization, Prosperity, Finances, Mindset Summary What we decide to believe about ourselves is so often what we become. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Kenya Nelson Stevens will share her thoughts and wisdom on what she calls “Peaceful Prosperity.” That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: Why financial prosperity has little to do with numbers and everything to do with our thoughts, feelings, and emotions around them. How telling myself as a kid that I was horrible at math...
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176 Mindset Reset - Lisa Jimenez
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Mindset, Success, Attitude, Vision, Alignment Summary Are our lives really that similar to a certain classic science fiction movie? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Lisa Jimenez joins us with a powerful formula for resetting our minds and releasing our self-imposed limitations. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: The similarities between “The Matrix” (the movie) and the matrix controlling our minds. Why many beliefs we unconsciously accepted limit our potential success and...
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175 Magically Making the Impossible … Happen - Mahdi Gilbert
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Attitude, Magic, Relationships, Success, Motivation Summary So often the difference between victimhood and victory is a personal decision. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, you’ll meet a man I greatly admire, and who will absolutely take anyone’s excuses away, and who does it with more than a touch of magic. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: An important truth: you cannot live in victimhood AND become a victor. What it takes to be victorious and overcome tragic events...
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174 Counterintuitive Charisma
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Charisma, Relationships, Success, Business, Questions Summary The key to “having charisma” might just be exactly the opposite of what we think it is. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. Then in the second segment, I’ll share a suggestion on how to accomplish it. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: Two traditional definitions of “charisma,” along with another...that I like best. Why it’s not sustainable to base your success on natural charisma alone. An example from 19th-century England about...
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173 Creating Transformational Change - Greg Satell
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Change, Values, Purpose, Leadership, Movements Summary What does it take to create and sustain transformational change? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, we’ll have a discussion with the author of a magnificent book on that very topic. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: Why we must never stop looking for ways to better the world. What it takes to do so: creating a plan, executing that plan, and implementing the correct strategies and tactics. Interview with Greg...
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172 Creating Value … is YOUR Choice! - Amanda Buse
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Small Business, Value, Women-Owned Business, Girl Boss Summary How important is it to your self-image, and to your business’s bottom line, to walk in your value? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Amanda Buse joins us with some excellent insights and strategies on how to communicate your value to your prospects, customers, and clients … and have a business that’s both very enjoyable and very profitable. That and more on today’s show. Bob’s Thought of the Day We’ll explore: An answer to a blog reader’s...
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Summary
How do *feel* about money? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, money and happiness expert Ken Honda shares with us why--not the money itself, but our emotions around money--have so much to do with the degree of happiness we experience. That and more on today’s show.
Bob’s Thought of the Day
We’ll explore:
- The beauty of a free-market: a place where people can choose to buy and pay for what they wish based on their own values.
- Why money tends to be one of the most emotional concepts there is, and why most people’s reactions to money have a negative ring.
- Several prosperity-based authors who can help you override the constant messages of lack we receive from so many sources.
Interview with Ken Honda
You’ll discover:
- The story that opens Ken’s book--a rather strange story by Western standards.
- The difference between Happy Money and Unhappy Money.
- Why most of us are already in a deeply committed, unhappy relationship with our money.
- The tragedy that began Ken’s quest to learn and understand the meaning of money.
- Two powerful words that will help you to start to transform your relationship with money.
- Two kinds of money knowledge: IQ and EQ.
- The myth of scarcity and why it is so pervasive.
- What parents must teach their children about money.
Five Steps to Happy Money:
- Shift out of the scarcity mindset.
- Forgive and heal your money wounds.
- Discover your gifts and get into the flow of Happy Money.
- Trust life.
- Say “arigato” all the time.
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- It is not how much you make or have that results in Happy Money or Unhappy Money; it is the energy in which your #money is given and received that determines your flow. @KenHondaHappy
- Winning the #money game is not how well you do financially. It is how good you FEEL ABOUT PLAYING. @KenHondaHappy
- A healthy relationship with #money can bring you a deep sense of peace. @KenHondaHappy
Interview Links
Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money by Ken Honda
Resources
The Go-Giver Influencers Facebook LIVE Show
Sell The Go-Giver Way Audio Program