If there is something you want to do, the best way to go about and have that is to find people that are doing what you want to do. Follow them, shadow them, work with them and that speeds up the learning curve tremendously. Doug Fath
How do you find out what you’re unique ability is so you can live the life you want? Learn some actionable lifestyle and investing tips from a successful real estate entrepreneur and build a business you’re truly passionate about.
Doug Fath is one of the couple dozen people in my “inner circle”. Entrepreneurs I’ve known for years, we’ve grown together, get together in person a couple times a year in a mastermind I started with my former business partner Patrick Riddle.
Doug is an amazing real estate investor who started with student housing in Philly, transitioned into repositioning rental portfolios, development, and now owns a hard money / private lending company alongside his other real estate businesses.
Doug is truly an entrepreneur who is grounded and has found his “Wealthy Passion”. Listen to his story on how he got started in real estate investing and what led to his success.
Doug Fath of Legacy Capital in Philadelphia joins Trevor on this episode of the CarrotCast. Listen as they discuss investing in student housing, hard money lending, finding your unique ability in life and much much more. Enjoy!
2:00 – How certain events have changed Doug’s priority matrix and what the purpose of entrepreneurship is in his life. 6:40 – What his development and private lending business structure look like. 11:30 – How setting the right goals and being highly intentional has changed his life. 12:35 – From sports apparel to real estate investing. How Doug got his start and a couple of key decisions he made. 16:40 – How he stumbled into investing in student housing and how to protect yourself if you investing in this type of real estate. 20:00 – The transition into true apartment rentals and the resurrecting a warehouse in Philly into family units. 24:05 – The psychological side of owning a lending company and working with partners. 28:20 – How he identified and was able to help solve problems many real estate investors were having in their business. 34:05 – Why it’s important to find your unique ability. Spend more time on the things you’re good at and that you love to do. 42:20 – The 3 key phases to finding the right partnerships so you can achieve what you want to do. 47:45 – Before diving into a partnership – take the Kolbe personality test! Be sure to know how compatible you are with your partner. 51:00 – Why it was a good moving to add hard money lending to his professional portfolio. 54:55 – What type of mindset it takes to position your company above the competition. 58:50 – Doug’s #1 growth priority. 1:00:22 – His biggest takeaway from attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
No one made you go into debt. It was nobody’s fault other than yours. So that has to be fixed before you can start investing. You need to get out of debt and you need to be able to control where you are now. Adrian Nez
92 percent of people who set goals never achieve them! How do you break yourself from the populous and avoid what may be derailing your goals?
Average people tend to fall prey to these 8 goal killers more often than high performers. What about you?
Will you derail your goals this next year?
Will you have a process to notice and jump over these 8 goal killers when they come into your path?
Adrian Nez and Trevor Mauch from the Carrot team discuss the 8 goal killers, how and where they pop up in our lives, how to get past them quickly (or avoid them all together), and what struggles they’re going through in their own lives as entrepreneurs growing 6 and multiple 7 figure companies.
This could change your entire year ahead if you avoid just one of these common goal killers.
Stop sabotaging your personal and business life. Listen to this episode of the CarrotCast with Trevor and Adrain to get that knowledge and mindset for positive change.
4:40 – Taking a look at what derails a lot of entrepreneurs.
8 Ways To Kill Your Goals And How To Fix Them
5:30 – Derailment 1: Not having an established routine. How to fix your routine to stay on track. 10:10 – Derailment 2:Focusing on the wrong things. Learn how to identify symptoms and what the root causes are so you can fix them. 19:40 – Learning how to think accurately before thinking big. 26:10 –Derailment 3:Failing to schedule quiet time to reflect upon and organize your life. 35:25 –Derailment 4: One of the biggest derailers – Shiny object syndrome. Chasing that next best thing before you have given something else time to establish. 46:45 – Derailment 5: Lacking the “why” in your goals. If you don’t know why you’re doing something, you’re setting yourself up to fail. 55:40 – Derailment 6:Failing to plan. How many hours have you been on Facebook or watching TV vs. how many hours have you spent planning out your next year? 1:05:05 – Derailment 7: Doing everything yourself. Learn why it’s so important to delegate certain tasks in your job. 1:09:25 –Derailment 8: Not setting your body and mind up to perform at a high level.
I love telling people “day one we did one house.” There wasn’t this whiteboard masterplan to do something. It was just…”Let’s go buy a house, make some money off of it, offer a service on it, and then we’ll do number two.” Chris Clothier
Do you know the secret to a thriving business? It’s not competitive pricing or a major marketing campaign.
The secret to a successful business is building and fostering healthy relationships.
You MUST build and care about the relationships you have with your employees, your suppliers, your contacts, and most of all, your customers. This leads into…
What does it take to grow a $100M/yr real estate empire and buy 15 houses per week… all while growing an amazing culture and team that is massively impacting the world?
Well Chris Clothier, one of the owners of Memphis Invest, dives into his story, successes, and struggles.
We dive into specific things they did early on to stand out from other investors, specific things they do to build an amazing culture with their team members, and struggles he’s had along the way. Listen to our other episodes at the CarrotCast.
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Listen to this CarrotCast and find out the secret to what it takes to create a business model for real estate investment that generates $100M/yr.
4:05 – What a $100M/year company’s business model for real estate investment looks like. 6:20 – How Memphis Invest started. 9:50 – Memphis Invest is a family company built on having really high customer service values. Find out what they did before real estate investing and why they made the shift. 13:45 – Dealing with real estate market shifts. 16:15 – The importance of being fundamentally sound and sticking to your word. The difference between operating on a scarcity mindset or an abundance mindset. 19:00 – Finding a market to expand into that fits your criteria… not just buying houses. 22:50 – Why Chris follows a “do the one thing that others don’t want to do” approach. 26:25 – Why culture and experience are such big parts of their business model. 29:25 – It’s so important to create a set of core values and deliver WOW! 33:15 – Do you know the sign of a good leader? Find out what they look like within Memphis Invest. 35:05 – Examples of failure within leadership. 37:45 – How to build real relationships with your clients. 41:09 – Why it’s important to make real connections. 52:55 – Chris’s plans and goals heading into 2017.
How do some the top real estate investors plan for the next year?
Sometimes small differences separate those who fail in real estate vs. those who thrive… and the end of the year planning rituals give these top investors a huge edge over their competition.
What are you doing this time of the year to plan for a successful year ahead? Well, here’s a peek behind the scenes of what these top real estate investors do to hone their mindset and get laser focus for the year ahead.
Real estate investors continue to thrive by using solid real estate investment strategies. Wholesaling and flipping are continuing to push momentum as well as the multi-family market.
However, perhaps even more than ever, is the ability to adapt to move within the market trends is hugely important. The ability to plan ahead.
So we reached out to some top investors and real estate professionals to see if they would share what type of mindset they have when penciling in their strategies for the coming year.
Use these strategies below and implement them in your own business before you get too far into the new year!
5 Mindset Habits To Help Create Effective Real Estate Investing Goals For The Year Ahead AND Actually Achieve Them
I love doing end of the year planning for the upcoming year. In order to make this planning as efficient as possible, there are three things that set me up to hit the ground running to create my yearly goals.
1. Accurate Numbers
I have the books for over a dozen of my entities reconciled on a monthly basis (thank you MY HQ Pro) so by the time I get to December I have accurate numbers through the end of November. This is super important because you need to account for your current year goals before you can create new ones.
2. Strategic Planning
I’ve always been a big planner but Dan Sullivan’s Strategic Coach Program has helped me take strategic planning to a new level, so by the time I get to the end of the year, I already have a pretty good idea what I’m up against in the new year based on my previous written goals (Life Time Goals, 3-Year Goals, and 1-Year Goals) that I review on a quarterly basis.
3. Inspiration
There aren’t many authors that can do this but there is something about Robert Kiyosaki’s writings that speaks to my soul and gets me inspired.
I re-read and skim some of my favorite books which are primarily from his “Rich Dad” Collection.
I’ll go through my highlights of “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, “Cashflow Quadrant”, “Guide to Investing”, “Retire Young Retire Rich”, “Increase Your Financial IQ”, “Conspiracy of the Rich” and Keith Cunningham’s “Keys to The Vault” and “The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business”.
By this point, I’m ready to rock and roll and create my new annual goals which I create in the following format.
Yearly Goals
Vision Board
Word of the year
Context – focus for the year
Business Investment Strategy (from Kiyosaki’s “Who Took My Money”)
Visual Illustration of my Business Investment Strategy
High-Level Goals – “Retire Young Retire Rich”
Personal Financial Statement – how do the fulfillment of my goals show up here
Personal Financial Statement – Results from the current year compared to new goals for the upcoming year
Growing & Development – “Rich Dad’s” 3 paths to wealth and how I plan to learn and grow in each of those areas this year
Financial Statements of Poor, Middle Class, and Rich (always a good reminder)
I think for any proper, true self-reflection, you need to be able to get away from your regular physical and work environment.
For me, that means going out of the country. At the end of each year, I try to take a trip to truly disconnect from my regular “world” and “grind” to assess where I’ve been and where I’m going.
[At the time of writing this] Right now, I am sitting on my balcony in Maui overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We got in last night after spending 11 days in Thailand. Both destinations have been sunny, peaceful, and idyllic which all offer great scenery for taking time out and really thinking about what’s important in life.
So that brings me to my year-end assessment and planning for the next year.
I ask myself these questions…
I think goal-setting has its place and I do some of that for the next year. But there is a deeper process that I engage in and it starts with asking myself the following questions:
Am I engaged in the kinds of activities every single day that I truly enjoy and want to be engaged in?
I think focusing on goals is important but I want to make sure I am enjoying life and my work every single day, not just the thought or the prospect of the prize at the end of the journey. So I try to make sure that my daily activities and my work involve things I am truly passionate about.
If you can get to that point, then the end result actually becomes less important. If you enjoy the journey, then the destination matters less and less.
I make a list of the high-level work I do all the way down to the daily routine stuff and if there are things on the list which I don’t truly enjoy doing, then I make a game plan for how to outsource or delegate more and more of it out.
And if there is an entire business or business segment which I realize doesn’t truly bring me satisfaction (I run multiple companies and within those companies multiple business niches or segments or revenue generators), then I start thinking about getting rid of that business or business segment altogether.
Am I living the kind of life I truly want to be living? This is more of a bigger picture lifestyle and lifestyle planning question.
Am I pursuing my passions?
Am I engaged in regular learning?
Am I traveling and seeing enough of the world?
Am I helping others regularly and giving back?
Again, I think it’s important to ensure that our life is designed according to our ideals right now, not someday later.
So I make sure that my plan for the following year includes all of these activities and if I don’t have the means to do something, then I make a game plan for finding those means.
Those are my starting point questions.
Once I answer those questions, then I back my way into what my specific goals and activities for next year should be so that I am able to continue leading the kind of life I want to be leading.
Those answers guide what I do, not some arbitrary revenue figures or goals that are rooted in someone else’s expectations of me.
Well, my friends, it’s that time of the year again. As we get ready to embark on another year, I’d like to share with you the process I go through to ensure I set myself up for success, and crush my goals!
I’m not talking just about setting goals, and I’m definitely not talking about “new years resolutions” (which completely suck in my opinion).
I think most people understand the importance of goals, but few people approach this important task with the level of thought and attention I think it deserves.
After all, how can you have what you want out of life and business if you don’t know “WHY” you want it? How can you stack the deck in your favor so that by this time next year, you’re feeling accomplished, successful, happy and fulfilled?
This post is aimed at helping you CRUSH IT (and my hope is that this process will help make it your best year ever!)
The following 9-step outline will walk you through my systematic approach to document my vision, my “why”, set the goals I will accomplish in the new year, as well as an action plan to help guide me along the way.
(Quick Tip: Did you notice what I said there? I said, “…set the goals I WILL accomplish”. You always want to state your goals as if you already achieved them)
Here we go:
1. Year-End Reflect & Review
Take out a legal pad of paper (you’ll use this a lot), and write down everything you accomplished this year. I often find that I accumulated many more “wins” than I thought, and this process will help you begin to appreciate the progress you made (even though you may not feel like it).
Now take some time to think about the challenges you encountered along the way. Write them down, but most importantly, write down what you learned as a result.
2. Focus on your “Wins”
Look at your list of accomplishments and focus on the positive. Don’t worry about the goals you didn’t accomplish, but look at where you were, and all the progress you made throughout the year.
It’s always more productive to focus your attention on the gap between where you were, and where you are now, opposed to focusing on what you weren’t able to accomplish!
3. Express Gratitude
Write down everything you are grateful for… do not let your hand stop, just let it flow! It’s amazing what expressing gratitude does in our lives, so make sure you adopt this practice on a daily basis!
4. “Cut the Fat”
Make a list of the things you don’t like doing, and/or don’t add value to your life/business, and decide if you can: Delegate it? Outsource It? Automate It? Or, completely remove it from your list?!
5. Write out your ‘January Letter’ (Vision)
I got this from my friend Sean Terry, and it’s a great exercise. Mentally fast forward to Dec. 31st of the following year, and ask yourself what would have had to happen in that year for you to feel happy, successful, accomplished, etc.?
Then write yourself a letter as if that year just finished and you accomplished everything you wanted to accomplish.
TIP: Make sure that you embed emotion into this exercise. Imagine what it would feel like after you’ve crushed your goals…
6. Create Emotionally Driven (S.M.A.R.T) Goals, and most importantly document your “WHY”
Document exactly what you want to accomplish in the coming year, and “WHY”. I like to focus on 1-3 goals max, and for the following categories:
(Each goal should have a quick sentence or paragraph on “WHY” you want this goal. Remember to write them down as if you already accomplished them!)
7. Reverse Engineer Your Goals
Break them down into quarterly goals
Then break those down into monthly goals
Then break those down into weekly goals
and finally daily goals
8. Set Your Calendar
Start with the most important thing first (ex. if Family, schedule all vacations, family time-off, etc…), then move on to the second most important thing (ex. Business goals). Everyone will be different, so you have to be self-aware.
What’s most important to you?
9. Recharge Your Batteries
Take some time off to do what you love. Think about what energizes you, and do that! You can’t imagine how beneficial this is for you, your family, and your business.
That’s it, my friends. I’ve come up with this throughout the years, and I hope you find it valuable. You are getting ready to do big things next year. People are relying on you, so follow through and make it happen!
Oh, and one last parting thought…
It’s not always about the destination, but the journey.
Make sure you enjoy the ride. It won’t always be smooth. In fact, I can almost guarantee it will be bumpy along the way, but it’s all part of the process in making you the best version of yourself!
Dan Schwartz
“The January Letter”
I didn’t originate this, but I can accredit it to Frank Kern for instilling this habit from a podcast I heard years ago.
The gist: Before NYE, write a letter as your future self. Date the letter exactly one year from today, and start it with something along the lines of “Dear [your name], it’s been one heck of a year!” followed by a description of your accomplishments in these four pillars of your life:
Personal development goals: Health, mindset, and relationships (new workout habits, new mentors, etc.)
Career/business/economic goals: What level of financial abundance you’d like to achieve, what person have you become in your field etc.?
Stuff goals:What kind of cool toys, trips, experiences, and fun stuff did you do and acquire?
Contribution:How have you given back to the world?
The point of the exercise is to mentally frame these accomplishments as if they already happened. It’s a powerful subconscious exercise.
You’ll find when you read this letter in a year, it’s usually eerily in line with what you were able to actually manifest…so dream big!
I’m talking… increase my income (net income, not just revenues) and productivity by 10x, I’m consistently happy (has nothing to do w/ the money by the way), fulfilled, clear on my purpose…
… and yes… I’m still busy. I haven’t slain that dragon yet…
… but the work I do for the most part now is stuff I LOVE to do and my purpose and mission in life have become crystal clear.
It’s all a process.
Anyone can repeat it.
It’s 4 basic steps (that I went into in detail this week in a live Google Hangout that you can see below.
The steps are…
1. Mindset Re-Set
It’s easy to lose urgency for actually doing the important things NOW in life vs. waiting and thinking we have forever to do it. Time with family, creating your legacy, striving for achievement, etc.
So I recognize my own mortality… that NOW is the time to do those important things since there’s no guarantee any of us will be here in 10 years.
2. Solid Annual Planning Process
I do a 2 day “off-site”… fully away from the office and away from distraction. For me, it’s with the Leadership team at Carrot and we basically go through this agenda (and have a lot of fun in the process).
Reflect and review the year behind us. What did we do great? Do not so great? Celebrate the wins!
Mind-expanding s*** (pardon the french). Let’s really think big. Allow ourselves to get scared a bit. Then peel it back to what we want to accomplish specifically the next year now that our mind is expanded. What impact do we want to make? What legacy can we create right now? Why are we here????
Product planning. What products/services do we need to have and improve the next year to march toward that big vision we just cast? Get specific.
Marketing planning. What kind of marketing will it take to sell our product/service to reach those goals? Be specific.
People planning. What gaps do we have currently or bottlenecks we need to solve to achieve all of that and still live the amazing lifestyle we want to live? Also what amazing people can we bring into our mission and how do we best enrich their lives?
Process planning. Are there any processes we NEED to have in place to do all of that better? There always are. What will really unleash you and your potential in 2021 process-wise? Be specific. Tackle those first in the next year.
3. Structure To Keep Course During The Year
Most people do goal setting once and then they never check them again. I’ve learned I have to have guard rails on my year to keep me on course. Chunk down your big goals to 90 days so they seem more achievable and are easier to turn into action items each month. Have a solid daily “to do” process, and put other things in place to keep you on track.
One great way to stay motivated, inspired, and on track is to surround yourself with things that inspire you.
So What Are You Doing To Plan A Successful Year Ahead RIGHT NOW?
As the old saying goes… “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.
The same thing doesn’t work for everyone as you can see in this blog post. So, borrow from what’s working for these top real estate entrepreneurs and implement those strategies in your own life right now.
My guess is less than 5% of everyone reading this will actually go out and thoroughly plan your year ahead. Those people will crush it.
The rest of the people will likely be looking back this time next year at the year that passed saying, “Man that year went fast. I had some goals I wrote down but I got off track and this year ended up just like last year ended. No real progress on my big life goals, no momentum, and nothing much to show for the year.
So it’s your choice… borrow from these best practices this year to plan an epic year ahead… or continue on with the status quo. I hope you choose to have a life-changing year (for the better) in 2021.
What are you doing to plan for 2021? Let me know below!
If you’re not happy today, then you’re not going to be happy once you reach those false goals… Make sure you’re crazy intentional when asking why you want to achieve certain goals. Those goals will then be more fulfilling. Trevor Mauch
Did you accomplish what you set out to do in 2016? It’s that time to reflect on the year and turn the page to make some powerful changes in your life and business.
Trevor dives in on this “micro-CarrotCast” episode… less than 20 minutes, on what simple shift he made 2 years ago in his year-end planning to live a more amazing life.
For many of us, goals actually derail our happiness and success, Trevor dives into why this happens and HOW he asks just one simple question now that has led to massive income growth, more happiness, in addition to more purpose in his life.
Listen in and then get to work planning out your next year! You can do this by joining us for our:
“Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet! – Planning An Epic Year” Coaching Call.
Get my EXACT planning process and worksheet that has helped me and my team continually achieve amazing things and gain momentum in the New Year, gain massive clarity, and focus.
Listen to this episode of the CarrotCast and start your year-end planning for a successful 2017…
3:40 – Creating your core reason to be happy in 2017. 6:15 – When planning, make sure you’re crazy intentional and ask yourself this… 6:40 – Don’t fall into the trap of creating these types of goals. 7:10 – Ask that ONE question that leads you down the path of fulfilling your purpose and passion. 8:30 – How NOT to become a slave to your goals and numbers. 10:35 – The equation for happiness. 11:05 – Set goals that are challenging and intentional. 12:20 – Business planning to make other lives better. 13:45 – Create power to make the biggest impact on the world. 14:45 – Why it’s important to spread positivity and possibility. 15:40 – Don’t put yourself and your business on cruise control, when you can amplify. 18:50 – Why you need to take the time to reflect, improve, and plan for 2017!
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If you like the CarrotCast you’ll LOVE our other podcast Success At Success!
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I think that’s one of the key points to being a successful person is to offer value to other people and be a good person. You have to reap what you sow without intentionally doing it. Kyle Mauch
Are you an introvert? Do you struggle to network and build amazing relationships and connections?
Well, so am I. And so is my brother Kyle. We’re both shy people but we’ve found ways to build amazing networks of influential people. And so can you :-) In this podcast we’ll pass along some of our best networking tips for introverts like you and me.
So this week we’re going to share some of the relationship building advice we’ve learned. As Dale Carnegie said…
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Make 2017 amazing! We want you to get started on the right path by helping you broaden the people you know and to build powerful relationships.
This episode of the CarrotCast is a family affair. My brother and entrepreneur, Kyle Mauch, joins us to share his stories of how he’s been able to crack through the clutter, get to know more people, and build special relationships with some amazing people.
After all, the best stories are the ones we live and those usually involve amazing relationships.
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In this episode of the CarrotCast Trevor and Kyle tackle…
1:40 – At what point in Trevor’s career did he see the need to surround himself with people who provide value? 3:50 – How Kyle started to build relationships while still in college, mainly by using LinkedIn and Twitter. 6:50 – Why “networking” is the wrong term and the wrong approach to use when building a core group of relationships. 9:00 – WRITE THIS DOWN: If you want to generate an amazing, influential, and loyal group – connect a fractured group of people.
Not sure what a fractured group means? Find out in this segment.
14:40 – What Kyle’s first relationship event looked like and how he learned it’s about attracting the right people, not how many. 18:30 – CRITICAL: Most people are looking to get “mine” when instead they need to approach it as more of a friendship. 22:40 – Why it’s important to treat each event, dinner, or get together the same. Don’t Pitch. 26:10 – How to connect with influential people. TIP: Don’t be Cool. 29:45 – What’s wrong with some of the relationship building trainings? 33:00 – Finding a legit reason to talk with the influential person. Find the purpose and find out what fires them up. 35:45 – Using relations to make introductions. 38:45 – What is the purpose of building a powerful relationship group? 40:20 – How to add value to a relationship without being selfish. 43:40 – Don’t have a timeline when it comes to relationships. It’s not built around favors. Build relations around opportunities and don’t fear reaching out to your “most wanted” relationship prospects. 52:40 – Recap: Why you don’t want to network and why you do want to build relationships that provide value.
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If you like the CarrotCast you’ll LOVE our other podcast Success At Success!
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Did you know that Bill Gates finds the time to read roughly a book a week? The reason for this statement is to serve notice that even some of the busiest people in the world find time to read… time to grow.
Are you???
We’re constantly churning out industry-specific content. This time, we wanted to take a break and help connect you with our team members a bit. What, when, and why a specific book is read can reveal much about a person.
At Carrot, we are big on helping people live their best lives. It’s in our Core Values, actually. Our team members, as a benefit of working here, get FREE books (as many as they can read), and we pay them for 5 hours a week to focus on personal growth. So, we wanted to give you some ideas for growth and self-improvement books. Each team member has listed a favorite book they’ve read and a brief review of why they enjoyed it.
Check out the latest personal growth reads our team has had and loved… and let us know in the comments section below your favorite personal growth book that’s made the biggest impact on you!
If I had to say the #1 thing I wish I’d learned earlier in life that should be required learning in high school and college it’s that the world works completely backward to how most of us think it does and brought up to think. Fresh out of college I was trying to make a name for myself and trying to start a company. I struggled… until I read this book and realized I need to stop trying to “get mine”… instead, I need to help others “get theirs”. The Go-Giver is a MUST READ no matter what age… and if you ever get into a funk or are feeling down about trying to reach your goals… you NEED to read this short and sweet parable.
This book is currently HUGE for me because at this time in my life I’m really challenging myself and being challenged to become a better leader. I’ve found that often times early on in our entrepreneurial careers we think we don’t need “leadership coaching” because as entrepreneurs many of us naturally are decent leaders. But the problem is… it’s easy to get by on mediocre leadership skills with a one person company… or even up to 3-5 people… but once you grow your ambitions, want to change the world, and grow your team… leadership is the #1 skill that I’ve found I had to grow. We all have a leadership “lid” as my leadership coach says… and you can’t make your greatest impact in this world without stretching yours. This book is an easy read but critical if you’re truly ready to challenge your normal patterns and become a better leader.
I’m always focused on what the actionable outcome is for a conversation. This book re-framed my mindset to focus on the purpose of the relational outcome for conversations and has helped BIG TIME when talking with my spouse, acquaintances, team members, and friends when I am tired, anxious, jamming on projects, et cetera. I’ll definitely reread this many times over!
Besides the Harry Potter series ;-) I recently read You are A Badass by Jen Sincero and really enjoyed it – got a ton of insight from it . Also just read If you Think, You Can! by TJ Hoisington. Really great book.
This book has been a great help with trying to raise boys in today’s world. Also, Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness by Dan B. Allender is a great book.
I enjoyed the book because it details historical figures who were both defeated and triumph because of their ego. Often ego is explained as being conceited but it’s actually much more complex. The book challenged a lot of what I believed and thought and is worth reading because it provokes inner dialogue.
If you’re looking for a fun way to get your creative juices going, this book covers it. Not only did I enjoy this book for business brainstorming but I use it for family fun too. It’s written by some of the most talented brainstormers in the world. I’ve reread it a few times and continues to help me work up some fun and creative ideas or solutions to problems.
There are so many books on success and many of them on how have the “material” success. I love this book because it’s base on the book of Proverbs. The orignal success principles taught by King Solomon. The foundation being how the pursuit of Wisdom is the principle thing, not the gold. The books teaches on who you need to and what attributes you must have to build the character to get the success but to keep the success.
I always want to build really strong relationships with people, no matter the interaction. This book really helped challenge me and the way I interact with people and it’s a good reminder to be genuine. Very awesome.
Pete
So, what personal growth book charged you the most? Let us know in the comments below, and let us know why!
There are a lot of podcasts out there that are celebrating the entrepreneur life and what you can do and achieve. And, that is all fine. But I also think that is like looking at a balance sheet and only looking at the assets and never looking at the liabilities.Seth Buechley
As you listen to the Seth Secret Happiness Story, I want you to really think about what motivates you to be successful, have meaningful relationships, and leave your mark on this world? (Don’t be afraid to share them with us)
Seth sold his first company when he was 29 for just under $20 million bucks.
– But he was miserable.
The next several years were some of the most confusing and unhappy years of his life.
After losing most of his money from the sale, he got a second chance to do it all over again, and grew another company even bigger ($60M/yr in revenue) that just recently sold.
During that journey he learned the secret to true happiness and contentment, while still ambitious…and leaving a legacy and living the life he’s always wanted to live. He wrote a book called “Ambition: Leading with Gratitude” (BUY IT. SERIOUSLY. NOW.) and you’ll hear that Seth Secret Happiness story in this episode…
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In this inspiring episode of the CarrotCast, Seth and Trevor discuss…
2:40 – The curious story of Seth Buechley. 5:00 – What is Ambition? Where Seth’s ambition lead him and why it can have a negative connotation. 10:50 – What the implications of being ambitious are and being “hardwired” with it. 12:15 – Liabilities and depression among high achievers. How to recognize it. 17:20 – Seth Secret Happiness Story – how he fights his way out of a funk. 23:40 – Why taking the time to celebrate wins and accomplishments is so important for mental wellbeing. 24:00 – How the mindset of being a more grateful person and developing a company around its culture has made Seth a happier and more fulfilled person. 29:30 – After the first go around with struggles, what changes Seth made the second time to avoid stepping into a bear trap. 33:35 – Why setting time aside and giving yourself space to deal with issues is a trait that shouldn’t be avoided. 38:20 – The world as we know it now:
Too often we spend our days scouring the digital pawnshop of our smart phonewhile ignoring the treasures we already have. Particularly at home.Seth Buechley
39:10 – How we can try to get away from the “beast of an addiction” – our phones. 43:15 – What is going to make the biggest difference in times we’re living in – the age of “information”. 45:45 – Some final advice for anyone who is going through the ambitious and driven part of their life right now.
Probably 15 years or so into the business, we realized that we’re really not in the coffee business, we’re in the relationship business.Travis Boersma
Answered: Your most burning questions about what truly effective company culture looks like.
Take the next 60 minutes to begin molding your company culture after two of the best… Disney and Dutch Bros.
Creating a stellar company culture isn’t easy, but it’s sure powerful and fulfilling.
On this episode, Trevor and his brother Kyle interview the CEO of Dutch Bros, Travis Boersma, the nation’s largest drive through coffee company with a flat amazing culture and mission… along with Lee Cockerell, the former head of all operations at Disney World… on how they created and have led some of the most passionate company cultures in the world today.
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There never can be enough time when you have such intellectual and powerful business leaders on your podcast. But Trevor, Lee and Travis find a way to discuss…
2:30 – Introductions: Dutch Bros’ CEO Travis Boersma and Disney Executive Lee Cockerell. 5:45 – What it took for Travis to realize his company isn’t just selling coffee, it’s selling love and community. 7:45 – Dutch Bros culture and love story. Emotional story of empowering your employees to make decisions. 11:20 – How Lee helped build Disney Magic and how that magic process continues today. 15:00 – How to measure leadership performance and the fine line of coaching employees. 20:45 – What is Lee’s approach for employees who have reached a time where they aren’t performing anymore? 23:45 – Dutch Bros franchising model and how they are expanding. 26:55 – How Disney controls expansion. Stories of mishaps when entering the French market with Disney Paris. 31:00 – If only more of us would do this: Story of when Lee worked as the GM at Marriott that absolutely makes sense. Even though something isn’t yours, doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be taken care of. 33:30 – The importance of being 100% clear on what yours and others roles are. 34:00 – How Travis mentors the people around him. Walk the walk. 36:00 – What companies such as Dutch Bros and Disney do so well to attract so many to want to work for them. *Here’s a hint: opportunities turn people on. 44:10 – What keeps Lee and Travis hungry and striving for more. 48:15 – What’s next for Travis and Dutch Bros: Shooting for the Moon and becoming better community leaders. 50:20 – Continuing to learn and grow from the knowledge of some many amazing people.
