Episode #047: Lewis Schiff, Author, Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons from the Greatest Self-Made Business Icons

Lewis SchiffI don’t know about you, but I love to have my traditional way of thinking challenged.

One of my favorite things about this episode, is that nearly every bit of conventional wisdom I learned growing up is turned on its head.

When it comes to carving a path to wealth, there is a major difference in how the middle class and those who’ve actually managed to achieve a high net worth think about how to get there. From delegation and saving versus spending, to networking and negotiating, high net worth individuals look at seven key areas very differently from the majority of the middle class.

These differences in viewpoints, studies show, are among the key reasons only a few are successful at building wealth while many others are not. The good news though is, armed with these seven principles, you can put  yourself in the minority.

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Episode #045: Lauren Maillian Bias, Author, The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms

Lauren Maillian BiasYour definition of success is unique to you – and so is the path that leads you to achieving your goals!

So says Lauren Maillian Bias, author of The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms.

Success, she says, is not about climbing the corporate ladder, but about rising to your full potential. Says Lauren, “In today’s career climate, you have to be innovative and ambitious and know how to capitalize on your individual talents.”

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Lauren’s goal is to help you tap into what makes you unique. She believes that it really is possible to achieve your dreams in work and in life faster and more independently that you thought possible, all on your own terms.

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Episode #044: Bev Flaxington, Author, Make Your SHIFT

Bev FlaxingtonFor most of us, when we think change, we resist. There are things, it seems, that begin happening inside our body that tense up at just the idea of it.

Change is something we all have to face from time to time, but the word change sounds so abrupt, doesn’t it?

What if we could think instead to shift, much like an entrepreneur’s business idea might do when it comes to responding to changing market conditions?

Shift feels more gradual, more baby step-friendly, more evolutionary and, maybe most important, less stressful.

In her book Make Your SHIFT, Bev Flaxington reveals the five most powerful moves you can make to get where you want to go. Change, in other words, doesn’t have to be hard.

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Episode #043: Simon Sinek, Author, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t

Simon SinekIn his new book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t, Simon Sinek asks why only a few of us get to say “I love my job?”

It seems unfair that only a few lucky ones get to feel valued by their organizations, to feel like they belong.

But what if we could all feel that way, every day, knowing we were going to feel valued and trusted, and then return home fulfilled?

In many successful organizations today, great leaders are managing to create a safe place in which teams naturally gel to do some pretty amazing things.

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Episode #041: Dan Roam, Author, Show and Tell: How Everyone Can Make Extraordinary Presentations

Author, Dan RoamOne of my favorite books from the last decade is The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by today’s guest Dan Roam.

I was fascinated by Dan’s assertion that a simple drawing on a humble napkin could be more powerful than the slickest PowerPoint presentation. According to Dan, everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, even those who swear they can’t draw.

In his new book Show and Tell: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary PresentationsDan reminds us that delivering a presentation doesn’t have to be so hard. We struggle, Dan says, when we forget the basic steps we learned in Kindergarten: show and tell.

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