166: Know Better. Be Better.

Can you imagine what it’s like to grow up in a home with a famous father and travel the world meeting celebrities and leaders of other countries? As the son of Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, Ray Leonard Jr doesn’t have to imagine it. He lived it.

Ray Jr lives by a four-word creed taught to him by his grandfather: “Know better. Be better.” And he practices this every day as he strives to be 1% better than the day before. You’ll love the simple routine he follows each evening to assess his day and reinforce the positive things he’s done.

Ray Jr is a top motivational keynote speaker, radio host, actor, and award-winning business executive. He’s also a serial entrepreneur with experience in starting and running multiple businesses. He’s the CEO of Ovationz, a start-up company focused on matching virtual event planners with speakers who can serve their audiences.

You’ll discover:

Life lessons Ray Jr learned from his father and still applies today
What he’s committed to teaching kids in his role as a youth sports coach
A sports figure Ray Jr has admired his entire life
Insights that can help you become a more effective leader at work and at home

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165: Your Relationships: Money and People

How would you describe your attitude about money…and how well you’re taking care of the people who matter in your life? Get ready for some radical ideas about these topics from my guests, husband-and-wife team Dr. Shawn Dill and Dr. Lacey Book.

Chiropractors by profession, Shawn and Lacey are founders of The Black Diamond Club, a community of 600+ service professionals who have a desire to reach more people and make a bigger impact while creating the lifestyle they dream of.

You’ll discover:

The very different mindsets about money that Lacey and Shawn each brought to their relationship and business
How to reframe “rejection” so you see it as a positive
The #1 book Lacey recommends to clients to help them get past limiting beliefs about money
How to use an Abundance Timer to rewire your brain for Abundance
Why Shawn recommends hiring the right person before defining the specific position they’ll fill in the company

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164: Think & Grow Rich – The $5 Million Secret

Did you know that Napoleon Hill only revealed half the secret for creating success in his classic book, Think and Grow Rich?

My guest John Mitchell studied the book for months in his quest to dramatically increase his income. He discovered and tested the full secret, and he shares it in our conversation.

This technique caused his own income to go to $5 million a year, after 20 years of low six figures a year.

You’ll discover:

Why working harder is the wrong approach if you want to increase your income
The key point from Napoleon Hill’s book
A practical way to apply John’s technique that only takes 12 minutes a day
The importance of Clarity and Repetition in the process

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163: A Culture Where People Feel Safe and Valued

What can you do to make sure your company avoids being part of the Great Resignation? Maurice “Moe” Rondeau has specific suggestions you can adopt, based on what he and his team have done to build community and high performance.

Moe is Vice President of Learning & Development at WinnCompanies, a real estate property development and management company in the Boston area. He has a diverse 25+ year background in global learning and organizational development.

Moe’s multi-industry experience provides him with a solid understanding of the challenges that business leaders face in engaging and retaining talent.

You’ll discover:

What leaders can do to engage and retain their top talent
What WinnCompanies does to keep everyone informed and involved
A few thought leaders Moe admires most…and why
5 key lessons Moe learned when starting up the L&D division from scratch
How Moe structured programs for high potentials and first level managers to achieve a positive impact

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162: Purposeful Leadership and Sacred Power

What leadership lessons can we take away from the Elders in traditional communities around the world? Eboni Adams Monk has first-hand experience living with and learning from these wise individuals, and we uncover several of them in this inspiring conversation.

Eboni is Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Excellence at a specialty chemical company. She draws from her studies with Elders to inspire transformational leadership and life-changing growth so others can succeed at work. Her experiences with these cultures led her to write her beautiful and powerful book, Leading Wise: Inspirational Reflections for Corporate Leaders.