Welcome back everyone, we have Ben Ward, Founder of Forward Leadership. Ben is a passionate leader with over 20 years of experience in sales leadership, and executive leadership training and development. At age 26, Ben built and managed the highest producing sales region at Firstline Security, an INC 500 company.

He became the highest producer in the company-of over 2,000 sales representatives nationwide-and generated over $37 million in revenue with sales teams.

In this episode, we talk about the four pillars of what he helps his mastermind members go through. We talk about why, through standard education in life we stunt our creativity, and how to overcome it.

[00:01 – 02:27] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Ben Ward
• I briefly talk about the great values that await you in this episode
• Connect with Ben. See links below

[02:28 – 08:13] Ben’s learning journey

• Ben talks about how his learning changed from his early years vs today
• Developing a pattern of absorbing information and knowledge early on
• Deciding to learn, absorb, apply and teach others
• Ben talks about his mentors and partners
• Having a clear goal and find people who can help you achieve that goal
• Getting into a mastermind to help him write his book

[08:14 – 19:31] Masterminds and Self-education

• How Masterminds helped Sean in resetting himself and get unstuck
• The power of having passionate minds align and challenge you
• Sean shares his thoughts on Outwitting the Devil
• Ben’s thoughts on Self-education and Traditional education
• Taking action and Taking Control of our thoughts
• More people turning to experts in a certain area rather
• The Four Pillars

[19:32 – 27:15] Forward Leadership 

• What people can expect when they enter Ben’s reality
• A no-nonsense take on how to succeed
• Guarding your mind and taking action despite fear
• Success stories of people who have gone through Ben’s mastermind
• Ben talks about his framework that helps top sellers into top leaders

[27:16 – 37:38] Creating Success

• Getting over the hump where your main fear is being successful
• The willingness to fail
• What success means to Ben
• Exciting things that Ben has in store for the next 12 months
• The launch of his new book
• Tips, tricks, and actionable items from Ben
• Plant confidence in people and believe in them
• Final Thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Learning the skills, that’s the easy part. The hard part is guarding your mind, and taking action despite fear.” - Ben Ward

“As we all go through failure, our burdens can become our greatest benefit if we let them.” - Ben Ward

“I set on a mission right then, to change the way that I learned, to actually take things, and bring it in and have it stick, and have it be applicable and teach it to others.” - Ben Ward

“When you put two minds and start multiplying that with minds that are passionate around a specific area with a definite aim, it unlocks magic.” - Ben Ward

“It’s important to identify and be in the right kind of mastermind for you.” - Ben Ward

Resources Mentioned:

• Forward Leadership
• Outwitting the Devil - Napoleon Hill

To learn more, connect with Ben by visiting https://www.benward.com/ or email him at [email protected] 

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You can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or send me an email at [email protected]. I’d love to get in touch and talk more about personal development and how you can live past beyond your limits.