1 Simple Thing Podcast | Build a Better Business by Building a Better You!

Most of us are not clear of what we really want. Or, we are afraid to admit what we want for fear of being labeled as greedy or too ambitious. Robert Stover shares how a key principle of becoming a game changer is to articulate clearly what we want and focus on the end objective. Your creativity is exponentially increased when you focus on end objectives rather than on the problem.

We’ve all been to a convention or party where we are surrounded by strangers. Susan RoAne shares tips for overcoming the roadblocks that prevent us from communicating freely and comfortably with strangers and working a room with confidence.

Author Susan RoAne shares practical advice on how to get in and out of conversations graciously, and in a way that is memorable and respectful to others. She gives three immediate strategies to exit a conversation graciously as well as some simple techniques for joining a conversation without offending the person or the group.

Susan RoAne talks about how to prepare an appropriate self-introduction that will help others connect with you. Her method will make you memorable to those you meet.

Author Susan RoAne talks about how “working a room” is a different skill than being a good networker. Working a room is really socializing, circulating, mingling and engaging. Susan teaches that before you even go to an event, you should have conversation planned and backup topics that can make you more confident.

Author Susan RoAne talks about the five major roadblocks that prevent us from communicating freely and comfortably with strangers. She offers some practical and simple methods to help us expand our opportunities and possibilities when we go to an event full of people we don’t know.

In this modern world of technology and its challenges, it has become increasingly important to communicate more clearly and add an element of humanity to our communications. Kare Anderson is an expert in human connection and communication, and she shares her insights in this recap of Episodes 221-224.

Author Kare Anderson talks about how to attract smarter support sooner. She teaches to develop a mindset that genuinely demonstrates value for the other person, thinking of what would make it better for each of us and all of us. With that mindset, other people are more likely to approach us at times and say, “This could be good for you,”because they understand me and my concerns.

Author Kare Anderson teaches us to identify the kinds of people with whom we can leverage the most value and opportunity for them and ourselves. She talks about a “click moment”or "aha moment" with some people, and if it keeps on clicking, there’s trust, competence, and a sense of mutuality that builds. And if you give enough for other people what they need, you sometimes get what you need, even before you need it, from people you didn’t know could provide it.

Author Kare Anderson talks about how to turn more situations into opportunities to cultivate beneficial relationships. She shows how some of the strongest relationships have come where people find a way to be specific and mutually beneficial. When we seek connection and mutuality, it actually can be more efficient, more innovative, and we make fewer mistakes.