Peak Performance and Transformation coach Chris McLean graces the 6th episode of the Business Growth Titans podcast. Through the years, Chris has relieved countless agency owners of the stress, chaos, and all the other encumbrances that come with managing a business. He transforms myopic, parochial perspectives into far-reaching, visionary mindsets that propel businesses and enrich lives. This lively discussion finds Chris recounting his career voyage, memorable experiences, and trying times. The Australian mentor also shares his guiding principles for success that we all can learn a thing or two from.

TOPICS

00:58 – 2002: First Foray into Online Entrepreneurship

01:50 – A Love for Advertising, Marketing and the Creative Process

03:15 – Setting Up a Multimedia Business

04:08 – Promoting the Melbourne Electronic Music Scene

04:58 – A Growing Reputation and a Wider Clientele

07:33 – His Own Digital Agency

08:29 – Bringing in the Right People

09:19 – Adopting the Emerging Tech

10:59 – Campaigns for Blackberry and a Major Middle Eastern Airline

12:46 – Difficult Times

13:42 – Moving to Abu Dhabi

16:14 – Back to Melbourne: The Emergence of Covid-19 and a Period of Reflection

17:28 – Coaching

20:08 – Legacy: Taking After his Dad’s Rigorous Optimism

23:05 – A Belief System for Business

24:46 – The Rewards of Personal Development

31:18 – The Science of Stress Tolerance and Capacity

34:04 – Using the Body’s Natural Physiology to Full Advantage

44:08 – Optimizing Brain Power

50:28 – Advice for Agency Owners: It’s all About Mindset

HIGHLIGHTS

- Keep up with the latest technology related to your business. Cutting-edge technology plus creativity equals innovative marketing ideas.

- The journey is riddled with sharp turns and hard bumps. Just keep at it because persistence pays off.

- Chris had to go through many ordeals, including his father’s death from cancer.

- “Rigorous optimism” is a trait that everybody should possess. Chris credits his father for instilling him with this superpower. It’s what enabled him to pull himself together and get back on his feet.

- Rigorous optimism is a trainable skill. With Covid-19 and the atmosphere of volatility, uncertainty and anxiety it created, rigorous optimism has become an even more essential mentality to possess.

- A mindset that desires to do better and to go bigger not just for personal gain but also for

- Adopt a mindset that desires to do bigger, better things not just for personal gain, but also for more noble, selfless objectives.

- Embrace an international mentality and see your life and work from a global perspective.

- Dream hard and dream big. Never let anything hold you back or get in your way.

RESOURCES

https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMcleanCoaching

https://www.facebook.com/chrismcleancoach

http://www.thechrismclean.com/