This is episode 1073 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Danny Creed who is an executive development coach, business coach, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach recruiting expert, and musician. In this episode, Danny talks about his path into coaching, and his journey as an entrepreneur, musician, and coach. He shares his wisdom from his book 'A Life Best Lived.' He speaks about the value of focusing not on what if, but rather what is., and moving intentionally forward. He talks about learning from failure, setting up strong resilient foundations for your business and life, and how he views his role as a coach as being the 'lighthouse of possibility.'

Danny has been with FocalPoint Coaching and Training International of Arizona for 15 years. After starting with FocalPoint as a keynote speaker in 2007, Danny started business coaching for musicians and performing arts professionals in 2008. That same year he also started coaching and consulting executives. Danny is also a coach recruiting expert and corporate trainer with FocalPoint as well. Today, Danny has been coaching for 14 years, is a volunteer mentor and coach for Brothers in Blue, and volunteer and mentor for Junior Achievement of Arizona. Danny is also a best-selling author with his books “Straight Talk on Thriving in Business” “Champions Never Make Cold Calls”, “Bootstrap business”, “A Life Best Lived...”, “The SUCCESSFUL MIND”, and “The Success Spirit.” He is a 6-time winner of the Brian Tracy Award for Sales Excellence, 2010 FocalPoint International Coaching Practice of the Year, and 2019 FocalPoint Coaching and Training International Coaching Practice of the Year.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on December 15, 2021.

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