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We all want to maximize our business and put more play into our lives – but today’s guest, Tommy Baker, really lives his life this way.
Tommy made the decision to leave NYC and head to Phoenix, AZ, where his heart called him to be, and now he’s living his passion by growing the Resist Average Coaching Academy.
We dig deep into the nuts and bolts of how anyone can create measurable change in their life – I took a ton of notes, and I think you will too.
In This Conversation We Cover:
The #1 Self-Development Tool
People often ask Tommy what the #1 self-development tool is, and he always has the same answer:
“Go travel, and if you can, travel alone to a cultural that is unfamiliar to you – because you learn real quick how to be humble, you learn real quick how to have perspective, you learn real quick how to harness communication skills that are going to help you for the rest of your life.”
The Three C’s of Massive Success
If you combine these three things, it’s just a matter of time before your dreams start coming to life.
The Insight Integration Process
After we have insight, we need to change our behaviors for it to have any impact on our lives, meaning we have to integrate that insight into our lives.
“We integrate by taking inventory of our patterns, routines, habits, mindsets, the media we consume, our relationships, what we eat, what we drink – all of that stuff.” Then, we begin to make changes.
There are three steps to the integration process:
After we make those changes, and that original insights seeds a new habit, we become the principles that we learned by living it every single day.
The Daily 6: Six Daily Habits for Entrepreneurs
Tommy gamifies good habits for himself and his clients, tracking them on Wufoo.
Every single day, Tommy practices…
“I think tracking is massive, even with simple things like our habits and routines.”
UnResolutions: Setting Better Goals
92% of resolutions go nowhere, for two reasons: a change in the calendar does nothing to create change in your behavior or life, and people tend to set half-hearted goals; “people are interested in things, but they’re not actually committed.”
People expect their resolution to be at level 10 – something that creates massive impact in their life – but their commitment is only at level two – taking one action occasionally.
So we have two options at this point: lower our expectations or level up our commitments.
If you want to resist average then, obviously, you have to level up your commitments, but you have to do it strategically because change is hard.
A “2018” resolution, or a goal that’s a year away, doesn’t create a lot of urgency. Keep that one-year vision, but then bring it down to what needs to happen in the first 90 days, and then even further into the first 30 days.
If you don’t do something today, then chances are that nothing is going to happen.
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Today’s Topic: How and why we travel (without breaking the bank)
Most people say they love travel and everybody has their own bucket list, but very few people are actually checking items off that bucket list.
If you want to make travel real priority, this episode is for you – because Kim and I have a lot of tips for travelling more often, making the most out each trip, and doing it all without gouging our wallets.
Today you’re going to learn…
Travel Strategies and Tips
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Hayden Vavra and his wife Emily are only 30 years old, but they’ve made over $1,000,000 every year since they were 26 – which puts them in the top 0.5% of American income.
How did they accomplish this feat? Network marketing!
We break down why Hayden chose to do network marketing, why network marketing gets such a bad rap, and a whole lot more.
In This Conversation We Cover:
What is network marketing?
Hayden describes network marketing as “business stripped down to its most fun parts,” which are connecting with people, offering solutions, and helping people reach their goals. Hayden and Emily, specifically, are helping people reach their nutrition goals.
Entrepreneur defines network marketing as, “A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.” Some of the best-known examples are Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon, and Tupperware.
Network marketing often gets a bad reputation because it is compared to or confused with pyramid schemes. Hayden thinks this is because, like in any profession, there were some bad actors – but he also thinks the profession has matured beyond those growing pains and the worst days are behind it.
And it makes a lot of sense that these businesses are increasingly popular today because everyone is looking for a side hustle, or just a little extra income, and everyone wants a product to solve their problems and help them reach their goals.
If you want an even more in-depth explanation, Emily Vargas breaks it down in their video, “Give Yourself a Raise.”
The Income Model
Hayden likes the income model of network marketing because everyone is equally invested; “If I don’t help other people be successful, I can’t be successful, and vice versa.”
When things start out, like in any other business, you will feel like you’re doing way more work than you’re getting paid to do. But as momentum builds – as you find the right people – things will begin to snowball.
“All of a sudden, it’s this big wave of people who have the same mission, the same vision, and they’re all moving in the same direction.”
However, a lot of people expect immediate results and instant gratification (a common problem with popular side hustles these days). But if you are patient, find people who have already figured out the process, listen to them, and then trust that process, you will succeed.
“You have to do the work if you want the results.”
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