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Imagine putting your chips on people. You only have so many resources (chips) to invest - time, money, opportunity, relationship, etc.

What if you put a chip on everyone you feel like you're in alignment with?

You take the first step, take the lead in that relationship, and if they start putting chips back on you, then you can continue to invest and mutually build each other up.

You get to gamble on those you meet, and sometimes you'll win big.

But you have to be willing to make the investment first.

We had so much fun collaborating on this episode we decided to make it a regular thing. We're launching AB²C Lunchbreak as a way to explore ideas

On this episode we also talked about:

-The conscious decisions they've made about their personal brands

-What to say yes to, and how to get better at saying no

-Why alignment is so crucial for getting your business and personal life to play well together

-Our individual networking philosophies

-Why givers are the most successful AND least successful people that you know

-How to use time, effort, and communication as a litmus test for vetting your networking partners

Connect with Christine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinesmith34/

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balbertmarketing/

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Anthony Pitti started his career in marketing, eventually launching his own agency. He was fortunate to have the guidance of a mentor who helped him immensely.

Until he stole a client.

We talk about the heartbreak of betrayal, how to cope, and much more.

Now a financial advisor, Pitti takes many of the lessons learned from previous clients and businesses to focus in on relationships and client experience.

In this episode we also cover:

-Working with family (and disagreement on last name pronunciation)

-What works with personal branding (and what doesn't)

-Be a solution provider, but not your own solution (most of the time)

-Some of our favorite podcasts/books and why they stand out for us

And so much more!

Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypitti/

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A year ago David Naylor was at death's door.

He came down with Covid, spent five days in the hospital, and left the hospital in a fog.

One day, he sat down to think, and it was like his brain came back online.

But things weren't the way they were. He saw everything differently. He saw a huge portion of his life as having bought into a lie.

He had the cars, the house, the incredible travels. But he recognized that they were empty because they didn't fix anything and they didn't change who he was.

He found there were only two things that mattered: time and love.

Tune in to hear how he changed the way he operated and landed a book deal to share this story with the world.

You'll also discover:

-How 2Logical has gotten to work with 40% of the Fortune 500 list

-What motivational intelligence is and how we can utilize it to be better leaders

-How to negotiate a book deal

-Why your external goals (cars, homes, vacations) never fundamentally fix anything or make you happy

-One thing you can do today to powerfully impact your life and that of someone you love

David would love to connect, find him here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-naylor-2logical/

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Mentorship is critical. Full stop.

Diana Meyer was Mrs. NY American in 2021. She didn't get there by her own grit and perseverance. (Though that did help.)

She had mentors. Several of them.

That is a distinguishing factor about successful people that we talked about: not every mentor is going to bring you to your end goal. Some may just be a step on the way forward.

Each mentor shares from their own expertise and experience, and eventually, most mentors and coaches bring you as far as they can. It's at that critical juncture that you recognize the need for someone else to step in and help with the next leg of the journey.

And the beautiful part about mentorship is that as soon as you've taken a few steps of your own, you can begin helping those that are a few steps behind you.

We also talk about:

-Why most pageants are more than beauty contests

-The negative stereotypes associated with pageantry

-How to leverage the honors that we receive

-Why big goals push you to be the best version of yourself

-How to find the right mentor

And so much more!

Connect with Diana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianamarierusso/

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Kelly Schols is me 24 years into the future.

September 1st, 2022 marks seven years of sobriety for me. I wanted to do a deep dive on this special anniversary with a brother on the journey. 

Kelly is an entrepreneur, author, and fellow journeyman on the road of sobriety. He’s created over 30 years of distance between now and his last drink.

We cover our personal journey’s with alcohol abuse, how we took our first steps of sobriety, and how we identified and eliminated poor coping strategies from our lives.

In this episode we talk about:

-Why I committed to 90 days alcohol free (at first)

-How Kelly worked through multiple accidents and arrests to finally arrive at his personal rock bottom

-The ways we’ve fought back against the drive for more more more

-Why sleep is my top priority when it comes to my mental health

-How we found meaning, excitement and purpose that made coping mechanisms irrelevant

-Why enabling doesn’t just happen with addiction

-How you can use vulnerability to fight back against your own darkness

And so much more.

Connect with Kelly at kellyschols.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyschols/

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Carla Fowler, a DOUBLE DOCTOR (MD & PhD), believes you need to run good experiments in order to be a peak performer.

A good experiment has two characteristics:

1. Look at the upside: what do I stand to gain, and what do I stand to lose?

Ideally this scale is skewed in your favor where the potential for gain is significantly higher than the cost and potential of failure.

2. How am I going to learn something from this? 

No matter how the experiment goes, it's important that you are ready to take away some learnings and apply it to future experiments and to be able to apply it to improve your own performance (or that of your product, family, team, or business).

We covered so much ground and had such a great conversation in this episode, I know you'll love every minute of it!

Carla has a special gift for my listeners! Check it out here: https://www.thaxa.com/p/your-personal-growth-personal-brand-podcast

We also talked about:

-How/why she got two doctorate level degrees

-Don't just outwork your problems, do this instead

-Why books are the most powerful learning tool in the world

-Why sales doesn't have to be icky

-The best way to make behavior change

-And possibly the best parting wisdom so far on the show: "Go be bold, but not stupid."

And so much more! 

Connect with Carla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-fowler/

And check out her website: https://www.thaxa.com/p/your-personal-growth-personal-brand-podcast 

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Press coverage doesn't just happen. 

Getting featured in an article, going on the news, or getting above the fold in the paper takes media savvy. 

In today's episode, Lewis Schenk helps us decode how we as "normies" can get the press coverage that we deserve. Each of us is doing important and impactful work and so often our cool newsworthy stories go nowhere.

Lewis will show us:

-How to be top of mind for the media sources you want to be featured in

-Why you might not be ready for media exposure, and what to do about it

-How he recovered from being told point blank "You're ugly"

-What you need to do to tell better stories

-How he was nearly ripped off for six figures and what he did to turn the tables

Connect with Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-schenk/

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Have you ever noticed that some friends are better for you than others?

Some friends are there for you when you need them most. They steward you through thick and thin, and you can always count on them. They are also rare, which is why they are so special.

According to Sandy Sloane, these are entrée friends.

Salad friends are ones that are good for you on occasion but never quite become the main course.

Dessert friends are great to have because they are easy to have a good time with. But if all you ever have is dessert you'll pay for it in the long term.

Problems arise when you try and make a friend into a different type of meal, i.e. elevating a dessert friend to an entrée friend.

We do a deeper dive on this topic plus:

-How the meal analogy applies to your clients

-Red flags when working with a client

-Why it's critical to give your clients away when you aren't the best one to serve them

-Why you'll want to consider paying people when they refer a client to you

-The most crucial ingredient for remote work

-Top tier networking tips

-How leaders can navigate the changing workplace environment

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Jeff Lopes is a husband and dad first, entrepreneur second. 

But he kicks butt in all the roles he takes on.

In today's show, we dive into what it takes to "balance" it all, what you need to do for self care, how to become an all star networker, the secret to great public speaking, what NLP is and how to leverage it, why Jeff started his podcast and so much more!

It's unreal how much ground we covered in this show looking at things from a strategic view and diving deep into the tactics of success,

Here are a few specifics you'll take away from this episode:

-The one thing ambitious, family-minded entrepreneurs need to focus on

-How to become a great public speaker

-What nervous butterflies in your stomach actually mean

-A public speaking trick that works wonders at small/medium sized events

-Why questions are a secret weapon when it comes to making deeper connections

Connect with Jeff and check out ways to consume his content: https://linktr.ee/JeffLopes

And check out his book on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneur-Dad-Successful-Business-Family-ebook/dp/B08WK5J3Z2

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Those who have served are underserved.

There are numerous crises in the retired military population.

Suicide, substance abuse, and numerous other challenges are disproportionately impacting those who have given so much for this country.

Chaplain Shelly Rood shares on her military and personal journey and how the civilian population can help those who need us most. Stopping and thanking someone for their service is a nice first step. But there's more that you can do.

In these episode we cover:

-Why many former military service members don't view themselves as veterans (and the propaganda campaign that ensures they don't)

-What NOT to say to a veteran

-What to say after "Thank you for your service"

-The moment Shelly knew it was time to leave her abusive alcoholic husband

-What to do when you're in a hopeless place and know you need help

Want a deeper dive into how to have better conversations with military people? Check out the special page she made just for my listeners!

Check it out here: https://othersoverself.com/pgpb

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