Leadership Aficionado

Episode 088 Happy Valentine’s Day - If you have someone special, keep loving them with all your heart. If you don’t have someone special, today is a great day to start loving yourself. If you don’t love yourself, you can’t give love to others. This year is about a little “you” time because before you can “do”, you have to “be”. The first step, then, is self-awareness. Who are you? Who do you want to be? What do you want? Step two is openness. Put on that Faccia Bella instead of that Faccia Brutta. But you then need, step three, patience. Wait for that special person to gravitate towards you. For how long? “ALAIT”: As Long As It Takes because the second you put a time limit on the process, you lose.

Episode 087 Robert C Stern - The Social Leader. Robert learned how to use Facebook to connect with others and by connecting to people, he became a top selling real estate agent. Now Robert teaches others that success on Facebook is all about engagement. He suggests you Like and Reply to every reply your posts generate. He further suggests your posts be either Entertaining or Educational or else nobody is interested. Robert also suggests that you post to your Facebook business page at least once a day and share the post to your personal page. Lastly, Robert believes that the use of Facebook Live Videos is the best way to increase your reach. Hats off to you Robert C Stern. You truly are The Social Leader.

Episode 086 Delayed Gratification - Delayed Gratification is the opposite of impulse buying. We constantly find ourselves on the horns of a dilemma because, as a society, we have learned to acquire stuff. Bigger is better and more is better. Combined with the quick and easy availability of spending, we have become a society obsessed with instant gratification. Delayed Gratification is a skill that requires practice, discipline, self-control and patience. Listen to some of the benefits of practicing Delayed Gratification. You have what it takes so next time you want stuff, remember two marshmallows are better than one.

Episode 085 Patience - Yesterday, Elon Musk successfully launched the world’s most powerful rocket, the Falco Heavy. He first reported this idea to the press in April 2011. Imagine the Patience Elon Musk and his team at Space X must have had to bring this amazing accomplishment to fruition. What kind of Patience do we need to realize our goals and dreams? Patience is a process consisting of self-awareness; who are you now. Who do you want to be or what is it that you want. What do you have to do be that person or to reach that goal. Whatever dreams or goals are on your launchpad, Patience will get you to 3...2....1....Lift-off.

Episode 084 The Real Estate Brokerage Apocalypse - Listen to a recap of Gary Vaynerchuk’s podcast interview of Million Dollar Listing NY’s Ryan Serhant. Real Estate Brokerage is already evolving. EXIT Realty Int’l is proof of this because of their unique commission structure paying residual income to their agents. EXIT Realty is not trying to make a name for themselves. EXIT Realty, instead, provides their agents with all the state of the art tools so they can brand themselves. When the real estate Brokerage Apocalypse comes, as Ryan predicts, only EXIT Realty agents will be armed with the tools to survive the New Age of Real Estate. Get with the program and join the EXIT Realty family.

Episode 083 While You Are Waiting - It’s February. Now what? All those great ideas you had on January first haven’t quite began to reap the benefits you had hoped. Now you are frustrated and ready to fall back into complacency. Eric Thomas has 4 great tips for what to do while you are waiting: 1. Work while you wait 2. Work on your focus 3. Work on your faith and 4. Work on yourself. Get out there and get what’s yours but you have to put in the time and the work. Don’t just sit there waiting on the world to change.

Episode 082 Complacency - The Silent Killer of Success. Are you in a rut; Paralyzed by Complacency? Here are some ways to overcome Complacency: 1. Embrace creativity 2. Transparency 3. Accountability 4. Help someone else achieve 5. Small successes and 6. Believe in Yes. When you are in that rut, that funk, walk by faith and pray to God for guidance.

Episode 081 Summer Leadership Opportunities - What are your kids doing this summer? Now is the time to do research, submit applications and initiate communication to secure a great leadership opportunity this summer. Listen to some great tips. Today our kids have a gazillion more opportunities than we did. Encourage them to get on the right path towards a fulfilling future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.

Episode 081 Leadership Opportunities For Our Children. What are your kids doing this summer? Now is the time to research, submit applications and initiate communications to line up a great summer leadership opportunity for your kids. Listen to a few tips to get your kids started to secure a rewarding summer leadership experience. There are gazillions more opportunities for our kids today than when we were young. There is no excuse for kids today to sit around all summer playing XBOX. Help them get started on the path to a fulfilling future.

Episode 080 Leaders in Disguise - Leaders are not always dressed a certain way. They don’t always have advanced certifications and degrees. They are sometimes just the guy or gal next to you on line but they are experiencing trials & tribulations you would not wish on anyone. These unassuming heroes are leading themselves back from their own living hell trying to land on their feet and reclaim their dignity. They could give up and wallow in self-pity, but Leaders don’t do that. Leaders get punched in the face, knocked on their ass, get back up and keep going. To be a real leader, you have to be able to lead yourself even if it’s to come back from hell. Let’s not judge those around us. Reach out to someone, even for a moment and be their glimmer of hope, reminding them that “this too shall pass”.