Welcome back to leadership in a nutshell with Kenny Chapman. This is episode 122! And I’m about to share 5 lessons from my 5-week road trip. So recently the lovely Christie and I embarked upon a five-week, 6,000-mile road trip. And we went all kind of across oh, from Arizona. Up Northern California. We did five national parks. We stayed at 13 locations in five weeks and just did a whole bunch of different things. And so I want to share this journey with you!  

Highlights:

[00:06 - 06:24] 5 Lessons from My Five Week Road Trip

• Vision to execution is a simple process that can be easily adapted for life or business
• by disrupting the normal patterns of our lives, we can learn and grow
• the road trip was a great opportunity to learn and grow, both personally and professionally

[06:24 - 12:17] When you put your business vision into action, it works out better

• When creating a vision, it is important to always think "or better" because people are people and will do the best they can based on their conditioning.
• People are adaptable beyond belief and it is important to remember this when setting goals or adapting to different situations.
• The US army teaches its soldiers to adapt and overcome, which is a valuable lesson for any business.

[12:17 - 18:12] How to form habits quickly to overcome challenges

• There is a competitive nature in the business world yet this can be overcome with awareness and adaptability.
• challenge yourself by trying new things and living life to its fullest.
• Habits form quickly, so it is important to be mindful of this and to constantly be adapting

[18:13 - 21:06] Closing Segment

• Execution is a simple process. 
• People or people they're just doing the best they can, based on their conditioning. 
• Your mind goes with you everywhere. 
• Humans are adaptable beyond belief and yes, that includes you, 
• Habits form fast. So be aware, stay aware, and remain in gratitude.
• Final words

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“ Just know it's still the universe serving you and everything happens. For you and not to you, and everything is a gift, never occurs. All those types of things are strong beliefs that I have that I did not use to have. So just be super clear, you can run and escape and try and go, but your mind's gonna go with you.” 

- Kenny Chapman

Welcome back to leadership in a nutshell with Kenny Chapman. I'm so pumped and so honored to have you here today. This is one of my favorite things that I do in my entire life - sit down with you and share some energy with you. In Today’s episode, we talk about, “Who you need to engage for growth”

Highlights:

[00:06 - 04:13] Engagement Drives Business Growth

• In order to engage people for growth, you need to think about who you need to engage and why.
• Adding value and being engaged drives business growth and can lead to loyalty.
• There needs to be a level of trust between the parties involved for engagement to work.

[04:14 - 08:14] How to keep your team engaged

• So here's what I want you to do today: think about your own business engagement and team engagement
• There is mental engagement and physical engagement, and you don't have to have a physical engagement to be mentally engaged
• When you think about your own business, list out the team members and see who's really engaged and who could use some additional attention

[08:15 - 12:23] Engagement is everything to success in business

• As uncertainty builds about the future of the company, a top leader needs to be more engaged in order to help identify and solve problems.
• Engagement is key to building loyalty and creating positive change in an organization.
• It is important for leaders at all levels of an organization to be engaged in order to create a successful environment.

[12:24 - 16:41] Closing Segment

• Final words

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“ When we engage clients and team and they feel value and validation and love and support and all those amazing things, then that leads to loyalty and loyalty can change lives”

 - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell Podcast, we do plans and we target that on daily basis,

But how much planning? Is too much? This is not an episode of not planning but this an episode on how you decide for yourself when is too much planning is enough. Join us and let’s crack the code of our driven mind.

Highlights:

[00:06 - 06:42] How Much Planning is Too Much Planning? 

• The key to successful planning is accepting that there will always be unknown variables that can disrupt plans.
• Last week we talked about uncertainty and planning is a way we normally do to stay away from unwanted circumstances 
• We are barraged nonstop with information, and we don’t have control over it
• Leaders should be aware of their level of planning and be able to adjust it as necessary.
• Planning can be frustrating for visionary leaders when they want to move forward with their vision. However, having a supportive executive leadership team helps to smooth out these bumps in the road.
• Your partners may have different plans and given that every person has a different level of planning.

[06:42 - 12:22] 4 Things to Think About When Over Planning

• Over planning can be in different forms
• It can be a form of productivity killer, 
• procrastination.
• or low self-esteem.
• Perfectionism, 
• Tips to avoid overplanning, 
• Be clear and focus on your desired intention 
• Decide What you really want from your plan.
• and how you want to feel.  
• We always get lost with “What does success look like?”
• Success is not about achieving a specific goal, but feeling better in the process.

[15:32 - 16:41] Closing Segment

• Final Notes

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“ The plan is going to change. And you planners on the line that wrecks you. That's why you get it close. You get it. Good enough. And then you get going and then you alter the plan as you go.”

 - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell Podcast, uncertainty is a part of life and it is time to accept it. accepting that, we become free. An example of how we once thought certainty was a thing that we wanted, by now we should have understood that it's not always the case. Today we embrace uncertainty and not be afraid to change. Join us today as we find out our difference in perspectives.

Highlights:

[00:05 - 07:30] How to Accept Uncertainty and Embrace the Road Ahead

• There is uncertainty in the world, and it is time to accept it.
• When we truly accept that, we are free.
• We have many avenues of people telling us what is certain, but they do not know their own perspective. 

[07:06 - 10:39] As Humans We Get Surprised and it’s a part of the Gift of life.

• We desire certainty and uncertainty in equal doses, but eventually, we want everything to be certain.
• When you engage in uncertainty. You can engage in freedom
• When you accept uncertainty regardless of inflation, economy housing, etc. You’ll be happier.

[10:41 - 15:44] 5 Ways Dealing with Uncertainty

• Don’t resist uncertainty
• Protect your Mental Input. “What you’re doing right now is golden.”
• By listening to good information.
• Don’t believe everything that you think
• If you’re thinking about it doesn’t mean it's true
• Nobody and nothing is going to rescue you.
• You can do whatever you want, vote for who you wanted to vote for, etc.
• No one is coming to save you from yourself.
• Up level your self-care rituals

[15:32 - 16:41] Closing Segment

• Final Notes

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“Every day, when you get up, you just have no idea what's gonna take place. Cause we get surprised it's part of the gift of life.” - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell Podcast, Do you sometimes ask yourself? Why do you take things personally? As humans, we have a tendency to jump to conclusions, and with it comes negativity. Join us today as we talk about why we take things personally.

Highlights:

[00:05 - 06:00] How Taking Things Personally Undermines Confidence

• How taking things personally can undermine confidence and lead to negative outcomes.
• You check with yourself regularly and focus on the positive.
• Kenny shares a story about how he accidentally hurt one of his friends and how he dealt with the situation.

[06:01 - 14:31] 4 Ways to Take Things Personally Less

• When taking something personally, it's not in alignment with abundance.
• When taking things personally you should be questioning your belief, such as “what do you mean by that”
• Be busy building your own freedom and life instead of caring about what other people are doing.
• Stop giving away your power of feeling.
• It’s not about you it’s a reflection of them

[14:32 - 17:16] Closing Segment

• Final Notes

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“If somebody's judging you, then you're taking it personally. It's never about you. And when you realize that, there's no reason to take something personally, if somebody said something it's not about you, if somebody did something, it's not about you..” - Kenny Chapman

In this episode, we shall talk about how Collaboration Over Competition, Collaboration is the best approach to take rather than being competitive this will us elevate ourselves and live a fulfilling life, Join me today in another of Leadership In A Nutshell together let's crack the code of our driven mind.

Highlights:

[00:04 - 06:04] How to Overcome Competition and Live a More Fulfilling Life

• The key to success is to focus on collaboration over competition.
• Competing with a past self, and competing with self-limiting beliefs
•  When we focus on collaboration, we can achieve greater success.
• Competition is scarcity and collaboration is abundance. 
• Competition can also cost you your sanity 

[06:05 - 13:43] 4 tips to Stop Competing and Start Collaborating

• Challenge yourself to;
• Stop competing with your old self! 
• Stop competing with managers in business especially your spouse that is in business with you
• Stop competing with top performers but instead embrace collaboration 
• Stop competing with the perceived success of social media.

[13:43 - 16:34] Think about How to Collaborate in this Collective Society

• Take time to think about how you would start collaborating with your spouse, your leaders, frontlines, top performers, coaches or trainers, and most importantly “competition in the marketplace”
• Elevate the game and elevate your happiness which will help you elevate your life.
• Final words

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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Tweetable Quotes:

“ I win in life and business by collaborating with my greatest self.”

- Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell podcast, let’s talk about Self Expression!

Self-expression builds relationships. It's important to be authentic and be yourself with those people around you. In this episode, we share an example of how we use self-expression in different ways and why we should communicate with family differently than we would communicate with a close friend or people in business. And lastly finding our voice, and using self-expression in building a stronger identity.

Highlights:

[00:04 - 04:32] How to be a successful leader in a world of self-expression

• Understanding oneself and what leadership means
• The key to success in business is self-expression and being authentic
• Leadership is about helping others reach their goals

[04:32 - 08:34] How to Express Yourself in Business

• How self-expression is a big part of business success, and how it's important to be able to express yourself in a variety of ways.
• Self-expression is a key to creating a successful company culture.
• It is also important for board members and entrepreneurs to express themselves, this will help overcome fear and judgment and can be a key part of success.

[08:35 - 12:27] Stop using avoidance techniques to cope

• Judgment of other people is self-judgment.
• Avoidance as a coping mechanism is not going to serve you long-term.
• Being authentic is what people want.
• When you're authentic, people dig it.

[12:27 - 15:02] Closing Segment

• In times of uncertainty using authentic self-expression helps attract your team who wants authenticity. 

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“ I want you to realize today there's a business and it's called the business of self-expression and your business. Is a byproduct of that. My friend focus on that.” - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell podcast, let’s talk about “Losing Control” and what to do about it when you get to that opportunity. Join us as we crack the code of our gifted driven mind with our host Kenny Chapman.

Highlights:

[00:05 - 04:46] Losing Control

• Losing control is a part of the human experience and it's okay.
• When you lose control, pay attention to your physiology and what comes to mind. 
• It's important to focus on what you lost control over and what you can change.
• • Finding control on what you can only control such as your mindset, feelings, fitness

[04:46 - 09:20] Realizing What You Can Control

• Kenny lost control over their life in March of 2020 and realized they did not have control over certain things because of the pandemic.
• The different types of egos and how the small ego operates in fear, scarcity, pain, suffering.
• • Keeping your ego at bay and keeping your authentic abundance in the forefront.
• Kenny encourages readers to be aware of their surroundings and to take a moment to process what is happening before responding.
• Energy is created when we are sharing energy 
• • An example is this podcast: how audio vibration forms into words and how it is being shared to the listeners.

[09:21 - 10:51 Getting Back in Control

•  When you loose control, just realize;
• • Get aware and awareness is a win.
  • Be clear on what you can control
  • • Decide what actually you have control over.
  • Put yourself first again
  • • Self care
  • Always make sure that you are measuring your progress 
  • • Measuring forward progress by looking backward
    • • Look back 10 years from now
      • And look what progress have you made today from the past 10 years

• Always have happiness during your process.
• Closing segment
• Final words

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“When you lose control, be easy with yourself.” - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell podcast, We will crack the code that driven mind that we are gifted with, this might be a gift and a curse situation but it is nothing but a gift. How today’s topic could help you recognize that in any unwanted situation that occurs or having diagnosed as being mentally ill can not stop you from being happy. Remember that you deserve to be happy and be able to embrace a peaceful life. Now let’s dive into How a Driven Mind, can have a Peaceful life. 

Listen and enjoy!

[00:04 - 04:04] How to Enjoy a Peaceful Life Even in the Midst of a Driven Mind

• Sometimes we forget that we can still enjoy a peaceful life. Even in the midst of any circumstances or being diagnosed with mental illness.
• The idea is that people are "wired as outliers" and that this can lead to a tendency to start problem-solving all the time.
• One can overcome this tendency by being aware of when they are starting to problem solve and taking a break.
• I don’t believe in competition but, I believe in collaboration.
• Our Mind is a gift, “The Greatest Computer in the Planet.”

[04:04 - 09:07] Quit Drinking and Live a Better Life

• Quitting drinking has led to improved sleep and decreased anxiety.
• It is okay to have doubts and to ask for help.
• It is important to be aware of the beliefs that we hold around ourselves and the universe and to check ourselves regularly to make sure that our lives are in alignment with these beliefs.
• Challenge comes when we don’t realize we can still lean into peace despite a crazy-driven mind.
• It doesn’t make sense that some people who are diagnosing people with a driven mind are not also acknowledging the good that comes with it.

[08:49 - 10:51]Things You Can Do Today to Embrace Your Driven Mind

•  There are four things that someone with a driven mind should do today to embrace this mindset:   
• Slow down, 
• Up-level self-care,
• Learn something, 
• and Fail more often.
• Closing segment
• Final words

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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“I can have this crazy driven mind, and yet lean into peace.” - Kenny Chapman

In this episode of the Leadership In A Nutshell podcast, we shall discuss the current landscape for accountability and how it is fraught with fear, and how the fear of accountability can impact team dynamics and individual relationships within the service industry. No one wins operating out of fear. But overcoming our fears by learning and getting better at what we do is better than simply allowing fear to stay.  We will also discuss the importance of having a balance between an abundance mentality and a scarcity mentality. As we lean into aligned accountability and agreements with others to help each one of us win. The landscape is constantly changing and we should look for ways to adapt and fill in the blanks accordingly. 

Listen and enjoy!

[00:04 - 03:06] Fear of Accountability: Leaders Learn to Deal with It

• The fear of accountability is a common challenge that leaders face in the service industry.
• There is always turnover in the service industry, and it's a challenge to recruit new employees.
• Executives in leadership positions may have fear around not hitting budget goals or maintaining relationships with employees.

[03:06 - 06:12] How to Win When Fear Takes Over

• Operating out of fear it's not a winning strategy.
• Overcoming fear and operating from a place of abundance.
• Always check yourself and be honest with yourself.

[06:12 - 08:48] 3 Things You Need To Know To Win

• The author is willing to go to the wall for ethics and believes that it is important enough to go to the wall.
• He has four key core values which are the foundation of his business. If one of these values is violated, the employee can no longer work with the company.
• The author also discusses why he does what he does, and how his selfie business helps him connect with others and express himself.

[08:49 - 10:51]Closing Segment

• Some people are changing their business models, cultures, and pay structures in order to stay aligned with the company's new vision.

1. Clarity and renewed vision of your “Why”
2. Lean into an aligned accountability conversation. 
3. People who are not executing are generally not happy.

• Get fired up for your team.

Let’s Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. The first month of training is FREE!!

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Tweetable Quotes:

“When you have people that don't do what you're asking to, Generally. They're not happy. And even if they're getting some results, but they're not following the process or whatever it is, people that don't win, aren't happy. You've got to find a way to help them win. Or you've got to find a way to help them win elsewhere. And many times, again, I'm not saying go fire your team. What I'm saying. Get Fired up for your team  and it’s your responsibility to identify what this looks like.” - Kenny Chapman