Lessons & Ideas

One thing I recently noticed a lot of people doing (including myself) is that when we see someone do or achieve something great, we immediately elevate that person’s status in our mind.

But that frequently sets us up for failure.

Why? 

Because that act of success is typically a result of a focused set of actions…yet we tend to elevate ALL actions of the individual and try to model those - even ones that have nothing to do with their success.

In this way, we make people “heroes” who really should be heroes.

I go into depth about a better way to think about this in today’s podcast episode.

One of the most demoralizing things in a hiring process is to get on an hour long interview call and know within the first 5 minutes that the candidate is not a good fit.

The way we’ve prevented this is by creating a deep dive assessment.

I go through everything we put into our deep dive assessment in today’s podcast episode.

This should help you save countless hours, and make your interviews extremely productive.

Probably the biggest reason I’ve been able to have success in both business and life is that I’ve created habits that I literally do every single day.

When I practice these habits, success simply happens.

I’m happier, healthier, and my life feels abundant.

And when I get off track in an area of life, it’s usually because I’ve lost one of my key habits.

Today on the podcast, I want to share with you my specific habits.

These may not all be things you can specifically implement, but the act of creating habits for yourself that can directly influence your success and happiness is 100% something I believe in.

And maybe you can even borrow a couple of mine if they sound useful to you.

There’s something I do for my wife every morning that makes not only a big difference for me, but a difference for her.

It’s one of those things that practically takes very little effort, but has a lot of intention, and she loves.

And quite honestly, it’s something you can do for anyone. But it really sets both my wife and I up for spiritually winning the day.

Try it out and let me know what you think

Ok time for the last in my hiring tips series.

Today, I’m going over my strategy of WHO to call, WHEN to call, and WHAT specifically to ask which will streamline your entire hiring process.

Adding someone to your team can be an incredibly time consuming process.

When you hire someone great, it can truly transform your company for the better.

…but when you make a mistake, it can bring with it a MAJOR cost.

So today, I want to share with you my third big hiring tip - using a benchmark candidate.

I break it down in today’s podcast episode right here.

Today I want to share another rule that is super important and something that you should use for every single application.

It gives you a ton of information with just ONE question.

Have a listen to today’s podcast where I break down the critical question you need to include in your application.

One of my favorite things to do is hiring amazing superstars for our team here at Growth Tools.

Growing your team is always exciting, but the possibilities that come with bringing in an expert for a specific role really get my hyped.

But hiring “A-players” isn’t easy either. It’s easy to find C-players…but true A-players are tough.

That’s why I have a couple of really important hiring rules that have helped us bring in some real superstars.

On today’s podcast, I breakdown my first hiring rule.

I have another which I’ll share with you on the next episode as well.

But for now, have a quick listen, as I think this will help you as you grow your coaching or consulting business.

Good personal finance hygiene is something that on the surface may seem basic, but creating a system around can actually be tricky.

And when you’re a solopreneur or entrepreneur, it’s especially difficult because your income and expenses can be variable as you’re building your business to consistency.

But when you have a system in place around your personal finance, everything becomes easier.

You consistently save money.

You spend on things that are meaningful to you.

You accumulate wealth.

And even your marriage becomes easier.

Have a listen to today’s podcast where I break down the system I’ve created that has worked for me and my family year after year.

Welp, it’s that time of year again.

We’re freshly here in 2024, so it’s time to set goals. It’s my favorite time of the year to reset going forward and review the last year.

This year I’m doing something different.

I’m separating my goals into three categories.

And I think these three categories work in harmony to actually make my goals more likely to be achieved.

Have a listen to today’s short podcast where I break them down.

Maybe you can borrow this structure to help ensure your 2024 goals become a reality.