Next Peak Podcast

Today Clint is joined by woodworker Mike Coffey of Coffey Custom Builds. Mike has his own shop and has grown the online following of his woodwork to almost 50 thousand followers. In today’s episode, we discuss the difference between a hobby and a business. You can enjoy something that you’re not good at, that’s called a hobby, and hobbies are healthy as long as you don’t invest in a new one every year. But there’s a sweet spot where your passion aligns with your hobby, and it serves a need; that’s right where Mike found himself. 

Find Mike on his Website,  Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or any social media @CoffeyCustomBuilds

One of Mike’s favorite books recently: 

Building A StoryBrand 

Today Clint and Dr. Parker talk about the top 5 regrets people have on their deathbed and why you shouldn’t wait until you die to regret how you have lived your life. 

We’re all gonna die but as a culture death has become a taboo subject. As a result, a lot of people pay a huge price by pushing the end of our lives out of their conscious awareness and are plagued with regret in their last moments. If you don’t want to live with regret you have to think through how you will feel laying on your deathbed. Don’t wait until you die to think about your regrets, start eliminating potential regrets now. 

Here are the top five regrets people have: 

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Resources Mentioned: 

Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware 

Turn information into action—Self Assessment

Welcome to Season 3 of the Next Peak Podcast, where we help you to redefine what success looks like and share strategies, tools, and stories that will help you climb your next peak. 

Today Dr. John Delony joins Clint to discuss how chasing achievement can lead to anxiety. 

Dr. John Delony is an author and the host of the Dr. John Delony radio show; He's also a consistent guest on Dave Ramsey's daily show and podcast. In his book Redefining Anxiety he addresses the fact that some things are going on in our mind and body that we need to pay attention to. 

Achievements aren’t bad, but they shouldn’t be used to measure how valuable you are as a person. Your value comes from something much higher than what you achieve. But so often, high achievers place so much emphasis on achieving that it comes at the expense of their being. 

You can connect with Dr. John Delony on Instagram or his website: www.johndelony.com
 
John’s top 3 book recommendations:

1. Lost Connections by Johann Hari 
2. The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris M.D. 
3. I Don't Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real

Welcome to Season 3 of the Next Peak Podcast, where we help you redefine what success looks like and share strategies that will help you climb your next peak. 

Today Dr. Parker joins Clint to discuss the dark side of perfectionism. 

Having high standards is important, but it's equally if not more important to be aware of how your perfectionism harms yourself and others, steals your happiness, causes you to compare, and how perfectionists tend to live out of an internal state of fear and tension. 

Everyone is a perfectionist to a degree. Some people are aware and have strategies to deal with it, and others react to the damage they have caused. Today's episode will help prevent the latter and give you some tools and strategies to overcome perfectionism's dark side. 

The Problem:

1. Perfectionists procrastinate, waiting for something to be perfect
2. It's hard to enjoy victories when you're a perfectionist, you're still looking for the things you did wrong 
3. Perfectionists can put impossible standards on themselves and others
4. Perfectionists can begin developing performance-based standards for relationships
5. Perfectionism is driven by fear
6. Perfectionism causes a lack of contentment
7. Perfectionism is responsible for an internal state of unease and tension that manifests in various physical issues
8. Perfection leads to judgment and/or comparison 
9. Perfectionism destroys happiness

The Solution: 

1. Go for good enough
2. Recount two wins per night
3. Try to do something messy
4. Limit your upgrades
5. Enjoy what you have
6. Know what situations in life are worth deliberating on
7. Give away some control
8. Get about 80% of your plan together and then launch

Resources Mentioned: 

Welcome to Season 3 of the Next Peak Podcast, where we help people to redefine what success looks like, and share strategies that will help you climb your next peak.

Today Clint interviews Amber Williams who is a master brand strategist, a details-obsessed copywriter, and the proud momma of two high-energy toddlers. Her work at AmberWilliams.Co is dedicated to teaching savvy CEOs how to build their brands and write words that sell, without sounding like everyone else. Today Amber and Clint talk about why words matter, how listening is 75% of marketing, why sharing you values as a brand is important, and how strong messaging is the result of strong values.

You can connect with Amber on Instagram or on her website: www.amberwilliams.co

Amber's top 3 book recommendations:

1. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod 
2. Big Magic  by Elizabeth Gilbert 
3. Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates