Onward Nation

David Arison leads Global Relations for Arison Investments and The Ted Arison Family Foundation, and serves on two major boards at the Arison Group, a global business and philanthropic group operating in 40 countries across five continents. As part of the senior executive team of an established multi-generational family, David's position centers on representing the Arison family's shared legacy and values, which stem from the vision of Doing Good. This long-term vision is at the core of The Doing Good Model that he shares worldwide. This unique values-driven model is implemented across the Arison Group's companies and organizations to create positive impact on all levels – social, environmental, and economic.

• David's background
• Why you should pick people that are much smarter than yourself to run the business for you
• Why you need to lead with your values and your vision
• Why you need to trust yourself and listen to your intuition
• Interfering with the business vs. creating value for the business
• The value of looking at everything as a learning process
• Why you need to be able to adapt and continuously learn

• Website: www.arisoninvestments.com

Stephen is the CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast. He is the author of two bestselling books, speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media.

Good Morning Onward Nation…I'm Stephen Woessner and welcome to this week's solocast…Episode 420. My hope for you is that your week has started off with some excellent momentum, that you are checking your vital priorities off your list, that your daily work has revolved around your vital functions, and that you are measuring your activity with the right vital metrics…and that everyone on your team is following your lead — your tangible example — as they witness your level of commitment to excellence in accomplishing what you set out to accomplish.

Each and every day — whether we acknowledge this reality or try to ignore it — or run from it — we we are mentoring everyone around us each day. We are mentoring when we are having a bad day — and we are mentoring when we are having a great day. In my opinion, mentorship — giving and receiving — is one of the most vital priorities for successful business owners. And here at Predictive ROI…my team and I strive to be the best we can possibly be — to study mentorship — to continually learn — to watch other great mentors to uncover how they do their best work — and then apply those same strategies into our business to accelerate our performance.

My team and I are in continuous learning mode…that is one of the reasons why I started our Onward Nation podcast…to take our education to a completely new level — to learn from the best of the best — and it has definitely delivered. We also look to attend workshops, seminars, lectures, study books as a team, and invest a great deal of time toward one-on-one mentorship.

So when Drew McLellan, top dog at the Agency Management Institute, and three time alum here at Onward Nation, recently let my leadership team and I know about a workshop he was hosting that would focus on managing the Millennial workforce — but more specifically — the workshops would dive deep into mentorship strategies that could be applied across all generations — we were all in!

It was easy to see that the workshop would be an opportunity for us to take our mentorship capability onward to a completely new level.

And that is exactly what happened.

So for today's solocast — I am going to share several of the biggest, most tangible takeaways from the workshop. I am going to pass them on to you in full transparency so you can apply them with your team straightaway.

But before I do…I want to introduce the instructor of the workshop and creator of the curriculum. His name is Mitch Matthews. You may remember Mitch and the wisdom he shared during Episode 94 of Onward Nation when he shared the powerful lesson of "Be interested — not interesting".

Mitch is also a keynote speaker, a success coach, and a best-selling author. His podcast, "DREAM. THINK. DO." is at the top of the iTunes charts and he has worked with leaders and teams from organizations like NASA, Disney, Booking.com, and the Principal Financial Group. Plus, Mitch speaks on college campuses around the country. He's passionate about helping entrepreneurs and leaders to dream bigger, think better, and do more of the stuff they were put on the planet to do.

Let me tell you, Onward Nation…being in the classroom as one of Mitch's students — as opposed to interviewing him for our show — was like experiencing a whole…new…level of AWESOME!

What my leadership team and I learned from Mitch will take our mentorship and leadership here at Predictive to a completely different level.

Mitch and his curriculum were transformational — and I don't use the "transformational" word lightly at all.

Our time with Mitch was so transformational that I am going to share some of my biggest takeaways with you this morning — during this solocast — so you can immediately take what we learned — and apply it directly into your mentorship sessions with your team.

You will then see the results like what we are seeing here at Predictive.

Philip McKernan works with entrepreneurs and business leaders all over the world. When people are seeking clarity about their future or want to move through roadblocks, seen and unseen, they call Philip. He helps people get clear on who they are and where they need to go. He helps them transition in their personal and professional lives so people feel aligned in all areas of life. He has worked with the Canadian Olympic Team, The Pentagon and has shared the stage with other speakers like the Dalai Lama and Richard Branson.

• Why you can't put people on a pedestal
• Why Philip doesn't consume a lot of information
• Why you need to evaluate if what you're doing fits who you are
• "One Last Talk": why you need to think about what you would talk about if you were given one last talk to give
• Why you should go on the road for three days with nothing but a journal and no reason
• Why you should do "isolated dreaming" -- just draw what's possible for your life

• Website: philipmckernan.com
• Website: giveandgrow.com

Mark LeBlanc has delivered over 1,000 presentations, coached over 1,000 business owners, and is the author of "Growing Your Business and Never Be the Same." His book was inspired by walking the 500 mile, Camino de Santiago trek across Spain. In fact, he walked it twice! Mark also started a foundation to support young entrepreneurs and they recently awarded their 8th grant of $3,000. The proceeds from Mark's books are used to fund the grants. Mark has also conducted over 100 weekend business retreats called the "Achievers Circle" -- which has now become the ultimate, anti-boot camp experience.

• Mark's background
• Why extreme focus is everything
• Mark's AM/PM questions he uses to keep himself on track
• Why Mark's alarm goes off at 5 AM every day
• The story of when Mark fell flat on his face when starting a new business
• How to be a great listener
• Why you can't ever leave someone waiting
• Why you need to get good at asking for help
• Why you must have a mastermind group
• Why you need to get a handle on your numbers

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: (800)690-0810

Ari Meisel's story starts in 2006, when some unexpected news derailed his booming real estate career: Crohn's Disease: A highly-debilitating digestive ailment, Crohn's kept Ari from leading a normal life. He lost weight, energy, and the ability to work with regularity—in fact, there were times he could only work for sixty-minutes a day. With a blossoming business to run, Ari knew an hour per day was unacceptable. Against the advice of doctors and loved-ones, Ari embarked upon an extraordinarily painful journey to cure what medical textbooks consider an incurable disease. Through excruciating amounts of trial and error, Ari not only regained control of his life but beat this seemingly unbeatable disease—and is now symptom-free. "Less Doing, More Living", "Less Doing Virtual Assistants" and "Less Doing BPO" are the result of Ari's amazing journey back to health, happiness, and well-being.

• Ari's background
• How to leverage free tools
• Why you should be setting limits & structure for yourself
• The benefits of having an optimistic mindset
• Why it's important to have a habit of tracking
• Why Ari doesn't believe in goal-setting, but rather continual improvement
• Why you should focus on quality control when scaling
• Why you need to work to solve a problem that actually exists
• Creating a business that is sustainable beyond you

• Website: getleverage.com
• Blog: blog.getleverage.com
• Podcast: getleverage.com/podcasts

Josh Brown is a franchise attorney and has built a thriving national practice helping business owners make smart franchise decisions, identify good franchise systems, work through legal challenges surrounding franchising, and grow through the franchise model. Josh speaks, blogs, writes articles and white papers, and is the proud creator and host of the podcast, "Franchise Euphoria," a top-rated podcast on iTunes.

• Josh's background
• The benefits of repurposing content
• Why you need to be consistent and professional when it comes to producing podcasts
• The importance of writing down your to-do's and keeping on top of them
• Why Josh begins his day with getting clarity on what he needs to accomplish
• How to handle obstacles and continue to grow
• Why you need to master what you do and be able to sell it to be successful
• Not letting fear hold you back from what you want to do
• Why you shouldn't make business more complicated than it is
• Why you need to make sure that your business is predictable, process-oriented, proven, profitable and branded

• Website: indyfranchiselaw.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/indyfrchslaw
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joshfbrown
• Twitter: @IndyFrchsLaw

Kurt Mortensen is an international authority on charisma, human nature, and influence. Kurt has invested over 20 years researching persuasion and motivational psychology and he teaches on the university level. Kurt is the author of "Persuasion IQ, Laws of Charisma" and the best-selling book "Maximum Influence". His Books have been translated into 28 languages. Kurt teaches how professional success, personal relationships, and leadership potential depend on your ability to persuade, influence, and motivate others. The key, Onward Nation, is to get others to want to do, what you want them to do and like doing it.

• Kurt's background
• The importance of learning and mastering soft skills
• Why you need to ask yourself "Is this an income producing activity?"
• Why creating balance is so important to personal development
• A humbling experience that taught Kurt to take his life & income to the next level
• Why you need to ask yourself, when facing a setback, is it going to make you a better person or a bitter person?
• Why you need to master influence & persuasion to be successful
• Understanding self-persuasion
• Why you need to be aware of what drains your willpower battery
• How making your vision stronger will make your worry will go away

• Website: www.persuasioniq.com
• Website: influenceuniversity.com
• Website: maximizeyourinfluence.com
• Twitter: @influencemax

Pat McDaniel is the founder of WiseInsights.net, a website dedicated to helping motivated (but weary) people to keep moving forward by finding the smartest path toward their success. Pat is passionate about sharing his story of repeatedly hitting a wall despite his hard work until he discovered the unseen forces that were holding him back. Pat has a highly diverse background and a distinct talent for helping entrepreneurs and leaders avoid unnecessary heartache, including making better decisions for a better life. With that, his current research project is on decision-making: helping business owners understand how to overcome the hidden influences that can lead to bad outcomes.

• Pat's background
• The importance of blocking off time for your top priorities every week
• How to get more done in less time
• How daily affirmations & visualizations can help you mentally prepare for your day
• Why you need to focus more on the important things vs. the urgent things
• Getting rid of self-limiting beliefs
• Why having the right mindset is so important
• Why you should approach life with humility
• How to optimize your decision-making process
• Why you need to be constantly learning & understanding

• Website: wiseinsights.net
• eBook: "The Scientifically Proven 5 Step Process To Making Better, More Successful Decisions"

Josh Elledge is the Founder and Chief Executive Angel of SavingsAngel.com and is one of the nation's leading experts on consumer savings. He is a weekly syndicated newspaper columnist – reaching more than 1.1 million readers and regularly appears on more than 75 TV stations across the country – having appeared on TV or radio more than 1,500 times. Josh is also the founder of upendPR, which provides step-by-step video coaching, live training, direct access to over 1 million media contacts, media monitoring for ongoing story-ideas, agency-level journalist inquiry monitoring, ongoing pitch creation, and impactful consulting for entrepreneurs and startups seeking to exponentially increase sales and traffic.

• Josh's background
• Why, in business, exposure is everything
• Why you shouldn't be afraid to give away your best information
• Why you should always be building that "know, like & trust" value with your audience
• The importance of serving your audience and bringing them value
• Asking "Who do I get to serve today?" instead of "Who do I have to sell to today?"
• Why it's so important to focus on building your authority first
• What to focus on to improve your digital reputation
• Why you need to be able to communicate authentically and organically

• Website: upendpr.com
• Twitter: @joshelledge
• Twitter Publicity Mastery Course: upendpr.com/onward

Sy Belohlavek is from Columbus, Ohio but has had the privilege of living and working in Kyrgyzstan the past 5 years laying the foundation for his business, June Cashmere. His motivation to get involved in this project developed as a result of having a business degree, a longstanding interest in other cultures, and a desire to leverage commercial activity to help address issues of disparity and disadvantage around the world. Sy now runs a start-up in a place of the world he had previously known little about and is building a value chain that spans three continents.

• Sy's background
• Keeping a visual sketch of your to-do lists and top priorities
• Why doing the small things & doing them well over time is so important
• Why you shouldn't put off things that are unpleasant or cause discomfort
• Why you need to have a plan & stick with things when they're falling apart
• The importance of having the right mentality & principles
• How being a master researcher & connector can help you be successful
• Why you need to learn how to adapt & respond
• Mastering personal self-management to ensure success

• Website: www.junecashmere.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/junecashmere
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/junecashmere
• Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/junecashmere
• The Story of June Cashmere: ssuu.com/junecashmere/docs/junecashmere