This show we are all about focusing your life on the few things that matter through Intentional congruence. How can you target all of your activities into as few streams as possible so they all support one another? That is the question.

But it can be used in many areas of your life as long as you are working to make different parts of your life work

Have you ever felt disconnected from everything?  Like you are different people in different areas of your life?  That may be because you are not practicing intentional congruence.  IC is the practice of focusing on your efforts on the important things in your life. The idea that everything you do should connect with everything else you do, whenever possible.

This concept has been explored a lot of places like Never Eat Alone.  You have to eat and you want to network do them together.  Combine those activities whenever and where ever you can.

“Hell Yes or NO” is a concept made famous by Derek Sivers and then promoted by everyone under the sun.  It works really well if you want to live a life of intentional congruence.  A lot of opportunities will come your way but do they give you the “Hell yea!” feeling or is it congruent with your passions and goals.

If you are looking for a promotion at work and a piece of work comes up as an opportunity you can take if you are passionate about it, but if not the question is “Does it get me toward my goal of being promoted” some work will and some won’t.

This particular episode is about finding ways to bring all those interests and roles into congruence. What does that mean? It means simplifying and combining so that you get the most of your actions.

For example, I am going to do show topics that are part of the certifications I am getting as a speaker and trainer. It gives me practice and helps me to absorb the information. Then I do a quick write up like this one and I have suddenly coordinated several tasks with one topic. Coach Michael Burt puts it this way for business.

I want to find more speaking opportunities so I am gearing this site and my podcast toward that side of my business.  I want all the things I’m doing to overlap in some way so I’m not working against myself and my goals.

Are there things in your life that don’t overlap with other areas?  Maybe it is time to stop doing them, maybe not.  Only you know if that is the case but if you never take time to examine your life and never take opportunities to become intentional you will never know.

Looking for more shows like this checkout how to build your year right…

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Perry’s Bio:

I hate few things but two of them are writing in the 3rd person and talking about myself.  I think both sound pretentious.  I am not saying it is pretentious, it just seems like it to me. That said, I imagine others do want to know who they are listening to and why they should care.

I have 25 years of experience in leadership roles in organizations ranging from $1M to $8B.  During this time, I have made every mistake a leader could possibly make and none of them killed me…or anyone else.  I did learn a great deal and that is the foundation for what I do now.

I am focused on reinvigorating the souls of relentless leaders because great work is never finished.  I work best with malcontents and contrarians who strive to overcome their own bullshit in order to achieve meaningful goals.

Article on the Leadership Crisis from Perry

Deliberate Practice What it is and isn’t

Perry’s answer to my closing question caught me off guard like no one else ever has.  Stay tuned to the end to hear it.

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It is a new year and everyone is looking at how they can have a better year.  There are some attitudes and issues that can prevent us from growing and getting better. Let’s talk about a few of those things.

The End of History Illusion will cause us to think that we have already grown all that we will grow in our lives.  It can prevent us from looking to grow if we let it take root.

We also examine concepts from Dweck’s Mindset.  Learning the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset will prepare you for improving your life.

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Rick Coplin advises business owners helping them to be the leaders their company, team, and family deserve.
He has helped to start, scale, and exit a startup. Following that, he worked with an early-stage investment firm advising entrepreneurs, helping them to design business models, pitch their opportunities, connect with essential resources, and raise funds to fuel growth.
During his time with the investment firm, Rick also collaborated with regional and local economic development professionals on entrepreneurial initiatives, including attraction/retention incentives for startups and contributed to the conception and development of several entrepreneurial centers in the Central Ohio region.
Rick played a key role in the startup and operation of the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center, one of the most successful entrepreneurial centers in the United States, housing over 140 companies, with 163 graduates.
Rick and his wife Kim have been married for 33 years and have three children, one a recent college graduate living in Denver, one a senior in college, and a daughter in 10th grade. They reside in Granville, Ohio.

If you enjoyed this show please check out some of our other interviews:
Jason Slim Blackhurst
Mike Rud

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Mentorship is a wonderful way to build skills, relationships and to grow yourself. There are a lot of ways to do it and a lot of ways to do it wrong. This episode is about the ways I’ve learned to do it along the way, both right and wrong.

Mentorship at its core is a relationship, but it is one with a special intentional purpose. That is where many people go wrong, they lose their intention and just have a relationship. It needs to be more than your average friendship to really be successful.

Let me know what you think of the show in the comments below and I hope this will help you be better tomorrow.

Check out our previous show with Dea on how to CLAIM people as you build relationships it will help you along the way as well.

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I have always loved magic; stage and storybook. “Magic” Johnson is even the reason I am a Lakers fan to this day.

Eventually, I started to learn magic tricks on my own.  There was one trick that I wanted to know above all others. I must have been 8 years old when I first saw it and I watched that old tape 100 times trying to learn how it was done.  Eventually, I did learn the secret from the original magician himself.  The problem was the magic was gone.  I could only see the trick from the eyes of the performer and couldn’t see the magic I experienced as a child.

This is an issue we all face even if we don’t realize it. Even if we aren’t fans of magic. We all have gifts in our lives where we can’t see the magic anymore because our gift has become commonplace to us.  The Curse of Knowledge is a cognitive bias that comes into effect when an individual, communicating with other individuals, unknowingly assumes that the others have the background to understand.  We assume that because we know something everyone knows something.  Or it is difficult to remember what it is like to not have the knowledge.  In my case, since I understood how the trick was done, everyone else would see through it as well.

How does this affect our gifts? I’m glad you asked.  Have you ever brushed off a compliment from someone because you assume everyone can do the thing you can do?  You may be suffering from the curse of knowledge.  Maybe you have a skill for something that has always come easily to you and so you assume it is easy for everyone.  If you are looking to understand where your gifts are, start by asking other people what you are good at.  You will be told things you will brush off and assume aren’t real gifts because you have become used to them.  They have lost their magic in your eyes, but not in the eyes of others.  Unless you are an egomaniac then you probably think you are good at everything anyway.

How do you regain the magic? In my case, I had to appreciate the skill, practice, and presentation of magic. If I wasn’t fooled I could still appreciate the magic of the performance and the skill required to do some magic.

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This is a very special episode.  This is when I was interviewed by Cameron Williamson on his award-nominated show By Imitation only we talk about a lot of different things on this show.  From theater to pro wrestling, and how to succeed in business.  It is a ton of fun and I think you will enjoy listening to it as well because Cam is a great interviewer.

Stay tuned to the end for a special announcement about the show.

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Originally from Mississippi, Dea Irby has lived in 5 Southern states, in 15+ different homes serving churches with her pastor-husband, owning and operating a tea room, and now being a REALTOR in North Carolina. The common thread throughout her life is building real community wherever she has lived: in the home with 8 children, in their churches, and in her businesses. She knows the value of belonging and understands people need to be CLAIMed-Chosen, Loved, Acknowledged, Invested In, and Made for Greatness. Dea is a published author and speaker: A Connector, Adventurer, and Catalyst. She is on a mission to help leaders know how to CLAIM their people.

Dea will be a featured TEDx speaker for October in VA!!!! Contributing author for Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Forgiveness Fix, coming out in November. And she is also a teacher on Skillshare. Find her course at  https://skl.sh/2TQWQQJ .

On this month’s show I talked to Dea Irby about how to CLAIM community and make it more genuine.  How food is related to building a relationship and a ton of other interesting topics.

DeaIrby.com

Film about Don Triplett: https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/in-a-different-key/?fbclid=IwAR168JHbno6D0LZasavHLGX8D2z9p1CGC1M3Stol1hjj-98Scn1Z8Qhgz2Q# 

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Jason Blackhurst is a husband of one, father of two and fairly technical. On twitter and in real life, he is @AlsoKnownAsSlim. He has been developing software now for over 15 years, and leading teams for more than 7. As a servant leader, Slim has developed a passion for empowering teams and working with data, empathy, and safety.

Jason and I talk about his role as a servant leader and what that phrase means to him.  We talk about the study of making better working environments based on the work of Google and Project Aristotle.

A Servant Leader can make the difference in teams and whether they succeed or fail in their jobs. Jason walks us through how that can be along with other ways to lead if you are, or want to be, a leader in your organization.

Other Sources:

District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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When you are looking to start a business you need a presence on the web.  You need a space you own that no one can take away from you.  Dreamhost will help you get started quickly and easily, I’ve hosted all my sites with them for 10 years and they are awesome!

If you are like me you never have enough time to read what you want to read.  But, Audible makes it easier to listen to your favorite books on your commute, while doing chores or where ever else you can listen. It actually makes me want to do laundry.

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Speaking is leading and I want to help you find your voice. I have been on stage since I was in elementary school. I am an award-winning BS artist and host of an award-nominated podcast.  You can check out everything I do by following the links above or just listening to this show.  I wanted you to know a little bit about me and well honestly my schedule has been crazy and I failed to get guests lined up properly.  Maybe I should take a summer break like our other show, Reading Radio.

Anyway this month I take you through some things about me and walk you through an abbreviated course I have taught many times to teach the fundamentals of public speaking.  I really do believe it is a great way to set yourself apart and present yourself as a leader in your field or organization. It isn’t as scary as you think, especially when you realize the secret I’ll tell you is true…

Tom Henschel’s: Sorting and labeling

Here is the deck I use for this type of presentation

An article I wrote on why you should Familiarize don’t Memorize

As always if you want help to get over your fear and help you to improve…Toastmasters.org

Check out some of our previous shows:

Finding your Dream Job

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