Second Half Comeback with DG Gregory

The Biggest and Worst Kept Secret to transforming your life

On today’s solo episode of Second Half Comeback I talk about the single strategy that has transformed my business and my life.

I’ve begun surrounding myself with extraordinary, like minded people.

I know. It’s not exactly ground breaking advice is it? We’ve all heard this advice a million times including the now famous quote from Jim Rohn:

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”

But I think many of us understand the concept yet fail to execute it because it seems like such a daunting challenge. The idea of eliminating “negative” people from our lives seems big and dramatic. The idea of “networking” with strangers seems intimidating and uncomfortable.

I understood the concept but failed to execute it consistently in my own life.

Until I took Scott Dinsmore’s Connect with Anyone course. Scott had an amazing concept and quote that changed my mindset forever. He called it “Brain Washing the Impossible” and his quote changed my life:

“The fastest way to do something that you don’t think is possible is to spend time around people who are already doing it”

Boom!

Come on, that’s good shit!

It made me realize that a big part of this concept is just about being around people who are doing the things that you want to do. This is important for a number of reasons. The most obvious is that it gives you a team, a tribe, to work with towards a common interest and goal. You can help and support each other. Promote each other. Learn from each other, etc. This is huge and can have a major impact on your life.

But the often overlooked reason that this will change your life is that:

Surrounding yourself with people who are already doing what you dream of doing shows you that it is possible and this changes everything!

So in this episode I talk a little about my early and long struggles of starting a business and changing my life. I explain how I progressed from seeking information to seeking community.

I finally learned the value of community, connections and relationships with extraordinary like minded people and I started joining various online groups, masterminds and communities. I also started attending live, in person conferences.

This is where I discovered the “Secret Sauce” to transforming your life and business.

I learned that making connections and building relationships online and then cementing and growing those relationships through face to face shared experiences at conferences and meet-ups is an absolute game changer.

This single strategy will change your life.

Relationships are built and strengthened on shared experiences

So I hope you enjoy the episode and in the next episode I will give you my best tips and actionable advice on how to execute and maximize this strategy.

The Action Step for this episode is for you to brainstorm and research online communities, masterminds and groups related to the area of your Second Half Comeback. Look for FaceBook groups, forums, blogs etc.

Then look for opportunities to meet these groups in person such as at conferences, retreats, meet-ups etc and then take action! Reach out. Join a group. Join a paid community. Go to a meetup.

Finally, You've found a community of like minded, extraordinary people right here at Second Half Comeback. Join our team by signing up for the email list and we'll take this journey together. Just look on the sidebar of the blog and sign up right now. Awesome!

“Start spending time around people who are already doing what you dream of doing and your life will immediately change for the better.

Here are the links, conferences and courses mentioned in this episode:

Scott Dinsmore’s http://liveyourlegend.net/

http://howtoconnectwithanyone.com/joinus/early-access/

http://fizzle.co/

http://www.entrepreneuronfire.com/podcastersparadise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcastersparadise

Worhttp://worlddominationsummit.com/

New Media Expo: http://nmxlive.com/2014-lv/

On Episode 04 of Second Half Comeback I feature my Interview with Maritza Parra.

Maritza is a author, speaker, coach and all around internet entrepreneur who turned her passion for horses as a teenager into a thriving business by using the power of story and list building.

Highlights and lessons from her story include:

• She discovered the power and leverage of list building because of her passion for Spanish Horses and a type of horse riding called dressage. She built a list of subscribers around this obscure “niche within a niche” and profited by just over $29,746 when she made her first ever offer to her tiny “horse list”
• During a tough time in her life, Maritza began studying the subject of Law of Attraction to help her overcome panic attacks and turn her life around. She again built a list of interested customers and was able to turn her interest into a coaching business and even eventually get featured on Oprah, The Soul Series.
• How having a "Marketing Mindset" is the key to business.
• How the "Power of Story" and creating something extraordinary is the key to your list building, marketing and sales.
• How learning to say "Yes" has changed every aspect of her life.
• She explains the importance of asking your customers what they want and then creating a product to fulfill their needs.
• She discusses the importance of eliminating the negative influences from your life.
• The benefits of focusing on taking the next small baby steps instead of focusing on massive action.
• Learn about her daily rituals and habits that have helped her focus on her creativity.
• Learn her tips and strategies for overcoming negativity and the Imposter Syndrome.

Please find her and thank her for coming on the show at http://maritzaparra.com/ or tweet her @MaritzaParra

Transforming your life seems like a massive overwhelming prospect but if we don’t make it so fucking hard and just focus on taking small, daily, seemingly insignificant action...It will happen!

On this episode of Second Half Comeback, we feature an interview with Naz and Leah from RYPL.net. Learn how after a combined 22 years of working unfulfilling jobs, they each individually started down the path of self transformation and their own Second Half Comeback's. They met in 2012 and within 12 months, they both had quit their jobs to create RYPL.net and have since helped thousands transform their lives and find their purpose.

In this interview with Appendipity Theme developer and internet entrepreneur, Joey Kissimmee, We learn how Joey went from high school dropout, house painter and 10 year Walmart employee to running a highly successful online business.

Welcome to episode 00, The Intro Episode, of Second Half Comeback podcast.

In this episode, I tell you about the show concept, who should listen and why, and what to expect in upcoming shows.

I also tell you a little about my background and my "Big Why" and I finish the episode with a couple of quick action steps so that we can start getting in the habit of taking action.