This season of episodes seems to reflect the season of life we are all experiencing right now. There is an undertone of seizing opportunities.
Dr. Lyons, the late founder of Alltech, the company I worked for right out of college, used to always tell us to look for the opportunity in a crisis. He built an empire of natural animal supplements, multiple beer lines, liquor brands, coffee, and so much more. He never wasted moments moaning and groaning - he didn’t have time for it. He was always off to the next project. It kind of made me think about the quote “You can’t make people happy that don’t want to be.”
You see, if you don’t want to be successful when a crisis arises in life, you definitely don’t have to be. If you don’t want to look for the opportunity and just keep operating the way you always have, you do you!
What I learned from Dr. Lyons was you always have to be on our toes in business. You are always reading the room, anticipating what’s next. He did that time and time again. It was exhausting to think about how hard that man’s brain worked because we were all moving a mile a minute.
I don’t always think it has to be something huge that we are looking to take on. For example, I took the momentary calmness of quarantine to invest in myself and take a deep dive course on Facebook Ads. This was a full immersion into how to work with clients and double and triple their revenue using ads. It perfectly aligns with the digital marketing work I am doing with clients so I am glad I took that chance. I have already had the chance to work with clients and they are thrilled with the results.
You will find the guests I spoke with in Season 8 are very similar, they looked around, and said: “why not me?” We can learn from these leaders and how they looked for the opportunity in a crisis, raised their hands, and which allowed them to become who they are today.
Libbie Summers knew brands needed help telling their story, so she raised her hand.
Kim Woods saw first-hand in corporate America that leaders needed help tapping into their true potential, so she raised her hand.
Christie Kerner, couldn’t find a mascara she liked, so she raised her hand.
Chris Myles wanted to share with the world how to be an online entrepreneur, so he raised his hand.
Diana Olynick never wanted a female to struggle in life and business like she once did, so she raised her hand.
Elizabeth Sharrett experienced unexplainable health scares that she got to the bottom of and didn’t want anyone else to suffer as she did, so she raised her hand.
Samantha Gordon knows how to get zen in a crisis, so she raised her hand.
Shawn Harper saw how the NFL taught him to study his opponents and knew he could teach others to apply it to the corporate world, so he raised his hand.
Rachelle Calina saw small business owners struggling with their finances so she raised her hand.
Lots of amazing lessons to learn along the way with each of our Season 8 guests. I hope by listening it will inspire YOU to raise your hand.
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