Wikipedia defines innovation this way: it is a new idea, more effective device or process. Innovation can be viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs.

A simple tweak on an existing product, idea or behavior can produce incredible success.

Take for example Starbucks. Coffee is not a new idea or product. It has been around for umpteen number of years. In the United States one of the fore-runners for making coffee drinking a necessity for your morning and evenings, was Dunkin Donuts.

There have been other coffee joints that also were doing something similar. But Dunkin Donuts led the way until …

Starbucks came along and tweaked the behavior of coffee drinkers. Instead of creating another coffee provider, they focused on creating an environment where coffee could be consumed.

What did they do? They innovated.

In this episode, our guest – Keith Harmeyer – shares his journey from wanting to be an opera singer to becoming a leading voice for innovation.

Keith gives us a working definition for innovation and then shares tips and strategies on how innovation can inspire your success.

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Discover your purpose in less than 7 days – Episode TML127

About Keith:

Keith Harmeyer is a speaker, author, trainer, facilitator and recognized thought leader on the topics of innovative thinking, creative problem solving, and persuasive presentation and communication skills.

As a founding partner at SmartStorming LLC, Keith has presented to, trained and facilitated groups ranging in size from a few, to a few hundred and more.

He has worked with market leaders like Google, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, Diageo, Siemens, Macmillan Publishing, Omnicom Group, WPP and many others… and has trained MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Keith worked as a creative director and writer for over 20 years, at New York City advertising and marketing agencies in the Omnicom and Publicis networks, where he was responsible for generating innovative ideas for some of the world’s leading organizations.

He has also coached numerous business leaders on their sales and presentation techniques.

A graduate of Loyola and Tulane Universities, Keith is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is the co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. Please join me in welcoming Keith Harmeyer. You can also see my website bio at: http://SmartStorming.com/about-us out more about me at www.kingsleygrant.com/about

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Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change ― Brené Brown

How can one word sabotage your success journey? 

I’ve heard of people, decisions that I’ve made and behaviors I choose to be involved in, have led to sabotaging of a person’s success journey.

But one word?

Yes, my friend, it can.

“What’s the word?” you say

The word is WHY; yes WHY.

Simon Sinek gave a TED Talk entitled Start With Why. His basic premise was that, for sustainability of what you do, you need to establish your why. [Ted Talk]

What I would add to his talk would be the word TRANSCENDENT. I believe that not only do you need a why, your why must transcend you; it has to be so big, it outlasts you.

Without that, you won’t have the drive to continue pursuing your dream or goals, when nothing seem to make sense or is happening that is positive.

I know this from experience. As of this writing, I’m going through a spot where my resiliency and tenacity has to do with knowing clearly what my why is.

In this episode, I share more about that and also what I’ve identified as my why.

There are 3 points that I made, which I believe will help you, not only identify your why, but establishing the “why” behind your why.

Why is it important to identify your why

How do you identify your why

What will happen if you don’t.

I know it might sound confusing but this episode makes it a whole lot clearer.

Past episode:

Discover your purpose in less than 7 days – Episode TML127

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Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less ~ Greg McKeown

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Finding success sounds like it is something that was lost. That is one way of looking at it. However it could be seen as something that requires making an effort.

Far too many people are not finding success because of the work involved. They want to have success given to them or be shown an easy path to such. They want a quick fix approach.

Is it any wonder that Google shows that the term “finding success” as being searched over 524 million times. It is a frequently searched phrase. It’s obvious that many people are very interested in this topic.

The older one gets, the less desire they have to do what it takes in finding success. There is more of a conservative approach taken, which is quite understandable. Taking risks is not as enticing as it may have once been.

Folks over 40 years old are thinking more about future retirement or going on cruise control for the rest of their lives. This is not true for all.

In this episode, you will hear the stories of 5 individuals who found success in very significant ways, after the age of 40 years old.

The five people in question are:

* Sam Walton (Walmart & Sam stores)

* Ray Croc (McDonalds)

* Martha Stewart

* Donald Fisher (GAP) 

* Harland Sanders (KFC)

Past episode:

Discover your purpose in less than 7 days – Episode TML127

About your host:

Remember, you can always find out more about me at www.kingsleygrant.com/about

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary ~Jim Rohn
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Books Books I Recommend:

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less ~ Greg McKeown

The Big Leap ~ PhD Hendricks Gay

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Recovering from shattered dreams can be quite challenging. Not everyone who have had their dreams shattered make it back to a healthy way of living. Some people unfortunately, never recover.

In 2008, it seemed like my dream was shattered. Six months after I resigned my long-term position from my former job to pursue my own business I had to undergo a quadruple bypass surgery. This seemed like a shattered dream for me.

It took several months for my recovery. I had a decision to make. Do I get back up and go after the dream I had left to pursue or do I lick my wound and go back working for an employer?

This was a huge decision for me. Thank God I was able to dig deep within and found what it took to take the path of recovery. I refused to stay down or even give up.

That is what our guest – Tyler A. Beaty did as he faced the unexpected … fired from his job a few weeks away from his tenth anniversary with his company.

In this episode you’ll hear Tyler talk about how he had to recover from his shattered dreams. He was climbing the corporate ladder, traveling the world, getting raises and feeling on top of the world then it all came crashing down on him. 

Past episode:

Discover your purpose in less than 7 days – Episode TML127

About Tyler Beaty:

As a corporate executive, Tyler helped the police put bad guys in jail.

Now, as a writer, speaker and coach, he’s showing others how to escape the chains of mediocrity to become their best self, do their best work, and create exceptional relationships, health, and wealth.

More details at www.tylercbeaty.com/about

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Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day~Jim Rohn
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Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less ~ Greg McKeown

The Big Leap ~ PhD Hendricks Gay

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You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it twice and sometimes you’ve heard it three times … NEVER GIVE UP on your DREAM.

How many times have you heard it, seen it and probable repeated it. I know I have many times. The great leader of Britain in years gone by was he orator and general – Sir. Winston Churchill, is quoted as saying: Never give up, Never give up, Never, Never, Never Give Up.

For him and his men it meant life and death and it did indeed cost many of his men their lives. However everyone learned a valuable lesson from not letting go of a dream or a strong desire.

In this episode you’ll discover what it means to never give up. 

Past episode:

Discover your purpose in less than 7 days – Episode TML127

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Remember, you can always find out more about me at www.kingsleygrant.com/about

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Books Books I Recommend:

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less ~ Greg McKeown

The Big Leap ~ PhD Hendricks Gay

What To Do Now:

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