The Presence Lab | Executive Communication Under Pressure

When you make a conscious decision to make growth a guiding principle of your company everything changes for the better. In this episode Jason talks presents the 10 great things that will happen when you decide to grow your business nonstop. It’s a Life Changer!

Do you have something big and important enough in your life that you’re willing to be seen by others as being foolish? Henry Ford did. Bill Gates did. Steve Jobs did. Charlie Chaplin did as well. Maybe it’s time to step to the pump and find something in your life you feel so strongly about that you’re even willing to be deemed foolish by some.

Are you away from home on business too much? Do some of your work days seem too long and hard? Ever want to chuck it all? Ever feel bummed out and depressed at how tough and long the journey is? Jason argues we need to be thankful for being allowed to practice our craft and puts things into perspective.

Jason and Dale talk about customer service and where the decision to serve the customer must take place; based on a real life example at Delta Airlines.

Jason is traveling in the Middle East on a speaking tour and he and Dale were unable to secure a high quality audio line to do this week’s podcast. In its place we’re urging you to listen to or listen again to the episode that has generated the biggest response of any episode. Originally it aired as Episode 66: Exceed Everyone’s Expectations Every Time. This episode reveals the single most powerful and important question you’ll ever ask as you’re about to begin doing business with someone. It’s a simple question that will change your entire life. Nothing more needs to be said. Jason and Dale will return live next week.

Jason tells the story of River Valley Bank, based in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, which was founded by immigrant farmers to America’s Midwest who started with one cow and a vegetable patch and, which has become, a highly successful and powerhouse mid-size bank through nonstop innovation. You’ll learn how innovation can come from the most unlikely places and events and how one small seemingly insignificant event can forever change a company….maybe your own…if you’re ready to seize an idea and run with it.

This episode explains the nine primary reasons that people hesitate and how to overcome each of them and you’ll learn the words that were shared with Jason by an early mentor and had guided him during his entire career.

Jason was in the middle of a 17,000 five city speaking tour when host Dale Dixon caught up with him. Based on Jason’s research they discuss whether or not a recession is looming, the biggest challenge facing businesses right now and conclude with something shocking that happened to Jason in Mexico.

Every time you say to someone, “I’m so busy,” or, “my schedule is so jammed,” what you’re really saying is that your life is out of control and you’re not in charge of your own destiny. Here are seven steps for getting control of your calendar and your life.

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