Find the Full Show Notes Post at www.IdeaCharger.com/Episode21
"We become the average of the five people with whom we spend the most time."
- Attributed to so many different people on the internet, let's just accept this as FACT, shall we?
A couple of years ago, I committed to meet with a group of colleagues who are all speakers, facilitators, and experts of various topics on a monthly basis. While our businesses were, by trade, quite similar, how we each go about running them varies somewhat. Each of us is at a different stage of maturity with our business (some might argue in general as well)...but committing to get together regularly and hold each other accountable for progress has proven a worthwhile exercise. Over these last two years, we have seen the ups and downs of one another's practices, and been there to lend support, friendship, ideas and sometimes just a listening ear.
One of the members of my group is a sales leadership consultant, speaker and fellow podcaster, Jim Jacobus. In fact, it was Jim who challenged the members of our group to each launch a podcast of our own....so I owe him a THANK YOU on behalf of each of the listeners of the Success Charger Podcast for his encouragement for me to even launch the show in the first place.
I am a listener of Jim's Podcast, and in a 4-part series he started on November 19th, 2015, he has again encouraged me to raise the bar.
Sometimes it is just better to send you to the source, than try to explain what I learned for myself. My challenge to you this week is to download and listen to the four-episode series Jim produced on the "Four Questions You Should Ask Yourself Each Year".
Here are the links to the episodes on Jim's Podcast, and I hope you'll find them as helpful as I did. (HINT: If you are short on time and just want to cut to the chase, he does a nice, albeit brief, recap on the fourth episode....but I'd recommend listening to all four. They are about 20 or so minutes each.)
You can also find these on iTunes Podcasts: Search for "In The Sales Arena" or via this link (Epsiodes 64-67)
Listen with the links above, download them for that trip to the in-laws, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
If you have been in business for very long, then you most certainly have experienced the typical “next year, our goal is to do more!” Or, “this year, our goal will be $X million dollars in sales!” [A number seemingly pulled out of thin air, or worse...a number simply a percentage greater than last year's total.] This is precisely the reason you should never set goals. Let me explain.
There is no creativity in goal setting today. Too often, what often gets construed as strategic planning, is not much more than wishful thinking. In short, people are lazy.
Activity Alleviates Anxiety
Filled with desire to achieve a new result, do you ever feel paralyzed & uncertain what to do? Research indicates that learning occurs in four stages (Read: Unconscious Competence- A Lesson From Sesame Street). To first learn a new skill, or achieve a new result, one must first take a new action to discover that you likely don’t know what you don’t know- and you need awareness to turn that newly discovered knowledge into action from which you can learn. Once you took that first step, did the outcome bring you closer to or farther from your desired result? Adjust. Try again. It certainly beats the analysis paralysis which prevents so many people from experiencing a change in the outcome of their efforts. Do something, even if it is wrong!
To achieve big results, you must have a vision. What would be different if you achieved success? How would it look? Feel? Smell? What would people notice most about you?
Recent, widely-quoted research seems to suggest that mastery of a skill occurs once you have exercised that skill for 10,000 hours. Becoming an “expert” is a lofty goal. [For those counting at home that is spending 12 hours a day, every day, for 27 months; or by spending 30 minutes a day for nearly 55 years-if you have that kind of time.] No matter your level of commitment each day, proficiency in any skill only comes from experience. There are no shortcuts!
Focus on building new behaviors...
ACTION: Share a big goal publicly with others as a motivator to keep yourself accountable. Take a minute and describe your big vision below. Even if nobody reaches out to you to check your progress, YOU will remember it was posted here and the discomfort of complacency will encourage you to take action each day.
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The show's host, Scott Cooksey, is a leadership consultant, speaker, bicyclist and avid craft beer fan. He'd love to earn the opportunity to work with you directly to help you (re)energize your success! Email him at podcast@ideacharger.com or visit www.ideacharger.com for more details!
"Setting goals doesn't change results. Establishing healthy behaviors changes everything!" - Scott Cooksey
When inspiration (or often the promise of a new year) hits us, it is common to set new goals. Make resolutions. Vow to change or simply do something different. On the surface, it suggests what we want is something better than what we already have (read: more desirable results), what we are REALLY asking for, though, is behavioral change and a re-set of expectations.
Inspired by my own difference of interpretation of an innocuous social media post, I started thinking. So often, companies, teams, and organizations are misguided by the notion of goal setting.
In this episode, Cooksey sets it all straight with a better way to look at goals, and why setting them isn't exactly the best idea....sort of.
[This idea continues in Episode 20. Available on 12/22/2015]
What one, signficant behavioral change do you pledge to make in the coming year? Post it up below and make it real!
Like this episode? Share it with a friend.
Hate it, have a burning response. think we're right on, have an idea you want us to explore? Comment below or email Scott at podcast@ideacharger.com.
Cooksey shares what happened when he drove 40 miles to a lunch meeting, only to find out the scheduled speaker ...well, you'd better just listen to what happened so it won't happen to you.
This episode shares 5 filters you should apply before attending your next meeting:
Based on a article previously published by Scott Cooksey now available in it's entirety at www.IdeaCharger.com/episode18
Like these rules? Hate them? Want to add to the list? Email Scott at Podcast@IdeaCharger.com and we'll get your comments mentioned!
Know somebody who has horrible meeting manners? Forward them this episode!
Timeless advice is...well...good forever. No matter how this year is shaping up (there's only a few weeks left), or what you have in store for next year (you have one month to get ready), there are only three simple steps you need to know to set the course for what happens next for your life and your business.
Let us know what YOUR plans are for the next 12 months (at least how they look today, after you listen to this episode) by emailing Scott at podcast@ideacharger.com
Share this episode with someone who wants a better tomorrow and just might be willing to take that first step today, by listening.
New episodes EVERY TUESDAY! www.SuccessChargerPodcast.com
QUOTE: "The biggest rookie mistake in sales is working hard to finally get to a point where you can ask for the sale...only to blow it with a one-dimensional pitch!" - Scott Cooksey
SUMMARY:
When the pressure to create income is high, it is easy to let emotion take over...only to sabotage your success with a one-dimensional pitch. In this episode, Host Scott Cooksey shares techniques you can apply immediately to shift the conversation with prospects and clients from "Do you want to buy this product/service from me today?" to "Here are some options for how we could best work together as we move forward."
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QUOTE: "If your 'system' is preventing great service for your clients, don't be surprised when they head for the door." - Scott Cooksey
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If you’re interested in having Scott Cooksey speak at your upcoming event, work with your organization or deliver a private workshop for your team, here’s more! Scott also offers one-on-one and small group packages for Success Chargers looking to take their career to the next level.
In 2001, Darren LaCroix outlasted over 20,000 competitors from around the globe to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. In Toastmasters circles, Darren's story is quite well known. In this interview, however, Scott Cooksey asks Darren, one of his earliest mentors in the business of speaking to pull back the curtains not on how he achieved his climb to the top, but the grit it takes to stay there. Add in just a dash of what YOU can do to become your own champion of fulfilling success on your terms (Hint: It involves finding a mentor)..because the road to authenticity is not an easy one to navigate alone.
QUOTE: "A little bit of effort in the right direction will outperform a lot of effort in the wrong direction." - Darren LaCroix
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CONNECT WITH DARREN:
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Michael Sunnarborg is an Amazon top-selling author with a number of books under his belt. His latest, entitled "The White Box Club" launches on November 6, 2015. This week, Scott caught up with Michael on Blab (Click here for the unedited, full recording of the interview) to discuss just what exactly The White Box Club is all about, how you become a member, and why every member's ultimate goal is the get OUT of the club!
QUOTE: "Sometimes you just don't know who you are until someone shows you." - Michael Sunnarborg
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Craig Price, leadership and negativity speaker, podcaster & Comic-Con panel facilitator trekked over to the IdeaCharger Studios in The Woodlands, TX to talk negativity and why it matters to people who succeed.
QUOTE: "I want to plow right through any obstacles because I am already prepared for them." - Craig Price
STORY: Craig's unique perspective on the world turns many popular views on success around and looks at them from, well, a different angle. One worth a second look! We cover topics from "unicorn farts" (A technical term....and a first for this podcast) to breaking down how Craig can get past his introverted nature to better maintain lasting profitable relationships with his clients.
CHALLENGE: Embrace negativity by separating it from the oft-confused concept of fatalistic thinking.
CALL TO ACTION:
BOOK: Half a Glass: The Realists Guide by Craig Price
FOLLOW CRAIG: @realitycheckpod on Twitter; www.realitycheckpodcast.com
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Jimmy Monk is a Pittsburgh, PA-area based speaker and trainer who has also spent the past two decades as a Trooper with the PA State Police. He (virtually) drops by to discuss his perspectives on overcoming failure and explains how we can all re-frame failure to discover opportunities to move ahead.
GUEST: Jimmy Monk
QUOTE: "The more experience you have, the better you are at connecting with people." - Jimmy Monk
STORY: Jimmy shares stories from his law enforcement career and ties them to points we should all understand about leveraging compassion, empathy, vulnerability and being more genuine to be more encouraging to people around us each and every day.
CHALLENGE: Look again at past failures and discover the rich lessons within - for everyone involved.
CALL TO ACTION:
BOOK: Powerful People Overcome Powerful Failures Available Here for bulk orders of 10 or more, email us direct PODCAST@IDEACHARGER.COM
As always, if you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend!
For questions, comments, guest interview suggestions, general inquiries, or just to get something off of your chest, we're always standing by at podcast@ideacharger.com or you can visit us anytime at www.ideacharger.com to learn more about having Scott Cooksey work with you or your organization to create lasting, profitable client relationships NOW!
This weekend, I shamelessly spend a TON of time hanging out with my daughter, so you are getting a QUICK CHARGE idea to take action on this week to grow your business. Next week, we should be back on track with another interview, but THIS EPISODE might be your game changer to finish 2015 with a FULL CHARGE!
QUOTE: In order to grow your business faster, I suggest the key is to GIVE MORE AWAY FOR FREE!
SURVEY: There's still time to participate in our Podcast Survey. CLICK HERE to add your thoughts...it'll only take about 63 seconds!
STORY: How one shady marketer's email reminded me how much your business means to YOUR POTENTIAL CLIENTS and what you can do about it to get more business NOW!
MENTIONS: David Newman @dnewman on Twitter / www.doitmarketing.com
Darren LaCroix @darrenlacroix on Twitter / www.darrenlacroix.com
CHALLENGE: Create a way to GIVE AWAY a version of what you do to attract new clients: write a blog, record a podcast (QUICK TIP: email this show about being a guest...I'll help you!), hold a free webinar, teleseminar, or live event just to EDUCATE YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE
CALL TO ACTION: Be sure to register at www.ideacharger.com to make sure you are among the first to be notified about our forthcoming program and get the EXCLUSIVE LINK TO THE PODCAST LISTENER-ONLY SPECIAL PRICING by visiting www.IdeaCharger.com and registering directly from the site for updates.
[My other mailing lists WILL NOT GET THIS SPECIAL PRICING, so even if you already get updates from me on the another list, REGISTER NOW!]
As always, if you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend!
For questions, comments, guest interview suggestions, general inquiries, or just to get something off of your chest, we're always standing by at podcast@ideacharger.com or you can visit us anytime at www.ideacharger.com to learn more about having Scott Cooksey work with you or your organization to create lasting, profitable client relationships NOW!
Welcome to Episode 9! This week, Cooksey sits down with Jason Wright, Territory Sales Manager for All Covered (IT Services from Konica Minolta).
Let us know what you think of today's show, ask questions, suggest topics, rant, rave, just say hello: podcast@ideacharger.com or stop by our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/successchargerpodcast We'd LOVE to hear from you!
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SHOW NOTES:
QUOTE: "Be a power networker. It will help you no matter your industry." ; from CONNECT! 77 Idea Chargers to Generate High Voltage Results TODAY
NOTABLE: Hear the incredible story of how a Houston, TX-based IT services company stuck to it's guns and worked (intentionally) against the grain to generate success & rise to the top of the heap during and after it's aquisition by a newly-consolidated IT services arm of Konica Minolta, All Covered. Hear how this territory's sales immediately jumped to the top of 20 territories and continues to set the bar....with fewer people than many others within their firm- without sacrificing quality of their deliverables!
INTERVIEW: Jason Wright, Territory Sales Manager shares three key perspectives on sales success: 1) The importance of measuring referral-focused KPIs (key performance indicators) in your business; 2) Networking the right way to create opportunities before your buyers even know it; 3) Leveraging strategic alliances to create win-win partnerships with others in a "nearby space" to what your company does best!
REFERENCED: Jim Collin's book "Good to Great" ; Simon Sinek's Golden Circle TED Talk
CALL TO ACTION: 1) Share this, or another Success Charger episode with a friend today. 2) Stop by the Success Charger Podcast's Facebook Page
CONNECT WITH JASON:
Email Jason - jwwright@allcovered.com
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/allcovered
YOUTUBE: www.YouTube.com/user/allcovered
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/allcovered
Success Charger Podcast has reached it's 8th episode! That means we have passed the point where a majority of podcasts have already packed it in, given up, and gone home....Not us, we are JUST GETTING STARTED!
QUOTE: "Seek out and follow thought leaders. Emulate their actions without copying. Your status will rise." - from CONNECT! 77 Idea Chargers to Generate High Voltage Results TODAY!
NOTABLE: Thanks to YOU, Success Chargers, the show has officially gone GLOBAL! Through last week, we have had hundreds of downloads from over 8 countries...with only 64% of a recent episode downloaded in the United States!
INTERVIEW: Scott sits down this week with Mike LeJeune for an insightful discussion about Simple Leadership.
STATISTIC: A global survey commissioned by the American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resources Institute (2013) reports only 3% senior managers suggest their organizations are very successful at executing strategy. 62% say organization is "moderate or worse". [This note corrects the 68% statistic Cooksey quotes during the interview.]
CALL TO ACTION: Send us who you would like for us to interview for the show; start your own podcast; drop by and give us a 5-star rating and leave a review on iTunes!
Connect with Mike LeJeune:
Twitter: @RecruitTheBest
Google: Mike LeJeune
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
EPISODE 7
Be sure to share any questions, complaints, feedback, love, topic ideas or media requests with us by emailing: podcast@ideacharger.com
About 10 years ago, Jason Jump had stepped out of a coaching career, and was looking for his next challenge. In a time before smart phones, he spotted a void in the sports media world that was overlooked and launched a website built to serve the athletes, families, and fans of private & Christian schools in the state of Texas.
A few short years ago, Jason traded his successful digital livelihood based in Houston, Texas, for something unexpected…a community print newspaper in rural Kansas.
Listen in to this incredible interview with a man who loves his family, his community, his life…and his newspaper! We explore how print news plays such a critical role in sustaining rural communities in the midwestern United States.
Success Chargers like you define success and happiness your OWN way…and Jason shares his story of the satisfaction of making old things new again.
For Jason, be sure to follow:
· @KCNONLINE on Twitter (Kingman County News)
· www.KCNOnline.com (Home of the Kingman Leader-Courier)
· @LSCSN – Lone Star Christian Sports Network
For Success Charger:
· @IdeaCharger & @CookseyConnects (Twitter)
· @CookseyConnects (Instagram)
· www.SuccessChargerPodcast.com
· www.FaceBook.com/successchargerpodcast
If you love the show, be sure to click on the link below to leave your 5-Star Review:
· iTunes
Jeremy Bradford, Executive Director of Face2Face Foundation, a Dallas, TX-based foundation leverages technology and offers critically-ill children an opportunity to connect with their heroes...you guessed it Face2Face.
Hear the story of how it all began, several of the success stories-to-date, and how you can support this amazing foundation.
More importantly, each year NorthTexasGivingDay sweetens the pot for this and nearly 2000 additional non-profits for donations collected via THEIR website.
Watch an incredible video, learn more about Face2Face and donate at their website, www.Face2FaceFoundation.org.
Participate with North Texas Giving Day (an annual event - at this release, the upcoming date is Sept 17th, 2015 - just two days after this podcast is released!). Visit www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org for more details.
#NTXGivingDay
TWITTER: TheFace2Face
FACEBOOK: TheFace2FaceFoundation
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This week's episode extends directly from page 28 of Connect: 77 Idea Chargers to Generate High-Voltage Results TODAY, with a vital reminder:
While it is easy to justify what we do, the most important aspect of our business is to remember WHY we do it! This quick episode sets it all straight for you, as you step back to remember why you agreed to this crazy business life in the first place.
On a side note, I hope you heard Episode 4's interview with Patrick Allmond from StopDoingNothing.com. If you missed it, be sure to grab the download. If you are subscriber to this show, it may already be in your downloads. Take a listen. Patrick dubbed it "a podcast so dangerous, the cops showed up"...You will just have to listen.
Also, please stop by Patrick's podcast homepage for a link and all of the details.
Remember to join us online:
We'd love to hear your comments, rants, thoughts, suggestions and questions we could answer for you on the show....send away!
In this week's episode, Cooksey checks in with Patrick Allmond (StopDoingNothing.com) from the patio outside of a coffee shop in Oklahoma City, OK.
Dubbed "perhaps the worlds most DANGEROUS podcast episode", Patrick and Scott dive into the one habit that stops so many people in their tracks when it comes to their pursuit of success - DOING NOTHING.
Patrick is the Founder of StopDoingNothing.com (a collaborative site designed for independent-minded people like YOU). He also regularly posts shows to his YouTube Channels- you should subscribe! Also, you can find him on a number of social media platforms, especially "the Twitter" @PatrickAllmond.
As for Success Charger Podcast, I'd like to welcome those of you now able to find us at Stitcher Radio! Also, follow-like-tweet-click-love us at:
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Questions, comments, rants, responses, media requests or other correspondence may be directed through the channels above OR by emailing podcast@ideacharger.com.
In this episode, we dive into the topic of becoming an invaluable resource within your area of expertise as only a Success Charger can!
We discuss:
Send us your questions, thoughts, comments and more podcast@ideacharger.com.
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Your definition of "team" may be limited the reach of your impact and ability to deliver sustainable, profitable results in your business.
Whether you see yourself in a sales role or not, we are ALL in sales. Selling our expertise - whether as a tangible product or intangible ideas & deliverables.
Learn how shifting your mindset can raise your value within your organization and generate success!
Average salespeople are inherently lazy. Successful salespeople work smart. Which one are you?
Activating your Success Charger means you have to do the work. Scott shares a REAL STORY from one of his past clients and how YOU CAN AVOID THE SAME CRITICAL MISTAKE.
Do your networking and sales efforts build connections, or just grow your business card collection?
If you like what you hear, make sure to SUBSCRIBE TODAY and post your 5-star review!
Send us your thoughts, questions, topics and more at podcast@ideacharger.com.
Welcome to Success Charger!
This Podcast is geared for you...that success-minded, out of the box thinker who is simply wired a little differently than those around you.
Upcoming epsiodes will include techniques, tips, wisdom, interviews and much more all aimed to help you:
If that sounds good to you, then WELCOME HOME!
Learn more about the podcast, meet our host, Scott Cooksey at IdeaCharger.com.
Like what you hear? Be sure to give us a 5-star rating, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your success-minded friends what's going on over here!
Anouncing the arrival of the Success Charger Podcast!
Launching August 2015