Motivation Minute

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused life in a Noisy World (Cal Newport)

- Digital minimalists focus on activities that directly add their core values

- Setting boundaries (like time/location/purpo…

The Compound Effect (Darren Hardy)

- Your little decisions every day add up faster than you realize long-term

- Rather than making dramatic life changes, you can get ahead with strategic, small chang…

High Performance Habits (Brendon Burchard)

- You’re achieving high performance when you’re fully immersed, enjoying your work, and confident you can problem solve.

- The biggest indicator of confiden…

It Starts With You: Turn Your Goals Into Success (Fred Stuvek)

- Positive mindsets aren’t achieved serendipitously - it requires a very intentional decision

- The best way to approach obstacles is wi…

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

- Stay “on the bottom of things” (instead of on top), and get ahead again at strategic times

- Focus on the most urgent and time-intensi…

The E-Myth Revisited (Michael Gerber) - The 4-Hour Workweek (Andy Ferris)

- Systems are the key to getting your business on autopilot

- It’s easy to lose sight of the long-term with everyday, mundane…

- Life is not like chess, because there’s not always a right move.

- Life is more like poker - where skill AND luck play tremendous roles

- Life isn’t all about just skill or luck.  It’s a healthy, i…

- Memorable ideas follow the SUCCESs model.  Simple. Unexpected. Concrete. Credible. Emotional. Stories.

- Simple messages are core truths in a compact package.  

- “Unsticking” false ideas isn’t imp…

Special interview with Gov. Robert Ehrlich (former Maryland governor) on his book “Bet You Didn’t See That One Coming: Obama, Trump, and the End of Washington’s Regular Order”.

Takeaways:

- Trump’s A…

- The perfect time to jump is always now

- Jumping opens up a new realm of opportunities

- If you don’t jump, your parachute will never open

Guest: Devin Knight, Motivation Minute listener

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- Businesses fail because they want the right things, but measure the wrong things

- The greatest assets for fixing a business are the people and tools you already have

- Nobody loses when the whole …

- The hardest part about running your own business is often just getting up every day and going to work

- When you’re cold calling, make the other person hear your smile through the phone

- Don’t be …

- Brown cows are boring - succeeding today takes being a purple cow

- Appealing to everyone is a lost cause.  Go for a sliver group of “sneezers”

- Playing it safe is risky, very good isn’t good enou…

- Smell the cheese often so you know when it’s getting old

- Instead of asking “Who moved my cheese?”, try asking “Why didn’t I get up and pursue more cheese sooner?”

- Give equal value for free to y…

- Patagonia’s top 3 values - restraint, quality, and simplicity

- The more you know, the less you need.  Develop skill first, then splurge for better technology.

- Prioritize stories over products in…

- A magnetic product taps into both emotion and high functionality

- There is no average customer.  It’s more ideal to tailor to a variety of customer groups

- Previews and samples can improve sales …

See You At The Top - Zig Ziglar

- Build your self-confidence by intentionally looking people in the eye

- Big shots are really little shots that kept on shooting

- The best way to go big with you goa…

Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!) - Stephan Schiffman

- Every “no” is truly a “yes” on its way, in disguise

- Give special attention to next steps.  That way new clients don’t accidentally …

Start With Why: How great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Simon Sinek)

- Marketers heavily rely on manipulation, not relationship, to generate sales

- Comparing features doesn’t help a custo…

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

- Be like a postage stamp.  Stick to ONE THING until you get there.

- Kick off the domino effect by finding today’s lead domi…