
Lex Gillette Shares Firsthand Why There Is ‘No Need For Sight When You Have A Vision’ – Episode 217
10/02/18 • -1 min
As an Olympic athlete striving for his personal best, Lex Gillette is setting goals and encouraging others to set theirs. By hand-crafting personal keynotes to motivational speaking events, Lex holds true to positive forward-thinking and the belief that anything is possible.
As soon as his feet hit the ground in the morning, Lex is calculating ways to create a machine of success for all. His authenticity and focus is infectious both on the field and off.
We all struggle with our blind spots (so to speak), so listen to what Lex is teaching and shift your focus. Believe in your visionary dream and become the entrepreneurial athlete you know you are.
Resources- Lex as Motivational Speaker
- Lex Gillette – Gold Men’s Long Jump T11 – Final – London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
- Lex Gillette – Men’s T11 100m Semifinal 1 – 2016 Paralympic Games
- Lex’s Promotional Video
- Start with a vision and then focus until it becomes really clear. What exactly is it that you want to achieve and how are you going to get there?
- Quantify the strengths and specific goals you will need to achieve your vision.
- Build the right team around you to help guide you and utilize the coaches willing to help you along the way. Build trust with those individuals. Then inspire yourself day in and day out to remain fixed and accountable to your vision. If we have a blind spot, we will not get clear on our vision.
You can download a complete transcript of this entire episode by clicking here.
As an Olympic athlete striving for his personal best, Lex Gillette is setting goals and encouraging others to set theirs. By hand-crafting personal keynotes to motivational speaking events, Lex holds true to positive forward-thinking and the belief that anything is possible.
As soon as his feet hit the ground in the morning, Lex is calculating ways to create a machine of success for all. His authenticity and focus is infectious both on the field and off.
We all struggle with our blind spots (so to speak), so listen to what Lex is teaching and shift your focus. Believe in your visionary dream and become the entrepreneurial athlete you know you are.
Resources- Lex as Motivational Speaker
- Lex Gillette – Gold Men’s Long Jump T11 – Final – London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
- Lex Gillette – Men’s T11 100m Semifinal 1 – 2016 Paralympic Games
- Lex’s Promotional Video
- Start with a vision and then focus until it becomes really clear. What exactly is it that you want to achieve and how are you going to get there?
- Quantify the strengths and specific goals you will need to achieve your vision.
- Build the right team around you to help guide you and utilize the coaches willing to help you along the way. Build trust with those individuals. Then inspire yourself day in and day out to remain fixed and accountable to your vision. If we have a blind spot, we will not get clear on our vision.
You can download a complete transcript of this entire episode by clicking here.
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Joe Weiss Serves High-Earning Professionals Needing Customized Insurance Protections – Episode 216
Joe Weiss is a highly successful insurance executive specializing in design and implementation of asset protection strategies for high-net-worth individuals.
Committed to helping entrepreneurs understand the modern challenges inherent in building successful businesses, Joe provides critical advice regarding liability protections, risk assessments and exposure in tech savvy marketplaces.
Joe shares with entrepreneurs the reasons that time may be right for adding an insurance expert to their teams to protect all they’ve accomplished from litigation and loss.
Quote of the Day- “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Joe’s favorite, the fifth of the seven habits of highly effective people, by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
- Helping high-earning entrepreneurs protect their assets, their families and their stakeholders through comprehensive and customized insurance solutions including professional liability, errors and omissions, and tailored business owner policies.
- Bruce Gendleman – Insurance Services
- Joseph M. Weiss – Website – Email – Office: 800-845-4145
- Dr. Stephen Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- As an entrepreneur, the buck stops with you. Don’t overlook the risks associated with successful business. Protect your assets, your holdings, your real estate and your legacy by consulting with an insurance expert to shield all that you have worked for.
- It’s critical today to really understand the businesses you create, the risks and liabilities associated with those businesses in a rapidly changing world. As your success scales up, your need for coverage and protection does as well.
- Growing your high-end business requires that you need a high-end team to cover the growing level of liability, risk and exposure that commoditized insurance providers don’t/can’t consider.
You can download a complete transcript of this entire episode by clicking here.
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Ben Hardy Unveils an Introspective Assessment on What Drives Today’s Successful Entrepreneur – Episode 218
In light of what is happening in the world today, Ben Hardy believes being ritualistic is more important than ever. Ben describes how who you are is a product of what you do. The choices you make on a daily basis shape the type of person you are. Change yourself from the inside out to become a highly influential individual who others will follow.
In this podcast, discover Ben’s introspective assessment on what drives successful entrepreneurs today. Step into the unpredictable, take smart risks and catapult into the state of “tolerating the unknown”—the place where innovations meet opportunity and the keys to success will unlock doors you never thought possible.
Quote of the Day- “Your input shapes your outlook and your outlook shapes your output.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Its better to be prolific than perfect.” – Joe Polish
- “If you do not create and control your environment then your environment controls you.” – Marshall Goldsmith
- Will Power Doesn’t Work: Discover the hidden keys to success – Ben Hardy’s book
- Benjamin Hardy – Home Page
- Joe Polish – also at AES Nation
- Dan Sullivan – also at AES Nation
- Dean Jackson – also at AES Nation
- Jason Korman – also at AES Nation
- Michael Hyatt – Your Leadership Mentor
- Tony Robbins – Transform Your Life
- Seth Godin – Because your work matters.
- Your Environment: Tweak it as necessary. Your environment is subconsciously influencing you all the time. Turn the tables on your surroundings.
- Self Signaling: The choices you make “shape-signal” the type of person you are.
- Decision Making: Confidence and motivation are the effects of success—not the cause. Successful entrepreneurs are confident because they made the right decisions.
You can download a complete transcript of this entire episode by clicking here.
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