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The Corporate Introvert - Steve Friedman

“I have finally realized, to be happy I don’t need to change myself, I just need to be myself.” -Steve Friedman
Being authentic is the best strategy to approach life with, both personally and professionally. This is because authenticity enables people to bring out their best and unique capabilities with the least effort. This is according to our guest today, Steve Fried man, who says that it all starts with learning and understanding our personalities, then accepting ourselves for who we really are.
When he wrote his memoir, In Search of Courage, Steve realized that the common thread of introversion which he thought was a curse all his life was actually a blessing. For years, Steve wore a mask at work and coped with my stress by acting the role at work and over drinking at business trips and socials. Now he embraces his own introversion as a path to become a happier version of himself. 
Steve believes that his purpose is to help other introverts to accelerate their own journey to discover their strengths and how to apply them at home and at work to overcome past obstacles and find joy, pride, and confidence in life.
Steve is retired from corporate America and enjoys sharing articles, books, quizzes, and resources through his website, BeyondIntroversion.com. He is excited to share his new leadership book, The Corporate Introvert: How to Lead and Thrive with Confidence, due out the fall of 2021. 
In today’s episode, Steve will talk about his journey towards the discovery the different phases of being introvert.  He will also provide insights on how people can embody the best version of themselves through self -discovery.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveFr25166808
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/steve-friedman-1295a5a2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondIntroversion
I have found that introversion is not a state of being, it's a journey. [3:09]
In the course of my life, I realized that in my first 20 years of life, I was in the first of the stages that introversion presents which I call unaware. [3:55]
In my early 20s it led into the second stage, which I call uninformed where I heard the term introversion that sounded like me, but I didn't really learn a lot about it. [4:31]
It was in my mid-career that I moved to the third phase, which I call enlightenment which happened after primarily reading Susan Kane's book quiet. [5:44]
It really changed things around and it started to make me realize that everybody is different in the world. [6:07]
It started me on the path of learning and that realized it's not all gloom and doom, but there's exciting opportunities for us to do well. [6:23]
The fourth phase is contentment which entails getting our head around that and being happy with who you are. [6:52]
The fifth phase, which some introverts don't approach and others do is what I call flourishing. [7:10]
That journey has helped me and is what drives me today to do what I'm doing. [7:46]
If through my books and in my discussions, I can help people accelerate their journey to find their true peace and ambitions at a much earlier age, then that's just a blessing for me. [8:08]
We all have our challenges but part of it is learning about ourselves, and then it's also sharing them with others. [12:22]
One of the things I talk about in the book is to gain confidence in who you are and to learn about it. [12:30]
My introversion and my sense of discomfort and low self-esteem started when I was a little kid and even if personalities are formed in formative years, it doesn't mean that it can't be changed. [12:56]
I think introversion is part of the diversity and inclusion wave where we are part of that diverse mindset at work. [13:35]
We need to be around the meeting tables and the board rooms and things like that to help companies and teams develop well thought out and balanced approaches. [13:42]
It is harder for extroverted leaders to connect with introverts, and oftentimes, they might just not even feel comfortable to engage with them to create a strong bond and a strong team. [16:00]
Sometimes it is just incumbent upon ourselves as introverts to raise that issue and have conversations with the relevant. [16:25]
Commercial break. [17:35]
I spent 30 years in corporate America and had great experience as well as difficult challenges. [18:42]
It's not about changing ourselves but about being ourselves. [19:37]
I realized that I was able to change the way I managed people and the way I led teams and motivated them by the way I connected with them. [19:41]
When I had the opportunity to start writing this book, I felt like it was an opportunity to share my experience and also experiences for many other people. [19:59]
It starts first and foremost with learning about ourselves and being confident in who we are authentically. [20:25]
I'm finding the audience of the book to be people who are veterans of corporate America but they've struggled with stereotypes and cultures that they worked in for decades. [21:12]
Others are new leaders, or aspiring leaders, or college graduates that know that they're an introvert and concerned about coming into the corporate workforce, and how they can remain authentic. [21:24]
I came a long way when I was in corporate America, but when I left, and started writing, and working on a website to connect with other people, I found that it's a completely different world. [23:25]
Connecting one on one with people was very new for me so I was able to lean on the learnings that I had later in my work career which has really helped me. [23:51]
If I've learned anything over the last period of time, it is that I need to do it my way, or else I'm going down the same path that I went down when I was in corporate America. [25:09]
I was going to do things that I felt comfortable with, and that I felt developed the relationship I wanted to have with readers and the people online. [25:30]
It is a balance of being confident in who we are, and also stretching a little bit to try new things. [27:12]
Part of all of our journey is just to continue to stretch, but give ourselves permission to kind of redefine where we're comfortable. [27:52]
Introverts can do all anything, they just need to help themselves along on a journey to learn. [29:17]
We're all learning and growing as we go through life, and this is a great opportunity to change some of our perspective. [29:22]
There's a continuum of introverts and extroverts and we float along that based on certain circumstances that people are in various different spots. [30:42]
We all have at least a tinge of introversion and extraversion and once we understand that, and accept that it gives us another opportunity to learn more. [31:05]
Think about your energy level and plan and make preparations on how you can use your strengths to do engage in productive activities. [31:27]
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GovCon Winners - Kizzy Marie Parks

“It's easy to always come up with excuses or roadblocks but everything literally is possible and so whatever you're thinking about trying, you should just do it.” Kizzy Parks
 As people act their way into the life that they desire, often they find that they get more clarity of what their passions and strengths are. This is no different from what our guest today, Kizzy Parks, experienced in the course of her studies. According to Parks, you gain more clarity of purpose once you stop thinking and start acting.
As a kid, Kizzy would clean golf balls located in an alley behind her friend's house and resell them through a fence to golfers. She used the money to buy FUNYUNS® and Nutty Bars. Kizzy always knew that she would become an entrepreneur and earn an advanced degree in psychology. Her entrepreneurial spirit meshed well with her inquisitive nature as an adopted child who always wanted to, and then met, her birth family. Driven to be the successful business owner she always knew she would be, she went on to earn a Ph.D. and establish KPC over a decade ago.
Today, Kizzy owns and operates multiple businesses and have over $50 million in government contract awards. Through GovCon Winners, she helps service-based small business owners learn HOW to win profitable federal government contracts through the powerful CTC technique to grow their bottom line.
In today’s episode, Kizzy will talk about how her journey towards earning PhD led her to becoming the entrepreneur that she is today.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzy/
https://www.instagram.com/kizzymparks/?hl=en
When I was younger, I knew I was going to get a PhD and I knew I was going to be an entrepreneur, it was just something that I felt. [3:02]
When I was in graduate school, to earn extra money, I would provide different services by consulting for companies. [3:21]
I thought to myself that once I earned my PhD, I would go on to work for a company, and then start a business later on in life or maybe teach for a university and consult on the side. [3:47]
There was a graduate research fellowship available at now Patrick Space Force which I took it up. [4:24]
At the end of my dissertation journey, the director of research said that he would like for me to stay on as a contractor. [5:07]
That is what started Kay parks consulting, my first of three government contracting companies and it all just started out from that graduate research fellowship, and my desire to be an entrepreneur. [5:55]
We provide a variety of services primarily to the federal government. [6:06]
My desire wasn't just any 40-hour position but was something I really was passionate about. [6:23]
I had no idea about government contracting or how to run a business and so I found people to help me and they broke it down which was really helpful. [8:19]
I've always been super creative and inquisitive and that's what led me to doing different things. [10:38]
Commercial break. [11:39]
On the government side we help our clients just with that shot to get to their potential through making their life easier. [12:42]
What is important is by someone saying that they need help and need someone who's dependable, and who is going to really understand us. [13:04]
It helps them because then they're able to focus on their jobs or their positions in the military. [13:50]
When I first got started I had no idea and I spent so much time just even trying to figure out how to understand an RFP. [15:47]
Everything is possible and It's easy to always come up with excuses or roadblocks but everything literally is possible and so whatever you're thinking about trying, you should just do it. [19:55]
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It‘s Hard to Hate Close Up - Nydia Han

“Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly and I could not agree more with that.” Nydia Hahn
Sharing experiences and information goes along way into humanizing people, and is effective when it comes to sensitizing people on social injustices. This is according to Nydia Hahn, who after going through racism took up the role to inform and educate others against social injustice.
Nydia Han is an Emmy award winning television journalist, TEDx speaker, and creator of #ThisIsAmerica, a provocative three-part documentary series about racism and the diverse American experience. Nydia co-anchors 6abc Action News Sundays and is the station’s consumer investigative reporter. She gets real results for Action News viewers by troubleshooting issues and exposing scams as well as dangerous products.
Nydia is also committed to using her platform to uplift, empower, and give voice to traditionally underrepresented, marginalized groups. She is the recipient of the Pearl S. Buck International Woman of Influence award, NAAAP Inspire Award, and Global Voice Award from the World Woman Summit.  She was also named "Outstanding Ally" of Diversity and Inclusion by the Philadelphia Inquirer.  
She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and her career has taken her to television stations in Idaho, Oklahoma City, and Texas. Nydia is on the community advisory board for the Asian American Women’s Coalition. She is also passionate about raising awareness and desperately needed funds for lung cancer research in memory of her mother. She enjoys good food, wine, and most of all a good laugh. And she is trying really, really hard to teach her two young children to speak Korean.
In today’s episode, Nydia will talk about her journey to becoming who she is today. She is also discusses on the importance of moving in to share in other people’s experiences.
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Social media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nydiahan/
Three factors really compelled me to pursue journalism and first, I've always loved to write. [3:40]
My parents instilled in me the importance of a life of service, and I believe strongly that we as journalists really serve our communities. [3:47]
Number three, I've always been passionate about justice and particularly racial justice. [3:53]
I originally wanted to write long form magazine pieces but then I did an internship at a television station and ended up catching the TV bug. [4:22]
I was mesmerized by the power of moving pictures and sound and the immediacy of television news, because this was at a time when you had to wait overnight to get your news and print. [4:31]
I was in Pocatello in south eastern Idaho and it was a great learning experience where those things that I learned have really stuck with me and helped me become the journalist that I am today. [5:26]
When I'm writing, I am thinking about the pictures that we have, how our editor will be able to piece this together and cover what I'm saying. [7:44]
People have no idea how much happens behind the scenes and I have great respect for our producers, editors or photographers. [8:56]
Commercial break. [10:12]
I have always been a proud Asian American so my mission is to amplify our experience and share what it means to be an Asian American. [12:01]
When I was a little girl, very few people looked like me in my neighborhood and I was proud to share the culture and traditions and foods of my ancestors with my friends and people I knew. [12:13]
As I got older, I started noticing discrimination and I became able to identify and label racism for what it was. [13:06]
My desire to amplify the Asian American experience and change the AAPI stereotype and the ways in which we are very much wrongly perceived really grew. [13:15]
My professional work to combat anti Asian hate began when a driver yelled “this is America at me”, and I responded to her in a live Facebook video that went viral. [13:25]
That sent me on a path to really speak out and stand up for Asian Americans where I really just wanted to tell stories in the hopes that we can be seen for who we are. [13:53]
The anti Asian hate we've seen amid the pandemic has made it crystal clear to the wider public how important this work is. [14:19]
This is not just about Asian Americans, it is about how we as humans default to hate anytime we're afraid or uncertain and that really hurts our entire society. [14:31]
I think that my response to her taught me something about myself where I also realized that I have some of my own work to do. [15:41]
If I'm going to challenge people to look at themselves, I needed to sort of confront some of the biases that I myself have. [15:40]
I am so happy with all of the shows and movies and podcasts that are coming out that help us all move in. [18:23]
The more we can do to move in to get to know each other’s experiences so that we don’t see people as generalizations or stereotypes but just as individual human beings. [18:39]
This not just about being Asian American, I really try to do this for every group that I think is traditionally unknown or misunderstood. [18:54]
A lot of people are familiar with that Martin Luther King Jr. Quote, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. [19:11]
In this age we have all these ways to connect yet we seem more disconnected than ever before. [20:40]
I just ask people to share their knowledge and share who they are to help others move in. [20:48]
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The TRIP Technique - Keith Renninson

“You start to inspire people by them relating to what they can see in themselves from what you've experienced.” Keith Renninson
The most rewarding times in life are those that challenge us the most. Those that force us get deep inside ourselves and discover some of the strengths that we never knew existed within. Our guest today, Keith Renninson, went through such an experience when he got lost while in a hiking trip and it ended up changing his life for the better.
Keith is a Colorado native obtaining his CFP from the College for Financial Planning in 1989.  His education was spread out over several decades with two years in the Army with a tour in the Vietnam War.
His new award-winning book “Tenacity: You Don’t Have to Get Lost in Nepal to Find Yourself, But it Helps!” is based on the second trip when he traveled alone and got lost for a few days in the Himalayas. He developed his TRIP Technique System from his book and has been giving in-person, virtual & hybrid meetings to excited audiences since.  Recently, Keith developed his TRIP Technique Assessment which scores individuals on their strengths and weaknesses at tenacity, resilience, imagination, and purpose (TRIP)
Keith has been well known for his car & bike racing, love of skiing and as an amateur photographer.  He began his speaking career in 2013 in Toastmasters, then joined his local chapter of the National Speaking Association where he served as the Secretary/ VP of Operations for four years.
In today’s episode, Keith will talk about his journey in the military and how one hiking trip changed his life forever.
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Contacts
www.thetriptechnique.com
I was drafted in 1969 and I went to basic training in Fort Lewis Washington, where I took a whole battery of tests like everybody does to figure out what your military occupation is going to be. [3:24]
I was posted to Fort Hood, Texas to work on civilian made weapons which I did testing in the prairies of Texas, before they actually released them out into the military. [3:37]
I ended up going to Vietnam after about seven months and once again in the top secret clearance facility where I was gathering information. [4:54]
My two years in the service taught me a multitude of things which included working within a team and rising to leadership. [5:30]
Once I got out of the army, I wanted to be a leader with whatever I did, which was sometimes pushy and sometimes it was fun. [5:56]
The army also taught me really good communication skills, because you've got to be very accurate in what you talk about in the military. [6:11]
I was an insurance agent and a financial planner for 42 years and that's where I guess I gained all of that tenacity to be an independent person and have my own business. [6:27]
I got my trekking permit in Katmandu canceled due to unfavorable weather and I had to redesign the trip. [8:46]
I ended up going into an area that I had not researched and within about four or five hours of starting that trek, my equipment stopped working and I got lost. [9:08]
I meditated and journaled each day and I started to looking at my life and writing what I wanted to do when I got home. [9:34]
After I retired, I started to do what I wrote down I'm now doing exactly what I wrote down in my journal while I was lost, which was become an author and a public speaker. [9:52]
I love telling stories and I can see them going through my head as I'm telling them and reliving them and the excitement builds back up inside of me. [11:35]
I probably exude that from the stage and it's just one of those things where you start to inspire people by them relating to what they can see in themselves from what you've experienced. [11:43]
I researched and came up with how I could take my speaking to the next level and what I could do that was different. [14:19]
Trip technique assessment helps people learn their strengths and weaknesses in tenacity, resilience, imagination and purpose. [14:47]
Commercial Break. [15:34]
The military teaches you discipline, having a hierarchy and understanding how the ranks work and how you could work with them. [17:07]
I came home in the 1971 and the hippie era was still going on and I ended up for a while being a disc jockey at night and a discotheque. [17:50]
It was a lot of fun to be able to work during the day as a banker during the daytime and a disc jockey at night. [18:05]
I wanted to be able to be disciplined enough to have those areas of my life very distinctly purposed, and do them on purpose so that I could really come out with what I wanted on the other end. [18:25]
Both jobs ironically prepared me for what I doing now. [18:36]
It was a tough time to come back from Vietnam because we were not liked as soldiers in those days. [20:22]
We were proud of our service and what we had accomplished and so it was something I came home with and felt good about it but I couldn't feel good about it publicly. [20:41]
I had my own kind of problems that came out of it and I had a long battle with hyperventilating whenever I got in a stressful situation and I actually went sought some help out. [22:07]
Be kind to your soldiers as they come home and as they suffer now a little bit because of the feelings left after Afghanistan. [23:59]
We need to recognize that that tour of duty that they all did and the results that we all were blessed with. [24:16]
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Hero Media Group - Adam Bird

“Every good leader is a good follower and every good leader listens to their people.” Adam Bird
Often people are faced with circumstances where they have to make tough decisions that have profound effect on their lives and the lives of those around them. As our guest today, Adam Bird says, such decisions are never easy to make, having been faced with the question of whether to stay working in the military or leave to be a dad to his son.  According to Adam, the ability to identify the right decision within a given time and it’s outcomes in the long term is very important not only career wise, but also in business.   
Adam Bird, founder and CEO of Heroes Media Group LLC, is a seasoned, serial entrepreneur and leader in building companies, educating, training and mentoring and empowering teams to success. Bird's career has been centered around serving America's Community Heroes for more than a decade, including Military, Veterans, Firefighters, First Responders, Law Enforcement, Educators, Medical Professionals, and Clergy.
While he has primarily focused his attention on HMG's media platforms, he saw an opportunity to expand into the beverage market this year. For the past two years HMG had a coffee blend called Heroes United. When he saw an opportunity to leverage these products as a way to give back, he took that opportunity to launch an entirely new business venture. HMG Beverage LLC launched in November 2020, the week of Thanksgiving. He started with five blends, and soon will be offering other beverage options, with a portion of every purchase donated to charity.
In today’s episode, Adam will talk about his journey being in the military and how his experiences have helped him in his entrepreneurial journey.
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Social Media Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mradambird/ 
https://www.heroesmediagroup.com 
https://hmgbeverage.com 
https://www.facebook.com/heroesmediagrp 
https://www.instagram.com/heroesmediagrp/ 
https://www.instagram.com/hmgbeverage 
I started in the military where I joined the Army National Guard out of high school. [2:17]
I did join the National Guard and did that for about nine years and had several jobs in between that I was primarily a truck driver. [2:30]
In 2003 my unit got deployed for the initial push into Iraq and I spent some time overseas and got out of the military in 2007. [3:03]
It was it was a hard decision but the best decision I made and I absolutely loved my time with the military. [3:41]
The things that I learned gave me confidence that I could really do anything I put my mind to. [3:57]
Being in the National Guard opened up a lot of other opportunities for me where I worked with the guard for several years and also got to see the world. [5:46]
For me, being in the guard meant I got to enjoy the best of both world and nothing like the fulltime active duty. [6:32]
I'm a serial entrepreneur where I got to have my hands on a lot of different things. [7:29]
I started a company called Heroes Media Group which we are celebrating our six years under this brand. [7:44]
Prior to that I had another business that was focusing just on vets and from the response, I decided to create a company that focused on veterans. [7:52]
Three and a half years later, we decided go our separate ways and I created what is now Heroes Media Group. [8:34]
It wasn't just focusing on Veterans, but I wanted to create a thing for community heroes as a whole and now we help people start their podcasts as well as manage for them. [8:41]
We started a publishing arm a couple years ago and so now we also do audio books and we help people publish their manuscripts into self published books as well. [9:06]
We have a transcription department that we work with a lot of clients across the country as well. [9:19]
Last year, I decided to start a beverage company because that just seemed like a really good idea at the time. [9:33]
I had a coffee blend for many years with a roaster who was good friend of mine who called me up and asked if I wanted to expand my line and now we have six different blends. [10:05]
We have also expanded into the alcohol business and now have three spirits, two Bourbons, a gin, and then we're working on a couple other that I cannot mention right now. [10:46]
Commercial break. [11:33]
I think the biggest thing that service helped me is with my confidence and leadership as well as how to work with people from all different backgrounds. [12:41]
More importantly, it has taught me that I don't have to be the one to get me to where I want to go, I can put people in those places that do it better than me. [13:34]
Every good leader is a good follower and every good leader listens to their people. [15:01]
As I was growing my companies I didn't go out and get sponsors because I kind of wanted to do this on my own and for the longest time my pride did get in the way. [15:08]
I'm growing something that I want to last and I want to find the people that want to see the vision and want to be a part of that and eventually take over my job. [15:30]
I wanted to do an old prohibition brandy and we're still working on that maybe someday. [18:49]
We just started the gin line this past January in we've already sold out our first 160 bottles of gin that we had and we got another 1200 that are getting ready to be bottled. [19:44]
We had a straight bourbon whiskey that we only do 100 bottles a year, very limited edition and then we have a bourbon blend that's getting ready to come out [19:59]
Those of you that are out there that have thought about doing something and creating your own business and for some reason haven’t, take that first step. [21:14]
You're going to fall and get hurt, bumps and bruises, but you will be happy that you took that first step. [21:33]
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Thank you to our November Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
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Service Before Self - Kadena Tate

“One of my foundations is the commitment to do the right thing, even when no one's looking.” Kadena Tate
As we go through the different phases of our lives, we find that most of our previous experiences prepare us for our future. One of the most crucial attribute in this journey as it turns out, is flexibility. This allows you to know what is working and what is not, and how to align yourself to fit with your current circumstances.  Our guest today, Kadena Tate, has been through the experience of unlearning in order to grow and says it needs a commitment to continuously change, learn and adapt.
Kadena Tate helps authors, business coaches and speakers suffering from burnout, over-giving and under-earning leverage their expertise by creating an online course, membership program, mastermind and/or ecommerce store. Kadena is the author of “Cultivating Courage: The Path to Reclaiming Your Power” (release December 2021) and contributing author of the NY Times Bestseller “Business Model You”, published by Wiley Press. 
Kadena’s father served in the Marines for 4 years then Air Force for 28 years. She is named after Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan because he was stationed there during Vietnam. Kadena served in the Air Force for 4 years. She believes that authenticity has no competition and that no one craves the ordinary. She also believes that by owning all of who we are - the gifts, talents, strengths, abilities and lessons that we've learned from our life experiences - we can contribute in delicious and delightful ways to the healing and growth of humanity.  
In today’s episode, Kadena will talk about how the being in the military shaped her for a career in business, and how she had to unlearn things that were not serving her business well in order to grow.
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Website: https://www.kadenatate.com 
 
My dad was a marine first, and then he switched to the Air Force. [3:30]
For the entire time he was in the Air Force, he was in recruiting where he became the military entrance processing officer at the station in New Orleans. [3:48]
I watched my father as a child and what impressed me was the fact that if he told you, he was going to do something, he did it. [4:02]
When I graduated from high school, I went into the air force to follow in his footsteps because I couldn't afford to go to college. [4:44]
I went into the Air Force as an X ray tech which not my personality but for me, it was more so about shared values, ethics, morals, and how that is aligned to the way that you live your life. [4:52]
The way we see our parents as a child is one thing as an adult as another thing and as I got older, I just appreciated him being honest about what he felt were shortcomings. [7:46]
I have a very strong work ethic which helps me to get so much stuff done. [8:38]
For many years, I got confused about excellence versus perfection and I would be spinning into over giving and under earning. [9:03]
In the military, I learnt the idea that I had to be bigger than life which on one side of the coin which has served me well while on the other side, it introduced me to what I call failing forward. [9:38]
I had to unlearn certain things because the same thing that's a gift can also be absolutely a curse. [10:22]
One of my foundations is the commitment to do the right thing, even when no one's looking, because it's about legacy. [12:01]
I really think that is formed inside the military and it is common of service people no matter what their jobs are, service before self. [12:21]
I feel like a lot of people don't understand what service really means nor do they understand what freedom really means. [13:07]
Service and freedom are huge themes that people have these idealistic views about, but they're not necessarily living them. [13:18]
Commercial break. [15:00]
I'm a revenue strategist and there are three foundations to it. [16:25]
First, I'm a woman and as women, we have been socialized to serve, but not be compensated. [16:32]
So when you start your business, you don't necessarily know how to price the value of what you do and that's where the revenue strategy came into play. [16:39]
I'm fascinated by people's gifts and how they present them to the world and that's how I became a marketing strategist. [17:24]
After the military, I started working for British Airways where I worked for 20 years in customer service where I used the skills I leant as a child growing up in a military home. [18:39]
I did not realize that those were the foundations of what was growing my business and because I had all the perfectionist drama, I literally started studying all these different things. [19:17]
The biggest struggle that my people have had is the gold standard because I believe I need to give them my very best which goes back to the military and its foundational values. [19:43]
When I first started, women told me that they did not want to lead but I told them that if they were going to be with me, they had to learn how to lead as business owners. [21:09]
My ideal client is a female entrepreneur who has been in business at least three years and she's in burnout, she's been stained into over giving and gross under earning. [22:02]
What I do is I help them build a business around their expertise and their natural gifts because I don't believe in a one size fits all formula. [22:29]
Look within and know that you're worthy and deserving of health, wealth, loving, harmonious relationships and the freedom of creative self-expression. [23:13]
At the end of the day, your business is designed to help other people live fuller, richer and more rewarding lives, so believe in yourself. [23:22]
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Thank you to our November Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
Get The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being at Amazon.com and in the virtual bookstore on the Shock Your Potential app.

Never Forget We Care - Michael Harris

“One person can't do all of it, but one person can do something to make it a little bit better.” Michael Harris
The aging process can be challenging especially for veterans due to their experiences while they were in service. The need for personalized care where each senior is treated with a degree of sensitivity and respect is therefore needed. Our guest today, Michael Harris together with his wife, have been providing care and assisting these senior veterans together with their families to find the care that they need in order to live a dignified life.
Michael Harris and his wife, Elizabeth are the proud parents of four very intelligent children and grandparents of four incredibly beautiful grandchildren. To them, God and family are the two most important things in their lives. Michael is a retired veteran that served five years in combat and his wife held the most challenging position of holding everything together while he was away. Now Michael supports her while she is obtaining a master's degree.
The two of them have owned and operated several small businesses from bail bonds to clothing stores but nothing compares to the gratification of helping others. As Pastors in a small community, they have learned the best gift a human being can give another, is love.
Michael's parents were married for 68 years and are both disabled needing 24 Hour ADL's /home care service. The parent's health decline was an unplanned event that took place and put the family in an unfamiliar situation. Therefore, they took on the responsibility as caregivers and cared for their loved ones. This inspired them to start "Never Forget WE CARE LLC''. They wanted seniors, handicap, and physically challenged individuals to know that they were never forgotten. In the year 2020, they partner with Compassionate Helpers Franchise to gain knowledge, learn the business model and help care for more seniors during pandemics. Couples own and operate franchise units located in Houston, TX
In this episode, Michael will be discussing about his time in the military and his passion of providing care to the senior and handicapped veterans.
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www.neverforgetwecare.com  
www.compassionatehelpers.com  
I graduated high school and I enlisted as a private in the military because I just wanted to get away and try and learn about life and grow up. [3:11]
While I was serving, I really started to enjoy the military and I began to work hard and be committed to the military. [3:34]
I was actually promoted up to an officer and got an opportunity to actually get out of the military, go back to college and obtain my Bachelor's degree. [3:50]
Upon graduation, I re-entered the military as an officer and going from a private to an officer was a big [3:56]
While serving, my wife and I just realized that there was something bigger than us out there. [4:19]
I was deployed for five years and I really enjoyed living a purposeful life and I'm thankful for my wife that she supported me throughout all those years by making sure that home was okay. [4:43]
When I retired out of the military, I came back home and my parents were seniors and needed assistance which kind of caught my family as a surprise, because planned for it. [5:21]
I began to realize that I knew my dad was a veteran and I knew that he had some benefits but I wasn't quite sure what those benefits were. [6:38]
We began to research and found that he did qualify for a veteran program that would actually allow a caregiver in the home. [6:48]
While we were looking, I thought it'd be a good idea if we started our own business to help them but also to help others out there. [8:00]
None of my dad's or mom’s friends who were veterans even knew that there was a program out there that can assist them. [8:14]
When we started the business, it healed a lot of us and a lot of our issues that we had because we were now still serving the seniors that had served us. [8:28]
We didn't want any senior, any handicapped person either temporarily disabled or are permanently disabled or veteran to feel likeeveryone had turned their back on them. [8:47]
We named the business ‘Never Forget We C’ And set it up in Louisiana but we moved to Houston. [9:03]
We've been able to be a blessing to so many people by helping to bring in the best nurses and [9:35]
We have since partnered with compassionate helpers to help us bridge that gap with the communities with the senior veterans who want to stay in their own homes. [10:01]
I thank God for the experience with my parents, because it helped me realize that there is an area where a lot of people have just lost focus, and that's taking care of our seniors. [10:23]
My family and I are devout Christians and we believe that no one was born for themselves and that we were all created for someone else. [11:53]
I share all the information that I can because it's iron that sharpens iron. [12:52]
Commercial break. [13:15]
Military taught me several things which I apply as many as I can to my life daily. [14:49]
One person can't do all of it, but one person can do something to make it a little bit better. [14:24]
The military taught me that you can change the world, you just got to have to be willing to be motivated enough to get up and go do it. [15:33]
It also taught me that If you believe in your heart, that something is right, you never give up. [15:42]
In entrepreneurship, you're going to have some good days and bad days but you have to get up every morning with that positive attitude. [15:50]
If there's someone out there that's thinking about starting their own business, I would highly encourage you to do that. [16:42]
Take everything that you've learned from the military if you are a veteran and apply it and success is going to come. [16:50]
You get such a fulfillment, knowing that your military experience is still working through you to help someone else. [18:38]
We want to be a blessing by impacting the lives of the people and not for it to be just about business. [19:23]
When you wake up be thankful to be here and just be the best you that you can be every day. [24:41]
Remember that we were not born for ourselves but to help someone else. [24:49]
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Thank you to our November Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
Get The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being at Amazon.com and in the virtual bookstore on the Shock Your Potential app.

We‘ve Done Hard Things Before - Krystalore Crews

“We won't know what is if we don't reach outside our comfort zone.” Krystalore Crews
Looking inward and developing a connection with self helps own our experiences and trust our capabilities. This is especially important when going through circumstances that require our input in order to move forward. Our guest today, Krystalore Crews, has gone through varied experiences in her military journey and says that strategic planning, goal setting, and mindset are paramount in any journey. She taps from her lessons to teach and guide others to navigate through the different hurdles they are facing in life.  
Crews, MBA, ADC, is a People Strategist--Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Consultant, Certified Coach and Facilitator. Krystalore has spent the last 19+ years serving in the United States Air Force, and the last four years in strategic development and execution of diversity and inclusion programs in the US Government and Department of Defense. She has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with an Entrepreneurial concentration from Medaille College, and a Professional Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Georgetown University.
Krystal Crews uses her personal experience overcoming obstacles and 19+ years as a military leader in the Air National Guard to engage employees. Krystalore continues to serve, leading an organization of 800 employees part-time with a strategic D&I program from strategy, communications, coaching, and training. She also oversees the strategic community engagement plan for the United States consisting of 90 other Practitioners. Additionally, she mentors and supports 14 Practitioners in the Northeast Region.
She has prior diverse experiences as a Financial Advisor, Construction Project Manager, restaurant Corporate Trainer, Recruiter, Retention Manager, and Computer Engineer. Additionally, as an NFL Alumni Cheerleader, her clients will not get hours full of boring PowerPoint slides. Instead, Krystalore entertains and incorporates videos, interactive activities, team building, goal setting, and engagement to educate the audience.
Based out of Louisville,KY, Krystalore operates as a Coach and Consultant as founder of The Crews Coach. Krystalore leads individuals and teams toward improving their emotional intelligence and inclusive leadership journey. Krystalore is an athlete and marathon runner. She is the Coach of the (National) Air National Guard Marathon Team, competing annually at the Air Force Marathon. The team has won first place of 12 teams 3 out of the last 4 years. Her leadership, stamina, determination, and resilience overcoming diversity and health challenges bring a unique perspective to relate to many challenges that many people are faced with.
Krystalore spent the last 6 years organizing and leading local chapters for the National organization, Team Red, White, and Blue (RWB). The mission is to enrich the lives of Veterans through social and physical activity. Her mission as a military member and military spouse is to unite members of all services and wars to a common mission through awareness, connection, and engagement. Krystalore continues her coaching and consulting work virtually as she travels to support her husband’s active career in the Army.
Krystalore enjoys studying human behavior and engaging with people to communicate better in the workplace, but also at home with a spouse, family, friends, or children. It helps them grow not only professionally, but personally.
She also released her new book: Your Krystal Clear Life Planner: A Woman's 90 Day Action Plan to Embrace Chaos and Live a Fulfilling Life is available on Amazon: Link here:  https://thecrewscoach.kartra.com/page/planner
 
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I joined the military right after 911 with a friend of mine initially to pay for college but also for the things that were going on in the world. [4:00]
We chose to go with the Air National Guard so that we can serve our community and go to school. [4:26]
I found out that it really provided so much experience, education, camaraderie and community that I ended up falling in love with it and staying in. [4:45]
In the last 19 years, I've had seven different positions and I just keep challenging and growing myself through those experiences. [5:01]
What we do is we serve in the community that we live in where we do domestic operations and we have a federal mission as well. [6:10]
Even though I work part time, technically, I wear that uniform inside my heart, mind and life and is very deep rooted in our core values. [8:08]
As a servant leader, an airman, as a leader, I have to consistently hold on to the call to serve others before self. [8:37]
I met my husband eight years ago and as a military spouse, I had to resign my fulltime active duty position, go part time and serve right with [9:47]
The biggest thing when I think about my service and how it connects to me, being an entrepreneur is really just learning to trust myself, and reach outside my comfort zone. [11:25]
My experience enables me to help my clients face difficult situations and really owning the trust of their experience and [12:18]
Many a times we have to drown out those negative noises and really stay true to our passion, drive and our values. [14:08]
Commercial Break. [14:55]
Both of my businesses have a foundation of emotional intelligence and personal growth. [16:04]
I think in order for us to show up in life, relationship and connect with other human beings, we have to be totally good with ourselves first. [16:15]
My career has evolved so much over time, because the more I help mostly women, the more I learn how complicated human being we are. [16:52]
What I found is that many times if people want to lose weight, it's much deeper than that and so I focus on everything about emotional intelligence and the human connection. [17:10]
We just launched the cruise beyond limits and my husband is handling all the men's personal training. [17:52]
I also found that the power of stretch, recovery, and Yoga has to be a really great part of our cross training and so I actually just brought on an affiliate cruise coach who is a yoga instructor. [18:16]
My second business is inclusion culture where I have three other business partners doing consulting work on inclusion and diversity for four years now. [20:13]
When COVID happened, we had to pivot really quickly to zoom and really learn how to facilitate group training over zoom. [20:43]
We also have a foundation of emotional intelligence where we help leaders and companies discover within themselves so that they can make deeper connections and understand themselves. [21:07]
With the new ways of working, people are getting comfortable at home and it's a whole other dynamic of what humans go through and grow through. [22:22]
Our goal is really to drive that connection, not only with themselves, but with others, regardless of the situation. [22:45]
Take each day as it comes and everyday as a blessing so live each day just your true potential and reach outside your comfort zone to see what's possible. [23:54]
Sometimes we don't have to have all the answers or always be perfect, we just have to be willing to try. [24:16]
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Thank you to our November Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
Get The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being at Amazon.com and in the virtual bookstore on the Shock Your Potential app.

Write To Influence - Carla D. Bass, Colonel, USAF (Ret)

“If you learn how to write powerfully, it unlocks the doors to opportunities.” Carla Bass
One of the skills that can turn out to be a superior advantage in any career is effective writing. Considered to be an essential life skill, writing makes a great difference in one’s ability to convey information, a key factor that drives successful careers. Our guest today, Carla bass, found the power of writing early on in her career in the military, and says that it is the key to influencing powerful outcomes.
Carla D. Bass is a retired Air Force colonel and author of the book "Write to Influence!" which has won eight national-level awards. The ability to write powerfully was central to her success. Throughout her 45-year career (30 years in the Air Force and 15 with a federal agency), she composed products for Congress, the White House, generals, and ambassadors; hundreds of performance reviews; budget justifications; award nominations; and executive memoranda.
As a lieutenant colonel, Carla transformed her 480-person unit from the most losing in state-wide professional competitions into the one to beat. How? She developed her writing methodology and taught her troops to compose compelling nominations. So successful was her program that she taught thousands of Air Force members for the next 15 years – to rave reviews.
She now teaches workshops to clients that include government agencies, corporations, private businesses, NGOs, and academia. The second edition of "Write to Influence!" incorporates material from her highly acclaimed workshops. These include material that covers powerful writing to banish bureaucratic blather (for the workforce) to composing resumes, input for performance reviews, grant submissions, and essays for college applications.
Carla's battle cries are twofold: "Powerful writing changes lives!" and "Powerful writing is the lifeblood of effective organizations!"
In today’s episode, Carla talks about how writing opened opportunities for her and many others while she was working for the military. She will also highlight how she helps others tap into the power of good writing.
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https://www.facebook.com/WriteToInfluence01/
https://www.twitter.com/CarlaDBassWrite/
 
I was the child of a military family and I decided when I was in seventh grade that I was going to join Air Force intelligence. [3:24]
My father was at that point an Air Force officer intelligence and since I couldn’t ask him what he was doing, I decided I will join it myself to find out. [3:50]
One of the proudest day of my life is when my father Colonel Sand Bass gave me the oath of office and at that point he was a veteran and had had a bad stroke. [4:58]
In my 30 years, I served in many places and Bulgaria was fascinating because I was the first female defense attache for 3 years representing all of America's military to our Bulgarian counterparts. [5:31]
When my father commissioned me, he gave three pieces of advice; stay focused on the job, always keep your sense of humor and always take care of your people, and they will take care of you. [7:19]
My becoming an entrepreneur goes back to Hawaii, when I transform the most losing unit into the one to beat and it was a pivotal point for me. [7:46]
I realized that powerful writing changes lives after I took a couple of days and developed my writing methodology which helped us transform the unit into the one to beat. [8:03]
I ended up teaching that one hour writing workshop for the next 15 years to 1000s of people. [8:50]
By the time I retired I had received so many testimonials from people who said my writing had benefited their entire federal career. [9:02]
I realized that I have something that works and It's proven and so I have to keep sharing it. [10:10]
If you learn how to write powerfully, it unlocks the doors to opportunity. [11:34]
People and organizations fail to achieve their goals because of ineffective writing. [13:23]
It is important to gain the critical edge by learning how to write products that are concise and compelling. [13:34]
Commercial break. [13:50]
I love teaching workshops and with COVID, I had to do great with webinars and I cover a multitude of programs. [15:14]
I've got one hour webinars on powerful writing for professionals or even fiction writers spend the captivating tale because every word counts. [16:07]
Every author is constrained by two things, the readers time and available space and therefore the writer who best leverages his time and space wins. [16:32]
What I teach you how to do is make every word count, and every second of the readers time play to your advantage. [17:11]
It is a two-step process involving the strategies on how you arrange the logic of your presentation of your case, and the word sculpting tools. [17:27]
The big mistake that people make in writing resumes is failing to know the audience and ensuring that every word spoken is addressing the needs of the employer. [18:26]
Two important tips when writing a proposal include adding details on the how and the what as well as the impact of what you have done. [19:52]
Another mistake people make is to think that the first draft is [21:43]
Writing is like either chess or poker because it involves strategy and once you look at it from those angles, all of a sudden it is not so intimidating. [23:59]
I have 10 word sculpting tools. One of which is verbs are your friends use them or rely on them and avoid using many words to suffocate the verb. [24:30]
By sculpting out all of those useless words and redundancies, you not only tighten up the text, but you buy yourself more strategic opportunity. [25:54]
Tool number two is called not to use words that hogs space to go from writing fat, to writing skinny. [26:56]
Word sculpting tool number ten Is revise, edit, and proofread and these are three distinct functions, each with a separate list of criteria for which you search. [29:27]
Learning to write powerfully is a life skill which need to be taught and passed down young adults because they're not getting it in school. [31:36]
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Thank you to our November Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
Get The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being at Amazon.com and in the virtual bookstore on the Shock Your Potential app.

Courageous Discussions - Judy Skilling

“It is okay to ask for help. It is not shameful, nor embarrassing. It's very humble, and courageous to do so.” Judy Skilling
Regardless of the level of success attained while serving in the military, transitioning to civilian life is never easy. Finding people who have successfully gone through similar experience can make the process easier and less stressful. Our guest today, Judy Skilling, taps from her experience in the military and post military to help others who are transitioning and says that it all starts with asking for help.
Judy Skilling is a Certified High Performance Coach that works with veterans to help them re-claim and excel in their work, health, and relationships by tapping into their trained military behaviors and learning how to apply it in a civilian lifestyle. As a Navy veteran, Judy understood the struggles of adjusting to the civilian life post military and with using specific high-performance principles and techniques, she is able to successfully navigate the civilian sector without feeling lost or confused on her personal life path. She now focuses on working with veterans to help them accomplish similar results: gaining a clear direction on next steps in their life after service. 
Judy Skilling work has been featured in numerous publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Medium, and so forth. She has a book published titled, "Un-Hot The Mess You Are", a co-author of a new release book called "Dare to be Authentic Volume 6: Finding Your Purpose" and a new published journal titled "The Transitioning Veteran Journal: A Self-Guided Journal to Discovering Who You Are Post Military,” which can all be found on Amazon. 
In today’s episode, Judy talks about her life in the military and the events that led her to pursue her current career. She will also highlight her current business and how she helps others have a smooth transition.
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Social media links:
https://www.judyskilling.com
https://www.facebook.com/judyskillingHPCVet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyskillinghpcvet/
I joined the navy in 2000 and a year later 911 happened and at that time, I was actually stationed in Puerto Rico which changed the whole dynamic of being in the military. [3:14}
I was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and so from 2002 to about 2005 I was on three different warships in the Middle East. [3:49]
I served seven years and got out and became a nurse working with emergency medicine which was a great experience. [4:35]
At that point I was about mid 20s already leaps and bounds ahead of my peers, just because of the military experience that I had. [5:17]
When you are in the military, it definitely broadens your life experience as you'll see and do things, people half your age won't even have the chance or opportunity to. [5:46]
I was married and in the year of 2013, unfortunately, my husband at the time who was also a veteran, had gotten diagnosed with cancer. [6:04]
I journeyed with my husband through that battle for five years almost. [7:03]
During that journey, it got me to think of trying some things to help supplement the income so I can be more at home. [7:09]
That's where coaching actually came into the picture and I went through a coaching program as a client and loved my transition so much that I wanted to be a coach myself. [7:38]
 I realized how many veterans could use this type of guidance and their life to help them whether they're leaving the military or transitioning. [8:51]
I became certified and it changed my life and now I try to get more of what I learnt in front of these veterans. [9:05]
When I served and I was in the military everything was routine and very predictable but we also had to be flexible to adapt to any unexpected changes. [11:56]
That skill set has served me many times after leaving the military, being in the emergency room and being an entrepreneur. [13:14]
Commercial break. [14:18]
For most of the veterans that I've worked with, they still feel like they're in this funk of transitioning regardless of the period they have been out. [16:16]
They get to have a hard time getting acclimated into the civilian lifestyle because there's something special unique about a bond they have when in service. [16:26
They struggle with identity of who they are supposed to be like in this next phase of life and so that's one of the things that I help them with. [17:16]
We work on not only finding their purpose which is about what they are passionate about at that moment. [18:02]
When you are able to get clear on that, then that kind of opens up some other doors of opportunity and owning the new sense of independence which can feel a little foreign. [18:21]
I help people really embrace this new person of themselves post military and help them feel really good about who they are now. [20:10]
When I get to talk to somebody and have a conversation with them, my aim is to see if they're fit for coaching. [25:13]
I also have to determine whether or not they need help outside of coaching, like psychological help, or therapy help because coaching is not therapy. [26:00]
I also have to distinguish when they're ready and invested and need a little bit of more one on one personal guidance on how to handle some big responsibilities. [26:23]
One of the things that a lot of veterans struggle with, is confidence and so we talk about courage and not only speaking up for self but also having courageous discussions. [28:14]
One of the things that as a veteran I have seen and been involved in different veteran groups is we don't ask for help and that we can figure it out on our own. [30:18]
One of my things I'd love to leave you with is it's okay to ask for help. It is not shameful, nor embarrassing. It's very humble, and courageous to do so. [30:33]
It's always good to reach out for help whether it's working with me or with any kind of coach, or just any kind of friend, it's always okay to ask for help. [30:51]
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Thank you to our April Sponsor: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being or Wayne Titus
Imagine starting a long journey without a map…or even a clear idea of the obstacles ahead. That’s exactly what it’s like for entrepreneurs who start companies with a lot of passion, but without the financial expertise to grow and scale their businesses and create long-term wealth for their families.
 Wayne Titus shows you how to find a financial adviser who can help you map a better journey. In his book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being.  With the right adviser at your side, you’ll have the freedom to focus on what really matters to you.
Get The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being at Amazon.com and in the virtual bookstore on the Shock Your Potential app.