Oct 29, 2014
Summary
On this episode of Rhodes to Success I interview Greg S. Reid who is a bestselling author, acclaimed speaker and filmmaker. Greg has motivated millions of people and is published in more than 45 books including 28 bestsellers, 5 movies, and is featured in countless magazines. In this podcast learn how to seize those ‘ah ha’ moments and seek counsel over opinion.
Main Questions Asked
- Can you talk about how we can still harvest gold from the minds of successful people when we go a long time without being face-to-face with other entrepreneurs?
- What gave you the confidence to go on your journey?
- Talk about running from people with negative attitudes and breaking ties with people who aren’t going to move you forward
- What is your take on entrepreneurs creating distance between themselves and their audience?
Key Lessons Learned
- A good author writes about what he or she needs help with the most
- We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with
- Run from people with negative attitudes
- Its difficult to cut negative people from your life when they are friends, family and colleagues
Ideas
- Many people have great ideas but a lot don’t have initiative to do things with the great idea
- How many times have you had an ‘ah ha’ moment and let it go away only years later to see someone else has made a success of it? Don’t let it be you!
- The best thing to do is to harness that great idea the moment it strikes you
- Its not about what information you get its about the application of that knowledge
- All the energy and information is in the airwaves so you just need to tap that source
Relationship Marketing
- Relationship marketing is all about building relationships with successful people in order to build your business
- Remember don’t give up before the finish line and quit before the miracle happens
- LOR – leveraging our relationships
- Successful people know how to move the fulcrum so they can leverage their relationships at the highest rate possible
Accessibility
- When entrepreneurs become well known some start outsourcing their email, social media and make the decision to create distance between themselves and their audience
- The most successful people are the most accessible and available people
- You have to have responsibility and accountability for your actions even if you outsource your brand representation for things such as social media
Counsel and Opinion
- There is a big difference between counsel and opinion
- Opinion is based in ignorance, lack of knowledge and someone who has never done it
- Counsel is based on wisdom, knowledge and mentorship
- Successful people seek counsel where failures listen to opinion
- If we spend our daily lives only seeking counsel and ignoring people’s opinion then that is the day your life will change
- The line between successful relationships, mentorships and friendships is often blurred. People often fall into the trap of seeking opinion instead of mentorship
- It is possible to have multiple mentors in your life so surround yourself with the right people who can get you the information you want
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Links to Resources Mentioned
Napoleon Hill: The Road to Riches