It’s never easy to end a relationship, but that’s even harder to do when that relationship is a family member. In today’s episode Aaron Walker is going to share a story about a domineering mom that was driving her son and daughter-in-law nuts while causing chaos to reign in the family.
If you struggle with some boundaries with family members than this episode is for you.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode HERE and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
Confronting My Mom
Aaron shares a story about a man who is really struggling with his mother and how she is driving the family crazy. He knows if he goes to her it will cause division in the family and cause stress, but the man just can’t take it anymore. The mother does help with a number of things making it even more difficult.
“So his mastermind members kind of got around him virtually speaking and said you’ve got to confront her and he didn’t want to do it. He said he’s been dealing with it for 16 years and she was difficult as a teenager and young man and I just know how my mom is. But you are going to have to deal with her if you want any sense of peace in your own family.” - Aaron Walker
Deal With It
Aaron encourages you to deal with those relationships today that need to be dealt with even if they are family members. Do not allow them to rule or dictate your life. By allowing this you are affecting generations to come negatively.
“You can’t let somebody steal your joy and you can’t all them to dictate what is going to transpire in your life.” - Aaron Walker
Challenge
Go to that person in prayer, never in anger so you can restore that relationship. Get people around you that hold you up and encourage you. Find people who are going to tell you the truth and look out for your well-being. Take the courage to deal with the relationship. Form strong boundaries, even with family members.
“Small minds talk about people, great minds talk about ideas.” - Aaron Walker
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It was so great to be interviewed recently by Rick Paddock on the Mind Flipping Podcast. Here ís the LINK to my interview give it a listen. You can also subscribe to Rick's page by going to iTunes and Google Podcasts.
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Here is my latest podcast guesting - The Game Changers Podcast. It was an honor to be interviewed by Barry Magliarditi. Go ahead and watch the video below. You may also follow him in iTunes.
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Up next you can hear Aaron Walker’s exclusive Iron Sharpens Iron expert interview with Profit First author, Mike Michalowicz as Mike shares how he turned everything around and goes deep teaching from his Profit First system.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode HERE and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Mike lost three multi-million dollar companies before his 35th birthday. He was awarded the New Jersey's Small Business Association, Young Entrepreneur of the Year when he was 26 years old. He sold his first company, to a private equity company and then his second company to a Fortune 500, so he's working his way up. Mike is a former small business columnist for the Wall Street Journal. His books have been translated in 10 different languages. He's an active partner in multiple companies including an American manufacturer of business growth consultancy and an augmented reality Tech Firm in a Certification Organization for accountants, bookkeepers and business coaches, and that is just the tip of the iceberg.
“The reality is, behind that was a lot of grand mistakes, horrible errors, almost losing my family, losing all my money, just really horrible stuff. I actually think that may be some interesting components and I suspect many people listening in have experienced those elements or just challenges.” - Mike Michalowicz
Most Humbling Moment
Mike is married, has three children and currently lives in a beautiful section of New Jersey. He was very successful and sold his second business for millions and started angel investing. Due to his investment choices, Mike had to share with his family that he had lost everything. They had to move, sell all of their possessions, no sports, horse riding lessons or after school activities, then his 9 year old daughter offered to support their family.
“She ran to her bedroom, grabbed her piggy bank, and she ran back down to me and said, Daddy, I'll support our family, don't worry. I'll support our family. And it was the most humbling moment of my life.” - Mike Michalowicz
Full Time Author
Mike went through 2 years of depression, started boozing and found himself in a very dark place before he finally turned it around. Luckily for Mike he was able to climb out of the gutter. He is now a full time author and owns a few businesses. These days he is definitely living a life of both success and significance.
“I'm really writing books to fix all of my own erroneous ways and hopefully in the process of serving others to address their challenges too.” - Mike Michalowicz
Profit First
Mike explains that we have been taught the formula to profit incorrectly. We have been taught that profit comes last, that profit is the bottom line. He suggests that we put profit first and use the formula sales minus profit equals expenses.
“All I care about is the deposit came in your business immediately take a predetermined percentage of that profit, allocate it toward an account called profit. We hide it from ourselves, we remove our profit. It's the pay yourself first principle apply to our business. And as a result, you start forcing profitability in your business.” - Mike Michalowicz
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The members of Iron Sharpens Iron are quite spoiled because each month Aaron brings an expert in to speak to us regarding business, leadership, or life. These expert interviews are just one of the ways there is tremendous value in joining the mastermind.
“I don’t know about you, but Profit First has been a huge benefit to the finances in my business. It’s paid for some pretty great trips to the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, and Zimbabwe. And my wife always wonders how we can afford it. I tell her the business! That’s because of profit first.” - Danny Bauer
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Resources
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
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In today’s podcast Aaron talks about two colleagues. One of them Dave was a trusted friend for years. The other Bob -- used to be a competitor and turned a friend. In addition to an abundant versus scarcity mindset, listeners will be reminded of the importance of relationships.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode HERE and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
Competitors and Friends
Aaron talks about his business partner David and their competitor Bob. One might think they would be at odds but over the years, Aaron found Bob to be a very honest man. Aaron calls him a friend to this day.
Danny discusses the idea of playing a finite game where there are clear winners and losers. Aaron usually calls this game one of scarcity. When you play a finite game you can’t win unless your opponent loses. But the real game you need to play is infinite. This is the game of abundance. In an infinite game, everyone can win.
“During an infinite game there is no real start and finish no clear winners and losers.” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
Encourage Others
If you are struggling for ways to encourage and uplift others here are a few ideas:
- If you have a podcast, blog, or vlog -- promote your friends and competitors and what they do
- Share their work generously via social media and or email
- Write a referral on LinkedIn
All these steps will take less than 15 minutes, but the ROI is priceless.
In Summary
In this episode, the point is how Aaron is playing an infinite game. Danny says that Aaron has taught him that relationships are key to success and to do positive unexpected things for others frequently.
“In some respects there is no direct benefit for Aaron plugging Dave and Bob’s businesses. There are no affiliate deals. He doesn’t get a finder’s fee for someone that does business with them. So why do it? Because it’s uplifting. It’s encouraging. It’s good for relationships and it’s good for business.” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
Given two people in your community:
- One that selflessly promotes others and shares referrals
- Or the guy who has to “crush” the competition on his way to being #1
Who would you rather work with?
And that’s why Big A has experienced so much success in his life.
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In today’s show Aaron Walker is going to talk about the book The Talent Code. One of the big ideas we will discuss is targeted practice. Using the example of basketball and shooting the ball is an easy way to look at targeted practice, but what does it look like in business?
“This book has got to be in the top 10 of the books that I've read over the past 20 years without a question, because it talks about how greatness isn't born. It's grown.” - Aaron Walker
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode HERE and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
Doing Deep Work
Aaron talks about the great talents out there that are naturals but they put in daily work. Michael Phelps, Drew Brees, Phil Mickelson are among some of the best. They put in regimented daily practice to be the best. They do the deep work required to get better each and every day.
“And I think about us here at View From The Top and the things that are really important to us. And I think about, you know, we've got to do these Facebook lives. We blog, you know, we do these podcast interviews is a regimented routine and there's so many times that I do not want to go to the green way and do a video, but I'm like, you know what I said I was going to do them. They're affective. I don't feel like it necessarily, but it works. That's deep practice.” - Aaron Walker
Targeted Practice
Danny discusses three things when it comes to targeted practice.
- Be Committed-Commit to the process
- Find your niche
- Know your rituals and routines
“I want you to get focused. I want you to be committed. I want you to be consistent it everything that you set out to do. I want you to have a plan. Once you implement the deep practice, you too can be hugely successful” - Aaron Walker
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Resources
Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
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In today’s show Aaron Walker is going to talk about ambition. Ambition is defined as an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction as power, honor, fame, or wealth in the willingness to strive for it's attainment. How do you measure your ambition? Are you motivated or complacent?
“I have huge ambitions, maybe too big at times. I struggle with turning it off and also managing my emotions if I don't achieve everything I set out to do.” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
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Embrace Tension
Aaron says if you're holding on to the tension or if there's no tension in your life, there's probably something going awry. Something is not going right because you are not paying attention. Aaron points out that the good news is that it is probably helping you. But the bad news is that the tension never leaves you.
“I want to encourage you today to embrace the tension. The tension is what keeps us safe. The tension is something in our lives that creates a thought within us. Are we doing the right thing ” - Aaron Walker
Keep It In Check
Sometimes we need to keep our ambition in check and some of us need to find ambition. Aaron will continue to confront you on all fronts while keeping himself in check with his own ambition.
“So we'll go on this journey together. Right Today. I don't have all the answers for you. I wished I did. I wished I had figured them out long time ago, but I'm studying. I'm praying. I give it to God each and every day to learn, to continue to be ambitious, but at the same time, I want to learn to be content.” - Aaron Walker
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What a show! It was a great show and it is a humbling episode at the same time.
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I was humbled (and enjoyed this episode) to be interviewed recently by Jim Beach on the School For Startup Radio. Here is the link to my interview. Give it a listen. You can also listen to this episode on iTunes.
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In today’s show Aaron Walker discusses how to get out of your comfort zone. He had an interesting experience at a conference where someone was literally shaking. She wanted to meet Big A, but at the same time was quite intimidated.
“But here’s the secret. Aaron.…He’s just like you and me. He also puts his shoes on one at a time. I’ve seen him do it!” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at viewfromthetop.com.
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What The Worst That Can Happen?
Aaron encourages you to get outside of your comfort zone. His tip-those people want you to approach them.
“Who would those people be without you? They would be nothing without you, your fanfare, without you buying their products, your dollars, those people would be absolutely nothing.” - Aaron Walker
What is the worst thing that can happen? Probably nothing. We really blow things out of proportion in our heads. And that fear holds us back from experiencing greatness.
What The Best That Can Happen?
We also have to think what is the best thing that can happen? That is really what should frighten you because it’s about opportunity lost.
“I forget at this point if it was MJ, Kobe or Lebron who said it, but it doesn’t matter. You miss 100% of the shots you never take. People that are our heroes are just like us.” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
So be bold. Introduce yourself. Tell them you appreciate their work. Give them a specific example. Keep it short. Say goodbye.
Google Get Out of My Comfort Zone
If it seems too risky to be bold then Google how to get out of my comfort zone and try one of the recommended activities:
3 things you can do that are low risk and quite fun:
- Strike up a conversation with a stranger
- Ask the next cashier at a retail store for a discount
- Lie down in a public place …
“Those may seem a little crazy, but I guarantee nothing bad will happen and you just might gain a little more courage.” - Danny Sunshine Bauer
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