Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk about why some leaders can handle the stress and strain of growth and others can’t, and which habits can help leaders thrive. Then, for many of us there are gremlins that get in the way of finding career satisfaction. We help you ditch those gremlins standing in your way. Plus, in order for you to be successful in business, there has to be a certain amount of cash liquidity. We show you how to figure out your liquidity and exactly how much should you have. Also, we show you how PayPal is empowering small businesses and helping them grow. Finally, we help get your small business unstuck.
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Segment 1: Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally. Kevin is a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0), and author of Your Oxygen Mask First.
1:30 – How is it that some leaders can handle the stress & strain of business growth and others can’t?
3:15 – How to handle the stress and where to start.
4:45 – Why work-life balance is a poor concept and how to think about it instead.
7:00 – What habits can help people cope with the stress & strain of growing a business?
8:45 – Why you need to stop being chief problem solver!
9:45 – Being a business leader either slowly destroys you or makes you stronger. How?
Segment 2: Susan Peppercorn is an executive and career coach who enables mid, and senior-level professionals find their next best career step; promotion, new job, career or entrepreneurial option. She is also the author of the new Amazon bestselling book, Ditch Your Inner Critic: Evidence-Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career.
15:15 – Is it a bad thing to be your own worst critic?
16:45 – What are some of the mental gremlins that get in the way of finding career satisfaction?
17:45 – In your book, you make the distinction between perfectionism and excellence. What is the difference?
19:15 – How do you quiet your inner critic?
21:30 – The question you can ask colleagues that will help you ditch your inner critic.
23:00 – Remind yourself of your successes.
Segment 3: Mike Milan is Finagraph‘s Vice President, Customer Success with over 20 years of sales and entrepreneurship experience. He has translated innovative ideas into multi-million dollar businesses. Prior to joining Finagraph Mike built several successful ventures from the ground up. He built and sold Blazing Star Staffing, a Midwest regional hotel staffing company and Bottoms Up Brewhouse. Mike is a former Missouri State Trooper. He earned his MBA from Baylor University.
31:15 – What is liquidity?
32:30 – Why is liquidity so important for a small business?
33:00 – How can I tell if my company has enough liquidity?
34:00 – How to improve liquidity in your business.
35:30 – A simple software that can help your business manage your cash flow.
Segment 4: Amit Mathradas is Paypal’s GM and Head of SMB / Merchant for North America. Amit and Paypal are empowering small businesses and helping them grow.
40:30 – How is PayPal helping small businesses across the country?
42:00 – How PayPal is making mobile transactions easier.
43:45 – How PayPal adds credibility to small businesses.
44:30 – Where can small businesses go to learn and grow?
Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
49:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
50:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
51:30 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
52:25 – Special offer code. To learn more visit, www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
