On today’s show, we first discuss how to be a courageous leader in the midst of uncertainty. Next, we dive into small business resources – what they are and where to look. Do you have enough saved for a retirement that can last 20 years? Most of us don’t. We’ll talk about what you can do to change that. Finally, we give you practical lessons and steps you can take that will empower you to solve your own problems and the problems in your community.
Listen and enjoy:
1:24 – Segment 1: Robin Fisher Roffer is a brand strategist and storyteller for major media companies as well as a keynote conference speaker and corporate trainer for powerhouse companies. Her new book is called THE NO FEAR CAREER- 12 Steps to Becoming a Courageous Leader in the Face of Uncertainty.
1:58 – The no fear career — it’s about letting go of the things that aren’t your true purpose, things that are driving you around on the hamster wheel.
3:21 – The first step is to reveal who you really are and to accept the truth about you and your highest self.
6:37 – Declare your specialty. Robin teaches you how to respond to “tell me about yourself”.
7:50 – Robin shares how you can get your swagger back — the way you move that tells the world who you.
9:08 – How to tell your “greatest story” and why it is important.
14:42 – Segment 2: Michelle Van Slyke is the President of Marketing & Sales at The UPS Store where she leads companywide marketing for a network of over 4,400 retail locations.
15:11 – Michelle shares the results from a small business survey that reveals how people are feeling about starting a business today.
16:48 – Small business owners consistently mention in this survey and others that having a mentor is critical to their success. Michelle discusses how to find the right one.
18:19 – When to quit your day job and make the full-time leap into your business.
20:57 – The best way for local businesses to market themselves.
22:20 – What small business owners can find at The UPS Store to help them with their business.
30:37 – Segment 3: Douglas Dubitsky is Vice President of Product Management & Development for Retirement Solutions at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
31:10 – Doug reveals the percentage of small business owners that state they are either “very” or “fairly” well prepared for retirement.
32:05 – Why it’s not a good idea to plan to fund your retirement with the sale of your business.
33:18 – The best strategy for small business owners in planning for retirement.
40:05 – Segment 4 and 5: Dafna Michaelson is the co-founder, president and The Journey institute for the 50 in 52 Journey, a project for which she traveled across America to all 50 states and Washington DC to find America’s problem solvers and idea generators. Her new book is called It Takes A Little Crazy To Make A Difference.
41:09 – Dafna discusses her journey and why she chose 2009 – when the country was in the depths of the Great Recession – to do it.
43:35 – How to come to the realization that you have the power to solve many problems in your community.
45:50 – The one question you need to ask in order to solve widespread problems.
49:21 – One quick exercise you can do to start solving problems for yourself.
51:13 – You don’t necessarily need to be a leader to solve problems, you need to be a cheerleader.
52:08 – The one thing Dafna noticed in all the people she interviewed that allowed them to make a difference in their communities.
Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva and The UPS Store.
