Lead in the Give First Economy with Kirby Hasseman
b"Kirby Hasseman is an entrepreneur, marketer and author. He is the owner of Hasseman Marketing, a full-service marketing agency, and Hasseman Properties. He has been named an influencer in the promo world and has just authored his fourth book called The Give First Economy.\\n\\nGet your FREE copy of Kirby's book, The Give First Economy http://hassemanmarketing.com/givefirstbook (here).\\n\\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\\n\\n- The \\u201cgive first economy\\u201d is about giving up front in order to win long-term because you\\u2019ve built up trust with your customers and followers.\\n- When you do business the right way, your customers become your advocates.\\n- Give joy. That will set you apart from many online and in life.\\n- The human brain is wired to perform better when a boost of positivity is given to a person.\\n- Creating valuable content is important. Become the expert by being the voice in your corner of the market. Answer the questions of your customers in an engaging way. You\\u2019re not giving first if you\\u2019re creating a commercial for your product.\\n- Busy is the most overused term/state of mind in our culture.\\n- If your answer is not a definite \\u201cyes,\\u201d it might need to be a \\u201cno.\\u201d\\n- When you are focused on giving first, you also need to focus on making the time by both stopping some habits/practices/responsibilities and starting other, good habits/practices.\\n- Fight the negativity of the world. The world has a kindness deficiency. When you buck this trend, you stand out.\\n- Create a practice of gratitude. This will be fulfilling for you and help you stand out in the \\u201cgive first economy.\\u201d\\n\\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\\n\\n\\u2013 What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? \\u201cEverything is my fault.\\u201d It\\u2019s easy to blame others, but if you assume ownership, you begin to see where you could have done better. As a leader, you always get credit for the good stuff, so take responsibility for the things that go wrong as well.\\n- Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \\u201cA leader is\\u2026\\u201d Visionary, a communicator/listener, and kind.\\n- What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? How can I help? If you have the right people on your team, facilitate their success!\\n- What book would you recommend to leaders? Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek and Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.\\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Listen with the idea of treating people how they want to be treated.\\n- As a general life principle, is it better to ask \\u201cwhy?\\u201d or \\u201cwhy not?\\u201d Somehow Josh forgot to ask! (This will be updated soon with Kirby\\u2019s answer.)\\n\\nWebsite:\\nhttps://hassemanmarketing.com\\n\\nContact:\\nkirby@hassemanmarketing.com\\n\\nFind Kirby on social media:\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/kirbyhasseman (@kirbyhasseman)\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekirbyhasseman/ (@thekirbyhasseman)\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirbyhasseman (in/kirbyhasseman)"