Episode 113: Create a Power Priority List, with Adam Carroll.
Adam Carroll is quickly being recognized as one of the top financial educators in the country with his core message being "You are the architect of your own life and that starts with your behavior around finances.\u201d Having presented at over 500 colleges and universities nationwide, hundreds of leadership symposiums, and countless local and regional organizations, Adam\u2019s message of \u201cBuilding A Bigger Life, Not a Bigger Lifestyle\u201d has been heard by over 200,000 people.
\nAdam successfully crowd-funded a documentary on student loan debt, raising nearly $70,000 in 45-days. The film, \u201cBroke Busted & Disgusted\u201d will soon be released and is already garnering critical acclaim following Adam\u2019s recent TEDx talk at UW-Milwaukee. The mission of the film is to start a national debate about changing the way we fund college and not crippling 20 somethings with mountains of debt.
\nTo stop the problem before it starts, Adam's book,\xa0Winning The Money Game,\xa0and curriculum, are being used in high schools and colleges as a financial literacy supplement. Students and educators are calling it a \u201cgame-changer\u201d when it comes to handling money.
\nSecret \u2013 timesaving technique\nAdam starts every day by writing his Power Priority List \u2013 and separates these into three different categories. ONWARD!
\nDaily habit that contributes to success\nMeditate \u2013 Adam listens to his inner-knower, the part of your body that knows what you should be doing.
\nCould have ruined your business \u2013 but now \u2013 an invaluable learning experience\nAdam's wife got pregnant right as he was taking a huge new business risk \u2013 and Adam tells the whole story here.
\nMost critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful\n"The ability to see systems within your business is critical."
\nMost influential lesson learned from a mentor\n"My dad help me understand that there are things that I would want to in in life, but if I waited and held back a little I would make a better decision." \xa0
\nFinal Round \u2013 \u201cBreaking Down the Recipe for Success\u201d\nWhat systems would you go back and put into place sooner?\nI would have had a much more robust CRM system.
\nWhat one strategy or \u201crecipe\u201d would compound into big wins for business owners?\nGet really good at clarifying your expectations daily \u2013 of yourself and your team.
\nHow to exceed expectations and add the most value?\nAn individual would effectively communicate my brand \u2013 maybe even better than I do.
\nWhat strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success?\n- \n
- Surround yourself with a mastermind group and an accountability partner \n
- Get in contact with your "why" \u2013 why do you do what you do? \n
- Create a power 100 list \u2013 the people that like and respect you \u2013 and be in at least quarterly contact with them \n
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