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Getting Through Hard Times, with Brett Gilliland

Published: April 1, 2020, 8 a.m.

Getting through hard times is a trait every leader must have. Listen and learn from Brett Gilliland about getting through hard times.

If you\u2019ve been listening to the show for a while now \u2014 you know that I like to bring you conversations with guests who are strategic \u2014 as well as practical and tactical \u2014 and who will generously give you the best of what they\u2019ve got so you can take it and apply it \u2014 and move your business onward.

And each of us as business owners \u2014 as people \u2014 are facing unprecedented challenges right now.

Things many of us could have never imagined as a result of the coronavirus.

And each day \u2014 we need to show up as the best leader we can \u2014 because our teams, our clients, and communities need that from us.

The business owners I meet with each day are doing everything they can to help their team on\xa0getting through hard times.

But candidly, Onward Nation \u2014 today\u2019s business environment requires another level in leadership \u2014 it requires proven strategies, a process, and the willingness to put systems into place.

And because of that, I\u2019m grateful that Brett Gilliland, CEO and founder of Elite Entrepreneurs, said yes to my invitation to come back for an encore interview so we could talk through leadership strategies, processes, and systems \u2014 which you can take and apply into your business and be better for it.

What you will learn from this episode about getting through hard times:
  • Beyond \u201cflight\u201d and \u201cfight\u201d \u2014 there is a 3rd defensive mechanism that we have \u2014 and as business owners \u2014 it can actually hurt us the most
  • What are the steps to helping your team in\xa0getting through hard times
  • Why the \u201cStockdale Paradox\u201d is just a relevant today as it was when Admiral James Stockdale first shared it
  • Why you need to go narrow in what you allow into your inner circle \u2014 from people to media \u2014 and why you need to block out everything else
  • Now more than ever \u2014 business owners need to stay focused on the Big 3 of their role
  • Why \u201cFighting F.U.D\u201d should be your number one priority as a business owner
  • Why Brett believes that the best leaders build the best businesses \u2014 and \u2014 the best businesses win
  • Why helping and leading others begins with leading yourself to clarity
  • Why you should rest easy \u2014 you have a 100 percent track record of\xa0getting through hard times\u2026otherwise you wouldn\u2019t be here
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