Healing for Tough Guys with Dave Gerber

Published: July 8, 2019, 5:40 a.m.

b'About this Episode \\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, we talk with Dave Gerber about the growing pains of starting your business from scratch, dealing with conflict in a practical way, and expanding our perspective about what it means to heal. Dave shares why conflict and healing isn\\u2019t as complicated as it seems and how we can leverage both conflict and healing to be stronger.\\n\\n\\xa0Key Bullet Points \\xa0\\n\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Tips and growing pains to expect while growing your own business while escaping your \\u201c9 to 5\\u201d\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Why we need to transform our view of conflict and why avoiding conflict is bad\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Dave\\u2019s transition from leadership coach to martial artist to healer\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Dave\\u2019s Healing for Tough Guy program\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Keeping an open mind about our options for healing\\n\\n\\xa0Key Milestones of the Episode\\n\\n[1:06] Dave\\u2019s career background and entrepreneurial journey\\n\\n[4:00] Getting clients for your business when you\\u2019re just starting out\\n\\n[5:22] Mistakes and growing pains while growing a business\\n\\n[9:50] What are the basic things an organization or group should do to avoid conflict?\\n\\n[15:00] Why we shouldn\\u2019t run away from conflict in the workplace\\n\\n[18:54] Opening up to other ways of self- healing\\n\\n\\xa0[35:30] Final word of advice\\n\\nKey Quotes\\n\\n(Regarding some of Dave\\u2019s first clients) \\u201cThey showed up with education but no funding.\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cBeing good in your content doesn\\u2019t necessarily mean you\\u2019re going to create a successful business.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cPeople like to buy but they don\\u2019t like to feel sold.\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cPeople have to be realistic about what they\\u2019re selling, especially as we\\u2019re moving so fast into the digital age\\u2026\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cIf an organization doesn\\u2019t have a reproducible model [for dealing with conflict][ that every employee knows how to use and how to prepare for difficult conversations...I would argue that whatever else they are doing is never going to work to the level they want it to.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cOther people\\u2019s behavior can\\u2019t be an excuse for us not doing what we know to be the best version of ourselves.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cThe ability to self-heal was the piece that wasn\\u2019t talked about in leadership.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cIf it\\u2019s lonely at the top, we have to figure out what to do about it.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cHealing and healing [the] self is actually the strongest thing to do.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cSometimes it\\u2019s just a simple shift for people.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\u201cMeditation doesn\\u2019t have to be this scary thing and that what I\\u2019m trying to help people understand.\\u201d\\n\\nKey Resources\\n\\nSynergy Training & Development, LLC\\n\\nOther Resources\\xa0\\n\\nConflict Calculator\\n\\nGet in Contact with Dave Gerber\\n\\nDave Gerber is a former teacher who launched his own business in conflict management and resolution (Synergy Training & Development, LLC). He is a keynote speaker, author, and instructor who has worked with a variety of clients ranging from government leaders to NASA.\\n\\nWebsite\\n\\nLinkedIn\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\nAbout Our Sponsor\\n\\nWar Dragons is a powerfully awesome 3-D, real-time mobile game and over 150 that will take your world-building strategy to a level that you never imagined\\n\\n\\xa0Learn more at http://www.veteranonthemove.com/wardragons'