Greg Atkinson is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, leadership and life coach, consultant, and member of the Forbes Coaching Council. His newest book is The Secret Power of Kindness.
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Greg Atkinson – Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and international speaker with 30 years of experience in organizational leadership.
3 Value Bombs
1) When we are unified in the goal, in the vision, and in the mission of how we are going to treat one another with respect and kindness and we’re going to treat our customers with respect and kindness, then the sky’s the limit.
2) Try to create kindness in the workplace and have a healthy culture.
3) When we remain composed and stay calm, we are often better able to be heard and understood. When we respond in a kind way. We gain a better audience – somebody that will listen to us because we diffuse the situation.
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Show Notes
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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: The Secret Power of Kindness
[1:15] – Greg shares something that he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.
- We need proper rest. In our culture of hustle and grind, we need to take time to sleep, to rest, to take a day off, and to try to remain healthy.
[3:25] – Letting go of the desire to be in complete control.
- It’s not easy, but it is something that we can achieve. The reward is worth it.
- We have to learn to have a proper perspective of releasing control and just trusting the process, trusting friends, and trusting our support system.
[5:34] – Staying calm under pressure.
- Great leaders are composed and calm under pressure.
- When we remain composed and stay calm, we are often better able to be heard and understood.
[8:20] – Unlocking the wisdom to identify the battles worth fighting.
- Not everything out there is for every entrepreneur or every business owner, but when you find the combination of your gift, your experience, expertise, background – and it meets the need, it solves the problem – that’s the sweet spot.
- It’s a great time right now to be in business, but not everything is for everyone. Do a self-inventory to figure out what you’re best at
[10:57] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!
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[13:56] – Connecting with people.
- Empathy is simply defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
- Take the time to be curious, to be compassionate and empathetic, and to really encourage.
- When you are connected to others and care for them, they will run through a wall for you. They will bend over backwards for you.
[16:51] – The steps we need to take to accomplish this unification of our team.
- If we can get everybody pulling in the same direction and focused on the exact same goal, then we’re going to go further, faster and accomplish more.
- When we are unified in the goal, in the vision and the mission of how we are going to treat one another with respect and kindness and we’re going to treat our customers with respect and kindness, then the sky’s the limit.
[19:18] – Greg’s key takeaway and call to action.
- Greg Atkinson – Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and international speaker with 30 years of experience in organizational leadership.
- Try to create kindness in the workplace and have a healthy culture.
[21:11] – Thank you to our Sponsors!
- HubSpot: Put your sales team on the fast track to winning Q4 with Sales Hub! Learn more at HubSpot.com/sales!
- Thought-Leader: Ever thought about giving a TEDx talk? Visit Thought-Leader.com/fire to join a free training and learn how to land a TEDx Talk and spread your message to millions!
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