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Steve Shallenberger is joining us today to share golden nuggets of wisdom on parenting and leadership. Steve is the Founder and President of Synergy Companies and Becoming Your Best Global Leadership. He is the proud father of six, an innovator in leadership and corporate training, and the Becoming Your Best podcast co-host. Steve has provided training and consulting services in more than 25 countries worldwide and has over 40 years of experience as a successful business owner. In this episode, we delve into Steve's excellent background story, from working as a garbage man to selling bibles and then buying a publishing company. Steve shares the lessons learned during the years of working hard down in the trenches, the privileges that made help him go through the success path, and why he decided to research high achievers and their habits. We also discuss the best time to instill in our kids the values we believe will serve them better and the importance of being trustworthy leaders. We highlight the relevance of setting valuable examples for our kids and how having a clear vision can be a life-changer. Some Questions I Ask: I'd love for our audience to hear a little more about your journey and story. How did you get here? (2:31)How did you help teach your children the valuable principles you learned along the way earlier in their lives? (15:43)What top action step you would give to my listeners? What would you have them do in their life to make the most significant impact on them? (27:52) In This Episode, You'll Learn: Steve shares a bit of his background story, his upbringing, and his first steps in entrepreneurship (3:12)Steve talks about what made him start researching high performers' habits and activities (7:43)How honesty and integrity can set a business fate (10:18)Steve talks about the best way to inculcate best practices and values in our children from an early age (15:49)Steve talks about the importance of creating fun experiences with our children (19:33)Steve shares an example of how setting a clear vision can change our lives (24:02) Resources: Becoming Your Best WebsiteBook: Becoming Your BestBook: Conquer AnxietyUnlock Your Unrivaled Momentum TrainingAre you interested in Working with Clint? Send a message to [email protected]. Connect with Steve: LinkedIn Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Positive reinforcement is a massive boost for confidence. Someone reminding us and highlighting the things we are good at is highly motivating. As leaders, paying attention to those unique characteristics can also be very helpful when putting a team together and choosing the right person for each job.  In this episode, we explore how paying attention to and highlighting people's skills makes building a team aligned with our company values easier. We talk about the link between positive reinforcement, words of affirmation, and picking our teams' tasks based on those qualities can help Unrivaled Momentum to happen.  We also talk about the need and benefits of healthy debate, of creating a plurality of voices at work and home, and why we must be aware of our leadership skills to better understand our work and decisions' impact.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the magic doors at home that inspired today's episode (5:18)Why sometimes it feels like we are losing momentum (9:24)How to use skills observation to build the team that will fulfill our mission and vision (11:45)Why healthy debate is necessary and instrumental for our company's growth (13:17)How to use our skills to make a significant impact on our teams and help them do their best (19:21) Resources: Unlock Your Unrivaled Momentum TrainingInterested in Working with Clint? Send a message to [email protected]. Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Achieving success is like being in a maze; we can eventually get out of it by ourselves, but it'll take us a lot of work, and we'll bump our heads against several walls.  Instead, we can have someone with a peripherical view of the maze, helping us find the way out. We'll still have to go through the maze, but it'll save us the head bumps.  In this episode, we talk about the need of that person outside of the maze, the victory makers. We delve into the importance of getting help to conquer the things in which we struggle and see through their lenses the solutions we can't see from the inside of our challenges.  We take a moment to think about those who help us win, the victory makers in our lives, and reflect on what we need to be that person in someone else's life.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the places that are victory makers in our lives (4:01)Who are we victory makers for (6:14)The importance of having someone in our lives to help us see things clearer (8:05)How becoming better at our work thanks to a victory maker impacts our family life (10:32) Resources: Unlock Your Unrivaled Momentum Training Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talking about our feelings and emotions is something we are not used to doing. In fact, for most men, the only way of dealing with life's harshness is to suck it up, pull our socks up and keep going. But in the long term, we pay the price of living like that with our mental, emotional, and physical health.  We have the perfect guest to address this issue, Paul Sheppard. Paul is the Owner of Mindset Coach and Therapy; he is an online and in-person Life Coach and a Therapist specializing in anxiety, stress, confidence, and low self-esteem. He is also the Host of the Top Ten podcast, The Mindset Changing Podcast. In this episode, Paul shows us how to build a healthy relationship with our thoughts, feelings, and emotions. We talk about men's poor emotional management and its effects on those around them. We learn how something as simple as breathing can massively change our reality and how we show up at work and with our families.  We also touch on the use of alcohol, drugs, or pornography as a form of self-medication and its terrible effects, the lack of mental training in our lives, and how incorporating tiny habits can be a game-changer in the long run.  Some Questions I Ask: Why do you feel that men don't want to talk about anxiety? (3:09) How can we apply the tiny habits philosophy to our lives and maximize the benefits of the breathing technique you taught us? (15:19) In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why for most men, reaching out for help feels like failing (4:28) The value and multiple benefits of being open and vulnerable (9:23) How working with our autonomic nervous system can change our lives (10:32) Negative thoughts are false alarms (13:46) About the negative impacts of porn abuse on men (22:32) The benefits of a holistic approach to mental health (30:52) Paul shares advice on how to deal with life when it feels overwhelming (39:14) Resources: Mindset Coaching and Therapy website Mindset Change Podcast Book: Ryan Gottfredson - Success Mindsets Book: BJ Fogg - Tiny Habits Connect with Paul: LinkedIn Instagram Tik Tok Email: [email protected] Let's Connect! Website LinkedIn Instagram  Facebook Email: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brad Harker is joining us today to talk about the power of influence, purpose, and authenticity. He is a loving husband, a proud father, a published author, speaker, podcast host, and entrepreneur.  Brad specializes in entrepreneurship, business development, sales strategies, and coaching; he is a relentless problem solver and passionate about helping people live in alignment with their core values.  His book, "The laws of influence," has been recognized by Forbes and other outlets as an essential resource for entrepreneurs, sales leaders, and influencers. In this episode, we have a fantastic conversation about Brad's journey in entrepreneurship, his first steps as a businessman, and how he balances the demands of running multiple companies with his obligations as a father and husband. We talk about the importance of authenticity, setting a framework for our goals that matches our values, and the courage to stop playing small.  Brad also shared details of what he looks for when hiring someone to work with him, how to create a victorious mindset, and three action steps to turn our aspirations and wishes into clear and attainable goals.  Some Questions I Ask: You've had an unconventional career path. Could you share a bit about your story? (2:32)As you've transitioned into different careers and different focuses, how have you been able to manage that from a family perspective? (7:11)Through your work with companies, what things do you see come up the most where people struggle? (14:19) In This Episode, You Will Learn: About Brad's first steps in the sales world (3:12)You can't hide from your passions (6:05)How Brad deals with being busy and spending time with his family (10:21)What are the traits Brad looks for in people before hiring them and why (14:45)Why is it so terrifying to stop playing small (24:56)The importance of avoiding comparing our lives with others' highlights reels (28:57) Resources: Brad Harker websiteBook: Brad Harker - The Laws of Influence: Proven Strategies For Launching Your Life & Career.Book: Dan Sullivan, Dr. Benjamin Hardy - The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and SuccessInfluence with Brad Harker podcast Connect with Brad: LinkedIn Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If we look back at our significant accomplishments in life, we will most likely find that they have something in common; they are the byproduct of one or many great habits we developed with time.  In today's episode, we talk about turning a chore into a habit and then that habit into a ritual. We delve into the importance of creating fruitful habits and getting rid of the negative ones, why habits are so easy to forget or leave aside, regardless of if they are constructive or not, and how to create habits that will help us achieve our goals.  We also talk about keystone habits, why it is crucial to make them part of our rituals, and how to change our mindset and create rituals we can benefit from and become better fathers, husbands, and team leaders.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: What does our behavior around our habits say about our success in life (2:46)The role of keystone habits and keystone rituals in our lives (6:23)What can we do to change our mindset and acquire habits to help us become our best version (11:53)Deciding who we want to become and making a conscious decision (15:01) Resources: Check out my Unrivaled Momentum QuickStart Training at www.unrivaledman.com.Episode 24 - Episode on Sleep: "How to Improve our Lives While Counting Sheep"Quote: Lewis Howes - "The key to forming good habits is to make them part of your rituals."Quote: Greg McKeown - "A ritual is something you enjoy doing in and of itself."Quote: Greg McKeown - "Mindset is the key to going from a chore to a habit, to a ritual."New Study Says Habits Trump All--Even Decision-Making and TalentThe 1 Habit That Can Make the Most Positive Impact on Your Life. Exercise is a keystone habit.Book: Greg McKeown - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Getting up after we fall is perhaps one of the first things we learn in life, and it's as elementary as powerful. A baby giving their first steps falling and the entire family cheering him to get up immediately happen both in one movement. Our guest, Jerald Simon, definitely went through this experience as a baby, but he took the most of it after suffering a life-threatening fall when he was eight, the day he was reborn.  Jerald Simon is a loving husband to his wife, Zanny, the proud father of three beautiful children, and a composer, author, poet, music mentor and piano teacher. He is the author of 28 music books. He is the Founder of Music Motivation®, a company that offers music instruction through workshops, speeches, and seminars. Jearld is also the host of Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon.  In this episode, Jerald takes us on a journey to his childhood, his relationship with music, the early realization of who he wanted to become, and the fall that changed how he sees life. We also relive the moment when he realized what he had to do to get up again after losing his job while having his first baby on the way and his wife on bed rest. We talk about resiliency, courage, commitment, fear, and the difference between expectations and aspirations. Jared also shared a three-step process to achieve any goal we want to accomplish without feeling overwhelmed and ensuring we can reach it.  Some Questions I Ask: How did you get into music initially? (3:13)How it was for you to learn to accept help from others? (13:33)When was the moment you knew founding Music Motivation® was what you were supposed to do in life? (25:06) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The fall that almost took Jared's life (4:52)Regardless of how severe is the fall, we can always get up again (12:59)In every household, kids wake up at 5 AM to play their instruments (17:11)Being made by the things that were supposed to break us (26:30)There is a solution for every problem, even if we don't like it much (31:16)Jared shares some advice to effectively achieve our goals (51:46) Resources: Music Motivation®  websiteMusic, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast with Jared SimonJared's books, courses, and teaching tools Connect with Jared: LinkedInInstagramYouTube Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Lisa Welsher, Founder of Empowered by Emotions, joins us to talk about emotional intelligence and how we navigate through our emotions. Among many other thought-provoking revelations, Lisa affirms that emotions are neutral and that there is no such thing as negative emotions. For more than 30 years, Lisa worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies, like Goldman Sachs, Sony, TacoBell, Mcdonald's, and Merck, helping them improve their teams' performances. In March 2020, Lisa founded Empowered by Emotions to empower people with master-level emotional intelligence. Our conversation revolves around using emotional intelligence to generate positive responses from our teams at work and our families at home. Lisa describes and explains the three possible reactions to emotions, what she means when she affirms that negative emotions don't exist, and how to engage with our emotions to get the best out of them. We also talk about fear and anxiety, guilt and shame, and the three myths around emotions.  Some Questions I Ask:  Tell us about your journey from being a management consultant to Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years and then owning a software company to the point where you focus on emotional intelligence? (3:25)Explain a little more about what engaging with your emotions means or what it looks like (7:42)How can we be more emotionally intelligent at our jobs and at home? (30:36) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The benefits of learning to engage with our emotions (6:42)What are the three responses to emotions (11:03)There is an emotion behind every action we take (14:36)How engaging with our emotions look like. A practical example (25:35)How we can use emotional intelligence to shape our kids' bahevior (36:16)Guilt is good. It helps build our morals (43:05) Resources: Empowered by Emotions websiteBook: Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Connect with Lisa:  LinkedIn Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Although perfectionism is often linked with an acute sense of accomplishing tasks with meticulous accuracy, the truth is that it has more to do with fear. Fear of disappointing others, failing, making a mistake, and, of course, fear of succeeding.  In today's episode, we talk about perfectionism and how sometimes, we disguise our fears and insecurities as "a seek for perfection" just to avoid facing them. We analyze how perfectionism can hold us back in our journey of becoming better leaders, husbands, and parents and what we can do to avoid falling into perfectionism's traps.  We also look at perfectionism as an excuse for inaction, the pleasure of getting things done, why we shouldn't hold ourselves onto unreachable standards, and why we should avoid falling into the illusion that all details matter equally.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: None of us think is a perfectionist, but we kinda are (2:59)Nobody cares. Baking the perfect cake is not indispensable to celebrating (4:50)Going after great performances is not the same as pursuing perfection (8:25)What we need is action, getting things done (11:57)Getting things done is excellent for gaining momentum (16:11)We must realize not all details matter the same (18:31) Resources: Quote: Winston Churchill - "Perfection is the enemy of progress."Quote: Michael Law - "At its root, perfectionism isn't about a deep love of being meticulous. It's about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others. Fear of failure. Fear of success."Free Ebook: Dan Sullivan - The 80% approachQuote: Tiago Forte - "Perfectionism is the illusion that all details matter equally." (Twitter 4/12/2022)Unrivaled Momentum Quick Start Training Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At some point in their lives, every living creature on this planet must compete; compete for their survival, for a meal, for being able to multiply. If we narrow it down a bit to men, almost every man loves to compete and, most certainly, loves to win. But, what about the areas in our lives where competition is not only not needed but is potentially detrimental? In this first episode of the Unrivaled Man podcast, we dive deep into what it means to be an unrivaled father, husband, and business leader and why it is something all of us should aim to.  I share a personal story of a massive wake-up call I had years ago, where I realized competing in the wrong areas of my life was affecting my family. We also delve into the destructive effect of distractions, how to discover our blind spots, and why we must acknowledge them first and fix them later.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: What is an unrivaled man (2:16)We must focus on being a better version of ourselves in the areas of our lives that really matter (3:17)A story about the time I was focused on competing with others (3:45)The wake-up call that made me realize how wrong I was (6:08)Very often, we know what we need to change, and when we don't, we must be humble enough to receive help (9:18) Resources: Quote: Theodore Roosevelt - "Comparison is the thief of joy." Quote: Tom Kite, world hall of fame golfer - "You can always find a distraction if you are looking for one." Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Unrivaled Man podcast!  Today, I invite you to join me in this quest of upgrading our identities as fathers, husbands, and business leaders.  The transformation we aim to achieve won't take a week, a month, or a year; it's a continual process, an endless search, and a full-time commitment to our primary goal of becoming an unrivaled man.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: What is the Unrivaled Man podcast, and why unrivaled? (1:49)How will we achieve our goal of becoming an unrivaled man? (2:08)Becoming an unrivaled man is a continual process (3:36) Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During the last couple of weeks, I've been implying the show would experience some changes, and today, I'm ready to reveal some of them.  Influenced by the philosophy of being in constant improvement, we are heading in a different direction. The show will have a tighter focus on the content and the guests, and it will also change its name.  I firmly believe that success in our professional lives is only possible when our relationship with our families is also in a good place. That's why the new podcast will focus on helping married businessmen to upgrade their identities and become better husbands, fathers, and business owners. In this episode, Flavor of Leadership's last, I share a personal story that describes vividly the impact of not having a harmonious connection between our personal and professional lives.  In This Episode, You Will Learn: The podcast is getting ready to evolve (2:17)About the mistakes, I made as a leader and who had to deal with them (3:12)The more successful you become, the more time your work demands (3:51)Why I decided to create the Flavor of Leadership podcast, and what we've accomplished so far (6:24)What kind of content you can expect from the new podcast (7:49) Resources: Quote: Brian Tracy - "Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day."Coaching with Clint Consultation Call - Book HereDownload my free One-on-One Transformation tool Let's Connect! WebsiteLinkedInInstagram FacebookEmail: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.