1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,680 Donnie Boevin, CEO of Success Champion Networking. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,640 Tell me about your vision. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,880 Man, let me tell you, one, 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:09,600 the biggest thing I first started with to do 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,200 when I launched the company 6 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,920 is I was gonna change how the world networks. 7 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,840 And that was my biggest vision 8 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,000 is I felt that there was a lot of crappy networking 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,560 out there, especially if you're in the B2B side of things. 10 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,520 You know, if you sell B2B and you're into a room 11 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,360 with a lot of realtors, mortgage title, 12 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,480 it's just, it's a tough game because you can help them, 13 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,600 they can't help you back. 14 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,200 So that's where my vision started. 15 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,560 And as I continued on my journey, 16 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,760 what I realized is most people in our world 17 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,000 are that corporate escapee. 18 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,080 Like they were successful in corporate America, 19 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,480 they went out, they launched their company. 20 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,840 And so now they're three to four years in, 21 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,560 they've tried a lot of things. 22 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,480 And so that's how they usually find us 23 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:50,600 is they're looking for a better way to network. 24 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,320 What I found a lot of those people 25 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,960 is they're just trying to find freedom. 26 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,720 So my ultimate vision is to help as many people 27 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,000 find freedom through building a business as we possibly can. 28 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,040 We do it through networking and collaborations 29 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,720 and bringing the right people together. 30 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,640 But, you know, we're just helping people 31 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,040 build a real community so they can find freedom. 32 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,240 They don't create a crappy job for themselves. 33 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,120 And they can build a company that actually allows them 34 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,520 to live that life they wanted to live. 35 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,440 So that's the ultimate vision of everything. 36 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,040 What's the story behind your why? 37 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,280 That's probably the deeper root of one of those 38 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,280 hardened realities where you've seen that giving, 39 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:27,720 giving, giving can deplete people. 40 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,360 I agree with that. 41 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,720 Well, I very much can. 42 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:36,320 So it's for me, there's a why and then there's a reason. 43 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:40,080 Like the why I do things is because nobody did it for me. 44 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:40,440 Right? 45 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,880 So I teach everything I've screwed up in business. 46 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,480 I'll put it out there on social and I'll 47 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,040 share the entire journey, the wins, the ups and downs, 48 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,680 goods, bad, because I want people 49 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,080 to see the real side of business. 50 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,920 Because what they get to see is the Instagram version of life. 51 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,280 Like you only ever get to see people's wins. 52 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,200 You don't see the mental battles they have. 53 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,760 You don't see, you know, in like my case, 54 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,400 almost losing everything in the process 55 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,360 of trying to build a company. 56 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:03,880 Right? 57 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,280 So I share all that because nobody 58 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,480 was helping me along the way. 59 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,880 And so I thought I was the only one screwing all this up. 60 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,160 So but the reason behind all this 61 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,800 is because I continue to want to give my wife the life she wants. 62 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:16,880 She deserves to live. 63 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:17,520 Right? 64 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,040 So my why is to help everybody else find freedom. 65 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:20,560 Right? 66 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,840 Help everybody not make themselves an island. 67 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,600 But the reason that drives me the most is, you know, 68 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,840 my wife put up with me for 20 years now. 69 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,960 We're going on 18 years of marriage. 70 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,040 And, you know, she's been my ride or die 71 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,440 through this entire thing. 72 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,680 And she deserves the continued success in life. 73 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,560 One, to get back to where we were. 74 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:39,120 Right. 75 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,000 But two, to continue to chase our dreams 76 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,560 and do the things we've always talked about doing. 77 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,720 So that's the huge. 78 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,920 But what people continue to do is they give. 79 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:53,240 And they have this whole mentality 80 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,320 that I'm going to give and the world's 81 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,160 going to show up and magically hand me business. 82 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,280 And the world's going to. 83 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:00,240 So they give. 84 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,920 And then they give from this beautiful place. 85 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:06,080 But because of that, they're taken advantage of. 86 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,600 People realize, oh, they have a lot of connections. 87 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,240 Oh, they know a lot of people. 88 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,720 So they give and they give and they give and they give. 89 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,480 And just like you said, it leads to burnout. 90 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,560 So there's a whole philosophy around the idea 91 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,600 of giver's gain. 92 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,680 And the gentleman who said it, Ivan Meisner, 93 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,160 he even came out and said, I wish 94 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,600 B and I would not have embraced this phrase. 95 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,360 Because giver's gain, I know it's not 96 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,320 what they're trying to say, but it's literally 97 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:32,840 saying you're giving to gain. 98 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,640 And I know when they say that, they always 99 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:36,960 say that you're giving unselfishly. 100 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,240 Blah, blah, blah. 101 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,320 Here's the thing. 102 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,320 If you never take from the network, 103 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,160 you're going to be taken advantage of. 104 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,240 So you have to give. 105 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,960 So we break it down into five Gs. 106 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,080 Give, give, give, get, and give again. 107 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:52,360 Because here's the thing. 108 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,640 Most people that are out networking have no idea, 109 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,320 do not understand that they should actually 110 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:00,960 open doors for you too. 111 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,520 Now where are you going with your vision? 112 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:03,240 Yep. 113 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,840 So we'll tie those together. 114 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,320 People have, you know, they need to have their destination. 115 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:08,160 You got yours. 116 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,840 What's your destination? 117 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,440 So the most beautiful and ultimate thing 118 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,200 that my wife and I will be building 119 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,800 is we're going to build a retreat that's 120 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,000 over 600 acres on the retreat. 121 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,640 We'll have fairgrounds. 122 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,360 We'll have a corporate event center. 123 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:30,440 So we can bring people into our world of renfairs, festivals, 124 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,000 and do awful corporate conferences and the likes, 125 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,280 but create an environment where people can let their hair down 126 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:39,080 and be themselves. 127 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:39,840 I want to be there. 128 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:40,680 Yep. 129 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,840 And put on, I mean, I love the idea 130 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:46,280 of you doing a corporate retreat and you wake up 131 00:04:46,280 --> 00:04:49,240 in the morning and there's giraffe walking by your window. 132 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,120 That kind of stuff lights me up and I 133 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,800 think it's going to be a lot of fun. 134 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,300 So that's what we're working towards. 135 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:56,000 Everything the businesses are doing 136 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,680 are working towards that vision. 137 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,040 Thank you for being here today. 138 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,560 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 139 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,200 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 140 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,400 as these episodes continue to move forward. 141 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,120 This is going to get more and more fun. 142 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,960 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 143 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,080 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 144 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,440 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 145 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,160 Have an excellent time building out your vision 146 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:44,920 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.