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the episode. All right. So today was the first
day of IMC or is the first day of IMC. You'll
be listening to this episode a bit later. I believe
that I plan on this coming out on April 15th,
but maybe I shouldn't have said that. Maybe I'm
wrong. So really what the purpose of this episode
and the next three, four episodes will be are,
like I said, it's going to be recaps. It's going
to be me just diving into the... the event, what
I've been learning from the different speakers,
and just the experience I've been having kind
of bringing you guys along for the ride. So today,
I heard a few different speakers. There was Ronnie
Galbraith, Chris Goatee, I believe. There was
John Maxwell, day one, and he talked about a
lot. And then there's a few other things that
were pretty cool experiences. I got some books
signed by John Maxwell himself. And there was
a three -minute speech that I had to give. Well,
that we got to give. I shouldn't say had to.
But you do have to do it to get a certification.
But regardless. So I really just want to dive
into a couple of the lessons and just kind of
give brief overviews of what we're taught. And
then I'm going to give some personal reflections.
I think I'm going to dive into a couple of things
I struggled with today. It's 8 .14 p .m. right
now. I think that's where I want to go. Let's
dive into what John talked about first. One thing
he talked about was values and the Maxwell DNA.
When he talked about values, he was talking about
how do you know when you're at the right company?
How do you know? that when somebody's values
align with your values, and he said values are
good when they value people. And some analogies
he used, he used glue, because values stick people
together. He has foundation, because values are
what you build everything else off of in your
life. They're a ruler, because they kind of give
you the measurement of... I don't exactly remember
what he said, if I'm being honest, but he used
a ruler, I'm going to assume, and hopefully I
get close, but kind of gives you the measurement
of a person by the value of their values. Or
I shouldn't even say value of their values, because
all values are valuable. To be honest, if there's
an analogy, if you can find one that matches
that, that's great. Compass. There's companies
that values provide direction. Then there's a
magnet. Values are like a magnet. They attract
like -minded people. They're like a fingerprint
because they identify who you are. And they're
like a map because they're a guide. And then
he dives into the Maxwell DNA, which are the
Maxwell leadership values. There's 10 of them.
One is we value people. having a positive attitude,
personal growth, to lead by example, live intentionally,
exceed expectations, equip others, consistency,
and be a catalyst for transformation. And then
the final one, he said, it's kind of optional,
but it's not. It's kind of optional, but it's
something you should embrace. It says, allow
room for faith. He stressed, he was like, this
is not a Christian company, But if you allow
room for faith and for God to take root in your
life, your life will be changed exponentially.
I love that he always works that in. I love that
he works in faith and God. So many of the speakers
and attendees are Christians as well. And I mean
a lot of that is because his values, all the
values are rooted in Christianity, in Christ.
So if you're not a Christian, I want you to at
least... Give it a thought. What would it look
like to start even being interested about Christianity?
It doesn't even mean you go to church. Maybe
it just means you pick up a Bible. Maybe download
the Bible app on your phone and just start poking
around. Maybe it means you actually do go to
church. Honestly, that's probably even a better
place to start than just going through a Bible
by yourself. Get yourself around good, positive
Christians. who can show you what it means to
have God in your life. People who value people,
who have a positive attitude, who are people
who are concerned with personal growth and find
those Christians who are leading by example,
who are living intentionally, the ones who exceed
expectations, because that's what Jesus calls
us to do, and ones that equip others to do the
things that they're called to do, and ones that
are consistent. ones that are consistent when
showing up. They're consistent with you. Look
for those people. Surround yourself with those
people because those people are going to help
you get from where you are to where you want
to be. And then another great thing that we learned
about today was, and this was, I'm jumping through
the day, but it was a disc assessment. Well,
we learned about discs and how to assess behavior
more. That's another certification that anybody
could get through Maxwell Leadership. I'm probably
going to get it one day because that seems like
it would be a great way to help my clients, my
coaching clients, discover more about themselves.
So DISC, like I said, it's to assess your behavior.
So D -I -S -C is an acronym. It stands for dominant
for D, influencing for I, steady. for S, and
compliant for C. Me, personally, I'm a very high
C. High Cs love data, and they're very detail
-driven. And then let's go through some of the
other ones. D style, you know, they like to feel
like they're in control. They care about the
bottom line. They're very results -driven and
results -focused, and you can spare them the
details when you're communicating with them.
They want to know the results of what you're
talking to them about. You're going to find maybe
a lot of your bosses are probably more of a high
D, and they want to know what you got done, not
how you got there, which, I mean, that's a strength
in itself. Then you have your eyes. You want
to let them speak. You want to show that you're
listening to them. You want to help them whenever
you're communicating with them. You want to help
them hear about fun things. High I's want to
have a good time. They like to be social. Let's
go to the S's. S's talk about being friendly.
They really easily connect with people when they
connect with them as a person. uh, speak to the
impact on others whenever you're talking to them.
And you want the, you want them, uh, whenever
you're, I guess the, one of the things that the
speaker was talking about was, uh, how do you
particularly sell to these people? And whenever
you're, um, looking to sell them maybe a coaching
or something with your bit with a business. And
it was cool. They said, help them feel secure.
And saying yes. Give them reasons to not say
no, essentially. So that might not be as interesting
to you now that I'm thinking about it, but if
it is, that's amazing. I think it's just maybe
you're not selling them anything of a business,
but maybe you're selling them on an idea that
you have. So think about those things. Something
like me, like I said, I'm high C. I'm very detail
-driven. I love data. Like, it's a problem sometimes.
And, yeah, I want to talk about a couple experiences,
though, that I had today. Learned something about
myself. And earlier this morning, I prayed for
God to give me discernment on who I should listen
to, what things I should do, what things I shouldn't
do. Because I always feel like when I'm at these
events, I pay for that. I have to do everything
and listen to what everyone says. And there was
a moment today, just a little bit ago, where
there was a session later in the evening that
wasn't required, but none of them are technically
required, but this one was later. And it started
about 6 .45, was going to go to 8 .50. And you
have to wake up early in the morning, and I was
already exhausted because I'm already exhausted.
I didn't sleep great last night. I kept going
back and forth whether I was going to go or not.
I ended up going and listening to what the speakers
were saying. I liked it. It was great. Then they
started getting into interactivity and activities.
I wasn't really feeling it. My stomach was having
some issues. I was honestly tired and wanted
to talk with some friends. I decided to get up
and go. I said, I think I need to, I told the
people that were at my table, hey, I think I
need to go. I'll see you later. And it felt really
good to be able to get up and use my discernment
to say, you know, it's okay. I can go decompress.
I'm a person that likes to take their, I'm a
person who likes their alone time, likes to decompress.
Going to 850 wouldn't really let me do that.
It probably would affect my sleep. I can almost
guarantee it would. So it was a great decision,
if I'm being honest, for me. So that's one thing
to learn as I focus on what your gut is telling
you to do. I know I'm jumping around. There's
a lot of things coming out in this episode. So
that's probably how it's going to be for a few
episodes. But there was a lot happening today.
I wanted to try and get as much into this episode
as I could. I don't want the episode to be an
hour long. But yeah, guys, there's so much to
learn. I bought a couple things in merch. Again,
I'm bouncing around. And one thing I bought was
a coffee mug because I love coffee. And it said
on it, to stay on the high road, we need to focus
not on what we deserve, but on how we can serve.
That's by John Maxwell in his book, High Road
Leadership. And I don't know, I bought it. I
didn't have a particular message around that
mug. I just saw it. I have it sitting next to
me. I'm looking at it. I bought this mug because
I went to. I just want to have this messaging
near me all the time. I want to be able to use
this coffee mug and read it and say, yeah, I
need to focus not on what I deserve, but how
I can serve. That's a great reminder for me as
I'm learning about these lessons, about talking
with people that really just want to serve. And
guys, that's what this is all about. So guys,
I just want to throw in here at the end, if you
got through this whole episode, that means, honestly,
if I rambled a little bit and you got to the
end, that means you must really like me for some
reason. So I'm going to offer you a free gift
of three coaching sessions, absolutely free,
because honestly, I just want to serve. I'm going
to focus on how I can serve. I'm going to gift
you three coaching sessions. Honestly, all I
ask is at the end of those three sessions, you
give a testimonial and you find somebody that
I can coach. Find me another client. That is
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