Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, everybody.
Welcome to today's episode of the Never Peak Project Podcast.
My name is Coach Ranger, and in today's episode,
it's just a little bit of a recap of the week,
things I've been thinking about as I journey
through entrepreneurship and self-employment.
It's a little bit of a cold,
a little bit of a rainy day over here in San Carlos.
So I have my third or fourth cup of coffee for the day.
I'll get into why I'm drinking so much coffee
later in the episode,
but just wanna take this time to reflect on a few things
from throughout the week
and talk about some ideas that I have moving forward.
So sit back, relax, grab a cup of coffee,
whatever it is that you're doing right now,
and I hope you enjoy my ramblings for today's episode.
And really, the things that are mostly on my mind,
the most right now,
are what I am doing in terms of enrollment
for my coaching programs,
for my workshops that I have coming up,
and I guess kind of just to start off
the thing that's most pressing on my mind
is that I'm going to my dad's house this weekend
for my little sister's birthday,
and there is another winter storm coming up
over the Lake Tahoe Truckee Donner Pass area,
which is always unfortunate
because my little sister's birthday is in December.
It's her party's tomorrow.
And it's just always kind of a bummer
because when these big storms happen,
the last few years they've happened on her birthday weekend,
which really is difficult to get up there
with road closures, with the terrible storms.
I don't have the greatest of experience
with driving in the snow.
I'm pretty comfortable with it overall,
but when there are legitimate warnings
and a lot of things telling you not to travel,
it makes it difficult.
But Julie and I, we're looking at the weather
and it looks like it's going to be mostly bad tomorrow
and potentially tonight.
So we're going to make our way towards Sacramento
and kind of see what is going on in that regard.
But that's the reason for the three or four cups of coffee,
is just in case we do end up driving tonight,
I want to make sure that I'm well awake and good to go.
But I guess I just want to kind of say that out loud
to kind of set it to the side
and really focus on what I've been doing this week
in terms of building my business.
I'd say that the biggest thing from this week
is kind of honing in on my messaging
for the referral groups and networking clubs
and organizations that I'm in.
I think I've been really focusing on mostly talking
about getting referrals and leads for one-to-one
and group coaching, which is fantastic.
And I always appreciate those.
I always want to talk to people about their goals,
help them out with it and really figure out
what it is they want to make strides in their life,
business, finances, relationships, et cetera.
But I think that that messaging does get kind of lost
when it comes to these groups that I'm a part of.
And the reason for that is,
coaching is a very intimate, delicate thing
to be talking about with people.
You know, we are really getting into the weeds
of who you are as a person, your fears, desires,
things that are holding you back.
And I don't think that those things
necessarily come up in everyday conversation.
As an example, there are the basics
in a lot of these groups.
And I kind of refer to those as the accountants,
the lawyers, the handyman, real estate agents, et cetera.
Like it's very clear when these people's services
are actually needed.
You know, somebody has a leaky roof, you call the roofer.
Probably with that you would call the plumber as well
to make sure there's no issues with the piping.
You want somebody to help you sell your house.
You want someone to help you buy a house,
you call it the real estate agent.
Then you get the broker,
then you get the accountant, et cetera, et cetera.
And there's not super clear designations
on when somebody would recommend,
hey, like you might need a life coach.
So what I've been really focusing on
is asking for referrals for speaking opportunities
and really getting in on,
because I've noticed that a lot of groups and clubs
and organizations have monthly speakers.
What that's really really focusing on right now
is getting in as a speaker at these events.
Because I think being able to get some FaceTime with people,
you know, 10, 15, 20, 30, up to an hour long,
in terms of the time that I have, you know, five, 10, 20, 30 minutes,
is going to be a lot more helpful
than people kind of looking for those key words on their own.
Right?
I think that that's going to be the most impactful and useful.
So I want to say it out loud here on December 13th, 2024,
Friday at 322 p.m.
And that's really going to be the message that I focus on
for the coming weeks and months in my referral networks.
Still mentioning, you know, of course I do one-to-one
and group coaching. I'm always looking for those,
but what I'm really looking for are speaking gigs.
So I think that that will be something
that is very helpful and fruitful.
And as soon as I set it in my B&I group the other day,
I had somebody say they want to set up a one-to-one with me
to chat about it even more,
because they might have an idea
and an actual referral for me for speaking.
So I thought that was great.
The other thing is just how cool it is having a podcast.
I think that it really does give you that connection
and an opportunity to talk to a lot of people
that you otherwise normally wouldn't be able to.
So for example, this week I had a couple interviews.
I had one with Tai King,
the episode that I had with Chris Lynn was released this week.
And I just got off the phone or off the interview
with Victoria Capic.
And a few things that I've learned is
double check how people's names are pronounced.
So simple, so easy, just such a small sign of respect.
And I totally goofed it on this episode with Victoria
and I still feel super bad about it.
So I'm gonna have to go back in there
and edit in the correct pronunciation of her last name.
I said Capic instead of Capic.
And I should have double checked that before
we got on the recording, but just small lessons.
But I really do think that being able to have a podcast
and have a variety of guests on like I have
when it comes to things like my walk across the country
or just people that I've met post-walk
has been very useful in terms of opening up my own eyes
and horizons to what other people are doing in the world.
And I think it's really just helped show me
that there are so many people that are doing great things.
So I think that those are just a few things
that I've realized in the last couple of days
that there are things that I can do
to show a little bit more preparation,
some more respect to my guests
and just have that smaller appreciation.
As well as just the overall cool factor of having a podcast.
So I am so super excited to see where this show goes
and what I'm able to do with it
and the platform that I'm able to have
and kind of showcase to the world.
So if you're thinking of starting a podcast,
I would 100% recommend it.
I think that there are a lot of different tools
and opportunities out there for you.
The Arkansas Podcast Collective or Collaborative
with Tai King at the helm is super, super helpful.
They have a ton of resources,
a ton of opportunities for folks to hop in.
And if you even wanna chat with me
about what it would take to start a podcast,
I can give you the very basic rundown of what I do.
People are kind of advanced all over the place.
And I think it's really helpful to see
what the bare bone minimum you need to do to starts
and really just dive in on that regard.
That's my little plug for you starting your own podcast.
Gosh, I'm trying to think of what else there is.
I think that when it comes to the other thing
I wanted to talk about,
it was recruitment for your clubs, groups, and organizations.
I've recently been going to a lot of groups and organizations
to check them out, see if they're fit for me.
And what I've noticed is the ones that I went back to
and I ended up joining were the ones
that did make me feel the most welcome.
I think that community is something
that is extremely important to all of us,
no matter what it is that we're trying to do
or create in the world,
whether it is start a business, run a business,
just find a group of people that you jive with
and wanna hang out with occasionally,
once a week, once a month.
But I think that if you're in a group or a club,
something that I talked about the other day
in my Toastmasters group was that you wanna kind of
create a lightning chain.
And what I mean by that is if you're already in a group,
when you have a new person come in,
be like a lightning chain.
If somebody talks to them,
chat with them for a few minutes,
awesome, we'd love to see it.
But once you're done having that conversation,
introduce them to someone else,
help them keep that chain going
so that you have a higher chance of them
converting into a member.
I think that that is something that would be super,
super helpful and impactful in the organizations
that I'm a part of is something I'm gonna recommend
that all of us do.
And if you are in a group setting
and you are the new person,
if they don't do that,
what I would recommend is at the end of the conversation,
asking them who else you should connect with
while you are there.
Either be a part of that lightning chain
or create your own lightning chain.
So I hope that that kind of helps you
in whatever social and networking journey
you're on at the moment.
But I didn't wanna make this episode too long.
I have to do my own packing for this weekend
to get ready to head up to my family's house.
Hopefully we make it through just fine.
I'm not worried about like being in a weird situation
because we are able to stop in Sacramento
if the weather gets too bad,
kind of wait out the night
or just decide to turn back.
But I will be updating social media
as we go along most likely.
And I appreciate everybody's support throughout the last,
like what, nine, 10 months of me having a podcast
and all the different episodes that I have promoted.
And if you are listening to this episode right now,
thank you so much.
I mean, if you hear this, you're obviously listening,
but I just wanna say that I appreciate it.
And if you could take just a second
to either leave a review or share it with somebody else,
take your favorite episodes, send it to another person,
I would super appreciate that.
What I think is so interesting is that the episodes
from when I was walking across the country
are still getting downloads and listens.
The analytics aren't the greatest to see
when people are listening to certain episodes.
I haven't figured it out just yet,
but I have noticed that some episodes are still
all the up and up in terms of downloads and listeners.
So there's definitely people that are still
discovering the podcast, still finding it.
And I think that there are a lot of really cool things
that we can do with this platform and this show.
So thank you for your support.
And as always, remember that the best is yet to come.
Your best years are ahead of you
as long as you are willing to make the decision
to never settle, never quit, and never peak.
I'll see you all next week.