1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,480 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, everybody, 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,280 and welcome to today's episode 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,700 of the NeverPeak Project Podcast. 4 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:09,680 I'm your host, Coach Ranger, and in today's episode, 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,360 I'm gonna be going over a little bit 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,880 of what's happened this week in Within Range Coaching 7 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,680 and the NeverPeak Project. 8 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,440 If you have been listening to the podcast for a while, 9 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,660 you might notice that my audio sounds a little bit better. 10 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:22,800 That is because I'm over here 11 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,000 at the Hafman Bay Chamber of Commerce, 12 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,200 where Chrislyn and her team 13 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,000 have set up a nice podcasting room. 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,400 I'm not sure if I'm gonna have video today 15 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,660 because the cameras aren't set up just yet, 16 00:00:33,660 --> 00:00:35,840 but the audio is, and they're kind of just piecing it 17 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,500 together one little bit at a time, 18 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:40,660 but they invited me over to check it out and test it, 19 00:00:40,660 --> 00:00:42,080 so I super appreciate that, 20 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,320 that they were willing to let me kind of come be their 21 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,360 beta tester to see how everything is working, 22 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:48,620 and I super appreciate it 23 00:00:48,620 --> 00:00:52,160 because I feel like a real podcasting man right now. 24 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:55,160 Joe Rogan, Chris Williamson, Mel Robbins, 25 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,760 better watch out, I'm coming for ya. 26 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,120 As soon as I get cameras, it's over for you. 27 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,240 But in terms of my business, 28 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,680 not a whole lot of updates this week. 29 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,660 I have been doing a lot of prep work, I guess, 30 00:01:07,660 --> 00:01:09,120 is more so what I've been doing. 31 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,400 The way I kind of see it is that I'm not really harvesting 32 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,080 the tomatoes just yet, but I'm still planting the seeds. 33 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,480 And I'd say that today, 34 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,720 today slash the rest of this week 35 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,080 has been a lot more of prepping the soil to begin with, 36 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,000 not even really planting the seeds. 37 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,840 And the reason that I say that is because 38 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,760 I have been spending a lot of time 39 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,240 working on my online presence, 40 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,200 such as for example, BNI. 41 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,160 I joined them a few months ago 42 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,840 and I have been working on my online profile. 43 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,480 The president of my chapter has been helping me out a ton, 44 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,480 so shout out to Sumya for all of her help and assistance, 45 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,360 getting me to look more professional on there. 46 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,360 If you're a member of BNI or you are thinking about it, 47 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,840 let me know and I'd be more than happy to connect with you 48 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,160 on the BNI Connect platform 49 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,840 or answer any questions that you have 50 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,000 about the club and organization. 51 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,120 But something that I do think is kind of cool about BNI 52 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,480 is that I have my Seattle trip planned 53 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:05,920 for the end of this month, 54 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,000 and I was able to reach out to a couple of BNI chapters 55 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,600 in Seattle to set up one-to-ones. 56 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,520 I'm gonna be attending one of their meetings while I'm there 57 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,560 and I hope that that will give me an opportunity 58 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,680 to meet people in the area and really get to experience it. 59 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,760 I've been asking for some recs on places to go, 60 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,400 trails to check out, and I'd really like to try to see 61 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,600 if I can do a long walk while I was in Seattle. 62 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,740 I'm thinking 10 to 15 miles just to, 63 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:34,960 I don't know, I really think it'd be fun to do 64 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,040 like a ranger walkability score 65 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,040 based off of what I experienced on the walk 66 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,440 and seeing how different cities are structured. 67 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,280 I'm not sure if I would want to see about bringing the cart 68 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,360 and pushing a stroller those 10 to 15 miles. 69 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:52,960 I don't know if that would be worth it. 70 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,000 I don't wanna deal with flat tires anymore. 71 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,000 If I could never deal with a flat stroller tire ever again, 72 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,680 I'd be a happy man. 73 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,240 But I think it would give a good insight 74 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,280 based off my experience and seeing what I've seen 75 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,240 in all the other cities across the US. 76 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,060 Being able to kind of rate and review 77 00:03:12,060 --> 00:03:14,660 and bring some attention to the issues 78 00:03:14,660 --> 00:03:17,360 that are present in a lot of our cities. 79 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,120 Now, not very many towns and areas are very walkable. 80 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,600 I remember just on the walk, I'd get to a city, 81 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,480 I'd hit some sidewalk and then it would just drop off 82 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,080 after less than a mile, not even a quarter mile sometimes, 83 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,600 less than that in some places. 84 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,880 But it just made it super difficult to push my cart 85 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,560 and traverse without having to go on the road. 86 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,120 And I could, whenever that happened, 87 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,320 I would just imagine that I'm like a single mother 88 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,920 pushing her kid down the street to get to the grocery store 89 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,280 or get to work or get home. 90 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,960 And how difficult and how spooky that would have been. 91 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,160 So I think that is something that I would like 92 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,120 to get more involved with in the future. 93 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,120 I know there's quite a few nonprofits. 94 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,680 I think America Walks is one of them. 95 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,400 And I know there's a few other ones 96 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,480 that have a big focus on walkability 97 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:10,480 and adding more pedestrian friendly roads to the country. 98 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,120 So I'll probably get involved with them 99 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,280 at some point in the near future, 100 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,940 but I have quite a bit of things going on right now 101 00:04:15,940 --> 00:04:17,740 that I do wanna focus on. 102 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:22,220 And really one of them, of course, is the podcast. 103 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:24,500 And last week, over the weekend, 104 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:29,060 I actually spent a bunch of time prepping the podcast. 105 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:33,300 I sat down, I really honed in on who I want this podcast 106 00:04:33,300 --> 00:04:38,100 to be for and the purpose of the podcast as a whole. 107 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:40,020 I'm still working on a cute mission statement 108 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:42,620 and all the other important backend stuff 109 00:04:42,620 --> 00:04:45,060 that goes into a project in my opinion. 110 00:04:45,060 --> 00:04:47,020 But really what I want this podcast to be for 111 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:50,140 is to help solopreneurs and those that are 112 00:04:50,140 --> 00:04:53,340 on an entrepreneurial journey be more effective 113 00:04:53,340 --> 00:04:54,980 so that they can get more done in the day 114 00:04:54,980 --> 00:04:56,820 and have more time to enjoy the things 115 00:04:56,820 --> 00:04:58,500 that they want out of life. 116 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:00,820 I feel like a lot of us get into the entrepreneurship game 117 00:05:00,820 --> 00:05:05,020 because we have been fed a story that on the other side 118 00:05:05,020 --> 00:05:08,220 of all the trials and everything else that we go through, 119 00:05:08,220 --> 00:05:13,220 there will be a lot of like fortune on the other side. 120 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,460 Like if you go through all this work 121 00:05:16,460 --> 00:05:18,300 of prepping the soil, planting the seeds, 122 00:05:18,300 --> 00:05:20,780 going through the whole harvest season, et cetera, et cetera, 123 00:05:20,780 --> 00:05:23,780 at the end, you'll have a fantastic harvest. 124 00:05:23,780 --> 00:05:25,740 And I do feel as though I'm still very much 125 00:05:25,740 --> 00:05:27,740 in that prepping and planting phase. 126 00:05:27,740 --> 00:05:29,980 And I really do want this podcast to be a resource 127 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:31,900 for people just like me that feel as though 128 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:32,900 they are in that phase. 129 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:36,980 And once I'm out of this phase into the next portions 130 00:05:36,980 --> 00:05:39,020 of that entrepreneurship book, 131 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:41,060 I want to be able to share those insights 132 00:05:41,060 --> 00:05:41,980 and what's worked for me, 133 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:43,920 what I've seen work for other people. 134 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,380 So I think that's really what this podcast 135 00:05:45,380 --> 00:05:47,460 is going to be focused on, 136 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:50,500 is the people that are out there doing the work, 137 00:05:50,500 --> 00:05:52,060 working to make the world a better place. 138 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:55,700 And to that regard, 139 00:05:57,860 --> 00:06:01,220 what I have been working on is a content calendar 140 00:06:01,220 --> 00:06:02,820 for the podcast. 141 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:05,060 So I'm not sure if I'm gonna post the video, 142 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:07,900 but right next to me, I have my laptop around 143 00:06:07,900 --> 00:06:11,780 all these fancy microphones that Crystal and her team set up. 144 00:06:11,780 --> 00:06:16,780 But I spent a few hours going through all of the ideas 145 00:06:16,780 --> 00:06:18,160 that I have for the podcast. 146 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:22,260 I did work with ChatGPT quite a bit 147 00:06:22,260 --> 00:06:24,380 on coming up with content ideas. 148 00:06:24,380 --> 00:06:28,420 I had it generate a ton of potential episodes 149 00:06:28,420 --> 00:06:32,700 and I went through them and I really focused on 150 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:34,820 what I wanted to talk about and what I thought 151 00:06:34,820 --> 00:06:38,820 would be the most effective for solo business owners. 152 00:06:38,820 --> 00:06:43,460 So I actually have my Mindset Monday episodes planned out 153 00:06:43,460 --> 00:06:47,420 up until July and I already have a general outline 154 00:06:47,420 --> 00:06:49,020 for each of them. 155 00:06:49,020 --> 00:06:51,540 This next Monday, I already have quite a bit 156 00:06:51,540 --> 00:06:52,580 of content lined up for it, 157 00:06:52,580 --> 00:06:54,680 so I'll be able to talk about that more. 158 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,520 But the issue that I was running into 159 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:00,660 with the Mindset episodes is that I would get to Monday, 160 00:07:00,660 --> 00:07:02,320 I'd sit down in front of my laptop 161 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,060 and then I would start writing out 162 00:07:05,060 --> 00:07:06,980 what I wanted to talk about that week, 163 00:07:06,980 --> 00:07:08,940 which was kind of working. 164 00:07:08,940 --> 00:07:11,520 I mean, I had some pretty solid episodes in my opinion, 165 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,660 like the Frog in the Pond, Ask the Cows, et cetera, 166 00:07:15,660 --> 00:07:18,740 but I felt like it just added a lot of stress 167 00:07:18,740 --> 00:07:20,780 to the whole process. 168 00:07:20,780 --> 00:07:22,540 I would have to sit there for almost an hour 169 00:07:22,540 --> 00:07:25,700 coming up with the episode, writing out content, 170 00:07:25,700 --> 00:07:28,220 and then I would record it and make a bunch of mistakes, 171 00:07:28,220 --> 00:07:30,220 or I would say things wrong, 172 00:07:30,220 --> 00:07:31,620 or I'd have a lot of filler words 173 00:07:31,620 --> 00:07:33,740 because I wasn't sure what I was talking about, 174 00:07:33,740 --> 00:07:37,420 and then I'd spend a ton of time on the back end editing it. 175 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:38,900 And what happened this last week 176 00:07:38,900 --> 00:07:43,100 is I spent the hour beforehand, like several days before, 177 00:07:43,100 --> 00:07:45,980 working on the content, what I was gonna be talking about. 178 00:07:45,980 --> 00:07:47,220 Then I kind of got to think about it 179 00:07:47,220 --> 00:07:49,780 in the back of my mind over the next few days. 180 00:07:49,780 --> 00:07:52,140 And then I was able to sit down for about 10, 15 minutes, 181 00:07:52,140 --> 00:07:54,440 kind of comb through the information, 182 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,000 fix a few things, add a couple things, 183 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,860 record it in one go, 184 00:07:58,860 --> 00:08:02,180 and then just filter out a few mistakes, 185 00:08:02,180 --> 00:08:03,940 a few mess-ups throughout the episode, 186 00:08:03,940 --> 00:08:05,900 and it was a much faster process. 187 00:08:05,900 --> 00:08:07,400 And I think that I got a lot better 188 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,260 of a product on the other end. 189 00:08:10,260 --> 00:08:12,500 One of the guys in my BNI group, 190 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:13,660 did I scratch my face? 191 00:08:14,540 --> 00:08:16,660 One of the guys in my BNI group 192 00:08:16,660 --> 00:08:19,140 said that he listened to the last episode of the podcast, 193 00:08:19,140 --> 00:08:21,760 and it made him think about his mission statement, 194 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,340 the reason why he was in business. 195 00:08:23,340 --> 00:08:26,540 And I think that's exactly what I want to create 196 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:30,100 is this awareness around what it is that we're really doing 197 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:32,940 and realizing that the things that we're doing right now 198 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:34,700 may not be the best way that we're doing them, 199 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:38,140 or that there might be a few things that we're missing. 200 00:08:38,140 --> 00:08:40,860 So to that regard, I want to really focus on that. 201 00:08:40,860 --> 00:08:44,140 Like the things that I wish I knew a few months ago 202 00:08:44,140 --> 00:08:45,460 or a couple years ago, 203 00:08:45,460 --> 00:08:47,020 and the things that I want to know more about 204 00:08:47,020 --> 00:08:50,820 are what I'm focusing on in terms of content for the podcast. 205 00:08:50,820 --> 00:08:55,820 So I'd be seeing a lot more of very specific topics 206 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,660 for the podcast moving forward. 207 00:08:58,660 --> 00:08:59,700 And that's the same thing. 208 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:01,460 Like when I have guests on. 209 00:09:01,460 --> 00:09:03,980 So for example, my episode this week with Ty King 210 00:09:03,980 --> 00:09:06,460 from the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative, 211 00:09:06,460 --> 00:09:09,500 I could have just talked about a little bit of 212 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:11,460 what the collaborative does, 213 00:09:11,460 --> 00:09:14,780 the impact that it has on its clients, 214 00:09:14,780 --> 00:09:18,020 but I want to really focus more so on the tools, 215 00:09:18,020 --> 00:09:21,060 tips and tricks that people can use now 216 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:23,020 to improve their life. 217 00:09:23,020 --> 00:09:24,380 And I feel like when I was doing the walk 218 00:09:24,380 --> 00:09:26,100 and even the first few episodes, 219 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:29,460 it was very much more of what is the organization, 220 00:09:29,460 --> 00:09:33,100 what does it do, how cool, how amazing, which is great, 221 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:35,540 but I really want the guest episodes, 222 00:09:35,540 --> 00:09:36,840 like I want people to be able to walk away 223 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,300 with very clear outcomes from each episode. 224 00:09:40,300 --> 00:09:42,820 So for example, I just had a phone call this morning 225 00:09:42,820 --> 00:09:44,300 with someone that's gonna be on the podcast 226 00:09:44,300 --> 00:09:45,260 here in a few months, 227 00:09:45,260 --> 00:09:49,980 and she is a nonprofit leader here in San Mateo area, 228 00:09:49,980 --> 00:09:52,780 but she's really excited to talk more about, 229 00:09:52,780 --> 00:09:54,700 like mention the nonprofit a little bit like that 230 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:56,820 is going to be a portion of it, 231 00:09:56,820 --> 00:09:59,280 but more so that it's going to be tips for people 232 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,380 that are more socialpreneur focused. 233 00:10:02,380 --> 00:10:05,440 And what I mean by a socialpreneur is a entrepreneur 234 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:10,280 that has a social impact cause tied to their business. 235 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:11,620 So I've talked about it a few times, 236 00:10:11,620 --> 00:10:15,580 but for example of that is Tony's Chocolonely. 237 00:10:15,580 --> 00:10:17,780 They are a chocolate company, 238 00:10:17,780 --> 00:10:20,420 but one of their main focuses is that they are 239 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:23,980 anti-slave labor in the cacao industry. 240 00:10:23,980 --> 00:10:25,900 So that's a lot of what is in their marketing 241 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:28,840 on all of their candy bars, they have something about it. 242 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,900 And it really just brings an awareness to a social issue 243 00:10:31,900 --> 00:10:34,620 that is very prevalent in their industry. 244 00:10:34,620 --> 00:10:36,780 And they do the same thing for a few environmental issues 245 00:10:36,780 --> 00:10:39,580 like deforestation or global warming, 246 00:10:39,580 --> 00:10:44,020 but the slave labor aspect is a big part of their branding 247 00:10:44,020 --> 00:10:45,340 and who they are. 248 00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:48,340 Another great example of a socialpreneur business 249 00:10:48,340 --> 00:10:51,740 in my opinion is the cold-blooded caffeine company 250 00:10:51,740 --> 00:10:54,740 that sponsored me on my walk across the country. 251 00:10:54,740 --> 00:10:56,260 They're located out of South Carolina, 252 00:10:56,260 --> 00:10:59,180 but a big drive of why they do what they do 253 00:10:59,180 --> 00:11:03,580 is to help preserve, conserve reptiles and amphibians 254 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:06,340 and wildlife and coffee producing countries. 255 00:11:06,340 --> 00:11:08,860 They do is they donate a percentage of their proceeds 256 00:11:08,860 --> 00:11:13,060 from the coffee sales to wildlife and restoration nonprofits 257 00:11:13,060 --> 00:11:15,780 that impact the rainforest. 258 00:11:15,780 --> 00:11:19,820 So just a way to say, hey, like there is an externality here 259 00:11:19,820 --> 00:11:23,580 from our business, how can we help fix it? 260 00:11:23,580 --> 00:11:25,340 How can we help be part of that solution? 261 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:29,940 So people can still enjoy this beverage or this candy, 262 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:32,460 but be aware of issues that they may not have known 263 00:11:32,460 --> 00:11:33,640 about prior. 264 00:11:34,780 --> 00:11:37,140 So that is gonna be a big part of our discussion here 265 00:11:37,140 --> 00:11:38,740 once we have our recording. 266 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:39,940 So I'm super excited for that. 267 00:11:39,940 --> 00:11:42,980 I guess the only really other thing is that I am a part 268 00:11:42,980 --> 00:11:46,260 of a Toastmasters group here over in San Mateo County 269 00:11:46,260 --> 00:11:47,420 called ProMasters. 270 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:50,960 We meet every Thursday morning from 7.30 to 8.30. 271 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,660 So super early. 272 00:11:52,660 --> 00:11:54,880 But if anybody listening wants to join, 273 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,640 we are having a little bit of a membership drive. 274 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,540 So if you're interested in improving your public speaking 275 00:11:59,540 --> 00:12:01,840 and getting out of your comfort zone around a group 276 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,020 of like-minded individuals that want to see you grow 277 00:12:05,020 --> 00:12:07,860 and achieve, let me know and I'd be more than happy 278 00:12:07,860 --> 00:12:09,180 to send you an invite. 279 00:12:09,180 --> 00:12:10,960 And that's for anywhere in the world 280 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,500 because we have a hybrid option where, for example, 281 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:16,180 I go in person every week, 282 00:12:16,180 --> 00:12:18,900 but one of my friends in San Diego is actually joining 283 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:20,820 and she's able to zoom in. 284 00:12:20,820 --> 00:12:22,900 We have a gal in Florida that zooms in 285 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:25,500 and one of our members travels for work pretty often. 286 00:12:25,500 --> 00:12:27,740 So she's joining us from kind of all over the country 287 00:12:27,740 --> 00:12:28,600 as well. 288 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,880 So if you are interested in being a part of Toastmasters, 289 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,940 let me know and I'd be more than happy to send you an invite. 290 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:38,980 And just in terms of a testimonial for it, 291 00:12:38,980 --> 00:12:42,780 yesterday I had my 10 minute presentation at my BNI group 292 00:12:44,020 --> 00:12:47,380 and I've been working on a few things in Toastmasters 293 00:12:47,380 --> 00:12:51,020 to make it a lot more effective. 294 00:12:51,020 --> 00:12:53,300 And I think it helped out a ton. 295 00:12:53,300 --> 00:12:56,040 I'd really say that the biggest thing is 296 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,140 being less nervous in the group. 297 00:12:58,140 --> 00:13:01,020 I was really able to stay focused on 298 00:13:01,020 --> 00:13:03,620 the three or four main points that I wanted to hit, 299 00:13:03,620 --> 00:13:06,340 my introduction, the one-to-one coaching, 300 00:13:06,340 --> 00:13:08,940 group coaching and workshops 301 00:13:08,940 --> 00:13:11,580 without rambling on about them. 302 00:13:11,580 --> 00:13:13,340 And that's a big thing that we work on in Toastmasters 303 00:13:13,340 --> 00:13:14,860 with table topics. 304 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:18,780 So that helped out a ton in terms of being able to 305 00:13:18,780 --> 00:13:20,660 know how to get to the point quickly, 306 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:21,720 but effectively. 307 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:25,220 And the other thing is at the question portion, 308 00:13:25,220 --> 00:13:27,460 instead of getting nervous that I was getting 309 00:13:27,460 --> 00:13:30,620 an impromptu speech basically in front of the 20 people 310 00:13:30,620 --> 00:13:32,100 that were in attendance, 311 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:35,660 it was very natural just taking the question, 312 00:13:35,660 --> 00:13:39,460 internalizing it and then giving an answer that was again, 313 00:13:39,460 --> 00:13:42,580 quick, effective and to the point. 314 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:44,860 So that helped out a ton. 315 00:13:44,860 --> 00:13:46,540 I do have some workshops coming up here 316 00:13:46,540 --> 00:13:48,820 over the next couple of weeks. 317 00:13:48,820 --> 00:13:50,480 So if you're interested in attending those, 318 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,080 please let me know. 319 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,860 The first workshop that we have coming up 320 00:13:53,860 --> 00:13:57,780 is on January 22nd from two to 3 p.m. 321 00:13:57,780 --> 00:14:00,420 And it's called Using AI to Plan Your Goals. 322 00:14:00,420 --> 00:14:02,860 And this is a demonstration and tutorial 323 00:14:02,860 --> 00:14:06,340 on how to use the range finder GPT that I created 324 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:10,580 that I used to flesh out my New Year's resolutions and goals. 325 00:14:10,580 --> 00:14:13,600 So I'll be going over that to help people create goals 326 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,140 that will actually have a higher chance of being achieved 327 00:14:17,140 --> 00:14:19,380 throughout the year, make them more specific, 328 00:14:19,380 --> 00:14:22,420 measurable, et cetera, so that they are connected 329 00:14:22,420 --> 00:14:26,620 to your actual purpose and mission for the year. 330 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:27,900 So it's not just setting a goal, 331 00:14:27,900 --> 00:14:30,340 but it's about connecting it to an importance, 332 00:14:30,340 --> 00:14:34,940 a reason why you're setting out to achieve it. 333 00:14:34,940 --> 00:14:37,880 The next one is going to be the Power of Purpose, 334 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,460 Mission and Vision in Life and Business. 335 00:14:40,460 --> 00:14:43,840 And that is on January 29th from 12 to 1 p.m. 336 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,340 And in that workshop, I'm going to be walking 337 00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:48,620 through the process of creating a mission statement 338 00:14:48,620 --> 00:14:52,140 for your organization, for your projects, 339 00:14:52,140 --> 00:14:54,380 or just for your life in general. 340 00:14:54,380 --> 00:14:55,620 And I think that that is something 341 00:14:55,620 --> 00:14:56,820 that is extremely important, 342 00:14:56,820 --> 00:14:58,900 especially from my experience with my walk 343 00:14:58,900 --> 00:15:00,900 across the country, is that is really the thing 344 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:03,540 that's going to keep you focused and on task 345 00:15:03,540 --> 00:15:07,700 when times get rough, when your metaphorical wheels explode 346 00:15:07,700 --> 00:15:09,660 in the middle of a storm, 347 00:15:09,660 --> 00:15:11,740 when you run out of water in the desert. 348 00:15:11,740 --> 00:15:14,160 Like what is going to keep you moving forward 349 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,740 without throwing in the towel and calling for help 350 00:15:16,740 --> 00:15:18,860 to get out of the situation? 351 00:15:18,860 --> 00:15:22,380 What is going to keep you in the suck of it 352 00:15:22,380 --> 00:15:23,940 so that you can get to the other side 353 00:15:23,940 --> 00:15:26,900 and reach what it is that you want to actually achieve? 354 00:15:27,780 --> 00:15:30,540 And then the last one is going to be on February 4th 355 00:15:30,540 --> 00:15:32,620 from 12 to 1 p.m. 356 00:15:32,620 --> 00:15:35,060 And that is the Breaking Through the Noise, 357 00:15:35,060 --> 00:15:38,320 Silencing the Inner Critic workshop that I host, 358 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,380 where we're going to be talking about the sabotaging voice, 359 00:15:40,380 --> 00:15:41,500 that little voice in your head 360 00:15:41,500 --> 00:15:43,280 that kind of says nasty things to you, 361 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,180 like you can't achieve this, you're not good enough, 362 00:15:46,180 --> 00:15:48,580 you don't have what it takes, 363 00:15:48,580 --> 00:15:50,540 you're not as good as this other guy. 364 00:15:50,540 --> 00:15:51,700 There's really that thing in your head 365 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:53,980 that prevents you from making strides 366 00:15:53,980 --> 00:15:56,440 towards what you want in your life. 367 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,020 So those are the three workshops that I have coming up. 368 00:15:59,020 --> 00:16:00,460 The info will be down in the show notes 369 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,740 of how to register for each of those. 370 00:16:02,740 --> 00:16:05,540 If you have any questions, comments, concerns, let me know 371 00:16:05,540 --> 00:16:07,300 and I'd be more than happy to help you out ahead of time. 372 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,540 Each of those has a handout that comes with them 373 00:16:09,540 --> 00:16:13,320 so that you will be able to refresh yourself 374 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,860 on the content of the presentation 375 00:16:15,860 --> 00:16:18,260 and also apply it in your life. 376 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:20,600 I don't want this to just be a hour long talk. 377 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,500 I want this to be something that people can actually use. 378 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:24,960 Thank you all so much for listening. 379 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,420 We recently crossed 2,000 downloads on the podcast 380 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:28,580 so thank you all for that. 381 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:30,420 And remember that the best is yet to come 382 00:16:30,420 --> 00:16:32,740 as long as you are willing to make the decisions 383 00:16:32,740 --> 00:16:36,620 to never settle, never quit and never peak. 384 00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:46,620 I'll see you guys in the next one.