The Art of Living Proactively (Harnessing the Power of Your Choices)

Jim Cerone is one of the very best Wedding DJs & MCs on the entire planet. he is known as "The Perfect Host" and is hugely respected around the world in the DJ community.   “If you build your business by over delivering, there’s no way you can’t succeed” Jim Cerone   Some areas explored in this episode Listening with empathy Emotion and Jim mentions various books, such as The Customer Service Revolution: Overthrow Conventional Business, Inspire Employees, and Change the World - John R. DiJulius III (Author)   What Customers Crave: How to Create Relevant and Memorable Experiences at Every Touchpoint - Nicholas J. Webb   Emotionally Engaged: A Bride’s Guide to Surviving the "Happiest" Time of Her Life - Allison Moir-Smith   A testimonial from a recent wedding Jim performed at:   "Try to remember or imagine the greatest party you've ever been to and that's exactly what Jim can create as the host of your event! He has the innate ability to connect with people of all ages in such a fun and professional way.” - Claire, Mother of the Bride   Links: https://www.jimcerone.com/   Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee009-jim-cerone-the-perfect-host/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website: https://www.exceedingexpectations.me/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExceedingExpectationsPodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/TonyWinyard LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/tonywinyard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM4fdNYycZQD_SzPO2TbV0Q

Areas explored: Website: https://brendanhufford.com SEO things: https://brendanhufford.com/award-winning-chicago-seo-consultant/ Photography website: https://PhotoMBA.net Podcast link: https://EandCoffee.com Twitter (say hi!): https://twitter.com/brendanhufford   Bonjoro: https://www.bonjoro.com/   https://tonywinyard.com/ee-008-brendan-hufford-optimising-your-client-relationships/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  YouTube

Episode 7 is with Katrina Otter a former winner of UK Wedding Planner of the year. Some of the stories she tells in this episode give an understanding of the care she has for the couples that she works with and how she tries to delight them on their special day. Links:  UK Wedding Planner of the Year 2016 Web: https://www.katrinaotterweddings.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Katrinaotterwed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Katrinaotterweddings Instagram: https://instagram.com/katrinaotterwed  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/katrinaotter/  Google+: https://plus.google.com/104615537507827258743/posts    Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee007-katrina-otter/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  YouTube    Photo credits: - Photographer: Rebecca Goddard Photography  - Planning & Design: Katrina Otter Weddings  - Florist: Jay Archer Floral Design

Lee Smith transformed from making wooden boxes to making people disappear from them! He's performed at hundreds of events and loves giving people more than they expect.   Links: Web: www.walkaboutmagic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Leesmithmagic/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803729813148115/ Book: STEP: Steps towards extraordinary potential https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1980730911/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BiZWBbKBVNA09   Some books Lee mentioned: 10x - Grant Cardone https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10339170-the-10x-rule?from_search=true The Secret https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52529.The_Secret?from_search=true   Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee006-lee-smith/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube

Tracy Butterfield is the founder of Wed-X an event where she brings in experienced and respected wedding professionals to educate others in the industry on how to increase their skills and services they offer in order to give the couples they work a better experience. She is also the founder of the Four Counties Wedding Awards which recognises people that have really gone that extra mile.   Founder of WEDx  Founder of Four Counties Wedding Awards  Director of Appleby Events Ltd Director of Development for NAWP-UK Facebook: WEDxUK 4CountiesWeddingAwards    Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee005-tracy-butterfield/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  YouTube

Greg Sadler is President and co-Founder of ReasonIO over in Milwaukee in the USA. He does a lot of content production, public speaking, philosophical counselling and the editor of "Stoicism Today" to mention just a few of things he does.   Current Work President, ReasonIO – public speaking, philosophical counseling/coaching, tutorials, online classes, consulting Editor, Stoicism Today and team member of the Modern Stoicism organization Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy, Marist College Content producer in my main YouTube channel – over 1,100 videos on thinkers, texts, and topics in philosophy – supported by crowdfunding through Patreon   Websites: ReasonIO - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/ – my business Main YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Facebook author page – https://www.facebook.com/drgbsadler Twitter profile – https://twitter.com/philosopher70 Patreon site – https://www.patreon.com/sadler   Past Work and Accomplishments of Interest: Taught Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Critical Thinking courses for 20 years, at Marquette University, Marist College, Fayetteville State University, Southeastern Illinois University. Includes some teaching in maximum and medium security prisons Public speaker – has given over 100 invited lectures and workshops at venues including universities and colleges, conventions, business organizations, companies, libraries, churches... Philosophical counseling, tutorial, and consulting work – clients include corporate executives and leaders, CEOs of smaller and start-up companies, psychotherapists, psychologists, medical professionals, professors, lifelong learners, and students Author of one book, dozens of academic articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries, many popular online writings Videos in main YouTube channel have been viewed over 4 million times, for over 42 million minutes (or 80 years) of time   Educational Background: A. in Philosophy and Mathematics from Lakeland University (1994) A. and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1997, 2002) Faculty Fellowship, Erasmus Institute, Notre Dame University (2005) Charles Chesnutt Library Fellowship (2009-2010) Philosophical Counseling Training and Certification, American Philosophical Practitioners Association (2013) Visiting Scholar, European Graduate School, Saas-Fee Campus, Switzerland (2014) Summer Research Residency, Institute for Saint Anselm Studies (2015)   Other Items of Note Grew up in Wales, Delafield, and Waukesha, WI in the 1970s and 1980s Married to Andi Sciacca, who he met in high school. Has two children Used to play bass guitar but passed it down to his daughter. Plays banjo. Reads classic Greek, Latin, German, and French and translates French and Latin works Was a combat engineer in the US Army https://tonywinyard.com/ee004-greg-sadler/ Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/

Kevin Wylie is a photographer based in Ayrshire in West Scotland in the UK. Most of his work is at weddings and from very early on in this episode it becomes very apparent how passionate he is about trying to create exceptional memories for his couples.   Links:  Web: https://www.ksgphotography.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksgphotography/   Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee003-kevin-wylie/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  iTunes Stitcher YouTube

Josh Withers is one of the most creative and innovative wedding celebrants in the world of weddings. Based in Australia but often booked to perform at wedding ceremonies in many other parts of the world. In this episode Josh tells us he’s in the best part of Australia  Find out what is air checking and why it’s heartbreaking Has picked up tips from books on love & marriage from many cultures Why he doesn’t like wedding rehearsals Why he’d send a script to Tom Cruise but not to most couples  Regularly does weddings in many countries around the world  Never uses a script Streams the ceremony live to family/friends that couldn’t attend and hear why he is the automation king   Links:  Web: https://marriedbyjosh.com/ https://www.joshwithers.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshuawithers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marriedbyjosh/ Blog: https://marriedbyjosh.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marriedbyjosh/ Podcast: Unpopular: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unpopular-podcast-with-josh-withers/id1190810170?mt=2 Podcast: https://marriedbyjosh.com/podcast-celebrants-celebrants/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshwithers   Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee002-josh-withers/   Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  YouTube

Do you love your work? Do you love to exceed the expectations your clients have of you? There are many reasons for adopting this mindset, it leads to enjoying your work more, for better client relationships, fabulous testimonials from your clients and a lot more referrals. Not only that but that means you then spend less time and money on marketing and advertising, it is easier to convert prospects into clients and you can charge higher fees because you are providing so much value to your customers. This is the introductory episode with your host, Tony Winyard Full details at: https://tonywinyard.com/exceeding-expectations-first-episode/ Exceeding Expectations Links: Website  Facebook Group  Twitter  LinkedIn  YouTube