The Self Aware Leader with Jason Rigby

As Fathers, we sometimes underestimate the influence we wield in our homes. Our Passion is to "Ignite the Fire for Father Engagement". What would your life be like if you felt celebrated rather than merely tolerated at home? As a father, I have experienced the void created by my absence. I know what it's like to chase success in the workplace while your family falls to second place. That's why I've put together this Virtual Summit - to help other fathers reclaim their roles, and become successful at home, not just at work! https://www.fatherfactorsummit.com/ These are the 6 topics we will cover in our free Summit: The importance of our roles as fathers. Tips you can use from a single father perspective to have influence with your children. How to instill a strong work ethic in your children and a healthy balance of work and life. Living a Life of INTENT-How to be involved and engaged in our children's lives. The effects of a fatherless home (Absentee Dad) and the tools to counter it. Recognizing toxic patterns that contribute to undermining fatherhood. Taking part in our Virtual Summit has never been easier. Just follow the instructions below: https://www.fatherfactorsummit.com/ 1) We will send you an email a few days before the event with a Zoom link. Save this link—you will need it to join the event. 2) Install Zoom on your computer. Pro tip: test out your audio and video to make sure that they are both working properly. 3) At the time of the event, simply click on the link to join. 4) You should receive a prompt to open Zoom on your computer. Click "Open Zoom" to open the program. 5) That's it—you're in!

Being honest about the reason you're having issues with your success will put you back on the path of self discipline and hard work. Too many excuses limit people from being productive daily to accomplish their passion. I was inspired by an email I received from Andy Frisella and he had posed these two questions to ask when you want to stop bullshiting yourself. I encourage you all to follow Andy Frisella here and also to read his latest book 75 Hard. This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business. @abqjasonrigby on Instagram

Omar and I talked leadership, specifically servant leadership. We broke down what it takes as a leader to shift their mindset and serve their team. We go play by play into the right actions to take to see your staff be productive, make profit and most of all be happy and valued. This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business. Omar L. Harris (Charlotte, NC, born in Pittsburgh, PA) is an Award-Winning Bestselling Author of 4 books, Intent Consulting Founder, and Former GM for GSK and Allergan with 20+ year global pharmaceutical executive experience in the U.S., Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harris has 2 new leaderships books, including: "The Servant Leader's Manifesto" (2020) and "Leader Board: The DNA of High Performance Teams" (2019). His work has been featured on Black News Channel, Thrive Global, CEO World Magazine, South Charlotte Weekly, Fast Leader Show Podcast, Young Upstarts, The Rebel Road Podcast, Human Capital Innovations (HCI) Podcast and more. As fun facts, Omar speaks 5 languages, plays 7 instruments, lived and worked on 4 continents and started his first company at the age of 7. Learn more about him at https://www.omarlharris.com/

Doc and I had an amazing conversation about the type of guests he has on his podcast (corrupt cops and porn stars to name a few, lol). He is also the CEO of an outsourcing company and an expert on branding. We got into what it takes to brand your company going into 2021 and how outsourcing can save your company money with the new reality of working remotely. I would encourage you to check out his website and listen to his very eclectic, in-depth podcast! This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business. More about Doc: Bill 'Doc' Kerr, CEO at Athyna and host of the Brolosophy Podcast, has an interest in creative thinking and building loveable brands that make the world a better place. For the best part of the last decade, he's built two successful companies with a 100% remote workforce and now spends his days helping businesses find their perfect offshore hires. Doc also enjoys consulting small businesses on brand strategy, positioning, and product-market-fit. Creatively, he is the host of a podcast that tells interesting stories. Child soldiers, corrupt cops, porn stars, astrophysicists, and more. Outside of work, he likes training, hiking, surfing, and reading. Through his '20s and early '30s, Doc has also travelled to 50 odd countries around the world. Get in touch with Doc here... • LinkedIn • Instagram • Athyna

What does a decluttered "life" look like for you? How much freedom do you want for yourself and those you love? Living a simpler life provides that. Taking back your home, time, and relationships by creating space fo those things that you value. Want to be more productive? Simplify your life! On this podcast I talk specifically the 7 steps to reclaim the life you have always wanted. I also reference an article from Jennifer you can read here. This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business.

The Truth about Prescription Costs. Prescription drug benefit costs has increased 1150% since 1987 This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business. About Well Life ABQ: Well Life ABQ is your simple way to Solve your Healthcare Costs! This is from their website that you can go to here Are the costs of employee healthcare making you sick? We can help you fight back! Schedule a free business review. When we understand your healthcare needs, we can develop the best plan customized to your needs. For $75 per month plus tax, companies cover 80-90% of their employee's health needs. PROBLEM Prescription drug benefit costs has increased 1150% since 1987 Since employers are the main providers of health insurance benefits, they are bearing the brunt of these costs. Is there any other line item in a company budget, that has increased this much? Patient costs have also increased 182% since 1987 Both employees and employers bear the burden of these huge cost increases. (CEOs guide) All companies that provide insurance benefits, run a health care business. It is likely the 2nd biggest operating cost after payroll. And if you don't provide benefits, you have a tougher time recruiting top talent. As with all complex problems, there is not a single cause. COST DRIVERS There are two main drivers of increasing prescription drug prices. Pharmaceutical companies (most people know this) According to RealClearHealth.com "PBMS fail to pass $120billion back to consumers and retain another $30billion in additional out of pocket costs. Pharmacy Benefit Managers <--- this is the real dragon PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES Brand name drug prices are possibly justified Research and development has a wide range, but is around $985million Average cost of FDA approval for a new drug is $19million alone. PBMS History Originally processed prescription claims for a small administrative fee. Great system at first…then these middlemen began to exert more and more control. They developed formularies and controlled which drugs were "allowed" to be prescribed Began to concentrate their power. Larger PBMs gobbled up smaller ones. Some even merged with actual insurance companies or drugstore chains ie CVS Caremark. CVS Health just acquired Aetna. And Express Scripts was acquired by Cigna. OptumRx is affiliated with United Healthcare…and Im sure many of has noticed the DaVita clinics signs now say Optum. So now they are infiltrating the frontlines of healthcare. This is a disaster. It reduces competition and limits choice. Three major PBMs control 76% of the prescription drug benefit transactions in the US - ONLY THREE The largest PBM had a net increase of 70% in net profit in two years! Rebates. "kickbacks" Legal extortion - They negotiate with the pharma company to place their drug on a formulary, they demand a rebate. Pharma has to PAY TO PLAY or their drug doesn't get placed on the formular. PBMs even take this farther and say not only will we not carry your drug, we won't place ANY of your drugs on the formulary…even your generics. These PBMs pocket most and sometimes all of the rebate. EMPLOYERS BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS COSTLY GAME 25% of the drug cost is attributable to rebates - this means we are paying 25% more than we should I see this 25% pretty regularly in practice. For about 80% of the prescriptions we write, we could save a company about 25%. More about this in solutions. As a prescriber, I have had MANY scenarios where the more expensive drug is the one on the formulary and the cheaper option was not "covered". I always thought "that doesn't make sense". Now that I have seen the light, I have no doubt that a rebate was the reason. Fees - They of course also collect fees for their so-called "services Spread - The PBM will reimburse the pharmacy a lower price and charge the plan sponsor (YOUR COMPANY a higher price). The company that is footing the bill, has no idea. There's more - specialty drugs are filled by a specialty pharmacy that is owned by the PBM and the consumer is forced to only use this pharmacy. So the PBM STILL wins. The consumer and the company lose. HOW SOLUTIONS Awareness Employers must demand price transparency and a flat fee systems that eliminates hidden and conflicting/perverse incentives Link up with a Direct Primary Care provider like Well Life ABQ. In many circumstances we can dispense at a lower cost. And when we can't, we are partnered with a pharmacy that can still direct bill and skip the insurance claim. This allows us to choose the most appropriate and economical option. STORIES Several years ago, one new member signed up after his cardiologist referred him to us. He had been on the generic Viagra, which is sildenafil 25mg. The usual effective dose is 25mg to 50mg. At the time, he was paying about $150 per month from a Canadian pharmacy. This member is a savvy consumer. I became of aware of this when he asked me to send a prescription to the pharmacy. I informed him that I could dispense 20mg tabs and it costs about $7! Right off the bat, I saved him MORE THAN the cost of his membership for him and his wife. Since then the 25mg dose has come down in price and he can get it for about $13 at the pharmacy --- WITHOUT INSURANCE Earlier this year, we had another member of a large company forget to update his insurance information when we drew labs. We ran the labs through insurance it was denied because we had old information. He got a bill for $700. Of course, he called us. Normally, we would just update the lab with the correct insurance information. But in his case, his new insurance was Presbyterian which means the lab we used was out of network. That would have likely driven UP the price. Instead we contacted the lab and swapped him to client bill…which is our contracted prices. He paid $54. He was pretty happy. This same patient spends a significant amount of time out of the country. He has some daily medications that were a real hassle to get enough filled to cover his trips. The medication was generic, so we ordered him a six month supply and dispensed directly. He paid $56 for six months and skipped the insurance hassles. Not to mention, his out of pocket costs were about the same! OBJECTIONS I want to address two main initial objections related to Direct Primary Care "I can't limit my employee's choice of PCP to only one clinic" and I absolutely agree that you can't. First you already limit their choice due to insurance networks. Then every time you change insurance providers, you force them to start over. It's a nightmare. Second, the DPC model isn't about forcing, it is about incentives. When employees hear $0 copay, 30-60minute appointment times, no waiting and texting/virtual options, they get pretty interested. When their out of pocket costs for labs and medications go down, they get darn right giddy. When they need the free and included 24/7 telemedicine option, they really love the program. You aren't forcing anything. Well Life ABQ has been doing this since 2017. It works and it works well. These costs pull back the curtain on the costs of healthcare and it is shocking. "The cost is only $75 per employee and $30 per additional household member to cover about 80-90% of healthcare needs. How can it be that cheap? Or sounds too good to be true." RESOURCES Hacking Employee Healthcare - just email hello@welllifeabq.com for access The CEOs Guide to Restoring the American Dream - Dave Chase Relocalizing Health. The Future of Health Care is Local, Open and Independent - Dave Chase The Price We Pay - Marty Makary Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business owner in ABQ. Follow me on instagram at @abqjasonrigby or sign up for my email list here where I drop marketing secrets to help your ABQ Business!

Ying and yang, black and white, hot and cold, in and out, positive and negative, good and bad. Our life, the universe, our thoughts, our choices, the directions we take are all well within the Creational Law of Opposites. This is a preview ABQ Business Family of my "OTHER" show i Co-host :) Please subscribe follow and listen to Higher Density Living! Look within and live your life on the edge of two worlds. A reality where you find true understanding of who you are. Take the step into the unknown with Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby as they explore the thinly veiled world of consciousness, spirit, and the human condition. Join them in embodying the oneness of all. Walk the cliffs edge between the seen and the unseen realities. Welcome to Higher Density Living. www.higherdensityliving.com Understanding the polarities of this universe allows for the continuous evolution and integration of greater learning for our spirit and consciousness. This episode is sure to cement the value of this law along with the many others in this series to elevate your perspective and give you insights into the deepest and simplest secrets of Creation. Look within and live your life on the edge of two worlds. A reality where you find true understanding of who you are. The learning is done. Become the teacher in embodying the oneness of all. Become a Higher Density Being. Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube Pinterest

Commitment will always lead to action. Goals are only accomplished by consistent daily actions. Motivation is not the key to accomplishment. You have to change your mindset into taking small action steps to build momentum, and that will inspire your vision of YOUR future. What can you become by taking these actions steps daily? Envision what you would look like or act like if you did these daily actions for a year! The danger is the hesitancy stage and the drawing-back stage. These two inaction stages will cause you to stall and not take action. Being self-aware enough to recognize these two momentum killers will rocket your success. Action is always the cause of motivation! Commitment to the action is the perquisite to motivation and inspiration. You have all the power in you to do it! You have everything in you to inspire "you" to work your dreams. So today decide to commit to action!!! Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business owner in ABQ. Follow me on instagram at @abqjasonrigby or sign up for my email list here where I drop life, business, and digital marketing secrets to help your ABQ Business!

Personal barriers whether personal, professional, and social or always indications of believing in our past. Past is just false emotions that we attach to it. We play the role of victim with past traumatic experiences, and overtime we allow them to form hedged physiological barriers. These barriers prevent growth and keep us in the quicksand of fear, guilt, and worry. I encourage you, as you listen to this podcast to be self-aware of the change that you need to put in place in your life right now. Want to change yourself and those you love? Set the example of a great life everyday!!! Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business owner in ABQ. Follow me on instagram at @abqjasonrigby or sign up for my email list here where I drop life, business, and digital marketing secrets to help your ABQ Business!

Laura and I get heavy into why an entrepreneur's busy schedule should include diet and exercise, and how each of you can accomplish that daily. This is the ABQ Business Podcast with your host Jason Rigby. Each week we interview leading business leaders to inspire the vision and the spirit that is in every entrepreneur. We discuss strengths, weakness, strategies, systems and the problems we can all solve together to fulfill a shared vision of a new future for Small Business. We also go into why DASH121 unique personal training and closed gym approach works best for you. If you are in the Albuquerque area and want more information on training privately at a complete upscale, state of the art, spa-like gym with the latest optimized equipment you can email Laura at: laura@dash121.com Bio of Laura George: Laura George, Owner & Co-Founder: Laura believes that there are two things in life that we have no control over and can't change – the day we are born and the day we die – but that we can change how we live our dash (the time in between). She has been a personal trainer and health coach for over 30 years, and she specializes in behavior change programming, fitness nutrition, nutrition counseling, special population and obesity, sports performance enhancement, group personal training, weight loss and women-specialized programs. DASH121 has been in the works for a long time. Our mission is to provide sustainable, customized health and fitness programming in an upscale, spa-like environment, and to set clients up for a lifetime of success. Health is a journey, not a destination, and at DASH121, each client's specific needs and experiences are taken into account when devising their regimens. Personal training, nutrition coaching and meal planning, balancing are all available, making DASH121 a one-stop-shop for all things necessary for a balanced, healthy and thriving body. Laura's certifications include ACE-Health Coach (American Council on Exercise), and personal training certifications from ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine), NCCPT (National Council for Certified Personal Trainers) and TRX TeamTM. Laura has two adult children and a rescue puppy named Fitbit, and is guided each day by her deep faith in God and her passion to help people make positive changes in their lives. Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business owner in ABQ. Follow me on instagram at @abqjasonrigby or sign up for my email list here where I drop marketing secrets to help your ABQ Business!