The Chris LoCurto Show

What kind of people do you surround yourself with?You've heard me say you are the sum of your past and your influencers.Well this episode is all about your influencers.What happens when you hang out with the wrong crowd?There are a ton of quotes that articulate this but...they often leave out the reason why.They are incomplete.The real question is: Why are you in a place where you surround yourself with the wrong people?To figure this out you have to understand your root system. Understand "your why".If you don't understand you are hanging out with losers - hmm...that may be your bigger issue.You need people in your life that you can trust. Today's show will help you find those folks. For most of us we need to understand our default.If you've been controlled all your life your default will be to hang out with people who control you.They make you feel like you're not good enough. You need people to tell you what to do.If you are the controlling person, you will surround yourself with other controlling people but you will never have them in your life very long. You can't control them so you don't stay friends long. You try to control through anger and that won't last.Instead of people who will push you to be great...you stay in your default, your comfort zone.If the 5 closest people in your life are not healthy for you - you need to find new friends.But, ultimately you have to find your self worth from God.Only one place can give you consistent self worth - it's GOD!If you are looking for the approval of anyone other than God you will end up in trouble.Listen to today's show and let me know in the comments how you surround yourself with healthy people.

We are jumping back into your questions today!Thanks to everyone who has been over to http://chrislocurto.com/askchris/ and left a question.The questions today are dealing with listening to God and how to actually take time off from your job.Taking time to listen to God is tuff in our busy world but it's vital. You have to make time for meet. It's truly the most important part of your day. I answer a great question from Jason about being more open to God and even listening to people too.And Barry had an interesting question about taking time off during the week to "relax" or rest from work. Is it possible when you genuinely love your job?I feel ya Barry!Here are some of the highlights from this podcast:How to listen to GodBeing sensitive to God's voiceWhy you need to practice listeningBuilding the listening musclesBeing fully engaged in conversationEmotional attachment in your workWhy the Sabbath is important?Are you putting work before family?[divider] [/divider]We love hearing from you!If you've got a question for me or the team, go to http://chrislocurto.com/askchris/ and you might be featured on the next episode!

Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, is on the podcast today. Dan drops a few leadership bombs on us during our chat on coaching and creating a coaching culture.In this show you will learn: How Dan “fell into” coaching.Why hire a coach?The “aha" moments of coaching.Why the best coaches focus on the person.Dan’s goals for coachingThe coaching style of leadership and it’s challenges.How you move leaders to a coaching culture.Micro Coaching SessionsThe bottom line is if you are looking to grow…hire a coach. It doesn’t matter if it’s business, golf, fitness or fashion. Get a coach and you instantly get the knowledge that comes with it.The goal is to move the ball down the field and a coach makes sure that happens.

Today I'm giving you 5 ways to identify wether or not your root system is holding you back. If you haven't listened to the episode on Understanding Your Root System, you need this information. Listen to that podcast as soon as possible. When you dig deep into your root system, like we do in the LifePlan process, you will discover:- The list of lies you believe and how they hold you back- Things you don't see that are in your root system- Things you deny in your root system- Things you recognize in your root system but avoid instead of address- Why feeling worthless, not good enough or like you don't matter is a learned and trained behaviorThe sooner you're able to understand the "why" behind the "what," the sooner you can change the way you move forward. You discover where your happiness comes from. You discover where your self-wroth comes from. You're able to put up healthy boundaries and change your life.If any one of theses things are affecting you, you've got to work on it right now. The sooner you call the lies lies, the sooner you move on to a stronger and healthier you. Pull the junk out, eliminate it and move on. This isn't an easy or quick process but that's why we've got LifePlan! If you're interested in learning more about this process, check out chrislocurto.com/lifeplan.

Chris is answering your questions today! In this episode, Chris covers personal finance, KRA's and how to become a public speaker.The Key Results Area sample pack is one of the most popular downloads on the site. If you haven't checked it out, it's a great free resource to help you get started with your KRA. Do you feel like you're winning in your role? Does leadership think you're winning in your role?When it comes to your KRA, here are a few things to keep in mind:Your KRA should outline the key areas that will make us, the company, winThe details aren't the key result area and when you're task saturated, you're not winningThe more you add to your KRA, the less you can winChris also covers how to build a platform that enables you to share information and create a demand for public speaking. Bottom line, public speaking and sharing a message can't be about you. It's about what you can do or share to help other people.For more information on public speaking, check out 5 Tips on Speaking Without Fear and his Public Speaking Tips Q&A video: http://youtu.be/2mSZenjK20kAs always, we love hearing from you! If you've got a question for Chris, go to http://chrislocurto.com/askchris/ and you might be featured on the next episode!

After learning about Procrastinate on Purpose you will:Have clear methodologies for defining what your priorities really are in life and businessFeel more empowered to say “no” to the things that don’t matter so you can say “yes” to the things that doUnderstand the way the most successful people in the world think differently about timeEmploy solutions to give yourself more margin in life without compromising your resultsDevelop a sense of inner peace and control from embracing and implementing the 5 Permissions of The Focus Funnel™:Eliminate: The Permission to IgnoreAutomate: The Permission to InvestDelegate: The Permission of ImperfectProcrastinate: The Permission of IncompleteConcentrate: The Permission to Protect

In today's episode of #AskChris, Trent has questions about understanding his DISC personality profile. He's noticed that as his coworkers & customers get to know him, his adaptive style shows up less & his natural style is showing up more. He questions if the goal is to become more natural in all areas of his life. Great questions!Your natural personality style is when you feel the most comfortable. It’s your home life, when you're relaxed and just being yourself. When you get into your adaptive style, your work life or stress life, you adapt to the personality style in which you want people to receive you. The struggle comes as you get more comfortable with your coworkers or customers, they get to know the real you. Their expectations for who you've been can leave you feeling like you're faking it. Don't worry, you're not.In this podcast, I'll dig into:- What a big spread between your natural and adaptive D, I, S, or C can mean- What happens when you force an area of your adaptive personality style- Why it’s so important to learn YOU as well as understand the people you’re working with and lean in their directionIf you haven’t taken the DISC or VALUES tests yet, make sure you do immediately - chrislocurto.com/store! It’s the most powerful way to win in business and family situations. It will absolutely change the way you communicate and are communicated to.

Wether you're an entrepreneur, team member or leader, you're not just working on the business side of running a company, managing projects or leading a team. You're doing life with the people you work with and you have a life that's interacting with your business. Today we're talking about emotional abuse and digging into what abuse actually is and how it effects your life.Have you been emotionally abused? Are you the one doing it and not realizing it? In this episode I'm digging into:- The many signs of emotional abuse and how to recognize it- The purpose of emotional abuse and what it has in common with the abusers root system- Understanding the "why" and the lies of emotional abuse- Where your self-worth and self-confidence should actually come fromIf you've felt this, been ridiculed or shamed or humiliated, you're not meat to live that kind of life. That is not what God wants for you. Go to chrislocurto.com/lifeplan, fill out your information and we'll get you help as soon as possible.

Have you considered that being rich has far more to do with your heart than your wallet? Author Matt Ham joins us on the show to talk about redefining what “rich” is and how to have a rich life. Through borrowed wisdom and perspective, Matt dives into the RICH principles to create a deeper, more well-rounded life:R – Recognize you’re brokenI – Invest in othersC – Choose gratitudeH – Humble yourself with confidenceMatts new book, Redefine Rich, addresses these principles through amazing stories of people daring to live richly. In this interview, we discuss:How to look at your life with purpose and perspectiveHaving confidence in our gifts because they have been given to us by GodLiving out what we’ve been givenHow to move past force of habit thinking and be intentionalWhy giving is always better than having“Giving liberates the soul of the giver.” – Maya AngelouWe are made rich, in every way, to share our generosity with others and that is the purpose of richness. In the spirit of giving, Matt is giving away copies of his brand new book, Redefine Rich, to 10 lucky listeners. Go to iTunes and leave a review of the Chris LoCurto Show. Send an email referencing your review to keith@chrislocurto.com to be entered in the giveaway!Also, it’s the LAST day to plug into Michael Hyatt’s goal setting program! Go, right now, do it. It’s the best program I’ve seen for goal setting. I endorse it fully!Get started here: http://bestyearever.me/chrislocurto.

So many people have not been taught to be intentional or live intentionally. Intentional livings starts by saying, “I don’t want life to just happen to me anymore.” Instead of reacting and letting life happen one day at a time, it’s taking action and choosing to be intentional every day in your career, your marriage, with your children, with God, with your finances…and the list goes on. Intentional living is planning out the life you’re called to live and living it!There’s no magic pill. There’s no trick. There’s no quick fix right now. It takes hard work.Write your answers to these questions down, right now:What’s the first thing that comes to mind that you want to be intentional about? What are the steps it’ll take to get there?If you don’t have the answers, find someone who does! LifePlan is a great place to start.In this podcast, Chris will discuss:Being in the moment but being intentional about lifeChanging your mindsetHaving a vision, making a plan and setting goals along the wayMapping out what it’s going to take today to make your goals happenHow to be successful by living intentionallyWe got a lot of comments over the holidays from many of you about starting Michael Hyatts Best Year Ever and just loving it! Tomorrow is the last day to sign up and I absolutely recommend going through this information. It’s the best program I’ve seen for goal setting. I endorse it fully!Go here to get started: http://bestyearever.me/chrislocurto.