The Kevin Miller Podcast

Zig Ziglar talks about positive thinking. We play a clip where Zig dispels the motivational statement of “you cannot do anything with positive thinking,” and gives some funny examples to prove the point. But, he then comes back with the truth that “you can do everything better with positive thinking than you can with negative thinking,” and of course drives home a convicting message. From this I posted on my agentkmiller Facebook page, where you are welcome to friend me so you can join in the conversation, “How do you balance positive thinking and optimism with literal hard circumstances and allowing yourself to feel negative emotions?” We wanted to really hear, because we are human and even with the truth in our face, life can still be difficult, especially in a challenging moment. As you can imagine, really in depth answers that we bet you’ll resonate with. Michelle Prince and Kevin Miller talked through the comments for a rich conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the scenes with Stu McClaren, our guest for show 558 where we talked about building a tribe, but today we’re here for our Habits show, following the 7 spokes in the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: He’s a soccer fan and is almost always playing on a team or two. Being active with his young kids is a big part of his physical fitness regime. He started eating better for his kid’s sake! He’s big on managing family time amongst the entrepreneurial lifestyle and is a staunch proponent of Rules and Boundaries. Mentally Stu puts a high level of importance on having confidence in ourselves. He believes fear is like a muscle and you must work it out, so he’s routinely looking for things to do that stretch his fear muscle. Financially he loves being an  entrepreneur where you can make an  unlimited amount of money and feels the more money we make the more impact we can have. He and his wife have built 11 schools in Kenya that on average serve 4-700 kids. Personally he just loves creating experiences and celebrating others. Connect with Stu at zigshow.com/tribe and check out his new launch that will help you grow and connect with your tribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stu McClaren is a primary mastermind behind connecting leaders with their audiences. Michael Hyatt has been wildly successful with his Platform University and Stu was his partner in creating it. Stu is about connection. Authentic connection. It’s hard to have a monopoly on any information and knowledge these days, but nothing can replace engagement and relationship. Stu coaches and consults New York Times best-selling authors, top-rated speakers, experts and niche celebrities on how to launch, grow and scale high-profit recurring revenue streams, primarily around profitable and fulfilling membership sites where the point is human connection and relationships. In the show we talk about Stu’s personal journey that brought him such huge success and why he’s now devoted himself in his work to helping people connect, and through that in his personal life, helping some of the least fortunate on earth, he and his wife build schools in Kenya. Stu is also the former founder of the world’s #1 membership platform for WordPress, WishList Member, where he had the chance to serve and support over 60,000+ online communities and membership sites.  Through that experience, he gained a unique insight into the subtle membership nuances that produce massive results. His new endeavor that you’ll hear about in the latter part of the show is TRIBE which you can find at zigshow.com/tribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three minutes from Zig Ziglar where he talks about maintaining the right mental attitude. It’s a powerful message. From it, we asked on Facebook, “What do you do to correct your bad attitude?” Literally, when you get angry, frustrated, disappointed, sad, what do you do to overcome it?” We received possibly the most comments ever to any question we’ve posted, you’ll be greatly intrigued to hear what people shared. Tom Ziglar and host Kevin Miller then had a great conversation as they read through the comments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the scenes with Guy Kawasaki who we interviewed in our previous show, number 557. We follow the 7 spokes of the Ziglar Wheel of Life and find out Guy’s challenges and habits in the seven spokes. Some highlights: as you heard in the main interview, he’s a huge surfing fan and that’s a main thing he does to stay in shape. He’s resolved to not eat a french fry for three years or drink a coke for two! Family vacations are a big priority for his family health. He’s a Christian but doesn’t claim to be a great role model and separates God from religion. He attributes his career success much to luck, but he admits to working very hard and working a lot. Connect with Guy at guykawasaki.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legend - Guy Kawasaki. I just returned from Social Media Marketing World in San Diego and Guy was a featured speaker. The Ziglar team and I got to spend half an hour with him just to pick his brain and get to know him better. Guy has a big pedigree, he was the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. He is the author of The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, and nine other books. Guy has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA. Today Guy is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool and a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. He has over 10 million followers on social media and is just an incredibly unique individual. This show had a ton of value you can apply to your business, career, and life, and it had a lot of laughs. You will gain much from listening in. Connect with Guy at guykawasaki.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We listen to a presentation clip from our guide, Zig Ziglar. He’s talking about how to move from “reacting” to responding. From this, I posted on my facebook page at agentkmiller where so many of you keep friending me to join in the conversation, “What is something in your life that you used to “react” to, negatively, that now you are able to more positively “respond” to? For example, a relationship or circumstance (job, finances, handicap, etc.) that had a lot of negative control over your emotions.” You’ll be a bit surprised to hear some of the vulnerable things people shared, and Michelle Prince and I then talked through.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s go behind the scenes with Ben Hardy and follow the Ziglar wheel of life, walking through Ben’s challenges and healthy habits in the 7 spokes. Some highlights, He puts a priority on sleep, for himself, but also for his 3 newly adopted kids. he loves working out and listening to great messages on audio books. To stay mentally strong he works to put himself into groups of people where he’s the dumbest in the room. Even in a year when he only made $12k, he invested in himself and shares some amazing stories. Spiritually he’s just fervently seeking truth, not religion, from all people. You’ll enjoy this show friends. Connect with Ben and check out the book at benjaminhardy.com. I’m enamored with the message of “Willpower doesn’t work” and moments ago gave out the third copy of the book.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Hardy has a new book titled, “Willpower doesn’t work”. Friends, this is a profound, profound message. Who has not gotten frustrated at their lack of willpower? Setting goals, having desires, trying to achieve something...and then failure. Wishing we had more discipline and willpower. Ben takes a hardline and paradigm-shifting view to say...relying on willpower is the wrong solution. What is the solution? Listen in and you’ll be mesmerized to hear Ben focus in on how we can design our environment for success, and no longer rely on our grit and willpower. Ben is the #1 writer for Medium.com and just a masterful writer and communicator. And it comes from research. This isn’t just his opinion. You literally don’t want to miss this showOver the past 3 years, Ben's work has been read by over 50 million people and he's grown his email list from 0 to over 320,000 people without paid advertising. Connect with him and check out the book at benjaminhardy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we hear a 2-minute message from Zig Ziglar where he shares a primary therapy that a renowned counselor uses with people who have a borderline personality disorder. It’s  a prescriptive diet of positing thinking messages. From Zig’s message we asked on Facebook at agentkmiller, where you’re welcome to friend us and join in the conversation, “What new knowledge has literally changed your way of thinking in the past year?” Incredible responses that Kevin Miller and co-host Michelle Prince talked through. This is rich, folks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices