The Kevin Miller Podcast

Chris cites “Failure is an event, not a person” as his most impacting quote from Zig Ziglar. That quote comes from a longer quote of Zig’s, “Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day, and it’s yours.” We took that quote, and Michelle Prince in a recent Facebook Live talk, asked the listeners this question, “Who of you listening have had a failure in your life that led to something great?” There were over 800 comments during her talk and we pulled a handful to discuss in today’s show. Thanks to Goddard School for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Guillebeau leads and influences the world in nonconformity, travel hacking, business start up and now, the Side Hustle (his brand new book we dig into in show #486). But what about his own personal development story? In this show you’ll hear how Chris doesn’t like the term “balance”, he likes “alignment” and “seasonality”. Being grateful is a key goal for Chris. He worries about disappointing people and letting them down and is concerned about where he’s falling short. He’s not strong in details, follow up and building a company, but his strength is figuring out alternative ways of doing things and helping people fast track their process. His goals are not flexible, but the strategy or tactic are. He says, “I am a 100% introvert. My default mode is being by myself. I do events and look forward to them, but at the end of the night I need to go be by myself.” He talks about taking risks, but for him, only very calculated risks. Thanks to Goddard School and Princess Cruise Lines for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Guillebeau is back for his second time on the show, this time with the message from his new book, “Side Hustle”.  He wrote it to the fully employed who want a side hustle to 1) have something they enjoy and have freedom in, 2) Want another stream of income, and 30 Want the security of not having all their eggs in one basket. Chris is as down to earth as they come and is all about practical, step by step application. Side Hustle is right now sitting in the top 200 overall books on Amazon’s best seller list because this is guidance people want. Thanks to SmartBiz Loans and Goddard School for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In show 481 we talked with Mark Sanborn, author of The Potential Principal. We asked him what his favorite Zig quote and value was and he gave us this, - What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. We then created a great, inspirational quote poster with that quote and posted it on the Ziglar Facebook page along with this question, If you understand the value of goals but have still not written them out for your life and desires, why? We got a lot of responses and picked out five we felt were highly relevant for everyone. Acclaimed Ziglar speaker Michelle Prince joins me to co-host a very real discussion on the struggles we all have with goals. Thanks to ZipRecruiter and Blue Apron for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Spodek is a professor, astrophysicist, entrepreneur and about 20 other things. This profound conversation Kevin Miller and Tom Ziglar had with Joshua dissected a profound concept Joshua calls SIDCHA – Self-Imposed, Daily, Challenging, Healthy Activity. Ziglar fans have heard much about daily habits of success. But what came from this discussion was the healthy habit actions are far more valuable than the end result of that particular activity. We are talking about habits we do not HAVE to do. The daily habit of brushing your teeth, getting dressed, going to work, eating...those are have to habits. Healthy habits we do not have to do are things like morning devotions, exercise, journaling, working on improving a relationship. If we don’t do those things, generally nobody knows or cares and you do not have an immediate negative consequence. The power in doing those things is in choosing to do something you don’t have to do. Something challenging. Joshua’s new book, “Leadership Step by Step” – Become The Person Others Follow is unlike any other leadership book, as it doesn’t simply teach you leadership skills, it makes you take action and learn how to actually lead. Self-Imposed, Daily, Challenging, Healthy Activities. To grow into a leader, even if it’s simply learning to lead yourself!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rabbi Evan Moffic became the youngest senior rabbi of a large synagogue in the United States, at the age of 31. He has just released his new book, “The Happiness Prayer” – Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live Today. It is derived from a literal prayer recited and sung during Jewish worship, handed down from rabbis 2,000 years ago. What’s interesting is Rabbi Moffic showcases this “prayer” is just as relevant regardless of your faith, or if you even claim faith. Which in essence makes it as much cognitive training, as it might be a prayer. We dig into why “happiness” is such a big topic today and what causes our happiness to erode. The meat of the interview is in the latter half where we dissect the 10 point of structure that cause or hamper happiness. It’s not a formula per se, but it lists out the ingredients that make or break happiness in a format we can work through and address and apply in our own lives. Thanks to Freshbooks (30 day free trial at FreshBooks.com/ziglar) and ZipRecruiter (Ziglar listeners can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE at ZipRecruiter.com slash ZIGLAR) for supporting this episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The favorite Zig quote from Christopher Lochhead, our guest in show 479, is this – “Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.” We posted this on Facebook and asked for your feedback on failure; has it held you back, is it holding you back? We took five vulnerable comments and host Kevin Miller and co-host Michelle Prince walked through some of their personal experiences in their own lives, the lives of others and the principles of Zig Ziglar. You will no doubt relate and be empowered in this new episode format. Thanks to Bombfell (men’s clothing), Breather (meeting and office space) and Princess Cruise Lines for supporting this episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Sanborn wrote the international bestseller, The Fred Factor. Now he brings us “The Potential Principal” – A proven system for closing the gap between how good you are and how good you could be. Let me tell you, this is not a ra-ra motivational speech on “we all have more potential”, nor is it an admonishment that you just need to do more, push harder and push out everything in life you enjoy to be a pure workhorse for achievement. It’s a real look at our opportunity to improve and the hope and joy that comes from it. And it’s a program to work through to effectively, efficiently and healthfully groom your own potential. Thanks to Blue Apron and Capterra for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Prince says a book is your best business card and after you hear this show, I believe you will agree. She covers why a book gives you and your business so much credibility and why your personal story is key. Yes, your story. Which ultimately points to making business personal. Wouldn’t you rather do business with a person than a company? That is the point. We get into the details of getting a book together and Michelle will have you believing you actually can and should do it. She has simple steps for getting started. This is for any type of business, even carpet cleaning, believe it or not, Michelle tells the true story in this show. Thanks to ZipRecruiter and Freshbooks for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Lochhead’s new book, “Play Bigger”, is an absolute game changer. If you have a product, service, message or business, and you want to be number one in the category where you serve, you need to stop what you are doing and listen to this show and reorient around the counsel. As I am, and we at Ziglar are! More important than the quality of what you offer and even your brand, is understanding the category your business is in, and designing around it. You’ll need to listen in to fully understand, but it will excite you like nothing else. This is a new movement folks. Find Christopher at www.legendsandlosers.com which is the name of his incredible podcast. And thanks to Freshbooks and Paypal for supporting this episode!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices