Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters

Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss the rising costs of four crucial factors: money, energy, labor, and transportation. They explain why these costs are increasing and offer practical strategies for entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges ahead. The episode highlights the importance of alternative financing methods, leveraging cheap energy in the United States, and the impact of transportation on the economy. They also analyze the implications of decreased security guarantee and the return of history, emphasizing the need for entrepreneurs to strategically navigate obstacles to create value for their customers.

Learn about the unique company culture at Strategic Coach, including the importance of a growth mindset and the value they create for entrepreneurial clients. Discover how they help entrepreneurs focus on what they love doing, and how clients benefit from comparing notes. Explore the concept of thinking tools and how they can overcome obstacles and achieve future visions. Understand the power of intentional thinking for personal growth and success. Uncover strategies for creating a collaborative environment, starting meetings on a positive note, and the value of free time and focused energy.

Entrepreneurs explore the benefits of gratitude in their work lives, focusing on the positive and appreciating the value of what they've achieved. They discuss bringing coaching tools into family life, attracting success through positivity, and the importance of collaboration and growth mindset. The hosts express gratitude for technological advancements and reflect on appreciating Toronto and the holiday season.

Learn about the innovative concepts of the Transformation Trilogy and their impact on entrepreneurs. Discover how Dan Sullivan created the books and the valuable lessons he gained along the way. Find out about the evolution of these books and their worldwide success. Explore the possibility of more major market books based on Coach concepts. Hear about the origins of Strategic Coach thinking tools and the collaborative efforts involved in creating the books. Gain insights into achieving success through the Transformation Trilogy and the role of reader feedback. Get an inside look at the creation of an audible book and its growth, as well as where to find the book titles.

Explore the misconceptions around 10x growth. Learn how to achieve 10x growth through mindset, ambition, and personal growth. Discover the importance of recognizing progress and setting deadlines. Embrace a growth mindset and commit to 10x growth. Overcome internal barriers and embrace a 10x mindset for success.

Entrepreneurs often need to be creative to have a profitable business. What do you do when you aren’t a creative person? In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller talk about the “why” and “how” of imitating other people in order to achieve business success.Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:Why we imitate other people’s performance.The reason Dan never attends workshops by other coaches.How real creativity involves grafting.How uses of technology can be a step back instead of a step forward.Show Notes:There are two timeless ways of learning and improving yourself: imitating other people's performance, and repetition.Humans are the only species that can use their brains to access the uniqueness of other people's brains.We all imitate other people, whether we like to admit it or not.If you're creative, and you come across someone who's more creative, you imitate, but at a certain point, you make it your own.What an imitating person does, and for how long they do it, tells you whether they're just an imitator or whether they're creative.If you appreciate someone else’s skills, you can translate them into your own world.Creative people can be polarizing.You create a new capability using vision and obstacles.The combination of two people’s uniqueness creates something brand new.People who imitate but aren’t creative are stealing.In a world of AI imitation, creative people are going to get wildly more creative to differentiate themselves from robots.Resources:Unique Ability®Your Life As A Strategy Circle by Dan Sullivan

Discover why being busy is not a measure of success for entrepreneurs and how it can actually hinder results. Learn about the mindset differences between corporations and entrepreneurial companies, and the importance of focusing on achieving productive results rather than being busy. Explore strategies for setting measurable goals, promoting teamwork, and leveraging unique skills for success.

Learn what it takes to be a 10x entrepreneur, including having measurable goals and a growth mindset. Explore the significance of finding the right fit and striving for greater capability. Discover how Strategic Coach helps individuals become 10x entrepreneurs. Emphasize the importance of social relationships and finding a growth-oriented community. Unlock ambition and set tangible goals with a specific exercise.

Every entrepreneur should expect surprises because surprises are a part of reality. How you respond to them is key to whether you’re a happy, successful entrepreneur. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss how entrepreneurs can use both good and bad surprises for business success and business growth.Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:Why really successful entrepreneurs don’t care if a surprise is good or bad.How bad surprises can turn into good surprises.What happens to people who try to make the future free of surprises.The best way to respond to good surprises.The best mindset to have when it comes to bad surprises.Show Notes:Being taken by surprise means nothing you were preparing for, or nothing you expected to happen, actually happened.You can do different things with a good surprise than you can with a bad surprise, and vice versa.More clearly than almost anything else, surprises tell you what kind of person you are.With bad surprises, you have no choice about how you have to respond because your survival may be at stake.You can decide that whenever you’re inconvenienced, you’ll get a much bigger result instead of just getting back to where you were.People who are entrepreneurial take greater advantage of bad surprises than good surprises.Good surprises can help you up your level of ambition.You have very, very little control over events outside of yourself.Resources:The Front Stage/Back Stage Model® articleWho Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyThe Gap And The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyThe Experience Transformer® toolScary Times Success Manual by Dan Sullivan

The world has become more competitive, and many people are focused on the concept of fairness. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain what fairness really means and what every entrepreneur needs to understand to avoid certain dangers.Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:The different definitions of “fairness.”Why you shouldn’t compare yourself to others.How there’s a touch of envy in talking about fairness.How to recognize your uniqueness and avoid false comparisons.Show Notes:No one knows what it’s like to be someone else.Who you are can be modified by who other people are.Reactive and creative are opposites.The word “fairness” is a fairly recent creation.The present understanding of fairness touches on equality.Fairness is a social term, not a descriptive term.A lot in our world supports the fact that things should be fair.Uniqueness means looking inside and knowing who you are.If you’re looking for fairness, you can’t find out who you are.Resources:“Geometry” For Staying Cool & Calm by Dan SullivanCliftonStrengths®ENVY: A Theory of Social Behaviour by Helmut SchoeckWho Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyThe Gap And The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyUnique Ability®Unique Ability® 2.0: Discovery by Catherine Nomura, Julia Waller, and Shannon WallerThe Kolbe A™ Index