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Brian Kelly:
So here's the big question. How are entrepreneurs like us who have been hustling and struggling to make it to success, who seem to make it one step forward only to fall two steps back? Who are dedicated. And driven. We finally break through and win. That is the question. And this podcast will give you the answers. My name is Brian Kelly. This is the Mind Body Business Show. Hello, everyone, and welcome. Welcome, Welcome to the Mind Body business show. While we have a blast from the past, someone that I believe we first met about ten years ago at another business seminar. And unbelievable. It's really cool to get reunited with people that you haven't seen in a long time. And I honestly, I even forgot. And thankfully they reminded me and I was like, Wow. And we have a lot of good old stories to share. But Beate Chelette is here and in the waiting green room ready to come through and just incredibly saturate us with her knowledge and her brilliance and her genius and her experience. Cannot wait. Cannot wait. And she'll be coming on very, very soon, I promise. But first, the Mind Body Business show. It is a show that I had developed with you in mind, and that is the entrepreneur, the small business person, whoever is looking to gain an additional all speed toward success in their own current business and in their life. And I bring on successful entrepreneurs from all over the world, and they're always successful because they have achieved a lot. And I can't wait for Beate to tell you her story. She's got an amazing backstory, and she has come a long way and crushed it. She has an incredible business with an a full blown team of other very influential individuals. So she's really done a lot with her time here on this earth. And I cannot wait to share her brilliance with you. And that is what the show is about, is about what I call the three pillars of success, mind being mindset of all of these successful people that I've interviewed and those that had studied prior to starting the show to an individual, each and every one of them had a very and has a very powerful, positive and most importantly, flexible mindset and body.
Brian Kelly:
Each of them takes care of themselves physically, nutritionally doesn't mean that they're perfect, not that they're a bodybuilder. If they're a guy or a supermodel, if they're a woman, but they take care of themselves because they understand that that will impact their outcome in life. And then business is multi, multifaceted and business. These individuals, and I'm sure is in this camp. In all three cases, these individuals had mastered the skill sets that are necessary to create and build and scale a thriving business skill sets like marketing, systematizing team building, leadership sales. I mean, I could go on for quite some time. And the good news is you don't have to master every single one of those if you just mastered one. Because let's face it, to master anything takes a good deal of time. It's like becoming an expert takes on average, I think the number is 10,000 hours of focused effort. Mastering a skill set is similar. If you just master one skill set, though, you can then leverage the remainder of those skill sets that you may not yet or may ever may not ever master because of the sheer time it takes. And that one skill set, if you master it, is the skill set of, Well, does anybody want to know? I'm just curious. Just wait for somebody to say, Yes, I'm kidding. That skill set is the skill set of leadership. When you have mastered that or even as you're in the process of mastering it, you can then bring on individuals into your team who have already mastered other skill sets that you have yet to again or may never master fully. And then you have now a team that brings in all the skill sets necessary to build a actual bona fide business and scale it and reach and serve more people. And that is what it's all about. And these individuals also to a person, are also very avid readers of books. And with that, I like to segue very quickly into a quick little segment I affectionately call Bookmarks.
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Brian Kelly:
There you see it. Reach your peak. Library.com. A quick word of advice is that is right. These resources down rather than clicking away and checking them out while you're listening to the show. If you're watching us live, if you're listening on podcast, stay focused. Get out a pen and paper, whatever your favorite mode of taking notes is and do that. And here's why I say that. I've spoken on many stages over the years, and, you know, when we're up on stage, we know the content, we know what is going to be impactful because we've gotten the feedback from the prior times doing it. And I would just cringe if I get I'm getting close to the really juicy part and someone would get up and leave the room and, you know, they either had to go to the bathroom or they had that all important phone call or text message come through. And so I've always since then reframed and said, Hey, look, the magic happens in the room. And so you want to stay here, stay focused. Not for me, not for me. But she is going to be dropping some incredible knowledge here tonight. And I would hate for you to miss one little nugget, because all it takes is missing that one for you to miss out on improving your life forever. So I really want you to stay focused. This is just my advice to you. That is my soapbox moment. The reach your peak library Reach your peak Library.com. That is a site that I also had built with you in mind. And I know it sounds a little cheesy, but it was true because I myself was not a voracious reader until about the age of 47. That was about 11 years ago. All the math whizzes out there already doing that. Yeah. And I finally started reading at the age of 47 due to a mentor who I watched actually do it. He was listening on Audible and I thought, Oh, there's the game changer right there. I can listen. And so I began listening to books and I've not every book is in here. I'm way behind, but there are plenty in here.
Brian Kelly:
These are all books I have personally read. And that meaning not not every book I've ever listened to is in this library, because not everyone had a profound impact on me, either in business, in life or in both circumstances. So this is here just for you as a one stop shop. There is no rhyme or reason to the order they're in here. It's not by author name, not by title name. They are just kind of thrown in there, as I told my team to add them to the site. And so if you find one you want to get, you can get it from this site. It goes straight to Amazon anyway. Go to your favorite bookstore. It really doesn't matter as long as you pick a book and start reading it Right now, you might be an avid reader already. You can find your next read here. Maybe you haven't started yet. This is a great place to start. So that is your your gift from me to you. Reach your peak. Library.com. And speaking of gifts, we got the biggest gift on the planet. You know what that is? Oh, yeah. It's Beate Chelette. Here she comes. Ladies and gentlemen.
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Brian Kelly:
And there she is, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, it is the one. It is the only Beate Chelette.
Beate Chelette:
You know, I have been called many things I don't think I've ever been called a gift. So that's going to go into my introduction bio. Right now, I'm like, Brian Kelly calls me the Gift.
Brian Kelly:
And you are. You are a gift to so many. You're a gift to me just for being here tonight for us, catching up on old times before we went live. That was fun to my goodness. And I've got to say, I'll be out there and I'm so duly impressed with what you've accomplished just by just by my own studying of you. And I can't wait to now verbally bring that out so that everyone can kind of catch on to your your coattails, so to speak. Before we dive in deep, we're going to do a little what I would call housekeeping, but it's really, honestly more like bookkeeping. We got to pay the bills here. So we're going to do a quick few ad spots and then right when they're done, don't go anywhere. We're going to come right back with Beate Chelette, so don't go anywhere. Stay right here. See you in a little bit. Here we go. Hey, if you're watching the Mind Body business show live right now, then you will have the ability to win a five night stay at a five star luxury resort of your choosing. Compliments of the big insider secrets. What is it? It is a five night vacation stay to one of many destinations across the world. You can see as we go through this very quickly, there's some in Branson and Daytona Beach. These are in the United States, all over the United States, New Orleans, San Diego. There's also Mexico. There's also the UK and Argentina. I mean, it just keeps going on and on and on. Australia at the end of this show, you will be go.com and register to receive automated notifications when we go live the next time. We do not spam, we do not even pitch any products or anything from that notification. It's just simply a way for you to know that we're alive. And now you can join us and you can also participate in this incredible, incredible prize. And you do not want to miss this. So come on live. And you do not want to miss a moment because of our incredible guest experts. And we will reveal that at the very end.
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Beate Chelette:
You know, I am very excited to be here and I can't wait to dive into some of the details and give your audience some tangible takeaways, inspiration, motivation or a swift kick in the behind.
Brian Kelly:
And you know what? That's what it takes, doesn't it? It takes love. That's love right there. Love isn't always just grabby, touchy feely, huggy. It's about getting people the results they want by taking them to the things they may not want to hear or do.
Beate Chelette:
That is the most true thing ever spoken, I jokingly say. People love change as long as it doesn't involve any change. And then and then when they when they're presented with the change, they go like, oh, you didn't you didn't say that I needed to actually change something. And then we go to the second part of what I what I tell my clients. I said, Look, you're only going to change if the pain of staying is greater than your fear of change. So you're going to have to feel it. So please, everybody listening, don't make it a rock bottom kind of thing before you make the changes. If you feel that you need to make a change or something is not working, the proof is in the pudding. Listen up. You're listening to the right show. While we're at it, you know, make sure you give them a five star review. Wherever you listen to the podcast or wherever you're watching the show, tell them something sweet. He does this as a labor of love and make sure you subscribe to the show.
Brian Kelly:
Oh, man, you get to come on as many times as you want. You keep that up. It's like, didn't expect that. And. And the beautiful thing. I love what I get to do. I'll be out there because I get to expose in a great way, get more exposure for wonderful, amazing guests like yourself who have achieved a level of success and can use that experience and help others to achieve a similar level of success. And let's all be honest, this doesn't happen overnight. It takes perseverance, discipline, and on that note, be out if you would be open to telling your story, your back story. It's a great one. I was reading all about it and I'd love to hear what you went through, the trials and then what was your breakthrough moment and what was the key to your success in breaking through?
Beate Chelette:
Yeah There's certainly a lot to unpack. So, you know, I give you permission to interrupt, jump in and ask questions, raise your hand, whatever, because it is a it's quite it's quite the story. My story starts really like a lot of the stories is the unruly kid that just didn't fit in looking airplanes flying other places. And I'm from Germany originally and in Germany. Just in case you haven't noticed, we take everything exceptionally seriously. So when when we did an aptitude test in school, Brian, they gave me like these 16 pages. And in these 16 pages they say, Are you afraid of being, you know, uh, up on a ladder or are you afraid of heights? No. Do you like being outside? Yeah, of course. Are you afraid of carrying physical weight? No. I'm young. I'm healthy. And at the end of these 16 pages, Brian, you will never guess what. What it said that I should be.
Brian Kelly:
Uh, lumberjack.
Beate Chelette:
Roofer. You're really close. Yes. A roofer. And I said, Well, you know, I mean, I don't really think entirely this is the this is my my chosen profession. And so I learned very quickly that what I wanted to do is, you know, being a creative and making money, you know, with creativity and that that wasn't wasn't really the narrow path or the straight and narrow. So I became a photographer against all odds, realized very quickly that I'm better at the business than the creative side. There is a, you know, be a great artist. Brian And I know you've been around musicians and all kinds of artists in your life. It takes time to develop a style and to be really good at something, and the business just was easier for me. So it became a photo editor at Elle magazine at 23, already had a massive dream job and I was bored out of my mind and and I figured, how important can something be that changes all the time? And I don't think that was the right attitude to work at Elle magazine. And so I went on an adventure, emigrated to the United States, fell in love. The man had two flaws. He was a pathological liar and an alcoholic. And then then the dark time began. And so for 13 years, I was making a headway. And then somebody came with a frying pan and hit me over the head. And we're talking about big things. We're talking about the employee that got too close to the key vendor. And then next thing I know, invoices I wrote up being paid to them. So they figured out how to run a business, my business without me. Next thing I'm in this big lawsuit. I'm deep in debt. You know, I'm from Germany. I'm, you know, barely 30. I haven't figured out, you know, that lawsuit in the United States means that attorneys get rich and it's not about right or wrong. And so I'm $130,000 in debt. I think I'm getting out of it. And production season rolls around. I was working with companies like Levi Strauss, homeboy, Macy's, um, Frederick's of Hollywood BMW, and next thing.
Beate Chelette:
You know, I have this like half $1 million on the books, Brian, And I'm going like, okay, I'm deep in debt with the lawsuit. I think I'm just going to I'm just going to skirt by because I have production volumes. I'm going to be fluid for a little bit longer. And then September 11th comes and wipes out everything in a day. It's over. Like literally it was over in 24 hours. Lawsuit settled. I kind of, you know, go ahead, fall back. Now we're talking fires, floods, riots, earthquakes. I mean, it just kept coming and coming and coming. And I'm going like, is this ever going to end? So now I am rebuilding. After the lawsuit settled and I came up with nothing and I have to go deeper into debt again because now I have this brilliant idea of the stock photography agency that does these architectural interior and at home images, all these at home stories. Madonna, Julianne Moore, Francis Ford Coppola. We were the ones that brought these doors to the market. And because I was a photo editor at Elle magazine and had a photography background, I knew exactly what to do with those and how to sell them. But it was very expensive to build the digital CRM, you know, the digital management system and pieces like. I fly to Germany. My dad has a stroke. My dad didn't have a stroke, Brian. My dad had pancreatic cancer. And my best friend, my biggest cheerleader, my biggest supporter dies within six weeks. I'm $135,000 in debt. I'm standing in Nether Bavaria. On top of this, this this little hill with this beautiful baroque church. Just buried my dad. My phone rings. It's my office in Los Angeles. We've just been served a notice. So now we're losing the house. And in that moment, you know, we always talk about defining moments, which is what you said. What is the defining moment? That was the defining moment because I fell on my knees, Brian. I raised my fist and I yelled at God and I said, if you have if you have a plan, this would be an excellent time to fill me in.
Beate Chelette:
Right now because I did everything and I thought I did everything right and I couldn't get ahead. So I did. What you have to do to be successful, you have to surrender. So what did I do? I said, okay, if bankruptcy is it, you know, I went back to Los Angeles, looked up bankruptcy attorney had in my speed dial. I'm like, maybe I'll have like a month, maybe two months left and then it's just game over. I mean, it just is what it is. You know, I have to figure out how to move out of this house, find another place. I don't even know how any of this is going to happen. I get a letter from the White House? The White House. And in my desperation, I had written a letter to the president of the United States because my former mother in law. Terrorize me with that. She says, You got to write a letter to the president. If anybody can help you, it's the president of the United States. He's your president, too. Why haven't you written a letter to the president? I'm like, fine. I'm just going to write the damn letter. So just we don't ever have to talk about this Yeah. I get a letter from the White House. So this letter now puts me in touch with a small business administration, not with some underling, but with the deputy chief director, the second in command, because the letter comes from the White House. I walk in, he says. I put in what you put in. Three months later, they had found me a bank that was going to be restructuring my debt 135,000 in a ten year fixed loan. That freed up my line of credit. Three months later, we are break even. 18 months later, I am the world leader in my category. That's when a Bill Gates company came and says, Beata, will you tell us how you do it? Like any decent woman, I said, No, you want it, you pay for it. They say, How much do you want? I said, I want a couple million. And they said, okay. And that's how I sold my business to Bill Gates.
Brian Kelly:
Wow. What was the business? It was the photography based.
Beate Chelette:
Yes, the business was photography based. It was a stock photography syndication that took architectural and interior images. So if you go to your bank and you see the beautiful image of the house, they say refinance your home. We would supply that image. You did business with Coldwell Banker and you see an image on their brochures. We supplied that. If you go to Home Depot, you get a paint brochure and you see all these houses. We provide those images. You pick up a magazine and you look at Madonna's house, Julianne Moore's house, Francis Ford Coppola, Simon Baker, whatever they're called. We provided all of these at home stores. We sold them into 79 countries in the world.
Brian Kelly:
That's awesome. And I'm going to ask you a question that probably nobody ever asks. You just sold your business for $2 million. What did you do next?
Beate Chelette:
I was more than that. It was. It was. It was more than that. But I can't. I can't disclose the amount. But I was was was way more than that. Okay. What I did next, I did go to Neiman Marcus. With money in my bank and my daughter and I'm going like, I'm going to do something. I'm going to do something I always wanted to do. I'm going to go and I'm going to look at stuff and I'm going to buy stuff and I'm not going to look at the price tag. So I'm at Neiman Marcus. I'm looking at a t shirt. I'm going $200. That's nuts. I'm looking at my daughter comes with this Burberry coat. She says, Hey, mom, look at this. Look at what I found. I'm like $5,000 for a coat. And then I'm standing there and I'm thinking to myself, you know, I know why I never spent that kind of money on a coat or a t shirt. And I'm certainly not going to start now because it was absolutely meaningless to me. So I turned around, I left Neiman Marcus, and then I sat down and I said, I have a feeling that my purpose in life now is to share the information on how do you get to do what I did and not buy expensive clothes.
Brian Kelly:
There you go. Oh, my goodness. You know what that is? I call that a bomb dropping moment right there. Yes. Smart bombs. Knowledge bombs. Bombs of wisdom. And that is. That is awesome. That is awesome. So that's a perfect segue to what is it you're doing today? I'm guessing that this is somewhat relatable to what you're doing today. If I want to make sure I got that right first, maybe.
Beate Chelette:
Yes, yes, yes. It it it absolutely is. Today, I work with a lot of visionaries and thought leaders, people that have big ideas, oftentimes crazy ideas. Oftentimes creatives but don't have to be. And I help them to grow their authority and scale their impact. And our vision is very tight, tightly connected to helping our clients scale their impact. So if our clients don't scale their impact, then we are failing because I want it to be deeply connected to that. And we do that by developing strategies, systems and workflows. All the stuff that a lot of people really don't like doing because they have a perception about this being. Something. Whatever. Boring, not fun. We love it. And we. We build all the systems you need to grow. Your authority and scale your impact. And we have phenomenal clients. We do. Really powerful work and we love it.
Brian Kelly:
Who are your clients? What is your what's your ideal target market? Is it individuals, small business owners, corporations, everything in between.
Beate Chelette:
So we we do a lot. We do work a lot with service providers, coaches, experts, consultants that are service based businesses that have to figure out how to get out of the money for time calculation. And we do that by helping them build their signature system. And then the signature system then becomes their method and the method then gets divided into pieces, and then these pieces that can train other people into do so. Now they can, you know, and that's how you scale your impact. You can scale yourself. You can a single a single provider can get to maybe a million, 1,000,005 if you're on the burnout formula. But more than that, you can do on your own. You have to you have to really grow the business. And our clients include people. We have a client in in the UK who does an ethical framework for artificial intelligence for luxury brands. She's also one of our great success stories. We built her system. She walks out the door. A week later, she closed a $50,000 contract and because she finally knew how to talk about it, we you know, we had a consulting company in Buffalo, New York, that went out and they wanted to figure out how they would sort of package their phased approach to selling. They walked out and actually within 24 hours, they closed a $100,000 deal because they now knew how to, you know, how to package that piece. So that's who we work for, is we work for people that really want to take their work to the next level and make that kind of an impact.
Brian Kelly:
I love it. And what typically where are they in their business? Are do they are you looking at businesses that have a certain amount of revenue so that they can afford your services and that that you're the right person for them at the right time? What levels do you work with?
Beate Chelette:
Yeah, I mean, we typically don't work with startups unless they have funded. We work with people that have been in business for a couple of years that are at least at a, you know, at a $250,000 revenue because, you know, it costs money. You put two things in, it is time or money. We work with people that already spend time that now need to put the money in because they don't have any more time to play around Yeah because you can learn everything on your own. And I know, Brian, you know this, you you go to conferences, you do self development, you read the books. Everything is what they say. Figureoutable. But but the point is, should you figure this out on your own or should you hire somebody who does that for you? Yes. You can do your own it. Yes, You can do your own website. Yes, you can do your own accounting. Yes, you can do your own marketing. Yes, you can do your own brand. Yes, you can do your own canva. Yes, you can do all of this yourself. But should you? If you are the CEO, We work with people that understand they need to be the CEO and the visionary, and they need systems to help other people to do the pieces that they don't want to or can't do anymore, so they can actually scale their company.
Brian Kelly:
I love this. This is so on point because I'm literally in the throes of darn near completing one of the systems I've been working on myself for a number of years now, and it includes a boatload of of settings, automation, technology. And I'm putting together SOPs so that anybody with a brain literally could follow these instructions and do what I'm doing now for that very reason, because I looked at it and go, Holy smokes, there is no way I can scale this business. There's no way if I get two more clients right now, I'd be completely bogged down. Yeah And that's just from building out the client to get it started. That's the most arduous. Then the day to day that that's already in place and running and humming like a well-oiled machine. And I have a team for that as well as myself. So I've got that part done. So I get that what you're talking about, that progression and the magical word you said that Meyer got big on was systems. That's all of it put together and it's getting the help you need with the knowledge that you need, that they have abilities to do the things you need them to do. But if you find things that are tasks that are repeatable, I think everyone should ask themselves, Is this something I really need to be doing? Can I be off making that sale versus turning the crank and being the technician and taking care of all the little day to day things? And the answer is obviously right here. It's telling you it's get help, get out of your ego. That was the number one reason I think most people don't go and after the help before they do. Are you finding that at all to be the case? I'm just I'm curious because I that was me and I've I've seen it and heard it literally with close friends of mine who I'm like, get help, it's time and they won't do it.
Beate Chelette:
Yeah, I think that there is a there's a lot at play here. So number one, we have to remember that our educational system teaches us that there are all the information exists. We have to learn it, regurgitate it, and then we get an A and then we go to the next one. We learn the information that exists. We regurgitate it. We get an A. Some of us then watch National Geographic or the History Channel. And now that they're finding new dinosaurs, we go like we told you. So you can't take any information for granted. Now they have to go and rewrite certain pieces of the history because they now finding out that what they told us is actually not true. So an entrepreneur is somebody who looks at this and says, is it true? Can I take this as a fact or is this the story that people tell themselves? Because we are trained to not think for ourselves. But an entrepreneur is somebody who needs to push the envelope. So that's, I think, number one, that falls into it. Number two, it's the good girl or the good boy syndrome is be frugal. Don't spend any money. Are you saving enough money? Be careful. Somebody can take this away from you. I'm not really sure who can take anything away from you, but, you know, maybe Silicon Valley Bank can, But, um. But. But you have to be. You have to be really clear about that. On whether you are following a trail of thought that somebody else put in your head. And on whether that's a true story or not. So number three, if you think that growing does not hurt, you are sadly mistaken. Oh yeah, You're going to be battered and bruised. My daughter is pregnant. And so around I say around week, like 16, she goes like, Man, mom, my stomach hurts so bad. I'm like, Yeah. It's like your muscles are separating so the baby can plop out and it's stretching. And she says, Nobody told me that was going to hurt. I said, Well, what were you thinking? You think you're going to have a tummy out to here? And then that's not going to hurt. So growth in business is just like that. If it plops out, if it grows, it's going to hurt.
Brian Kelly:
Oh, my gosh. You know, you're seeing some great. Stuff and. I love it. All of it. The entrepreneur basically, that they think for themselves. And then and then as entrepreneurs, like why is marketing so hard? It's because who you're marketing to questions everything. So you have to be good at it. And then then. You know. The good boy, good girl syndrome as well. And that growing Yeah Oh my gosh. Growing. That's a great one. But a lot of the concepts you're talking about are in a book that I just finished reading called The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco. It's a guy I've never. Heard of before, and I was like, Wow, if you want to follow education like you were talking about before, that's the way to it. That's the way to go. Get wealth slowly, you know, invest in 401. S, wait till you're 60 and too old to use it and have fun with it. Or you can do what this gentleman and you are alluding to, I believe, and that is become your own business person, control your own destiny, become an entrepreneur, be a business owner. And that takes everything you've just said The systems, the processes, the discipline. My God, how much how many times be out there? I'm really curious about this. How many times in the course of going through all this, did you say, I feel like quitting? I've had enough.
Beate Chelette:
Today? As a matter of fact, you know, we were just restructuring total behind the scenes, total honesty here. You know, we were I brought on a salesperson. So, you know, in in the strategies that we teach, Brian, we we are telling people that they need to have a strategy every quarter that they're focusing on. So our strategy for Q4 last year was to fix our lead generation. So we did that. Our strategy for Q1 is sales and the sales process and to really look at the sales process. So I'm brought in a high ticket closer and you know, business grows Advisor to who has done this before is better at this than I am and who's telling me what to do, which I do not like. But I know I need it. So. So I have a lot of anxiety around this because it's costing me money that obviously I don't have because I'm doing this because I'm building something. Um, my subconscious mind is volunteering everything I've ever felt and failed at in my entire life. Today and yesterday. I'm sick like a dog yesterday, you know, like suddenly getting a head cold. I can't breathe. I'm going like, man, my my subconscious is like putting up a show here for me to prevent me from going to that next level. It is my inner resistance that I have successfully manifested externally because as the outer so the inner. And now I'm going like, okay, if I'm that good at manifesting my own doubts so that that I've literally had it up to here right with my stuffy nose up to here, then what would happen if I redirect that into a different mindset and manifest what I actually want to manifest? But there is definitely growing pain. So today I was sitting there and I'm going like, Oh, oh, I forgot to pay my city taxes and they are now overdue a month. So now they're going to slap me with with penalties. But I was out sick. Add surgery was out for a couple of weeks, you know, So I'm like going like, doing my wow, wow, wow thing the entire time. I'm going like, well. What are you going to do?
Beate Chelette:
Right? I mean, you're going to have to pay it. And I'm going like, well, is it even worth it? Like, why am I even paying so much money to the city of Los Angeles, you know, doing business in California? It's insane. Um. So yes, these moments come at every time you grow, because if you're not growing, you are okay where you are. If you're okay where you are, you're growing in spirituality. We see you either growing or you're dying. So if the tree loses all its leaves in the fall. Am I going to say to the tree, Dude, I told you, you don't put those nutrients in. You're going to lose all your leaves. You're going to look like crap throughout the winter, right? The tree doesn't care. The tree goes like, Oh, I don't care. I'm doing what I'm supposed to. I'm going to shed all my my leaves and next year's leaves are going to be even better because I'm going to grow. In the meantime, I'm going to get everything ready until it's time. So if it exists in nature, it must be existing for me because we are all on the same planet. So why would I think that? But this principle of growth naturally occurs literally everywhere you look until the human gets involved. So if I believe that this natural growth. Rhythm mechanism works. So. But not for me. That's just idiotic, if you really think about it. So then if I shift and say I'm part of that. And it's possible. It must be possible for me. Then it's not. Can I? But it's. How can I? And now I shifted the whole perception.
Brian Kelly:
Yes, yes, yes. I mean, there is a reason. There is a phrase called growing pains, and that is because there is pain involved at times. Oh, my goodness, we have somebody, you and I, I'm sure we have both run into. And Mr. Christopher Roush is in our presence. Got a rockstar up in here. Mr.. Oh, my gosh. Didn't know he was writing about me. I clicked it before I even read it. Thank you so much, Christopher. You're awesome. Yes, and that's right. But they love it. He's. He's on a roll. Dude, you're looking awesome. Proud of you. Oh, there's a side story to that. And the reason I'm looking better than I was before is because of something Christopher helped me with as my coach. He did a freaking awesome I'm about to 75 hard. I don't know what that is. I've read about it. I don't know if I want to go through any more, but we'll see. We'll talk later. Number 75 hard. That's like I don't know what that is. 75 days of drinking, like gallons of water or something. I don't know what that is, but it's another thing to stay healthy. So I lost over 20 pounds just recently. Yeah.
Beate Chelette:
Yeah, I was. I was looking at you like you're looking good, but thanks. Yeah. You know, we don't. We don't even know if we can say that anymore, but I just said it publicly, so. You're looking good.
Brian Kelly:
Thanks. I know. Isn't that. That's crazy. We got to be careful what we say to each other. That's just ridiculous. But, yeah, I got to be quite the chunky monkey at I was way overweight and lots of life events and you had some.
Beate Chelette:
Real, real tough stuff happen there for you in the last two years, if I may. If I remember that, right? Really? Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
I mean, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, went through the whole thing, surgery and chemo and radiation. That was that was just I don't know how it was for her. I mean, I know it was not good at all, but it decimated me. She's my why? Just to watch her go through all that. And then then my dad Advanced dementia got scammed out of 30 K, I became his enemy. He had guns. I stayed away from him, blah, blah, blah. And that was a year ago and we're finally getting to the finish line on that one and finally getting back to life. But during all that time, I, you know, I used excuses. I shouldn't have, but I did. And I just drank almost every night and I ate the wrong stuff because I drank, I ate salt and stuff that I shouldn't. And I just ballooned over time. And it's like, wow, who is this? Who is this Macy's Day parade floating by my mirror in the bathroom? It's like, my God. But people start.
Beate Chelette:
Calling you Santa, You know you have a problem.
Brian Kelly:
Exactly. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, that. Luckily, that didn't happen because I just stayed indoors all the time.
Beate Chelette:
And COVID, right? Yeah. No, I think it happened to a lot of people. Is that, um. And actually, that's a really good thing. Maybe we should talk about Brian, and I'm really thrilled that you opened up and were showing some vulnerability and humanity here, but I think that. A lot of times when we have these really challenging situations and we allow ourselves to fall into it, there comes a point where you go, like, I'm so far into it, what does it even matter now? And then, you know, whatever, like with weight, you know, I gained 20 pounds. What difference does it make if it's 20 or 30 or 40? Yeah But to have that moment, that marker, then in the road where you catch yourself and you say, it is really never too late. My dad taught me something very, very important that I want to share. And he said to me. At the end of the day, before you go to bed, you look in the mirror and you have to be okay with a person that looks back at you because that's who you go to bed with. Mm.
Brian Kelly:
That's cool. That's powerful. Too.
Beate Chelette:
And I. And I didn't know what he meant. Until much, much, much, much later. When you go to sleep, you brush your teeth, you look in the mirror, you go like, Man, I screwed up here. I drank too much. I ate the wrong thing. I said something really stupid. I shouldn't have made that phone call. You know, I did this, I did that. And then you hate yourself so you can sleep. Now You're having another miserable day the following day again. And so when somebody says to me, what do I do? Where do I start? I say, You look in the mirror and you tell me who you want to be. And then we figure out how you become that.
Brian Kelly:
It's so true. We are our own worst enemy. Most of the time, you know, the self-talk is brutal. Far more brutal than people that don't even like us mean. We're horrible to ourselves. I used to be a certified personal trainer, and I would have people where I'd say, you know, one of the things I'd say, do pushups. Do ten of them. It was all bodyweight and bands and stuff, and then some would do 4 or 5 and they'd get up and you could see their dejected. And I'm like, What's wrong? I didn't do all ten. So they're kicking themselves. They're like beating themselves up internally that they failed. And I said, No, no, no, no, no. I want you right now to take your hand, pat yourself on the back and say, Good job for doing those four, because that's all you could do at the moment. You did everything you could. That is a reward, not a you did not fail. You succeeded. And that's the thing that we all internally need to change our stinking thinking about ourselves and gives our give ourselves credit for what we did do, not for what we think that we didn't do or didn't achieve.
Beate Chelette:
That's a that's it in a nutshell is the I call this in my book the superhuman paradox. And it goes something like this that we look at the best attributes of people we admire, our friends. I look at Suzy and Suzy does the most amazing organic meals. I look at Mary. Mary is an amazing mom. I look at at Kelly. Kelly's got like the best relationship forever and ever and ever. They still, after what, 35 years, can keep their hands off each other? What the heck? You know? So I look at all these people and I go like, I need to be the accumulation of the best attributes of all of my friends.
Brian Kelly:
Yes. So true.
Beate Chelette:
That's insane and unachievable, but that's what we do to ourselves. So we're in this perpetual, perpetual path of dissatisfaction. Now, if we. If we. Extrapolate this forward for our businesses. And you are that business owner. Going back to what your earlier said, why do people not let up control? It's that because they feel they have to be the best at every single task. Yeah you can not scale your business. Unless you look at the graphic designer and you say, I'm hiring somebody who's better than me. Until you look at the web programmer and you say, Yeah, I could do WordPress, but. I shouldn't. I'm going to hire somebody who's better than me. Sales. I'm good at sales. Am I excellent at sales? No. Am I good at follow up? So I'm going to have to hire somebody who's better than I am. That's when I scale. But in for but to let the control go, Brian, that's hard.
Brian Kelly:
It can be hard, but the cool thing is once you've done it. It was such an epiphany for me when I first got bona fide help. I mean, I had apprentices that worked with me for 90 days at a time and they did ten hours a week. It wasn't a whole lot. And a lot of that was my commitment to helping to teach them. It was an agreement. And then I got a bona fide no kidding VA and an agency behind them. And my whole mind shifted in so many wonderful ways because what I used to say no to someone would ask me, Hey, can you do this? Would you mind converting and taking everything from my current CRM into the one you use? Because you are an automation freak and you seem to be good at? And I said, This time I said, Well, actually, yeah, maybe tell me what you need, and then I'll get back to my team and I'll come back to you. So I went to my team and said, How many hours would this take? Did the math, How much that would cost me doubled the price because I'm paying next to nothing for my Vas and I made a profit for doing nothing for coordinating. And I thought, My God, this is awesome. I don't have to say no at every turn, I still do say no. There are certain things that just I've got my team maxed out on on things to do right now. And I'm at a point where I need to actually add more people. And that's a good thing. I'm enjoying where I'm at right now. So yeah, don't even know what brought that on. You mentioned your book. Do you have that handy? I want everybody to see that. Oh, good. Yeah.
Beate Chelette:
So the book is called Happy Woman Happy World. Your full prefix to Get From Overwhelmed to Awesome. It is a book that I wrote specifically for women in leadership. However, if you look at the book, it is a paperback book. It is light, so it can fit in a purse and it has short chapters so you can leave it in the bathroom and so that the manual with or your partner can pick it up in the bathroom and read a short chapter. That's why I have a lot of testimonials from men who have read this and said, Oh my God, this is a game changer. I finally understand my woman. And it's like having the playbook of the other team. That's what I was thinking when I was writing.
Brian Kelly:
It, the playbook of the other team. I'm trying to think of who that guy men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Beate Chelette:
Exactly. That's why it's happy Woman Happy world. You know, we kind of, like, wanted to do a next up, but in business because the truth of the matter is, women and men lead differently. Um, like, men and women behave differently. They think differently. They have emotional, different capacities. And instead of trying to beat each other's throat for not being the same. Yeah, this is really about. Understanding where men are coming from. And I'm going to give you one example, and then everybody's going to go, Oh my God, this makes so much sense. So I was writing the book. I was hitting a massive writer's block. And I was talking to a friend at the time and Jack felt really bad for me and he said, you know, it's going to be okay. And then the next day he proceeds to tell me all the things I should be doing, and I'm going like, Dude, what the heck is wrong with you? I mean, I mean, you know, I'm writing a book. I'm fully qualified to write the book. And and I was so mad at him. And then I'm like, Wait, wait, wait, wait. Why am I assuming that he's doing this to hurt me? What he did, he stayed up until 3:00 in the morning. He felt so bad for me. That he was researching all kinds of tools to help me to push through my writer's block. Now, if I now go back and say, you know what, that is so damn cute and so sweet that you did that for me. And that just shows how much you care about me finishing this book. I'm so eternally grateful. But my initial reaction was like. And so that's that's what I that's what I talk about in the book on understanding the difference between a helping hand and a poking stick.
Brian Kelly:
Mhm. Yeah. And it all comes down. There's a magical word that I always talk about. It's, it's understanding one's intentions. So it depends on the intention, not the result that came about as a result of it. So a lot of times people are judged on the outcome when in fact the intention was to help, even though it may have actually counteracted what they were trying to get done. But the intention was out of love, out of out of helping like your friend as well. And it's like if we could as humans tap more into thinking about. But I wonder what their intention was. Let's go there first. Not about our initial reaction like you just did. Oh, hey, don't tell me how to do what I'm doing. Um, then we would all, I think, get along better. And, you know, God bless that. We are different men and women because, you know, opposites attract and Yeah couldn't be Yeah couldn't imagine if women are like guys, that'd be nasty. I wouldn't want.
Beate Chelette:
To be with myself either.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. So, yeah. It's like, No, no, thanks.
Beate Chelette:
No, no, no, no. I do. I do really like the masculine, you know, just. Just just saying here. Yes. I think this is very true that the intention you know, I work with a high performance coach and she always she always says to me. Did you clarify that? That's where he's coming from? I'm like, No, it is so obvious. And she goes, But is it? Or is it a trigger of yours that runs a story? I'm like, Oh, come on, go away. She says, This is about you, not him. This is about how you perceive this. And I think this is the same thing in business, which every business owner. Who wants to carpet bomb? Needs to be clear about. Is that you will hit the fear and you will get triggered. Your subconscious will volunteer everything you've ever done wrong in your entire life. Every time you lost money, every time you believed in somebody wrong. Every time you know something had a glitch, you know, when Sideways changed its direction, whatever that is, that will happen. But you need to be clear if. This is to be switched and curiosities like, Oh, look at that. That old story. Boy, boy, boy. This is so persistent. Thank you so much for showing up. Now I know what I still have to work on, but no, go away. I'm going to do it anyway. That's when you need the courage to overcome the fear.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. Perseverance, discipline, determination. And that's why being an entrepreneur is not for everybody. It takes one hell of a thick skin and. And beating our heads against the wall, sometimes, literally. In addition, that's why I have so much padding back around me. I was just saying that.
Beate Chelette:
Is that why you have the padding?
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. It helps me when I want. To beat my head. In. No, I don't. But I could. It wouldn't feel too bad. So it doesn't serve the. Purpose of bashing my brains in. But no, I mean, it's it's a difficult. Thing to be. An entrepreneur and. Because you're in charge and that's what everybody wants to be, is to run their own ship. But that comes with its own consequences. And that is that you're in charge. So you got to you got. To just pull up your pants and or your or pull down your dress. I don't know which way that goes. But and do. Do the work that needs to be done. The good, the bad. And there is the ugly as well. Oh, yes. Lisa Harvey is in the house. She says from YouTube, I can't wait to read your book. I I'm a copywriter and it gets crazy sometimes, trying to balance work, promoting my company and handling sales and everything that comes along with growing a business.
Beate Chelette:
Yes, yes, yes. I have a concept. I have a concept for you that's called ego rhythm, where I help you to actually figure out what kind of life rhythms there are, which one you are in and why, and how you should set a priority.
Brian Kelly:
Mm. Priorities. Man Oh, you are just Good grief. It's almost like you know what you're doing. Be out there. I'm telling you.
Beate Chelette:
I've made enough mistakes and I paid for all of them, and I own them. And yes, you know, I always say to people, you know, sometimes when people say, well, you know, do you have to be so direct? I'm like, look, if I've done if I've done it, if I've made the mistake, if I know what works and what doesn't, do you rather have me just tell you? So you can make your own decision on whether or not that's you want to do or do you want me to be in Gestalt and tell you all these kinds of examples and then hope that you figure it out and then they go like, just tell me.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, do you want the sugar coated version. Or do you want the one that works? That might.
Beate Chelette:
Yeah, no, sure, sure, sure. Sugar coat. I think that's neither one of our thing, is it.
Brian Kelly:
No, no, no. So great. You know, it got. I was learning to speak from stage. I mean, I had done it a couple of times and then I got involved with a mentor and he had a team. And on his team was this incredible speaking coach, even though he didn't come off and say that's what he was, I'd go on stage and he'd be in the back of the room, and when I'd say something, I could see, you know, as a speaker, he can see everything, everything and everybody. It's amazing the vision you have up there. And he's all the way in the back behind the table and all I see is him do this. Pen goes up. Pen goes down. He starts writing and I'm up on stage going, Oh, shit. What did I just say? You know, as I'm presenting in the middle of it and. The interesting thing is, the first time I went through this and after I was done later in that evening, he gave me feedback. We call it feedback and it hurt. I thought, Wow, I suck. And that didn't feel good. But he didn't do it to hurt me. He did it out of love to help me improve. And once I got over that initial sting, which took nearly the rest of that night, the next time I went up on stage, his feedback was still that there are things to improve, but it was also you have improved like twofold, really. Okay, so let's get in the mindset of it's about the results, not the journey. I mean, it is about the journey, but your focus is on the outcome, not on all the crap that goes on in between. And it got to a point. So he did this time and time again. He was masterful. His name's John Kurth, great friend of mine. And he's a he's a he's a genius English language and other things scripting. And I got to the point where if he didn't show up, if for whatever reason, he could not make it during one of my segments of up on stage, I actually felt slighted that I was not going I was not going to get that harm, that harsh feedback that was straight between the eyes that only did nothing but make me ten times better. The next time I went up on stage, I could not wait for him to tell me what else I needed to alter and and shift. I couldn't wait. And if he wasn't there, I was like, Oh man, this is like a wasted this is like a wasted session. I don't even want to do this today because, you know, improvement.
Beate Chelette:
So, so, so what I'm hearing here is that maybe maybe you should spend a minute on that for your audience.
Brian Kelly:
Coachability Yeah. Oh, yes.
Beate Chelette:
Because that is, you know, I had somebody apply to be on my podcast. And so we have a pre show and in the pre show, you know, she she gives me I said what do you do and she gives me a sales pitch. And I said, That's really great. I said, But what strategy to build your authority are you going to share on my podcast? And she says. A good host should know how to ask the proper questions. God. And I'm like, Oh, she's being combative and she is challenging me. And I said, If you go if you want to come on my show and you expect me to dig around and and unearth the nuggets, we are not we're not on Dateline here and we are not on investigative journalism. You're on a podcast. You know, that's why we do this pre-call And then she just wouldn't stop and she got really feisty and I'm like, no. And I knew that she wasn't coachable because she didn't want to hear it. So I think I'm going to like, maybe like, put the spotlight on you here for a second. Why don't you tell everybody on what coachable means? Because I think that's something we need to share.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah And coachable is simply unwilling to change because your ego is in the way that you're not going to listen to somebody and do it their way because you think you've got the answers. And many of us do have a lot of the answers. Many of us do have the ability to be successful. It's just, when are you going to listen to someone who's achieved a higher level of success than you have that's already been there, done that, bought the t shirt. When are you just going to let go and let them in and and just let. So when you experience it for the first time when you experience like, wow, that was awesome. It sucked going through it. But now I'm on the other side of it and wow, that that was very impactful. That'll open the floodgates to you, letting go of your ego and seeking more coaches, more mentors, more people to give you the feedback that it doesn't hurt as bad anymore because you know they're coming from a place of they want to see you succeed. Oftentimes you're paying for it and of course they want you to succeed, so you'll keep paying them. So it's a win win and that's not a bad thing. And you will continue to improve. But it's just getting through that first major one where it does feel like crap. This is nasty. I don't like it. And yeah, if you're if you're talking someone like that before they come on your podcast, I would venture to guess they were not yet all that incredibly successful in their business because that. Is you know what it's so it's.
Beate Chelette:
So true that you say that because that's exactly what happened because she was talking about we and the team and my whatever and and the proprietary process, our proprietary software, our team building personality assessments says, oh, you developed your own proprietary personality assessment. She says, No. I said, everybody uses personality assessments as a coach. I mean, you know, you kind of can't really sell me on that as a specialty. And that was already, you know, like and then I looked at her website and it was like, mi mi, mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi, mi mi. And that's usually a sign. Actually, it was like we, we this was the we we website that's typically a sign of we we website. That's typically a sign of people that still have to prove their point and have to convince you that they're worthy to show up. Yeah. And if you have to do that, people smell it from a mile away. Yeah. Confidence comes from you not having to prove your point.
Brian Kelly:
Yes. It's like a dog that can sense fear. Same thing. Yeah, talk about that a lot. I just looked at the time about what happened. This. What happened? I don't know. I don't know. We were just having a chat and all of a sudden we're an hour in. It's like, unbelievable. And we do have a couple of gifts to give away. Okay, let's do it. Let's do that. And then I still have one closing question I'm going to ask you. So you cannot leave. It's. No, I.
Beate Chelette:
Won't. No, I'm here. I'm determined to be here until the very end.
Brian Kelly:
I'm testing you because I'm telling you what to do. See if how you react. Now, you did great.
Beate Chelette:
I'll tell you later. I'm going to put up a good face for the show.
Brian Kelly:
That's the other thing, everyone. It is okay to have fun in your business. Please make that part of your business and be light when you can. There's a place in time for being serious and it's very rare. In my occasion. I'm always having fun. Um, so, yeah, so we have a couple giveaways. You have one out and I hope that it's still the same one that you remember from way back in the day when you first put in all this information. I'll flash it on the screen. You tell me, give me a nod or a uh, and I'll I'll react accordingly. Yes.
Beate Chelette:
So the airtight avatar is when you are unclear who you're serving and or you're not making enough money. And you need to really look at who you're selling to. Airtight Avatar takes 10 to 15 minutes. It's all done for you. The second one, see, they're easy peasy. Um, and then I know I gave you a second one.
Brian Kelly:
I'm pulling it up here and boom.
Beate Chelette:
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Brian Kelly:
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Beate Chelette:
Yeah, It's like grow. Grow the podcast, right? You know? Yeah. Get the client attraction in place. So that way you go in, you get the job done, and then you're moving on. The best way to reach me really is either via LinkedIn, PR, I'm like the only one or look up growth architect all all on social media or on you know on the web. You can go to my website, Jet.com. There is an uncover page where you can reach out or the contact me and don't be a stranger. Just, you know, share a takeaway. We'd love to hear from you. I'd love to share the takeaways also with Brian, because we're here to help more people and to help more people grow their authority and scale their impact. So just reach out and say hello.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. And you have a powerhouse team. I was looking at your team with all their wonderful that introduction video where everyone got a turn to introduce themself. That was awesome. There's a lot of things that you have done that I think people should model. That was one of them is a personal introduction, not just a picture and a blurb, which they those were there too. As they're talking, I'm scrolling. Which one is. It? Which one is it? You know, looking up and down and really. Well done and appreciate that. There was a lot of thought that went into everything you've done. And I know that that didn't come overnight and it's come over years of learning. And that's why I love having you here on the show. And then we have one more giveaway, but don't go anywhere because after this giveaway, I'm going to ask you a question that is kind of mind blowing and very profound. And it could be a hair personal, too. So but we're not going to do that just this second because I'm going to let her think about that and stew on it for a little bit first. So. Yes. To enter to win the five night stay at a five star luxury resort, this is a vacation stay. Go to this Web address, write this down. Don't go there. Now, we still have to finish out strong on the show and then visit it right after the show is over. We will still monitor it and pick a winner. Randomly report for slash vacation report forward slash vacation. You must be watching Live to Enter. And if you're not watching live the next time, there's no more excuses. The mind body business show.com Yes, it's a long URL. You cannot forget it the mind body business show.com register to see when we are going live. You'll be notified via email and text message. You can opt out anytime, but you can join us live the moment we hit the air and you can engage with us and you can enter to win this incredible. It's a great prize and it's sponsored again by the big Insider Secrets by our mutual friend Beate.
Brian Kelly:
I think you know who this guy is. I do. Jason Nast, of all people, the amazing Jason Nast, recently married, happy as a happy as anything was there with him in his wedding on the cruise ship. What a great a great heartfelt guy. You want to talk about intentions? That guy. His intentions are always rock solid and and beautiful. And he's an amazing guy. So I'm very happy for him to be so happy. So speaking of being happy, I can't wait for this question. So here's a couple of things about it. And that is, number one is there is no such thing as a wrong answer, okay? It doesn't exist. And in fact, it's the exact opposite. That's the second thing. The only correct answer is your answer. It will be unique to you. And that's the only thing that. Makes it even slightly personal. So it's not like getting into your knickers and your personal life at all. And whatever that answer is, it will be right because it's yours. And no matter how long it takes you to come up with that answer, we'll be correct. You can take minutes if it needs or it may come instantly. Whatever it happens to be is absolutely perfect because it's your answer. So now that there's no pressure and massive buildup, are you ready? Oh, my.
Beate Chelette:
God. I'm, like, dying here.
Brian Kelly:
What is it? What is it? What is it? Okay, here we go. Beate Chelette. How do you. Define. Success.
Beate Chelette:
Oh, that's easy. Um, success is the clarity of the place that you want to go to where you know it's enough. Where you have built the work life balance that works for you. Where you have the people in your life that you want to surround yourself with. It's basically. Having a journey that's enjoyable to get to a point where you say, this is the marker that I've set for myself. On whether that is on a houseboat, on a mountain, at a lake, if it's in a condo, if it's in another country. But it has a lot to do with saying this is what I set myself as a marker for me personally, success. Is I have set to impact as many people as I can with the strategies that I have created and with the methods I've developed. However. Now that my daughter is pregnant and I am sensing a shift, I'm pretty sure that this will change my definition because as having been a freaked out, overwhelmed. Just dirt poor crazy broke mom that enjoyment. Just wasn't there when I raised her because I had to make bank. So I look forward to redefining what my success is by having a cute little, you know, cute little baby grandchild in my life that I can I can spoil and do things with. And for that I might not have been able to for my daughter at the time to the extent I would want it to. So that's really what success is. Success is what brings you joy.
Brian Kelly:
And know how that's going to end. Don't you? Oh, yeah? Yeah. Smart bomb bombs over with knowledge. Bombs that that defines Beate Chelette. She is just the bomb. Oh, Had to get that in there. You know that, right? Yes. She's also the gift. Don't forget that. And so, Beate. You have been literally you have been a gift. And I appreciate you for coming on. I've gosh, this has been so much fun. I can't believe it took us going through pod match to come here together after ten years. And then you come on. And I've completely forgotten that we had met ten years ago. It's like doink, but we got to have this amazing discussion. Conversation. You brought incredible value and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So I, for one, can say thank you very, very much for coming on spending your valuable time with everyone here today. If you can leave everybody with one tip, with one bit of advice, you've been through a lot and everything you've said is just so on point because I've been through some experiences too, and I can relate to so many things. Not in exactly the same way, of course, but if you were to talk to someone who is basically starting out on their entrepreneurial walk, they knew it was the way they wanted to go. It's right for them. They don't want to be someone who punches a clock working for corporate. This is what they want. What would your number one piece of advice be to that individual, no matter what their age? But what would it be to them having gone through what you've gone through and where you are now, what would you say to that person?
Beate Chelette:
Don't take failure personal. You fail your way to success. I look at failure. I have a very simple example, like when you when the morning and your light in your car comes up to update the GPS and you don't do it. And then one day you find yourself in a cul de sac because they rebuilt a particular road. You're not going to get out of the car, throw yourself on the ground, throw a temper tantrum. You never drive the car again. Car driving sucks. You hate your car. You're the worst driver in the world. You'll just go, Oh, should have updated the GPS, get back in your car and you find another way. Failure is that way. If somebody with a nice gentleman or a woman in a in a in a shiny neon outfit with a with a reflective marker, with a stop sign that's saying this is the wrong way. And so all you should do is say thank you. Going another way.
Brian Kelly:
Um, great advice. Oh, my goodness. I hate for the show to end. We're going to have to have you back for sure. You are amazing. I appreciate you on behalf of the amazing Beate Chelette. I am the host of this show. It's called The Mind Body Business Show. I'm Brian Kelly, and we will see you again next week. But in the meantime, please do two things. Everyone, I implore upon you to do two things Go out and crush it in your business so you can serve more people. That's number one. And number two, I love the video. Visual cues. Number two is above all. Everyone, please be blessed. All right. That's it for us. We'll see you again next time. So long, everybody. Take care. Thank you for tuning in to the Mind Body Business Show podcast at www.TheMindBodyBusinessShow.com. My name is Brian Kelly.
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Narrator :
So, here's the big question. How are entrepreneurs like us, who have been hustling and struggling to make it to success, who seem to make it one step forward, only to fall two steps back. Who are dedicated, determined, and driven. How do we finally break through and win? That is the question, and this podcast will give you the answers. My name is Brian Kelly, and this is The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show.
Brian Kelly:
Hello, everyone, and welcome, welcome, welcome to The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. Super excited for tonight's show. We have not just one, not two, not three, but four, four amazing guest experts who are joining me tonight right here on this very stage.
Brian Kelly:
They are waiting in the wings at this moment. So let's get busy. Shall we? The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show, that is a show about what I call the three pillars of success, and that came about as a result of my study of only successful people in the last decade or so. And these patterns kept bubbling to the top and those patterns being mine, which is mindset set. Each and every successful person, to a person, had a very powerful and flexible mindset. So I learned that and said," I need to implement that". Then body: body is about literally taking care of yourself. Through nutrition and through exercise, exercising on a regular basis, and again that was another pattern of very successful people and in business. These successful people had mastered the skill-sets that were necessary to create, maintain, and grow a thriving business. They're wide and varied. It's like marketing, sales, team-building, systematizing. It goes on and on and on, leadership. There's no one person, in my humble opinion, that could master every single one of these. All you have to do is master just one, and I actually mentioned one of those. It was in that list. I don't know if anyone caught that, but if you master just one of those skill sets then you're good to go. That skill set is leadership. When you've mastered the skill set of leadership, you can then delegate those skills off to people who have those skill sets. See where I'm going? Good. That's what successful people do; the ones that I studied, anyway, over the course of about 10 years. That's what this show's about. It's a show for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. I got four guests waiting, and I'm not going to wait any longer. So, I think we should just bring them on. What do you think? Let's do it.
Narrator :
It's time for the guest expert spotlight, savvy, skillful, professional and deft, trained, big league, qualified.
Brian Kelly:
And there they all are. These amazing, beautiful guests on The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. How are you all doing? Altogether, too. That was phenomenal, I love that. So real quick. All of you, I hope you don't mind for just a moment. I want to do some housekeeping? I wanted to mention to everyone watching here live. If you stay with us till the end, you can win a five night stay at a five star luxury resort. All compliments of our friends at The big insider secrets dotcom. You see them flying by on the bottom of the screen right now. It's an amazing, amazing vacation stay. Stay until the end, and you'll learn how you can enter to win that wonderful prize. We also have this. If you're struggling with putting on a live show, and it's overwhelming and you want a lot of the processes done for you while still enabling you to put on a high-quality show. And connect with great people like the ones we have tonight, and to grow your business all at the same time, then head on over to carpet bomb marketing dotcom. Carpet bomb marketing, saturate the marketplace with your message. One of the key components that is contained in the carpet bomb marketing courses, and this is one that you'll learn how to absolutely master, is the very service we use to stream our live shows right here on The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. Over the course of the past, now it's over nine years, we have tried many of these, "TV studio solutions" for live streaming. I'll tell you right now, Stream Yard is the best of the best. It combines supreme ease of use along with unmatched functionality. So, go ahead. You can start streaming high-quality, professional live shows for free. Yes, I said it. For free, with Stream Yard right now. Visit this website, and do this after the show over. Take notes while the show is going. So write this down R-Y-P dot I-M forward-slash stream live. R-Y-P dot I-M forward-slash stream live. Fantastic. Now let's get to the real fun, and the fun is these amazing people. Dylan, Julie, Tim, Christian. How are you all doing tonight? Thank you for being on this amazing show. Yes. So, what I'd like to do is open it up. Let the folks get to know you just a little bit now. Ok, guys. We're talking sixty seconds or less. All right. Just lay it low here, but we'll just go and order. I usually go ladies first, but let's just go around the circle. It's easier for me who's running the show. So. That's what's important. Right? So, let's start with Dylan Shinholser. Go ahead. Take it away. Give us a little brief background about you, what you do, and your business.
Dylan Shinholser:
Yeah, absolutely. So like I said, my name is Dylan Shinhoser. I own a couple of different businesses. I'm owner of a company called, "Experience Events", which is event management. I'm also a director of business development at a virtual event, event ticketing, and virtual event platform called, "ViewStub". As well as a co-host of another show called, "Event Masters", where I just ramble all day, every day about how to produce better experiences. It's really all I know and love to do is events. That is my less than 60-second pitch about myself.
Brian Kelly:
That's a good one, too. I'll tell everybody I've spoken with you in person. We had a call some time ago, and this gentleman, Dylan, is made of integrity and great character. So, reach out to him if you need any assistance in any of the areas he talked about, or if you just want to say hi to a really great guy. Then get in contact with him, and at the end of the show, we'll go through that. Please. Somebody remind me if I forget how to contact each of you. Because that's very important to me. This is the reason I bring this show to the forefront. (It) is to bring people like you into the lives of those who may not know who you are yet, and even those that do, to experience even more of your brilliance, your experience, your knowledge, and your value. It's not about me. This is about you. Always, always. Every time. I have one guest, usually. I just feel like I'm in this big family right now. But let's keep moving. Julie Riley, amazing young woman. Take it away.
Julie Riley:
Yes. So, I am Julie Riley. I am the social media manager at StreamYard. The platform we're using right now. Prior to my time with StreamYard, I owned my own marketing agency. I've been in digital marketing since two thousand and seven. So the very, very early days of the start of it is when I jumped in(to) digital marketing, and I love just being able to help others succeed in their business.
Brian Kelly:
Fantastic, and I will also say that I have spoken with Julie in the past. Both through a typewritten chat form and verbally. I think it was Clubhouse first time, which was phenomenal. Yet another phenomenal person, incredible integrity, and character. And yes, you're going to notice there's a pattern about this with the remaining two. It's the same thing. Hopefully, we can get the last one to talk a little bit. That will be nice. I'm just having fun because we were having fun before the show started. The one smiling. The biggest down there with the green hood; not pointing anyone out or anything. Thank you, Julie, for coming on. Yes. These people, Julie and Christian specifically, I know Christians coming up here in second. They're non-stop. They don't stop working. It's evident because of the very software research we're using right now. It's of grand quality for a reason. It's because of people like Julian Christian who keep everything rolling smoothly on the back end. Dylan's there nodding his head emphatically because he gets it. It's a lot of work, and they're doing it masterfully and we appreciate you. All right. Enough of the favoritism here that felt like favoritism. Julie's our favorite. Timothy McNeely! My buddy, my friend from just a little north of where I reside. I believe. If I remember.
Timothy McNeely:
Central California, baby. Bakersfield. Yeah, my name is Tim McNeely. Today, so many dentists and driven entrepreneurs are just not sure if they're getting advice that really makes a difference for them. They may have a financial adviser who is giving them some advice on their investment portfolio, but they're not really sure that they're on the right track to really maximize their net worth outside of their business. That's what I help them do. Maximize your net worth so that you can keep taking care of the people you love, support the causes you care about, really make that difference in the world, and build an amazing life of significance. I love doing streaming because I get to talk to some of the best of the best out there and share the knowledge with the beautiful entrepreneurial community.
Brian Kelly:
I'll tell you something on a personal note as well. Literally, we talked earlier today, Tim and I, on a Zoom call. He just reached out to me and said, "let's catch up." I had him on the show some time ago as a single, solo guest, and he was phenomenal. We've just kind of maintained a relationship, a friendship ever since. He just wanted to reach out and say, "Hi" and "What's up? What do you want to talk about?" We just started talking about business and things. He gave me resources that will help me in my business, and hopefully, I reciprocated it somehow. I don't know if I did, but it is the people like Tim, like Julie, like Dylan, like Christian. That is the cloth that they are all cut from. They are here to help people. That's why I love entrepreneurs. I love all of you. I mean it. I do. I love you. You guys are amazing. I didn't even get a crack at a Christian on that one. Jeez, I mean... there we go. That's a little better, but I'm telling you, he's working on StreamYard our stuff right now as we're on the show. I mean, I'm.
Christian Karasiewicz:
I'm really trying not to, seriously.
Brian Kelly:
The founder Geige Vandentop. If you ever watch this, there's a message to you. Ease up on your people. Alright? Just having fun. Alright, Timothy, you're an amazing guy. Thank you for spending your valuable time and coming on here. As well as Dylan, Julie, and the ever so talkative one, Christian. I'm not going to attempt to say your last name. I'll let you take care of that one. Welcome to the show, Christian. Let's hear all about your brilliance.
Christian Karasiewicz:
Sure. Thanks a lot for having me. My name is Christian Kerasiewicz. I'm the content marketing manager at StreamYard. So, pretty much anything you see on our blog that we're going to soon be launching. I'm the mastermind behind that. So, I do that. In addition to that, I also host live stream reviews, a YouTube show. We also do on the StreamYard YouTube channel where we invite people on to talk about their live streams and help them work through some of their problems, some of their challenges that they might be having with getting community or building a show. Thanks a lot for having me. I appreciate it.
Brian Kelly:
Oh, my gosh. Thank you again, Christian, for your time and being here. I mean, he's literally building a blog while on a live show. I mean, that's a great thing. I'm not even kidding with this one. That is phenomenal. That is showing such dedication. So, it's more than that. It's passion. It's love. You know? What time is that where you are, Christian?
Christian Karasiewicz:
About 9 o'clock, or yeah... about 9 o'clock.
Brian Kelly:
(Nine o'clock) PM. Ladies and gentlemen, in case you're watching this recording. Yes. By the way, I'm going to be on twenty-five different platforms after this is over. So no pressure, but don't mess up. I'm just kidding. So, this is a phenomenal group of people, and I can't wait to dig in. Christian, just what you just said, what you do is right down the alley of what I was hoping to talk about tonight. It'll go organically, but I wanted to talk about... I mean, look at Julie, and look at Christian, and look at their images. Look at their video. It is gorgeous. Here, we'll start with a really gorgeous one first. Look at that. I mean. If there were nose hairs that weren't in place, we'd see them. That's phenomenal, and there is Julie. Wow. Very beautiful. Even more beautiful. I should just have her up like this all the time, and we can just talk in the background. Because, you know, maybe more people would come on. So, you guys have phenomenal camera setups, and here's one thing I always like to preach to those who are getting into the live streaming game. Does it take money? Yes, it does. It takes resources. It takes cameras, microphones, (a) computer, internet, good internet, fast internet, lighting, doesn't have to be fancy. What I always say though, is, do the best you can with the resources you currently have. OK, I wanted to start it off that way because what we're about to talk about with Julie and Christian is their cameras. They are top of the line. We're not talking a one-hundred or two-hundred-dollar webcam here. I like to let ladies go first. So, Julie, do you have a story when you first turned on your new camera versus when you had the webcam and what that looked like and felt like.
Julie Riley:
Oh, my gosh, I turned that camera on, and it was immediately noticeable (the difference). I actually did a live on my personal Facebook page where I logged myself in as a second user into StreamYard. I had my Logitech camera that I had been using up as a camera and then had my new one. So, I could do back and forth and show everybody the difference between the two. What an upgrade that was. The Logitech served me great for years. It didn't stop me from going live, but that upgrade was immediately like, "oh, I can never go back down now".
Brian Kelly:
So, that so that is one thing. Let's say you're on the road, and I can imagine at some point both you and Christian, maybe, you'll be sent on the road to maybe support conventions and things that are on the road. Now, you want to stream live, what are you going to do then?
Julie Riley:
Well, you know, the great thing about the Sony is (that) it's a small camera. Tripods, portable ones, are small. I can take it with me. If all else fails, and I'm either on my phone or I'm on my little webcam or even my built in webcam, it's not going to stop me from going live. Is it going to be exactly what I want? No, but more than likely I'll have the Sony with me.
Brian Kelly:
Thank you for saying that. I mean, that spoke such volumes. I hope people are taking notes that are watching. Definitely take notes on this. Because, look, the show must go on. That's what I say, and this show tonight is the result of a guest who unfortunately was ill and could not make it on. So, I scrambled and found these four wonderful people to say, "I'll come on and do a panel with you." And that's it. The show must go on, and I'm going to either do it with people or I'll do it solo. It doesn't matter. Consistency is key, and we can talk more about that, too. I love how you're just talking about, Julie. Where, look, I don't care where I'm at. If I've got something and it's my time to go live, and I don't have my gear. I'm doing it.
Julie Riley:
Right.
Brian Kelly:
I love that commitment. So, thank you for that. For everyone listening, that's important. Yes, quality is important. Like I said, do the best you can with what resources you currently have. That includes, wherever you are. You may have a DSL camera that Julie paid five-hundred thousand dollars for. Oh, sorry, it wasnt that much.
Julie Riley:
Thank God it wasnt that much!
Brian Kelly:
What was the model of that again?
Julie Riley:
A6000.
Brian Kelly:
What does it run about?
Julie Riley:
It was about seven hundred.
Brian Kelly:
OK, not too bad. A little bit less than five-hundred thousand. Not much but yeah.
Julie Riley:
Yeah.
It's a phenomenal thing, and I love that that's your attitude toward commitment. I'll tell you. You have a similar attitude...anytime I go and ask for support through the back side of StreamYard community. I mean, like through messaging. When I say the backside, that's sounded weird. When I ask for support, you're always there. I mean, you don't sleep, and I appreciate that. So, keep not sleeping for everybody's sake. Christian, you do the same. So, Christian, what about you? When you made that initial change from whatever camera you had before to this unbelievably clear one year look you're working with right now. What did that feel like the moment you saw a difference?
Christian Karasiewicz:
So, it's very interesting actually. So, this is actually what I was using before. I've been using this for quite a number of years. This is a Logitech Brio. It does do 4K. I invested in this one and eventually came out, and the quality was fantastic. The only thing was, though. I wanted to scale. So this was great for traveling, for example. This is what I took around with me. Super portable. It's got the ability to put it on a tripod. Fantastic, but it did not allow me to scale, so I had to always take up another USB port and all that sort of thing. When I moved to the Sony, the Sony looked very good. I will say the one thing you have to do, though, is you need to go through the settings. There are a few adjustments you want to change. That's what's going to actually enhance your picture quality of it. It's a fantastic camera. It's a Sony 6400. Then, really, the other side to it is also the lens. So I'm using a Sigma lens. So, that I think is the real big difference. I mean you have the kit lenses it comes with. I did make the investment in the the additional lens, which I think that's actually what's contributing to why it looks so good. I will say from a quality standpoint, again, start with what you have. You know, the key things for live streaming. Audio is going to be your most important part. Then also, if you, for example, are using one of these webcams, make sure you have enough light. These things look great with a lot of light. When you don't have a lot of light, you're going to see pixelation. You're going to see distortion and things like that. So, turn it back to you.
Brian Kelly:
Especially with light, if you turn on the green screen feature, you really need to have good lighting then. That's the biggest time. I'm so glad to be liberated from that. Even though I loved it. This is actually a natural well behind me. I painted the entire studio. I actually occupy my daughter's former bedroom. I've been here for four or five years now, and I finally got rid of the cartoon drawings and the yellow paint. I'm a real boy now. I have a real studio. This is awesome.
Christian Karasiewicz:
That looks really good by the way. I was very surprised (by) your background because that looks like one of the standard backgrounds people would normally bring up during a live stream. One that has, you know, the gradient going around the outside. So, whoever did the painting on that fantastic job.
Brian Kelly:
Why, thank you very much. My wife did most of the work to be honest, but I feel like that helps with that. Yeah.
Timothy McNeely:
If you want that comparison between cameras. Right. Christine was just talking about the Logitech Brio. That's what I'm on, and you can see the massive quality difference between Kristen and Julie versus the webcam. So. Right. (A) huge step up.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, we'll point that out in glowing detail right now.
Christian Karasiewicz:
You're using a green screen. Right?
Timothy McNeely:
Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
Your sound, Christian, is smooth. I mean, you have a great radio voice. Having that microphone, I think will pivot to that too. Dylan, what are your thoughts on cameras? Yours looks actually really decent right now? You're on (a) green screen, correct?
Dylan Shinholser:
Correct. Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
It looks really clean. You've done a good job with all the lighting. It's almost like you've done this before, and you know what you're doing.
Dylan Shinholser:
I try. Yeah. So, I actually when I first started doing it, I started listening back on my phone. When this whole pandemic hit, I was using the one inside your laptop and realized very quickly (that) I'm on calls all day, live streaming shows and stuff. I was like, "I got to set my game up." So, I haven't made that leap yet to the DSLR, but I will. I'm on a Logitech, one of the models. I won't even lie because I'm not that tech-savvy. It was expensive for Logitech, so I bought it. I was like, "it's got to work." So, yeah. So, that's where I'm at. I agree heavily. I think it comes down to, because we get asked it and I know you guys get asked, it comes down to what you can afford at the moment. Then always trying to push the limits of production value. Right? My background was a wall. It was just like random yellow wall, and now I have a giant green screen wallpaper now. So, now, I can be wherever I want which is a concert. That's where I want to be, and that's where I'm going to be.
Brian Kelly:
You're the one on the stage, brother. Not the audience.
Dylan Shinholser:
No, I'm actually the guy behind the stage. I never want to be this. It's actually weird for me to be in front of people. I'm the guy behind the stage telling people to get on the stage.
Brian Kelly:
Pushing them forward. Well, you do a good job, Dylan. I wouldn't know any different. Maybe your calling is to step out from behind and be on front more often.
Dylan Shinholser:
We will see. Twenty twenty-one has a lot of stuff, and I've got a long way to go. I got super bored in twenty-twenty so I might as well talk.
Brian Kelly:
I've gotten to know you a little bit over time, and you've got a great personality. I think you need to shine in front of more people. That's my humble opinion.
Dylan Shinholser:
I appreciate that.
In the front, not behind the scenes. It's okay to be behind the scenes on occasion, but someone like you with your personality and your integrity, your character...get out there, buddy. It's a disservice if we don't get to see you. Let me put it that way.
That's what a mentor of mine said. He was like, "dude, you're actually being selfish by not talking more and getting it out." Because like I said at the beginning, I only want to help more people create better experiences and events. Make them flow better and make them more money as humanly possible. At the end of the day, I just want to travel the world with cool people and do cool things. I've learned a lot, and a lot of people need some of that experience. So, I got a stern talking to by one of my mentors. He was like, "dude..." I was like, "alright, it's alright. I promise." I started live streaming then had to get better cameras, better lights going on. It's crazy up here in my little command center of all these different lights, webcams, and monitors. Everything you need to do to pull these shows off.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, I love it. Christian, go ahead.
Christian Karasiewicz:
So, I want to throw something in there real quick. We talked about various types of cameras. If you're just getting started, use that built-in laptop, the webcam. So then you can take it up a notch. You can go to the Logitech. The C922. That's about, I think, a 60 to 70 dollar webcam. So, don't overpay by the way. It's about 60 to 70 dollars. Get it from Logitec, probably. If you find an astronomical price on Amazon, move up to like the Brio, for example. If your budget allows it, that's about one hundred fifty dollar camera. Then move up to a DSLR. For example, Julie's got that, the Sony 6000. I would also say if you happen to have a smartphone, this can be used as a webcam. Essentially, if you think about it, this is a thousand dollar camera. Because you paid a thousand dollars for this device of sorts, and this will give you some phenomenal picture quality. If you already have a smartphone and you don't have to have the latest iPhone, it could be pretty much any iPhone and Android phone. You just need an app such as one called,"Camo." There's one called,"Erion." So, there are lots of apps out there. Don't think like, "hey, I have to now go drop a bunch of money." Look at the phones you have lying around. Those are going to be great ways to fix your picture quality.
Julie Riley:
I've been going live since 2015, and I only had this camera last year.
Brian Kelly:
That's it. You keep reinvesting. I had a good friend of mine who were business partners. He said, I'll never forget it,"sales drive service". When you're making money, you're able to invest. You're able to up your game, and I love that. So many great points. You can just set a phone on a tripod and your camera will look better than many people's webcams. For sure. One of the things that I would recommend, this isn't just a plug StreamYard, is to get at least get the free plan. Do they need any more than the free plan to be part of the community, Julie?
Julie Riley:
No. They can come to join the community even if they're just getting started into streaming. We do like everybody to have the free plan so they have an understanding, but we'll still let you in. Agree to the rules. That's the big thing. Yeah, come join the StreamYard community. It's really a "stream yard" community.
Brian Kelly:
It's a very valuable place because questions like what Christian just addressed are often asked (What do I need?). I'm just starting. I'm a newbie. I see that so much in there. What can you do to help with a camera or microphone or computer? You can go there if you have those questions and ask, and the community will fill in the blanks wonderfully well because they're a great bunch of people. Just like Tim down there who's gotten pushed to the side for a while. So, Tim, is this your first camera that you've been using for live streaming so far? Did you have one before it?
Timothy McNeely:
Yeah, right. I started with just an HD one. Right. Logitech and then jumped up to the Brio. Been happy with that so far. But, you know, it's interesting how the game keeps growing again. That's the thing, right? Just get started! Just do this. I started with just using zoom and recording those for my interviews, and then I realized (that) I need a better platform. I need a way to kind of do that live production. Now I'm doing Stream Yard and got intros. Just get started with whatever you've got and kind of build that proof of concept. You know, I recently just upgraded my lights because I bought the cheapest lights I could at first. I just wanted to do something, and done is better than not done a lot of times.
Brian Kelly:
I totally agree with everything you just said and like what Christian was saying. If you're going to put money into anything, make it the audio side of things first when you upgrade. I was fortunate. I started over nine years ago streaming live. This is a DSLR. Not a DSLR. Good grief, XLR microphone. It's old school. It's not even USB. So I plug it into a mixer board, and from there into my computer. I've used it for years. It's been just amazing. I've never had to do anything with my sound as a result. For you, there are great USB alternatives now. Oh my gosh, there are so many out there. Someone like Christian could probably point you in the right way. Someone like the StreamYard community could push you in the right way and tell you,"these are the ones". I have a connection with the guy who is a sound expert. I've never heard of this before. He has a studio that does 4D sound. I don't even know what that means. Four dementional?
Christian Karasiewicz:
Sweet.
I don't know what that means, audibly. He was telling me about speakers in the ceiling. I'm like, holy moly,. You don't need that obviously for a talk show like this, but think about the possibilities and have fun with it. The bottom line is, when you go on and go live. Enjoy yourself. I'm trying to do that a little bit with these fine people tonight. Thankfully, they're still here with me. I haven't upset them too great, especially Christian. I keep picking on him. Poor guy. I appreciate you all, and it's okay to have fun on your show. Would you guys agree with that? Is it okay to have a little bit of fun?
Julie Riley:
One hundred percent. If you're having fun, your audience is going to be having fun with you.
If you're not having fun... I don't believe in doing anything that I don't find fun. It's a life motto of mine. If I don't want to do it, I don't want to do it. Yeah. Like you said, Julie. If you're not having fun with it, then how in the world do you expect the viewers to want to have fun or engage or interact? It starts with you.
Brian Kelly:
Absolutely, absolutely. One of the things I wanted to pivot to is something I'm deeply interested in because the product that came up earlier when I did the quick ads spot. I like to solve the pain points that people are having in their live streaming experiences. I'm curious. I'll bet, Julie and Christian, you guys have seen and heard a lot about that. I actually had a team member of mine from my company put a poll up in the form of a meme, a graphic. What's the right word? I am having trouble with words these days. It's an infograph. That's it. Simple. I was a little bit shocked by the result, but I was just curious what you guys think. What are the biggest pain points you're seeing? (Either) that you're having individually. Tim, if you have that as well. Dylan as well. Dylan, you probably hear about a bunch of it as well. What are the pain points you are seeing come back over and over and over again? I'm having a horrible time trying to find another guest on my show if they're interview style, or the tech is just blowing my mind. Even though StreamYard is so simple. I'm having trouble with x, y, z. Let's just go around the horn. Dylan, if you don't mind, I put you on the spot. Can you think of any of those pain points that keep coming up over and over again?
Dylan Shinholser:
Yeah, absolutely. The biggest thing I see is they underestimate what it does take. I totally agree. Why I promote StreamYard to our clients and everyone I possibly can is because of the ease of use. People go into it and think shows are just like setting up the webcam, and they can be. Setting up the webcam and just talking. Right? There's a lot of back end stuff to this. These shows and I'm learning that as doing my own now. I'm like, holy cow, I'm about to hire fifteen people because this is absurd. But, yeah. I think that's the biggest thing that I see is underestimating it, but also at the same time, they overcomplicate it. They have to think (that) they have to have all these bells and whistles and seventeen thousand cameras and two million dollar microphones. It goes back to our first point of "just do it". It doesn't need to be overcomplicated, but understand going into it, there is some work that takes and understand that you do have to respect what it takes to put these on. At the same time, don't overcomplicate it. It's funny how people work. They overestimate or underestimate it, but then heavily overcomplicate it at the same time. I think that's the biggest one I see.
Brian Kelly:
I'm so glad you brought that up. I've said this so many times, people don't realize what goes on behind the scenes before the show even comes on live for that episode. The amount of time and effort. If you want to do a live show that's of quality and represent yourself and your brand in a way that you want it to be represented professionally. It takes a good amount of work for every single show. That's why I automated nearly every process (that) I use now. It took time to get there, but you can use a team. You can get a team. Like you said, Dylan, to also help out. For me, it's all about quality, and more time is spent before the show by far than the show itself. After the show is over, another good deal of time is spent. That is in the minor edits, the repurposing, the marketing, and everything else that goes beyond. The live show is this tiny window of time, and it's the fun is part of it by the way. When you have everything automated, the rest is not "not fun" because you're not doing it. It's all automated, but definitely great. Thank you for that. Julie, what has been some of the big p.. sorry to wake you up there. What have been some of the big pain points? You are wide awake. I just starttled you. You've seen over and over, I bet you've seen a bunch of them.
Julie Riley:
Oh, my gosh. So many, you know, especially because I'm approving all of the comments that are coming into the group. I think one of the huge ones is that the hesitation of people who believe that they have to have everything perfect. That they have to have all of the backdrops, the overlays, the banners, the super expensive microphone, and the super expensive camera. That they have it. The room behind them is messy. They haven't thought about turning to just a blank wall because they're like, "well, then I don't have a fancy studio set up." They get to this point where they're trying to create perfection, and perfection is a fairy tale. It doesn't exist. There is no such thing as perfection. There is, again, where Dylan said the overcomplicating it. They've got to really just slow down and go, "what do I need to get this process going?" What is the minimum to make it happen? From there, then I can then build on it, and build on it each week. Go, "okay, I got live. I got the first one out. I got the jitters out. I hate the way I sound." When I had my agency, I would tell my clients. They'd be like, "I can't stand the way I sound." I'm like, nobody likes the way (that) they sound. There's actually, and I say this all the time, there's a term for it that is a term for not liking the sound of your own voice. I tell people, you have to get over that fear. They're like,"I don't look good on camera, I don't know how to be on camera." The other thing I tell people is to set up a fake Facebook group with nobody else in it but you. Go live in there a bunch of times and just get those jitters out. Get that feeling of pressing the button and going live. Then invite your husband in, your sister, your mother, or whoever. Somebody so that you're talking to somebody. From there, build up each time. As we said with the cameras, again, you can you can slowly build. You can slowly add in the overlays. You can slowly add in the backgrounds.
Brian Kelly:
My goodness! I absolutely love it. I have my own Facebook group that I use just for that. Nothing more. I go in there, and I test things for StreamYard and other things in there. I go live in there because there's no substitute for going live. We've got more buttons to click, and things kind of change their arrangement just a little bit in the window. If you practiced it 20 times without going live, then you go live you're going to go, "what the heck just happened?" I don't know what I'm supposed to do now. That was perfect. Perfect advice. I love that. We've got a comment coming in or two or three. Yeah. Kelly, crucial. Kruschel. Sorry if I got that wrong.
Dylan Shinholser:
Kelly Kruschel. It's Kruschel. She said she's on my team. She's a friend. Hey, we've got a supporter.
Brian Kelly:
Love it. Love it. Then Fran Jesse, I know her. I'm getting ready to make my first video essentially input. Yeah. Reach out, Fran. We're friends. I will give you assistance in any way you want because this is the greatest this is the greatest avenue for media on the planet, in my humble opinion, for so many reasons. One is people get to see you. I love clubhouse. It's also phenomenal in different ways, but people get to see you. They get to interact with you. They can engage with you, and they get to see your essence. It doesn't cost you, the studio owner, studio time. If you do this in the old days when you have to go to a television studio and you want to do a show, it would cost you thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars just to use the studio. Let alone get the media time to put it up on a television station. We're living in wonderful times. It's the greatest time to be alive, in my humble opinion. I'm a tech geek. I'm not young anymore. I'm fifty six, but I can't wait for the rest of what my life has to hold. Yes. You're welcome, Fran. Any time. Wonderful. Wonderful. Alright. Where were we? I got all messed up and loving myself there. We're going to have fun. I'm being real. This is like... I don't know. I'm the most relaxed (that) I've been in a long time with everything that went on today. It was one of those weird, everything-going crazy days. I feel like I'm at home with you guys. That's why.
Dylan Shinholser:
It's been one of those years.
Brian Kelly:
Thank God that last one is over.
Dylan Shinholser:
Yeah, yeah. Sure.
Brian Kelly:
So, okay. Pain point. Let's go back around one more. Tim, what do you have?
Timothy McNeely:
Yeah. When I first started doing this, my whole goal was to get out there and to talk to the different experts in the different areas of the challenges that my my clients face. I started off as an interview show and just using Zoom to record the video. Then all of a sudden I had the video. Now I had to put an intro in. I had to put an exit in. I had to extract the audio so I could do the podcast. My team members and myself were spinning our wheels. Just trying to really kind of create a workflow around the creation of this content so we could get the message out and help people with their challenges. For me, all of a sudden, the revelation was (that) I can do this live. I can have people type in (and) ask comments as I'm doing the show. Not only that, from start to finish, I can produce the whole thing going live. Right? You go live. You can play an intro now. You can throw in little commercial breaks. You can throw in the outro, and then it's done. Download the audio. You throw it up, and now you've got your podcast. You don't have to upload video to YouTube and Facebook and LinkedIn. It's done for you now, automatically. So really my biggest pain point was just the production side of things and putting everything together so that I could keep talking to people and doing the fun part. Right? I don't want to get caught up in all the details of making this. I want to talk to people, learn, and share that knowledge. Really, a lot of the pain point, just using StreamYard has really been absolved because it's a turn-key easy to use platform.
Brian Kelly:
Amen to all of that brother. Here's the key for everyone that's ever going to do a live show or has done one. The most important part is that you show up and you be the talent. That means you need to be dedicated mentally toward what the task is at hand. If I have too many things going on, like production-wise, which I used to when I didn't automate things. That's in the back of my mind. Did I dot every "i"? Did I cross every "t"? What's going to screw up on this show? Versus showing up fully for my guest. Being there for them. Getting out of myself and my own business and being present for the other person, that's what I'm about. Lifting up the other people, that's what my show's about. It's important to me.
Timothy McNeely:
Actually, if I can touch on that talent piece, Brian? I think he brought something up so important for everyone listening to this. If you're doing any kind of a show where you're interviewing people, chances are (that) the person you're talking to (is) a little bit uncomfortable. Your job, as the talent, is to spend some time before the show really crafting what it's going to look like. What direction are you going to go in? You want to make that person you're talking to look like a star. The more you can rehearse with them and put them at ease, you're going to end up with a much, much better show. Because you've taken a little bit of time to make sure that (the) other person is going to shine just as bright as you do. So, take that time to work with your guests beforehand through interview guides, through little questionnaires. So that you can help prep them, to keep them on a thread, and you can really help them deliver their message. Most people are not trained professional speakers. They just aren't. I've hired some of the best speaking coaches to help me develop messages, stay on topic, and learn how to tell stories. People don't invest time, energy, and effort to do that. You can help them do that through a briefing before you start your live with them.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. That's why I was saying before, I do a thirty-minute preshow. All of us were on here for 30 minutes getting to know each other, making sure all the tech was good, doing some checkout. You were talking about people being nervous and stuff. That's why I'm riding Christian so hard with all these jokes and stuff because it broke his nervousness. You can see his sweating. I am so kidding. This guy's raw. He's a rock. He's awesome. He's a pro. I love this guy, man. I always pick on the quiet ones. I don't know why that is. Christian, man, you're bringing massive value. All kidding aside, you're very experienced. You're matched for what you do. You've said already so many amazing things. What about you, brother?
Christian Karasiewicz:
I'd say this. I think a couple of the pain points. I think one is people want to ask, "how do I get better at my live stream?" I think (that) the first thing is practice. To Julie's point, I think you mentioned having overlays, backgrounds, and all this other stuff. Look at it like this. You want to show your audience as well while you're helping them. You're doing this with them. You have everything at the same time, and you're trying to make everything perfect. Your audience is going to be like, "I'm not going to stick around this person because they've done such a good job already. I won't ever get to that point". They start having that self-doubt. The key thing is going to be practice. You don't have to have every single one of the overlays. Maybe start with the the intro or the thumbnail, and maybe you have an outro for example. (Those are) the first two things you do. As you build the show, then you can add segment graphics. You can add videos. So, you can scale it, but you don't have to have so much at one time because then it's just too overwhelming. That's point number one. Pain point number two is that people, for some reason, think that they're going to immediately be able to monetize their live stream. I say pain point because everybody's like, "oh, I bought all that equipment." Now, you've got to figure out how to pay for all that equipment, you know? If you're struggling already with your business and growing it, then you're not going to immediately monetize live stream. You have to have an audience. You know, you have to build that community. When you go live, they're tuning in because (of) the social platforms. They want to see that you're bringing viewers, they want to see engagement. So, point number two is monetizing your live stream. There are ways to do that, but don't always set out with monetization being number one. It could take a couple of years to monetize. So, get started. Build on it, then make those investments as your business is growing. Yes, mic drop. Yes.
Dylan Shinholser:
Do you have that mic? Just a mic drop? Because I might need to get one.
Brian Kelly:
It's actually super.
Dylan Shinholser:
Yeah, super real.
Christian Karasiewicz:
That's pretty cool, actually.
Julie Riley:
I like that.
Brian Kelly:
It's actually part of a magic trick that you put in a paper bag. It's a long story, but I found one more affordable that would not break my keyboard because that's what it landed on. You didn't hear it. Oh, my gosh. Golden nuggets there, as usual, from Christian who I give a lot of hard time to. I'm going to stop because you're amazing dude, and I don't want to get mad at me. I want you to be my friend. So many great things. So, you said two years. I was like, wow. I was watching an interview. How many of you have heard of Lewis Howes? Former professional football player and turned incredible entrepreneur. He's all over the place. He was being interviewed, and the guy interviewing him asked him a question. He said, "so, Lewis, if someone came to you, and they were talking about the fact they wanted to start a podcast. Now, we're talking just the audio version. That's what a podcast really is for everyone that may not know it's audio-only. Not video, even though they're going that way." He said, "well, here's what I'd tell them. First, you got to actually be consistent. Whenever you decide to do it, do it at that same day and that same time every week or multiple times a week. Whatever that happens to be. Number two, more importantly. You must commit yourself to doing that for at least, the magic number, two years. If they are not willing to do that, I would tell them, don't even get started." We didn't talk about monetization. None of that was discussed during this Q&A. That was telling. Who was I talking about this earlier with earlier today? It's not necessarily about monetizing. It's about building your platform, and I wanted to add to that. It took me in two years. I was just hitting that moment in time of my live show. That's when the momentum started. He was spot on, and so are you, Christian, about the two years. Then using a certain strategy (that) I use, I continually ask for referrals in a certain way. I eventually landed the one and only Les Brown. Some of you know who that is. Some of you don't. I've noticed some don't and Im like,"what rock are you living under?" He's amazing, and he's been on my show. Because of that, the two-year commitment is my point. Not talking about monetization. Then what I found after doing this for two years and striving for excellence all the time in every facet, I'm talking about the preshow communication with upcoming guests and the setup and the prep that they all go through and my system makes sure they do. The show itself and then after the show, all the post-production, everything that goes into it. Once you have that, people notice and my show, without my intending it to be, became an incredible, powerful lead magnet for my business. Focus, just as Christian was stating so properly, does definitely, positively impact your business. If you do it right. You do it high quality, and again, within reason within the resources you have. Go ahead, Christian.
Christian Karasiewicz:
I was going to say. That's another point that people look at, and they want to generate revenue off of it. That revenue may not be actual money upfront. It may end up being (help) (to) drive more leads to my website. It's not necessarily driving more people to my social channels. You're following is... It's OK. That's not going to necessarily grow your business because you had five more followers on Instagram or something like that. It's potentially getting them back to your website, which can be an opportunity for them to schedule a coaching call with you, maybe buy a product from you, learn from you for example. You're not going to get every single person to become a customer, but you're going to be able to use it to generate more leads.
Brian Kelly:
Totally, totally true.
Dylan Shinholser:
That's why I do it.
Brian Kelly:
You see on the top of this screen "streaming live on" and then five. We're doing it to eight right now or seven right now. "Listen-on" down below. On the bottom, there's actually twenty five of those like us could fit them all. Roku now was on Fire TV. Look, you're not making money from those, but here's what happened. How many of you have heard of Kevin Harrington? Shark Tank? Original Shark Tank? He has a partner named, "Seth Green", and they do a podcast together. They've been doing it for years now. They have five-hundred plus episodes. We got introduced, Seth and I. I met Kevin. We shared the stage once. I'm not name-dropping, but yes, I am. It was awesome, and it was fun. Seth reached out. We were connected by someone else. We were introduced, and Seth did his own homework. He came back, we literally talked on Zoom, and he says, "wow, I did some research. I looked you up and, my God, you're everywhere." I just wanted to say, "yeah, that's right." So, you want to get out there. That's why, shameless plug, I call it, "carpet bomb marketing". You saturate with everything you've got within reason. Right? If you can automate it, it can be near or completely free. So just do it. Why not add it to your arsenal? So, it works. Just be consistent to a minimum of two years. Get in touch with people like Julie, Christian, Tim, and Dylan. You might make that even quicker than two years. I'll direct you to the shortcuts that many of us did by trial and error.
Timothy McNeely:
Touching on the monetization piece, a good friend of mine runs one of the top coaching consultancies out there. Right. Very, very successful. Runs a great podcast, great show. I ask him one day. I said, "have you need any money doing your podcast?" He thought for a second. He says, "naw, I've actually lost money doing it. The relationships that I've made...I've made millions off (of) that." If you approach it from that standpoint... There's different goals, but I always approach, you know, what's the end result? What are you looking for out of your show? Why are you doing it? That's how you can measure the success of it. Is it helping you achieve whatever goals you set for yourself?
Brian Kelly:
Totally agree. It's very similar. Isn't it? To writing a book? I'm holding up another namedrop. Yes, it's very similar to writing your own book. Because a lot of people want to write a book and make a living off of the sales of the book. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, most of the time it just doesn't happen that way. If anyone comes up to you and you're talking to them... During the course of conversation, maybe you ask them what they've been up to? Or, hey, I've authored a book. The moment they say that, in your eyes, do they not lift up in an influence in your mind? Right then and there? Instantly. It builds authority. That's exactly what this live show, and live shows like it, are doing. When you're giving evidence of it by spitting it out to all of these platforms, there's no way people can't find you and know that you're serious. You know, it's showing that you have a commitment level. It's showing that you have a quality level of professionalism. It's not about the show itself. It's like, well, if I do business with that person, or will I... Will I want to do business that person? If they're professional. Yes. If they put on a shoddy show, they might give me shoddy service. If I do business with them. Does that make sense? People want to (be) representing yourself in the best. Do it the best you can, but do it. Please, don't delay. Don't try to be perfect. You heard everybody talk. Go ahead, Dylan. You had something?
Dylan Shinholser:
Well, yeah. There's indirect ways to make money with shows, live streams, and of course direct (ways). Right. Direct is selling sponsorships, ad-space, all that good stuff. The indirect monetization is so much more powerful. When I do shows or when I hop on shows or anything, it's literally just to build a top-down awareness of myself. I just want people to know what Dylan Shinholser is. Then that way, because I do multiple things, I'm never trying to sell one product at any given time. I'm trying to sell myself, and what it does is it gives me that outlet to do it. Then if you're hosting a show. Right? This maybe goes into some other topics around how to market and things like that. It's a powerful relationship tool because when you can open your platform to other people that you're looking to connect with. I'm in the business of working with influencers and throwing their events. Well, the best way to connect was get them on my show. It gave me a reason to reach out that wasn't pitchy or sales. It was more or less. Hey, man, I just want to give you an outlet, because I think what you talk about is cool. Tell my people about it. After the show, I was like, "hey, man, what are you doing next Tuesday? I need a speaker." Or "hey, man. I have some ideas (that) I want to pitch you or (some) things. They're more receptive. So, I always do shows and things not about the direct money I get, but the indirect thing. It's the indirect impact that I get from relationships, or people sharing my stuff out and people go, oh man, he sounds semi-intelligent unless they're watching this. Then then they'll go, okay, great. Let me go over to this platform that he runs with this business that he does or whatever because he sounded halfway intelligent on that show. Right? So, I think the indirect monetization is what most people don't... They don't get that the instant gratification of like that five thousand dollars sponsorship check. When I forgo that and go on to bring on much more money on the backend with the people I connect with, in the top influence that I get.
Brian Kelly:
The magic word there was "relationship".
Dylan Shinholser:
Relationships all day, every day. That's all I do- is build relationships, and how can I do it? Do more shows like this. Can I get it out? You're on like forty-two different podcast or outlets here, right? Every one of those. Every time you put a show on it, you're building a relationship with someone on that platform. Even if it's just you talking, and they're listening. You're building that relationship. Everything (that) I do, is built on: how can I develop relationships? Live streams is just an amazing way to do so.
Brian Kelly:
Posting them is one thing. Right? That's a great thing. What I learned through a podcasting expert friend of mine is the maybe not as equally important, but possibly greater importance, is getting on other people's shows. That includes audio podcasts only. He explained how his business skyrocketed when he did what he called, "podcast guest marathons". He would have someone get him booked in his team. He would carve out three days and just say get as many as you can for me. He'd do that. Then when they ask him about how to get in contact with him... This is the gold right here... It's not go to my Facebook page and look up my name and message me. He would tell them to go to his podcast website and from there to subscribe. Now he's building a following. It's genius. It's so genius. I just want to impart that. The cool thing, though, is when you're hosting a high-quality live show that opens the door for you to be a guest on many more.
Dylan Shinholser:
Oh, yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Being a guest is what goes back to the authority building. Right? If I can build my authority, I build my influence. If I do have something to sell... If I'm trying to build my brand or whatever it is or I'm just trying to get to as many people as possible to talk about events with them... That authority I call it, "authority hacking", being able to get them on your show. That'll get your show in front of their audience, and then going on to other shows helps you develop your authority. It's like writing a book. I was I'm a guest on this show, this show, this show. It's like writing a book. Your authority starts to become a little bit more when you're leveraging their influence. Right? When you're a guest on the show, if that show has a following, you becoming a guest on that show gives you authority because now you have the validation of the host that everyone is following and love. So, I can authority hack by getting on other people's shows.
Brian Kelly:
It leverges. You have a whole new tribe watching and interacting with you as well. I mean, this is one of the most powerful things people can use. If they just get out of that rut of trying to find a way to make money with it directly, that's when they'll see the real value come through. It's about building relationships. It's long-term. Not short, quick kill. I got to make a commission and run. It's build a relationship. Establish it. If you go into this with the mindset of it not being for directly making money, I personally think you have greater success. The long-term plays always work better than the short-term. Short-term works can work, but they're temporary. The long-term is a lot more permanent and lasting. Just think of all the wonderful bread crumbs you're leaving throughout the world. Through all the venues and platforms we've been talking about. In speaking terms, if you're on stage, that's what we call a "stage swap". Where you would be a guest on someone else's stage in return for them saying, "okay, but I'm going to do the opposite." We'll have you on our as well. The same thing with podcasts and live video. It works really great. Just make sure they're a fit.
Dylan Shinholser:
They've got to fit. (It's) got to makes sense.
Brian Kelly:
Both ways. Yeah.
Christian Karasiewicz:
I want to add something real quick to that. If you are consistently going live, so it's great to be consistent, go live on a regular basis, but also think about the long game. It's a couple of years, for example. Also, don't be afraid to be making changes and adjustments as things are moving along. It's not about substituting equipment. It's about looking at your process. For example, you mentioned Brian, that you have automation on some of the things. Think of smarter ways to take bigger jumps ahead. If I have to send someone an email, and I'm like, "hey, do you want to be on my show?" Then I have to deal with the whole back and forth. Well, okay. Yeah. What time? Then I have to send everything back. There are tools out there like Calendly, Harmonizely. You can send a calendar link to somebody and they can only book a certain slot for example and vice versa. This takes out the guesswork out of having to do all that back and forth. That's a way to work smarter because now you want to book people for your show. You send them one link. The person then doesn't have to send you a message back, and you can even use it to collect feedback for your show questions. There's not a lot of back-and-forth and downtime.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, absolutely. I do that as well, and it's a godsend. I could not do what I'm doing. I would not do what I'm doing without the automation part of it. I have an onboarding form. You guys all... Most, not all of you went through it, but that was a mini version. Julie, you went through the big version. I then changed it right after I saw that. Like you said, make adjustments. That's what I did. I'm constantly doing that. Improving. I have a document automatically generated in Google Docs with your bio. The answer you had to why you think you would bring value to the show. Also, all the questions you chose to be asked for the show. Some of you didn't see that. So everything's done. The Q&A part used to take hours and hours doing manually. Now I just give them thirty-eight questions. Choose ten, and we're good. You tick the box. You choose what I'm going to ask you. (I) just made it a system, and it has worked beautifully. I don't even use the ten questions hardly. I use maybe the first three. Then we go organically like we've been doing tonight. My God, it's six twenty-nine! Are you kidding me? I'm having too much fun. Real quick. I know everyone that came on in the beginning. You heard this thing about a prize. We're going to do that real quick, and we'll come back and wrap it up. For those of you watching, remember in the beginning I said, "take notes and don't go clicking away and stuff like that"? Now I think Dylan, Julie, Tim, and Christian will also give you permission to do what I'm saying, and that is take out your phone. Take your gaze away from us for just a moment, but you'll still have to look back. Yes, yes. You can do this too. Please, do. What I want you to do....
Dylan Shinholser:
I need a vacation.
This is how you can enter to win a five-night stay at a five-star luxury resort of your choosing. Here's what you do. Take out your message app on your phone. Fire that up- your text message app. Where you would type in the name of the person normally that you're going to text. Instead, put in this number: three, one, four, six, six five-they're all doing it behind the scenes- one, seven, six, seven. I love this. Three, one, four, six, six, five, one, seven, six, seven. If you're watching this and you're not a guest, go ahead and write this down because I gonna take the screen down. I want you to get it. This will be open until the end of the evening. Where you actually put in the message... Where you might put emojis, those kinds of things, not emojis, just two words separated by a dash or a hyphen. Those words are peak (P-E-A-K) dash Vacation (V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N). All together. No spaces. Peak vacation. Send it off, then monitor your phone. You're going to get an automated response back asking you for your email address, and that will then officially enter you into the contest. Compliments of The Big Insider Secrets. Our buddies, Jason Nash, the owner. Dear friend of mine who lets us give this away every single week. Every show, actually. We do more than one a week now on average. So go ahead, get that entered. I can't wait to see who's going to win that. You're going to be asked later, you don't have to if you're the winner, to provide your Facebook information. Just your profile so we can say congrats and give you a high-five online and get others to come watch the show. To be honest, that's another strategy. We're just rolling back the curtain. That's why we do it this way. You can offer incentives like that. My friend has offered that to anyone who is my friend. If you're not my friend, you don't get it. If you're on as part of the panel here, they're all my friends. Christian may differ on that opinion, but I think he's my friend.
Christian Karasiewicz:
I'm your friend. Yes.
Brian Kelly:
Ok, good. I picked on you so hard. I apologize, but you're just you're a fun guy. I appreciate you for putting up with it. I definitely do stuff like that. Implement it and announce it in the beginning. That helps retention. I'm just pulling back the curtain for everybody. You can do different things like that. Having multiple people, I noticed, is also a little better than just one every single time. So, mix it up now and then. Alright. I know we're a little bit over, but I want to give you each another chance for a final parting tip. Anything you want on live streaming. It could be hardware, software, how you smile, what bling you wear, don't wear, your makeup. I'm wearing some, by the way, just so the guys know. Yeah, I don't know what they call it. It's not like guy up.. guy-liner, but it's like makeup. I know. That was bad.
Dylan Shinholser:
I haven't heard of that one.
Brian Kelly:
I just did that. I'm not a young fart anymore. Anyway. So, Dylan, we'll do the same thing. Go around the horn. What would be one final quick tip, or parting words of advice, you can give our wonderful viewing and listening audience?
Dylan Shinholser:
Keep it simple stupid. Don't overcomplicate it. There's things that you need to do and standards you need to meet. At the end of the day, keep it simple stupid will allow you to not overcomplicated it (and) get overwhelmed. Once you get overwhelmed, it's a wash. I would just say as a life advice, event advice, live stream advice, just keep it simple stupid and keep it moving.
Brian Kelly:
Real quick, I got to interject on that. Just so people know that that comes from an acronym K.I.S.S. So we're not calling everybody stupid, for one.
Dylan Shinholser:
Well...
Brian Kelly:
That was great. I have a friend who is Sicilian in nature, and he did this from the stage. He talked about it, and he brought up the whole thing. We're talking about doing it without complicating it. He goes, "It's like K.I.S.S. Who knows what K.I.S.S means?" Someone raised their hands. They said, "keep it simple, stupid". He goes,"Oh, no, no. It's keep it simple Sicilian." He lighten the load of the stupid part. I thought that was cool. Sorry, Julie, what is your parting tip?
Julie Riley:
You know, you're going to have to get started at some point. In order to do that, you're going to have to get over your fear. Go practice. Get those done, but also go watch and find other people that you resonate with their live shows. Start to take pieces from each of those. Now, obviously, you cannot go copy their live show and recreate it. You can pull little things from multiple different people's live shows that you like and that resonate with you. If you're comfortable and things are resonating with you, you're going to exude that comfort and that confidence out to the rest of the world.
Brian Kelly:
I love it. I love it. Alright. The man, the myth, the legend, Timothy J. McNeely. What is your final parting word of advice?
Timothy McNeely:
I'm going to close with a story. The purpose of this story is to illustrate the power of doing a show. July 20th, 1969, the first man walked on the moon. He left his footprints up there. On the moon, there's no wind. There's no rain. There's no weather, and those footprints today in twenty twenty-one look exactly like they did in nineteen sixty-nine. They're going to be exactly the same a million years from now. You too. You leave footprints on the hearts and the minds of everyone that you come in contact with. In streaming and having a platform, that's your opportunity to leave your footprints and to have an impact on people. Get clear about what your message is. What's the impact you want to have? If you do that, all of the other puzzle pieces are going to fall in place for you.
Brian Kelly:
Oh, baby. Okay, I've got to do it. I've got to do it. That was amazing.
Dylan Shinholser:
You have to get one of the little lower third animation gifts that are possible here on StreamYard. It's just a mic drop every time someone does one.
Brian Kelly:
Not nearly as much fun though, bro.
Christian Karasiewicz:
That's true. Fair. Very fair. I'll give it to you. I've got to get me one of those little squishy microphones.
Brian Kelly:
A little sound effect like I just broke my desk or something. That would be good. Alright, Christian, you've had a long time to think about it now. No pressure, but this better be a good one. I'm kidding. What do you have?
Christian Karasiewicz:
Let's see. The best piece of advice, I think, would be don't have gas or gear acquisition syndrome. You're going to watch people doing their live streams, and they're going to go and be like, "hey, I got to get that mic because this person upgraded." Oh, they got a new webcam. Remember? If you develop a plan, the whole thing is work the plan.. work the system. It's great (that) somebody else got some equipment, but it doesn't mean that you need to go out and get that yourself as well. Remember, work your plan. When you get to the certain points, maybe set that as a milestone. If I get to a certain number of viewers, for example, or a certain number of subscribers on a channel, then I might need to upgrade something. Don't be buying stuff just because someone else is doing so.
Brian Kelly:
Sales drive service. I love it. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much for coming on. Everyone who watched live. Thank you for coming on. Those of you that watched on the recording. Thank you for spending your valuable time with us, and those listening on the podcast. The same goes for you. Definitely. I hope you took a lot of notes because these are experts in the field. They are giving their value, their heart, their experience. They only charged me two-hundred thousand dollars for it. It's really been a deal. I'm kidding. They charged me nothing. You got incredible value from these amazing, amazing professionals. I can't thank you all enough. I appreciate you Dylan, Julie, Tim, Christian. Thank you from the bottom of my heart with all seriousness. I know we had some fun tonight. Thank you, Christian, so much for letting me pick on you so hard. You've been a great guy. I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you at a deeper level. If you're open to that after tonight. Appreciate you all. On behalf of these amazing people, that's it. We're out. My name is Brian Kelly. I'm the host of The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. Until next time we will see you. Be blessed. So long for now.
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