Special Guest Expert - Simon Crowe
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Announcer:
Welcome to The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. The 3 keys to your success is just moments away. Here's your host, Brian Kelly.
Brian Kelly:
Hello, everyone, and welcome, welcome, welcome to The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. Oh, my goodness. This is going to be yet another fantastic, phenomenal, tremendous, stupendous show because of our guest expert, Simon Crowe. Who is sitting in the wings anxiously awaiting to come on camera and join all of you wonderful people. This is going to be a hoot. Simon Crowe is coming all the way, by the way, from London, England, where it is 1:31 in the morning there. You want to talk about dedicated. I can't wait to dig into this guy's wonderful, beautiful brain and see what makes him so successful. Before we get to that, The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. What is that all about? Well, in my now 55 years on this planet, I have spent the last 10 years or so studying just those people that have achieved a high level of success. And what I found in those years of studying, and that's through personal contacts, through networking, through reading their books, many different forms, what I found was they all seem to have what I call the 3 pillars of success. And you may have guessed what those are. The first one being mine. What is that? Well, that's mindset. They all have a very powerful and more importantly, flexible mindset. And let me tell you, being an entrepreneur, if you're not one yet, you will see what I mean very, very soon. You go down this path. It's a good path. It's a wonderful ride and body. What is that? Well, each and every person that I've interviewed, that I've studied, that had a high level success really took care of their body. Now, that doesn't mean that if they were a guy, they looked like a bodybuilder, nor if they were a woman. They didn't always look like a supermodel. It just means that they took care of their body. They exercised on a regular basis. They didn't go crazy. They don't have to. Some do more than others. And the other part is the nutrition. They always are taking good care of themselves with what they eat and drink and then business. Oh, my goodness. That one is multifaceted. We're talking sales, team building, systematizing. Ah, my goodness, it just goes on. And marketing it is so multifaceted that it would be nearly impossible for one person to master all the skill sets required to not just start a business, but run it, maintain it and grow it. The good news there is no one person has to do every skill in a business. The beautiful thing is those that are super successful are very, also very smart. And they know that they just simply need to delegate those things out to those who have those skill sets that they may be lack in. And so those are the 3 primary pillars that successful people seem to have in common. And Simon Crowe is no different than anyone else. And we're going to bringing in bringing him on very, very soon. Real quick, before we do that, another, another very, very important trait, if you will, in very successful people is they are all voracious readers. And they read not just, you know, they read books that mean something that helped them to catapult themselves in their business in their success and in their personal life. So what that we're going to quickly segue into a little segment I like to affectionately call bookmarks.
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Brian Kelly:
And there you see it on the side. That is ReachYourPeakLibrary.com, by the way, really quick, if I may also mention, while you're watching the show. Be sure to keep your eyeballs on this show and your ears, on the audio. And what I mean by that is please resist the temptation to go running off to a website or another resource, because I'm sure Simon will have some as well when he comes on. The best part of any type of show or event like this is that the magic always happens in the room. In the room. And I would really hate for you to miss any great golden nuggets that Simon brings on tonight. And so please stay with us throughout. And there'll be a reason for it. And you're gonna learn why there's a little incentive for you to stick around, if you will. ReachYourPeakLibrary.com. That is a website I literally built with you in mind. The entrepreneur, the business owner, the person that's looking to add to their depth and breadth of knowledge in the arenas of business and personal development. And so as I was reading these books, I started to catalog them on this website and put them in here. So that wonderful people like yourselves could have access to this wonderful array of these are impactful books. These are not every book I've ever read isn't in this list. And by the way, every book that it is in here, I have read and they've all had some kind of. Profound, positive, impact on my life. And you can see the list just goes on, and on, and on. And you can just click on any news buttons that go straight to Amazon, I believe to you so you can pick up those books. I didn't put this together to make money. I did this as a service to you. And so there it is. If you're looking to start if you haven't started reading, this will be a great place to start. Because now you can go look at a list that's been vetted by at least one other successful person. And the odds of you getting something from it are much greater as a result. And that's why I put it there. And for those of you that are already avid readers, you might find 1 or 2 or even more on this list that you have not picked up or read or even knew existed. And so it's good for you as well. Fantastic. And speaking of success, you know what time it is. I think you do. It is time to bring on the man of the hour and I'm talking 1:30 a.m. hour in London, England. Let's bring him on right now, shall we.
Announcer:
It's time for the guest expert spotlight. Savvy, skillful, professional, adept, trained, big-league, qualified.
Brian Kelly:
And there he is, ladies and gentlemen. The one, the only, all the way from London, England. Simon Crowe. How are you doing this morning, Simon?
Simon Crowe:
I'm doing really, really well. Actually, it's been a long day, but we've made it, really happy to be here.
Brian Kelly:
Fantastic. And I've got to tell you, look fresh as a daisy. I don't know how you do. It must be that youth, before we came on the camera, which we compared ages. He's a young man because he's got me beat by 1 year in, on the east side.
Simon Crowe:
It doesn't take - It takes one day and you're younger than me, right? It doesn't matter.
Brian Kelly:
Hey. Before we formally introduce Simon on the show. And Simon, I hope your ok with this. I want to quickly make an announcement that for those you that stay on with us to the very end of the show, you are going to have the opportunity to win a 5 night stay at a 5 star luxury resort in Mexico. And that's all brought to us. Compliments of PowerTexting.com. You see it there on the screen on the upper right if you're watching. If you're listening in on Audible, then be sure to take notes. Same with those of you that are actually watching is take notes on a little piece of paper and a pen. That way you're not tempted to run off and look at other websites while you're watching the show. And so stick with us till the end, because we give away one of these vacations, every single show. And I will tell you this, just so you know, there is no timeshare presentation waiting for you at the other side. No, no, no. It's nothing like that. This is a legitimate 100% vacation. They treat you as if you are just another guest. And I know this because the founder of PowerTexting.com has actually tested it himself no less than 3 times and said each time was a phenomenal experience. All right. Let's get on to the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Crowe himself. Simon is an artist, an adventurer and a master in the field of personal growth who specializes in connecting successful people with their deepest purpose. As a qualified coach for over 12 years, he has guided numerous courageous individuals in achieving greater self-expression, and fulfillment, and experiencing deeper meaning in their lives. He works with creative self-starters who have mastered conventional success and who are hungry to reappraise their life. In honor of their unique guests, I love this. Simon helps them achieve absolute clarity around their true life purpose and create an extraordinary life for themselves and their communities. Oh my goodness, I love this because, you know what is the most important part that we often hear? And I know you know this Simon, what people are searching for. People are always searching. And that's always what is my purpose. And so what you do for people is an amazing gift. Amazing gift. So that is phenomenal. If you wouldn't mind, tell us a little bit about how that process works, how you can take somebody who's seeking, trying to understand what their purpose is and they want to know."Well, gosh, Simon, I don't know my purpose is. Can you help me?" How do you go about helping them to find that?
Simon Crowe:
Yeah, what a great question to start with. First of all, I just wanted to say I loved the whole introduction. You know, you really value, value here. So hopefully if we've got some, you know, make some great points during our conversation. So your question is, how do I help people connect with their purpose? Well, what I do is really help them to look into their hearts, to see the things that really they're passionate about help and get clear on their values, their unique gifts, the things that they're excited about, the things that give them joy, the things that make them feel that are in flow. And then we try to do is mix all of those up and synergize them into a single point of focus. Which I call maybe a purpose statement. But once people identified that and got that real clarity around what that purpose statement is, they can then use that. It's almost like a true north when they're making decisions, when they're deciding what to do next, when they're looking at opportunities and they want to evaluate them once they got it clear in their head what they're here to do, it makes those choices so much easier, so much more motivating because it's so aligned to who that person is at their real core and in their heart.
Brian Kelly:
I just love that I love everything about that. Phenomenal service that you provide and very valuable service that you provide for others. And one of the things I love to do is after - sometimes after finding out about a person like through their bio, their online bio, is to actually dig a little bit deeper. I'm deeply curious individual. And I like to know what is it that is going on in that beautiful brain of yours that gets you to the level of success you've already achieved and then to maintain it, to grow it? It's an amazing thing. You have an amazing story about how you met your wife. And that just kind of holds true to who you are as a person. Just an amazing man. And I just wanted to find out a little bit more, like, and dig into your beautiful vastness up there, because there's a lot going on there, obviously. And that would be when you get up in the morning Simon, which I know it's morning right now - you should be in bed by now. But when you get up in the morning, after the show and you actually get some sleep and then you you finally come to wake up around 2:00 in the afternoon after this is over. And then let's say - if you're anything like me, I wake up a little groggy in the beginning and, you know, you kind of get up your swing your feet over the side of bed and hit the ground. You start to wake up. You start to come to for you, Simon, every single day. You know how it is with being an entrepreneur or it can be a struggle. But it's also it's a thrill ride for you. What is that 1 thing if you could pick one that really gets you going, that motivates you once you come to really believe, you know, realize, "Oh, my gosh, it's a new day in front. Me, I can't wait." What is that for you?
Simon Crowe:
Well, I have a whole kind of series of things that I do every morning. But if I was to pick one, it would be that I connect with my vision each and every day. So I have a process where I lay down on my yoga mat with my head on a pillow, put on some amazing music and start to imagine my vision board. I start to imagine the things, the activities, the successes, the things I want to experience. And what I really try to do is, I do this every single morning without fail is to imagine who would I be if I already had these things. So what are those qualities? Characteristics? What are the things that I would embody if I was the person who was already creating these things? And I strive to try to list all of these different characteristics in my head. So committed, someone who's an integrity, somebody who follows through what they say they're going to do, someone who is flexible. You know, you mentioned some of these things already and I list all these things. And then I try to bring into my body the feeling of what it would be if I had those characteristics or what are within me. Because my intention through this process is to start to shift my mindset to a mindset of success. So move away from my limiting beliefs. Those parts of me that don't feel good enough or don't feel that they could achieve the things that I want to achieve. But actually spend a good 25, 30 minutes every day going through this process. I have a whole breathing regime that I do while I'm doing this as well, which takes me into this really lovely space where I get very, very relaxed and connect with the vision and just start really going into dream space. And I just love connecting with the things that are important to me. And that's how I start my day. That's followed by 2 1/2 minute cold shower, which is something I've been doing for about the last six months or so. And that has been extraordinary also.
Brian Kelly:
Wow. I like everything except the cold shower part. I was with you the whole way.
Simon Crowe:
And this is something that I picked up from Wim Hof. I'm sure you're familiar with him - that what we often do in life is we get scared by things and we let our will take over. And part of having a cold shower is saying, "Actually, I'm the rider on this particular horse. And if I say we're going to stand in the cold water for 2 1/2 minutes, that's what we're going to do." And that's the same, I guess, energy and focus, which gets me out of the house on a Thursday when I go for a run around the local park. I don't like running at all, but I've training myself to be the person who when it says I'm going to do something, I have, if you like, that veto and find a way of doing the things that I say that I'll do.
Brian Kelly:
That's phenomenal. It's phenomenal. In fact, I have heard about the cold shower thing and you said 2 1/2 minutes?
Simon Crowe:
Yes.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, that's long enough. Yup, I agree.
Simon Crowe:
The first day I started with five seconds here. And literally in over 30 days by five seconds, a day.
Brian Kelly:
Wow.
Simon Crowe:
Yeah. Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
That's pretty cool. And here's the one thing I wanted to mention to everyone that's watching and listening right now, wherever you might be, it might be live or the recording later is Simon does something that nearly every successful person I've ever interviewed does. And if you want to know what that secret is, then come back to tomorrow, I'm kidding. I will tell you right now that is he has a routine that he stays faithful to and he does it every single day. And the beautiful thing with this show is I like to say that everyone watching you have our expressed consent to model anything you hear on this show. And model is a fancy word for copy. Is that OK with you, Simon, that someone copies your routine or anything you say that will help them to become successful?
Simon Crowe:
Oh, I'd love them to first of all, try it out and then to make and adapt it to whoever they are and whatever works for them. That's again, I think part of my process is playing with these processes and finding out what works and what I can act together, and how I can modify it. And yes, absolutely, I'd love people to - if anything I'd say resonates, then give it a go.
Brian Kelly:
And that's what - you know. I feel like it's Christmas every week. And I, because I would rather give. Yeah. It's coming. It's coming soon. It feels like it is every week, all year long. Because I love giving far more than I love receiving. And I get to give the gift of people like you to the world, you know. And it doesn't end with this live show because we repurpose this, as people can see on the screen, we're all over the place. We're on different platforms. We do podcasts as well. This show will end up on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, soon Apple TV and Chromecast. So those are all On-Demand television services and really wanted to do the best job we can to spread the word of Simon Crowe to give the value that this man brings to the table. And you just heard why. He's one of those individuals that we love to do this with and for. And that's because he loves to give. He says, "Yes, please do copy me." And that's the thing a lot of people think, Simon, through like media, through television shows, through the news that those that are successful are stingy. It's so interesting how that stereotype I don't how that came to be, but what I've found in my walk with successful people everywhere I go, they are the most giving people on the planet. It's just the opposite. Have you noticed a similar trait?
Simon Crowe:
Yeah, I was gonna say I'd never got to where I am in my business if I hadn't been generous people giving to me. And you know, it's wonderful because that's how we do it. We give, give us gain. You keep sharing, you learn, you share and you take from somebody else. Why be stingy? There's so much more that can be achieved if we share insights and support, and love, and inspiration. There's just so much more we can get done if we do that, if we help one another.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. And I remember I mean, I don't know how many years ago that was maybe 10 or more when it used to be the opposite where people would get ahead through competition, not through collaboration. And then this movement, if you will, started to take place where people started collaborating, opening themselves up to work with other people. And I love that because - Same here. I'm like, I don't have anything to hide. And if you want to take it and run with it and become prosperous, great. It doesn't mean that they're going to steal all my clients. Like you said, there's so many to go around. It's insane, in a great way. It's so amazing. And that's the thing. People have learned how to not live in scarcity and learn to live in abundance and realize there's an unlimited supply of anything you need on this planet. All you have to do is go after it. And actually, if you help people, you'll achieve even greater success than if you don't. That's just proven fact that time and time again. And I love your routine because I know that when I stop doing any part of a routine, I notice it. I start feeling and I start seeing the result change. And so it's very important. I wanted to circle back on that for our viewers and listeners. Is it even if you don't have a routine today, go back and look at all our past shows. If Simon's didn't resonate with you, then go look at our past shows. Nearly every guest expert talks about a similar habit. They just do different things in the morning. Then Simon does. Everyone does something different. I haven't had two people do the same thing yet and that's OK. Here's a way to start. Do what Simon does. Just do it. Take a cold shower. Start with 5 seconds. I mean, 2 1/2 minutes. I don't think I could survive in the first time. No way. I did try. I started that for a while. I said "OK. I'm OK." I'm not going to do that anymore. But, you know, so that one, that one specifically wasn't for me. But that's OK. I've got others that help to make me successful. And that's an example right there. But, you know, to get up and do visions. Oh, my gosh. You said it perfectly that you went through the feeling, you know, you brought up the feeling that goes with those pictures. That's when it gets juicy. That's when it starts really taking hold in your subconscious brain. And that's when your subconscious then starts taking you down the path toward those visions. It's an amazing. I'm getting tingling all over here just because of what you said. Are you familiar with NLP neuro-linguistic programming?
Simon Crowe:
I never trained in NLP, but I'm familiar with it.
Brian Kelly:
Ok. Because you sounded like you were talking from an NLP background when you were talking through that whole process. And I was like, this is amazing because it works. It's just the science of success. It works. It's phenomenal. And for any of you out there that want to get your mindset, basically reprogrammed for the better, then look up neuro-linguistic programming, do some searching. Richard Bandler, John Grenger, those two develop the science. Not long ago, less than 40 years ago, so many people's lives have been changed as a result. So. Did you do something before what you're doing now, before you did coaching, Simon?
Simon Crowe:
Yeah, I did, yeah. Don't you wanna know what it was?
Brian Kelly:
I'm curious if it's okay.
Simon Crowe:
Of course. Well, I used to work in education.
Brian Kelly:
Okay.
Simon Crowe:
So for the first 20, no more than that years of my life, I worked in adult learning. So I started off as an English language teacher. I traveled around a little bit. I spent six years living in Italy. So I speak pretty good Italian. I spent a year in Spain and then came back to the UK and did a masters degree in media technology for teaching adults. And spent 8 years working in management with an adult learning in the UK, helping people, giving people a second chance to adult education. And it was fantastic. It was a really wonderful opportunity that I had. I managed a team of 12 people. It was a stellar group of people. And then something shifted and is interesting. This is really what led me to the path that I'm on now. I got - my team became so effective that I really was becoming less and less needed. I was becoming redundant in a sense, because I'd go in and my team, were really on it. I know they helped one another. They were just fabulous. And I'd go into my office and no one would knock on the door any longer. And I'm thinking, "Well, what am I doing?" And I just began to lose confidence in myself. And I remember just getting really - I was on the verge of a depression. I was really unhappy. And I thought that "I just don't know what to do, but who else would give me a job?" I was really losing confidence in myself. And then I had the good fortune to work with a coach. And this coach asked me a fantastic question. She asked me what I wanted. And up until that point, I'd never asked myself the question because I hadn't realized you actually got a choice in life. I thought life was just responding to the stuff that came along. But to actually be asked the question, what do you want?, was just incredible. And I suddenly - it just opened up a whole new world. It opened up the opportunity to start making decisions and choices and creating visions of the things that I wanted to do. And it was so kind of life-changing for me that I decided that I wanted to do that for other people. And that's why, what, 15 years ago now, I trained as a coach.
Brian Kelly:
Wow. That's phenomenal. I mean, you were serving other people from the very get-go in the education arena right away. That tells me and it tells everybody watching and listening that Simon Crowe is someone who loves to serve humanity and give, and help. And isn't that the beautiful thing about being an entrepreneur Simon? And that is not that we have to help people, but we get to. And as a result of helping others, we can actually, you know, earn a living from it. And the more we make, the more people we can help. And so it's a wonderful cycle, if you will. And a lot of people are thinking, you know, you guys are so rich and all you do is, you know, you're rich, you get rich and you spend your money. I was like "I personally reinvest nearly all of it and in growing my business and getting and reaching out and helping more people." And that's true to most everyone I've interviewed on this show and most of the entrepreneurs I've met out in the field, so to speak, as well. And I know that's you, too. Simon, it's obvious.
Simon Crowe:
Yes. And so I'm thinking about my goals for next year, the things that I want to create and achieve next year. I'm not necessarily thinking in dollar or pound figures. I'm thinking and how many people would I love to impact? How many people would I love to help? How can I do that differently? You know, one of the reasons for wanting to be on this conversation with you is that it gets to get to touch more people. We get to share some of our stuff. And if it resonates and people, you know, they might try something different than they might have a different experience in life as a result. And that's what my plan for next year is, is to start doing more stuff through Facebook lives, et cetera. Start sharing some of the stuff that I've learned. And the wonderful thing is, it's just a free and open platform. We can just just share expertise and hope people find it valuable.
Brian Kelly:
And that's one other thing that really stood out to me when you were talking about your vision, you know, when you go through that every morning and what your visioning for yourself. And you said, you know, everything you are in your visions weren't what - you know. It's like - I forgot what the word you said, but it was, you know, what can I do? What can I get? or something I forget. But I was expecting you to go down. Not, I wasn't expecting you to go down. I was anticipating others thinking, you're going to say, "Oh, I want a fancy car, a fancy house." And the cool thing about your description was no material things were ever mentioned. It was about increasing your integrity, and your flexibility. All of these for helping to serve others, not for self gain of material wealth or things. And right then and there, you know, if people are listening, that tells me and it tells them what kind of person you are. And that's beautiful Simon, because now a lot more people will want to connect with you. I know it. And they should.
Simon Crowe:
I'll tell you a little story about that, because I did this vision board and you know, the process is you clip out images of all the, you know, diamond rings and gold watches that you want. And i'm thinking I don't actually want anything. And it's not because I'm wealthy and I've got everything. I just don't have a huge sort of desire to purchase stuff. What I want to do is who can I meet? Who would I like to spend some time with? What's an experience? What's something I'd like to learn. I have got one or two objects, but I put a really fancy car down. But it's nothing to do with owning the car. But what I love is the design of the coal car, the boldness of the person who had the vision to build the car. It's the energy that I put into my vision board, not the car itself. I want to be someone who's bold and creative. So I thought, well, this guys come up with this incredible - is the new Tesla truck. And if you've seen it. Yes. Yeah. I mean it's so out there, isn't it. I want to own one, but I thought to be bold enough to think in those terms that's going on my vision board because that's the feeling that I want to create with I don't necessarily want the truck or the motorbike or the you know. But again, I've got a motorbike up there because I love the - one of my volumes is around freedom. The idea of just jumping on a big old motorbike and, you know, driving through the rain.
Brian Kelly:
I don't know about - Be careful. We want keep you around for a while, but yeah, you can go a lot more places on a - we call it a motorcycle here. A motorbike, then you can in a car, for sure. Down tight alleys or even out into off road. If your bike is equipped for that, I hope if you do that. But yeah, I use to dirt bike ride a lot and loved it. I know what you mean by that.
Simon Crowe:
And the point here, isn't it? It's like, "Who would I be? How would I feel?" Because to me that, you know, the feelings, emotions are the language of the body. And if we can train the body to already feel in advance the emotions of the achieved or completed goal or vision, then what we're doing is we're training ourselves. If you like, you know, like you would train for a marathon, you're training yourself ready to create the things that you want to experience.
Brian Kelly:
I love it. I love it. And you know what? We're always in training.
Simon Crowe:
Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
Always. We're either training ourselves, something that's going to be, you know, take us to where we want to go or we're training ourselves to go the opposite direction, but we're always in training. And so I always like to say, be careful what thoughts you're feeding yourself because your whole body is listening. It's been proven that all of our cells are joined. And it's amazing. I'm not gonna go down that path just this moment, but fantastic. Now, as an entrepreneur, you know, after you made that transition some 15 years ago. I'm sure that from that moment on till now, it has just been a smooth ride and nothing ever has gone wrong. Right?
Simon Crowe:
You know it is.
Brian Kelly:
Of course, it's you know, being an entrepreneur is not for everyone. I'll just straight up say that because it takes a lot of energy. It takes a different mindset, it takes a different kind of level of drive, a willingness to risk a lot of things. It's an amazing thing. I love every minute of it. I love the ups. I love the downs, too, because I know from the downs I learn and then get back to the up. But if you can think back over that time when you started up till now, what would you say if one would stick out, What was something that you struggled with? Maybe you failed at it. And then, you know, it's - I look at nothing as a failure. It's more of a learning, an opportunity to learn. So within that light. What would be one failure, if you will, that comes to mind for you, that you then turn around and learn something, something from it and then improved going forward?
Simon Crowe:
There's a wonderful expression. It'll be all right in the end. And if it's not the end, sorry. And if it's not all right, it's not the end. And I genuinely try to live by that. So, yeah, I've made lots and lots and lots of mistakes. But my belief is that while I've not stopped trying. So it's this is just another opportunity to learn. And I'm not saying it's not painful. And sometimes you don't. You know, I feel like giving up and sometimes I can spend like a few days under the duvet just feeling wretched. But that's the sort of things that - the kinds of failures that really knocked me are when people reject my offer. For example, if I'm if I'm in conversation with somebody and I make a proposal about working together and they say, "Yeah, I'd love to do that." And then I never hear from them again. Like this happens. And and I tell you, I find those those moments really difficult to be with. I've put on programs and you know, invested upfront. To have people support. I was taking a group out to Africa with me. And I invested a lot of money up front and I didn't manage to fit. I got a really nice group together, but I didn't make any money. And so the question I always ask myself is, well, you know, what am I learning here? What what is it about this experience that I've really enjoyed, which I want to repeat? What are some of the things that I've learned from this experience that I don't want to repeat? And I try to, course correct. I don't always get it right. But you know, as I said, "I'm in it until the end. And if it's not right yet, then it's not the end." And I think that's part of the - kind of the entrepreneurial spirit. Spirit is just keep-in-the-game. Just keep in the game. You never know when luck's gonna change or when you're gonna meet that person. You're gonna have that conversation. Or you're gonna get that moment of insight or that vision of the - you've been working on suddenly. You suddenly realize that you're sitting in that crazy truck that you know, imagined. To me that's the beauty of this. It's like you've got a - life is like the tide and the waves come in, the waves come out and you've got to take a bigger picture and not be too excited when the waves come in and too disappointed when they go out. Just, you know, it's just part of life. And I think that's part of the mindset of an entrepreneur. You know, we fix problems. We help people solve things. That's what we do. And I think that, you know, often if you have a job, then what you're really doing is just performing a role in someone else's dream. And I'd much rather live my own dream. And get it wrong and have the opportunity to correct my own mistakes and not have to - Yeah. And not have to kind of, I don't know, make it right for somebody else. This is you know, I trust myself deeply to be committed and to do the best to improve every day that I can. I don't need somebody standing over me telling me, you know, what I'm getting wrong or what I need to do better. I know that better than anybody.
Brian Kelly:
And the concept of mindset, you know, we were talking before we came on live. You and I, you know - right now it's just after 2:00 a.m. in London where you are right now.
Simon Crowe:
You don't have to remind me.
Brian Kelly:
And you can fight it in me and said, you know, when I went to go schedule and be on this show, I would like for you to tell that story, because this is how a successful mind works.
Simon Crowe:
Well, I got obviously the invitation, the opportunity to hook up with you and find a find a way of being on this show. And I filled out all the other the information and the details and everything. Then it says, choose your time. And it said 1:30 a.m. and I thought, there must be a time that works for me. And I thought, "I'm not going to do this." And then I thought to myself, "If I'm going to be the kind of person that decides I'm not going to be - you know, have this fantastic opportunity to be here with you and have this conversation, because it's you know, it's night. Or, you know, I'd rather be asleep. And then I've got my business being an entrepreneur. Actually, I've done courses, you know, when I was doing my coach training, where I was setting my alarm and getting up at three o'clock in the morning because the course was being held in Australia, you know, through, you know, teleconference. You know, I just do what needs to be done. Right. Isn't about showing up?
Brian Kelly:
That is. It is. And I often say that I teach. You know, my company is an entrepreneur training company and say one of the most important things you could learn, it's one of the simplest. And that is 3 words just-show-up. It's interesting. I used to - I went to many, many, many networking seminars, boot camps, you name it. I mean, you know how they give you those badges with the lanyards.
Simon Crowe:
Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
Are you familiar with Mr. T from back in the day?
Simon Crowe:
I remember, yeah. Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
Gold chains right. Yeah. And so I literally did this from stage. I used to speak on stage and hold my own events. And I would have one of my assistant bring up all of my former - my past lanyards. And while - and there's a picture of Mr. T up on the big screen and I'll put them on and say, "Look, I put Mr. T to shame" because I had so many. But the point of that whole metaphor and demonstration was just show up, you know, and show up over and over and over again. I got to the point where I was doing it too much. I laid off. I backed off a lot. And then just this year, I went to two more events, which, you know, is like, well, I'm done this a long time. And both times I got business directly from just being there. I wasn't there looking for business. I wasn't looking for people to. I was just there to be active, to learn and to meet people and see, you know, and just keep your antennas up. If someone needs assistance. And I will, then take it down that path. But yeah, just show up. That's like - that's gold man, right there.
Simon Crowe:
Yeah. So you know what I said at the beginning about who would you be? What are the characteristics that I would embody if I would being, you know, if I were achieving my visualizations. And one of them is to show up, be committed. You know, follow through on your roots, stay in your integrity. I heard that somebody did some research and they discovered that if you just followed through on everything that you said that you would do, you would increase your productivity by between 100 and 500 percent. That's not doing anything. It's no additional work or that's just doing the things that you said you were going to do. That's just being an integrity. That's just showing up. 500 percent increase in productivity just by doing the things that you tell yourself you're going do. Well, that's a pretty good thing to follow, I think.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. And there's, you know, for people that have difficulty write the stuff down every day or every night before you go to bed, the things you want accomplished the next day or that same day depending on your preference. And then you can start ticking off those things that you complete. And I started doing that and I actually used an electronic thing, a guide that was like it's more of an advanced approach. But it did really light a spark into my butt. And I got way more done and I felt good. I felt a little bit hurried at times, but it was better than just going all over the place. You know, I was throwing darts and there was no dartboard anywhere near it, just hoping it would stick into something, so. Yeah. You couldn't be more on point with just show up beat. Stay committed to what you're telling yourself you're going to do. Yeah. I mean, who would be worse to break a contract with other than yourself? Right. It's like, wow. Fantastic. And so, one of the things I've learned. That is kind of like a - it's just a really bad, almost like disease that can crop up in a person's mind that will keep them from going forward and succeeding at the incredible levels that we're all designed to do. And that would be in the realm of this emotion known as fear.
Simon Crowe:
Mm hmm.
Brian Kelly:
And we're talking about not the kind of fear that's the fight or flight fear where you know, your life's on the line. And, you know, maybe you're driving on the Los Angeles freeway and someone's pointing a gun. I'm kidding. But or, you know, if you're running away from a bear or an animal, like in the olden days when we were out in the elements and needed to have this fight or flight. We're talking about more of a hesitation and resistance kind of fear. And it's that, you know, you've probably seen those cartoons. You got an angel on one shoulder, a little devil on the other, and the angels telling you, you know, you should do that. The devil is telling you to do something else that's completely not in your value system. And that would be the fear side, which is avoiding doing what you know, is best for you. Yet you're talking yourself out of it. And so we all have it. We're born with it. And I was curious with you Simon, if you can recall, what is or what was your greatest fear and then how did you manage it?
Simon Crowe:
Yeah, it's funny. I don't need to recall it. It's the fear - I think that my biggest fear is the fear of failure. What I mean by that is the fear of not creating all of the things that I really want to create. You know, I have this great list of things that I want to do and the experience I want to co-create with people. And I get really fearful sometimes that I'm just not going to be able to do it. I'm not will be good enough. It's not gonna work for me. I'm not you know, there's going to be something which is going to get in my way. And that's my biggest fear. My biggest fear is that I am my worst enemy, I guess. And I'm not going to be good enough to complete the things that I want to complete. How I combat that was well, you know. You just talked about the 2, the devil and the angel. You know, what you have to think about, I think, is what language do you need to hear? I just use more of that language, so if you've got a friend who is just failing and struggling with something, what would you say to that friend? You tell them that they were OK and don't worry. And, you know, I'm sure you're going to do this because you're the kind of person who really perseveres and you're so good at this. And know people really love you and they really, really appreciate what you do. But then we come to our own self talk and it's like you're rubbish, and why, you know, why can't you do what you say you're gonna do? And I just think, "no!". Speak to yourself as you would speak to your best friend. You can't think negative thoughts and positive thoughts at the same time. So what I do is I just drown out the negative thoughts with positive thoughts. And the process is to retrain, re-tune that mindset. That identity is somebody who is not successful and it's been proven to work, You know, this auto suggestion, this self-hypnosis. This is how we change the subconscious is by through repeating the kinds of language that we need to hear. So just be your own best friend. And even if it seems absurd that you've just made the biggest balls up that you can imagine, right. Telling yourself you're great. Tell yourself it's all gonna be OK. Tell yourself that it doesn't matter. Tell yourself that next time hundreds of people are going to come on this trip that you've just spent, you know, ten thousand dollars on. Just tell yourself the things that you need to hear, because that's the way that we reprogram. And when we start to reprogram our identity, then we start to create from the new identity. And the alternative is just feel crap and tell yourself your crap and you just get more crap. Right. And nobody wants that. It was enough out there already. You know. Why would you want to do that to yourself? Well,I know why. Because we're not trying to do anything different. So just notice whenever you're giving yourself - you know, you can't choose the impact of the words that you used to yourself. So, you know, if give yourself bad stuff it will give you, you know, you'll have bad physical reactions. So you can choose the language you use, so choose good words.
Brian Kelly:
And that's the good news right there, right there. That is the golden nugget. We all have a choice every single day and every single minute of every single day as we're thinking those thoughts about ourselves. Because let's face it, we are all our own worst critic. Right. It's just it seems to be human nature. I'm not exactly sure why that is, but we tend to do that. And like you say, you know, talk that way to ourselves. As you know, everything you're talking about, it's amazing because we use NLP processes to take care of a lot of this by removing that hesitation, that fear from the subconscious mind by overwriting - like, it's kind of like a program and you're overriding let's say a cassette tape. What used to be, you know, this horrible grunge music. Well, I'm not saying about all grunge music. And then you replace it with smooth jazz. And then all of a sudden everything's great. It's like taking care and overriding your limiting beliefs. You mentioned that earlier, limiting beliefs. And then you get what you focus on. You said concentrate, you know. And I used to say this from stage. Like if you focus, if you're continually focusing - I used the same word he did - on crap, you're just going to get more and more crap. If you focus on what you want, guess what you're going to get... exactly what you're focusing on. So it's again, comes down to choice. Like you said it perfectly. This is gold for I hope. I hope everyone's taking notes. And, you know, it's not - it's one thing to take notes. It's another entirely to then take action on those notes and put this into action. And when those thoughts are creeping in your head, I always say that the number one key, the first step, the absolute most important step is to first become aware that you're doing it. If you don't even realize you're doing it, then there's no way you can fix it. So start tuning your your antenna, so to speak, to listen in, to say, "Hey, am I - Well, how am I talking myself? OK. That one wasn't good. Now I need to,,," You know, you can just reframe it. Just simply turn it around. So you all "Brian, you really screwed up, you know, but it's gonna be a lot better here in just a minute because I have the talent to make this better." You know, whatever. But you can easily right the ship if you just get in that habit. I love this. Simon, these are phenomenal suggestions and tips. Fantastic.
Simon Crowe:
I also just want to reiterate that this is a continual process. It's like I've done it. I'm cool now. You know, everything works for me. It doesn't. I you know, I make all the same mistake well, not the same mistakes, but I make as many mistakes or, you know, the same number of errors now as I've always done, because I'm always looking to expand and try new things. I've just started doing some Facebook Lives. You know, I don't think anyone's, listening. You know, it's the loneliest place to be when you press that when you first like go Live. And you go "Let me see who's joining me today." And there's nobody. Right. But you can't get good at doing these things unless you do them. So I'm just going to keep doing them. And maybe someday we'll get some get some interaction and will start to build. But I just, you know, just want to emphasize that it's not, 'Oh, it's okay for you. It's okay for him. Or OK for her." They got it all sorted. People do this because they've learned the importance of the discipline of continually doing these kinds of practices. And if I wake up in the morning and I feel bad, I have a choice. I know I can live the day from a place of feeling bad. Or I can spend half an hour lying on my yoga mat with my head on the pillow telling myself it's gonna be a good day until I believe it. And then I start my day from that place. And it sounds ridiculous, but I literally will spend half an hour changing my mood because that means I'm going to have a better day. I've got you know, I'm 54 now. I've got you know, the number of days are getting shorter. I want each one to be worth living in. I don't have to write a day off because I've woken up in a bad mood or you know, I don't feel positive. I just want to get myself in the best state that I can possibly reach for any of any given day. And that takes a practice. It takes consistency, takes repetition.
Brian Kelly:
Yes, speaking of consistency and repetition, back to your comment on doing the live and, you know, hearing crickets, so to speak, is I saw a great segment of an interview of a guy named Lewis House. He's very prominent in entrepreneur circles. Big name, a former professional football player in arena football. If memory serves correct and he was - they talked about this concept of doing a podcast. And should you, you know, what was his advice for someone thinking about starting one? And it was really, it was a cool answer. He basically said, "Hey, if you're looking at just dabbling in it, don't do it." And he said, "what I mean by dabble is if you're not ready to commit a full 3 years to it and stay consistent with it, then don't even bother beginning it." And so that can give people a lot of hope to know that it can take and often does take quite some time to garner a good following. Whether it be live video or podcasts or both. Everything above, it takes time. And, you know, we're also used to this instant gratification the societies we all grow up in. You know, we can go get a burger in 2 seconds. Don't get those. Those aren't good for you. And you know, you can get anything, instant coffee, instant anything. And so we want it now. And if it doesn't come right now, then, well, we're not satisfied. So we're gonna move on. So that was telling. I loved hearing that from him because, you know, he's a very successful entrepreneur in his own right. And that was great advice. You know, some could look at and say, "God, that's bad news. I'm like, no, that's great news, because that just took all the pressure off." I'm still gonna work as hard as I can to keep growing. Always. But that just said, you know what? I'm not alone. That's what it really told me.
Simon Crowe:
One of the things on my vision board at the moment is I want to run an online program for 500 people. I just did done a Facebook Live a couple of weeks ago. Maybe there were 2 people. Right. So it's a bit of a way to go. But that doesn't mean I need to stop. That means that the only way I'm going to get to a point where I can have five people engaged in one of my, you know, online programs is to start where I am now. There's no other way of we get into that place then starting where I am. This is another lesson for entrepreneurs, is you have to you have to start when you don't feel ready. And it's scary and it's hard. And it's, you know. I literally you know, I'm happy to share this. I've got 2 or 3 people. There's been some engagement afterwards. You know, that about 16 people watch them. You know, that's a good use of my time. And maybe in 3 years, you say? Maybe I'm going to have 500 people, but I'm not going to get there unless I start.
Brian Kelly:
Exactly. And then once you've started to be consistent and continue and then refine and improve. Yeah, I will say this. You know, doing what I'm doing right now with you. I didn't do this with the intention of the output or the outcome that happened, but I found that just having an interview style show with entrepreneurs is an amazing, incredibly powerful lead magnet. And so I am not. I did not. You did not get accepted to come on the show, Simon, so I could sell you something. I'll say that right up front. However, down the road, there may be something where you maybe I need something from you or or maybe you will and you'll reach out. And that's happened organically. So I don't I'm not using this as a sales machine. But I found by talking to people at those last two networking events, I was that I literally didn't finish my sentence about -" They asked, "what do you do?" And I had just finished, just stopped doing fitness business. I did a full transition about 7, 8 months ago into doing automation. I was doing the show already because it still fit because of the body part of it, as you can imagine. And they asked and I said,"Well, I interview successful entrepreneurs such as yourselves and I stream live on multiple platforms on the Internet." And at that moment, they're all - I kid you not. This happened 2 different occasions, 2 different complete locations. They all reaching for their business card and handing it to me. I thought, Wow! That was unintentional, but amazing. So, you know, you might think nobody's watching.
Brian Kelly:
Pardon?
Simon Crowe:
I said, do you know why that was?
Brian Kelly:
They want exposure.
Simon Crowe:
But also, entrepreneurs solve problems. People want the solution that you're offering for the problem they've got. They want exposure. You know how to do that. You solved the problem for them. You don't have to sell. He just needs to show that you can help somebody with a problem that they're struggling with. I meet people and they go, "Ah. You know, I'm really successful. I've got this great job, I've been a lawyer for many years, but I feel so empty inside." And I say, "I can really help you with that. I can help you connect with your unique purpose. And you can start to create a life where you define what success looks like." And they go, "Oh, my God, I need to talk to you."
Brian Kelly:
That's it.
Simon Crowe:
And you know what the wonderful thing is? And this is the same for you. I know is that that's the work that I love. It's not like I'm flogging car tires. Because, you know, I can make a living. It's. I love working with people around purpose. Because when people connect with the thing that's most important to them in their hearts, they come alive. They start to live more fulfilled lives. Their better husbands, and better fathers, and better wives. Better children, better coworkers. Well, that to me is then if we can then drop those pebbles in the middle pond, then we're all kind of, you know - I've never met you before we're having such a great time. Why? Because we're in this - We have a similar mindset. We're here to share, and help, and support one another. You know, that's what I want to be part of is connecting all these little droplets up so that we start to create a bigger movement of people feeling, expressing their hearts. Expressing the things that they're most passionate about.
Brian Kelly:
Yeah. I mean, what you do, Simon, is you help people to create a better quality of life. And how fulfilling that must be to do that, you know, day in and day out for other people to help them to know you had some part in that. And, you know, it's a lot of it's just coming to an awareness out reading on your website. Some of the testimonials that, you know, some just said "I didn't even know it was wrong." You know, it was like I was a part of a grand painting, but I was stuck in the canvas. I couldn't get out far enough to see what was really wrong. But Simon told me what it was and he said, "Oh, my God", he got all excited and then hired you at the end. And so I can imagine how fulfilling that must be for you, Simon. So, and I'm saying all this because anybody out there that is seeking their purpose, that's looking to find what their true purpose is. You've got a guy who's a master at helping you to determine what that is. And it will be an exciting time. All the stories I read on your site, Simon, they were just all giddy with excitement. And what a wonderful gift you are giving people. And I know it's not a free gift and nothing worth a lot of value is usually free. But you know what? It might be worth a lot of money. It is worth a lot of money I should say it's worth a ton of money. How much is your happiness and quality of life worth? It doesn't matter. I don't even know what you charge, Simon. I'm just kind of laying the groundwork and saying, look, for those you watching and listening. If you are in that space and you're looking to find your purpose, you can hear him right now. You can see him. This guy is a heartfelt, integrity-based man. And I mean, come on. It is 2:30 in the freaking morning and he is on a live show with a guy from L.A. area in California. I mean, if that doesn't speak volumes. And he's got a wife and other people sleeping right now. And that's what this guy is all about. He's up. You know, he'll do what it takes to impact the world and impact you. So reach out to him. We'll give you an opportunity to do that in just a moment. But there's one more question I'd like to end each broadcast with. And Simon and we'll give people the opportunity or you the opportunity to let people connect with you. And I understand you have a give away as well. We'll get to that too, but this last question I ask of every single guest who's been on this show. And it's kind of a doozy. And if memory serves on your table or desk, it's all blacked out. You have no idea what it is.
Simon Crowe:
That's right.
Brian Kelly:
And so that's on purpose. And it's quite a telling question. The question isn't telling, it's the answers that come back. And it's amazing. Before we jump into that, though, I promised everyone watching live that they would have the opportunity to win a 5 nights day at a 5 star Mexican resort. And that time is now. I'm going to put it up on the screen and then I will say it audibly for those who are listening live. This is for you, on live. And that is take out your phone. You now have, we are giving you express permission to actually divert your attention, just a hair and take out your phone and type in this phone number. Type in 661-535-1624. And then down at the little message area. This is in your text application type in the word P-E-A-K PEAK. PEAK. Type that in and tap on a little send button. I was gonna say blue send button. But people might have different, different colors on their phone. Again that number is 661-535-1624. And text the word peak PEAK. P-E-A-K. We pick a winner every single show. I hope it is you. Yup, I'm speaking to every single one of you. And let's hope that that is you when the time is right. Here we go. Back to the man of the hour and the question of the evening. Now I want to. Kind of eased a curiosity, if you will, because I kind of set that question up and so I just want you to know, Simon, that with this question there is no such thing as a wrong answer. It is impossible to answer it incorrectly. So you're off the hook. In fact, the exact opposite is true. The only correct answer is yours, because it is somewhat personal. The response is personal. It means different things to different people. That's what I mean. We're not getting in your personal life. So are you ready?
Simon Crowe:
Do I have a choice?
Brian Kelly:
We do. We talked about that. We all have choices.
Simon Crowe:
I'm choosing to be ready.
Brian Kelly:
All right. I love it. I love it. You always do. Yeah. There's no doubt in my mind. All right. So. Simon Crowe, how do you define success?
Simon Crowe:
What a wonderful question. For me, success would be the opportunity to live and express my values and my values are all about connection and love, about curiosity, about learning, it's about contribution. And if I'm able to live and express all of those values on a daily basis, then I would say that I am living a successful life, and running a successful business.
Brian Kelly:
I love that. Very succinct and to the point. And also true to form and what I mean by that is I've been doing this show for a while and no 2 guest experts have answered it identically yet. And I don't mean word for word identically, but everyone's different. It is truly a personal arena and they're all beautiful. All the responses. Simon, they're just amazing, yours included. It's you know, what I found is. There aren't any that are money centric. Many, you know, those that are working say a job would have a different answer that completely. You know, many of them would say, "Well, when I make my first million, you know, when I win the lotto." Things like that. But entrepreneurs like you and everyone that before you that's been on the show who are serving in nature. They all have a similar, you know. The similarity is that none of them hang their hat on the money or material goods or wealth. It's all about, well, things like you just said, but they're all different. So it's amazing. Amazing. So you also mentioned that you might have a little something for our peeps. And so what I want to do is actually just pull up your website so folks can see it and give you the opportunity to tell them what they can win. And I'll also help with showing on the screen how they can go about winning said prize. Sound good?
Simon Crowe:
So I'm really excited about this because I have devised over the last 10 years or so a fantastic process, which I call a Purpose Discovery workshop. It's a 2 1/2 hour workshop, which I do one to one online with somebody, and I help them to discover their true north. I offer this commercially. It's worth about $500. And I would like to work with somebody completely free, offer this is as a free gift for anybody who feels inspired to answer the question that we're going to share with you shortly. I would like to do the Purpose Discovery Workshop with me 1 to 1 live. And the question is, how could creating clarity around your life purpose change your business? It's quite a clever question, says how if you found out your life purpose could that help you in your business?
Brian Kelly:
Yeah, definitely. And then email that answer to the email address you see on the screen. It's [email protected] and that's M-a-i-l. And then Simon S-i-m-o-n C-r-o-w-e .com. So once again, the question is. How could creating clarity around your life purpose change - oh your life purpose, change your business? Read it so much better than I do. I wonder why.
Simon Crowe:
And what I'll do is I'll read them and I'll choose the one that I like the most. And that person gets to work with me for half a day. Absolutely. Just for the joy of working together.
Brian Kelly:
And, you know, folks don't take that offer lightly. And what I mean by that is, you know, half a day, that is a long time in the world of an entrepreneur that he is going to be giving to you. And so take this very seriously. Answer it with nothing but good intentions. And then if you are chosen, you know, treat him like he would treat you with the utmost of integrity and just be present. And follow his lead during that half a day session. That's an amazing gift. That's I mean, that's worth, you know, it's worth more than $500 for most people as far as just time alone that he will be spending with you. So definitely take advantage of this amazing, amazing gift. I appreciate the fact that you're doing this. You don't. You have no idea. Simon, that's phenomenal. Thank you so much. And fantastic. Oh, my goodness. We have hit that point. You know what point we've hit?
Simon Crowe:
Time for bed.
Brian Kelly:
That's awesome. (Brian laughs) That is perfect. That is perfect. Yes. It's time for bed for Simon. You know, it's getting time for bed for me, too. You know, it's getting late out here in California. For you Oh, my gosh. What is it 2:30 in the morning?
Simon Crowe:
Yeah.
Brian Kelly:
Whoo, that's crazy. Thank you, so much. Pardon?
Simon Crowe:
So I'm just getting my second wind now.
Brian Kelly:
Awesome. Now you go in and cling around and wake everybody else up as you're trying to go to sleep. That'll be pretty cool. All right. Well, that's it for this edition of The MIND BODY BUSINESS Show. Simon, thank you once again so much for being here this early in the morning for you. Appreciate you. My brother and I feel like I've known you forever. This happens very often. It's been a blast for me. I hope you've had some joy in this, even while you're holding your eyelids open with toothpicks. So on that note, that is it. I'm going to wrap it up. And on behalf of the wonderful Simon Crowe. This is Brian Kelly saying good night all and be blessed. We'll see you next time.
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Simon Crowe
Simon is an artist, an adventurer, and a master in the field of personal growth, who specializes in connecting success with their deepest purpose. As a qualified coach for over 12 years, he has guided numerous courageous individuals in achieving greater self-expression and fulfillment and experiencing deeper meaning in their lives. He works with creative, self-starters who have mastered conventional success and who are hungry to reappraise their life in honor of their unique gifts. Simon helps them achieve absolute clarity around their true life purpose and create an extraordinary life for themselves and their communities.
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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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