The Daily Wake Up Micro Podcast

Is that a Valid Guess?

When looking to move your audience only to hear them say, “let me think about it.” Here is the best way to respond according to Zig Ziglar’s book Secrets of Closing the Sale.
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Mike Pence, Kamala Harris, and a Fly in the Room

I couldn’t believe how condescending Kamala Harris was in the Vice Presidential debate on Wednesday. Others will say, “I can’t believe how condescending Mike Pence was.” Isn’t it interesting that the same event occurred yet people only see their reality based on their initial influence? The best thing I saw that night was a black fly contrasted on extremely white hair. The best thing I heard was that two Supreme Court justices were polar opposites politically, yet were close family friends. We could do the same.
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They’ve Never Met Anyone Like Me

Gary Vaynerchuck talks about the miracle of life. He shares the odds of being born are 1 in 400 trillion. This uniqueness applies only to you. You are one of a kind. Everyone you meet you can think to yourself, “they’ve never met anyone like me.”
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Who Will You Brag About Today

A challenge to my listeners! Who in your life can you brag about to someone else? Find someone today you can brag about to someone else, then do it. Brag about them.
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Superior Learning System

Tom Hopkins writes in his book, How to Master the Art of Selling, about the Superior Learning System. Superior earning comes from superior performance which comes from superior learning. The five steps in the Superior Learning System are: 1) Impact 2) Repetition 3) Utilization 4) Internalization 5) Reinforcement
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Service God and Your Neighbor through Work

In the book, Every Good Endeavor, written by Timothy Keller, we learn that our work is a way of service to God and our neighbor. There are some who have great paying jobs yet are still miserable. As I write in my book, we were all created for a purpose. If you haven’t aligned your daily activities (including your vocation) with what your natural gifting is, you will struggle finding meaning or purpose in what you’re doing. Fulfilling your purpose is also work that benefits others (like your neighbor). Work that benefits others is greater than work that pays more.
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Respect for the Flag

Yesterday, I finally had a chance to watch the first game of the NBA Finals which I recorded Wednesday night. As the National Anthem played, I noticed most of the players were taking a knee. Only it was different. It wasn’t a cavalier expression, it was real. Most of the players were humble and it looked like those on their knee were showing more respect than those standing.
There were some that looked as disinterested as Kaepernick did those many years ago and LeBron James had a posture of protest. The other players were broken. It looked as if some were praying. I was extremely impressed by the respect they showed to the flag that represents our country of Americans.Yesterday, I finally had a chance to watch the first game of the NBA Finals which I recorded Wednesday night. As the National Anthem played, I noticed most of the players were taking a knee. Only it was different. It wasn’t a cavalier expression, it was real. Most of the players were humble and it looked like those on their knee were showing more respect than those standing.
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Writing Your Next Chapter ✍️

Today is October 1 and with it comes the start of a new quarter. What’s the next chapter going to be like for you?
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When You Find Weakness In Others

Zig Ziglar writes a clever comparison in his book, Secrets of Closing the Sale, of looking for weakness in others. In athletics you look for your opponents weakness to exploit it. In sales you look for your prospects weakness to strengthen it. Couldn’t that work with life? When you find weakness in others, what can you do to strengthen it?
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It Was Very Good

Too often this phrase is in my head: “That’s not good enough” after I’ve done something for work or play. The problem with this internal dialogue is it spills externally. When it spills externally, I transfer a feeling of not good enough to others - which is something I’m getting better at NOT doing. Let’s follow the example of God this week and whatever we’ve accomplished in our work or play, let’s sit back and acknowledge: “It was very good.”
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