Starve the Doubts

Richard Rierson   In this episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley is joined by two special co-hosts Kimanzi Constable, the genius behind KimanziConstable.com, and Joshua Coburn, the radio host of Manners & Motivation and making kindness a way of life over at JoshuaCoburn.com.   Today’s special guest is Richard Rierson, host of Dose of Leadership and The Courageous Leadership Podcast. Richard is a father of four daughters, a husband, a leadership trainor, coach, speaker, and a pilot.   Richard’s passion for leadership is just astounding! He recently launched the new Becoming A Leader course, a four-part leadership video series intended to teach people how to increase their influence and punch mediocrity right in the face!     In this episode, you will learn more about:   His passion for leadership What the marine corps taught him about leadership Leadership at work vs. leadership at home Dealing with chaos The 4C’s of Leadership Why the 4C’s should be a lifelong pursuit The most overlooked aspect of leadership Richard’s biggest liberating leadership moment How to deal with mistakes The biggest misconception of leadership Why you should join the Becoming A Leader course The infinite whiteboard video animation tool Richard uses! Items mentioned:   How he got his passion for leadership   Leaving the marine corps after 10 years   Working for American Airlines (officially on the day of the 9/11 attack!)   Joining the corporate arena by October 2001   How his Marine Corps experience impacted his success   Understanding that leadership is central to everything that you do: Focus on yourself first. Focus on your family. Everything else will follow.   The 4 C’s of Leadership Calm Confident Consistent Courageous   Why the 4 C’s should become a lifelong pursuit It’s the essence and the beginning of establishing leadership foundation and culture within yourself. It releases fear, limiting doubts, and uncertainty in yourself. People will unconsciously see that in you and that gives them the freedom to do the same.   The most overlooked aspect of leadership: The idea that leaders have to have all the answers Being afraid to admit mistakes. Being afraid to say they don’t know. Figuring they can’t be the one that doesn’t have the answers.   Richard’s biggest liberating moment in his leadership career: When he finally accepted and stopped caring about being wrong   Dealing with mistakes: No one likes to make mistakes; but if you make them, embrace them. It’s not necessarily a failure but a great learning opportunity   The powerful combination: Admitting you don’t have the answers + You know that it’s going to get done!   The biggest misconception of leadership: Being in the position to lead to effect change. What makes Richard’s leadership course unique   Awesome video presentation tool: VideoScribe by Sparkol   Book recommendation: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage   www.doseofleadership.com www.richardrierson.com   Connect with Richard on Twitter @doseofleader and on Facebook

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Sterling Wright is 100 (@mr100nashville @kimanzic) #HellsKitchen

Sterling Wright **NOTE** this episode has an unfortunate echo from the skype recording. Apologies for the audio quality not being 100 :) In this episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley, along with co-host Kimanzi Constable from kimanziconstable.com, interviews Sterling Wright. He is Mr. 100 from Nashville, Tennessee. Sterling has gained wide popularity for being a contestant on the Season 13 of Hell’s Kitchen.  Not only has he shown his antics in the kitchen, but more importantly, his radiating positivity and his 100% mindset have significantly impacted people’s lives. Sterling is simply a happy guy and he wants to bring the same happiness to people as well as touch their lives. He wants to show people that no matter how hard life can get or how you may be surrounded by negative people, it is ultimately YOUR choice to be happy!   In this episode, you will learn more about: The best thing about L.A.! Sterling’s experience at Hell’s Kitchen What the word ‘HATERS’ stands for What it means to be 100 The power of doing everything 100% Adopting the 100 mindset! What he learned from Chef Gordon Ramsay His advice to people working with others who are difficult to get along with How he starved the doubts during challenging times   Items mentioned: His experience at Hell’s Kitchen How he got to Hell’s Kitchen It’s funny how people hate it when they see you happy Why he loves Gordon Ramsay   What HATERS stands for: Having Anger Towards Everyone Reaching Success Why Sterling is Mr.100 100% happy 100% effort 100% stress free 100% blessed   When you’re in a room full of people: You may not remember everybody in that room; but, Make sure everybody remembers you by the time you leave.   How people can remember you   What he learned from Gordon Ramsay: Believing in himself more Sterling’s advice to people working other people who are difficult to get along with: You are responsible for your own happiness. Don’t let anybody bring you down. If you love what you’re doing, just let it show.     His difficult times in Nashville and how he starved the doubts   If you want to do something bigger with your life: Watch out for everybody!     What’s next for Sterling Wright Getting his foundation, The Wright Way Foundation started to help kids     The impact of Sterling’s fiance in his life   The impact of Hell’s Kitchen in his life Being grateful for what he has accomplished The thought of impacting people Still being happy even with Gordon yelling   What Sterling does when he’s losing it Picturing his fiance in his mind Taking a deep breath     Connect with Sterling on Facebook & Twitter     Sterling’s final thoughts for the listeners: “Before you judge me, know me.” “If you’ve tried a lot of things that didn’t work out, try God… watch the impact God has in your life.”

Sam Lytle   In this episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley, along with co-host Adam Silver from kitchensinkwp.com, interviews Sam Lytle, writer, small business owner, podcaster, civil engineer, and 3D visualizations expert.   His podcast The Civil FX talks about the art of visualizing civil engineering design as he shares with the audience the best methods for creating high quality visualizations and the importance of using 3D modeling and visualization for every project.   Sam went down this challenging yet fulfilling path of leaving his day job and jumping into finally becoming a small business owner. It’s all about finding what you love doing, enjoying both freedom and security, and starving the doubts each and every day of your life! In this episode, you will learn more about: His entrepreneurial challenges with Oggboard and what he learned along the way Why he likes Starve the Doubts The things he did before becoming a small business owner What compelled him to 3D visualization Jumping from bring a civil engineer to a full time entrepreneur Having both freedom and security The power of interacting with like-minded people Balancing career and family life The importance of giving back to others His advice if he were to speak with himself 10 years back His best advice to someone struggling to find their purpose in life Items mentioned:   Sam’s initial years as an entrepreneur: Invented Oggboard Putting it on Kickstarter and not reaching his goal Spending an entire year building the team, building a prototype, relaunching it, and failing again. Not giving up until he is where he wants to be   Writing a book, writing for appadvice, and making his own site   Transitioning to Civil FX - a blend of his educational background and his passion for content marketing and online business   What compelled him to do 3D visualization Taking the course back in college Knowing what he wanted to do for business   How Sam is starving his doubts: Getting immense support from his wife Sacrificing their standard of living to make everything happen Envisioning where Civil FX is going Envisioning where they want to be as a family - life of freedom and security   How he connected with Dan Miller and other podcasters The power of surrounding himself with people like him Interacting with fellow podcasters   Balancing career and family life: Always put your family first. Keep your significant other involved as much as possible   Giving back to other people: Fulfilling his dream of being a career coach in the future Finding people that aren’t satisfied in life but have the motivation to do something about it   His advice if he could speak to himself 10 years ago: Focus on family and education.   His best advice to someone struggling to find their purpose in life: You’ll know it when you’re loving what you’re doing and not noticing that a day has even gone by. If you don’t have these moments, do as many things as possible until you find that passion in life. Step outside of your comfort zone. You got to try new things.   Just raise your hand freely and say “yes” to trying new things: Meet new people. Have new experiences. Find things that you enjoy more than your regular job.   People that interest Sam right now (aside from Jared):   Adam - Kitchen SInk WordPress podcast Donald Kelly - The Sales Evangelist Podcast David West - Start-Up Business Podcast   Connect with Sam: www.samlytle.com www.civilfx.com Sam’s Final Thoughts for the Listeners: “If there’s anyone out there that doesn’t think they’re ever gonna have an opportunity to get out of their day job or not happy in their state in life, just be patient… and make that commitment that you’re gonna get there.”

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