Above The Business

Wondering what it really takes to be successful?  On today’s podcast, Bradley chats with insurance agency owner, consultant, and author of “The Discipline of Success,” Tyler Bullington.  Tyler has been a State Farm Agent since 2012 in Huntington, WV. Since then, he has been an Exotic Traveler 8 out of the 10 years.  He has also been in Chairman’s Circle every year, MDRT 5X, and a multiple Presidents Club Life Qualifier.In this episode, Tyler shared that his success has come from learning to love discipline.  He explained that the book Discipline Equals Freedom influenced him to embrace the process of violent action and simply enduring the process. He also shared the value of being a lifelong learning and personal development.  Tyler takes an unusual approach to strengthening his team: They simply have lunch together almost every day.  His team has low turnover, so many of them have had lunch together every day for the last 8-10 years.He also shared his thoughts around delegation, whether you should lean more into your strengths, investment vs. spending, and more.

People often relate their business to a machine that runs on a repeatable system. However, a business doesn't exist without people. Logically, people aren't machines. This makes a big difference. When a part of a machine breaks, it can be replaced easily with the same part. However, people cannot be replaced in this way. Remember that you cannot systematize so much that you lose the humanity in your business. Here's why business is more like a garden.

Today on the Leadership Podcast, Nathan Jamail joins Bradley to discuss how to lead like a coach, the importance of self care for owners, what to focus on in your business, and more.  Nathan has spent the last 2 decades coaching top executives and teaching thousands of leaders around the world on Leadership, employee coaching, selling skills and cultural development. Nathan’s clients span across the globe and in all industries from financial services, technology, health care, military, manufacturing, hospitality, and many more.He teaches industry leaders how to move from start player to coach, and why it is such a difficult jump to make.  In his book, Serve Up, Coach Down, he explains how many people approach business with the wrong mindset.He also released The Sales Leader Playbook.  It is a book written for sales leader by a sales leader – designed to be straightforward, easy to read, and simple to understand.Nathan recently founded a ranch for executive workshops and retreats.  He strongly believes in the idea of work and life separation. Without it, you’ll never be fully engaged in what you’re doing.If you’re ready to hear powerful leadership and sales insights from Nathan, listen to this episode!

Have you ever noticed that some aspects of your business feel like they pull you in?   Emails, phone calls, small tasks, and other activities that come with a business are often in that category.  But have you ever stopped to think about whether or not they're truly moving the needle in your business?  We call this business gravity, and Bradley shared how to recognize it in this video.

Today on the Club Capital Podcast, Tim Schurrer joins Bradley to talk about the true keys of success.  Tim knows what it takes to build a winning team. He spent almost a decade of his career launching two brands— StoryBrand and Business Made Simple—as COO alongside New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller.They discussed the intersection of the need of the business and the desires of the team, how to staff for liabilities, and ambition vs. fulfillment.  Tim also shared some of the strategies discussed in his latest book, The Secret Society of Success. While many owners experience an unhealthy desire for attention & recognition, those who practice true success manage the tensions between commitment and striving.If you’re ready to learn more about having success and fulfillment, listen to this episode!You can discover how to enjoy your work (and life) again when you order Tim’s new book, The Secret Society of Success: https://amzn.to/3O8fWgO.  You can even get the first two chapters for free at SecretSocietyFree.com

If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you work really hard. You probably have days where you look back and think, “What did I even work on?” But it’s not just about how hard you work. Learn what's most important for owners in this episode of Club Capital: The Bottom Line

Since 1997, David took a 5 minute presentation on taxable and tax free income and turned it into a 25 year career. He talks about the 6 different streams of tax free income you can get in retirement. These include Roth IRA & Roth 401k, LIRP, tax conversions.You will learn the 6 different types of tax free income, what David recommends, and how inflation and recession impact your investments.  David famously teaches How to Get To The Zero Percent Tax Bracket by Retirement.David also referenced Club Capital Podcast guest Ed Slott’s book, The Forward during this interview.  (You can find Ed Slott’s episode, Episode 59: The Retirement Savings Time Bomb right here on the podcast.)He noted that the tax cuts in 2008 will be a benefit until about 2030.  However, if they raise the rates on the national debt, we may not even be able to service it.  Learn in this podcast what the actual year is that you need to pay attention to for investing, and how long you have to move your money to a zero percent tax bracket at retirement.Find David’s resources like The Power of Zero & Tax Free Income For Life at https://davidmcknight.com/

How many binders full of business info and strategies do you have on a shelf?  What about notes on your phone?  Ideas are truly everywhere these days, they’ve almost become worthless.  However, what you implement is what makes all the difference.Learn more about Club Capital and its services for insurance agencies when you visit www.club.capital

In this week’s podcast episode, Bradley sits down with Erik Weir to discuss limiting beliefs around money, setting goals, fear of failure, and how to be steadfast in your vision while flexible in your mission.  He has worked directly with families on the Forbes 500 list as well as global brands, and he shared a lot of great advice with our listeners today.One of the number one things Erik shared was to not only have a vision, but to “put it out there.”  He emphasized that the universe (or whatever you believe in) conspires to bring into reality whatever you’re putting out there.He also shared that if you have limiting beliefs, they may keep you from thinking your vision is even possible.  If you don’t believe it can happen, it never will.Erik and Bradley also talked about the importance of getting a fresh perspective.  Familiarity can be blinding, so it’s important to bring someone new into your area from time to time.Finally, if you’re trying to build wealth, it’s important to be oriented to the long term.  Erik has noticed a pattern around those without wealth focusing on the short term, and it hinders their ability to grow their wealth.If you’re ready to figure out “Who’s Eating Your Pie?” and make sure you’re keeping more of it, listen to this episode!More information about Erik and his book “Who’s Eating Your Pie?” is available at www.ErikWeir.com.

Learn what you can learn from Paul McCartney about business!No matter what it is you want, use that goal as a motivator for your business and trajectory. Here's how Bradley suggests you do this for yourself.