

Unlocking Greatness with Ryan James Miller
Ryan James Miller
Unlocking Greatness dives into the depths of personal and professional development, guiding Purpose-Driven Achievers on their journey to success. This podcast is dedicated to those who intertwine their faith, family, and professional aspirations, seeking to pursue their highest potential in all aspects of life.
Each episode of Unlocking Greatness features insightful conversations with industry leaders, influencers, and difference-makers who exemplify greatness in their fields. We explore their paths to success, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the faith and meaning that guides them. Our guests share not just their achievements, but also the wisdom they've gleaned in aligning their careers with the rest of their lives.
As your host, I bring my own experiences to the table, offering practical advice and strategies to help you navigate the complex balance of professional ambition, personal growth, and spiritual fulfillment.
Join us as we dive into powerful stories of resilience and purpose-driven achievement. Each episode is an opportunity to learn, grow, and take one step closer to unlocking your own greatness.
Unleash Your Potential, Live Your Faith, Achieve Greatness!
Each episode of Unlocking Greatness features insightful conversations with industry leaders, influencers, and difference-makers who exemplify greatness in their fields. We explore their paths to success, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the faith and meaning that guides them. Our guests share not just their achievements, but also the wisdom they've gleaned in aligning their careers with the rest of their lives.
As your host, I bring my own experiences to the table, offering practical advice and strategies to help you navigate the complex balance of professional ambition, personal growth, and spiritual fulfillment.
Join us as we dive into powerful stories of resilience and purpose-driven achievement. Each episode is an opportunity to learn, grow, and take one step closer to unlocking your own greatness.
Unleash Your Potential, Live Your Faith, Achieve Greatness!
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Aug 28, 2018 • 43min
Exsellence in the 5 Fs
Sean Kelley started out as a lifesaving firefighter. He has now found another noble calling. He wants to help people acquire their dream homes. Answering to the call, Sean became a mortgage professional to help people achieve the American Dream.
In this podcast, Sean shares important insights about being a businessman. He gives emphasis on identifying priorities and parameters to organize how you run your business. Sean also mentions other important aspects such as patience, re-evaluation, and sharing knowledge to attain happiness and success.
2:55 – Entry into the Mortgage Industry
4:30 – Accountability to Oneself
6:20 – Discipline is all about Setting Priorities and Parameters
8:46 – The Five Fs
10:00 – The Role of Friends and Other People in Your Own Happiness and Motivation
15:00 – Mastering Patience is an Important Key to Success in Life and Business
18:00 – The Illusion of Money and Instant Gratification
23:20 – Passing Your Knowledge Forward
26:00 – Evaluating Risk and Worth
30:45 – Greatest Fear
35:28 – The Role of a Supportive Wife
39:22 – When Everything Fails, Re-evaluate
42:05 – The Joy and Value of Learning
Sean can be found online by visiting:
Website – http://www.cacoastalloans.com/sean-kelley
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-coastal-loans/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/CAcoastalloans
Email – sean@cacoastalloans.com
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Aug 14, 2018 • 40min
Exsellence in Business, Family, and Fitness
Chad Burleson is a man of many talents. A 37-year-old fitness guru, entrepreneur, devoted husband, and amazing father, he owns The Camp Transformation Center together with his wife Jenn. The Camp focuses on helping people regain control of their physical, mental, and emotional health.
In this podcast, Chad shares practical insights into being an entrepreneur. He explains how important family life is and where it fits in business. Chad also mentions the need to invest in yourself and keep moving forward to attain success.
3:35 – The Way to Entrepreneurship
6:00 – Where Does Family Fit in a Successful Business
7:35 – Confidence is All About Being Prepared
9:15 – Of Accountability and Long-Term Goals
10:40 – Business Is All About Helping People
12:35 – Health Is All About Mental, Emotional, and Physical Improvement
14:20 – The Value of Commitment
16:10 – No Quick Fixes or Shortcuts in Accomplishing Goals
23:30 – The Drive to Be a Good Example to People
28:40 – Living in Regret: The Greatest Fear
31:20 – Failure Opens Opportunities
32:45 – The Definition of Exsellence
Chad can be found online by visiting:
The Camp Transformation Center website: http://www.thecamptc.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Chad.TC/
Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.tc.3
For more Exsellence Mindset, follow us on:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ExsellenceMindset
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/exsellencemindset/
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Aug 9, 2018 • 16min
How should a small business owner incorporate sales into their daily routine?
After some thought and discussion with others, I decided to create some shorter podcast episodes along the way that address questions I get from business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales people as it relates to their pursuit of exsellence and success. These questions vary on everything from sales and marketing to productivity and habits.
This week, I received a question through an Instagram story response and the person asked:
“How should a small business owner incorporate sales into his/her daily routine?”
This is a great question and one I get asked often. In this episode, I provide some relief as well as a few practical tips to “Just Do It!”
I hope you enjoy.
To participate in future question submissions:
Follow me on Instagram at @millerryan78 and @exsellencemindset.
Email me at exsellencemindset@ryanjamesmiller.com.
And if you haven’t already, subscribe to my podcast on your favorite app here – https://www.blubrry.com/exsellencemindset/The post How should a small business owner incorporate sales into their daily routine? first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Jul 31, 2018 • 40min
Achieving a Lean Culture and Habit of Exsellence
Robert Valentino is a Lean Six Sigma consultant and a former US Army Ranger. The experiences, skills, and mindset he acquired during his time in the military are related to Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma is a life and business approach that involves team effort to improve performance and achieve excellence.
In this podcast, Robert discusses the culture in the military and how it applies to life and in business. He believes that servant leadership, perseverance, going beyond your threshold, trust in your team, and adding value are the true keys to achieving success and excellence.
1:00 – How Robert uses Lean Six Sigma to steer businesses and teams to success
4:30 – Robert’s experience as a US Ranger
7:00 – Servant leadership in the military
9:33 – Perseverance inspires others
10:30 – Encouraging others by going beyond your threshold
16:00 – Excellence is a habit
18:30 – The value, requirement, and sacrifice of real teamwork (the story of Sgt. Dwayne Luis)
21:00 – Creating a culture with the mindset of adding value
25:00 – The journey is the success
27:00 – Obstacles are important
31:00 – Do not fear failure
34:00 – On honesty and humility
35:50 – Ray Dalio’s “Principles”
Robert can be found online by visiting:
Website – http://www.leancoach.com/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/leancoachllc/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/LSSCoach/
Email – Robert@LeanCoach.com
For more Exsellence Mindset, follow us on Twitter @rjmsalespro and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RJMSalesPro/. You can also subscribe to our website at https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Achieving a Lean Culture and Habit of Exsellence first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Jul 17, 2018 • 29min
Exsellence in Purpose Driven Leadership and Lifestyle
Darren Drennan, vice president of a successful transportation and logistics company, shares his passion for baseball and how a lot of aspects of the sport apply to achieving success in life. Teamwork, motivation, perseverance, and many things essential to playing sports are important factors in reaching your goals.
Darren discusses how important it is to have a mindset of excellence. However, he recognizes that people have different characters and may not share that mindset. He gives tips on how to achieve excellence not just in business but also in relationships and life.
2:45 – Darren’s passion for baseball
4:50 – Not a quitter
6:08 – Application of sports psychology, mentality in business
6:45 – ‘I wanna be the best’ mindset
10:25 – You need to coach and motivate team members
12:15 – The pursuit of excellence in relationships. Simon Sinek ‘Why Do I Do What I Do”
15:30 – Having a purpose-driven life. Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now”
18:00 – Investing in people. Travis Bradberry’s Emotional intelligence
21:58 – Getting a mentor
23:25 – Greatest fear
27:00 – Finding purpose in life
Darren can be found online by visiting:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-drennan-a106834/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/darrendrennan/
For more Exsellence Mindset, follow us on Twitter @rjmsalespro and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RJMSalesPro/. You can also subscribe to our website at https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Exsellence in Purpose Driven Leadership and Lifestyle first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Jun 15, 2018 • 41min
Exsellence in Running a Business and Telling Stories
John Welches, President of Red Mallard, is a story teller, content marketer, and all around amazing guy.
In this episode of the podcast John shares his experience in starting a business after leaving his job, asking for help from friends and family early on, differentiating in a noisy marketing world, and ultimately pursuing exsellence in all he has been creating to be.
03:45 – Why he left his full time marketing gig and started his own agency.
08:00 – When friends and family are all we have in business.
10:00 – The $500 website experiment.
11:45 – The definition of exsellence.
14:20 – (Enough) confidence comes before success.
18:30 – Why John considers himself successful.
22:10 – A big statement…”what else would I do.”
26:00 – Greatest failure or regret (and should we be smoking a pipe right now).
30:05 – How can you be so confident that what you are doing is what you’re supposed to do.
37:40 – What would you tell your 20yo self.
A big thanks to John Welches with Red Mallard. You can find John below:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwelches/
Website – http://redmallard.com/The post Exsellence in Running a Business and Telling Stories first appeared on Ryan James Miller.


