The Kevin Miller Podcast

Today we are talking about marriage, and specifically, the intentional investments for the success we make in our marriages. We will listen to a short clip from Zig Ziglar on stage, talking about marriage. From his message we asked folks at my agentkmiller Facebook page, “If you’re Married, would you share - What intentional investments do you routinely make into your marriage that help strengthen it?” We received more responses than on any other question I believe and was such a rich, rich talk I had with my co-host Michelle Prince to discuss what everyone shared. If you are married or intend to be, hear what is working for people! A note, you will hear me reference a quote from Zig in the show, that afterwards I contacted his legendary assistant Laurie Magers about, and she got me the correct quote, here is what Zig said: “I’m personally convinced our divorce rate would be reduced 90 percent if men and women delivered in marriage what they sold while courting.” Powerful. Join in our conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may know him from his bestselling classic book, ‘Boundaries.’ In this show, we walk through the seven spokes of the Ziglar Wheel of Life to see what Dr. Clouds personal habits are to keep him strong and succeeding in each area. Some highlights - He needs outside help when it comes to exercise, he and his wife have been in a committed couples group for 12 years, he believes high performers make sleep a priority. His experience is people who focus too much on money either never have it or they lose it, he mentally pictures handing his stresses to God, and he gets great personal joy from golfing and boating! Thanks to John Hopkins University, Gusto, Michael Hyatt’s Best Year Ever and Grasshopper for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Cloud is a New York Times bestselling author, and his books have sold over 14 million copies. His groundbreaking book “Boundaries -  When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life”, Has become a personal development classic, often sitting in the top 300 of overall books in Amazon, even after 25 years! In this show we give attention to Boundaries, then dig into his new gigantic effort and discussing the art and training of leadership. Real Leadership. He has possibly the most powerful online class to not only teach you leadership, but to take ANY biz idea or startup through to create a solid, well worked out business plan. I’ve been around biz development all my life, and his online class is just unreal. I went through it myself and we unpacked it and more in this show.. Let me tell you, this is a show anyone and everyone will want to hear. Leadership is like sales, it’s ultimately about INFLUENCE, and we all must have this ability, as we can not serve a soul without it. Learning about it won’t do it, you have to do it - pen to paper, fingers to keyboards and implement. His course offers this opportunity on a silver platter. Thanks to Grasshopper (grasshopper.com/ziglar to get $20 off your first month), iFit (ifitnourish.com/ZIGLAR for a free 14-serving bag of iFit Nourish mix ), and Your Best Year Ever (get The LifeScore Assessment free - ziglar.com/byescore) for supporting this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A significant discussion for anyone desiring of, or contemplating a different job, career or business. My co host Michelle Prince and I asked this question on Facebook, “Is there a challenging area in your life where you are struggling to understand how you can change things for the better”. The responses were almost all around one issue, choosing and going after jobs, careers or businesses that are more fitting and rewarding. So we just made this the focus. If you are not in a job you love, if you are interested in going after self-employment, this show is power packed. The question came from a short message Zig Ziglar gave us, that I play at the top of the show. Thanks to BookBoundByTheSea.com and Ziglar On Demand for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out top comedian Michael Jr’s daily habits of success. Catch his main interview out in the episode right before this one, #510, where he charged us to “Be the Punchline”. In this short interview, the habit that most stood out to me about Michael, and has stuck with me, is his morning routine that includes hitting his knees before his feet to say thanks and be grateful. I think about it nearly every morning now. That is why we do these habits shows folks, so that ideas such as these from greats like Michael will resonate and stick with us and change our lives. Connect with Michael at MichaelJR.com. Thanks to Grasshopper Virtual Phone Systems (grasshopper.com/ziglar to get $20 off your first month) and Ziglar On Demand (ZiglarShow.com/ZOD to pick up your free audio download.) for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A world class comedian who is not out to get laughs. He is out to “give people the opportunity to laugh” and help set the stage for meaningful, purposeful content of the heart and soul. His personal mission is to “comedically inspire people to walk in purpose”. He is accomplishing this in massive numbers while on stage with The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel, BET, Comedy Central, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday and Tedx Talks. He will shortly be in a movie theater near you in a starring role for the feature film, “Selfie Dad”. Here is a novelty, he is a top ranked comedian who has no need or use for crude and vulgar jokes, imagine that. You will hear in the show how he views all of us, in living our lives, we are preparing and setting the stage. Why? For the punchline of our lives. The deliverable. Without that, it is simply a life of always preparing but never coming to the table with an offering. Nobody in The Ziglar audience desires this. So listen in to this interview and we believe you will be significantly inspired and empowered to do just that - Deliver. Connect with Michael at www.MichaelJR.com. Thanks to Grasshopper Virtual Phone Systems (go to grasshopper.com/ziglar to get $20 off your first month), iFit (go to ifitnourish.com/ZIGLAR for a free 14-serving bag of iFit Nourish mix and a shaker bottle), and Ziglar on Demand (claim a free download of Zig’s classic audio program: Biscuits, Fleas and Pump Handles, which later became his best-selling See You at the Top book, just by visiting (ZiglarShow.com/ZOD) for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We asked this question, “What caused you to finally start? You were going along, maybe had a wish or desire or need, but time went on and you did not act. Then finally, ___X___ happened and you started forward, took a step, leapt. What was the cause? Why did you finally go forward?” Of course we got a slew of great responses that my co-host Michelle Prince and I are about to share with you. Why? To help you in the next thing YOU want to truly get started on, but may feel hamstrung by something. A better explanation however, comes from Zig Ziglar himself, so we lead off with a two minute clip from him that will drive the message home. Thanks to Ziglar on Demand and Book Bound By The Sea for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The original Shark Tank member himself, Kevin Harrington, is back with us. Inventor of the infomercial. His net worth of half a billion dollars he credits to creating relationships with his audience, that was the focus of our main interview in the previous show, #507. Today we find out what the shark does in his personal life. His daily habits. Some points we found out; he’s the same weight at 60 as when he graduated high school, he has a 15-min hotel workout ritual, he believes taking care of his fellow many is most important, he has a 30 year legacy plan for his career that will take him to age 90 and he has fun by attending sporting events. I do not believe there is much Kevin does, ever, that is not fully intentional. Find out what fuels his voracious appetite for progress. Thanks to Texture and Grasshopper for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Harrington literally invented the infomercial, and was one of the original Shark Tank members on the hit ABC show. Kevin has launched over 20 businesses that have grown to over $100 million in sales each, has been involved in more than a dozen public companies, and has launched over 500 products generating more than $5 billion in sales worldwide   The guy knows business folks. In this show you will hear why Kevin credits Zig Ziglar’s book ‘Secrets of Closing the Sale’ as a primary tool that spawned his success. Why businesses need investment and capital now more than they used to, how audiences have shorter attention spans and want authenticity, why he considers us to be in a “gig economy” and an “idea economy”, how instead of employing people, he outsources much more these days and he wants to be known as the guy who helps others build their businesses. Connect with Kevin at kevinharrington.tv. Thanks to Grasshopper Virtual Phone Systems (go to grasshopper.com/ziglar to get $20 off your first month), iFit Nutrition (go to ifitnourish.com/ZIGLAR for a free 14-serving bag of iFit Nourish mix and a shaker Bottle)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ziglar audience grapples with this question we posted on Facebook, “Have you ever had a belief that you could NOT achieve something you desired, that you ultimately overcame and did achieve?” We received some vulnerable testimonials from people regarding work, military endeavors, athletic feats and the biggie, massive weight loss and life change. The topic came from one of Zig Ziglar’s famous presentations called, “flea training”. If you’ve heard it, you need to hear it again. If you have not, then here is a treat! Thanks to WP Engine and Live To Win for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices