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Winsight Episode 25: Failure as Feedback

10/14/201409/15/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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Nobody likes to fail. In fact, the more competitive you are, the more you hate to lose. Yet, failure is inevitable in life. It’s not a matter of “if,” but a matter of “when.” Surprisingly successful people experience failure more, not less, but it’s how you “frame” failure that makes all the difference in the world.

What if you chose to look at failure as feedback?

In this episode, we’ll look at the following:

What dreaming and growth have in common
Why callouses that athletes develop relate to you
Why you should be seeking out feedback, regularly
The relationship between success and failure

When have you sought out feedback? How has this episode changed your approach towards failure? Please share your thoughts below!

Winsight Episode 24: Through the Eyes of a Child

10/07/201409/08/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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Recently my daughter turned two years old and we celebrated her birthday for about a week. When she turned one, we had a big party, but I doubt she really knew what was going on. This time though, she loved being the center of attention when people sang Happy Birthday to her; she ate it up. It was such a joy to watch the expression on her face and see how happy she was.

As a parent, there’s a lot I’ve learned from my daughter and wife. Here’s just a few: it’s no longer about you anymore. Routines becomes essential. Patience is necessary for your sanity. But of all the things I’ve learned one stands out to me more than the rest: being present.

In this episode I’ll discuss the following:

What effect the future and the past have on your present
How a short-term memory can be a good thing
How much control you really have
What worrying actually is and how you can control it

What’s been your personal experience with worry? How does it change by looking through the lens of a child’s perspective? Please share your thoughts below!

Winsight Episode 23: Your Legacy

09/30/201409/02/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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In tribute to whom I believe is the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan, episode 23 is about cementing your legacy. Legacy is something we tend not to think about until we get older. Maybe it’s the thought of mortality that gets us thinking more purposefully about how we’re living. WHY doesn’t matter as much as WHAT you’re doing today to shape it.

In this episode, we’ll ask the hard questions to unlock the answers to your legacy, such as:

How do you view failure?

What do you want your personal brand to be?

What do you want to be remembered for?

What are you doing today to take a step closer to your legacy?

Be bold. Act with purpose. Comment below and show you’re serious about shaping your own legacy!

Winsight Episode 22: Dream Chaser

09/23/201408/25/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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You don’t go after your dream. Your dream comes after you. Have you ever thought of your dreams in that order? Most people believe dreams are out in front of you, but what if in order to find your dreams you actually looked backwards?

In this episode, we’ll discuss the following:

How your past is more telling about your dream than anything else

What role frustrations play in your dreams

How big your dream actually needs to be

Why chasing your dream really doesn’t work

After listening to this podcast how much closer does your dream(s) seem to you? What’s one tangible step you can do this week that will help you get closer to making your dream a reality?

National Coach Academy Review of Growing Forward

09/19/201409/18/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

The professional coach behind the Growing Forward coaching service is a former youth pastor. This fact alone should give anyone looking for solid and effective coaching services reasons to be hopeful. Youth pastors help teenagers and young adults resolve personal issues and develop effective new attitudes as well as address attitudes and mindsets that may be holding them back. Best of all, youth pastors are trained to reach people on an emotional level in a ‘real’ and personal way without the often off-putting ‘clinical’ ambiance of professional psychotherapy or other more formal types of counseling.

Besides the training of the person behind Growing Forward, Scott Asai, what makes this particular coaching service interesting is that it focuses on a holistic ‘meaning-based’ approach to personal coaching. We all need a sense of meaning. We all need a sense of purpose. In fact, if we’re all honest, we can all trace our issues to how this deep and fundamental need is, or is not, being met in our lives.

Winsight Episode 21: Recipe for Success

09/16/201408/19/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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If you’ve read business books, online articles or things of that nature you’ve heard inspiring stories of successful business ventures gone right. What you don’t realize is that represents about 1% of what business owners really experience. I mentioned in a prior episode that the fail rate for a first time business is 80%. Those are the statistics that don’t get publicized because it doesn’t “sell” well.

What you should really be taking a closer look at is a successful serial entrepreneur. Someone who has taken his/her formula and plugged it into several businesses over and over again with positive results. The business (or the product) gets the glory, but the recipe for success is actually the process repeated.

In this episode, I’ll share the following examples:

How Terry made the transition from real estate to restaurants seamlessly

What a special recipe and unique selling point have in common

How we think of businesses “backwards”

The role of a system and how it can transform your business

After listening to this episode, what ingredients are in your recipe for success? Has your focus on your dream changed? If so, how?

Winsight Episode 20: Artist vs. Producer

09/12/201408/15/2014 Scott Asai2 Comments

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Ever since I became a business owner, I assumed I had to do everything. I’m the coach, marketing department, sales team, operations director, etc. But recently I’ve been reading a book written by a friend called Dream Year and it made me rethink how I spend my time. Ben Arment, the author, poses the question: Are you the artist or the producer?

In this episode, I’ll share my insights that I’ve learned about:

The difference between an artist and producer
Which one you are suited more towards
The myth about chasing your dreams
What you need as your dream gets bigger

So which one are you: the artist or the producer? Who do you need to surround yourself with to accomplish your dreams? Please share your thoughts below!

Winsight Episode 19: Buffet Strategy

09/09/201408/14/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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Remember the last time you ate a buffet? Your first trip is laced with excitement seeing more things to try than your stomach can handle. You put several different kinds of food on your plate because you want to try the various tastes out. Some of the items you like, but some things you don’t. It’s the second and following visits back to the buffet where you weed out what’s good and what’s not. This experience is relatable to entrepreneurship. If you’re a current business owner or an aspiring one, listen up because the buffet strategy is important to you.

In this episode I will discuss:

Why serial entrepreneurs are better than one-time entrepreneurs
Why the “system” may matter more than the industry
What a buffet and entrepreneurship have in common
The one factor separating you from being a business owner

Are you a current or aspiring entrepreneur? (Who doesn’t want to be their own boss?) What do you know about entrepreneurship? What lessons have you learn through entrepreneurship? Please share your comments below!

Winsight Episode 18: What Growth Tastes Like

09/05/201408/08/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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Growth is necessary in order to succeed. If that’s a fact why doesn’t everyone want to grow? Answer: because it’s hard. Everyone wants to get rich quick, but not do the work to get there. We want to be in shape, but hate going to the gym and eating healthy. We want to have the best friends and relationships, but are quick to point out others’ flaws.

I can sit here and lecture you on how to grow, but that might be boring. Instead, let me focus in on another one of your senses that appeals to you, taste. Let’s face it. Some things will never taste good. Other things over time you build a tolerance for and you can actually trick your mind into thinking it actually isn’t half bad. Well, I’d like to think growth tastes like the second example I gave.

Let me explain the following in today’s episode:

How focusing on the benefits can override the pain involved to get there
The relationship of fear and growth
What a “green drink” has to do with growth
The 3 things you need to focus on in order to grow

So what does growth taste like to you? When have you experienced it before? Please share below because your stories inspire us!

Winsight Episode 17: Ambassador of Kwan

09/02/201408/08/2014 Scott AsaiLeave a comment

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Do you remember the scene in the movie Jerry Maguire where Rod Tidwell (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) refers to Jerry (played by Tom Cruise, his agent), as his ambassador of Kwan? Well, I looked up the definition of Kwan on the internet and found it means: love, respect, community and money. These are all things Rod expected Jerry to provide for him.

The practical application for you and me is we need an ambassador of Kwan in our lives. In this episode, learn about the following concepts:

How you go about finding your own “agent”
The 2 types of networking you need to do
What smart people do and what you should be doing too!
The number of people you need in your network to succeed

So who’s your ambassador of Kwan? If you don’t have one, what qualities do you look for in finding that person? Please share your thoughts below!