Featured on FOX, CBS, ABC & NBC, Betsy Allen-Manning is a nationally recognized leadership speaker, best-selling author and organizational development expert. She has trained leaders of multi-billion dollar corporations such as BMW, Toshiba & the US Dept. of Defense, on how to measure and build a leader’s credibility, respect & effectiveness within any organization.

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Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
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YouCanBookMe – Betsy’s small business resource
Influence –Betsy’s Top Business Book
Betsy’s website
The Mastery Journal – Master Productivity, Discipline and Focus in 100 days!

3 Key Points:

Matching your pacing with others’ will help avoid miscommunication.
Don’t be an interruptor—listen to what others are saying before you jump into the conversation.
Leadership is a responsibility, not just a position.

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[01:07] – Betsy has been married to a serial entrepreneur for 4 years now
[01:15] – Their new puppy, Bella, is now the love of their lives
[01:21] – Betsy is an adventure junkie
[01:45] – She travelled the world for 12 years as a professional singer
[02:12] – Betsy does all kinds of shows
[02:51] – One BIG and Unique Value Bomb: Betsy’s specialty is in helping people develop the ability to read someone else’s communication style. Her value bomb is that there are 4 unspoken communication styles
[03:50] – 50% of the population are slow-paced people
[03:53] – Fast-paced people should learn to slow down from time to time so they don’t lose connection to other people
[04:20] – Betsy shares more about her business coach who was a slow-paced person
[04:55] – “Learn to match a person’s pacing style”
[05:18] – JLD reminds us that having cadence is important
[05:53] – Information needs is one of the 4 unspoken styles
[06:02] – 50% of the population needs general information and the other half want specific information
[06:36] – Betsy shares an example
[07:11] – Entrepreneurs often make the mistake of not understanding/knowing their customers
[07:40] – JLD’s pet peeve is interrupting
[08:26] – “If you’re an interruptor, you’re definitely damaging business relationships”
[08:55] – Be a person of value if you want to connect with other people
[09:07] – What was your goal for The Freedom Journal and how did you crush it? “I had a couple of goals… one was to make 6 to 10 new videos, and the other is to land 3 speaking engagements at the start of 2017”
[10:23] – Betsy has just landed her first TEDTalk!
[10:49] – Betsy’s 3rd goal was to interview people for her upcoming book, and the result of her interviews led to her creating her own leadership podcast
[11:34] – “Start moving into action and create opportunities where they don’t even exists”
[12:12] – How do you define Productivity? “The fastest way to success is to get a TAN – Take Action Now”
[13:09] – “Procrastination is like cancer—it kills any chance of success that you have”
[14:03] – How do you define Discipline? “I like to call it accountability… It’s a choice”
[14:29] – Betsy has found that the best way to hold yourself accountable is by having a routine
[14:50] – She has a weekly success schedule
[15:03] – Her schedule is color-coded
[15:41] – “Win tomorrow, today”
[16:25] – How do you define Focus? “If you don’t own your agenda, someone else will… Focus is knowing who you are and how you’re wired”
[17:10] – Betsy uses disk personality assessments
[17:45] – Betsy mentions SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome)
[18:43] – “Think progress, not perfection”
[19:56] – The Mastery Journal – Master Productivity, Discipline and Focus in 100 days!
[20:23] – The Lightning Round
- What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “I actually made myself valuable as a manager for high level corporations… so I was making great money and I just held on to that”
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Be a 100-percenter”
- What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “I never stop developing myself personally and professionally”
- Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – YouCanBookMe
- If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – Influence – “He (Robert Cialdini) breaks down how the mind works”
[23:13] – Betsy’s upcoming book is called 3 Q Leadership, and it’s going to launch in late 2017
[23:35] – Leadership is not a position – it’s a responsibility
[23:50] – Get Betsy’s FREE Gift: The Win with People Formula at BetsyAllenManning.com/fire

Killer Resources!

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