http://chrislocurto.com/how-to-attract-customers/ Forbes magazine said positive word of mouth is without question the most powerful factor in buying decisions today. The old number used to be that a satisfied customer will tell four or five people. A dissatisfied customer will tell up to 20. You can change the math on that now because a satisfied customer may tell 1,000 people. A dissatisfied customer might tell 2,000 people, given the advent of social media. So, how do you grow your company? Wh...
Nov 02, 2015•29 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads Today, on the podcast, we are answering a question that came in from one of our listeners. Justin writes, "I have to start with the obvious. Thanks for all that you guys are doing and keep killing it. I know you're always open to suggestions for podcast topics, and yes we are, so I wanted to throw out the idea of doing something high level on communication, and maybe topic in with your top 10 recommended books on communication. I loved your list on the poverty m...
Oct 26, 2015•38 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads/ First off, when I say audience, audience is somebody who is listening. It could be one person sitting across the desk from you, or it could be a theater filled with people. Anybody who you ask for attention from is an audience, and there is often an inherent value in that interaction based on performance. Performance in the way that we're looking at is about authenticity. The greatest performers in the world are the most honest ones, the most authentic ones. Pe...
Oct 19, 2015•57 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads Do you have any bad habits? Do you wonder why so many successful Entrepreneurs are able to create habits that contribute to their success while others can't seem to get them to stick? Well then you are in for a treat on today's podcast. The crazy, incredibly talented Gretchen Rubin in on to talk about that very thing! One of the things with happiness and habits, is to manage your own mind, to really think about the mood that you're in or the way that you're feel...
Oct 13, 2015•47 min
http://chrislocurto.com/lifeplan/ To have a really good LifePlan, you have to be willing to be vulnerable and open up and share things. One of the biggest things in my life plan that I gained freedom, and I'm able to go forward and have a better life and make better decisions. I think other people are going to have other things that they're going to have freedom from, but it is worth it. Gaining perspective on what has caused me to become this way and what influences have been in my life and how...
Oct 05, 2015•34 min
149: 5 Essential Leadership Questions by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, LifePlan, Blogger
Sep 30, 2015•20 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads Today we're talking again about the power to grow. This is something that everybody who's in our coaching program, or our mastermind groups, is doing to grow their business. To grow their leadership. This is so powerful, and we've been doing this with our clients for years. Because it works. Because we keep helping. We've also got a phenomenal download. There's 10 things, 10 things that will help you find a group. This is coming straight out of our groups. The t...
Sep 21, 2015•14 min
https://chrislocurto.com/lifelplan We hear a lot about people saying, "We'd like to hear from more people who have experienced some of our events, LifePlan, StratPlan." We have somebody who has been through both on today's show. Brent Van Haren is joining us today to talk about the impact that LifePlan and StratPlan has had on his family and business. I wanted to talk a lot about LifePlan, but since Brent went through StratPlan as well, I wanted to know what the experience was like for StratPlan...
Sep 15, 2015•28 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads "Oh my gosh, Christmas is actually not that far away." We are now getting close to the fourth quarter. What things do you need to be doing? What areas do you need to be covering? The physical, the career, the financial goals, the family, the spiritual, the intellectual, all of these things that we need to be focusing on to make sure that we don't let this quarter throw us off track. PHYSICAL - Make sure that you actually have a plan on how you're not going to sp...
Sep 07, 2015•24 min
http://chrislocurto.com/downloads/ Today on the show we've got Bruce Van Horn. He has written the book, Worry No More, which is The 4 Steps to Stop Worrying and Start Living. The opening of the book is a dedication to his boys. It reads: "Because you deserve the best of me that I seek to become the fullest expression of who I was created to be. I love you, Dad." POWERFUL! Bruce has had lots and lots of cause to worry in his life. February 17th of 2014, 9:22 in the morning, he put his youngest on...
Aug 28, 2015•41 min
CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE DOWNLOAD http://chrislocurto.com/downloads/ Over this past weekend, I got a little frustrated. I was flipping through the Facebook feed, and there was a video of somebody talking about how poor people are kept poor. I've got to tell you, I was so frustrated listening to this guy, and knowing that there are people out there that are clicking this and telling themselves, "Yeah, this guy is so right! Of course, there is a system in place that keeps me poor. There is a s...
Aug 24, 2015•30 min
Facebook has 1.5 billion people actively on it. There are already 30 million business pages on Facebook. It has the most evenly distributed demographic, which means you're going to find almost as many 50-year olds on Facebook as you are 20-year olds. Social media is networking online. It just takes a little longer to build that rapport and to build that trust and the relationship. So what if your business could get .1% of those people interested in what you are doing? You've increased your reach...
Aug 14, 2015•42 min
Nearly every year 100 Jewish people are included in the Forbes 400 Wealthiest Americans. By demographic proportion, there shouldn’t be more than 8 or 9. How are they consistently wealthier than the rest of the population? Rabbi Lapin shares how on today’s episode of The Chris LoCurto Show!
Aug 10, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Have you ever noticed that highly successful people have a distinct mindset? Do you wonder what they do to stay mentally strong? On today's show, I unpack 18 Habits of Mentally Strong People. The stuff that so many people avoid doing, or have no clue that they should be doing them. There are so many nuggets of wisdom in this podcast that we have created a FREE DOWNLOAD for you containing ALL 18 habits!
Aug 04, 2015•38 min
Stephen Scoggins is joining us on the show today. Stephen is a successful entrepreneur, a speaker, and the author of the book The Journey Principles (10 Simple Principles for a Life Journey That Matters). On the show he shares how he built a multi-million dollar business, and yet his spirit was broken. Money and success didn't bring him happiness. Instead, he had to find out what was holding him back. He talks about being minutes from the business going down the toilet, and then being led to hav...
Jul 28, 2015•33 min
In day-to-day life it's easy to fall into the trap of believing a myth or a lie about yourself. Broken belief systems are can cripple you if you don't watch out. On the show today I wanted to focus on 8 core myths that I see often during our LifePlan events. Now these 8 lies are not the only myths there are! There's a ton more we didn't have time for. But I wanted to dive into these 8 and unpack them for you so maybe you can see if you are believing a myth about your life. Here's a preview of wh...
Jul 21, 2015•34 min
Click here to take our listener survey: https://hc250.infusionsoft.com/app/form/e6e597468488766c22b9d2989f68ef04 How well do you know your customers? Do you know what they want and need from you as a company? On today’s podcast, we are going to talk about how to better know and serve your customer base. What we will cover: How to gain perspective Common mistakes that are made about your customers How to gain great information from your customers Why we want your opinion (Take 90 seconds and fill...
Jul 15, 2015•25 min
Are you thinking about launching a new start up? Maybe you recently launched a new business and are still in the early phases. Todays show will help you ask 7 fundamental questions of your new venture so you can set yourself up for success.
Jul 14, 2015•32 min
Successful people have mentors. Why? Because mentors are one of the best ways to fast track your success and performance. That's the reason I have mentors in every area of my life. If I can learn from the wisdom of someone who's "been there"...I literally can shave years off the learning curve. You've heard me talk about my racing coach and how he coached me to setting a track record. I did mention I set a track record...right? Well, it would have taken a lot longer to reach that goal had he not...
Jul 08, 2015•40 min
Today we're talking about how to define your core values. Now I'm sure for some of you you're thinking of "corporate core values". Well... that's not what we're talking about today. We're talking about your personal core values, your personal culture. Let me start off by defining what court values are. These are the things that you value so much that you filter your life through them. These are things that are so important to you, that are such a high value to you, that you should be filtering y...
Jul 06, 2015•33 min
In November of 2010, Michele Cushatt's world was turned upside down. She was 39 years old, had three boys, and on a Tuesday morning right before Thanksgiving her doctor told her she had a very rare kind of cancer. She said, "The word cancer dropped into my life like a bomb…Everything changed after that point. The only thing I could think to do in that moment was run to my knees...and that’s where I found myself.” Today's interview with Michele is powerful. She is amazing! Here’s a few of the thi...
Jun 29, 2015•49 min
Here's the link for the post: http://chrislocurto.com/10-warning-signs-of-toxic-people/ I see it everyday...great people that are allowing a toxic person to control them, abuse them, and manipulate them. This is serious folks. Reality is that quite a few people listening to the podcast and reading this are either in a toxic relationship or are actually toxic themselves. So while we’re on the subject of toxic people... be aware that you "may" be one of them. Here's a few of the warning signs we c...
Jun 23, 2015•25 min
Today we have a couple of AskChris questions from Brian and Jay. If you have a question you want me to answer on the show go to /askChris. Leadership is often misunderstood. A title doesn't make you a leader and "title-leadership" can destroy a company. Brian called in to tell us about a big leadership win he recently had. He built trust and loyalty...that's huge! That's a leader. You rock Brian! Jay asked a great question about when to expand his business into departments and when to create an ...
Jun 22, 2015•19 min
Have you ever discovered that you're burnt out from work? From life? Well...where is that coming from? Is it because you've been overworked for too long? Maybe you've been overstressed for too long? (Keep in mind this could be work stress, family stress, and relationship stress.) In order to avoid burnout there's a few questions I want you to consider. When was the last time you went on vacation? How often are you telling people "NO"? Do you need to tell some family members or friends or bosses ...
Jun 15, 2015•25 min
Our guest today is Cliff Ravenscraft…The Podcast Answer Man! In 2005 Cliff started podcasting about the TV show Lost and has been on a huge growth trajectory ever since. He shares with us how he turned his passion into a business and how he took the scary leap into entrepreneurism. Here’s what all we cover: How Cliff got into Podcasting How he uses Podcasting to Build Relationships Why he walked away from a $500k insurance agency gig What the TV Show LOST has to do with podcasting How he transit...
May 22, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Part 2 - LifePlan Journey: Before and After by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, LifePlan, Blogger
May 20, 2015•22 min
Self doubt. Fear of failure. Not feeling good enough. Have you experienced any of these in your life? If so…todays interview will challenge and motivate you to step out in faith and move towards health. I interview Trent, a recent LifePlan attendee, about his powerful story of being overwhelmed with self doubt and fear. In fact this is a 2 Part interview, a before and after. I sat down with Trent BEFORE his LifePlan. I knew the change that was about to take place in his life and I wanted to hear...
May 18, 2015•21 min
Do you want to know how businesses win at sales? It's pretty simple...INTEGRITY. Not compromising just to make a buck. Trust me, it will always come back to bite you. I asked Joel to join me on the show to talk a little bit about our sales process and how he focuses on integrity when selling. Here's what Joel and I cover on the show: How to have integrity when selling Joel's philosophy on servant selling What you usually don't find in sales people How to guide the customer through serving Sales ...
May 13, 2015•30 min
Achieve Peak Performance Avoiding the Leadership HALT by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, LifePlan, Blogger
May 11, 2015•25 min
We have special guest, Dr. Josh Axe on the show today. This guy has authored 3 books...with another book in the works. He's been featured on Dr. Oz and has worked with elite Olympic athletes! Get ready for some insane info...a pen and paper would be recommended. Here's a taste of what we talk about: How sugar is more addictive than cocaine. The number one cause of disease. How to get rid of inflammation. Why you should stay away from fruit juice. The ideal amount of sugar you SHOULD get. The bas...
May 07, 2015•35 min
