Here is a special treat - chances are you’ve seen the blockbuster show, America’s Got Talent. And if so, you may have seen Mandy Harvey, the incredible singer who is, deaf. Talk about an overcoming, inspiring story! She was in college pursuing a vocal music education degree, then lost her hearing. She left the program to pursue other career options, but later returned to music. There is a great story on what led to that. Fast forward to America’s Got Talent where she reached the finals and was S...
Feb 12, 2018•53 min•Ep. 543
A two-minute clip from Zig Ziglar on the power of good relationships. He states that Relationships more important than anything else for your health, and of course vital for your success in life overall. From the clip, I asked this question on Facebook, “In your experience, what things hurt relationships most? We received over 70 comments, and this is just at my personal page at agentkmiller, not the Ziglar facebook page of 4.5 million. I categorized the responses into 11 headlines and Michelle ...
Feb 09, 2018•40 min•Ep. 542
We go behind the scenes with Skip Prichard after our main interview with him in show 540. We follow the spokes in the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights - Lifting weights makes Skip happy, he could do it all day long. But he also loves to eat, it’s his weakness. He’s a passionate believer in dark chocolate. He and his family all sing together and feel it’s a great stress reliever. Skip reads a book a day, but struggles to get adequate sleep. He likes Jim Rohr’s statement of working harder on ...
Feb 07, 2018•24 min•Ep. 541
Today we talk with Skip Prichard, author of “The Book of Mistakes - 9 Secrets To Creating A Successful Future”. Skip is the former CEO of Ingram Content Group and Harvard Business Review labeled him as a rare social CEO and a “relentless giver.” But check this out...how Skip grew up is incredibly interesting. Both parents attended seminary. Told they could not have children, they were headed to the mission field in a Third World country. Skip's mom became pregnant, eventually having six children...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 540
We are talking about serving others through Sales. If you have a product, service or idea, something that benefits people in any way, then you have a service to offer them, and there should be no sales pressure, only an appropriate desire to understand their need and discern if you really can help them. If you can help them, how do you effectively say so? The clip of Zig’s presentation is two minutes. To know how to serve someone, we need to be able to stand in their shoes and understand the pro...
Feb 02, 2018•52 min•Ep. 539
Today we talk with Mark Timm, Amazon rockstar and Executive Vice President of...Ziglar. We just had an incredible show with Mark and Kevin Harrington of Shark Tank fame on the new Secrets of Closing the Sale Masterclass, hear that in show 537 and get access at zigsecrets.com/enroll. In this show, we talk with Mark Timm on his habits for success. Mark was incredibly candid and openly shared his struggles in the 7 spokes of The Ziglar Wheel of Life, as well as the habits he employs for health. Som...
Jan 31, 2018•36 min•Ep. 538
This is a significant event. Zig Ziglar has influenced over 250 million people worldwide. His two best selling books are See You at the Top and Secrets of Closing the Sale. This second book on sales, in our interview with Seth Godin he says he listened to the recording over 70 times...he wore out the old cassette tapes and had to buy new ones. But the point is, as with all of Zig’s books, it wasn’t just about the topic on the front cover. It was about achieving a great life! In today’s show, I t...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 537
Kevin Miller and Tom Ziglar cover the topic of, what power do we have to make things better in our lives, immediately? We listen to a 2 minute clip from Zig Ziglar where he deftly points out how we all understand there are things we can do, right now, to make our lives worse. But what we don’t often conceptualize near as much is, there are things we can also do, right now, to make our lives so much better. He tells it in a compelling way, of course. From the message we asked this question, “Your...
Jan 26, 2018•37 min•Ep. 536
Normally say we are going “behind the scenes”, but with Jonathan Fields of ‘The Good Life Project’, he was so authentic and personal in our main interview in show 534, it feels like we were behind the scenes with him the whole time. But in this show we walk through Jonathan’s personal life and the healthy habits he consistently walks out to maintain his - Good Life. A preview - He’s not a morning person, he puts big emphasis on meditation, he doesn’t miss his morning coffee, he’s not a fan of in...
Jan 25, 2018•24 min•Ep. 535
Do you want a “good life?” Goofy to ask, but in truth, does that not sum up what we are all working towards or at least hoping and dreaming of? To have a truly good life? One of the top podcasts on planet earth is “The Good Life Project” hosted by Jonathan Fields. Jonathan has truly done something profound. In the pursuit of a good life - in the personal development industry worldwide - amidst everyone globally desiring to make individual progress, Jonathan has brilliantly boiled things down to ...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 534
We are talking about something that is just - vital. Community, and specifically, the power it has for our lives, and the handicap we all have without it. This is actually a special installment in place of our normal Q&A, but we recently had a chance to talk with Howard Partridge about his new book "The Power of Community - How Phenomenal Leaders Inspire Their Teams, WOW Their Customers and Make Bigger Profits.” I just spent time in Nashville, TN with Howard and got a copy right from Howard’...
Jan 19, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 533
In this show we get into the personal life of Dave Ramsey. What are the daily, personal habits of America’s most trusted source on money? Some interesting things you’ll hear, he and his wife Sharon get up at 4:45 every morning together to talk, pray and go go over plans for the day. She then works out at the gym while he uses his home gym and some running trails, he still spends time budgeting! Though it’s admittedly looking at bigger expenses and not the grocery budget. He mentors a group of lo...
Jan 17, 2018•19 min•Ep. 532
Dave Ramsey - America’s voice for financial peace and financial health. Or we can just say, money. That thing that dictates far too much of our lives. How can we lead it instead of it leading us? We took a short time with Dave to get a pulse on the state of his views on finances in today’s culture and economy. What is harming us most, what could help us most? What trends do we need to be aware of? Dave is as candid and authentic as ever and also gives us a look inside the workings of his empire....
Jan 15, 2018•24 min•Ep. 531
We are talking about upping your hope, joy, expectations and from that, your behavior and actions. How? By increasing your gratitude. Nothing has to change other than...your awareness of what is happening right in front of your eyes and giving it the value it deserves. We’re going to listen to a two-minute clip from the legend himself, Zig Ziglar. The message was from a presentation he called the “Oh Gosh! Attitude”. From that clip, I asked people at my agentkmiller Facebook page, where you are ...
Jan 12, 2018•42 min•Ep. 530
Rich Roll is back with us to dig into his personal, daily habits of success following the 7 spokes of the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: For a while, Rich journaled what he did over every 15 minute block to discover where he was wasting time in his life, so he could be more efficient. His morning time starting predawn he feels is his most creative time and sets the stage for the entire day. In his early days as a corporate lawyer he felt like an artist trapped in a lawyer’s body. He beli...
Jan 10, 2018•41 min•Ep. 529
Rich Roll was near 40 and in horrific shape. He had a big awakening and transformed himself into not just a fit and well guy, but an elite, ultra endurance athlete. And from that, a guy who is massively inspiring hundreds of thousands of people. You may know Rich from his top ranked podcast, “The Rich Roll Podcast”. Rich is a world-renown, plant-based ultra-endurance athlete, in-demand public speaker, wellness advocate, bestselling author and inspirational hero to a global audience of wellness s...
Jan 08, 2018•50 min•Ep. 528
Your reality. Is it real? Or is it only as you perceive it and can you alter it - right now? Are you limiting yourself and merely need a paradigm shift to dramatically catapult your life for the better in a short amount of time? This is a continuation of show 524 where we listened to a clip from Zig Ziglar on our true potential. If you missed it, go listen to show 524. Today, coming from the same message from Zig, I asked on my agentkmiller Facebook page, “Do you believe reality is in fact, real...
Jan 05, 2018•41 min•Ep. 527
Let us go behind the scenes with Lee Cockerell, our guest in show 525. Lee spent 10 years as executive vice president of Disney where he was in charge of the entire magical kingdom, many resort properties, and 40,000 employees! He gave us a great message, don’t miss that interview. But today we walk through his habits for success, going over the 7 spokes in the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: He works to maintain the same weight he was in the army at age 20, and he’s 74 today. He has a St...
Jan 03, 2018•27 min•Ep. 526
Imagine running Disney, numerous resorts, and 40,000 employees. Imagine barely making it out of high school, not having a college degree, having a hard upbringing with a mom who married and divorced five times. Being adopted twice. Having the only solid figure in your life being a grandmother who you were taken away from as a child. This is Lee Cockerell. In this candid interview he shares what helped him succeed, even as in his late 60s when his wife almost died, he suffered severe anxiety and ...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 525
Managing, controlling and changing your attitude; one of Zig Ziglar’s favorite and foundational topics! We play a 3.5 minute, classic clip from Zig Ziglar on changing your attitude, and from it I asked on my agentkmiller Facebook, page, “What are your primary tactics for changing your attitude when you get down, negative, angry, sad, fearful, etc.“ We received nearly 50 comments in less than 24 hours. Michelle Prince and I talk through the responses, and they went back and forth from logical to ...
Dec 29, 2017•51 min•Ep. 524
Lewis Howes gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his daily habits for personal success! Make sure you catch our previous show, #522, where Lewis takes us through his book and message, “The Mask of Masculinity”. Today we walk through the 7 spokes of The Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: Lewis is a fan of high-intensity interval training, thinks nutrition is everything, he meditates every morning, he grew up in the Christian religion and today ascribes to the religion of…love. He feels his ow...
Dec 27, 2017•20 min
Lewis Howes is the Best selling author of “the school of greatness” and his podcast of the same name is a top 100 on planet earth. Today we are talking with him about Masculinity. Why? Lewis claims the majority of stress, anxiety, and pressure men feel is due to the masks they wear. Think of it as certain personas we fall or buy into, and get trapped in. Then live from in a limited fashion. I feel the topic may not at first sound like something you’ll be excited to listen to. But the question is...
Dec 25, 2017•57 min•Ep. 522
What is our potential? I think we’d all agree we have more in us. How much more? 5%? 30%? 70%? That answer is not as important as the reality that whatever potential we have, it will not add up to much if we don’t work hard at it. But in our natural skills, talents, and abilities, we find the potential for mastery. In areas we do not have many inherent giftings, it will be hard, if not impossible, to find that mastery. In this show, we listen to a short message from Zig Ziglar on finding your fu...
Dec 22, 2017•47 min•Ep. 521
Round two with Carrie Wilkerson, our esteemed guest in show 519 right before this one. We are walking through the 7 spokes of the Ziglar Wheel of Life with her and getting a behind the scenes glimpse at her personal, daily habits for success. Is she just wonder woman incarnate? Well, as you heard in show 519, she digs wonder woman. But no, she is not. She had no leg up more than you or me, but she had the desire and she did the work and she really, truly wants to help you and me. And it comes fr...
Dec 20, 2017•39 min•Ep. 520
Carrie Wilkerson, back for our second interview (first show was 394 - The labels that bind and free us - downloaded over 52k times). What is the topic of our conversation today? The point? By the fact that you are here listening, we know you are an aspiring person. Carrie exists to take aspiring people to be achieving people. Literally. We all aspire, but do we always do what we aspire to? The actions that will take us from aspiring to actually achieving? Is anyone hearing this ok to always aspi...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 519
Zig talks to us about the big picture purpose of goals, and it’s not to simply complete a task. It is to give us a meaningful life. We listen to a short message from Zig himself, and from it we asked on Facebook, ““Do you have a specific goal you are currently working towards and are you using any specific strategy to make progress?” Michelle Prince and I talk through the great goals people shared and some resources they are using to help achieve them, as well as some of the obstacles they are f...
Dec 15, 2017•35 min•Ep. 518
Here we bring you the successful habits of Michael Hyatt, our guest in the previous show #516 where we talked about making goals actually happen. My favorite line from Michael was about, “truly living the next 12 months, and not merely reliving the same year over again!” Don’t miss that show. But here we go behind the scenes to find out what Michael Hyatt’s daily habits are. One I was intrigued by was “Radical Margin”! You will get much from this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Dec 13, 2017•23 min•Ep. 517
In this episode, we bring you a productivity master, Michael Hyatt. We'll cover his latest book, why your goals aren't working, how to complete your past, and how you can design your future. If you're thinking about setting some New Year's resolutions, and you actually want to see those lived out, this episode offers a ton of insightful information and will help ensure you are creating resolutions that you will stick with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 516
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...
Dec 08, 2017•48 min•Ep. 515
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...
Dec 06, 2017•49 min•Ep. 514
