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Redefining High Performance Podcast Season 2 Episode 35: Four Questions for a Compelling Presentation

  Hello and welcome to the Redefining Hyperformance Podcast. My name is Ty Bennett, and every week I bring you a short, quick episode with something that hopefully is very practical, something that you can use, and over the next couple of minutes, we’re going to dive in. Every once in a while, we will bring some longer form interviews with somebody who I think adds to the conversation around high performance. But today. I want to share with you the 4 questions you need to answer when presenting. I don’t know if you present on a regular basis. That’s

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Hello, and welcome back to the Redefining High Performance Podcast. My name is Ty Bennett. I’m excited to be back with you this week and the share a quick, hopefully powerful stop for you. Actually, today I want to share 3 thoughts. I was recently being interviewed for a podcast, and they asked a question that got me thinking that’s gonna lead to what I want to share today. They asked what’s the best piece of advice I’ve ever received? Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever been asked that question or thought about that. Maybe your parents gave you

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Redefining High Performance Podcast Season 2 Episode 26: The Benefits of Service

Hello, my friends, and welcome back to the Redefining High Performance Podcast. I appreciate you being with me every week as I share short, quick episodes. If you’re new, finding us for the very first time, every week I bring to you a 10-minute or less podcast that just brings out some key ideas, something actionable that you can take and use within your week. The exception to that is about once a month, I bring a long-form interview and this is somebody who is incredible. The guests that I’ve had just bring a unique perspective to the conversation of

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How Is Fear Holding You Back?

  Perfectionism – The fear of not being good enough, so you try to be flawless—and end up stuck. Comparison – Measuring your worth against others to validate your value—fear disguised as self-doubt. Procrastination – Putting things off isn’t laziness—it’s often fear pretending to wait for “the right time.” People-Pleasing – When you fear rejection, you trade authenticity for approval. Imposter Syndrome – Fear tells you you’re not ready, even when you are. Overthinking – Fear’s favorite strategy: keep you stuck in analysis instead of taking action. Avoidance – If you fear discomfort, you avoid the work that leads to

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Change is Inevitable, Adaptability is Essential

  There has never been a point in time where adaptability – the ability to deal with change – has been more essential. The new normal seems to be a never-ending, changing target and so we have to learn to be flexible. But why is change so hard? One word – fear. Change triggers a fear of loss. Giving up what we know, what we enjoy and what is comfortable. What happens in our mind when we face the unknown is we ask, what if? And our mind tends to answer with a worst-case scenario response. Our minds are actually

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The Best Advice Stephen Covey Ever Gave

https://youtu.be/H8wHTBJwRQgWhat Is the best advice you have ever received? Was it a coach telling you, “When you quit, you fail.” Or maybe it was a friend who said, “It’s ok to say no.”Or perhaps it was your Mom who told you to wear clean underwear.  In any case, advice from the right person at the right time can often change our perspective. That is what happened to me the first time I met Dr. Stephen Covey.  The advice he gave me at first seemed specific but I have found it to be more general and has shaped my mindset.  When Stephen Covey found out I was

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If You Don’t Express It, You Can’t Expect It

Last week I was helping my friend Sydne Jacques prepare her speech that she is giving this week. One of the lines in her speech that stuck out to me was, “If you don’t express it, you can’t expect it” I love the way Sydne explained it. She said: “Often in our lives both at home and at work expectations change and we don’t talk about it. We need to learn to talk about expectations because I’m convinced 98% of the time that you are sad, mad or frustrated it’s because you expected somebody to do something but they either

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How To Get Free Popcorn

One of the best strategies I know to win with people is to focus on being interested, not interesting. The problem with being interesting is that it’s all about you. But being interested is all about the other person. It’s where influence comes from. It’s placing other people’s interests first. People who are interested know how valuable it is for relationships and friendships to let the other person talk. They listen more than they talk. They allow others to share ideas and opinions. They make people feel welcome, involved and appreciated. I have taught this idea for more than 10

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Outward Thinking

This is going to seem like a parent brag and maybe it is, but my kids seem to teach me much more than I teach them and I hope this will inspire you too. Last week Lizzy (who is 7) competed in a Ninja Warrior competition. There were five girls who competed in her age group and Lizzy did great and ended up taking 2nd place. 1st Place got $50, 2nd Place got $20 and 3rd Place got $10. When they brought up all five girls, Lizzy and Maisey (who got 1st) realized that the girls in 4th and 5th

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