Episode 39

Wisdom from the Trenches: Business, Leadership, and Personal Growth with Steve Smith

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Episode Summary

What if I told you that overcoming the fear of failure could motivate your success? Accomplished business coach, Steve Smith, joins me today to discuss the power of resilience, courage, and mental clarity in leadership roles. Drawing from his personal experience of navigating through business bankruptcy, Steve shares how this daunting period transformed his life, career, and perspective on failure. This enlightening conversation with Steve promises to guide you through the labyrinth of men's leadership success and the cultivation of unshakable habits. Tune in; you wouldn't want to miss this.

Key Topics

[2:35] Who is Steve and what he does

[4:44] Pivoting after a company's bankruptcy

[11:29] The importance of listening to yourself

[16:41] Reconnecting with your “why”

[18:38] The culture of not seeking help and putting your best foot forward

[24:42] Warning signs of potential business failure

[31:14] The importance of NOT making your business, everything

[33:39] Implementing boundaries for effective time management

[44:12] Learn to ask good questions and delegate

[47:06] The power of developing your own inner circle

[50:26] Find your calling, not your passion

[58:52] Outro

Quotes We Loved

"...Even though I was making zero money for the next two months, that was probably the most energized time in recent memory, because I was just all of a sudden filled with this feeling of I did it for somebody else, I can do it for me." - Steve Smith
"Where you can, you know, disconnect yourself from what you're doing, go out and participate in something that brings genuine joy, that gives you the greatest amount of recharge that you need, to be able to not only go back with energy, but go back with a fresh perspective." - Steve Smith
"I recommend to everybody, regardless of where you are in your career, what responsibility you have, title whatever, develop your own inner circle, your own board of directors no more than four or five people that you have a lot of respect for, that genuinely want to see you succeed..." - Steve Smith

Guest Bio

Steve Smith, a professional business coach in Orange County, CA. has a mission. This mission is to provide an extraordinary coaching experience that helps business professionals develop a keen sense of clarity, confidence and belief about being able to achieve what is most important to them and their organizations.

Since 2008, Steve has worked with over 700 business professionals from a wide variety of industries and roles to ensure these clients could envision a future of growth, profitability and long lasting success.

His specialties in leadership effectiveness, management practices and marketing strategy make him ideal for professionals who want to become world-class business owners or company executives.