We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

The NFL season is now over! What are we all going to do? Let's reflect on the NFL season; what have we learned from the players? How can we apply these lessons in real life to help ourselves succeed in our own careers? Interested? Stay tuned! 

[00:01 – 02:17] Opening Segment

• Welcome to the Show!
• I introduce today’s topic
• • Let’s talk about the previous NFL Season! 
  • This NFL season taught us a lot

[02:18 – 06:54] Reflecting on the NFL Season

• How are you adapting in real-time?
• How Do You Adapt in Real-Time?
• Goals and Obstacles Leading to the 3 D’s
• How are you preparing yourself to succeed?
• Always preparing for the big moments

[06:55 – 08:03] Closing Segment 

• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“The best business owners that I've been able to work with can adapt in real-time.” – Bennie Fowler

“You have to account for obstacles.” – Bennie Fowler

“One of the most important things that you can do as a person is to prepare for your greatness.” – Bennie Fowler

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You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

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Where are you at right now in terms of your goals? What are you achieving right now? Where's your organization? Where are your relationships is everything where you want it to be? Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 01:37] Opening Segment

• Welcome to the Show!
• I introduce today’s topic
• • Let’s talk about purpose!

[01:38 – 04:07] The How

• We don’t talk enough about The How
• The Importance of the How
• Why and how clarity brings power
• Everybody wants to live to their fullest potential

[04:08 – 04:40] Closing Segment 

• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“The How is so important.” – Bennie Fowler

“Clarity brings power” – Bennie Fowler

“The How is just as important as the Why.” – Bennie Fowler

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You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

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We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

Today, I am joined by Jeff Lambert.  Jeff is the founder of intelligent software startup, TiiCKER. Leading his own investor relations and public relations agency, Lambert & Co., in 22 years of continual growth, he has a proven track record of taking what was once an idea to a thriving business. Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Michigan State University. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and spending time on the water with his family. 

How do you become the best leader?  There are many ways!  Then swimmer Jeff Lambert shares with us his biggest takeaways from his experience as a student-athlete and how this has impacted the success of his business. Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 04:00] Opening Segment

• Let’s welcome my guest, Jeff Lambert to the Show!
• Jeff shares his life as a student-athlete
• Why student-athletes are some of the best people in business

[04:01 – 20:49] We Not Me

• A flip-turn in Jeff’s leadership style
• • It’s always fun to talk about what works out
  • The importance of self-awareness
• “I am the man/woman.”
• • Finding the right balance on how you act with confidence
  • Confidence, in moderation, is awesome
• How to Bring Out the Best in Your Employees
• • Leadership by example
  • Give them the freedom
• Get leadership coaching and get that coach in your life
• The Best at Becoming Better
• Be Legendary, Leave a Mark 
• We’re all in this together
• Is Jeff ready for the next challenge?
• The Gifts of COVID
• What is TiiCKER

[20:50 – 21:33] Closing Segment 

• Final words
• Connect with my guest in the links below

Tweetable Quotes:

“Former student-athletes are some of the best people in business.” – Jeff Lambert

“There are plenty of opportunities for us to give opportunities for others to lead.” – Jeff Lambert

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Connect with Jeff through LinkedIn, https://www.tiicker.com/, and https://lambert.com/ 

You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

Thanks for tuning in!

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We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

Today, I am joined by Dirk Dykson an expert CEO/executive coach, Gallup certified Strengths™ coach, leadership workshop facilitator, certified Value Builder™, and business coach. After an early career in corporate finance with Fortune 100 companies, Dirk spent a decade in sales, marketing, and organizational performance leadership roles with global and national scope. During his 18-year career with Hewlett-Packard, he led a turnaround of HP’s iconic Calculator business, doubling revenue in just 18 months and building strategic partnerships with China and Brazil Ministries of Education. Dirk specializes in clarifying strategy, building healthy, high-performing teams, identifying processes to enable scale, and developing the next generation of leaders. 

Every leader is as unique as every person is. There are different types of leaders out there with a variety of perspectives on what leadership should be.  Want to know more about that?  Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 03:06] Opening Segment

• Let’s welcome my guest, Dirk Dykson to the Show!
• Dirk shares about his journey in the corporate space
• A revolving door of leadership and wide range of leadership

[03:07 – 23:34] Leadership, Coaching, and Communication

• 20 Bosses in 18 Years
• • Thinking about Leadership
  • The Three Different Types of Bosses
  • How to bring the best out in others
• Who or what is better because of you? 
• • Micromanaging is a hard thing to do!
  • Dirk’s coaching and leadership experience with his son
  • Two lessons you have to learn from Dirk and his son
• Belief and Trust Level in the Corporate World
• • A lack of understanding
  • How to fix the lack of understanding problem
  • The Foundation of a High Performing Team
• Corporate Amercia Should Change These!
• • Step One: Communication
  • Keeping People Engaged
• Awareness is Always Key
• Leaders Go Eat Last
• How to Make Feedback Giving Work
• • Bringing feedback in coaching and organizations

[23:35 – 24:42] Closing Segment 

• Final words
• Connect with my guest in the links below

Tweetable Quotes:

“Leadership is one thing. It's being a master of bringing out the best in others.” – Dirk Dykson

“I think the key was finding that one thing that each person uniquely needed to be successful. And it was often very different than what I needed to be successful.” – Dirk Dykson

“Understanding creates empathy. And I believe that's the foundation of a high performing team.” – Dirk Dykson

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Connect with Dirk through DirkD@Portocol.com or LinkedIn.

You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

Thanks for tuning in!

If you liked today’s episode, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

Today, I am joined by Niall O'Carroll.  Niall is a qualified psychologist, sports psychologist, and business coach, and he's also the Chief of Global Partnerships at PepTalk.  As Chief of Global Partnerships, Niall has helped PepTalk develop a global voice whilst never losing sight of what makes them uniquely Irish.  Work's Broken is a series of conversations with epic leaders that explore the messages of wellbeing as a high-performance tool.  

How do you bring health and wellness into the workplace?  Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 09:54] Opening Segment

• Let’s welcome my guest, Niall O'Carroll to the Show!
• Living the dream in Ireland!
• How Niall found himself pursuing his current career
• • “I've always been fascinated in human behavior.”
• The Leadership Principle
• Niall finds PepTalk and his influence on the company

[09:55 – 28:50] Pep Talk

• Financial Literacy and Supporting Behavior
• Niall shares his Olympic experience
• • A mix of fun and pressure
• How to Influence the Result by Your Performance
• • Take care of what you have control of at the moment
  • The result takes care of itself
• Why You Should Do a Time Audit
• • Take notes
  • Look at the time you have
  • What to do with the time you don’t have
• Have fun, switch your brain off
• Why you should do everything in the morning or not at all
• You always have the time, routine, and schedule
• Check your screen time, it’ll make a difference
• How devices have changed the lives of people
• You have a choice on how technology would control your life

[28:51 – 29:54] Closing Segment 

• Final words
• Connect with my guest in the links below

Resource Mentioned:

• Freedom

Tweetable Quotes:

“Leadership wasn't about the person carrying the title on the team.” – Niall O'Carroll

“If you have a proper high-performance mindset, you will always acknowledge that you can't control how well your opponents perform.” – Niall O'Carroll

“Technology takes over our lives… but we do have a choice.” – Niall O'Carroll

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You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

Thanks for tuning in!

If you liked today’s episode, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

You can't lead others if you're not on track.  Ever wonder how athletes become so successful and disciplined?  The answer is, there’s no single manual!  All athletes follow a playbook especially made for each one of them.  And as a leader, you can also create your own personal playbook that would leverage you in your and your team’s envisioned success.

Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 02:03] We are Back

• Welcome to the Show!
• Let’s create your championship playbook!
• Win the days, weeks, months, and year

[02:02 – 07:57] Your Personal Playbook

• We all operate from a playbook
• What does your playbook look like in business for you? 
• Why leaders can’t be great at everything
• Fundamentals of business versus fundamentals of health
• Develop your personal playbook, it is unique
• • What are your daily routines?
  • Where do you maximize your strengths to compensate for your weaknesses?
  • How are you going to win?
• What is your 2022 vision?
• Clarity is power
• All successful businesses have a playbook
• Playbooks can change over time, trust the process

[07:58 – 09:18] Closing Segment 

• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“You can create your own playbook, your daily success habits to help you win the day.” – Bennie Fowler

“Great leaders are very aware of their own flaws, and they're not afraid to admit them,” – Bennie Fowler

“Having a winning playbook is very important.” – Bennie Fowler

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You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

Thanks for tuning in!

If you liked today’s episode, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

We are back!  And after the long break, we are elated to introduce our new program, MVP Leadership.  Want to know the secret to becoming an MVP leader? Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 01:28] We are Back

• Welcome to the Show!
• We are all leaders, we are building leaders
• What’s new for the Quiet Time Podcast?
• New Program: MVP Leadership

[01:29 – 16:18] Mindset, Vision, Performance

• What is an MVP?
• • Most Valuable Player
  • Most Valuable People
• What’s the mindset you need to have?
• What’s your vision?
• Key Performance Indicators and Performance Goals
• Everybody in this world is a leader
• The Best Leaders in the World

[06:19 – 07:27] Closing Segment 

• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“Mindset, that's the first when it comes to MVP.” – Bennie Fowler

“If you don't have a clear destination, you won't get where you want to go.” – Bennie Fowler

“Everybody in this world is a leader.” – Bennie Fowler

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You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.  

Thanks for tuning in!

If you liked today’s episode, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

Aaron Houghton joins me on the Quiet Time Podcast. Listen in, as he discusses creating a multimillion dollar business, and his struggles with the pressure of owning a successful business at such a young age.

Aaron Houghton is a serial founder. Passionate about solving the entrepreneur mental health crisis. He is the former founder of iContact, and is currently the founder of Founders First System.