Stephen Kotler

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Before we get started, I wanted to share two important things with you. First, I want you to implement what you learned today. To do that, you'll have to take a lot of notes, but I also want you to fully concentrate on the interview. So I asked the team to take notes for you. Just text NOTES to 888-526-1299. That's 888-526-1299.

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And you'll receive a link to download the notes from today's episode. Also, if you haven't got your copy of my newest book, Elevate, please go check it out. I'll share with you how I attracted and developed a winning team that helped me build a $200 million company in 22 states. Just go to elevateandwin.com forward slash podcast to get your copy. Now let's go back into the interview.

Welcome back to the Home Service Expert. Today is an amazing day. It's a Sunday. And you guys know Joe Polish and I are great friends and part of the 100K group. He is probably the best networker on the planet. I've never seen anybody even come close. And his great friend, Stephen Collar, here. I got to know Stephen Collar at the last meeting. It was probably like six months ago.

Welcome back to the Home Service Expert. Today is an amazing day. It's a Sunday. And you guys know Joe Polish and I are great friends and part of the 100K group. He is probably the best networker on the planet. I've never seen anybody even come close. And his great friend, Stephen Collar, here. I got to know Stephen Collar at the last meeting. It was probably like six months ago.

Yeah, about a year ago. And Stephen's wrote... I don't like not one, not two, but probably a dozen, 14 books, 14 books. He's the expert of flow. I mean, there's like, he is the world renowned expert. And this idea of flow is what athletes do. It's what doctors do. It's what businessmen do. It's what everybody does when they get in this 500% better results. And we talked a lot.

Yeah, about a year ago. And Stephen's wrote... I don't like not one, not two, but probably a dozen, 14 books, 14 books. He's the expert of flow. I mean, there's like, he is the world renowned expert. And this idea of flow is what athletes do. It's what doctors do. It's what businessmen do. It's what everybody does when they get in this 500% better results. And we talked a lot.

We're going to talk about goal setting. One of the biggest things you talk about a lot is just the neural connections and some of these ideas of these different ways to get in the flow. And now there's the neurotransmitters, the dopamine release, the Burning Man festivals, and just all these different ideas. So we're going to jump into this.

We're going to talk about goal setting. One of the biggest things you talk about a lot is just the neural connections and some of these ideas of these different ways to get in the flow. And now there's the neurotransmitters, the dopamine release, the Burning Man festivals, and just all these different ideas. So we're going to jump into this.

I don't think this is going to be a foo-foo, rah-rah podcast. This is really good about performance and about being your best self. So Joe's here. What's your biggest takeaway? I mean, you've known Kotler for a long time.

I don't think this is going to be a foo-foo, rah-rah podcast. This is really good about performance and about being your best self. So Joe's here. What's your biggest takeaway? I mean, you've known Kotler for a long time.

Yeah, no, moral support. I think, Stephen, I read that you, and I know this about you, you got Lyme disease. You were out for a while, a couple years really, brain fog. And then a friend of yours came by and said, I want to go take you surfing. And you can tell us about that story and tell us a little bit about you and just

Yeah, no, moral support. I think, Stephen, I read that you, and I know this about you, you got Lyme disease. You were out for a while, a couple years really, brain fog. And then a friend of yours came by and said, I want to go take you surfing. And you can tell us about that story and tell us a little bit about you and just

No, it's barely any time. This idea of flow starts with struggle. And I just, I don't know what burnout and maybe I just never experienced burnout, but I've always seen the vision. I think my job is to maintain a vivid vision and help people understand I'm the dumbest guy in the room. I thought I was the dumbest guy. I'm always the dumbest guy. I'm the dumbest guy in this room.

No, it's barely any time. This idea of flow starts with struggle. And I just, I don't know what burnout and maybe I just never experienced burnout, but I've always seen the vision. I think my job is to maintain a vivid vision and help people understand I'm the dumbest guy in the room. I thought I was the dumbest guy. I'm always the dumbest guy. I'm the dumbest guy in this room.

We bring in the best of the best. We let them do their work. But I don't know not how to hit the gas. And I could see that I could burn out people really, really quickly. But I don't even understand what burnout is. So let me define it in the terms you just... So this is...

We bring in the best of the best. We let them do their work. But I don't know not how to hit the gas. And I could see that I could burn out people really, really quickly. But I don't even understand what burnout is. So let me define it in the terms you just... So this is...

Gina Wickman talked about this with me. Do you know Wickman? He just said, hey, I got to the top of the mountain, sold 87.5% of EOS. Super successful. Changed the world the way we think about business. And I was depressed, like nobody's business. I had hit every pinnacle that I've set out to get. And I felt useless. I felt like I gave up my baby. I felt I had all the money in the world.

Gina Wickman talked about this with me. Do you know Wickman? He just said, hey, I got to the top of the mountain, sold 87.5% of EOS. Super successful. Changed the world the way we think about business. And I was depressed, like nobody's business. I had hit every pinnacle that I've set out to get. And I felt useless. I felt like I gave up my baby. I felt I had all the money in the world.