From “If Only…” to Business Success: Mindset and Techniques for Personal Growth and Professional Wins

For the season finale, hosts Kenny Chapman and Chris Crew sat down in person at Acceleration Days to talk about the mindset needed to go beyond the “If only…” mindset and achieve both business success and personal growth.

Learn about the career-defining moments Kenny and Chris went through, the 3 Ps the Blue Collar Success Group teaches its clients, and what you should consider – and do – to navigate through business challenges and come out successfully on the other side.

You’ll also hear about who you should focus on if you want to gain energy and who to focus on if you want to lose that energy!

• Kenny starts this in-person episode by sharing that the first edition of Acceleration Days took place in August of 2015.
• Chris and Kenny bring up the “If only…” statement – and the deep meaning behind this “dangerous” association of words.
• In the early 2000s, while working as a consultant for Michael Gerber, Kenny learned that being good at your trade and profitability have nothing to do with each other.
• Chris and Kenny talk about the dangers of building a “prison” around yourself as a new business owner.
• To get out of that situation, Kenny believes that utilizing the pain is key.
• Several studies have shown that we do more to get out of pain than we do to gain pleasure.
• Trying to be the best is something you should strive for. But are you able to bring your best version when you’re in pain and are NOT enjoying what you’re doing?
• That's valuable advice Kenny got when he was 27, while hating what he did, and wanting to get out of that situation.
• Chris recommends asking yourself this: “What if the way is actually through the dragon?”
• “The moment that you focus on the business is the moment the business changes” – this is something Chris has heard from several very successful entrepreneurs.
• A key distinction you need to make is understanding the difference between suffering and being in pain.
• Wise words from Kenny: “Wherever you are today, be in it!”
• Wanting the result without going through the process is a mindset Chris has seen in many people.
• Kenny opens up about what led him to return to the home service business space after he had left him to focus on speaking in a different industry.
• Chris shares a story showing you why, even though you are the owner, you may not necessarily need to run the company.
• Back in 2005, Chris went through a defining moment that really made him understand that he was undervaluing himself and that unlocked his potential.
• Never forget this: “Low goals, low results.”
• Kenny and Chris go into what could happen if you don’t want to be average and set a bit of a stretch goal.
• At Blue Collar Success Group they teach the central role of the three Ps – parents, peers, and previous experiences – play in forming your belief systems.
• Chris and Kenny bring successful business owners who are “printing cash but are in pain” into the conversation.
• 97% of lottery winners not only are broke in 5 years but most of them are in further debt and pain than they were before – and some even commit suicide.
• Kenny explains why “What you compare yourself to can be incredibly dangerous.”
• Want to give yourself energy? Compare yourself to your PAST self! Want to rob energy? Compare yourself to your FUTURE self.
• Remember: the only person you can really be is yourself.

Mentioned in This Episode:

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The Blue Collar Success Group

Blue Collar Success Laws: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Problem-Solving, Productivity, & Profit by Kenny Chapman

The Six Dimensions of C.H.A.N.G.E. 2.0: The Proven Plan for Getting What You Want by Kenny Chapman

Michael Gerber

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber

John Moss

Linda Gilmore

Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts

Garrett J. WhitePatrick Kennedy

Jim Carrey

Bob Marley