Overview
Hear from Ken Coleman, host of the Ken Coleman Show and the top-rated EntreLeadership Podcast, and author of One Question – Life Changing Answers from Today’s Leading Voices. Ken is an acclaimed interviewer with a show on Sirius XM Radio and a podcast. Ken speaks with your host Travis Chappell about how to build valuable relationships with people, shape your environment, and instantly improve your resume with a quick hack.
Topics Discussed:
- What was it like growing up as Ken Coleman?
- He had a loving environment with a focus on learning, primarily history.
- He looks back on it with appreciation.
- Was there pressure for you to take a certain career path?
- There was no pressure, but a need to discover his call and excel in it.
- The environment does matter, and love and support are important.
- How important is it as an adult to cultivate your own environment?
- It’s extremely important, you need to be in the right place.
- When you’re in the right place you’re at a train station of opportunity.
- Talk us through how you got started with EntreLeadership and how that transformed into everything else.
- He works with Dave Ramsey and has known him for over 12 years.
- Dave hired him to take on the EntreLeadership podcast.
- Ken sits down with thought leaders and has conversations every week.
- Ken is wildly passionate about helping people find out who they’re supposed to pay.
- Passion is the secret to significance and meaning in your work and life.
- How do you balance everything you have going on?
- He loves his work so much that it’s easy to stay sane.
- Who you hang out with is extremely important.
- Is who you know or what you know is more important, and why?
- Who you know is number one, but what you know is number 1a.
- Who you know will get you in, what you know and what you do will keep you there.
- The number one skill to create is learning to master new skills quickly.
- Talk about your resume resource.
- The average hiring manager is spending six seconds to a maximum of 60 seconds scanning your resume.
- What matters the most is whether you have some kind of relationship with an existing person in the company.
- Get the resource at kencoleman.com.
- Bottom line, lead with who you know.
The Random Round:
- What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt?
- College Basketball Coach
- If you could sit on a park bench with someone past or present and talk with them for an hour, who would it be and why?
- Thomas Jefferson
- How much pressure he felt, and questions about the Declaration of Independence.
- How do you like to consume content best?
- Books, podcast, documentaries in that order.
- What’s one of your favorite books?
- Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty by Harvey McKay
- Give us a glimpse of your morning routine?
- Wake up and get coffee
- Lets the dogs out
- Does his quiet time
- Gets the kids ready.
- What’s your go-to pump up song?
- This is Me from The Greatest Showman
- What is something you’re not very good at?
- Details
- Where can we find you online the most?
- KenColeman.com
- Instagram @kencolemanshow, Facebook, and Twitter @kencoleman
3 Key Points:
- No matter your background, you need to make a decision to be successful.
- You need to be in the right place to create success.
- Most jobs are actually gotten through an acquaintance, so capitalize on that.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Environment is the most important part of a person’s development, but it’s not necessary for success.” – Ken Coleman
- “In order to do what I want to do, I need to be around people who are doing it.” – Ken Coleman
- “Everything I need to get started is already around me.” – Ken Coleman
Resources Mentioned:
- Visit Travis’ website at Buildyournetwork.co
- Join the Build Your Network Facebook group BYN.media/fb
- Apply to get coaching from Travis at buildyournetwork.co/coaching
- Check out Ken Coleman’s website KenColeman.com
- Ken Coleman’s book One Question, Life-Changing Answers From Today’s Leading Voices
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