Kevin Miller is the host of The Ziglar Show: Inspiring Your True Performance, and clinic and global platform developer for True Life Medicine in Colorado.
He’s the father of nine children, yet still makes exercise a priority, as fitness has always been a big part of his life as a retired professional cyclist.
Excess = Success
If you’re truly passionate about something you’ll find time to fit it into your life, no matter what it is. Busy people simply get things done.
The more tasks we add to our plate, the more efficient we must become to get them all done, therefore we start to develop a daily structure out of necessity. Taking a haphazard approach to life does not work and can make you lazy.
Modelled his parents
Kevin grew up seeing his parents going after their dreams and aspirations and they deeply believed in self-improvement. This is why he grew up listening to Zig Ziglar as a child.
Dan Miller, his father is also the author of a book called 48 Days - The best way to predict your future is to create it.
Little did he know back then he would end up working alongside the great man himself and be the host of his podcast.
Personal development
The problem with personal development is people take in all this knowledge and then do nothing with it. You need to TAKE ACTION on what you learn.
We all have obstacles in our life, both real and the perceived ones, and yes, some people do have viable excuses for not being able to do certain things, such as blindness, however even if we can’t rid ourselves of certain challenges, we can learn how to manage that dysfunction.
Don’t compare yourself to other people
People will often look at others that have attained a certain level of success, like John Lee Dumas, Tim Ferris and Jordan Harbinger and will say it’s fine for them; they don’t have kids, so of course they can be successful…but that’s not how you should think.
You can’t compare yourself to others situations, and whatever your life situation is, there’s someone in the same boat as you who has also made it.
It’s about challenge management
You don’t have to learn how to overcome every challenge in your life; you just need to learn how to manage them.
You need to get help in areas where you’re not strong. Kevin hired an assistant and was amazed how much they helped him out. He’s not a detailed person, but his assistant is.
We’re all different, therefore harness people that are great at the things you’re not, especially if it causes your heartache and gives them joy. It’s a win-win.
It’s about functional medicine, looking at the cause and not just treating the symptoms.
They have a monthly membership and all members receive longer visits and deeper care. When you find the patients’ goals you can inspire true performance and this is how people will make a positive change in their life.
The goal is to create a culture to get people to invest in their own health.
Giving Advice
Free advice holds little to no value, because it’s free. When people pay for your advice they will listen more, and the more they pay, the more they’ll listen.
Bill Gates doesn’t need the money, but he will still charge a fee for his speaking engagements, because he knows people need to have some skin in the game.
It’s all about being valued and valuing your own service.
Monday Morning Business Tip:
What is your motive? What do you really want to achieve? You need to make sure you have enough value on the motive. Kevin is not motivated by money, but he said if you are, then own it. We all want purpose in our work and life.
In his medical practice, when a patient is asked about their goals, it helps if they have an answer on what they’d like to achieve. In 12-months do you want to be an Olympic Athlete or in a nursing home?
Anything worthwhile is going to be hard and you need to be prepared to make decisions. GET CLEAR ON YOUR GOALS & TAKE ACTION. You can change your life by changing what you put in your mind.
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