Aaron Walker is a Businessman and Life Coach who has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them.
This episode is packed full of thoughtful, clear teaching moments by one of the most seasoned leaders in the industry.
Here are a few tidbits from this episode..
He owns and runs his company; View From the Top. As a young man, he started his career working for a pawn shop. It lead to him owning his own chain of pawn shops.
He’s been a close friend and associate of Dave Ramsey; famed radio host and author. He knows the value of mastermind groups and shares his feelings openly.
At 50 years old, and at the encouragement of Dave Ramsey, he was told that after a lifetime of success, 10 businesses and a great family that he needed to become a coach. He bucked the ideas but after attending a Dave Ramsey event, changed his tune and entered the space.
He shares his rules of success so that others can succeed with encourage like this:
1. Be an inch wide and a mile deep.
2. That’s a way to insure success.
3. Motivation is a myth. It an exhaustible resource. A plan is what works.
4. Plan your life 90 days at a time.
5. Seek to have a growth mindset as oppose to a fixed mindset.
6. Fear missing an opportunity more than you fear failure.
7. Isolation is the enemy of excellence.
8. Success and significance go hand in hand.
9. It doesn’t cost anything to affirm people. Looking outward to other people is a blessing them and to you.
10. Avoid the disease of more. Be grateful.
11. There is no such thing as failure.
A few books he discusses:
Greg McKowen, Essentialism.
The Power of Habit: Charles Duhigg
The Big Leap: Gay Hendricks
He offers a great resource to the listeners of Rules of Success at ViewfromtheTop.com/RulesofSuccess
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