- https://twitter.com/CoachchadcooperWhat Expert Authority World™ is saying about the show:
- Great show!by Gisele_Oliveira from United States
I'm absolutely hooked on this podcast! Huge kudos to Mario for consistently delivering top-notch episodes. Keep up the fantastic work!
- Amazing Guests, Real World Adviceby Demi @ Comcastro.com from United States
Just wanted to say thank you, Mario! Great practical ideas and such enthusiasm. I recommend this show for anyone looking to change their mindset through access to access to some great real world inspiration.
- These podcasts have some great nuggets!!by Jen from Fort Worth from United States
Mario has an A guest list that go out of their way to give you their best tips to be successful in your business endeavor. I’ve learned so much in a short amount of time. Highly recommend!
- Inspiring Real World and Practicalby SheriTraxler from United States
Love the inspiration of “hey if they can do this so can I “ And that there is practical ideas from their expertise too Also love the variety of times
- SUPER PRO production, and better contentby JoshRamsey from South Africa
Hits the nail on the head, and brings practical insight while doing it!
- Enthusiasm and experienceby Cfow110 from United States
Mario is an enthusiastic experienced interviewer. He creates conversations with great content but also leaves room for some whimsy with his imperfect action round questions.
- What an Enjoyable Show!by BretRidgway from United States
Mario Frachini is the consummate pro when it comes to being a podcast host. The time just flew by and the conversation was great!
- Great Show!by erseburse from United States
Always providing great content- keep it up!
- Insightful, inspiring and empowering!!by Anya Bartholomew from United States
This is a gem!! You've got to pay attention to "little" things to appreciation the power of this incredible useful information!! The more you listen, the more you love it! Try and you'll see!!
- Love love loveby Tanyamariedube from Canada
What a great show. I loved listening to your episode with Dave Lorenzo on the 60 Second Sale. As someone who loves sales (but loathed them when I started with cold calls and cold door knocking), I loved what he said about hearing the word “no”. In sales, we are trained to look for the no’s. It makes us really good at it if we can really get into it. What you two were talking about with regard to how our limitations are i’’our minds really resonated with me. I love that because it’s a game changer when you understand that sales is just about helping people solve a massive problem and getting paid for it and then taking imperfect action, get on your feet and have fun. Thanks so much! Love this show.
- Amazing podcast!by maddie@podcastingyou from United States
This podcast is incredibly informative and empowering! Each episode is an insightful deep dive into an entrepreneurial story that highlights tenacity, innovation, and advice to help you level up in your own journey.
- INSIGHTFUL!by Mitko I. from Bulgaria
A ton of value, keep rocking!
- Great show!by Gisele_Oliveira from United States
I love this show. The host is really entertaining and the content is pure gold. This podcast became my top show. Keep up the great work, Mario!
- Insightful and wide rangingby purpletom111 from United Kingdom
This is an excellent podcast for anyone looking to optimise their business. Mario is a fabulous host with brilliant questions and a relaxed, friendly demeanour. I loved Episode 261 about Growth Marketing, really useful - high product quality is the best marketing strategy out there!
- Brilliant insights from the best…by jxywvut from United States
No matter what big business mountain you are trying to summit, the EA podcast has something amazing to inspire and teach you how to start or scale your venture. I love tuning in every day to learn actionable insights from a new expert or industry. So much value to sink your teeth into. Give it a listen!
- Top Notch Quality Content for Authentic Leadersby dropinceo from United States
A meticulous production, a highly professional host with authentic conversation creates an amazing experience for the listener. A must listen for insights and inspiration for the Entreprener or C-Suite Leader.
- Love it!by Mariann!! from United States
It’s definitely worth your time if you are trying to stay informed.
- Actionable and Inspiringby Ben_Cook28 from United States
I appreciate the authenticity, quality of the guests, and insights from this podcast
- Essential content for your entrepreneurial journeyby MCarmen Baldovi from United Kingdom
Mario’s interviews are full of valuable tips from business experts that you shouldn’t miss in your entrepreneurial journey. Listening to this podcast is being a massive help for me and I hope it is for you.
- Wealth of Informationby KPM D. from United States
Great interviews. Always great to have the opportunity to hear from experts in their fields and glean from their years of wisdom. Keep up the good work!
- Packed with actionable content!by mwforrester from United States
Mario has a top-notch podcast with outstanding guests! I’m able to come away with information that I can apply to my own business, to generate growth and increase my ability to provide positive impact. When you spend your time to listen to an episode of EA Effect you can be sure that you will get an amazing return on time investment.
- Powerful!by MichaelUnbroken from United States
This is the show I needed 13 years ago before I ruined my first business. I think being able to have tangible and practical insight from people who are one step ahead of you is everything congrats to Mario for an amazing show! - @MichaelUnbroken
- First Rate Host and Brilliant Guestsby Wade Galt from United States
Mario is an extremely well prepared and professional host that gets the best out of his guests. He interviews fundamentally sound guests to share powerful business strategies and wisdom. Definitely worth your time to listen.
- Great show.by mdaciuk from Canada
Excellent interviews and guests. Liked the show on how to defend your reputation. “Customers, communities and critics.” Good way at looking at stakeholders. Thanks for the great content.
- Great topics - and tips!by Kate | EOFire from United States
Loving Mario’s podcast! Not only does he hit so many great topics, but his episodes are filled with tips and strategies you can actually use right now. For example, I just listened to his episode about Podmatch with Alex SanFilippo, and Mario doesn’t just read off a list of questions and move through the interview robotically - he actually has a conversation, and shares his own experiences with the power of guest podcasting and why others should be doing this to grow their own audience. Thank you, Mario! Keep up the heat!
- So glad I found this podcast!by Nate804 from United States
I’m so excited to continue jumping into episodes of this podcast. So much knowledge from so many successful business men & women. Adding this to my weekly workflow for sure!
- So much informationby abal31 from United States
Such a great show. So much information and helps with many areas of our business.
- 0285: Sales Driven Agency: Helping Founders Become Predictable, Sustainable and Scalableby Mary2577 from Philippines
Thank you so much and keep on doing more great show.
- Easily One of My Favoritesby ScottDGray from United States
I recently discovered Expert Authority Effect. It’s quickly worked it’s way onto my list of must listen podcasts. The episodes are less than an hour and packed with great information from top-level entrepreneurs.
- Priceless Content!by megan@podcastingyou from United States
Mario does such a good job covering a variety of topics. His guests offer awesome advice as well. I would recommend this show to anyone looking to learn more about entrepreneurship!
- Very helpfulby Luke and Susie from Australia
As a business owner I love being challenged to see things a different way and be reminded of how to do thing better. This podcast has been so helpful to do that.
- Great Showby emj-js from United States
Mario does an excellent job being fun an entertaining while asking insightful questions to draw out the experise of his guests. Thoughtful, helpful conversations to make work and life better. Thanks!
- Smart Ways to Giftby Michelle Kaplan from United States
I learned some key things during Mario's interview with Chelsea Martin on gifting. What stands out is how impactful direct mail really is and how important a customized presentation of your products not only creates happy customers, but also a great referral source. Thank you!
- Heart Centered Successby Macnjacs from United States
Your interview with Brandon Fong was great. I appreciated the fact you started with the 3 steps, it was so valuable it really made me want to hear more. Thanks!
- Love this show!by Gisele_Oliveira from United States
This is so far my favorite podcast. It’s been my weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. Keep up the great work, Mario !
- So much value!by Loose Seeds from United States
The conversation with James, Sana and John Lee Dumas was awesome. Unique questions were asked by the hosts and JLD responded with gems that I stick right into my pocket. Thanks for this valuable info on how to up my podcasting game guys!
- Always Enjoy Mario's Interviews!by HarloB from United States
I really enjoy Mario and his shows. The Stress and Anger in the Workplace episode was great because it cut to the chase of all the issues around this topic. Great interview!
- Great Podcastby 11Dreamer11 from United States
Really interesting interviews that are really well done! Great listen and great for inspiration.
- Innovativeby Michelle Kaplan from United States
I love Mario's energy! It captures my attention throughout his podcasts. Listenng to him and his guests, their ideas, actions, and accomplishments makes me brainstorm what's next for my business. Relevant and fresh!
- Inspiriation 7 Days A Week!by ST Rappaport | LifePix from United States
Mario doesn't miss a day. No matter what is going on, there's an episode relase. Mario is on a mission and nothing is going to stop him. He's a real model to be doing these interviews!
- An Expert on Experts!by Powerful Eric from United States
Love this show! Mario's show is a asset to podcasting. Thanks for helping others Mario!
- Now I knowby Margo Lovett from United States
Mario, I see how active and generous you are in Podcast Paradise. Today, I listened to a few of your shows - episodes 1 & 59. Episode 1 brought me into the moment of prayer. You produced a show according to the Spirit. Now I know why you are so generous, able to operate from your seat of genius. Margo Lovett
- Keeping the Booksby E-World from United States
Great interview with Judith keeping Net Profits as key thing to look at. Interesting point she made some owners make 30 millions but not enough Net to take a paycheck.
- Excellent podcastby Atomickitten99 from United States
I’m enjoying the guest interviews. They are packed full of great nuggets! Thank you.
- Unique - Engaging - Boldby Paul D Johnson from United States
As host of interveiw based The God Zone Show podcast I fournd Mario's show uniquely valuable in providing inpriation and engouragment for my work.
- Fun, insightful, and quality productionby koltrass from United States
Mario brings in top-notch guests for engaging conversations on a variety of topics. Moreover, his attention to technical (e.g. audio, editing) quality is obvious and makes a difference. Listen to be entertained and enlightened!
- Inspiring interviews to take the next step!by BillableWithBaby from United States
Inspiring interviews with interesting entrepreneurs inform and motivate you to take things to the next level. Always good things to learn and implement. Thank you Mario!
- Pure value, I love itby Jdoggg222 from United States
Mario has a way of asking the questions I am wondering as the guest is speaking. He seems to intentionally ask the questions that most benefit you as a listener. Great podcast!
- Loved the Craig Handley Episodeby MHillfan from United States
Mario’s energy is infectious and Craig Handley is a character and some. But really every episode brings out the uniqueness of each guest. This pod has become one of my must listens›
- Inspiring. Informative.by SunDevil from United States
Mario is incredibly inspiring and does something few other podcast hosts can manage to do… allow his guests to actuall talk at length and answer his questions. He offers great information and I really appreciate that he is invested in what his guests have to offer as well. Other podcasts come across as an ego stroke for the host, but this podcast is truly here to help guests share their stories as well to the benefit of the listener. Worth subscribing.
- Game changerby TimLawson21 from United States
This podcast is informative and inspiring. I love it!
- If you are a wanna be entrepreneur look no further!by Elisa Di Napoli from United Kingdom
Great podcast full of interesting insights. The host is engaging and thoughtful and I can say I have enjoyed listening to each episode!
- Amazing Interviews not to miss!!!by Jbower1282 from United States
Consistantly uniques interviews or amazing people really making it happen.
- Mario is a great host with great questions!by alexdesigns from United States
Take a few minutes out of your day to listen to Mario. He is a super smart guy and I love the questions he asks his guests.
- A great podcast for dreamers and do-ers!by Chiquita2727 from United States
Lots of great information and inspiration for anyone who wants to turn dreams into reality. Mario brings a lot of spot-on information to this podcast.
- Great Showby Palminchen from London from United Kingdom
Love the broad selection of topics for inner
- Amazing inspirational storiesby colas_18 from United Kingdom
This podcast is so good. The stories from the people sharing their stories about their struggles in life and how they overcame these struggles is just inspirational and helped me push harder when things get tough. Keep up the good work with these amazing interviews Mario.
- Fantasticby sttoggyigctdrvy from United States
Mario goes above & beyond on his show. Lots of great information for his listeners!
- Top Learningby BLNT PPTT from Hungary
Love hearing these great interviews with a great host. Keep up the good work!
- Mario inspires!by Fatherof10yrold from United States
These interviews are fantastic. Mario inspires with great questions that draw out great answers from his guests!
- Expert authority!by Tara Williams Phone from United States
Mario shares some amazing people on this podcast and they have some gold to share!
- Great show!by Karen @ Interview Valet from United States
Mario is an awesome podcast host! I love the FB Live interviews and the opportunity for listeners to engage in real time. The audio and video quality is spot on every time. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss anything! You won't be sorry.
- A Podcasters Inspiration!by JamieKullman from United States
Mario has so much insight and delivers such incredible value through his show. I just started listening, but I've already learned so much from him and his wonderful interviews. Keep up the awesome work!!
- Quality professionalismby VirtForce from United States
I can’t say enough about how pristine and professional Mario is in his interviews. He truly wants his guests to have the best experience and recording possible. And not to mention he is fun and knows how to put people at ease in front of the camera.
- How to conquer your limiting beliefsby Dave4syth from United States
Listen to episode 103 an dlearn how to overcome your limiting beliefs. Great advice.
- I can’t believe how much I learned in just one episodeby AwesomeMontana from United States
Mario is knowledgeable, curious and able to bring great guests that deliver value that every business needs to understand! Outstanding podcast!
- Great content!by Cory Lee Leadership from United States
Mario does a great job of providing relevant information and bringing on guests to share their expertise in a variety of fields. Highly recommend his podcast!
- Fascinating interviewsby Bill Ringle from United States
Mario brings on accomplished guests and draws out their expertise and stories in a way that leaves me on the edge of my seat. Keep up the great work, Mario!
- Love It!by Laura Moreno Cabanillas from India
Loving this podcasts, an entrepreneur I really appreciate the energy and passion being shared to help us grow our business. Keep up the great work.
- Boost my Amazon sales!by SurvivalDad from United States
I tap Amazon as one of my sales channels and your interview with John Ghiorso was an eye-opener. Ignore at your own peril!
- Great Podcast for Leadersby grice79 from United States
So much great advice from great people. I especially liked the recent episode on upping your presentation game. Very helpful!!
- Interesting and USEFULby Banking On Music from United States
I love being able to use the info provided by your interviewers to make my career more successful!
- Love It!by LauraMore from United States
I loved the Memorial Day episode, Mario! Thanks so much for creating this awesome podcast!
- Memorial Dayby Dave4syth from United States
I really enjoyed the Memorial Day episode. It was a sincere and heart felt tribute to our veterans.
- Flawless interview styleby GninraeL14 from United States
Mario makes everyone appear even more interesting to me. Great format and style!
- Come here for valueby Joshua User 202! from Canada
Really appreciated this podcast for the raw, genuine interviews. Love it!
- Crisp and interesting interviewsby Joel Goobich from United States
As someone who created one of the first podcasts dedicated to video marketing, I was very impressed by your recent episode about using video. Your interview style is crisp and interesting
- If you are in business, this podcast needs to be on your playlist.by Macstephen1 from United States
Mario has a great conversational style that helps his guests shine. This show is a must if you have an entrepreneurial spirit. It provides thought provoking content that will help any businessperson in their quest for success.
- New Subscriber here and on your YouTube Channelby Angela Brown Oberer from United States
Wow Mario you have a real knack for interviewing. You ask great questions and have a fun way of keeping the conversations lively and interesting. After listening to your episode with Owen Video I subscribed to your podcast and then I hunted you down on YouTube. High Five and great job!
- Very Professional & Engaging Show!by Mitche Graf from United States
Mario is extremely engaging and can hold your attention, and is a great interviewer! He has some great guests that really get into the details of running a successful business. Keep up the great work Mario!
- Great Contentby Pilar S. from United States
Excellent! LOTS of advice from experts. The most recent episode talks about speaking–a must-listen for anyone who presents or is thinking about presenting.
- Great content!by @Mentally_Strong from United States
I really enjoy your podcast each time I listen. The content helps any entreprenur level up with they do. Keep it up and thanks for each episode.
- Professional and Informativeby Bruce at Mindfulness Mode from Canada
Mario Fachini is an excellent interviewer and has terrific guests on the show. I highly recommend this podcast.
- Great Podcastby Amber Fuhriman from United States
I love the topic of this podcast. The episode with Tod Lindsay is super super helpful!!
- Great find!by Reed Stiles from United States
Great message and content. Stumbled upon this due to the cool logo, stayed for the content.
- Great show and great host!by Laurapowers44 from United States
Love what Mario offers! So glad he is doing his show and providing all this helpful info! Keep them coming!
- Walks the walkby Me15463 from United States
Mario encapsulates everything he talks about on the show. Be sure to tune in to this!
- Honest and authenticby Deano3622 from United Kingdom
Wow, just come across this podcast. Mario is such an awesome guy. He comes across so honest and genuine. Loved the content. I honestly don’t know where you find the time?! Keep it up Mario, love how honest and real you are!
- Walks the walkby Me15463 from United States
Mario encapsulates everything he talks about on the show. Be sure to tune in to the this!
- Great and insightful!by Karty12345 from Australia
I really enjoyed this podcast, so much relevant content. Thank you!
- So much Value..!by Alex Dali Rizo from United States
Great content, I really recommend this to any Entrepreneur looking to excel in their path, Mario brings topic experts to teach and inspire your day
- Inspirational Intentional Informationby 10Kforte from United States
This podcast shares the stories from people that are doing whatever it takes to rise up and help others along the way. “What Are You Made Of” is one of the many messages shared on the podcast. There are so many takeaways that are applicable to anyone. I really enjoyed listening.
- Wow!by Tyscoaching from Australia
Just listened to the 'rescue site AED Program' episode! If you love epic stories and inspirational people, this is the podcast for you!
- Motivation on Tapby AnthonyPGarcia from United States
Mario brings on some of the most impactful entrepreneurs to hear from. He dives into the key performance factors of their business. He extracts information very well and keeps the show flowing very smoothly. Definitely a show to subscribe to!
- Starting a Movementby JustMe2say from United States
There are many areas of business and entrepreneurs have an opporunity to gain some insight with this podcast. Excellent interviews!
- Great Podcast For Entrepreneurs!by The Big Game Hunter from United States
Full of knowledgeable guests and useful information that will help you accomplish your goals in business and in life!
- Mario Truly Care About His Guestsby Podcast Junkies from United States
Having met Mario and spent time with him at Podfest I can truly say that he is passionate about his show. He’s genuine and that clearly comes through in his own story and what he brings to every interview.
- Put your thinking cap on!by Sergeson from United States
This is probably one of the most information dense podcasts I’ve listened to in many moons. Each episode could easily be expanded out into 2 or 3 hours. Mario does a great job of asking the right questions to get his guests to reveal great tips, tricks and advice. Sure a lot of information can be applied to an entrepreneur but I found a lot of advice applicable to my personal life. This podcast is definitely worth my time to listen to and I’m looking forward to more episodes to come. Great job!
- Relavant for anyone!by HarloB from United States
I really enjoy Mario and his shows. The Stress and Anger in the Workplace episode was great because it cut to the chase of all the issues around this topic. Great interview!
- Mario nails it!by Mickiezada from United States
I've listened to Mario for a long time...his podcast is well produced, his guests are influencers and authentic authority, and chock full of insights and inspiration for entrepreneurs. Love it!
- Mario is the real dealby jamesnewcomb.io from United States
I’ve known Mario personally and professionally for over a year now. He is genuinely interested in helping people succeed, and consistently over delivers in his interactions and valuable advice with fellow entrepreneurs, podcasters, what have you. In this era of showmen who “give value” only if they think they’ll get something in return, Mario stands out as a man among men. Listen to his show and learn what true leadership and value in the marketplace mean.
- Listening On My Entrepreneurial Journeyby FromLisa2 from United States
I was surprised when I stumbled over the servant leadership that shows up in these episodes. It's collaborative. It's focused on relationships with clients versus transactions. I especially enjoyed the episode on getting clients without "selling" because it's more about genuine relationship building.
- A Giftby Lisa Vogt from United States
Mario uses all his talents, gifts and abilities to produce this life affirming show. It's incredible that we are able to grow our abilities and develop our talents and gifts just through subscribing and listening. Thank you Mario!
- This show is ON FIRE!by tibor.mindsethorizon from United States
Love your show Mario! Your niche is close to mine but I focus more on mindset and manifestation in a business setting. I tuned into episode #103 with Karen Brown which is dope! Keep up the great work!
- Entrepreneur Must Listenby HWoodwriter from United States
If you’re an entrepreneur this is a must listen show. So many inside tips and thought processes behind moving your business forward. Mario does a great job with the guests by asking the right questions at the right time. He and his guests give the information you need to grow your business and leadership skills.
- What a show!!by CWLuecke from United States
Man, do I love interviews with world-changers! Mario does an excellent job gathering the cream of the crop for his show and giving insightful interviews. Check it out!
- Loved it!by Seodrigo from United States
This interview was very enjoyable. Mario brought on a wise guest by the name of Michael Lauria. I loved the interview and Michael's perspective on the topic. He had wonderful insights and around min 31, he hit something very profound. Excited to share what I learned today with others. Way to go!
- Great listenby trinity3712 from United States
Good listen. Great range of guests and topics. Something here is you keep listening will help you in many areas of life and leadership b
- Great Knowledge!by Jon Vroman FRD from United States
Great show Mario! So much valuable information in one episode!
- Excellent show, very imformative!by Shaolin Soprano from United States
Mario loving the podcast bro, great content, immense value. Enjoying these interviews!!!
- Helpful Information!by The Medicare Nation from United States
Love the valuable information on these episodes! Lots of tips & tricks for every Entrepreneur to use. Kudos Mario! Diane Daniels Host of Medicare Nation
- Love Mario’s Attitudeby marisaimon from United States
Mario’s heart shines through his interviews, making these fun and positive, and the people he brings on offer such a wealth of knowledge.
- Lots of Great Info!by DarlajPowell from United States
Mario provides lots of great info and advice in this 7 day a week show.
- Great Content!by LanceJohnson_ from United States
Mario does a great job of share valuable information that every entrepreneur could use and apply to their journey. Great work! 🙂
- Important information!by Allmenow from United States
Very engaging information. Mario draws out experiences and knowledge from his guests. Loved the show!
- Difference-Makerby Unlimited Beliefs from United States
Mario is a master at bringing out, shining a light on, and internalizing the difference-making mindset. His knowledge and experience and mission enable him to synthesize information into diamonds for all of us! What you want is accessible by taking in this show!
- Excellent Informationby Stallion golf from United States
Great advice and information with a wonderful blend of topics! Loved the episode with the british healthcare professional and the ideas shared on how to make the industry better.
- Motivating and valuable informationby Calvin Javier from United States
Great insight on mindset from business leaders and entrepreneurs making things happen. Definitely worth your attention. Will be listening and learning more!
- Good informationby FIRE NATION! from United States
Engaging interview with a british health pro, I was surprised to hear the similarties and the application she has for making healthcare better
- Greatnessby MiaSportFanatic from United States
Have had the chance to listen to one show so far but man, we should be paying for this information. Lots of greatness. Thanks for the heart to serve.
- Listen to the experts - and thrive!by The Marketing Book Podcast from United States
There's a lot of advice out there these days but, sadly, a lot (and I mean a LOT) of is from people with little to no expertise. That's not the case with this gem of a show. Listen to what the experts say and profit from the experience!
- Show is amazing!by JohnnySwim32 from United States
I love learning about mindset and how to master my thoughts. This show provide the tools!
- Great show!by Jefferson_79 from United States
Great information for all businesses.
- Good value!by Audrey purplele from United States
Great information that applies to any business! I really felt he provided value for my time.
- Interesting Topicby Eric Oler from United States
Interesting topic. Great interviews. Keep up the hard work!
- Helpful Advice from Expertsby ichuck2 from United States
Mario talks to experts in a wide range of subject matters and asks good questions to pull out helpful advice.
- What a great show!by Christopher List from United States
Mario really brings out the best in his guests. The police dog trainer had such a great story. Can’t wait to hear more!
- Great!!!by tommye w-c from United States
Great podcast, awesome guests, incredible host!!!
- Fun & informativeby Saoirse Sky from United States
Some people want something fun, others want something informative. This podcast gives you both!
- Great show!by CJThomas6 from United States
Very inspirational show! Appreciate the advice and thoughts shared by the host and his guests!
- Great podcastby Rosie81200 from United States
Great podcast! Love hearing about the guests’ journeys and what they learned from them.
- Never Stop Learning!by Terri in Fairhope from United States
Tune in to this great podcast and host! You're probably really good at what you do (top of your game...an Expert Authority), but there is always more to learn...streamline processes and gain more freedom in your life. It's not always about the bottom line. This one is worth a listen!
- Amazing!by KatieBrooksIV from United States
If you're looking for inspiration, tune in to listen to Mario and his top notch guests. I find that I am always much more motivated after listening to an episode of Expert Authority Effect!
- Wonderful show!by @IV-Heather Tieben from United States
Mario is a great host & puts on a wonderful show. The quality of his interview guests and entire production is impeccable, I couldn't recommend Expert Authority Effect more!
- You Will Not Be Disappointed!by Composer 1853 from United States
Mario does such a great job of engaging his guests from several different disciplines.
- The hardest working man in Podcastingby EOFire.com from United States
Mario brings the HEAT with real energy and FIRE...don't miss the meteoric rise of this show! ~ John Lee Dumas
- Great interviews and guests!by Mel Good Karma from United States
Thanks for hosting such great interview guests. Look forward to hearing more and kudos on so many a week and also videos!
- Fantasticby Jason A. Duprat from United States
Awesome podcast, going to be adding this one to my list. Interesting topics with great interviews, good sound quality.
- Enjoying!by Slordan from United Kingdom
Enjoy listening to Mario and how he opens up the conversations to ensure it’s as relevant to us as listeners!
- Nice variety and interesting topicsby emjgreen from United States
Love the variety of topics presented here on this show. Looking forward to listening to more of Mario's show.
- Super Marioby jamesnewcomb.io from United States
Mario is the real deal and BRINGS IT to his own podcast and everywhere he interacts in the world. If honesty and vulnerability bother you, please move on to the next podcast.
- Great Content! Great Interviews!by No BS Mompreneur from United States
Wow! Really enjoy listening to all these fabulous expert authorities!! Lots of valuable take aways that I can implement into my life. I will continue to listen and share with others!! A+++
- A great addition to build authority and create an impactby Cloris Kylie from United States
A great addition to build authority and create an impact. Also, a different twist on the topic. Engaging. 5 stars!
- Filled with motivation and ideasby Thomas O'Grady, PhD from United States
Mario does a great job interviewing and pulling the stories behind people's stories or success. Good pleasant listen. If you are in a journey of your own, these episodes will give some things to bring into your on life.
- spartancvby spartancv from United States
Great job following your passion, your purpose and creating this podcast to help serve others! Keep up the excellent work.
- This podcast is the bombby Posturedoc from United States
Mario always crushed it, and this podcast is another example of his amazing insights and knowledge!! Great work.
- Wow - love the video show.by Thehighenergygirl from United States
Thank you for the encouragement and tips on how to succeed on video and the repurposing idea.
- Motivating and Inspiring!by KatyJoyWells from United States
Mario brings such enthusiasm to his shows and his content is fantastic. I’m always learning new things to implement or new ways to grow, thanks Mario!
- What a great show!by Gene_HPLN from United States
Awesome podcast! Mario brings great topic, great guests, and it is very easy to listen to. I definitely recommend for anybody interested in business success!
- It's greatby Ian Ryan from United States
Just had a chance to check out your most recent episode appreciate the great insight! Great delivery from the host & can’t wait to dig into future content.
- Love it!by Brendan @ Entrepreneurs&Coffee from United States
I love that this interview podcast doesn't feature the same old folks that everybody has on their show. Keep it up, Mario!
- Amazing!!!!by Lindsey Russo from United States
This show is so impactful! Hearing from the experts and how they take authority in their space is so amazing. Looking forward to more episodes!
- Learned what I didin't even know I neededby Camilla-Jean from United States
Great info. I love the Q episode because I get just quic interst snippets that may get me thinking about where my business might go.
- Fabulous Interviews!by Life&RelationshipCoach from United States
Mario does a fantastic job interviewing really interesting and successful business people who explain how they got to where they are - tips you won't want to miss when your trying to grow your business! Keep up the great work Mario! Coach Riana Milne
- A+ Showby Gisele_Oliveira from United States
I love this show. It's so entertaining and I learn a lot from the interviews. I highly recommend this show if you want to level up his game as an authority.
- Inspiration, transformation, success stories!by Chabo101 from United States
The title of this review should just be enough but it is just more than that. Its life lessons, its listening to personal struggles and how they over came those struggles. Love to hear from people that change the world through their struggle and the lessons that i learn from them are just more than amazing. I love this.
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If you're looking for an interviewer who's going to take you to investigative places to help you be your best you, through your professional life, you'll love listening to Mario!
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- It doesn’t matter how much money you have, we all get the same amount of time.
- Often we’re the ones that are putting that limitation and that expectation on ourselves.
- What’s actually disrespectful? Is that when your physical somewhere but you’re mentally not.
- If you really want it to stick, go teach it to somebody else.
- Don’t sell. Serve.
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[0:51] We thank our sponsor, Business Book Checklist
[1:47] How Chad started
- Chad made the decision to leave the corporate world
- Chad wanted to be an active influence in his son’s life
- Chad wanted to replicate his success
[3:48] Behavior in terms of time
- Understand how to make time work for you
- Don’t have multiple phone systems
- Multiple communication channels are interrupters
- Social media is preventing us from living in the present moment
- Manage your life rather than it dictating terms to you
[6:26] Who are you being in whatever you’re doing
- Are you a lark or a night owl?
- How are you structuring and setting up your day?
- Is your calendar filled with have to’s or get to experiences?
[8:39] What your calendar should look like
- It should be filled with get to experiences
- Use language that inspires you, connects you with your purpose, fills you with emotions you want to experience
- Direct you to what to focus on
[11:43] Seven days calendar
- Does your calendar drain your batteries or recharge them?
- Is there a sense of mission and adventure?
- Are you free in your engagement towards it or do you feel imprisoned by it?
[14:03] Set 168 hours week in-week out
- What do I want the next 168 hours to look like?
- At the beginning of each day, did anything come in from yesterday or previous to tell me I need to make adjustments today?
- At the end of the day, did anything happened during the day that I need to make adjustments for the remainder of those 168 hours?
- How many calendars do you have?
[18:54] Give the respect and presence
- Schedule meetings
- Train friends to respect your time
- Be 100% focused on people
[23:08] Strategic pit stop
- Plato’s principle, 80/20
- Structure your day
- Have that padding
- Measure and know when to take a pit stop so it’s effective
- Look if you’re getting the outcome or not
[25:47] “When we measure accurately and with the right tools, then we can actually get to the result that we want.”
[27:56] Create the opportunity for better, not best
[30:49] The greatest threat to society is the inability to manage ourselves
[32:49] Where to start
- Start with a guide
- You need a foundation
- Discover your purpose
[35:41] How to create a solid foundation
- Discovering your purpose
- Using and empowering the language that is connected to your core values
- Being able to understand how do to set it up
- Look at tools in the technology
[40:26] “I get great pleasure in seeing not just motivation or inspiration, but lasting transformation.”
[42:39] Benefits of a book
- Chad can give the resources to anybody
- A book is great for credibility
- Great for being able to serve all kinds of different levels of people in the world
[44:21] “If you know the strength of your purpose, then you will persevere.”
[46:52] Time out to thank sponsor, Business Book Checklist
[47:22] Imperfect Action Round
- So the fastest path to the cash is know your purpose
- Failure is often what is experienced for some of the most successful people
- Are they using force or power to actually accomplish their goals?
- Determine whether your customers are a customer or client
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Episode Transcript
Intro [0:00]
EA Interviews Episode 93. Inspiration, transformation, success stories, and the Imperfect Action Round seven days a week. Join Mario Fachini for today’s Expert Authority Effect Interview.
Mario Fachini [0:14]
Have you ever wanted more hours in the day? Have you ever thought, “Man, if I could just have some extra time?” Is there more you want out of life that you want to accomplish but you think that time is the problem? I felt that way. And that’s why I’m excited to have Chad Cooper on today’s episode. He has worked with Olympians, professional athletes. He’s a syndicated radio host, best selling author and speaker. And we have him here today to talk about time and how you can leverage it to grow your business, increase your profits, make more impact with people’s lives, and have a lot more fun doing it. We’re going to bring him up right after we thank our sponsor.
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Mario Fachini [1:08]
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chad Cooper. Chad, how are you doing today?
Chad Cooper [1:12]
I’m doing fantastic. Thanks, Mario. How about yourself?
Mario Fachini [1:16]
I’m feeling great. I’m actually very excited to have you here. Because I know about your program and your book and the stuff you’re doing. And it’s phenomenal. And I’m so glad we originally got connected. But I want to hear what you’re up to now with your legendary lifestyle and how you’re helping people. Because there’s so many people out there with time issues. I mean, we all have the same 24 hours. But I want to know your insights from working with all these high level people and how you can help them also. What made you want to get into all of this?
Chad Cooper [1:47]
Well, what actually started – thanks for asking the question. What actually started this whole thing and what actually rolled into creating the book was really when I retired the first time from a small little computer company you probably never heard of called Microsoft. You may or may not have heard of them before. But I retired when I was 35. And I made a decision to leave the corporate world and made a decision to be really the active influence in my son’s life. And it was a joint decision for my wife and I to pioneer before men we’re doing that to say, “This is what I want to do. Financially, we can do that.” But very quickly at that point, I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to. My goal at 19 to say, “What do I want my life to look like at 40?” And I did it five years before that age came around. And I said, “Now, what do I do?” And so this was really about a selfish kind of goal of, I’ve got a lot of decades in front of me, God willing, how do I maximize this? How do I replicate that success in the first half or first third of my life? Hopefully, third that I live in for a long time. And so what I realized in working with influential people, be that Bill Gates at Microsoft or Tony Robbins, a lot of mentors that I’ve been fortunate to work with is really – as W. Edwards Deming said is, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” And so I realized very quickly in that time, Mario, that you get 168 hours a week, no more, no less. So it doesn’t matter how much money you have, whether you’re Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, we all get the same amount of time. It’s how we use it that separates the boys from the men and the women from the girls.
Mario Fachini [3:42]
What do you think most people are doing wrong with their time that they could improve on right now?
Chad Cooper [3:48]
Well, let’s look at some examples of who’s doing it right. How can we have somebody like Elon Musk. And I’ll throw out names. It has no bearing on politics, has no bearing whether you like the person or not. Let’s focus on what their behavior is in terms of time. How can somebody like Elon Musk run a space company, run an automotive company, upside down the automotive industry, be able to come from where he had his start? How can he do that and be a multi billionaire and yet still have the same amount of time? How can Olympians, as an example, compress time and achieve a gold medal usually around age 19? Was that they understand how to make time work for them. So if we look at today, what are the challenges that we have? Well, if you are an advocate – Stephen Covey is an example and I love Stephen Covey’s work. But let’s be honest, his philosophy and his work is really dated in the 21st century today. When the time management came out by Covey or Robbins and some of these others, they didn’t have multiple phone systems, they didn’t have social media. How many accounts do you have? Probably 12, right? How many emails do we have? We are constantly being bombarded by alarms, by notifications, by multiple communication channels that are literally being interrupters. And you can do the research and see out there. But it what it’s doing is it’s preventing us from living in the present moment. And so the question becomes, how do we actually determine who do we want to be in the process of anything that we’re doing, not living in the past, not living in the future? And so that begins with being able to say, “I’m going to manage my calendar. I’m going to manage my life rather than it dictating terms to me.”
Mario Fachini [5:47]
That’s powerful. That is extremely powerful. Because like you were saying, we all have the same 24 hours but what are you doing with it? Let’s talk about rituals. What do you – let me ask you do you believe in them? And what do you think people should be doing the first thing they wake up in the morning or the first couple of things? Can you talk about that because I asked a lot of people this and some people are like, blah, blah, blah. And then other people are like, “No. This is what I do.” And I block off an hour here, a-half-hour here, two hours here before they do anything. Where’s your school of thought on that?
Chad Cooper [6:26]
Well, I think what this is really about, as I said just a minute ago is, who are you being in the midst of whatever you’re doing? And so the first thing is to understand, are you a lark or are you a night owl? And most people know the term night owl. But very few people understand lark. And what that is really talking about in our health, in our circadian rhythm 24 hours a day is melatonin. And so the question isn’t so much what do you do or what should you be doing by society’s expectation? It’s what is your body designed to do? So if we look at a night owl, they have melatonin that goes up and overnight it slowly gradually decreases or dissolves. And they’re the kind of person when they wake up they still haven’t dissipated all the melatonin in the body. So when you wake up, and they’re like, “Shh. Just shut up. I need a cup of coffee, don’t say anything.” That is not the formula of success by saying, “Oh, you should be a lark.” Now, I’m a lark. Now, what does a lark do? A lark their melatonin goes up and in the middle of the night it crashes. So when they wake up, they’re like me as the lark, and we’re ready to go. I will wake up and I’m out of bed within 10 seconds. And I’m the person that irritates the crap out of the night owl. They’re like, “Shut up.” But I’m up at [4:30] in the morning. I may be up at [4:00] in the morning. That’s when my day starts. So the question is, first, are you honoring your circadian rhythm? What actually works for you? So if you need that time, are you creating that space in the morning, to be able to have that cup of coffee. Maybe go do some meditation or devotion. For me, I can get up at [4:00] in the morning. You know why I love it? Because nobody’s going to bother me for hours and I can get a crap little things done without interruption. So the question is, how are you actually structuring and setting up your day? And does your calendar reflect it in honor you doing that? Do you look at your calendar? And is it filled immediately with a bunch of have to’s? Or I get to experiences?
Mario Fachini [8:37]
What do you recommend it should be filled with?
Chad Cooper [8:39]
I recommend it should be filled with get to experiences. If we really look at that, we’re talking about in the 21st century all of those interruptions. And so let’s take a look at where that behavior has served us historically and where it is being used against us today. So we need to understand in that, Mario, that we are really fighting guerrilla warfare tactics. If we look back at the American Revolution as an example, that’s a big part of why our country won its freedom. As we have Fourth of July Independence Day that we just recently celebrated. So we can honor in that system great tactic. But it’s used against us today through social media, through apps, and notifications, just bombarding us in knocking us off of our strategy, off of our tactics. And if we were thinking about if I was a surgeon, we need to be precision. So how many of us are actually going into our day, into our schedules with that precision? How many of us are going in and understanding what the outcome is for an appointment? Or is your calendar filled with things like workout? I mean, unless you’re really sick and demanded like me, as a former – I had 33 major sponsors doing the Iron Man’s. And part of the reason why I have a cane right now recovering from an injury. But our calendars are filled with have to language. So if you actually look at the subject line, is it drop the kids off for practice or band recital? Or is it actually using language that inspires you, connects you with your purpose, fills you with emotions you want to experience or want to avoid? So when I would take my son to school, it says, “I’ve spent quality one-on-one time transporting my son safely to school.” So there’s a couple premises, quality one-on-one time means I’m not on my cell phone. He’s not on a smart device in the backseat and we’re disconnected. I mean, if you got kids, how many of your audience feel guilty they don’t have enough time with their kids? Yet, they’re missing the windows because they’re not paying attention or they don’t know how to maximize it. Because their calendar isn’t directing them what to focus in on. Instead, there’s an app that’s throwing them off their game because of guerrilla tactics today.
Mario Fachini [11:08]
I love that you touched upon that. And I was going to flat out ask it if you didn’t. But you made it super easy for me. Because one of the most impactful things when we were talking about launching your book was your calendar. We were booking a meeting and I’ll never forget, it said, “Drive safely to” I think it was something with your son. And ever since then I’ve been putting you know, if there’s an appointment at [3:00], [5:00], or dinner appointment at [7:00], whatever, the half-hour to 45 minutes before is always drive safely and be present for whatever the next event thing is.
Chad Cooper [11:43]
Exactly. And so when we actually have a system, the reality is we need a dynamic system of support. Otherwise, what you’re trying to do is change your stress, your happiness, your fulfillment by a Band-Aid approach. Motivation and inspiration are delightful but they’re only a shallow level of a solution, like the Band-Aid. So if you don’t eliminate the root cause and it’s showing up in your calendar each and every moment that you have a thing go off, “Oh, I’m supposed to go do this.” Well, the question is, who do you want to be in whatever you’re doing in that way? Does your subject line actually indicate the strength of a purpose, not the discipline? Does it have empowering – look, I’m a former regimental award winning Marine. If I can use the word juicy and delicious, you can too. I’m evolved now. So does it have language that’s inspiring? Compelling you? And is it connecting you to your spirit? Today we have a society that is wanting to be doing spiritual, without being spiritual. And the easiest we can do that is, as you said, getting up in the morning is how are you connecting? How are you connecting to whatever is in front of you in a way that fills you up versus drain your batteries? So, literally, if I looked at my calendar, it’s seven days across, which is 168 hours. Keep them that simple. Seven days that I can look at. And I invite you to take a look and see, does your calendar drain your batteries or recharge them? Despite whether something on it may be difficult for you to address or go into? Is there a sense of mission and adventure? But mostly, are you free in your engagement towards it? Or do you feel imprisoned by it? If those are not checking off as yeses, it’s time for an overhaul. You’re running on borrowed time. And how many decades do you have in front of you?
Mario Fachini [13:50]
That’s a great outlook on it. And it sounds like that’s the contributing factor to the burnout that a lot of people experience. Would you say it’s just because they don’t really burnout, they’re just no longer inspired by it?
Chad Cooper [14:03]
I would say there’s a couple things. I said in there that I have seven days that I look at. And the way that I structure that is by being able to look at the seven days. I set that up every week for success. What do I want the next 168 hours to look like? You don’t go and perform on a stage. You don’t do a movie without prepping the movie set. You don’t go onto an interview without prepping. Why are you going into your week without the preparation? You’re setting yourself up for like a B rated movie. Don’t you want the performance of the lead actor for an Oscar or Grammy or Tony award? I think Grammys are music .I cannot sing. So we’ll stick with Oscars and Tonys. Okay? So at the beginning of each day I look at, “Hey, did anything come in from yesterday or previous to tell me I need to make adjustments today?” And at the end of the day, “Did anything happened during the day that I need to make adjustments for the remainder of those 168 hours? Do I need to move things around, in other words. Do I have enough padding in there? But the biggest challenge that I see, the number one reason that people get thrown off their A game and start draining the batteries is, they don’t set that 168 hours up week in-week out. The people that are successful. Look at a professional athlete, they have a regimen. And you asked about some habits. They have habits that serve them 168 hours in, 168 hours out. You look at successful entrepreneurs, they have a system of support. So why don’t you? Why aren’t you setting that at the beginning of the week? Second, is how many calendars do you have? Now, you’re thinking I have one, right? Do you have a to-do list? Do you have a task list? Because here’s the thing, those to-do list are nothing more than another calendar with a different skin. You got 168 hours. And if your calendar is full, how many more hours are sitting on that to-do list? Another 220 or so? So I say get rid of the to-do list. And I have a system in my 12 week program that shows you how to move that into your calendar. So instead of – if you’re like me – maybe you have a hard time saying no, you start saying yes. And “Yes, I can come on your show. And it will be two months from now.” Or, “Yes, I can do that. And it will be two days from now.” But often we’re the ones that are putting that limitation and that expectation on ourselves. If we say, “Yeah, I can do that. Would a week from now be good?” Most people are like, “Oh, yeah. Do that. That’s fine. I wasn’t expecting it before that.” Rarely will people go “Yeah. I really kind of need a brush.” Fine. But that’s the conception most often.
Mario Fachini [16:54]
I love that you’re sharing this and I appreciate it. Because so many people have those booked calendars. They have that to-do list. And I will say, I’ve got at least 12 or 18 calendars because they’re color coded. So that way, I can put interviews on one and color code it because I’m very visual. It’s not that I have 946 things going on. I keep it very focused also. But I can’t look at the same 12 hours and see purple, literally, on Google calendars. But the other thing I noticed is you kept saying 168 hours the same way I think about it. What are you doing with this hour of time? I even break it down to there’s 96 opportunities a day. And I call it Block 15 time, because 15 minutes you can kick out some phone calls, some emails, reach out to someone. Maybe just have a break. Maybe you just want heart for the last two-and-a-half hours. Maybe you just need a half-hour to just relax and recoup so you can go into it again. And I’ve noticed a lot of successful people look at their time down to the hour or down to the minute. And you kept saying 168 hours because most people say, “I have seven days or this week or what are you doing today?” “Oh, I don’t have time today.” There’s 24 todays, if you break it down by the hour.
Chad Cooper [18:13]
Yeah. So let’s, again, take a look at models of so-called success that are out there. Who’s a highly successful person that you would love to sit down with an interview?
Mario Fachini [18:29]
That’s living?
Chad Cooper [18:33]
Living or dead.
Mario Fachini [18:34]
Well, Jesus, number one .Well, he is living. Jesus, Elon Musk.
Chad Cooper [18:39]
All right. We’ll use Elon Musk. Do you think that you can just call up and say, “Hey, you got a minute?” Or do you think that he probably schedules you out?
Mario Fachini [18:51]
I think he probably schedules.
Chad Cooper [18:54]
Yeah. So what makes us think that we’re any less important? That’s self-esteem. You don’t just want walk into a doctor’s office and interrupt and say, “Hey. Yeah. I’m ready to be seen. Can I get a spot right now?” So we know that professionals, we know that successful people schedule them out. So if you want a meeting with me, you had to go through my agent. And my agent had to go and look at my schedule, which I give access to at various levels depending on my friends or VIP. So they get more insight. Clients get a window and then I have exceptions in there. But Fridays, I typically don’t take appointments or see clients. So I have an exception for that. With the point with that, even my friends, we need to train them to actually respect your time so they respect themselves as well. So if you want time with me, block it. And here’s the interesting dynamic about that, Mario, is we think that’s being [inaudible [00:19:54], that’s being disrespectful. No, you know, what’s actually disrespectful? Is that when your physical somewhere but you’re mentally not, you’re checked out. Give your family, give your friends, give your clients the respect and presence that they deserve. And when you block the time out, you can be 100% focused on them. But that requires a system to support it. So I have a system that allows you to easily see my calendar and block it out. Second, there’s a great interview Charlie Rose did with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in January of 2018, I think. And Bill Gates said in summary is, one of the greatest lessons that Warren ever gave to him was that he used to think having a full schedule was an indication of his level of seriousness. And they realized, actually, his genius comes when he had nothing scheduled, when he had that space to think. And I hate to break it to you, but your genius is probably not going to come out watching a three minute YouTube video. It might support, it might give you some knowledge, but your creativity is the genius that you uniquely were born with. And in order for that to come to the surface, in order for that to come out, sometimes we have to create silence in space to allow it to come up. And so let me ask, do you have padding in your schedule? Are you crammed back to back to back? Again, if we look at sports, there’s not a sport out there that doesn’t have a break in it, a half time or quarter, whatever it is, an end of an inning. We all have periods for rest. Or do you wait until you have this ease, disease, before you collapse in order to say, “Oh, I deserve a break.” If you actually create those pit stops, then you actually will be able to be more effective and more powerful and more efficient, which is contrary to belief.
Mario Fachini [22:02]
That is powerful. And yes, I do schedule in the padding. And it’s one of the things I’ve told my clients about for years. Because let’s say you’re going into that meeting, that interview, that whatever, get there half-an-hour early so you’re there early. And also know you have a 10, 15,20 minute window to just, “Hey, I don’t need to send out emails. I don’t need to do this. I’m not worried about the groceries. I’m not worried about whatever the case may be.” It’s just, “I’m really thankful I get to have this interview.” And when I’m on shows, it’s the same thing. I’m all jacked up and ready to go and everything and I’m excited about it because nothing else is on my mind. I’m not checking my list of stuff to do for the, one, I don’t have a list of 940 things to do for the week. And two, the stuff you should be focused on, there’s nothing better than being present for it. And yeah, stuff may run over. It’s not always going to be perfect. But what are you aiming for? Are you purposely filling it with 80 things? Or are you going, “You know what? Here’s the 12 I’m doing this week, like a gold medalist.”
Chad Cooper [23:08]
Yeah. So there’s a couple of principles in there. You have Plato’s principle also well known as the rule of 80/20. And that is, we’ll keep it simple because it gets somewhat confusing. Is 80% of your revenues come from the top 20% of your client base. In other words, 80% of what you’re doing is only netting 20% results. So instead, what’s the 20% of your day? Those 12 things that will actually get you 80% towards your success. I told you it can get confusing. But the point is, structure your day. If you’re a lark, make your best and most important work first thing in the morning when you’re on your A game. Not in the afternoon or evening. If you set that day up for success. But make sure that you’re deliberate with it. The second is, as I said, is have that padding. Think about NASCAR or Formula One. We’ll pick Formula One because we’re wearing collars. Sorry. Trust me, I love NASCAR as well. But if we look at Formula One, you can have the most advanced technological racecar out there. You can have the best pit crew out there. And you can have the best driver on the planet. But the one thing you cannot do is you cannot ever win a race without making a pit stop. So it’s about when you strategically make that pit stop. Pit too soon, your competition is going to lap you, you’re going to lose. Pit too late, tires get slick, you run out of gas, slam into the wall, you lose. So it’s one thing to say we need to do it. It’s another to measure and know when do you take it so it’s effective. So you get the outcome you want. That’s how we actually know. So are you measuring? Do you look at your calendar and say, “Am I actually making progress? Am I getting to where I want to be? Or am I off course?” So it’s a great way for us to look at am I getting the outcome or not?
Mario Fachini [25:13]
Great tips in there. And I’m glad you brought up the example of the lark again. Because I think it’s been going on for hundreds of years. And all kinds of people talk about it. To be successful, you need to wake up at [3:30] in the morning. Then the next one says you need to wake up at [4:21]. And then the other one says, Well, my secret to success is 7:14 a.m.. And it’s what do you think? Is there a magical time that you have to wake up? And you have to be a morning person to be successful? Or is it what you’re doing with the hours even if you are a night owl?
Chad Cooper [25:47]
Well, I talked about knowing when – using measurement to get your outcome. Accurate measurement, right? When do you make that strategic pit stop? So when is there inappropriate use for technology and an app for that? If you look here, this is called a Whoop, W-H-O-O-P. It measures my habits and my health in a different way than this does. So I’m the geek that measures all kinds of things. But the point with that is they’re both measuring my sleep, my workout, and my heart strain. So this one is doing HRV, Heart Rate Variable. This is just doing heart rate. So what’s the difference? The difference is you say, “Hey, I want to lose 20 pounds.” If you just step on a regular scale, and you’ve been busting your butt, and that scale hasn’t changed one pound. “I’m done. I quit. This isn’t working.” Well, maybe you’re using the wrong measurement. Now, if we get a different scale and actually measure you with your body fat percentage. Because of the technology, what we can actually see is, actually, you’ve lost 20% body fat but muscle is more dense and therefore weighs more. So actually your ratios are shifting and you are making progress. So it’s about smart measurement in knowing that the measurement you’re using is effective. And there’s apps that can do that. So the question is not just, “Hey, am I a morning or evening person?” Then we have the measurement that says, Are you effective in doing it? Are you turning off the blue light before you go to bed so you actually get good circadian sleep? Are you getting REM? Are you having all kinds of stuff that can go into that? But when we measure accurately and with the right tools, then we can actually get to the result that we want.
Mario Fachini [27:52]
I love that. And I’m curious what’s the second one you have?
Chad Cooper [27:56]
That’s the Apple Watch. I love them both actually. So I have three different ways. And I like triplicates. So I like to be able to as – I used to think was Ronald Reagan. But it’s actually an old Russian proverb, trust but verify. Trust that people have good intentions. Verify that they have the right judgment. Trust the technology is meant there to serve you. Verify that the data is accurate. So our goal in our calendar, in our data, all that, is not to go for perfection, Mario. Create the opportunity for better, not best. Meaning, don’t worry about it making it perfect. Just start. Small pebbles. If you try to climb Mount Everest without training, without acclimating, it’s going to be a disaster. So start with small incremental steps and work your way to it.
Mario Fachini [28:56]
That is great insight. I appreciate that. Because I remember when I got my first watch and it started tracking everything. Another software I recommend to people is Rescue Time. And it’s so phenomenal because you’re like, “No, I’m effective. I’m a high performer.” You hook that baby up for a week and it’s like –
Chad Cooper [29:15]
What you’re saying is, do you really want to know the truth or do you want to continue to lie to yourself? Because it’s going to tell you the truth and you’re no longer going to be able to lie to yourself. It’s not that we think we’re lying to others. It’s that we’re accepting that we’re lying to ourselves. And so be very careful. I probably recommended Rescue Time to you and I love it. Because the average person is about 23% productive. I’m 89 to 94% productive. That is a three to four fold productivity increase. So maybe my system works and I can prove it. That’s trust but verify. Not only am I saying what I’m saying, but I have the data to back it up and the results that show it.
Mario Fachini [30:02]
And that’s the thing, you can actually track it and see it. And the cool thing is, like you’re saying about creating habits is, the more effective you are, the longer you keep doing it for, it does start to take over and become part of you. Not just racing against the clock or anything. It just becomes who you are. So to the point of what you were saying earlier as far as why does Elon Musk schedule stuff out. And certain people think that they shouldn’t and it deals with the self-esteem. Why do you think most people don’t prioritize themselves to that level of, “Well, that’s Oprah or that’s Bill Gates or that’s so and so.” Why do you think that the fact that anyone can be doing the same thing and they don’t? Where do you think that originates from?
Chad Cooper [30:49]
Let’s look at, at the end of the day, what is it besides time and how people manage the time? How is it Elon Musk is able to be effective? And others are struggling to just pay their mortgage to pay their bills, let alone even dream about going on a mini vacation. Well, here’s the difference. I said, you know, people like Steven [inaudible [00:31:14] – I love his work. But we need to bring it into the global society that we live in, the 24/7 world that we live in, we never shut down. And in the 80s, we did. We had brick and mortars, [9:00] to [5:00]s, right? So what’s shifted? Well, we’re no longer in a society – and Peter Drucker – I’m going to age myself. But look at Peter Drucker. He said this about our biggest threat. So the difference is Elon Musk understands the biggest threat to society. How many people know this? And that is as Peter Drucker said, “Throughout history, people had little need to manage their careers. They were born into their stations in life. And until the recent past, they relied on companies to chart their career paths.” Today, times are drastically changed we can do and be anything we want. But today we also must learn to manage ourselves. And we are ill prepared, Mario. It’s the greatest threat to our society today. It’s not technology. It’s not war. It’s not politics. It’s the inability to manage ourselves. And I will tell you, you can tell me all kinds of things. Show me your calendar and I’ll tell you whether you have the ability to manage yourself. That’s the difference. Elon knows how to manage himself, first and foremost. And then how to influence and manage his audience.
Mario Fachini [32:45]
That’s deep. Do you think that scares most people?
Chad Cooper [32:49]
I think it inspires most people. Because now they know what the root of the problem is. Then we have to then say – let’s say that I’m disciplined. Let’s say I make the decision to manage myself. Where do I start? Well, you need to start with a guide. Somebody that can give you a plan that has a system that knows how to actually deliver on that plan. But in addition to that, we need a foundation. This goes to Biblical scripture. It goes to all of the different, wise people, Buddha, Jesus, and on and on that we could go and give examples. But the second part is – a dear friend of mine, Mark Divine, former 25 year Navy SEAL commander. Much of the seal tactics are owed to his genius. And Mark’s opinion on this – Commander Divine’s comments on this this is he says, “Here’s the problem that we face today as well, is the industrial age brought material prosperity. And it eliminated a lot of the natural challenges that life used to deliver. But it also brought about obesity, poor health, a lack of purposeful existence in a general malaise with an alarmingly large percentage of the population in dependency.” And so we can make that decision and manage ourselves. But the question still begs is, what’s my purpose? And so we need to know, how do we really discover our purpose. And it’s a lot easier than you think. It’s not the house you live in. It’s not how much money you want in the bank. It’s not the title of career or the job title of your name plaque. Your purpose is a set of feelings. How do you want to feel. See, if you can look at anything on your calendar and go, “Oh, that makes me feel good.” Then you’re going to be serving your purpose. But if you look at your calendar, and it says, “I don’t want to do that.” It’s all about how you want to feel. And we can go back – and there’s a method to easily determine what are your core values? What are your core emotions that allow you to feel like you’re serving your purpose? And so if we know what those emotions are then we can create a calendar and a system. We can create 168 hours to replicate those feelings through the vehicles that we choose or the vehicles that we say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”
Mario Fachini [35:24]
I just want to let you keep going because you’re given such wisdom here. And just for anyone listening, what we’re talking about here, this is in your 12 week course. I’m sure you go into much greater detail but these are some of the things they can expect.
Chad Cooper [35:41]
Yeah. Absolutely. And the reason that it is 12 weeks is because this isn’t a sprint. You have a society that is conditioning you to believe in certain things. And this takes time for us to reset the stage. To create a solid foundation. And from there, that foundation is about discovering your purpose, using and empowering the language that is connected to your core values, and then actually being able to understand how do I set it up. Then we look at tools in the technology that will actually allow you to create leverage. I mean, here’s the reality, I need to listen to and read a lot of content and books for guests on my radio show. I hate reading that stuff because I do that all the time. So audio books, and I listened to it 2X speed. I have the ability. I build slowly up to 2X but I can actually digest it and retain it now. Let’s say it doesn’t exist in the audio book, Office 365, Microsoft Word, take it and will read aloud and you can change the speed. So I don’t care what format it comes in. I can digest it. So we need to understand how do we effectively use technology and how do we turn it off? So there’s things in there that say, I have notifications when I get a new email or something comes in. Why? Because I check my email on a schedule. What a novel concept. Now it comes in like Pavlov’s Dog. So the 12 week program walks you through. But the best thing about it and I get revved by my friends and colleagues all the time, Mario, is they’re like, “Dude, you got to cut people off.” Its lifetime access of the program. Why? Because you may start with a relationship and say, “Now, I want to tackle finances. Now, I want to tackle my career or my health.” So you can come back to it and keep pulling it off and come into a community that continues to support that next level of success for you versus you got to keep paying.
Mario Fachini [37:47]
That speaks to your heart. And that’s something you’ve always been is contribution focused ever since I’ve known you and I think that’s fantastic. Where can people find specifically the 12 – where’s the best place to find information on the 12 week course that can put in the show notes?
Chad Cooper [38:02]
Sure. Super easy. All you have to do is go to ChadECooper.com. E as in echo. ChadECooper.com. That will take you to my site where you can either begin your journey saying, “Hey, I want to run with the big dogs.” Or if you’ve already got a level of success and you want next level mastery, then you can jump in and go through that path as well. So I give you a couple different paths that you can go through. Right now, actually if you go to ChadECooper.com/FreeCourses, I’m actually giving a class away entirely for free. So my foundation, the Chad E. Cooper Foundation, is providing that course. An my hope is, by making that available – really it’s a fantastic course. We didn’t just take some junk and go, “Oh, yeah. We’ll make this one free.” I’m not giving away the best stuff. It’s a phenomenal 45 minute course for free. And my hope is that it inspires you to then say, “Hey, I will donate to the foundation so we can support others.” So that 168 hours, are you just taking or are you taking a part of that and actually contributing beyond yourself? If you’re just taking, you’re just creating moments of happiness. But if you want lasting fulfillment, you have to take care of yourself but you also have to give beyond yourself. That’s what creates the formula for lasting fulfillment.
Mario Fachini [39:22]
And that is also what you’re talking about. Not only is it going to make people more effective, but now they’re going to have more time to be able to contribute more. Because it’s no longer, “Well, I don’t have the time but I wish I could.” Well, wish come true. Here you go.
Chad Cooper [39:38]
Yeah. I mean, so statistically, they will show people who actually are more charitable, who give, actually make more money, and are actually happier. They’ve done study after study after study. If you want to be happier, you want to make more money, give some of it away. Because it moves you from a mindset, Mario, of scarcity to abundance and resourcefulness. You got to come up with a way to make it happen. So it makes you resourceful which leads to success.
Mario Fachini [40:07]
That’s a whole thing we could do an episode just done. So with everything that we’ve been talking about, without a doubt, you can provide the breakthroughs. Who’s been your biggest transformation that you’ve been able to give someone? Before they met you, then they worked with you, and then after working with you, and it was like life changing.
Chad Cooper [40:26]
You know, I can say I’ve been very fortunate to serve a number of people. And I have testimonials up the wazoo. Humbleness is not a quality that God went, “Yeah. Yhat’s wasted on him. Don’t skip.” So, I will say though, I get great pleasure in seeing not just motivation or inspiration, but lasting transformation. So I can go big names with – unfortunately, the big names, most of them want to stay anonymous for obvious reasons, right. But I will tell you every successful CEO and leader out there has a coach hidden behind the scenes supporting them. One of those big names is a ten time world champion boxer about to go into the Boxing Hall of Fame, Nonito Donaire. And he’s a great example of repeated – it’s hard to earn the title. It’s a whole lot harder to retain it nine times. And he’s a great example of somebody who was a warrior in the ring. And just as gracious and humble and kind as can be outside of that ring. Just a great human being. But the people I really get excited equally about are the everyday people. The people that are in a corporate world saying, “I want to go out on my own. How do I gracefully transition to do that?” And then seeing them go ladder by the ladder climbing that next step to to the success that they want. So I can tell you one of my greatest inspirations is Katie, she could teach this stuff, because she has lived it, she’s implemented it. And so that’s really the question. Are you just sitting passive listening right now? Or are you being active taking notes? But if you really want it to stick, go teach it to somebody else. Because by teaching it somebody else, you have to know the content. So by doing that, to change your life and somebody else’s, hopefully.
Mario Fachini [42:32]
More powerful words of wisdom. Let’s talk about your book. How has that helped your business?
Chad Cooper [42:39]
The book is one of those I like giving people options. You can take the slow boat to China, the least expensive, we have basic economy all the way to first class. This is, “Hey, you can’t tell me that you can’t afford it because you can go to your library and probably pick it up for free.” So I like to make sure that I can give the resources to anybody. And they can’t say that time is a problem or they don’t have the financial ability to do it. So the book is great for credibility. It’s great for being able to serve all kinds of different levels of people in the world. That is actually recently and it should be coming out anytime soon. But that has been – the rights have been bought in China, Mainland China as well as is the extenuating Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam area. So that’s actually coming out in multiple languages. And Baidu is going to be picking up a number of my video series. And Baidu, if you don’t know who they are, are like ten times the size of Amazon. They’re monsters. So to be able to take it from a book to having that opportunity, I would say, that I’ve done pretty well. And here’s the reality mark, Mario, is even if I’m abysmal failure over a billion people, I’ll do okay.
Mario Fachini [44:03]
Well, congrats on getting it there. I remember when you first launched it and you were helping people back then. And I’m so happy to hear that it’s continuing to continue to go well for you. And I knew it was. But even the stuff you were sharing before we got started it sounds like it’s really – congrats on the foundation again.
Chad Cooper [44:21]
Thank you. The reality is many of these examples, whether you’re an everyday schmo like me or you’re a big celebrity name, you do the work. I’m not going to tell you that there isn’t pain or that it isn’t difficult. But if you know the strength of your purpose, then you will persevere. See, people use discipline. They think it’s not their strength that will hold them to their purpose. It’s the strength of your purpose that will actually get you cross the finish line and prevent temptation from knocking you off your game. So I can’t promise you that there won’t be pain. But I will promise you suffering is a choice and an option. So anything worth conquering is going to have some difficulty. It doesn’t mean you have to suffer. So me building this and accomplishing this has been hard work. But I’ve had a smile and I get to be who I want to be in the process of every step. And that’s what’s important.
Mario Fachini [45:23]
I think it’s so great you have your priorities set also. I mean, clearly, you’re successful in business but also on a personal level as a husband and father. I’ll never forget when we were talking about launching your book and you said something to the effect of, “If I can do this in six or 12 months on this amount of time, great. But if I need to take two years and I still get to spend time with my family, I’m fine with that also.” And I’ll never forget that And I’ve used it for examples with other people. Because it goes back to your calendar and scheduling. You’re prioritizing the family in being present but you still have the goal. It’s not that you’re not doing it. And it’s not that you were taking a year or two to do it in a year or two just because you think it takes that long. It’s, “Hey, I’m not cutting back on anything I’m doing that’s of a high priority. But I am going to get this done. I’m not going to give up one for the other.” And I love the example you gave, it reminded me of improv, yes, and. I think so many people nowadays think, “Well, I can have either or.” And the reality is you can have it all. You can have both. It’s an abundant economy and you can do anything and if you’re thinking of that way. But you should still have a heart. So thank you for having that. I’m glad you’re still contributing and everyone gets to hear from you. I’m excited to showcase you even more in the second half. We’re going to thank our sponsor and come back for the Imperfect Action Round.
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Mario Fachini [47:08]
All right. We are back with the Imperfect Action Round. Chad, Are you ready to take imperfect action?
Chad Cooper [47:13]
I am absolutely ready to take imperfect action.
Mario Fachini [47:18]
First question I have for you – 60 second rapid fire responses – what is the fastest path to the cash?
Chad Cooper [47:22]
The straight line. That’s the fastest path to the cash flow. So the fastest path to the cash is know your purpose. And having the strength of the purpose, you’re not going to give up. If you give up – it’s not that you’re not going to stumble. It’s not that you’re not going to have a failure. Failure is often what is experienced for some of the most successful people. But if you know the strength of your purpose, it’s about whether you keep getting up. As Rocky Balboa says, “That’s how winning is done.”
Mario Fachini [48:00]
Great answer. Number two, what is the biggest problem you see your prospects making and the fastest way they can fix it?
Chad Cooper [48:07]
I would say the biggest issue that I see today goes back to the guerrilla warfare tactics. And that is, are they actually being intentional with their time? Another way of looking at that is, are they using force or power to actually accomplish their goals? How many of us are using force in low energy? I’m being denied this or there’s not enough scarcity versus inspiration versus courage. The empowering energies and words that allow us to get there and when we do that, we actually speed up and get there much, much quicker.
Mario Fachini [48:50]
More wisdom. Loving it. Number three, what is the best way to maximize customer lifetime value?
Chad Cooper [49:00]
Well, I would say the best way to do that is determine whether your customers are a customer or client. And how I determine that is a customer is a transaction. A client is a relationship. So are you actually going in to sell them, which is manipulating I win and they may lose? Or are you going into influence them, which is serving them, I win, you win. That’s how you create lasting relationships in clients long term.
Mario Fachini [49:29]
That is powerful. That is powerful. Because so many people look at as customers. And I’ve told people the same thing, do you actually care what happens to them? One of my rules is, I won’t take on the client unless they’re heart centric. If they all they care about is the money and the numbers, pass. Because there’s a lot of good people out there like yourself and many others that want to do big things. And just like you’re saying they don’t know where to start, not sure what to do with certain things. And you can have a heart and the abundance also, I believe. So thank you for that. Yes. Absolutely.
Chad Cooper [50:06]
Not only that. But there’s the flip side to that. I know we’re going fast rapid here but I got to jump in with that is that –
Mario Fachini [50:11]
No. Please do.
Chad Cooper [50:12]
A lot of people have this limiting belief. I don’t want to sell people. Sales people are scumbags. They’re slimy. Then don’t sell. Serve. When you serve your client, it means that you’re speaking your truth through love, not judgment. You speak with empathy and compassion. That may mean that you’re still speaking something very direct. A bitter pill that they have to swallow. But if you’re coming from empathy and compassion is to serve them, not judge them. And then they get to make the decision. But if you’re afraid to sell, you’re never going to give them the opportunity to say yes or no or the ability to change their life or decline. So serve them. Don’t sell them.
Mario Fachini [50:53]
One of the things I’ve told people is, also have enough profit that you’re in business down the road because a lot of people have reservations about that. And I go, it’s unethical not to be in business. If you’re serving them at the highest level and actually caring and actually helping them, what are you doing to ensure that you’re around three, five, ten years from now? “Well, no. I’ll give them a discount. I’ll do this. I’ll do that.” It’s like, you’re serving them but killing yourself. That’s not a good model either.
Chad Cooper [51:20]
Yeah. I’ll give you two examples. One of my business partners, Tony Robbins said, “You can’t serve the poor by being poor yourself.” The second is, we’ll go to a bigger one in that is the Bible. If you look at ancient scripture, the Bible as an example, whether you believe in it or not, is a phenomenal resource of wisdom and knowledge. And in it, money is, I think, the second or third most used topic in all of the Bible. Maybe it’s a little important to God. Maybe it should be important to you. Love is the number one. So worshipping money is bad. Money itself is not bad. Money is not the root of all evil. You need it to make impact for yourself and to serve others. So learn how to have an empowering relationship with it.
Mario Fachini [52:12]
Well, this is an interesting segue. Because I love what you’re saying and agree. Read it if you have it, people. But I was going to ask you what book would you recommend for Expert Authority World? And you just did.
Chad Cooper [52:29]
Yeah. I’ve got a couple of books always on my go-to list. Number one is the Bible. Number two is Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich. Just if you look at CEOs, if you look at successful people, almost all of them have read the book multiple times. It’s just got great wisdom in it. And the third is actually a relatively recent edition and that is with Ray Dalio. If you don’t know who Ray Dalio is, you owe it to yourself to find out. He wrote a book called Principles. And it is amazing. He talks about values and character and how he actually was doing AI back in the 70s before the term was even coined or really known about. He makes Warren Buffett look like a schlep. He is the most successful financial advisor in history. And most people don’t even know his name.
Mario Fachini [53:25]
There’s a gold nugget in there too. A lot of people they just want to look at me. They just want to be seen and big hat, no cattle type of thing. And I’ve noticed there’s a lot of people that you’re like, “Who? Who?” And they’re behind the scenes like Ray is. That’s a great recommendation for the book though. Thank you for that. Well, I’ve absolutely got a lot out of this myself. I want to get more people checking out your stuff. Where’s the best place they can go to learn more?
Chad Cooper [53:56]
ChadECooper.com. But I’m going to say go to ChadECooper.com/FreeCourses and get a free course. It’s great courses. Powerful. And if you donate, it goes to 100% – tax deductible, 100% to the foundation so that we can actually serve others. So it benefits not just you, but you actually can help others through your generosity and gift as well.
Mario Fachini [54:24]
And I want to say thanks for making that available. Because I know that you don’t have to make anything free available to Expert Authority World but when you were telling me about it, I was glad you did. So thank you for that.
Chad Cooper [54:36]
Oh, thank you for letting me share my message and being able to share about the benefits and what the foundation does. So I appreciate it.
Mario Fachini [54:45]
Well, the pleasure is mine. And it was an absolute pleasure having you here. Thank you for coming on. I look forward to connecting with you further.
Chad Cooper [54:53]
Awesome. I appreciate it. Thank you and always a pleasure. If I can serve in any way forward, let me know.
Mario Fachini [55:00]
All right. Expert Authority World, we have another great episode. I know you love Chad as much as I do. I will see you on tomorrow’s. Have a great day. And God bless.
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- [1:47] How Chad started
- Chad made the decision to leave the corporate world
- Chad wanted to be an active influence in his son’s life
- Chad wanted to replicate his success
- [3:48] Behavior in terms of time
- Understand how to make time work for you
- Don’t have multiple phone systems
- Multiple communication channels are interrupters
- Social media is preventing us from living in the present moment
- Manage your life rather than it dictating terms to you
- [6:26] Who are you being in whatever you’re doing
- Are you a lark or a night owl?
- How are you structuring and setting up your day?
- Is your calendar filled with have to’s or get to experiences?
- [8:39] What your calendar should look like
- It should be filled with get to experiences
- Use language that inspires you, connects you with your purpose, fills you with emotions you want to experience
- Direct you to what to focus on
- [11:43] Seven days calendar
- Does your calendar drain your batteries or recharge them?
- Is there a sense of mission and adventure?
- Are you free in your engagement towards it or do you feel imprisoned by it?
- [14:03] Set 168 hours week in-week out
- What do I want the next 168 hours to look like?
- At the beginning of each day, did anything come in from yesterday or previous to tell me I need to make adjustments today?
- At the end of the day, did anything happened during the day that I need to make adjustments for the remainder of those 168 hours?
- How many calendars do you have?
- [18:54] Give the respect and presence
- Schedule meetings
- Train friends to respect your time
- Be 100% focused on people
- [23:08] Strategic pit stop
- Plato’s principle, 80/20
- Structure your day
- Have that padding
- Measure and know when to take a pit stop so it’s effective
- Look if you’re getting the outcome or not
- [25:47] “When we measure accurately and with the right tools, then we can actually get to the result that we want.”
- [27:56] Create the opportunity for better, not best
- [30:49] The greatest threat to society is the inability to manage ourselves
- [32:49] Where to start
- Start with a guide
- You need a foundation
- Discover your purpose
- [35:41] How to create a solid foundation
- Discovering your purpose
- Using and empowering the language that is connected to your core values
- Being able to understand how do to set it up
- Look at tools in the technology
- [40:26] “I get great pleasure in seeing not just motivation or inspiration, but lasting transformation.”
- [42:39] Benefits of a book
- Chad can give the resources to anybody
- A book is great for credibility
- Great for being able to serve all kinds of different levels of people in the world
- [44:21] “If you know the strength of your purpose, then you will persevere.”
- [46:52] Time out to thank sponsor, Business Book Checklist
- [47:22] Imperfect Action Round
- So the fastest path to the cash is know your purpose
- Failure is often what is experienced for some of the most successful people
- Are they using force or power to actually accomplish their goals?
- Determine whether your customers are a customer or client
- [51:20] Learn how to have an empowering relationship with money.
- [55:10] Thanks to our sponsor, Business Book Checklist
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- Intro [0:00]
- EA Interviews Episode 93. Inspiration, transformation, success stories, and the Imperfect Action Round seven days a week. Join Mario Fachini for today’s Expert Authority Effect Interview.
- Mario Fachini [0:14]
- Have you ever wanted more hours in the day? Have you ever thought, “Man, if I could just have some extra time?” Is there more you want out of life that you want to accomplish but you think that time is the problem? I felt that way. And that’s why I’m excited to have Chad Cooper on today’s episode. He has worked with Olympians, professional athletes. He’s a syndicated radio host, best selling author and speaker. And we have him here today to talk about time and how you can leverage it to grow your business, increase your profits, make more impact with people’s lives, and have a lot more fun doing it. We’re going to bring him up right after we thank our sponsor.
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- Mario Fachini [1:08]
- Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chad Cooper. Chad, how are you doing today?
- Chad Cooper [1:12]
- I’m doing fantastic. Thanks, Mario. How about yourself?
- Mario Fachini [1:16]
- I’m feeling great. I’m actually very excited to have you here. Because I know about your program and your book and the stuff you’re doing. And it’s phenomenal. And I’m so glad we originally got connected. But I want to hear what you’re up to now with your legendary lifestyle and how you’re helping people. Because there’s so many people out there with time issues. I mean, we all have the same 24 hours. But I want to know your insights from working with all these high level people and how you can help them also. What made you want to get into all of this?
- Chad Cooper [1:47]
- Well, what actually started – thanks for asking the question. What actually started this whole thing and what actually rolled into creating the book was really when I retired the first time from a small little computer company you probably never heard of called Microsoft. You may or may not have heard of them before. But I retired when I was 35. And I made a decision to leave the corporate world and made a decision to be really the active influence in my son’s life. And it was a joint decision for my wife and I to pioneer before men we’re doing that to say, “This is what I want to do. Financially, we can do that.” But very quickly at that point, I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to. My goal at 19 to say, “What do I want my life to look like at 40?” And I did it five years before that age came around. And I said, “Now, what do I do?” And so this was really about a selfish kind of goal of, I’ve got a lot of decades in front of me, God willing, how do I maximize this? How do I replicate that success in the first half or first third of my life? Hopefully, third that I live in for a long time. And so what I realized in working with influential people, be that Bill Gates at Microsoft or Tony Robbins, a lot of mentors that I’ve been fortunate to work with is really – as W. Edwards Deming said is, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” And so I realized very quickly in that time, Mario, that you get 168 hours a week, no more, no less. So it doesn’t matter how much money you have, whether you’re Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, we all get the same amount of time. It’s how we use it that separates the boys from the men and the women from the girls.
- Mario Fachini [3:42]
- What do you think most people are doing wrong with their time that they could improve on right now?
- Chad Cooper [3:48]
- Well, let’s look at some examples of who’s doing it right. How can we have somebody like Elon Musk. And I’ll throw out names. It has no bearing on politics, has no bearing whether you like the person or not. Let’s focus on what their behavior is in terms of time. How can somebody like Elon Musk run a space company, run an automotive company, upside down the automotive industry, be able to come from where he had his start? How can he do that and be a multi billionaire and yet still have the same amount of time? How can Olympians, as an example, compress time and achieve a gold medal usually around age 19? Was that they understand how to make time work for them. So if we look at today, what are the challenges that we have? Well, if you are an advocate – Stephen Covey is an example and I love Stephen Covey’s work. But let’s be honest, his philosophy and his work is really dated in the 21st century today. When the time management came out by Covey or Robbins and some of these others, they didn’t have multiple phone systems, they didn’t have social media. How many accounts do you have? Probably 12, right? How many emails do we have? We are constantly being bombarded by alarms, by notifications, by multiple communication channels that are literally being interrupters. And you can do the research and see out there. But it what it’s doing is it’s preventing us from living in the present moment. And so the question becomes, how do we actually determine who do we want to be in the process of anything that we’re doing, not living in the past, not living in the future? And so that begins with being able to say, “I’m going to manage my calendar. I’m going to manage my life rather than it dictating terms to me.”
- Mario Fachini [5:47]
- That’s powerful. That is extremely powerful. Because like you were saying, we all have the same 24 hours but what are you doing with it? Let’s talk about rituals. What do you – let me ask you do you believe in them? And what do you think people should be doing the first thing they wake up in the morning or the first couple of things? Can you talk about that because I asked a lot of people this and some people are like, blah, blah, blah. And then other people are like, “No. This is what I do.” And I block off an hour here, a-half-hour here, two hours here before they do anything. Where’s your school of thought on that?
- Chad Cooper [6:26]
- Well, I think what this is really about, as I said just a minute ago is, who are you being in the midst of whatever you’re doing? And so the first thing is to understand, are you a lark or are you a night owl? And most people know the term night owl. But very few people understand lark. And what that is really talking about in our health, in our circadian rhythm 24 hours a day is melatonin. And so the question isn’t so much what do you do or what should you be doing by society’s expectation? It’s what is your body designed to do? So if we look at a night owl, they have melatonin that goes up and overnight it slowly gradually decreases or dissolves. And they’re the kind of person when they wake up they still haven’t dissipated all the melatonin in the body. So when you wake up, and they’re like, “Shh. Just shut up. I need a cup of coffee, don’t say anything.” That is not the formula of success by saying, “Oh, you should be a lark.” Now, I’m a lark. Now, what does a lark do? A lark their melatonin goes up and in the middle of the night it crashes. So when they wake up, they’re like me as the lark, and we’re ready to go. I will wake up and I’m out of bed within 10 seconds. And I’m the person that irritates the crap out of the night owl. They’re like, “Shut up.” But I’m up at [4:30] in the morning. I may be up at [4:00] in the morning. That’s when my day starts. So the question is, first, are you honoring your circadian rhythm? What actually works for you? So if you need that time, are you creating that space in the morning, to be able to have that cup of coffee. Maybe go do some meditation or devotion. For me, I can get up at [4:00] in the morning. You know why I love it? Because nobody’s going to bother me for hours and I can get a crap little things done without interruption. So the question is, how are you actually structuring and setting up your day? And does your calendar reflect it in honor you doing that? Do you look at your calendar? And is it filled immediately with a bunch of have to’s? Or I get to experiences?
- Mario Fachini [8:37]
- What do you recommend it should be filled with?
- Chad Cooper [8:39]
- I recommend it should be filled with get to experiences. If we really look at that, we’re talking about in the 21st century all of those interruptions. And so let’s take a look at where that behavior has served us historically and where it is being used against us today. So we need to understand in that, Mario, that we are really fighting guerrilla warfare tactics. If we look back at the American Revolution as an example, that’s a big part of why our country won its freedom. As we have Fourth of July Independence Day that we just recently celebrated. So we can honor in that system great tactic. But it’s used against us today through social media, through apps, and notifications, just bombarding us in knocking us off of our strategy, off of our tactics. And if we were thinking about if I was a surgeon, we need to be precision. So how many of us are actually going into our day, into our schedules with that precision? How many of us are going in and understanding what the outcome is for an appointment? Or is your calendar filled with things like workout? I mean, unless you’re really sick and demanded like me, as a former – I had 33 major sponsors doing the Iron Man’s. And part of the reason why I have a cane right now recovering from an injury. But our calendars are filled with have to language. So if you actually look at the subject line, is it drop the kids off for practice or band recital? Or is it actually using language that inspires you, connects you with your purpose, fills you with emotions you want to experience or want to avoid? So when I would take my son to school, it says, “I’ve spent quality one-on-one time transporting my son safely to school.” So there’s a couple premises, quality one-on-one time means I’m not on my cell phone. He’s not on a smart device in the backseat and we’re disconnected. I mean, if you got kids, how many of your audience feel guilty they don’t have enough time with their kids? Yet, they’re missing the windows because they’re not paying attention or they don’t know how to maximize it. Because their calendar isn’t directing them what to focus in on. Instead, there’s an app that’s throwing them off their game because of guerrilla tactics today.
- Mario Fachini [11:08]
- I love that you touched upon that. And I was going to flat out ask it if you didn’t. But you made it super easy for me. Because one of the most impactful things when we were talking about launching your book was your calendar. We were booking a meeting and I’ll never forget, it said, “Drive safely to” I think it was something with your son. And ever since then I’ve been putting you know, if there’s an appointment at [3:00], [5:00], or dinner appointment at [7:00], whatever, the half-hour to 45 minutes before is always drive safely and be present for whatever the next event thing is.
- Chad Cooper [11:43]
- Exactly. And so when we actually have a system, the reality is we need a dynamic system of support. Otherwise, what you’re trying to do is change your stress, your happiness, your fulfillment by a Band-Aid approach. Motivation and inspiration are delightful but they’re only a shallow level of a solution, like the Band-Aid. So if you don’t eliminate the root cause and it’s showing up in your calendar each and every moment that you have a thing go off, “Oh, I’m supposed to go do this.” Well, the question is, who do you want to be in whatever you’re doing in that way? Does your subject line actually indicate the strength of a purpose, not the discipline? Does it have empowering – look, I’m a former regimental award winning Marine. If I can use the word juicy and delicious, you can too. I’m evolved now. So does it have language that’s inspiring? Compelling you? And is it connecting you to your spirit? Today we have a society that is wanting to be doing spiritual, without being spiritual. And the easiest we can do that is, as you said, getting up in the morning is how are you connecting? How are you connecting to whatever is in front of you in a way that fills you up versus drain your batteries? So, literally, if I looked at my calendar, it’s seven days across, which is 168 hours. Keep them that simple. Seven days that I can look at. And I invite you to take a look and see, does your calendar drain your batteries or recharge them? Despite whether something on it may be difficult for you to address or go into? Is there a sense of mission and adventure? But mostly, are you free in your engagement towards it? Or do you feel imprisoned by it? If those are not checking off as yeses, it’s time for an overhaul. You’re running on borrowed time. And how many decades do you have in front of you?
- Mario Fachini [13:50]
- That’s a great outlook on it. And it sounds like that’s the contributing factor to the burnout that a lot of people experience. Would you say it’s just because they don’t really burnout, they’re just no longer inspired by it?
- Chad Cooper [14:03]
- I would say there’s a couple things. I said in there that I have seven days that I look at. And the way that I structure that is by being able to look at the seven days. I set that up every week for success. What do I want the next 168 hours to look like? You don’t go and perform on a stage. You don’t do a movie without prepping the movie set. You don’t go onto an interview without prepping. Why are you going into your week without the preparation? You’re setting yourself up for like a B rated movie. Don’t you want the performance of the lead actor for an Oscar or Grammy or Tony award? I think Grammys are music .I cannot sing. So we’ll stick with Oscars and Tonys. Okay? So at the beginning of each day I look at, “Hey, did anything come in from yesterday or previous to tell me I need to make adjustments today?” And at the end of the day, “Did anything happened during the day that I need to make adjustments for the remainder of those 168 hours? Do I need to move things around, in other words. Do I have enough padding in there? But the biggest challenge that I see, the number one reason that people get thrown off their A game and start draining the batteries is, they don’t set that 168 hours up week in-week out. The people that are successful. Look at a professional athlete, they have a regimen. And you asked about some habits. They have habits that serve them 168 hours in, 168 hours out. You look at successful entrepreneurs, they have a system of support. So why don’t you? Why aren’t you setting that at the beginning of the week? Second, is how many calendars do you have? Now, you’re thinking I have one, right? Do you have a to-do list? Do you have a task list? Because here’s the thing, those to-do list are nothing more than another calendar with a different skin. You got 168 hours. And if your calendar is full, how many more hours are sitting on that to-do list? Another 220 or so? So I say get rid of the to-do list. And I have a system in my 12 week program that shows you how to move that into your calendar. So instead of – if you’re like me – maybe you have a hard time saying no, you start saying yes. And “Yes, I can come on your show. And it will be two months from now.” Or, “Yes, I can do that. And it will be two days from now.” But often we’re the ones that are putting that limitation and that expectation on ourselves. If we say, “Yeah, I can do that. Would a week from now be good?” Most people are like, “Oh, yeah. Do that. That’s fine. I wasn’t expecting it before that.” Rarely will people go “Yeah. I really kind of need a brush.” Fine. But that’s the conception most often.
- Mario Fachini [16:54]
- I love that you’re sharing this and I appreciate it. Because so many people have those booked calendars. They have that to-do list. And I will say, I’ve got at least 12 or 18 calendars because they’re color coded. So that way, I can put interviews on one and color code it because I’m very visual. It’s not that I have 946 things going on. I keep it very focused also. But I can’t look at the same 12 hours and see purple, literally, on Google calendars. But the other thing I noticed is you kept saying 168 hours the same way I think about it. What are you doing with this hour of time? I even break it down to there’s 96 opportunities a day. And I call it Block 15 time, because 15 minutes you can kick out some phone calls, some emails, reach out to someone. Maybe just have a break. Maybe you just want heart for the last two-and-a-half hours. Maybe you just need a half-hour to just relax and recoup so you can go into it again. And I’ve noticed a lot of successful people look at their time down to the hour or down to the minute. And you kept saying 168 hours because most people say, “I have seven days or this week or what are you doing today?” “Oh, I don’t have time today.” There’s 24 todays, if you break it down by the hour.
- Chad Cooper [18:13]
- Yeah. So let’s, again, take a look at models of so-called success that are out there. Who’s a highly successful person that you would love to sit down with an interview?
- Mario Fachini [18:29]
- That’s living?
- Chad Cooper [18:33]
- Living or dead.
- Mario Fachini [18:34]
- Well, Jesus, number one .Well, he is living. Jesus, Elon Musk.
- Chad Cooper [18:39]
- All right. We’ll use Elon Musk. Do you think that you can just call up and say, “Hey, you got a minute?” Or do you think that he probably schedules you out?
- Mario Fachini [18:51]
- I think he probably schedules.
- Chad Cooper [18:54]
- Yeah. So what makes us think that we’re any less important? That’s self-esteem. You don’t just want walk into a doctor’s office and interrupt and say, “Hey. Yeah. I’m ready to be seen. Can I get a spot right now?” So we know that professionals, we know that successful people schedule them out. So if you want a meeting with me, you had to go through my agent. And my agent had to go and look at my schedule, which I give access to at various levels depending on my friends or VIP. So they get more insight. Clients get a window and then I have exceptions in there. But Fridays, I typically don’t take appointments or see clients. So I have an exception for that. With the point with that, even my friends, we need to train them to actually respect your time so they respect themselves as well. So if you want time with me, block it. And here’s the interesting dynamic about that, Mario, is we think that’s being [inaudible [00:19:54], that’s being disrespectful. No, you know, what’s actually disrespectful? Is that when your physical somewhere but you’re mentally not, you’re checked out. Give your family, give your friends, give your clients the respect and presence that they deserve. And when you block the time out, you can be 100% focused on them. But that requires a system to support it. So I have a system that allows you to easily see my calendar and block it out. Second, there’s a great interview Charlie Rose did with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in January of 2018, I think. And Bill Gates said in summary is, one of the greatest lessons that Warren ever gave to him was that he used to think having a full schedule was an indication of his level of seriousness. And they realized, actually, his genius comes when he had nothing scheduled, when he had that space to think. And I hate to break it to you, but your genius is probably not going to come out watching a three minute YouTube video. It might support, it might give you some knowledge, but your creativity is the genius that you uniquely were born with. And in order for that to come to the surface, in order for that to come out, sometimes we have to create silence in space to allow it to come up. And so let me ask, do you have padding in your schedule? Are you crammed back to back to back? Again, if we look at sports, there’s not a sport out there that doesn’t have a break in it, a half time or quarter, whatever it is, an end of an inning. We all have periods for rest. Or do you wait until you have this ease, disease, before you collapse in order to say, “Oh, I deserve a break.” If you actually create those pit stops, then you actually will be able to be more effective and more powerful and more efficient, which is contrary to belief.
- Mario Fachini [22:02]
- That is powerful. And yes, I do schedule in the padding. And it’s one of the things I’ve told my clients about for years. Because let’s say you’re going into that meeting, that interview, that whatever, get there half-an-hour early so you’re there early. And also know you have a 10, 15,20 minute window to just, “Hey, I don’t need to send out emails. I don’t need to do this. I’m not worried about the groceries. I’m not worried about whatever the case may be.” It’s just, “I’m really thankful I get to have this interview.” And when I’m on shows, it’s the same thing. I’m all jacked up and ready to go and everything and I’m excited about it because nothing else is on my mind. I’m not checking my list of stuff to do for the, one, I don’t have a list of 940 things to do for the week. And two, the stuff you should be focused on, there’s nothing better than being present for it. And yeah, stuff may run over. It’s not always going to be perfect. But what are you aiming for? Are you purposely filling it with 80 things? Or are you going, “You know what? Here’s the 12 I’m doing this week, like a gold medalist.”
- Chad Cooper [23:08]
- Yeah. So there’s a couple of principles in there. You have Plato’s principle also well known as the rule of 80/20. And that is, we’ll keep it simple because it gets somewhat confusing. Is 80% of your revenues come from the top 20% of your client base. In other words, 80% of what you’re doing is only netting 20% results. So instead, what’s the 20% of your day? Those 12 things that will actually get you 80% towards your success. I told you it can get confusing. But the point is, structure your day. If you’re a lark, make your best and most important work first thing in the morning when you’re on your A game. Not in the afternoon or evening. If you set that day up for success. But make sure that you’re deliberate with it. The second is, as I said, is have that padding. Think about NASCAR or Formula One. We’ll pick Formula One because we’re wearing collars. Sorry. Trust me, I love NASCAR as well. But if we look at Formula One, you can have the most advanced technological racecar out there. You can have the best pit crew out there. And you can have the best driver on the planet. But the one thing you cannot do is you cannot ever win a race without making a pit stop. So it’s about when you strategically make that pit stop. Pit too soon, your competition is going to lap you, you’re going to lose. Pit too late, tires get slick, you run out of gas, slam into the wall, you lose. So it’s one thing to say we need to do it. It’s another to measure and know when do you take it so it’s effective. So you get the outcome you want. That’s how we actually know. So are you measuring? Do you look at your calendar and say, “Am I actually making progress? Am I getting to where I want to be? Or am I off course?” So it’s a great way for us to look at am I getting the outcome or not?
- Mario Fachini [25:13]
- Great tips in there. And I’m glad you brought up the example of the lark again. Because I think it’s been going on for hundreds of years. And all kinds of people talk about it. To be successful, you need to wake up at [3:30] in the morning. Then the next one says you need to wake up at [4:21]. And then the other one says, Well, my secret to success is 7:14 a.m.. And it’s what do you think? Is there a magical time that you have to wake up? And you have to be a morning person to be successful? Or is it what you’re doing with the hours even if you are a night owl?
- Chad Cooper [25:47]
- Well, I talked about knowing when – using measurement to get your outcome. Accurate measurement, right? When do you make that strategic pit stop? So when is there inappropriate use for technology and an app for that? If you look here, this is called a Whoop, W-H-O-O-P. It measures my habits and my health in a different way than this does. So I’m the geek that measures all kinds of things. But the point with that is they’re both measuring my sleep, my workout, and my heart strain. So this one is doing HRV, Heart Rate Variable. This is just doing heart rate. So what’s the difference? The difference is you say, “Hey, I want to lose 20 pounds.” If you just step on a regular scale, and you’ve been busting your butt, and that scale hasn’t changed one pound. “I’m done. I quit. This isn’t working.” Well, maybe you’re using the wrong measurement. Now, if we get a different scale and actually measure you with your body fat percentage. Because of the technology, what we can actually see is, actually, you’ve lost 20% body fat but muscle is more dense and therefore weighs more. So actually your ratios are shifting and you are making progress. So it’s about smart measurement in knowing that the measurement you’re using is effective. And there’s apps that can do that. So the question is not just, “Hey, am I a morning or evening person?” Then we have the measurement that says, Are you effective in doing it? Are you turning off the blue light before you go to bed so you actually get good circadian sleep? Are you getting REM? Are you having all kinds of stuff that can go into that? But when we measure accurately and with the right tools, then we can actually get to the result that we want.
- Mario Fachini [27:52]
- I love that. And I’m curious what’s the second one you have?
- Chad Cooper [27:56]
- That’s the Apple Watch. I love them both actually. So I have three different ways. And I like triplicates. So I like to be able to as – I used to think was Ronald Reagan. But it’s actually an old Russian proverb, trust but verify. Trust that people have good intentions. Verify that they have the right judgment. Trust the technology is meant there to serve you. Verify that the data is accurate. So our goal in our calendar, in our data, all that, is not to go for perfection, Mario. Create the opportunity for better, not best. Meaning, don’t worry about it making it perfect. Just start. Small pebbles. If you try to climb Mount Everest without training, without acclimating, it’s going to be a disaster. So start with small incremental steps and work your way to it.
- Mario Fachini [28:56]
- That is great insight. I appreciate that. Because I remember when I got my first watch and it started tracking everything. Another software I recommend to people is Rescue Time. And it’s so phenomenal because you’re like, “No, I’m effective. I’m a high performer.” You hook that baby up for a week and it’s like –
- Chad Cooper [29:15]
- What you’re saying is, do you really want to know the truth or do you want to continue to lie to yourself? Because it’s going to tell you the truth and you’re no longer going to be able to lie to yourself. It’s not that we think we’re lying to others. It’s that we’re accepting that we’re lying to ourselves. And so be very careful. I probably recommended Rescue Time to you and I love it. Because the average person is about 23% productive. I’m 89 to 94% productive. That is a three to four fold productivity increase. So maybe my system works and I can prove it. That’s trust but verify. Not only am I saying what I’m saying, but I have the data to back it up and the results that show it.
- Mario Fachini [30:02]
- And that’s the thing, you can actually track it and see it. And the cool thing is, like you’re saying about creating habits is, the more effective you are, the longer you keep doing it for, it does start to take over and become part of you. Not just racing against the clock or anything. It just becomes who you are. So to the point of what you were saying earlier as far as why does Elon Musk schedule stuff out. And certain people think that they shouldn’t and it deals with the self-esteem. Why do you think most people don’t prioritize themselves to that level of, “Well, that’s Oprah or that’s Bill Gates or that’s so and so.” Why do you think that the fact that anyone can be doing the same thing and they don’t? Where do you think that originates from?
- Chad Cooper [30:49]
- Let’s look at, at the end of the day, what is it besides time and how people manage the time? How is it Elon Musk is able to be effective? And others are struggling to just pay their mortgage to pay their bills, let alone even dream about going on a mini vacation. Well, here’s the difference. I said, you know, people like Steven [inaudible [00:31:14] – I love his work. But we need to bring it into the global society that we live in, the 24/7 world that we live in, we never shut down. And in the 80s, we did. We had brick and mortars, [9:00] to [5:00]s, right? So what’s shifted? Well, we’re no longer in a society – and Peter Drucker – I’m going to age myself. But look at Peter Drucker. He said this about our biggest threat. So the difference is Elon Musk understands the biggest threat to society. How many people know this? And that is as Peter Drucker said, “Throughout history, people had little need to manage their careers. They were born into their stations in life. And until the recent past, they relied on companies to chart their career paths.” Today, times are drastically changed we can do and be anything we want. But today we also must learn to manage ourselves. And we are ill prepared, Mario. It’s the greatest threat to our society today. It’s not technology. It’s not war. It’s not politics. It’s the inability to manage ourselves. And I will tell you, you can tell me all kinds of things. Show me your calendar and I’ll tell you whether you have the ability to manage yourself. That’s the difference. Elon knows how to manage himself, first and foremost. And then how to influence and manage his audience.
- Mario Fachini [32:45]
- That’s deep. Do you think that scares most people?
- Chad Cooper [32:49]
- I think it inspires most people. Because now they know what the root of the problem is. Then we have to then say – let’s say that I’m disciplined. Let’s say I make the decision to manage myself. Where do I start? Well, you need to start with a guide. Somebody that can give you a plan that has a system that knows how to actually deliver on that plan. But in addition to that, we need a foundation. This goes to Biblical scripture. It goes to all of the different, wise people, Buddha, Jesus, and on and on that we could go and give examples. But the second part is – a dear friend of mine, Mark Divine, former 25 year Navy SEAL commander. Much of the seal tactics are owed to his genius. And Mark’s opinion on this – Commander Divine’s comments on this this is he says, “Here’s the problem that we face today as well, is the industrial age brought material prosperity. And it eliminated a lot of the natural challenges that life used to deliver. But it also brought about obesity, poor health, a lack of purposeful existence in a general malaise with an alarmingly large percentage of the population in dependency.” And so we can make that decision and manage ourselves. But the question still begs is, what’s my purpose? And so we need to know, how do we really discover our purpose. And it’s a lot easier than you think. It’s not the house you live in. It’s not how much money you want in the bank. It’s not the title of career or the job title of your name plaque. Your purpose is a set of feelings. How do you want to feel. See, if you can look at anything on your calendar and go, “Oh, that makes me feel good.” Then you’re going to be serving your purpose. But if you look at your calendar, and it says, “I don’t want to do that.” It’s all about how you want to feel. And we can go back – and there’s a method to easily determine what are your core values? What are your core emotions that allow you to feel like you’re serving your purpose? And so if we know what those emotions are then we can create a calendar and a system. We can create 168 hours to replicate those feelings through the vehicles that we choose or the vehicles that we say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”
- Mario Fachini [35:24]
- I just want to let you keep going because you’re given such wisdom here. And just for anyone listening, what we’re talking about here, this is in your 12 week course. I’m sure you go into much greater detail but these are some of the things they can expect.
- Chad Cooper [35:41]
- Yeah. Absolutely. And the reason that it is 12 weeks is because this isn’t a sprint. You have a society that is conditioning you to believe in certain things. And this takes time for us to reset the stage. To create a solid foundation. And from there, that foundation is about discovering your purpose, using and empowering the language that is connected to your core values, and then actually being able to understand how do I set it up. Then we look at tools in the technology that will actually allow you to create leverage. I mean, here’s the reality, I need to listen to and read a lot of content and books for guests on my radio show. I hate reading that stuff because I do that all the time. So audio books, and I listened to it 2X speed. I have the ability. I build slowly up to 2X but I can actually digest it and retain it now. Let’s say it doesn’t exist in the audio book, Office 365, Microsoft Word, take it and will read aloud and you can change the speed. So I don’t care what format it comes in. I can digest it. So we need to understand how do we effectively use technology and how do we turn it off? So there’s things in there that say, I have notifications when I get a new email or something comes in. Why? Because I check my email on a schedule. What a novel concept. Now it comes in like Pavlov’s Dog. So the 12 week program walks you through. But the best thing about it and I get revved by my friends and colleagues all the time, Mario, is they’re like, “Dude, you got to cut people off.” Its lifetime access of the program. Why? Because you may start with a relationship and say, “Now, I want to tackle finances. Now, I want to tackle my career or my health.” So you can come back to it and keep pulling it off and come into a community that continues to support that next level of success for you versus you got to keep paying.
- Mario Fachini [37:47]
- That speaks to your heart. And that’s something you’ve always been is contribution focused ever since I’ve known you and I think that’s fantastic. Where can people find specifically the 12 – where’s the best place to find information on the 12 week course that can put in the show notes?
- Chad Cooper [38:02]
- Sure. Super easy. All you have to do is go to ChadECooper.com. E as in echo. ChadECooper.com. That will take you to my site where you can either begin your journey saying, “Hey, I want to run with the big dogs.” Or if you’ve already got a level of success and you want next level mastery, then you can jump in and go through that path as well. So I give you a couple different paths that you can go through. Right now, actually if you go to ChadECooper.com/FreeCourses, I’m actually giving a class away entirely for free. So my foundation, the Chad E. Cooper Foundation, is providing that course. An my hope is, by making that available – really it’s a fantastic course. We didn’t just take some junk and go, “Oh, yeah. We’ll make this one free.” I’m not giving away the best stuff. It’s a phenomenal 45 minute course for free. And my hope is that it inspires you to then say, “Hey, I will donate to the foundation so we can support others.” So that 168 hours, are you just taking or are you taking a part of that and actually contributing beyond yourself? If you’re just taking, you’re just creating moments of happiness. But if you want lasting fulfillment, you have to take care of yourself but you also have to give beyond yourself. That’s what creates the formula for lasting fulfillment.
- Mario Fachini [39:22]
- And that is also what you’re talking about. Not only is it going to make people more effective, but now they’re going to have more time to be able to contribute more. Because it’s no longer, “Well, I don’t have the time but I wish I could.” Well, wish come true. Here you go.
- Chad Cooper [39:38]
- Yeah. I mean, so statistically, they will show people who actually are more charitable, who give, actually make more money, and are actually happier. They’ve done study after study after study. If you want to be happier, you want to make more money, give some of it away. Because it moves you from a mindset, Mario, of scarcity to abundance and resourcefulness. You got to come up with a way to make it happen. So it makes you resourceful which leads to success.
- Mario Fachini [40:07]
- That’s a whole thing we could do an episode just done. So with everything that we’ve been talking about, without a doubt, you can provide the breakthroughs. Who’s been your biggest transformation that you’ve been able to give someone? Before they met you, then they worked with you, and then after working with you, and it was like life changing.
- Chad Cooper [40:26]
- You know, I can say I’ve been very fortunate to serve a number of people. And I have testimonials up the wazoo. Humbleness is not a quality that God went, “Yeah. Yhat’s wasted on him. Don’t skip.” So, I will say though, I get great pleasure in seeing not just motivation or inspiration, but lasting transformation. So I can go big names with – unfortunately, the big names, most of them want to stay anonymous for obvious reasons, right. But I will tell you every successful CEO and leader out there has a coach hidden behind the scenes supporting them. One of those big names is a ten time world champion boxer about to go into the Boxing Hall of Fame, Nonito Donaire. And he’s a great example of repeated – it’s hard to earn the title. It’s a whole lot harder to retain it nine times. And he’s a great example of somebody who was a warrior in the ring. And just as gracious and humble and kind as can be outside of that ring. Just a great human being. But the people I really get excited equally about are the everyday people. The people that are in a corporate world saying, “I want to go out on my own. How do I gracefully transition to do that?” And then seeing them go ladder by the ladder climbing that next step to to the success that they want. So I can tell you one of my greatest inspirations is Katie, she could teach this stuff, because she has lived it, she’s implemented it. And so that’s really the question. Are you just sitting passive listening right now? Or are you being active taking notes? But if you really want it to stick, go teach it to somebody else. Because by teaching it somebody else, you have to know the content. So by doing that, to change your life and somebody else’s, hopefully.
- Mario Fachini [42:32]
- More powerful words of wisdom. Let’s talk about your book. How has that helped your business?
- Chad Cooper [42:39]
- The book is one of those I like giving people options. You can take the slow boat to China, the least expensive, we have basic economy all the way to first class. This is, “Hey, you can’t tell me that you can’t afford it because you can go to your library and probably pick it up for free.” So I like to make sure that I can give the resources to anybody. And they can’t say that time is a problem or they don’t have the financial ability to do it. So the book is great for credibility. It’s great for being able to serve all kinds of different levels of people in the world. That is actually recently and it should be coming out anytime soon. But that has been – the rights have been bought in China, Mainland China as well as is the extenuating Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam area. So that’s actually coming out in multiple languages. And Baidu is going to be picking up a number of my video series. And Baidu, if you don’t know who they are, are like ten times the size of Amazon. They’re monsters. So to be able to take it from a book to having that opportunity, I would say, that I’ve done pretty well. And here’s the reality mark, Mario, is even if I’m abysmal failure over a billion people, I’ll do okay.
- Mario Fachini [44:03]
- Well, congrats on getting it there. I remember when you first launched it and you were helping people back then. And I’m so happy to hear that it’s continuing to continue to go well for you. And I knew it was. But even the stuff you were sharing before we got started it sounds like it’s really – congrats on the foundation again.
- Chad Cooper [44:21]
- Thank you. The reality is many of these examples, whether you’re an everyday schmo like me or you’re a big celebrity name, you do the work. I’m not going to tell you that there isn’t pain or that it isn’t difficult. But if you know the strength of your purpose, then you will persevere. See, people use discipline. They think it’s not their strength that will hold them to their purpose. It’s the strength of your purpose that will actually get you cross the finish line and prevent temptation from knocking you off your game. So I can’t promise you that there won’t be pain. But I will promise you suffering is a choice and an option. So anything worth conquering is going to have some difficulty. It doesn’t mean you have to suffer. So me building this and accomplishing this has been hard work. But I’ve had a smile and I get to be who I want to be in the process of every step. And that’s what’s important.
- Mario Fachini [45:23]
- I think it’s so great you have your priorities set also. I mean, clearly, you’re successful in business but also on a personal level as a husband and father. I’ll never forget when we were talking about launching your book and you said something to the effect of, “If I can do this in six or 12 months on this amount of time, great. But if I need to take two years and I still get to spend time with my family, I’m fine with that also.” And I’ll never forget that And I’ve used it for examples with other people. Because it goes back to your calendar and scheduling. You’re prioritizing the family in being present but you still have the goal. It’s not that you’re not doing it. And it’s not that you were taking a year or two to do it in a year or two just because you think it takes that long. It’s, “Hey, I’m not cutting back on anything I’m doing that’s of a high priority. But I am going to get this done. I’m not going to give up one for the other.” And I love the example you gave, it reminded me of improv, yes, and. I think so many people nowadays think, “Well, I can have either or.” And the reality is you can have it all. You can have both. It’s an abundant economy and you can do anything and if you’re thinking of that way. But you should still have a heart. So thank you for having that. I’m glad you’re still contributing and everyone gets to hear from you. I’m excited to showcase you even more in the second half. We’re going to thank our sponsor and come back for the Imperfect Action Round.
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- Mario Fachini [47:08]
- All right. We are back with the Imperfect Action Round. Chad, Are you ready to take imperfect action?
- Chad Cooper [47:13]
- I am absolutely ready to take imperfect action.
- Mario Fachini [47:18]
- First question I have for you – 60 second rapid fire responses – what is the fastest path to the cash?
- Chad Cooper [47:22]
- The straight line. That’s the fastest path to the cash flow. So the fastest path to the cash is know your purpose. And having the strength of the purpose, you’re not going to give up. If you give up – it’s not that you’re not going to stumble. It’s not that you’re not going to have a failure. Failure is often what is experienced for some of the most successful people. But if you know the strength of your purpose, it’s about whether you keep getting up. As Rocky Balboa says, “That’s how winning is done.”
- Mario Fachini [48:00]
- Great answer. Number two, what is the biggest problem you see your prospects making and the fastest way they can fix it?
- Chad Cooper [48:07]
- I would say the biggest issue that I see today goes back to the guerrilla warfare tactics. And that is, are they actually being intentional with their time? Another way of looking at that is, are they using force or power to actually accomplish their goals? How many of us are using force in low energy? I’m being denied this or there’s not enough scarcity versus inspiration versus courage. The empowering energies and words that allow us to get there and when we do that, we actually speed up and get there much, much quicker.
- Mario Fachini [48:50]
- More wisdom. Loving it. Number three, what is the best way to maximize customer lifetime value?
- Chad Cooper [49:00]
- Well, I would say the best way to do that is determine whether your customers are a customer or client. And how I determine that is a customer is a transaction. A client is a relationship. So are you actually going in to sell them, which is manipulating I win and they may lose? Or are you going into influence them, which is serving them, I win, you win. That’s how you create lasting relationships in clients long term.
- Mario Fachini [49:29]
- That is powerful. That is powerful. Because so many people look at as customers. And I’ve told people the same thing, do you actually care what happens to them? One of my rules is, I won’t take on the client unless they’re heart centric. If they all they care about is the money and the numbers, pass. Because there’s a lot of good people out there like yourself and many others that want to do big things. And just like you’re saying they don’t know where to start, not sure what to do with certain things. And you can have a heart and the abundance also, I believe. So thank you for that. Yes. Absolutely.
- Chad Cooper [50:06]
- Not only that. But there’s the flip side to that. I know we’re going fast rapid here but I got to jump in with that is that –
- Mario Fachini [50:11]
- No. Please do.
- Chad Cooper [50:12]
- A lot of people have this limiting belief. I don’t want to sell people. Sales people are scumbags. They’re slimy. Then don’t sell. Serve. When you serve your client, it means that you’re speaking your truth through love, not judgment. You speak with empathy and compassion. That may mean that you’re still speaking something very direct. A bitter pill that they have to swallow. But if you’re coming from empathy and compassion is to serve them, not judge them. And then they get to make the decision. But if you’re afraid to sell, you’re never going to give them the opportunity to say yes or no or the ability to change their life or decline. So serve them. Don’t sell them.
- Mario Fachini [50:53]
- One of the things I’ve told people is, also have enough profit that you’re in business down the road because a lot of people have reservations about that. And I go, it’s unethical not to be in business. If you’re serving them at the highest level and actually caring and actually helping them, what are you doing to ensure that you’re around three, five, ten years from now? “Well, no. I’ll give them a discount. I’ll do this. I’ll do that.” It’s like, you’re serving them but killing yourself. That’s not a good model either.
- Chad Cooper [51:20]
- Yeah. I’ll give you two examples. One of my business partners, Tony Robbins said, “You can’t serve the poor by being poor yourself.” The second is, we’ll go to a bigger one in that is the Bible. If you look at ancient scripture, the Bible as an example, whether you believe in it or not, is a phenomenal resource of wisdom and knowledge. And in it, money is, I think, the second or third most used topic in all of the Bible. Maybe it’s a little important to God. Maybe it should be important to you. Love is the number one. So worshipping money is bad. Money itself is not bad. Money is not the root of all evil. You need it to make impact for yourself and to serve others. So learn how to have an empowering relationship with it.
- Mario Fachini [52:12]
- Well, this is an interesting segue. Because I love what you’re saying and agree. Read it if you have it, people. But I was going to ask you what book would you recommend for Expert Authority World? And you just did.
- Chad Cooper [52:29]
- Yeah. I’ve got a couple of books always on my go-to list. Number one is the Bible. Number two is Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich. Just if you look at CEOs, if you look at successful people, almost all of them have read the book multiple times. It’s just got great wisdom in it. And the third is actually a relatively recent edition and that is with Ray Dalio. If you don’t know who Ray Dalio is, you owe it to yourself to find out. He wrote a book called Principles. And it is amazing. He talks about values and character and how he actually was doing AI back in the 70s before the term was even coined or really known about. He makes Warren Buffett look like a schlep. He is the most successful financial advisor in history. And most people don’t even know his name.
- Mario Fachini [53:25]
- There’s a gold nugget in there too. A lot of people they just want to look at me. They just want to be seen and big hat, no cattle type of thing. And I’ve noticed there’s a lot of people that you’re like, “Who? Who?” And they’re behind the scenes like Ray is. That’s a great recommendation for the book though. Thank you for that. Well, I’ve absolutely got a lot out of this myself. I want to get more people checking out your stuff. Where’s the best place they can go to learn more?
- Chad Cooper [53:56]
- ChadECooper.com. But I’m going to say go to ChadECooper.com/FreeCourses and get a free course. It’s great courses. Powerful. And if you donate, it goes to 100% – tax deductible, 100% to the foundation so that we can actually serve others. So it benefits not just you, but you actually can help others through your generosity and gift as well.
- Mario Fachini [54:24]
- And I want to say thanks for making that available. Because I know that you don’t have to make anything free available to Expert Authority World but when you were telling me about it, I was glad you did. So thank you for that.
- Chad Cooper [54:36]
- Oh, thank you for letting me share my message and being able to share about the benefits and what the foundation does. So I appreciate it.
- Mario Fachini [54:45]
- Well, the pleasure is mine. And it was an absolute pleasure having you here. Thank you for coming on. I look forward to connecting with you further.
- Chad Cooper [54:53]
- Awesome. I appreciate it. Thank you and always a pleasure. If I can serve in any way forward, let me know.
- Mario Fachini [55:00]
- All right. Expert Authority World, we have another great episode. I know you love Chad as much as I do. I will see you on tomorrow’s. Have a great day. And God bless.
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