Kevin Latchford

CEO at Muddy Group: Studio+Agency+Incubator

[Kevin Latchford @KevinLatchford]

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[The Fighting Irish @FightingIrish]

Good morning from Notre Dame Stadium.

#GoIrish

[Barstool Cleveland @BS_Cleveland]

Rest in Peace Legend

[WKYC 3News @wkyc]

We are heartbroken to share the news that our friend and colleague Jim Donovan, the iconic Cleveland sportscaster who was a fixture at WKYC for 39 years and the Browns radio voice for 25 seasons, has passed away at the age of 68. https://t.co/CzHk0lzVy5

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

What's stealing your productivity time? Explore three common thieves that can stall success and how you beat them. As always, Stay Hungry, Stay Driven & KEEP GROWING! https://t.co/4JIOfeh4xs

[Notre Dame Lacrosse @NDlacrosse]

That’s an Irish WIN in Arlotta.

#GoIrish☘️

[Kevin Latchford @KevinLatchford]

Quick 2 minute read - Digital Marketing Funnel Strategies: Explaining Tactics with Clear Examples - https://t.co/1aGCbUkHE1

[Kevin Latchford @KevinLatchford]

The Google SGE Guide: What It Means for Businesses - https://t.co/Q4x71i0I1O

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

"There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking." - Brian Tracy

Challenge yourself to think bigger and dream larger. Every obstacle is an opportunity, and every setback is a setup for a comeback.

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

"It's no longer about interrupting, pitching, and closing. It's about listening, diagnosing, and prescribing." - Mark Roberge

Starting buyer-focused conversations is key to closing more sales. But, how do you do it? In this course, you'll learn how. https://t.co/9sLLIc7QIn

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

As a sales professional, your job is to ask the buyer questions until you understand what is needed. How do you know which questions to ask? This guide gives you 100 great questions and tells you when to ask them. https://t.co/xvz6bJiCfT

#SalesTraining #Sales #Salesperson

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Life is about CHOICES.

Here are 8 of them.

1. Attitude is a Choice
2. Character is a Choice
3. Work Ethic is a Choice
4. Leadership is a Choice
5. Consistency is a Choice
6. Commitment is a Choice
7. Daily Habits are a Choice
8. Encouragement is a Choice

SUCCESS is a Choice.

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

"Managers manage data, leaders grow people".

While efficient data management is undeniably essential, the true hallmark of leadership lies in the ability to empower and uplift individuals.

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

"If you want to see someone's true intent, watch their behavior". A person's character is often revealed not through words but through the individual's actions.

As always, Stay Hungry, Stay Driven & KEEP GROWING!

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

After his second year at Michigan, Tom Brady wanted to transfer.

He wasn't playing in games, and he was so low on the depth chart that he only got 2 reps in practice.

Brady met with his coach to express his frustration, “The other quarterbacks get all the reps.”

Coach replied,

“Brady, I want you to stop worrying about what all the other players on our team are doing. All you do is worry about what the starter is doing, what the second guy is doing, what everyone else is doing. You don't worry about what you're doing.”

Coach reminded him, “You came here to be the best. If you're going to be the best, you have to beat out the best.”

And then he recommended that Brady start meeting with Greg Harden, a sports psychologist who worked in Michigan's athletic department.

Brady went to Harden's office and whined, “I'm never going to get my chance. They're only giving me 2 reps.”

Harden simply replied, “Just go out there and focus on doing the best you can with those 2 reps. Make them as perfect as you possibly can.”

“So that's what I did,” Brady said. “They'd put me in for those 2 reps, man, I'd sprint out there like it was Super Bowl 39. 'Let's go boys! Here we go! What play we got?'”

“And I started to do really well with those 2 reps. Because I brought enthusiasm, I brought energy.”

Soon, it went from getting 2 reps to getting 4 reps. Then from 4 to 10, “and before you knew it,” Brady said, with this new mindset that Greg instilled in me—to focus on what you can control, to focus on what you're getting, not what anyone else is getting, to treat every rep like it's the Super Bowl—eventually, I became the starter.”

Takeaway 1:

Greg Harden telling Brady to just focus on being great during his 2 reps reminded me of a piece of advice from the entrepreneur Mark Cuban.

“People come to me all the time and tell me they're stuck,” Cuban explained. “They're stuck in a job they don't like. They're stuck working for a boss they don't like. They're stuck on a team they don't like.”

“I just tell them, 'Be great.'”

“The reality of life is that you can't just always quit your job. You can't just always go to your boss and say, 'Give me the promotion, or I'm out of here.'” You can't just always go to your coach and say, 'Give me more reps, or I'm transferring.'

“So when you're stuck, you've gotta find it within yourself to say, 'Ok, this is where I am. And if I'm going to be here, I'm going to be great.'

Because if you're great at your job, typically other people and companies find out, so it creates opportunities.”

Takeaway 2:

I've written before about “lead measures”—the actions and behaviors that predictably drive success.

The core characteristic of a lead measure, the authors of The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) write, is that “a lead measure is influenceable; it can be directly influenced by you.”

To achieve your goals, they recommend (echoing what the Michigan Coach told Brady), apply a disproportionate energy to the things that are in your control.

Starting at Michigan and for the rest of his career, that’s what Brady did, that’s what drove his success.

In his first media call after he was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th pick in the 2000 draft, Brady was asked: “Are you aware that [along with starting quarterback, Drew Bledsoe] there’s another quarterback here that they drafted last year?”

Brady said he was aware of that. “And I know he’s a heck of a player,” Brady said. “But I’ve always really concerned myself just with the things I can control. I don’t put a lot of thinking into the other guys because I know I’m not at my best when I’m not just thinking about playing as well as I possibly can.”

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“I never once in my life ever said I wanted to be the best of all time. Ever. I wanted to be the best I could be, period. I learned that in college. It didn’t matter what the other guys were doing. It mattered what I was doing.” — Tom Brady

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[Entrepreneur @Entrepreneur]

Without a positive culture around employees, your business will struggle to survive. Here are 7 reasons why putting the right people in the right seats should always be a priority. 💡

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[Kevin Latchford @KevinLatchford]

A very good event today, Dustin…well done SBN team

[Dustin S. Klein @DustinSKlein]

Off and running at the Cleveland Dealmakers conference. #smartbusinessdealmakers #clevelandbrowns #findaway #spotify #parkplacetechnologies

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

There is no such thing as a “good try. When we strive for excellence and aim for success, we must accept nothing less than achieving our desired outcome. By doing so, we develop a mindset of determination and perseverance. #sales #management

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

Beliefs shape our assumptions, and those assumptions guide our decisions. It's essential to challenge our assumptions, examine our beliefs, and stay open to new perspectives. Never let assumptions hold you back from success!" #successmindset #openmind #challengeyourself

[Rob Yoho @RobYoho]

Denial may seem effective in the short term, allowing you to avoid facing difficult truths. However, ultimately, reality will catch up with you. It's important to confront and deal with challenging situations directly, rather than relying on denial to delay the inevitable.