Leaders are leaders because they have influence! This video was such a hit, so by request… here are three things you can do to increase influence. If you engage actively, and spend the time to really work on or learn these three things, you can increase your influence and your leadership aptitude. 1. Know yourself […]
Motivation at its core is NEED. Maybe it’s also want. And, motivation is the desire to accomplish something. It is the desire to get better, to have something better, or to at least have something different than what we have now. The word motivation is derived from the Latin root “mot” which means to move, […]
Do you have those days that you just don’t want to? When you want to push your projects and … well, anything else for that matter to the back burner. The days where you would rather eat cake and sit on a couch, maybe play video games, rather than make any strides towards great accomplishments? […]
Today, on this Father’s day episode of the FRONT… I just wanted to share the three things I am thankful for, my three kids: Colin, Carter, and Emersyn. And here are a few notes on what I am most proud of from each of them. Colin His character, he has a very strong moral compass, […]
Here we go… in the beginning… – “Live Leadership Lessons from The FRONT“ Today on the FRONT I am talking about my upcoming series. So a few things – Beginning next week – the Wednesday shows will be live on Facebook and will be interview style shows that run from 15-30 minutes (I am starting […]
RECORDED ON YOUTUBE LIVE! You MUST love the purpose more than the process! I was training with some people this past week and this just came out. “Love the purpose more than the process.” ~Mike Phillips Purpose is the WHY is something getting done. It’s the reason. Process is HOW. It’s the actual actions and […]
There is something special about willingness. This is straight up having the will, preparedness, desire, and the want to do something. When you type the word willingness into Google, It’s just a bunch of definitions. There aren’t a plethora of articles, or blogs, or people talking about what it is to be willing… to do […]
Today I am sharing some reminders for my kids. And actually… these are also reminders from my kids! These three items are things that can work wonders. I remind my kids of these things regularly. Especially my daughter right now, this has been her mantra. We approach this with youth athletics, with our family, and […]
This episode of the FRONT is about the phone call and making the connection with the customer. This one is about sales. Whether you are in front line sales, especially auto sales, business development (or BDC), this one is for you. I appreciate that there are options other than just the phone call – there is text, chat, FB Messenger […]
Sales Hustler’s Spotlight with the host, Shawn Hays and me, Mike Phillips, as the guest. This show is hosted by Shawn Hays and sponsored by Quickpage – you can check it out here – http://quickpageapp.com/shawnhays This was a very fun show and a great conversation! Shawn asked very thoughtful, insightful and sometimes hard questions to […]