Michael Diettrich-Chastain is the founder and CEO of Arc Integrated, an Organizational Consulting and Professional Coaching firm. Michael is an author, coach, trainer and speaker. His writing has been featured on Time, Money, Entreprenuer and The Washington Post. His upcoming book is CHANGES.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“My business acumen was not sharp at all. The biggest difficulty was learning about all of the nuances of running a business. So what was the difficulty in business? The business itself funny enough. And so I think when I originally started it was a lot of faith and trust in the process ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Book by Timothy Ferriss
- Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex Book by Aubrey Marcus
- 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More Book by Perry Marshall and Richard Koch
- Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence Book by Daniel Goleman and Richard E. Boyatzis and Annie McKee
Favourite Quote:
“we are the average of the five people that we spend the most time with”
Recommended Online Resources:
- The 80/20 Rule in Business with Perry Marshall – The 80 20 Rule in Business 80 20 Says 80 Percent of Your Results Come from 20 Percent of Your Efforts, and 20 Percent of Your Results Come from The Other 80
- Donald Miller – StoryBrand – Clarify Your Message- Helps you clarify your message and grow your business.
- Tim Ferriss Lifestyle Design and The 4-Hour Workweek
- Daniel Goleman is an author and science journalist. For twelve years, he wrote for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“clearly identify the intersection that exists or crossroads – what are you really good at? What do you have experience in? What are you passionate about? As well as, what keeps you driven? What keeps you motivated? Find that intersection and then either develop a business model around it or if you don’t know what a business model could be getting help to help you develop that model. Because one of the things that I have seen is that people might think that they have this intersection between passion and purpose and experience and strength but they don’t understand how to make a business around it. The reality is there are plenty of very savvy business strategists out there that giving them an idea could result in a really great business model. I encourage people to be looking for that mentorship and resource.”…[Listen for More]
More About Michael Diettrich-Chastain:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The Ultimate Measure Of A Man Is Not Where He Stands In Moments Of Comfort And Convenience, But Where He Stands At Times Of Challenge And Controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr
Other Quotes From the Chat with Michael Diettrich-Chastain:
- “I enjoy seeing this shift in perception of what people are capable of and how they have changed how they see the world. So that is really special I think”
- “I really enjoyed seeing people make dynamic change in their life”
- “How ready and open are you to change? Which to me is a large predictor of success ”
- “it’s up to us to create what we want in our business. And if we are not working for it, it is not going to be created. That pressure I think creates a lot of motivation and a lot of action”
- “really evaluate what you are really passionate about what you’re really good at and look at is there a business model for that and if there isn’t how could you create that”
- “really leverage your network in the way that you haven’t yet. So digging in and understanding who in your network can you lean on and can you use their resources. Who might be able to create connections for you that you could learn more about the business that you hope to enter in to”
- “get really clear around who is the population that you want to serve and how can niche down as far as you can”
- “I really try and actively work on being more adaptable to change”
- “What does success mean for you? Define for yourself what does success look like?”
- “We are the average of all the things that we do. Meaning that we are not just the average of people, but of the places we spend time, of the habits that are engaging, of the communities that we are engaging in, even the time that we spend online. All of our habits and behaviours and ways that we choose to spend our precious time has an impact on us. So that is a question that I’m always considering. Who is in my sphere? Where am I spending my time? How am I spending my time both in person and virtually? And how is that impacting what I want to create in my life?”
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