In a galaxy far far away in what feels like another lifetime Anthony Poponi was a non-profit professional working on rivers and creeks, saving sea turtles or kids and dabbling in every level of living the non-profit life from entry level to Executive Director to nearly everything else in between. During his career Anthony has always been a communicator and favored roles where he either entertains or educates and occasional he even does both. Anthony loves connecting dots in both simple drawings and in complex settings where his inner-communicator brings together individuals to create, connect and laugh. While holding a microphone one day Anthony had an epiphany….”I should do this more.” Anthony speaks on the many facets of happiness on stage as a keynote, workshops, host, moderator or emcee and supports entrepreneurs in Colorado through the ICELab and Small Business Development center as programming Mentor focused on “taking the fear out of public speaking” and showing entrepreneurs a path towards greater fulfillment for themselves and their teams.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Dr James R. Doty founder of The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
- Dr Zach Bush Founder of Farmer’s Footprint
- Dan Pallotta
When business started difficulties overcame:
“part of it was focus for sure. I want to do it all and problem is if you do it all you can’t be an expert at anything… I had to get focused and that is always a struggle for me… And I had to focus on say where am I going to have impact and where is the actual real profit in public speaking and so I have been focused more on keynotes and workshops”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realise your Potential for Lasting Fulfilment Book by Martin Seligman
- Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Value Book by Fred Kofman
- Into the Magic Shop: A neurosurgeon’s true story of the life-changing magic of mindfulness and compassion that inspired the hit K-pop band BTS Book by Dr James Doty
Favourite Quote:
“being unattached to the outcomes of your actions because you choose love over fear always” Neale Donald Walsch
Recommended Online Resources:
- Fred Kofman
- Seth Godin
- Bruce Turkel has helped create some of the world s most compelling brands A captivating speaker and author, Bruce have spoken at hundreds of corporate and industry
- National Speakers Association (NSA) – Where professional speakers connect. NSA provides professional speakers with the comprehensive resources, mentoring and professional connections they need to become more efficient and more effective in all aspects of their trade.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“not everyone should be an entrepreneur. There is a lot of discomfort that comes from being an entrepreneur. And you have to understand that there is going to be a lot pressure on you at all times to make the income flow. It’s all on you. And maybe the other piece of advice is if you are going to be an entrepreneur just know that in the start-up phase you wind up doing it all, and you have to do the accounting, you have to do all these things if you don’t have a significant start-up money to hire a team and start with the team… Over time complexity gets so high that you need expertise in certain silos so you need to find them. And what it also does is, the more you can do that, put yourself in that creative high-value space of the special source of what you do gets to come out and then having other people support that”…[Listen for More]
More About Anthony Poponi:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Janet Dailey, author “Someday is not a day of the week.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Anthony Poponi:
- “find someone who has done it successfully. Done what you’ve done”
- “how can you be vulnerable with the people around you and say you know what I really could use your help with this thing. I don’t understand how to make this happen.”
- “People want to help, people want to give advice, you just have to be willing to ask for it”
- “understand what your strengths are and understand what things like you up and then understanding your own values and how you can be of service to other people…”
- “If you know that you have weaknesses you had better figure them out”
- “find your passions, find your talents and use them as much as you can”
- “understanding your strengths and understanding your values and then using that in service to others is meaningful”
“if you want something to be different tomorrow you have got to do something different today”
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