Welcome to Episode 38 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, we welcome back Paul McGee (A.K.A. The S.U.M.O. Guy), motivational speaker, conference facilitator and author of the best-selling book, S.U.M.O. He talks about what it was like being diagnosed with COVID-19, the changes to his coaching career during a pandemic, how to manage your mental diet, the 7 questions to ask yourself when faced with challenges and how the beach ball perspective can assist with clients and businesses in real estate.
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00:30 – Paul’s experience with being diagnosed with COVID-19
01:20 – ‘Every day is a Chooseday’ Voices of Value podcast episode
01:30 – “Now is the time for help, not hype.”
03:15 – Giving yourself ‘hippo-time’; “Paul, you don’t need to fight for the future…you just need to have the fight for today.”
04:00 – Give yourself a time limit for sadness; manage your mental diet. Avoid CNN (Constant Negative News).
06:00 – Morning rituals: What am I thankful FOUR.
08:00 – The first 5 minutes of Paul’s day are the most important.
10:40 – Regrets; what to be achieving during these times
11:00 – Comparing yourself to others’ highlight reels; Paul’s experience with this during COVID-19
13:00 – It’s about the value in the content, not the microphone or the green screen.
14:20 – 7 Questions to help you Shut Up, Move On.
17:00 – Communicating SUMO to teens/young people, especially now. The Red/Blue cap concept.
19:00 – “Stress makes you stupid”.
21:30 – The beach ball perspective and how this applies to landlords and tenants right now. Get into the habit of asking, “Does anyone else have a different perspective?” during meetings.