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Unleashing Epic Success, Wealth Creation, Leadership and Self Empowerment | John Suzuki | #TGV539

Season 1, Ep. 539

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the topic: “Unleashing Epic Success, Wealth Creation, Leadership and Self Empowerment” with John Suzuki in conversation with Naveen Samala on #TGV539 The Guiding Voice


Key Takeaways:

  • Context Setting, TGV Introduction, and First rapid-fire round of random words
  • Top 3 things that contributed to Joel’s success
  • A pivotal moment that propelled him from merely participating in the industry to becoming a passionate advocate for change and betterment in both his personal life and business
  • Leadership is often romanticized but comes with its set of challenges. His one lesson about leadership that he wishes more aspiring leaders would understand early in their careers?
  • A strategy or a mindset shift that has been crucial for him in maintaining self-empowerment, especially during challenging times
  • Wealth is not in what you make but in what you keep.
  • The mission of his podcast, "Finding Better," resonates with a broad audience. An insight from one of his episodes that particularly embodies this quest for better in life and business?
  • Witty answers to second rapid-fire questions
  • In his efforts to lift the world one person at a time - a transformation story that stands out where he witnessed or facilitated a significant change in someone's personal or professional life?
  • Trivia about technology evangelism


About the guest:

As the author of the new book, AMERICAN GRIT and host of the FINDING BETTER PODCAST, John Suzuki’s passion is to inspire people and help them achieve the “better” they want in life by sharing real-life experiences and wisdom of his own and other insightful people so folks can apply those learnings to their own lives.  Having retired in 2022 after his 40-year career in high tech, John is focused on his third career of giving back and is a retired paraglider pilot, an avid tuna fisherman, a 5-Dan Karate Sensei, and his wife says he’s like a dog with squirrels; “SQUIRREL!


Connect with the guest on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-suzuki/


CONNECT WITH THE HOST ON LINKEDIN:

Naveen Samala: http://surl.li/tmksm

http://www.naveensamala.com


If you'd like to contribute to our mission, please donate through Paypal

https://paypal.me/NaveenSamla


If you wish to become a productivity monk: enroll in this course: 

http://surl.li/tmksi


TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 & 2 are on Amazon:


Vol 2: 

Notion Press: 

http://surl.li/tmkry


Vol 1:

Paperback:

https://amzn.eu/d/4Y1HAXj


#TGV is available in Hindi & Telugu:

https://youtube.com/@tgvhindi

https://youtube.com/@tgvtelugu


Audio:

http://surl.li/tmksp(#tgvhindi)


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