Sustain Your Game with Alan Stein Jr., Episode #176

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Alan Stein Jr., a best-selling author, coach, and speaker. Alan talks about what we can learn from the mindset of athletes, the importance of having a clear vision, and why consistency is vital to success. 

Episode Highlights:

• Alan shares that he spent most of his career in basketball at the youth and high school levels. (3:07)
• Alan explains that unseen hours are times an athlete spends intentionally when no one else is watching. (9:45)
• Alan shares examples of a situation when people who did little things consistently yielded big results. (15:08)
• Alan discusses how, for him, the perfect mindset means the ability to focus, not get distracted by the past, and not get anxious about the future. (19:02)
• Alan shares how this perfect mindset can be applied in the insurance business. (21:55) 
• Alan explains that when we focus on the things we have control over, we greatly increase the chance of getting the outcomes we want. (24:15)
• Alan shares that every organization, company, or individual needs to get a crystal clear vision of what success looks like to them. (29:15)
• Alan shares that as a leader, the decisions we make should only be to either accept something or correct it. (42:52)
• Alan explains that in any relationship, the sooner you can qualify someone as not the right fit, the better it is for both parties. (49:10)
• Alan talks about his first book, titled “Raise Your Game,” and his new book called “Sustain Your Game.” (51:10)

Tweetable Quotes:

• “The earliest coaching maxim I learned, which certainly applies to every area of life, is that little things done consistently, yield big results.” – Alan Stein
• We need to focus on the things we have control over. And when we do that, we greatly increase the chance of getting the outcomes we want” – Alan Stein
• “If you do your due diligence, you figure out and identify the pain point that the prospective client or customer has, and you have a solution that you can customize that matches that, you greatly increase the chance of the client choosing to purchase.” – Alan Stein

Resources Mentioned:

• Alan Stein Jr. LinkedIn
• Raise Your Game
• Sustain Your Game
• David Carothers
• Kyle Houck
• Florida Risk Partners
• The Extra 2 Minutes