August 3, 2024 • 9 mins
In this episode of the Biz Coach Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Carol Diviney, an esteemed mental health expert and renowned poet. Dr. Diviney shares invaluable insights into the significance of mental health in the business world and the impact it has on productivity, creativity, and overall success. Join us as we delve into her upcoming International Awareness Day on September 21, 2024, known as Memze Pose, which aims to promote the holistic wellbeing of men's expression, feeling good, and looking good. This episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs, executives, and business professionals who understand the importance of nurturing mental health for peak performance in their respective fields.
For more information about Dr. Carol Diviney and her empowering work, visit: universepoems.co.uk. Additionally, you can find detailed information about Memze Pose and its objectives at: https://universepoems.co.uk/memz-pose-awareness.
For more information about Dr. Carol Diviney and her empowering work, visit: universepoems.co.uk. Additionally, you can find detailed information about Memze Pose and its objectives at: https://universepoems.co.uk/memz-pose-awareness.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Okay, starting okay, right the five second mark and five four, three,
two and one. You guys, this is Joseph Vonner and
you are now listening to Biz Coach podcast. I'm your host,
and i'd like to give you a nice war and
welcome to the show. Today we are joined by CEO
(00:27):
and founder of Simplified Coo Kevin Willer. He is not
only a business coach, but he is an experienced author
and hopefully one day we will get a chance to
see more of him on television as he has a
few television appearances. I'm coming up in a few weeks.
But you guys joined me and welcome and Kevin Willer
(00:48):
to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Kevin, Welcome, Thank you, Thank you, Joseph. It's great to
be here. Appreciate you well.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
We're so happy to have you on today's segment. And
I know that before the show started out we were
talking a little bit about just kind of the state
of businesses today. I know our audience out there, those
who are listening on the podcast, we know that the
state of business just globally, no matter what really build
you happen to be in.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
People find themselves in this mindset where.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
They are struggling to get ahead, whether it be get
ahead of the competition, maybe just get ahead of their
own schedules.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
I think the trend.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
That we've been seeing in twenty twenty four is is
businesses endeavoring to push ahead despite so many insurmountable, seemingly
obstacles that they're facing. And the problem I'm noticing, Kevin,
and maybe you can jump in here and and interject,
if you know, is I see a lot of people
right now are in this survival mindset.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
You know.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
It's like they're trying to stay afloat with the competition.
They're trying to compete, they're trying to survive with just
how you know, price inflation, and with everything going on
in the world, and I think their business minds are
are stifled in this at this point for a lot
of them.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah, you know, it's it gets into kind of fight
or flight mode right when we get into that state
of what's next, and you know, we have an election year,
so many things going on globally that can distract consumers,
can distract employees, distracts us as business owners, and so
(02:32):
we're launching forward, going what next?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
What next?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
What next?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
What? I would like to stress to the business leaders
out there is this is actually the time to be
more intuitive. We live in a really fast paced society.
But if we try to go out as you know
in track and field they call it the rabbit, and
just completely run until we can't run anymore, we physically
(03:00):
don't feel good. We mentally can't offer what we need
to to our family, friends and to the business that
we came to love so much. So I say, actually
uniquely that you take a step back. It's almost as
if you're swimming right. You're exhausted, you're not sure you
can make it to sure. What I would tell to
(03:21):
someone is turn around and float on your back for
a minute and think about what your next move is,
and you're going to be okay. As you sit there
and float, you're gonna come up with your plan. So
we call that. You know, in my circles, going back
to the basics, there was something there that was working
(03:41):
really well that only hit a point of stagnation or
decline because of us not adapting to the outside influences
and not staying true to what our core values work.
We just start to.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Run or swing right. Absolutely, no, that's that's a fan.
That's fantastic advice. And so as people take that advice,
Let's say they say, they say, okay, let me let me,
let me take a break, let me take up, let
me pause for a second, and let me think about
my next moves.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Let me go back to this this this basis as
you say. So, I think that's a really.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Calming effect because I think, like you mentioned, people are
in this fight or flight, So they're either going to
fight to stay afloat, or they're gonna run and hide
and say hey, forget it.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
You know, they're gonna throw in the towel.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
I think what you mentioned too, with this taking a
step back and taking taking a little of a break,
it does give people an opportunity to more two more
reflect what's the word where, you know, because when you
start getting frustrated so much, you start to get desperate.
So I think taking that break allows them to kind
of think more realistically about the situation of the problem
(04:59):
and then properly execute an action plan to move forward.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
So that makes that makes perfect sense. Can now?
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I know that in your experience you've work with a
lot of businesses, a lot of business owners who needed
to do just that and what were some of the
results that people experienced when they did that.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well, you know, it's never a waste of time to
go back and say, look, whether I wrote it down,
I always recommend write it down. But whether I wrote
it down or not, I had a vision, I had
a mission statement, I had core values that I wanted
to build my business on. That's where it's a pause
(05:37):
to let me go back and go, do I still
have the same core values? Do they apply to what
I want to be? Have I taken myself or my
team away from the core values and they're off now
in the weeds, And so you know, not to spend
it depends how much time people sometimes go, well going backwards, No,
(06:00):
you're not. You're building your foundation or you're rebuilding your foundation.
So I've had great success in going back into the
core values and seeing where they align. You know, are
are we living them? And then maybe they need to change.
Maybe they were Yeah that made perfect sense nine years ago,
(06:22):
but it doesn't today. And so then coming out of
what I would call a strategic planning meeting with either
reaffirmation that these are the core values or here are
the core values, and then rolling that out to your.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Team, excellent, excellent suggestions, excellent suggestions, and you know that
that moment of self reflection and and really personal reflection,
I think is a great tool for professional development, not
just for your team, but more for you as an
individual who's who's who put in the works for so
(06:58):
many years and now may find yourself at this particular
crossword roads that you're now facing. And I think it's
absolutely wonderful Kevin, that that people out there are businesses
out there, I have professionals like you who strategically have
guided them through life's challenges and storms and.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Helping them to come out on the other side on top.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
I think that's the power of a business coach, is
an individual that can come in help us to execute
a well defined plan, self reflect and then move forward.
And you've done that time and time again for so
many individuals, and you've taken the time now to help
us to do that.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Exact same thing.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
So, Kevin, before we let you go, I do want
I do want people to know how to get in
contact with you if they personally need some professional help
and support taking them taking their business to that next level.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, yeah, well you can reach me, you know on
the various social media outlets. I'm on LinkedIn, you know, Instagram, Facebook.
My website is a great opportunity. It's Kevin Wheeler dot
org and I look forward to anyone reaching me out.
I have many different types of businesses reach out from that.
(08:12):
You can track down my phone number and I'll actually
pick up my phone if you want to call, so
you know, I'm here to keep people centered during these
challenging times. But through that is amazing opportunities.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Absolutely absolutely, and I love the fact that your website
is Kevinwiller dot org because I really and maybe a
lot of people don't know this about you, but you're
someone who's who gives a lot back to the community
with your own personal projects. And I know that you
have a project coming up in September for the Fallen
(08:47):
Firefighters Foundation and even in connection with the Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
What are you doing there?
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Yeah, so.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I've been in a few different stare climbs. It's been
a while now, so you' don't have to try to
get back in shape and get up there, get up
those stairs. But it is to recognize the victims that
are still out there trying to survive through all these years.
Especially when it comes to mental state of the tragic
(09:19):
nine to eleven event with the twin towers where several
gentlemen and women lost their lives racing up to help others,
and so that is something near and dear to my heart.
With that in my background, I also have some great
connections with the children's hospital, and so I'm really looking
(09:40):
to help both organizations maximize me trying to get my
butt up one hundred and ten flights of stairs to
recognize the people that definitely need to be recognized.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Well man, thank you so much Kevin for doing that.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
You know, it's it's yeah, I think I'm I think
all of us can remember where we were on the
day of nine to eleven and remembering the firefighters and
and all the first responders. It really it does make
you emotional, at least to you know, it makes me
very emotional when you think about just what everybody went
through on that particular day. And I really think that
(10:20):
what you're doing by taking the time to do this
climb on behalf of the firefighters and children in the hospitals,
it speaks to your character and it's it's it's truly special.
So I want to I just want to again thank
you for taking the time to be on today's episode
and for doing so many wonderful things for other individuals
and organizations outside of just yourself.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Again, just thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Thank you, Joseph. It's an honor to talk to you.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
It is an honor always to have you on.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
And for those of you guys listening at a home,
thank you again for joining us on the biz Coach podcast.
If you would like to connect with Kevin Willard, just
simply look at the links in the description of the
show and you'll be able to connect with him directly
on his LinkedIn and his website, as well as learned
a little bit more about the Fallen Firefighters Foundation and
the Phoenix Children's Hospital. You guys, I'm your host, Joseph Bonner,
(11:08):
and as always we encourage you guys to continue to
be better, to do better, and you can do that
by taking the advice from some of the top business
experts in the world. And that for that, we thank
Kevin willerd for being on today's show. Kevin, enjoy your
week and your weekend, and again we'll get you on
the next another segment so you can tell us a
little bit more about how that hike up those those
(11:30):
stairs win.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I appreciate it, all right, guys, Yeah you won't fall.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
I'm sure you'll. You'll make you'll make it. You'll make
it in stride and good time.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Definitely.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
And before we let you guys go at home, we
do want you guys to just stick around for a
little bit as you hear a word from our partners.
Okay, starting okay, right the five second mark and five four, three,
two and one. You guys, this is Joseph Vonner and
you are now listening to Biz Coach podcast. I'm your host,
and i'd like to give you a nice war and
welcome to the show. Today we are joined by CEO
(00:27):
and founder of Simplified Coo Kevin Willer. He is not
only a business coach, but he is an experienced author
and hopefully one day we will get a chance to
see more of him on television as he has a
few television appearances. I'm coming up in a few weeks.
But you guys joined me and welcome and Kevin Willer
(00:48):
to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Kevin, Welcome, Thank you, Thank you, Joseph. It's great to
be here. Appreciate you well.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
We're so happy to have you on today's segment. And
I know that before the show started out we were
talking a little bit about just kind of the state
of businesses today. I know our audience out there, those
who are listening on the podcast, we know that the
state of business just globally, no matter what really build
you happen to be in.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
People find themselves in this mindset where.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
They are struggling to get ahead, whether it be get
ahead of the competition, maybe just get ahead of their
own schedules.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
I think the trend.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
That we've been seeing in twenty twenty four is is
businesses endeavoring to push ahead despite so many insurmountable, seemingly
obstacles that they're facing. And the problem I'm noticing, Kevin,
and maybe you can jump in here and and interject,
if you know, is I see a lot of people
right now are in this survival mindset.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
You know.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
It's like they're trying to stay afloat with the competition.
They're trying to compete, they're trying to survive with just
how you know, price inflation, and with everything going on
in the world, and I think their business minds are
are stifled in this at this point for a lot
of them.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah, you know, it's it gets into kind of fight
or flight mode right when we get into that state
of what's next, and you know, we have an election year,
so many things going on globally that can distract consumers,
can distract employees, distracts us as business owners, and so
(02:32):
we're launching forward, going what next?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
What next?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
What next?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
What? I would like to stress to the business leaders
out there is this is actually the time to be
more intuitive. We live in a really fast paced society.
But if we try to go out as you know
in track and field they call it the rabbit, and
just completely run until we can't run anymore, we physically
(03:00):
don't feel good. We mentally can't offer what we need
to to our family, friends and to the business that
we came to love so much. So I say, actually
uniquely that you take a step back. It's almost as
if you're swimming right. You're exhausted, you're not sure you
can make it to sure. What I would tell to
(03:21):
someone is turn around and float on your back for
a minute and think about what your next move is,
and you're going to be okay. As you sit there
and float, you're gonna come up with your plan. So
we call that. You know, in my circles, going back
to the basics, there was something there that was working
(03:41):
really well that only hit a point of stagnation or
decline because of us not adapting to the outside influences
and not staying true to what our core values work.
We just start to.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Run or swing right. Absolutely, no, that's that's a fan.
That's fantastic advice. And so as people take that advice,
Let's say they say, they say, okay, let me let me,
let me take a break, let me take up, let
me pause for a second, and let me think about
my next moves.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Let me go back to this this this basis as
you say. So, I think that's a really.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Calming effect because I think, like you mentioned, people are
in this fight or flight, So they're either going to
fight to stay afloat, or they're gonna run and hide
and say hey, forget it.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
You know, they're gonna throw in the towel.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
I think what you mentioned too, with this taking a
step back and taking taking a little of a break,
it does give people an opportunity to more two more
reflect what's the word where, you know, because when you
start getting frustrated so much, you start to get desperate.
So I think taking that break allows them to kind
of think more realistically about the situation of the problem
(04:59):
and then properly execute an action plan to move forward.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
So that makes that makes perfect sense. Can now?
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I know that in your experience you've work with a
lot of businesses, a lot of business owners who needed
to do just that and what were some of the
results that people experienced when they did that.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well, you know, it's never a waste of time to
go back and say, look, whether I wrote it down,
I always recommend write it down. But whether I wrote
it down or not, I had a vision, I had
a mission statement, I had core values that I wanted
to build my business on. That's where it's a pause
(05:37):
to let me go back and go, do I still
have the same core values? Do they apply to what
I want to be? Have I taken myself or my
team away from the core values and they're off now
in the weeds, And so you know, not to spend
it depends how much time people sometimes go, well going backwards, No,
(06:00):
you're not. You're building your foundation or you're rebuilding your foundation.
So I've had great success in going back into the
core values and seeing where they align. You know, are
are we living them? And then maybe they need to change.
Maybe they were Yeah that made perfect sense nine years ago,
(06:22):
but it doesn't today. And so then coming out of
what I would call a strategic planning meeting with either
reaffirmation that these are the core values or here are
the core values, and then rolling that out to your.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Team, excellent, excellent suggestions, excellent suggestions, and you know that
that moment of self reflection and and really personal reflection,
I think is a great tool for professional development, not
just for your team, but more for you as an
individual who's who's who put in the works for so
(06:58):
many years and now may find yourself at this particular
crossword roads that you're now facing. And I think it's
absolutely wonderful Kevin, that that people out there are businesses
out there, I have professionals like you who strategically have
guided them through life's challenges and storms and.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Helping them to come out on the other side on top.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
I think that's the power of a business coach, is
an individual that can come in help us to execute
a well defined plan, self reflect and then move forward.
And you've done that time and time again for so
many individuals, and you've taken the time now to help
us to do that.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Exact same thing.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
So, Kevin, before we let you go, I do want
I do want people to know how to get in
contact with you if they personally need some professional help
and support taking them taking their business to that next level.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, yeah, well you can reach me, you know on
the various social media outlets. I'm on LinkedIn, you know, Instagram, Facebook.
My website is a great opportunity. It's Kevin Wheeler dot
org and I look forward to anyone reaching me out.
I have many different types of businesses reach out from that.
(08:12):
You can track down my phone number and I'll actually
pick up my phone if you want to call, so
you know, I'm here to keep people centered during these
challenging times. But through that is amazing opportunities.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Absolutely absolutely, and I love the fact that your website
is Kevinwiller dot org because I really and maybe a
lot of people don't know this about you, but you're
someone who's who gives a lot back to the community
with your own personal projects. And I know that you
have a project coming up in September for the Fallen
(08:47):
Firefighters Foundation and even in connection with the Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
What are you doing there?
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Yeah, so.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I've been in a few different stare climbs. It's been
a while now, so you' don't have to try to
get back in shape and get up there, get up
those stairs. But it is to recognize the victims that
are still out there trying to survive through all these years.
Especially when it comes to mental state of the tragic
(09:19):
nine to eleven event with the twin towers where several
gentlemen and women lost their lives racing up to help others,
and so that is something near and dear to my heart.
With that in my background, I also have some great
connections with the children's hospital, and so I'm really looking
(09:40):
to help both organizations maximize me trying to get my
butt up one hundred and ten flights of stairs to
recognize the people that definitely need to be recognized.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Well man, thank you so much Kevin for doing that.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
You know, it's it's yeah, I think I'm I think
all of us can remember where we were on the
day of nine to eleven and remembering the firefighters and
and all the first responders. It really it does make
you emotional, at least to you know, it makes me
very emotional when you think about just what everybody went
through on that particular day. And I really think that
(10:20):
what you're doing by taking the time to do this
climb on behalf of the firefighters and children in the hospitals,
it speaks to your character and it's it's it's truly special.
So I want to I just want to again thank
you for taking the time to be on today's episode
and for doing so many wonderful things for other individuals
and organizations outside of just yourself.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Again, just thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Thank you, Joseph. It's an honor to talk to you.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
It is an honor always to have you on.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
And for those of you guys listening at a home,
thank you again for joining us on the biz Coach podcast.
If you would like to connect with Kevin Willard, just
simply look at the links in the description of the
show and you'll be able to connect with him directly
on his LinkedIn and his website, as well as learned
a little bit more about the Fallen Firefighters Foundation and
the Phoenix Children's Hospital. You guys, I'm your host, Joseph Bonner,
(11:08):
and as always we encourage you guys to continue to
be better, to do better, and you can do that
by taking the advice from some of the top business
experts in the world. And that for that, we thank
Kevin willerd for being on today's show. Kevin, enjoy your
week and your weekend, and again we'll get you on
the next another segment so you can tell us a
little bit more about how that hike up those those
(11:30):
stairs win.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I appreciate it, all right, guys, Yeah you won't fall.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
I'm sure you'll. You'll make you'll make it. You'll make
it in stride and good time.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Definitely.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
And before we let you guys go at home, we
do want you guys to just stick around for a
little bit as you hear a word from our partners.
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