Some people are coaches, some are teachers. Coaching and teaching and the similarities or differences are something I have been thinking about recently. Both teaching and coaching are of course helping someone learn a particular skill or set of skills or sharing a certain piece of knowledge, and both of them are gifts that are […]
Being kind to others matters. It is impactful in so many ways. Right now this is weighing on my mind to be kind to others based on an interaction I had just yesterday in our dealership. Let me share with you the story… (Watch the video to get the story and not just the notes!) […]
These five tips can bring massive success! Here we go! These by no means are the ONLY tips to see success in life or in business. But these five are speaking to me right now. So I thought I would share! This may be a refresher for some and an epiphany to others. Consistency. Being […]
Leaders are leaders because they have influence! This video was such a hit, so by request… here are three things you can do to increase influence. If you engage actively, and spend the time to really work on or learn these three things, you can increase your influence and your leadership aptitude. 1. Know yourself […]
This is a replay today from one of my highest rated episodes. The Leadership Ripple Effect. It’s just like throwing a rock into a pond. The ripples and waves push outward. Whether you are positive or negative, the leadership ripple hits the shore. It produces a powerful force and distributes either the positivity or negativity […]
RECORDED ON YOUTUBE LIVE! You MUST love the purpose more than the process! I was training with some people this past week and this just came out. “Love the purpose more than the process.” ~Mike Phillips Purpose is the WHY is something getting done. It’s the reason. Process is HOW. It’s the actual actions and […]
There is something special about willingness. This is straight up having the will, preparedness, desire, and the want to do something. When you type the word willingness into Google, It’s just a bunch of definitions. There aren’t a plethora of articles, or blogs, or people talking about what it is to be willing… to do […]
This episode of the FRONT is about the phone call and making the connection with the customer. This one is about sales. Whether you are in front line sales, especially auto sales, business development (or BDC), this one is for you. I appreciate that there are options other than just the phone call – there is text, chat, FB Messenger […]
Sales Hustler’s Spotlight with the host, Shawn Hays and me, Mike Phillips, as the guest. This show is hosted by Shawn Hays and sponsored by Quickpage – you can check it out here – http://quickpageapp.com/shawnhays This was a very fun show and a great conversation! Shawn asked very thoughtful, insightful and sometimes hard questions to […]
My #1’s from each speaker at the Rockstar Auto Conference, May 2018 Today I am going to share my top take away from each speaker at the RockStar Auto Conference in that happened this past weekend in Vegas. These are not in order of importance, and there was certainly an entire LIST that I could […]