Episode 55: Vegan IPOs, Fitness and Sleep, 4 Healthy Relationship Habits, MLB Draft System Outsmarted, Contacting a CEO, Forgetting Your Limitations

Show Description:

In today's current events section of the episode, Slager talks about the 4 strategies to strengthen your relationship this month, and how working out can affect your quality of sleep and energy levels. Tim discusses the first plant-based/vegan company to deliver a successful IPO, Beyond Meat, and what this could mean for the industry, as well as a top MLB prospect, Carter Stewart, who is going a different route from the MLB Draft system.

In today's real life experience portion of the episode, Tim talks about a difficult hurdle he overcame last week and how it tested his mental strength. Slager explains how to not let your external environment push your buttons in certain situations.

In the book talk section, Slager highlights "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff," and how to not let yourself argue your limitations. Tim covers "How to Get a Meeting with Anyone" by Stu Heineke and talks about the stages everyone must go through to successfully earn the business of a CEO.

Show Highlights:

5:00-10:00: We eage give our Memorial Day Weekend recap, including Slager's first experience at the Snake Pit for Indy 500.
10:00-14:30: Slager dives into an article involving 4 ways to strengthen your relationship and some different strategies that you can try out this month.
14:30-21:15: Beyond Meat becomes the first plant-based/vegan company to go public. We discuss the prosperous outlook for this market, how fast food is building more of these options in, and the rising popularity of the vegan and plant-based foods market.
21:15-26:00: Slager discusses how working out affects your sleep and energy areas in ways you might not expect.
26:00-34:00: Carter Stewart outsmarted the MLB draft system and signed a more lucrative and flexible contract in a different country. We explain how he did it and the new wave of top MLB prospects.
34:00-38:30: Tim talks about a hurdle he overcame last sales week, involving keeping a positive energy on a day you received bad news.
38:30-44:00: Slager talks about not letting your external environment push your buttons, and knowing when to remove yourself from certain situations.
44:00-48:00: Reflecting on the book "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff," Slager talks about not letting yourself argue your limitations, and remembering that everything has God's footprints on it.
48:00-54:00: Reflecting on the book "How to Get a Meeting with Anyone," Tim highlights the four stages of successful contact when trying to win the business of a CEO.