In this episode, Jeannette talks to Michael Finnigan. He is a motivational speaker, an author and an elite coach. Michael is the man that inspires greatness and empowers everyone. When he took a course to become an accredited psychometric profiler, he was stunned to learn that the founders of that business wanted to retire and pass it on to him.

He and Jeannette talk about his work in the world of sports, with ex-prisoners, kids that are struggling academically and some of his many other types of clients. They also discuss networking, identifying your personality type, taking the right approach to failure, bringing a team together and why it is vital to dream big and keep that dream alive.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Being curious and tenacious opens you up to new experiences and opportunities.
• Don't judge people, just get to know them. You will be surprised by where this approach leads.
• Keep your dream alive. Don't lower your expectations.
• You are going to work hard. Make sure you are working hard at something that is worth it.
• Don’t waste energy trying to be someone you are not. Instead, lean into who you are and work to maximise what you have to offer.
• There are 10 things you need to do to transform your life, which Michael explains briefly in the podcast.
• Be grateful for failure, it teaches you about what is missing, so you can correct that and succeed.
• We are culturally conditioned not to fail, not to risk anything or make mistakes. It's holding us back.
• Banter kills teams.
• If something bothers you it is not the thing itself. It’s the importance you attach to it.

BEST MOMENTS

‘That is when I studied psychometric, psychological profiling and found out that Thunderbirds was a valid psychological model. ´

‘You’ve got to keep the dream alive.’

‘I won't work with someone who wants to change their Thunderbird.’

‘The right thought is all it takes to bounce back from failure.’

This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to join Jeannette’s FREE Business Impact Seminar just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot 

EPISODE RESOURCES

Find out who W. Clement Stone was : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Clement_Stone

Website : https://i2ihq.com/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970

ABOUT THE GUEST

Leading motivational speaker, author and coach Michael Finnigan has been transforming businesses, sporting teams and individuals since 1992, after several years of studying and mentorship under the late, great W Clement Stone and his ‘people genius’. On completion of his study in psychological strategies to deliver personal change, Michael set out with one aim…to change millions of lives for the better.

Kicking off his career in developing and achieving peak performance with scientific method and technique at its core, Michael’s first client came in the form of ‘The Whirlwind’, Jimmy White, at a time when he was battling several demons and needed serious help to not only excel in his snooker career and be the best he could be, but to live. The partnership was an incredible success, and as news of Jimmy’s own personal ‘motivator’ spread through the sporting world, Michael found himself quickly in demand from sports stars from around the world. He realised that the principles he had studied for many years to develop leaders and business people to be their best and achieve peak performance, also applied in sport, and soon found himself heavily involved in a successful 7 years at Everton FC, coaching Darren Clarke to win The Open championship in 2011, working behind the scenes with the team and Roberto Martinez when Wigan Athletic triumphed over football giant Manchester City and many more fantastic partnerships including Freddie Flintoff, Phil Neville, the India Cricket Team, the South Africa Cricket Team, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Bolton Wanderers.

In business, Michael has worked internationally for 27 years developing and transforming companies of all shapes and sizes to achieve their goals. A regular feature at many client conferences, Michael has travelled the world speaking to thousands of people with Travel Counsellors, Vodafone, HSBC, Natwest, The British Army, The Police, our incredible NHS and many more, to divulge the science behind our behaviours and how his experience and the techniques used in ‘winning’ with elite sportspeople and teams, can be easily translated into ‘winning’ in the business world. From goal achievement, leadership, vision, mission, values, to endless inspirational and empowering stories from Michael’s partnerships over the years, audiences leave a session with him feeling like they can take on the world. And do! The change seen in behaviours, attitudes and performance after a session with Michael and i2i is phenomenal and the results achieved after applying the knowledge gained  speak to his effectiveness.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.

Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. 

CONTACT THE HOST

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Podcast Description

Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.