David Roberts has successfully grown multiple businesses and is the host of the ‘People with Purpose’ podcast, along the way he has learnt lots about business, life, relationships and purpose. He talks to Christina about finding your purpose and passion and why as a leader building an environment with psychological safety is crucial in creating a commitment culture where purpose and commitment are shared by all. He also discusses the powerful role of feedback in building rapport and trust in relationships

KEY TAKEAWAYS   

• If you can fill the start of your day with the highest priorities for you that align most strongly with your values then your day is starting well
• Write down what you love, what the world needs, what you are good at and what you can get paid for and try and do one of those things in your day
• Building rapport and maintaining rapport with others is about developing empathy and when you can openly give and receive feedback you are in a really strong relationship
• It’s important to be open to all feedback but you don’t need to act on feedback, it’s a gift and you can decide what you want to do with it
• Knowing you’re in an environment with psychological safety where you can be yourself and bring your best self to a situation is crucial
• People knowing they have psychological safety and that their emotional and mental well-being is being looked after and they are empowered to be able to make a difference to innovate, to be creative and to be themselves in what they are doing is what brings long term commitment
• Everyone has a story to tell and we can all learn from each other
• When you are trying to unlock your purpose use a story arc (awareness, reflection, create

BEST MOMENTS

02:36 “What’s been the most meaningful thing is seeing people achieve things they didn’t think they were capable of when they started and that’s what really floats my boat and what I really like doing”

10:56 “Having a focus on what you want is definitely the holy grail and the end game but understanding what you don’t want so you can stop doing it is equally important”

20:17 “I open myself up to it, I ask for feedback all the time and it’s so, so powerful”

 20:45 “If someone feels they can trust you with what they really think then you’ve broken through a barrier and boundary that keeps people apart”

31:44 “The ultimate culture is where you have a commitment culture, everyone’s aligned on the why and everyone is committed to working together” 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Christina has been working with SME’s since 2013 to launch, develop and perfect their online presence. In 2019 Christina made the move from employee to business owner of a successful digital marketing agency focused on educating business owners in the use of

social media. Christina is driven by the fact that in today’s world, it doesn’t

matter how big or small your marketing budget is, you can be a major player.

For small businesses, the tools are just as accessible – you just need to know

how to use them!

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