on today’s edition of lunch urn Jason my videographer is going to surprise us
videographer is going to surprise us
videographer is going to surprise us with a question the social skills matter
with a question the social skills matter
with a question the social skills matter as an entrepreneur absolutely you’re in
as an entrepreneur absolutely you’re in
as an entrepreneur absolutely you’re in the business of customer service in any
the business of customer service in any
the business of customer service in any kind of business that you are in right
kind of business that you are in right
kind of business that you are in right even when you’re in an online business
even when you’re in an online business
even when you’re in an online business and you do retail just online so social
and you do retail just online so social
and you do retail just online so social skills matter not only to the frontline
skills matter not only to the frontline
skills matter not only to the frontline customers but it’s also matters for your
customers but it’s also matters for your
customers but it’s also matters for your employees making them happy and just
employees making them happy and just
employees making them happy and just everyone around you happy right I think
everyone around you happy right I think
everyone around you happy right I think you have to know what you’re good at and
you have to know what you’re good at and
you have to know what you’re good at and go all in on that as an example with
go all in on that as an example with
go all in on that as an example with Toronto dance salsa the company that
Toronto dance salsa the company that
Toronto dance salsa the company that were right now right we work together at
were right now right we work together at
were right now right we work together at alex has much better social skills than
alex has much better social skills than
alex has much better social skills than I do he’s a he’s a talker he’s the guy
I do he’s a he’s a talker he’s the guy
I do he’s a he’s a talker he’s the guy who can like jagger off i’m much more
who can like jagger off i’m much more
who can like jagger off i’m much more the marketing guy than the sales guy and
the marketing guy than the sales guy and
the marketing guy than the sales guy and so I spend my time doing things that are
so I spend my time doing things that are
so I spend my time doing things that are business building strategy building if
business building strategy building if
business building strategy building if it relied on me making sales calls the
it relied on me making sales calls the
it relied on me making sales calls the business would tank and so I think it’s
business would tank and so I think it’s
business would tank and so I think it’s understanding what your strengths are
understanding what your strengths are
understanding what your strengths are and what you’re really good at and what
and what you’re really good at and what
and what you’re really good at and what you enjoy doing I think this is just an
you enjoy doing I think this is just an
you enjoy doing I think this is just an element of you don’t have to have really
element of you don’t have to have really
element of you don’t have to have really great social skills I think you just
great social skills I think you just
great social skills I think you just have to you have to care right like I
have to you have to care right like I
have to you have to care right like I can still talk to people I don’t talk to
can still talk to people I don’t talk to
can still talk to people I don’t talk to them same way Alex would but I still
them same way Alex would but I still
them same way Alex would but I still care about them right and I care about
care about them right and I care about
care about them right and I care about their success and I want them to have a
their success and I want them to have a
their success and I want them to have a good experience when they’re working
good experience when they’re working
good experience when they’re working with me you’re working with my company
with me you’re working with my company
with me you’re working with my company and so if you are the kind of person who
and so if you are the kind of person who
and so if you are the kind of person who is not a Type A personality I wouldn’t
is not a Type A personality I wouldn’t
is not a Type A personality I wouldn’t freak out and think I can’t be a
freak out and think I can’t be a
freak out and think I can’t be a successful entrepreneur because I see
successful entrepreneur because I see
successful entrepreneur because I see Donald Trump and Richard Branson all
Donald Trump and Richard Branson all
Donald Trump and Richard Branson all these guys killing it right there doing
these guys killing it right there doing
these guys killing it right there doing a while at what they’re doing because
a while at what they’re doing because
a while at what they’re doing because that’s their great skill set you’re
that’s their great skill set you’re
that’s their great skill set you’re going to see Alex kicking up a ton of
going to see Alex kicking up a ton of
going to see Alex kicking up a ton of noise being an antenna media you know
noise being an antenna media you know
noise being an antenna media you know making tons of partnerships and striking
making tons of partnerships and striking
making tons of partnerships and striking up and seeing relationships because
up and seeing relationships because
up and seeing relationships because that’s what it’s really good i hope that
that’s what it’s really good i hope that
that’s what it’s really good i hope that he does that right if he doesn’t then
he does that right if he doesn’t then
he does that right if he doesn’t then then we’re screwed i can say that my
then we’re screwed i can say that my
then we’re screwed i can say that my mother is my channel say what i want to
mother is my channel say what i want to
mother is my channel say what i want to say and so there’s a bunch of other
say and so there’s a bunch of other
say and so there’s a bunch of other entrepreneurs you’ve never heard of
entrepreneurs you’ve never heard of
entrepreneurs you’ve never heard of where if you look at you know the
where if you look at you know the
where if you look at you know the richest people in the world a lot of
richest people in the world a lot of
richest people in the world a lot of them are entrepreneurs and a lot of
them are entrepreneurs and a lot of
them are entrepreneurs and a lot of you’ve never heard of because they went
you’ve never heard of because they went
you’ve never heard of because they went in all on their strengths which aren’t
in all on their strengths which aren’t
in all on their strengths which aren’t being
being
being the type-a personality so I don’t think
the type-a personality so I don’t think
the type-a personality so I don’t think you have to stress out too much I think
you have to stress out too much I think
you have to stress out too much I think it’s important that you care and that
it’s important that you care and that
it’s important that you care and that you you know treat people well but you
you you know treat people well but you
you you know treat people well but you don’t have to be a super type-a
don’t have to be a super type-a
don’t have to be a super type-a personality friendly over-the-top
personality friendly over-the-top
personality friendly over-the-top personality to be able to be a
personality to be able to be a
personality to be able to be a successful entrepreneur I think that’s a
successful entrepreneur I think that’s a
successful entrepreneur I think that’s a great point you don’t have to be type a
great point you don’t have to be type a
great point you don’t have to be type a or you know extroverted going out with
or you know extroverted going out with
or you know extroverted going out with clients all the time and whatnot I think
clients all the time and whatnot I think
clients all the time and whatnot I think the biggest thing is and this is
the biggest thing is and this is
the biggest thing is and this is something you can learn is just when
something you can learn is just when
something you can learn is just when you’re talking to them I find the most
you’re talking to them I find the most
you’re talking to them I find the most positive responses when sort of I light
positive responses when sort of I light
positive responses when sort of I light up like when someone’s talking and
up like when someone’s talking and
up like when someone’s talking and they’re talking to me and I’m like
they’re talking to me and I’m like
they’re talking to me and I’m like really like I’m excited about listening
really like I’m excited about listening
really like I’m excited about listening to it right it’s something that you can
to it right it’s something that you can
to it right it’s something that you can sort of fake at least at the beginning
sort of fake at least at the beginning
sort of fake at least at the beginning if you’re not that’s not something you
if you’re not that’s not something you
if you’re not that’s not something you know that you’re used to doing but not
know that you’re used to doing but not
know that you’re used to doing but not faking the send stuff I don’t want to
faking the send stuff I don’t want to
faking the send stuff I don’t want to listen to them I’m not gonna acknowledge
listen to them I’m not gonna acknowledge
listen to them I’m not gonna acknowledge them but more of like bring that out
them but more of like bring that out
them but more of like bring that out right I think some social skills are you
right I think some social skills are you
right I think some social skills are you know you’re born with and others you can
know you’re born with and others you can
know you’re born with and others you can learn and you can pick up it’s not
learn and you can pick up it’s not
learn and you can pick up it’s not something where if you’re not a Type A
something where if you’re not a Type A
something where if you’re not a Type A or not that you can’t have those
or not that you can’t have those
or not that you can’t have those qualities right the whole point is to
qualities right the whole point is to
qualities right the whole point is to improve yourself as just as a person
improve yourself as just as a person
improve yourself as just as a person right on your path to being a great
right on your path to being a great
right on your path to being a great entrepreneur so just for me in my
entrepreneur so just for me in my
entrepreneur so just for me in my experience that’s what I find every time
experience that’s what I find every time
experience that’s what I find every time someone’s talking to me I just I put
someone’s talking to me I just I put
someone’s talking to me I just I put energy into the conversation and even
energy into the conversation and even
energy into the conversation and even when I’m exhausted i force myself to do
when I’m exhausted i force myself to do
when I’m exhausted i force myself to do it right when I don’t want to when I’m
it right when I don’t want to when I’m
it right when I don’t want to when I’m not in the mood I’m in a bad mood if I’m
not in the mood I’m in a bad mood if I’m
not in the mood I’m in a bad mood if I’m talking to someone it’s like I’m onstage
talking to someone it’s like I’m onstage
talking to someone it’s like I’m onstage I’m in front of the camera and I’m like
I’m in front of the camera and I’m like
I’m in front of the camera and I’m like hey how’s it going right and that just
hey how’s it going right and that just
hey how’s it going right and that just feeds into them and people always are
feeds into them and people always are
feeds into them and people always are more responsive whether or not i’m on
more responsive whether or not i’m on
more responsive whether or not i’m on the inside I’m not maybe feeling that
the inside I’m not maybe feeling that
the inside I’m not maybe feeling that today cool so there you have it that’s
today cool so there you have it that’s
today cool so there you have it that’s our impromptu answer from the question
our impromptu answer from the question
our impromptu answer from the question from jason and i’m going to give alex
from jason and i’m going to give alex
from jason and i’m going to give alex and impromptu question to ask you guys
and impromptu question to ask you guys
and impromptu question to ask you guys to believe in the comments below what’s
to believe in the comments below what’s
to believe in the comments below what’s the best way to change the flow of a
the best way to change the flow of a
the best way to change the flow of a conversation if it’s going down ok i
conversation if it’s going down ok i
conversation if it’s going down ok i like it leave in the comments will join
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like it leave in the comments will join the discussion thank you guys for
the discussion thank you guys for
the discussion thank you guys for watching continue to believe and we’ll
watching continue to believe and we’ll
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