Whether you're aiming to enhance your business acumen, improve personal effectiveness, or achieve a more balanced life, Successisms offer quick strategies and tools to help you succeed—in under 4 minutes each. In these micro-lessons, three-time New York Times bestselling author Todd Duncan shares his wisdom from over three decades of experience. These tips can be enjoyed all at once or randomly, covering topics from priority management and building meaningful relationships to embracing incremental improvements and setting achievable goals. There's something for everyone!
In this foundational lesson, three-time New York Times bestselling author Todd Duncan introduces you to the first of his 100 success isms, setting the stage for a transformative journey towards personal and professional success. With over 30 years of experience helping millions unlock their potential, Todd shares a powerful truth: if you don't know what's important to you, you will end up doing things that aren't. This lesson emphasizes the critical skill of priority management, to guide you to what really matters.
In the second lesson, Todd unveils a vital principle for professional fulfillment: life is too short to do business with people you don't like. With decades of experience and insight, Todd emphasizes the importance of surrounding yourself with positive and compatible business partners. This lesson will teach you to recognize when a business relationship is draining your energy and how to gracefully exit such situations.
This lesson focuses on the importance of investing your time and energy into those who offer the greatest potential for mutual success. Todd highlights the value proposition of prioritizing quality over quantity, whether in client relationships or team management. By dedicating your efforts to your top clients or performers, you create an environment where excellence thrives.
Todd addresses a critical differentiator between high achievers and the rest: going 100% of the way to unlock 95% of what's available. Todd challenges you to reflect on your own habits and effort levels. By examining where you typically activate tenacity and perseverance, you can identify areas where you may be stopping short.
Todd shares one of his favorite principles for achieving lasting success: if you want your customers for life, you need to talk to them during their life. Todd reveals his personal practice of reaching out to every decision maker he has been introduced to, ensuring he connects with over 8,000 people annually. This lesson underscores the significance of consistent and meaningful communication, celebrating your customers' milestones and making them feel valued.
Todd urges you to identify areas in your life where you are not yet proficient but want to improve. He encourages you to reflect on your own areas for improvement, write them down, and set a specific date by which you aim to master these skills. By committing to regular practice, you will develop the drive and discipline necessary to achieve high performance.
Todd encourages you to reflect on your own client relationships. Consider who you are currently trying to serve and how you can shift your focus to provide more value to fewer, high-potential clients. By becoming indispensable to a select few, you'll attract more of the right people and create a sustainable, successful business.
Todd emphasizes the importance of not only dreaming big but also attaching a concrete timeline to your aspirations. He encourages you to reflect on your top three dreams and set specific dates for their accomplishment. By doing so, you create a sense of urgency and accountability, driving you towards your goals with determination.
Todd highlights the importance of continual growth and change, reminding us that without intentional action, we risk stagnation. This lesson is about understanding the impact of daily micro-actions and their potential to significantly amplify your business and life joy. Todd inspires you to step out of your comfort zone, to learn, and to move forward in pursuit of your best self. Reflect on where you are now and where you want to be.
This principle underscores the importance of moving forward without dwelling on the past. Todd observes that too many people are handcuffed by fear, regret, and past mistakes, which hinders their progress. While looking back can offer valuable lessons, true success lies in forward momentum.
Speaker bio
Todd Duncan is a Sales Entrepreneur, three-time New York Times Best-selling author, and globally-recognized educator in the mortgage, real estate, banking, and financial services verticals.Beginning his career as a Real Estate Broker and Licensed Loan Originator, he successfully negotiated and financed over 5,000 Real Estate transactions in 12 years. He then launched The High Trust Company to transform how sales professionals build high-performing businesses. Having coached and mentored more than 5,000,000 students worldwide, Todd is the leading authority on trust. Equipping business professionals with his tenants of HIGH TRUST, he helps them accelerate connection with their clients, increase conversions, and create a lifetime of loyalty.A highly sought-after speaker, Todd presents solutions to the real-life challenges business professionals face daily, helping them build trust in themselves, their relationships, their faith and futures. He has authored 17 books, including three New York Times Best-Sellers, and his insights have been featured in numerous publications including SUCCESS, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, FOX and CNN.
