Game Changing Focus (A Summary)

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Dennis Kimbro, a lecturer and researcher with specialties in management, entrepreneurship and human potential.  The purpose of our interview was to discuss how individuals can have game changing focus as it relates to leadership, success and wealth.  The webinar interview was conducted as apart of my service as Chair of the Board of the INROADS Alumni Association.

Dr. Kimbro has a long history of data on wealth, leadership and what it takes to succeed.  He speaks to senior leaders at companies and has been featured on NBC and ABC and in Success Magazine and USA Today.

I wanted to provide a high-level summary to you on what it means to have game changing focus during these times!

Question:  Dr. Kimbro, you have interviewed, spoken to and analyzed data on a lot of people over the course of your career including senior executives and game changers as well as people who have experienced exemplary personal and professional success on a global scale.  What critical success factors do these achievers attribute to their success?

Answer:  I have repeatedly found a common thread amongst these people and it includes:

Dr. Dennis Kimbro and Quenita Fagan at INROADS Atlanta

• If you want to be at the top of your game, you have to focus on being innovative and creative. Innovation is about executing on a great idea and creativity is how well you see opportunities for what you will execute upon.
• Do more than what's expected...this has been universally repeatedly since the days of Napoleon Hill when he produced "Think and Grow Rich" and also was underscored in the research that supported my book "Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice".  Don't even expect to be successful if all you give is what is expected of you.
• Put yourself in a position to be in "top of mind status".  What does this mean?  It means that when you think of great cars, you think of BMW, Mercedes, etc.  When you think of top retailers, you think of Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, etc.  In order to be great in business, you have to strive to achieve "top of mind status", whether that is your department, industry, or community.

Question:  Based on feedback from industry leaders, what makes employees or customers standout amongst teams/competition and get noticed and promoted?

Answer:  First and foremost I am going to use Google as an example.  Interviewing with Google for a job takes months and two things are involved in their primary objective of who they hire:

• IQ:  assessing smarts and analytical ability
• EQ: a person's personal passion and the value they bring

The difference between confronting having an Excellent Game versus Game Excellence:

• Excellent Game: we all can do this but this is just a one-time, transactional experience. 
• Game Excellence:  true achievers are constantly in a state of "preparing to win" for each and every opporunity.

I believe that another area in which individuals and companies can stand-out is determining what is their U.S.P...

UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION

If you can't clearly articulate your brand, what you believe in and how you are utilizing your time to specialize and be the best at your U.S.P., then how can you expect to win? 

Let me give you a statistic: studies have found that average people read 1-2 books a year.  Millionaires read one book a week and/or three books a month.  You HAVE to out read the other guy!

This was just one-fourth of the interview but no matter where you are today, I hope these nuggets will give you a quick insight into what can help you have game changing focus towards your personal and professional goals.

Que Fagan
President/CEO
The Supernova Advisory Group
www.thesupagroup.com