E238: “The Win is In the Ask” – David Wood Interview

David Wood sits down with Mighty Pete to discuss the secrets of his success. David, a former consulting actuary of a Fortune 100 company, now runs the largest business consulting firm on record, serving over 12 countries. He helps high-revenue clients to double their profits by becoming 30% more courageous in their decisions. Listen to how he continues to challenge himself and take risks, both in his personal and professional life to keep himself deep in the flow of his own life. KEY TAKEAWAYS Considers himself a perpetual student of thinkers like Byron Katie and Eckart Tolle; the spiritual guides the professional. His core values can be distilled to a sense of play, authenticity/transparency, and courage Your actions need to be driven by passion. It’s not trying to get rid of the negative thoughts, it’s about trying to balance them with positive ones.   BEST MOMENTS  Risks sometimes do not work out, but the personal win is that the risk was taken. If you play by the lore of large numbers, you will eventually succeed. Some things you will be good at naturally; others will require hard work to attain. Have you loved something consistently? Go where that feeling leads you. He tries to live by the maxim: “live in the flow with occasional visits to the mind” Part of his purpose is to be transparent especially when its embarrassing, which drives a sense of connection to his clients and audience.   ABOUT THE GUEST David Woods moved to the US from Australia in 1985. In his 20+ year coaching career, he has helped many businesses take creative risks to achieve more profit. Beyond his profession, he is passionate about the integrity of his relationships, challenging oneself to grow as a person, and trying to find the lightness in any situation. CONTACT METHOD David’s Gift to Potential Clients: myfocusgift.com ABOUT THE HOST The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire in The Belly’. Pete is an entrepreneur, mentor, coach, property Investor, and father of three beau98tiful girls. Pete’s background is in project management and property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire in The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions section. The ‘Fire in The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring. CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/                     Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/