Mark Matteson is a professional speaker, writer, and coach. His extensive work experience includes being the President of the Pinnacle Service Group from 1997 to 2009, a faculty member at EGIA Contractor University, and the owner of MattesonAvenue.com and sparkingsuccess.net. He is the author of the book Freedom from Fear, and has provided valuable assistance to such high-profile clients as Microsoft, Honda, GE, ConocoPhillips, John Deere, Honeywell and T-Mobile.
In this episode, we talked about Inspiration, Sales, Productivity…
Show notes
- Introducing Mark Matteson. [1:00]
- His professional journey so far, and his plans for the future. [2:04]
- Mark’s thoughts on how we associate ourselves with certain people and change our identities based on those relationships. [4:03]
- Tips on getting out of your comfort zone and hanging out with the people that you aspire to be. [5:59]
- The things that make it so challenging to motivate people. [9:13]
- The effectiveness of starting with a goal and working backwards. [12:31]
- Mark’s thoughts on performance and self-improvement. [16:11]
- How to really help ourselves reflect on our lives. [19:11]
- The power of compound interest and consistency. [22:56]
- Mark’s usual early morning routine: the hour of power. [25:30]
- The role a calendar plays in personal success. [29:21]
- The merits of meticulous planning. [33:00]
- Mark’s thoughts on laziness and motivation. [35:17]
- What makes a great advertisement. [38:17]
- Insights on being nice in spite of success. [44:41]
- The biggest obstacle in increasing sales when it comes to home service. [46:08]
- Three books on Mark’s reading list. [49:31]
- How to get more information about Mark. [51:43]
- Mark’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [52:25]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- SparkingSuccess.net
- MattesonAvenue.com
- Freedom from Fear by Mark Matteson
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Nordstrom Way by Pat McCarthy
- Ivy Lee
- Google Calendar
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
- Ray Kroc
- Amazon
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Caliper
- DISC
- Simon Sinek
- The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
- Dave Ramsey
- Influence by Robert Cialdini
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Bill Murray
- How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
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