Michael Levitt is the CEO and founder of Breakfast Leadership, Inc (BreakfastLeadership.com), who works with leaders to reduce stress and prevent burnout, so that they can focus on what REALLY matters Most. Michael is the host of the Breakfast Leadership Podcast, ranked in the top 200 Business and Marketing Podcasts on iTunes. Michael is also recognized as a top 20 Global Thought Leader on Culture, by Thinkers360, and is the co-founder of Pre-Emptive Strike Consulting (PreEmptiveStrikeConsulting.com), and co-author of Pre-Emptive Strike Leadership, which debuted # 1 in Canada on Amazon.ca under Financial Risk Management category. 

In this episode, Karen and Michael discuss:

• Success Story of Michael
• Commit to Get Leads

o    Utilize referrals and connections – engage with people and what they are posting on social media, such as LinkedIn. The 6-degrees of separation is now about 1-degree of separation.

• Consult to Sell

o    Ask a lot of questions. Figure out if this person needs your product or service and if you can help them.

• Connect to Build and Grow

o    Look forward further than a couple months or years. Think decades. Then write it down.

• Success Thinking, Activities and Vision

o    A thought is a thought, it’s internal. Figure out why those thoughts are happening. Your inner dialogue matters.

• Sweet Spot of Success