EPISODE 085 | It Only Takes One to Change the Relationship
Watch Ron Karr's interview on Human Amplified with Brandi Fleck.
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About Ron Karr’s Human Amplified Podcast Episode
Ahhh, February is here and it’s time to start thinking about relationships with ourself and others. When we get right down to it, honing the interpersonal skills needed to grow any type of relationship involves intentional focus — just how much and what type oftentimes depends on what we’ve been through in our lives.
Last week on the show, we learned all about spiritual awakening and how it’s so highly intertwined with healing trauma with trauma therapist and ascension coach, Amie Dean.
So today on the show, we’ll be looking at how one man’s trauma healing has led not only to a highly successful career in helping others be successful in theirs, but also has led to insight into creating safe spaces and better conversations in personal relationships.
We’re talking with Ron Karr — a highly-sought after public speaker, former president of the National Speakers Association, sales and leadership success consultant, and author of five books. His newest book is called The Velocity Mindset where he teaches us how to combine speed with direction to change our lives. Living in Florida by way of New Jersey, Ron is also a doting dad and loves to play golf.
Ron not only knows what it takes to improve sales and guides CEOs and large business groups, but his unique vantage point is so interesting because the root of sales success is relationships.
In this episode, Ron combines his professional expertise with lessons learned from his personal history of being the son of a Holocaust survivor and navigating that relational and generational trauma to help us improve our relationships through trust, dependability, transparency in communication, and service.
Whether you’re interested in growing in your career or your personal relationships, from this episode, you’ll learn:
How the mind and body are connected
The importance of honoring your word
Actionable steps for what to do when something comes up and you can’t honor your word
The hormones of trust that lead to productive engagement
How to know if you have a victim mentality
How to get out of a victim mentality
How to be the bigger person - the leader - to start changing outcomes in your life, especially when other people are involved
Scan the Highlights of Ron’s Human Amplified Interview
Getting to know Ron Karr
Ron’s involvement in the National Speakers Association (NSA) and what he learned about being a better speaker and better human being
Ron Karr’s life story
How navigating and adapting to the effects of generational trauma became a strength professionally but a weakness in Ron’s personal life
Optimism as a survival tool
How a strength can become a weakness if overused
Ron’s multiple back surgeries and how they’re related to his childhood trauma
Perfectionism
Goodism
Trust and the importance of honoring your word
What to do when you can’t be dependable and honor your commitment
The most powerful word in the English language
The neuroscience of trust (hormones that are involved when you engage people)
Balancing cortisol
The role of Oxytocin
Why Dopamine shows up
Dealing with triggers in communication
A lesson in empathy from Ron’s former marriage
How to know if you have a victim mentality
What real leaders do to change their circumstances
The importance of pausing to get out of a victim mentality
How to start changing the conversation
The Velocity Mindset
Handling obstacles in your path (and ensuring you’re defining the right goal at the right time)
Reducing resistance in conversations
Always ask what’s in it for them
Ron Karr’s Bio
Ron Karr has worked with leaders on six continents to eliminate risk, gain buy-in and achieve better results faster with the Velocity Mindset®. His presentations and advisory services have generated over a billion dollars in incremental revenues for his clients. Ron is the author of five books including his latest, The Velocity Mindset® and the bestselling Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way. Ron facilitates the Chief Revenue Officer Mastermind Group made up of CEO's and VP's building high-performance sales cultures.
Ron’s Links
Ron’s latest book, The Velocity Mindset
Ron’s best-selling book, Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way
@RonKarr on Twitter
Healing Back Pain by John E. Sarno MD
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CREDITS: INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC AND EPISODE EDITING BY RYAN SAULS. EPISODE PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS BY BRANDI FLECK. SOUND EFFECTS FROM ZAPSPLAT.COM. MID-EPISODE MUSIC IS ‘DARK AND STORMY” BY SHANE IVERS AT SILVERMAN SOUND STUDIOS. BIO AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY RON KARR.
About the Host
Brandi Fleck is a writer, artist, and recognized communications and interviewing expert. She is also an avid student of human nature who’s overcoming past trauma and is founder of Human Amplified, where she helps people embrace being their true selves so they can expand more fully into their own humanity without fear of being seen and heard. Brandi hosts the top-rated Human Amplified podcast (formerly the On Being Human podcast). READ MORE
