Know Thyself: Discover Your Heartbeat and Win, with Fully Accountable CEO Vinnie Fisher

So you think you have your culture nailed. You have your mission, core values, a space that wows, and a team of stellar contributors who are ready go out and crush the competition.

You’re good to go, right?

Not quite.

As our Awesome Office guest Vinnie Fisher points out, your culture is still missing a key ingredient, without which it will never be complete.

You need to discover the heartbeat of your business.

According to Vinnie, every business has a heartbeat – a unifying feeling or spirit that permeates the organization and comes directly from the leader.

It’s akin to a type of energy, and is one of the intangibles that separate average businesses from high-performing ones, and mediocre leaders from great ones.

Vinnie should know, as he’s one of the most energetic, prolific entrepreneurs we’ve had on the show.

Vinnie is a former-attorney-turned best-selling author and serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple successful businesses with staggering exits (and, as you’ll hear, one or two not-so-staggering). He is currently the CEO and Chairman of accounting solution Fully Accountable, and CEO and Chief Visionary of The Total CEO, an executive coaching firm.

Vinnie had so much beautiful knowledge to share with the AO community, it was truly a pleasure to have him on the show.

Key Takeaways

• Vinnie shares the secret to his seemingly boundless energy.
• Vinnie explains what he means when he says he focuses on answers rather than questions, and how that helps elevate his mood, energy, and productivity.
• Vinnie tells us that unless you invest in self first, you have nothing to give others.
• Vinnie talks about what he considers the biggest failure of his career, and what he learned from it.
• Vinnie shares the concept of a business’s “heartbeat,” and how you can discover the heartbeat of your business.
• Vinnie breaks down how he applies the heartbeat principle to the hiring process, and how he employs the concept of “reverse hiring.”
• Vinnie tells us how he manages self doubt.
• Vinnie take us through his morning routine, and reveals the habits that help him perform at the top of his game.

Links

• Fully Accountable
• The Total CEO
• Vinnie on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• VinnieFisher.com

Recommended Reading

• The Best Investment: A Better You by Vinnie Fisher

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