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Jun 2021
29m 23s

181 Creating Your Big Idea – Bob Sager

Bob Burg
About this episode

Innovation, Business Strategies, Creative Thinking, Ideas, Connection

Summary

Not focusing on your competition is NOT the same as ignoring them. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Bob Sager shows us how to be creative and innovative as a way of distinguishing our businesses FROM the competition… in a very crowded and noisy marketplace. That and more on today’s show.

Bob’s Thought of the Day

We’ll explore:


The difference between FOCUSING on your competitors and ACKNOWLEDGING them.
Why it’s important to learn about your competitors but to focus on your customer.
That successful people live in the world that IS, not the world they WISH it is.
That your role is to create value for those in your target market—those you serve and wish to serve.

Interview with Bob Sager

You’ll discover:

The importance of presenting yourself in an innovative way, so people will pay attention.
The top three problem areas for businesses.
The principle of “magnification” in order to engage prospective customers.
How Bob Sager’s game, What’s the BIG Idea? elevates your creative thinking skills.
That coming up with good ideas means coming up with a lot of ideas.
An overview of Bob Sager’s subscription service for business strategies.

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People only pay attention until they THINK they know what you’re saying. Then they quickly move on. @sagerbob #communication
You have 5 seconds or less to capture people’s attention. @sagerbob #attention
If you want to come up with good ideas, you have to come up with a lot of ideas. @sagrebob #ideas

Interview Links

Find Bob Sager on LinkedIn.
Follow Bob Sager on Twitter.
Chat with Bob Sager on Clubhouse: @bobsager.
101 Freaking Brilliant Business Ideas: And Ten Ways YOU Can Create Your Own by Bob Sager
Discovering Your Greatness: A Higher Level Thinking and Action Guide by Bob Sager
Living a Wealthy Life: Stories of Gaining an Abundance in All Five Forms of Wealth by Bob Sager

Visit Spear Point Solutions’ website.
Connect with Spear Point Solutions on LinkedIn.
Follow Speak Point Solutions on Facebook.
Explore Spear Point Solutions’ Resources.
Learn More About the What’s the BIG Idea Game Show.
Check Out What’s the BIG Idea Show’s Facebook Page.
Watch What’s the BIG Idea Show on Youtube.

Resources

The Go-Giver Success Alliance look
Bob’s Ten Feel-Good Questions
Endless Referrals: The Go-Giver Way
The Go-Giver
The Go-Giver Leader
The Go-Giver Influencer
GoGiverSalesAcademy.com
Endless Referrals: The Go-Giver Way 2-Day Workshop
TheGoGiver.com
GoGiverSpeaker.com
Burg.com
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