Gavin talks to Chris Patterson, the founder of the Live Large Academy, and the CEO of Interchanges, a Florida-based digital marketing company who have generated over $1.4 billion for their clients.Chris is no stranger to success, and has joined the conversation today to talk about recognising opportunities, becoming a winner and getting past mind knots so that you see everything happening for you. Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSChris' life was going nowhere until he attended a success seminar. There he was inspired by the speaker, Zig Ziglar, whose words connected with Chris. By chance, Chris met Ziglar, who became his mentor.Most business people are stuck, not because the tools aren't available or not because they can't access knowledge or resources. It's because of their own mind. Chris calls these mental blocks “mind knots”There are four levels in business life;Survival - Business people simply trying to get byStability - A little bit of comfort, but still not where they'd like to beSuccess - Achieving your aims and goalsSignificance - Over-achieving to the point of comfort80% of people do not have any goals. 16% of us have goals, but they're not specified or written down. 3% have goals and have stated them, but do not review them. Only 1% of people have goals and a path towards achieving them.If you can get to a place where you really believe that challenges and successes are the vehicles that help you to grow, you'll have a different perspective when those challenges arrive. Opportunities come from connections, people, other entrepreneurs. We should always be actively seeking people and opportunities. We should begin each day by wondering how our lives will improveBEST MOMENTS'The goal is the personal growth. If you can get that as your primary objective in life, it's amazing how much you'll be able to accomplish' ‘I was King of the losers I was hanging out with!' ‘It's your attitude, not your aptitude, that projects your altitude' ‘You can have everything you want in life, if you'll just help enough people get what they want' 'This was my lightbulb moment' 'Things happen for you, not against you' ‘Opportunities come in suits' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Business Mastermind Podcast InterchangesLive Large Academy ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontlineManagers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak PerformanceMindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, LeadershipDevelopment, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, StakeholderManagement, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. CONTACT METHODGavin Preston WebsiteGavin Preston LinkedInGavin Preston YouTubeGavin Preston FacebookGavin Preston Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.