Bird Seeds by Joe Bird

Today we discuss the I in Jammin.  It stands for intentionality.  Its all about taking control of your day and making it the most efficient it can be.  All while leaving yourself some freedom to handle the unexpected or the passions. 

Today we discuss the second M in JAMMIN.  It stands for movement.  Excercise and movement is so important to keeping our bodies functional.

Today we discuss the first M in JAMMIN, my daily well being checklist.  It stands for Mindfulness and Meditation.  These practices have been instrumental in my wellness journey.  Join as I share some tips and tricks.

Today we discuss the A in Jammin.  It stands for Aqua.  We discuss the importance of hydration and an analogy to droughts and heavy rain.  

You have heard me talk about my daily well being routine.  We will break down the acronym.  The J stands for Journaling.  Try this daily habit to help you understand your deeper feelings.  It really works!

What a whirlwind of a week with the NAR settlement.  Join Joe as he discusses his refocus on helping people buy and sell real estate.  He also recounts a meaningful gift from a client - Ne Cede Malis by Stags Leap - and the adjoining story.  YIELD NOT TO MISFORTUNE!

Join Joe with his long time friend, Scott Nathan, as they recount their parrell stories that led them both on a search for happiness and meaning in their late 30's and early 40's.  Its a lively convo with lots of epiphanies. 

Check out Scotts charitible work at https://shpbeds.org/chapter/md-montgomery-village/

Join Joe as he reviews the lyrics to two Wood Brothers Songs.   "Sing About It" from 2013's "The Muse" and "Luckiest Man" off of 2006's "Ways Not To Lose" both hit home with Joe.  Both songs really deal with the idea of being present in the moment.  This helps stop anxiety and depression, worrying and sadness.  Focus on the now to find more joy,

Consisgtency is the key to success.   This age old fable really rings truer and truer as we get older.  

Joe discusses his dailly well being checklist - JAMMIN, and how this helps him stay on track.  

Journal

Aqua

Mindfulness

Movement

Intentionality

Novel

Why can your favorite team (almost) always make that important play in the last 2 minutes?  They know their winning plays.  But there is also an anaology of how to handle the defense in those moments

Join us as we host Alex Nunemaker to discuss his journey in setting boundaries and living the life he wants to live.  

Join Joe as he reflects on a solo trip to the beach to clear his head.  How removing the noise and distractions from every day life helped him feel more balanced and grounded.

Join Joe as he discusses his very personal journey of grief.  Maybe some of his realizations will ring true for you.

The ability to know whats essential and what is not during stressful times is incredibly helpful in being present.   I gave myself grace on non essentials while I expeience the loss of my mom.  

Happy Halloween!  Joe discussed the time early on in his career when the fears were really just in his own head.  We gotta push through those scary moments to find the real meaning.  Joe also talks about a recent rejection and how that has change his approach to be exclusive.

Being present is key to happiness.  Its hard not to feel guitly when you are working and not with family and vice versa.  Joe brings you on his journey.

Why did the Orioles get swept in the first round of the playoffs?  Over reliance on analytics.  Data is powerful, but more so when used as a tool in the human process.  Let's explore times when less human decision making has failed.

You have a choice.  Can either be in the noise or you can BE THE NOISE!  You can go along with what you have no control over or you can get fired up and make the world what you want it to be!  Let's Go!

Join as Joe shares a recent realization that we, as humans, self sabotage to ensure our core beliefs become true!  Humans like true stories.  So much so, that we ruin things so that our beliefs become true.

Intentionality is key for sales and life in general.  Knowing what you want from the mirco task at hand helps you achieve your ultimate goals.

Speed is killer, but it means nothing without quality.  Join Joe as he discusses this realization in real time.

You miss every shot you don't take.  If you make them all, you are not taking enough shots.

Today Joe discussed an awesome experience seeing American Aquarium perform "Me & Mine" live in a cave in TN.  Wow does this song have great meaning.

Well, its not actually luck.  Luck is the combination of hard work and opportunity.  Today we read the lyrics to one my favorite bands, American Aquarium and their song "The Luckier I Get" and how its really about hard work.  

I never though about how the word distraction is dis and then traction.  Its the opposite of traction and it prevents us from being intentional.  

Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity.  Join Joe as he vows to stop letting the fear of failure freeze his actions.

Joe sounds pretty frustrated with the medical industry!  It should not be so hard to get prior records.  But maybe there is a long haul solution.

Today, we discuss the lyrics to the song "No Hard Feelings" By The Avett Brothers and how that applied to a recent experince.  

Today we get into the psychology of presentation.  Understanding where you have leverage and do not have leverage and how to position yourself the best.  

After getting back from seeing the Avett Brothers 3 nights in a row at the iconic Red Rocks in Colorado, Joe breaks down his experience and dives deep into one of his favorite songs, "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise".

Sometimes, you just have to ask, as you never know what they will say!  

Have you ever heard that those who do the things others will not, get to enjoy the lives others cannot?   Lets dig deeper into why going the path of least resistance is not always the right path.

Join Joe as he digs deep into the idea of being Selfish in order to be Selfless.  Lots of analogies and side thoughts.  This is the point of this podcast!

Join Dan Ciarrocchi and Joe to discuss how Dan prepared for Jeopardy and won! 

Be sure to check out Dan's podcast No Holmes Barred on your favorite Podcast Service!

Join Joe as he recounts using an alias.  Joe also announces his second podcast, The Sales Perch.  

Today Joe discusses an analogy between building foundations and business foundations.  You need an incredibly solid foundation under sky scrapers!  

Happy Memorial Day Weekend and thank you to all those that have sacrificed for our freedom.  In todays Epiosode, join Joe as he recounts a failed business venture with a new lens.  Experience pride instead of shame!  

Sellers want the most money, Right?  Well sort of, there is a key aspect that we discuss in this episode!

Join my Life Coach cousin Kristen Franey as we explore the similarities we have in our life missions. It's an incredible episode of synergy with organic breakthroughs.

What happens if we disconnect from technology and get back to pen and paper?  Well, in this episode I discuss a moment of clarity once the withdraw subsides.  

Join Joe and his personal business coach, the infamous Don Jacks, and enjoy the two going deep into their relationship, though process, and motivation.  Don has been a coach with Tom Ferry for many years and has unlimited wisdom.  

Join Joe Bird and Mike Griesser in a candid discussion regarding organic business practices. 

This is a follow up to episdoe 15.  Joe calls himself out for scracthing the surface and not going deep enough.  What do you think?

This short episode focuses on a driving analogy to focus on solutions not problems.  

Sales Language is so important.  How you say what you are saying is more important than what you say.  We explore NLP and how to use language to build relationships. 

Today we discuss why consistency is everything! 

In this return to the short form, we discuss value proposition.  Are you the cheapest or are you the best?

Todays special guest is a long time client and good friend, Patrick McGrath.  Be sure to check out Patricks podcast, the Real Fi and his instragram channel @rentalpropertycouple.  We discuss how Patrick turned a dream of owbing multi family homes into a reality by deciding to do it, committing to the planb by studying and taking action by just getting started.  

This is our first guest episode.  Ron Wolfe discusses his journey starting with HARD 75 and how he adapted this to a more personalized accountability program that he was dominated!  

How to use creativity to help you retain more sales and be more sucessful. 

I cant believe its already 2023!  In this episde we explore the difference between values and goals and how that shapes your year!

Someone finally got bit!  How to find the positives in getting COVID for Christmas.

We discuss the idea of being present during the Holidays, avoiding distractions and how meditation can assist on this.

As Entrepreneurs, we can sometimes fall victim to staying busy versus focusing on the important tasks.  The age old work on your business versus work in your business.  

2020 was about surviving, which lead to a starvers mentality.  2021 was about drinking from a firehose.  2022 is about intentionality.  Join Joe to learn how he is taking back control of his life.  

In this 3rd episode, join Joe to discuss why the star players always seem to get lucky.  

In this episode, Joe discusses how the second episode was harder than the first.  We also discuss how the present is where we need to be with the use of a story about ice hockey.

The first episode of Birds Eye view with Joe Bird discusses getting started!  This is an introduction to the format of the podcast.