
Mike Stromsoe Explains How to Grow Through Adversity
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In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, the all-powerful, Mike Stromsoe, the founder of Stromsoe Insurance Agency and the Unstoppable Profit Producer, joins the podcast for the first time to drop absolute knowledge bombs on growing your agency through the adversity of COVID and everything else. Don't miss this conversation...
Episode Highlights:
- Mike shares how producers can start to refocus. (1:35)
- Mike explains why you should be willing to live out of your comfort zone. (2:49)
- What are the attributes of high achieving people? (4:16)
- What does Mike recommend for agents feeling isolated during Covid? (8:47)
- Mike shares what he learned about personal development. (16:54)
- Mike shares why we must position ourselves to avoid distractions. (23:10)
- How can people get back into their habit train? (28:20)
- Mike shares why agility is the number one character trait that we need to possess, as entrepreneurs. (40:55)
Key Quotes:
- “Our mindset is our skillset. And there's absolutely no question about that. So, I could go on with a long set of acronyms about what comes to my mind when I hear that...I guess the only other one that I will add to that is what we perceive is what we believe.” - Mike Stromsoe
- “We're all privileged to have our life. If you're fortunate to have a life with health, and great people around you, you're extremely privileged. So, we have our life and ultimately, at the end of the day, we have to understand what is it? We have to know where we're going and knowing our destination is all we need to get there. So, at the end of the day, we don't have to do anything...We get to design our own life.” - Mike Stromsoe
- “Those who make the greatest progress in this world are those who are willing to live outside of their comfort zone. Progress begins outside of your comfort zone. You've got to get comfortable being uncomfortable if you're going to be in the high achievement realm in today's business and personal world.” - Mike Stromsoe
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