Overview

On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Chris Winfield, “The Super Connector.”

Topics Discussed:

• About Chris Winfield:
  • He’s excited every single day.
  • He loves to be able to work and deal with so many amazing people.
  • He tries to connect people to their fullest potential whether that means media, an influencer or a great business person.
  • The biggest thing he sees that holds people back is a lack of awareness of how good they actually are.
• How did you get into connecting people?
  • Always been the person in the middle of a lot of groups of people.
  • For most of his life he wasn’t fired up every day, he wasn’t happy or grateful.
  • He had co-founded an agency that looked great on the outside, but he hated what he was doing.
  • He was comfortable being uncomfortable. He didn’t want to make changes and so changes happened to him.
  • He didn’t know what he wanted to do, he knew what he didn’t want to do.
  • He made a commitment to himself to meet with one new person every day.
    • The only two rules for it were – be honest, up-front, and vulnerable with them and don’t go into it looking for anything. Just figure out what you can do to help this person.
    • The most important thing is to answer the question of what you can do to help somebody today.
    • You’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
  • How did you become the editor for Thrive Global?
    • Through relationships and opportunities.
    • About four years ago he started writing in the personal involvement and productivity space.
      • His editor at Business Insider was Jacqui Kenyon.
      • They reached out about the new initiatives they were doing.
      • The woman behind that initiative was Callie Schweitzer.
        • She and Jacqui got hired by Ariana Huffington when she started Thrive Global.
        • They came to an influencer dinner he was running and they reconnected.
        • He ended up being asked to be Editor at Large for Thrive Global.
      • Is what you know or who you know more important?
        • Both are important.
        • The people are the most important part.
        • Anyone can be expert at something, but if he believed that what he knew was more important it would be a problem.
        • The level of your relationships is important, how deep of a relationship do you have with these people?
      • Tell us about a time where a connection in your life led to a big moment of success?
        • Every single day. He got off a call with someone who runs one of the largest conference series.
        • Somebody introduced him to this guy over a year ago. They stayed in touch and met again at a conference.
        • Now it will turn into something that will be an amazing opportunity.
        • That stuff happens every single day if he is looking and believing.
        • It can quickly go the other direction. If he’s thinking there’s no opportunity and he’s not good enough, that’s how things are going to be.
        • Where he’s at mentally, emotionally, and spiritually is guided by his mindset.
      • What are some ways to add value to someone without them thinking you want something from them in return?
        • One of the easiest ways to figure out how to add value is to ask them questions.
          • People like to talk about themselves.
        • There’s an idea that you have to be super prepared, but that’s not the way Chris looks at it.
          • He wants to understand what they’re all about
        • Being curious and actually caring about people makes a difference.
        • Enthusiasm is really underrated.
          • Showing up and being excited and actually caring.
        • What helped you get your enthusiasm back after your first job?
          • He has a daily practice and daily routines that he does every single day.
            • He does them in the morning to make sure he’s in the right state of mind.
            • He can easily forget how good his life is and how fortunate he is.
            • There’s not any circumstance that will just make you happy.
              • It’s more about the journey and practicing things on a daily basis than any particular area or circumstance.
            • One networking tip that you could narrow it down to.
              • Actually make connections with people.
                • He meets with lots of different people to help them and he says you need to actually reach out to people and make contacts.
                • You can’t get something if you don’t ask.
                • Everything is so simple in life, that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
                • If there’s somebody you want to get to know, figure out what makes them tick, how you can connect with them, get to where they’re going to be.
                • The extra mile is never crowded.
              • What’s your advice to people who have a fear of rejection?
                • Get over it.
                • Think of it from a numbers perspective – every “no” is one step closer to a “yes.”
                • What’s going to matter more, every no, or everyone who gets to do what you want to do.
                • Don’t take yourself so seriously.
                • You can’t get inside someone’s head, you don’t know what else they have going on.
              • His mind would love for him to focus on the rejection and someone ignoring him, rather than someone who’s loving what he does.
                • His daily practice, meditation, and gratitude helps with this.
                • Your ego is a big part of these feelings.
                • You have to realize that everybody goes through rejection.
                • If we start to think that our world is everything, there’s always something different.

The Random Round:

• What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt?
  • TV Talk show host.
• If you could sit on a park bench for any hour with anyone past or present, who would it be?
  • Jesus, seems like the best person to know.
• How do you like to learn best, books, blogs, podcasts or video?
  • Books
• One of your favorite books.
  • The Science of Getting Rich by
  • The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
  • The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
  • The Game of Life and How to Play It
  • Choose Yourself
  • Manifesting Miracles by Neville Goddard
• Give us a glimpse of your morning routine:
  • Wake up between 4:30 and 5:30
  • Get out of bed and say today’s the best day ever
  • Make his bed and have a cup of coffee
  • Read a book.
  • Make two gratitude lists:
    • What I’m grateful for right now.
    • The things that are coming or happening now that he’s grateful for.
  • Meditate for 10-15 minutes
  • Write out a plan for the day
  • Text with some people and send gratitude list to best friend
  • Eat breakfast and do some work.
• What is your go-to pump up song:
  • YouTube – Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Grammy’s
• What are you not very good at?
  • Math, organization, housework…most things.
• Personal Facebook @ChrisWinfield

Tweetable Quotes:

• Enthusiasm is really underrated.
• The extra mile is never crowded.

Resources Mentioned:

Buildyournetwork.com – Podcast website

Chriswinfield.com – Chris’s Website

Tribe of Mentors – Book by Tim Ferriss

The Science of Getting Rich – Book by Wallace Wattles

The Magic of Thinking Big – Book by David Schwartz

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind – Book by Joseph Murphy

The Game of Life and How to Play It – Book by Florence Scovel Shinn

Choose Yourself – Book by James Altucher

Manifesting Miracles – Book by Neville Goddard

Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Grammys