Overview

On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Matt and Caleb Maddix. Matt is a master sales trainer, consultant, master motivator and more. Caleb is a 16-year-old author, entrepreneur, mentor.

Topics Discussed:

• About Matt and Caleb Maddix:
  • Matt has shared the stage with some of the greatest business speakers in the world.
  • Sales and marketing success.
  • Caleb is passionate about impacting kids.
  • Co-founder of Maddix missions.
  • They’re most excited about helping people take their book and turn it into a business with Maddix Publishing.
    • All of their authors get paid speaking gigs.
  • They have a passion to stop bullying.
    • There’s bullying in the schools and bullying in the publishing industry.
    • The process of publishing doesn’t have to be stressful.
    • There’s more that’s caught than is taught.
    • Caleb Maddix writes a book a month.
    • Daily they ask themselves, what can we do today that will make an insane difference in someone’s life?
    • When your intention is right, you end up having success.
  • What was the process in parenting that enabled Caleb to write a book at 12 years old?
    • Got into personal growth at a young age.
    • Caleb was very shy and insecure at a young age.
    • Matt took away video games, tv and movies, etc.
    • Had Caleb watch Tony Robbins every day and got $20 for every industry book he read.
    • They learned together and talked about these things every day.
    • Non-stop studying the greats.
    • Now make the transition from consuming to creating.
      • Caleb then wrote his first book, all in his own words.
    • As a kid, did you ever resent your dad for pushing you?
      • Don’t be soft.
      • One of the number one ways he went from being extremely shy to having unstoppable confidence was making him act like he was confident even when he wasn’t.
      • His dad made him speak for five minutes before him, he continued to make him do that.
      • Way too many people are living in their comfort zone.
    • Do you believe that what you know or who you know is more important, and why?
      • Equal, but you’ll never get to know the who if you don’t know the what.
      • If Caleb had to choose, he’d say what you know.
        • A hunger to learn gives you more connection.
      • Who you know is more important from a business aspect, but they work together.
    • How important is it for you to be around successful people?
      • One of the most powerful things you can do is to associate with influencers.
        • The energy you pick up on by being in the room with these people enhance who you are.
      • It’s important to understand by being around successful people you’re learning from their actions.
      • When you get around people who have the right energy, you’ve got to go with that flow.
      • Getting around these people allows you to tap into their mindset and become someone amazing by association.
    • Give us any tips for getting out of a conversation with someone who is sucking value from you.
      • If it’s someone who has a poverty mindset, who’s negative or a leach – just be honest, “I’ve enjoyed this conversation, I wish you the best, I gotta go.”
      • You’ve got to care about people, but you’ve got to guard your time.
        • You need to guard your energy.
      • You need to evaluate if it’s a good person who’s never had a mentor or if there’s something more insidious going on.
    • What’s your advice to someone who wants to avoid being “that guy.”
      • Approach with confidence and an authentic nature.
      • Successful people can read people.
      • Never apologize for approaching them, it’s a sign of poverty thinking.
      • Let your compliments be unique, ask a question that shows interest.
      • Keep it brief and story based and get them talking.
      • Confidence, respect, hunger.
        • Approach people with confidence.
        • Have respect, don’t try to act like you’re better than them.
        • Hunger, who asks us the most questions?
          • People can sense if you’re asking a question because of a formality or because you really want to know.

The Random Round:

• What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt?
  • Caleb: Athlete
  • Matt: High-end restaurant owner, chef
• If you could sit on a park bench for an hour with anyone past or present, who would it be?
  • Caleb: Martin Luther King – impressed with how he built a movement without social media.
  • Matt: Napoleon Hill – loves his work
• How do you like to learn best, books, blogs, podcasts or video?
  • Matt: Immersion – YouTube videos, books
    • Recommended books: .DotCom Secrets, Expert Secrets
  • Caleb: Immersion
• Give us a glimpse of your morning routine?
  • Matt & Caleb
    • Get Moving
    • Go to the gym
    • Write down goals
    • Do routines and habits
    • Role playing
  • What is your go-to pump up song:
    • Caleb: Remember This
    • Matt: Eye of the Tiger
  • What are you not very good at?
    • Caleb: Singing, dancing
    • Matt: Golf
  • Find them online:
    • Caleb: Instagram – @calebmaddix
    • Matt: Mentor Moments Podcast

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Live a life so amazing that every day you have to change your bio.”
• “The book is the business card.”
• “When your intention is right, you end up having success.”
• “Never have more than 5 things a day on your to-do list.”

Resources Mentioned:

Buildyournetwork.com – Podcast website

BYN.media/fb – Facebook Group

Maddix Publishing

Mentor Moments Podcast

Suma Success

DotCom Secrets

Expert Secrets

Think and Grow Rich