My personal experience with Stevie Kidd in 2013 and going into 2014 has
made be aware Stevie has all of these three qualities………………..
Leader…………….Innovator…………………..Entrepreneur
So what's the Question?
Is Stevie Kidd a Visionary Leader…………………….?
When I begin to think of a leader,
Innovator, and entrepreneur I instantly begin to engage in my mind what is
called "long-term Genius thinking." In my opinion Stevie Kidd has all
three in my opinion and my recent and future partnership with Stevie has proven
I am right to shout out loud about this person.
The Leader in your Life
Stevie is a long-term thinker. Average thinkers think only about the present, and about immediate gratification. But Stevie thinks about where you want to be in five and ten years, and what we have to do each hour of each day to make our desired future a reality. It was hard to describe him at first as the man gives his heart and soul to you, he is like a magnetic force driving you forward with complete passion and Visionary leadership. I remember sitting at home after our initial meeting, It felt like I was on a sea saw with my head spinning finding it hard to sit down and at peace, spending sometime reflecting on which way I would go, I remember going to my bed saying to my wife “He sees the world like no other man I have ever met” My Wife asked " Does the future feel different since meeting him, because it sounds different as tonight you are different in how you talk about life and your business"? I replied " I feel excited after meeting him" My Wife replies " You have found your answer then", at that moment I closed my eyes and said I will call him in the morning and get things moving. A strange thing that will stay with me for a long time, when I came home we had dinner at home with family and as we sat in our dining room my wife said " Have you been doing something different today as you look and sound different" as I looked around the table all my family were nodding and agreeing, my question was? surely not, surely after spending so little time with this man has so much changed instantly within me, months on, I now know change happened instantly with me which was and will be everlasting, in my eyes he is a genius. he lights you up within you if you let him in.
- Stevie is inspired
about himself and life, he is absolutely excited about the possibility of
creating an exciting future for you. He gets up every morning and he sees
every effort we make as part of a great plan to accomplish something
wonderful with our lives.
- Stevie sees
opportunities in everything that happens, positive or negative. He looks
for the good in every situation and in every person. He seeks the valuable
lessons contained in every problem or setback. He will never
experience "failures;" instead, he writes them off as
"learning experiences." I remember speaking with him as he
invested £37k in marketing and leading an event in Conant rooms in London
and it failed, well I looked at it as failure, He simply put his hands out
describing what he said to his team, it’s as if he was lifting a brick and
moved it to the left and said we do not look at that anymore, we focus on
what’s next, Its simple we learn from it and remember it’s my
responsibility and said what’s next, “ oh that’s right Windsor Castle next
the man said”…………… and low and behold March this year he led a Personal
Discovery event for over 20 leaders at Windsor castle where they stayed
within the grounds for 3 days. He simply has one trait of thought, it’s
that simple………, to him it’s a simple choice in how you think” He lives in
the future where goals have been achieved.
- Stevie has without
question clear, written goals and plans he works on every day for an
average of 20 hours per day every day. Stevie Is clear about where we are
going and what we will have to do to get there. Stevie behaviour is
purposeful and goal-directed. As a result, he accomplishes easily five and
ten times as much as the average person who operates from day to day with
little concern about the future. He has spent over £300k on his own
personal development over the years around the world learning from
business leaders over 7 sectors and physiologists from around the world,
he does walk the talk. He has lived the life and business you want and
that’s the big difference when working with the man. He spends 2 hours out
of each day researching on web and listening to audios consistently
developing and learning best practices from around the world, it’s always
about best strategies as that’s the quickest way to get your results,
modelling the businesses and the people who have the results today that
you want to achieve, but then what’s beyond that world, that’s where he
will take you.
- Stevie never
complains, never ever heard him complain. Instead of making excuses, he
only sees and wants to make progress. Whenever we have a set-back or
difficulty, he repeats to himself, "I am responsible! I am
responsible! I am responsible!" He has had 7 businesses, one failed
but he simply says I was responsible, it’s that simple, he pauses then
looks up and says, “ It won’t happen again though with a smile attached”
- Stevie
doesn’t criticize or blame others when something goes wrong.
Instead, he always focuses on a solution.
- He is always
constantly in motion. He will try something, and then something else, and
then something else again. He simply never gives up.
- Attributes of the man, his love for people, he
sees more in you than you see in yourself, his honesty, he is master of
communication, he has a huge sense of humour, abundance of unconditional
love, massive confidence and aura about the man, totally committed to your
journey and you as a customer, gives you much much more than you
ever thought you signed up for, always positive every time you meet the
man, yet to see him negative or complain, in fact my team always say maybe
today will be that day, but never happens. I have never met a man with
such creativity, his intuition or Stevie likes to call it a “sixth sense”
in business ideas or even his ability to read you even if you have just
met for as little as 30 seconds, he knows more about you than you know yourself,
but more importantly for me is his ability to inspire you and everyone
around you, he simply goes to end of goal and stands waiting on you, he
then brings you back to start line where everybody is focused on the
Vision. A complete master and years and years of Stevie investing in
Martial arts, Developing himself on Business around the world, but more
importantly his years of studying human behaviour. When you are able to go
25 years with outstanding continuous testimonial after testimonials it
stands testament to the great man.
8. Stevie always talks about the
present and future agenda, Stevie always raises awareness that you have
to make sure there's a tomorrow vision, but also makes you aware that you
also have to make sure there is a successful today. You need to constantly
balance the needs of the company today with what the needs of the company will
be tomorrow.
9. Stevie is passionate about your
Foundation, Purpose, vision and mission for the business, so he asks you
"why does your company exist in first place"?, he then challenges you
on vision, what is it you are trying to make happen, and also when it does
succeed tell me what that looks and feels like?, then he brings it right back
and asks to see your plan and meet your people, then the fun begins.
10. Stevie is very wise in what he
does, especially when asking about the Strategic direction of the business, he
takes feelings out of everything, he is really good at determining
where to go and what the overall strategy of how we get there. We understand now
that the Strategic direction is all about the major moves the company needs to
make to reach its objectives. We do this by setting and communicating the right
company goals first. Next, he helped us define what success looks like. Then,
in the words of Stephen Covey, you "begin with the end in mind" and
work backwards. Stevie firmly believes in this methodology and is a fan of
Steven Covey work. Stevie spent time in New York and Boston studying businesses
and got access to CEOs and senior executives to discover business strategies of
Apple, Ritz Carlton hotels, Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg, Harvard University,
MIT Institute, Carrot, to name a few and then
maintained relationships since returning to UK
So what about Innovation - Who and What is Stevie Kidd style of
Innovation…………………..
1. He always thinks there is a better way.
2. He knows that without any passion there can be no innovation. Do you
have passion in your business.
3. He embraces change to a fault.
4. He has a strong point of view but he knows that they are missing
something, his passion creates the vision for everyone to see and believe.
5. He knows that innovation is a team sport, all voices have to be heard
in the business, it all starts with a seed.
6. He embraces constraints as opportunities.
7. He celebrates peoples vulnerability.
8. He will openly share his ideas and passions expecting to be
challenged.
9. He knows that the best ideas are in the Gray areas between silos.
10.He absolutely knows that a good story can change the world, I have never
seen someone create innovation with passion and instantly believe that the
concept can be taken around the world as a best practice, he has proven this
many times in previous times and companies.
"He
sees an opportunity which others do not fully recognise, Stevie has
unquenchable self-belief that all opportunities can be made real through very
hard work, commitment and the adaptability to learn constantly.
Stevie is not diverted or
discouraged by scepticism from 'experts' or from those from whom they seek
backing and support, he is willing to weigh all advice up and select from which
will be helpful. Stevie is prepared not just to work seriously hard but to back
his judgement with his own personal investment which can cause
problems if he is wrong about the opportunity, he never fears failure or
taking a risk,which he admits he has not always been right but it has been more
that other people just never seen what he saw in innovative projects. Stevie
understands that achievements are the result of team work and knows how to
choose the necessary blend of talents and inspire them all to achieve their
vision."
I partnered Stevie kidd as a
performance coach and as a Business consultant in my business, Stevie started
with myself then moved onto the people within the business, he personally met
every single person within the business, initially just listening to all those
individual maps and stories before then moving onto inspiring them to be great
and align a personal vision for themselves just like a business vision. Stevie
has a belief that everyone should invest in themselves as your the number one
asset is yourself. In following this strategy we then aligned people
to business vision and linked both strategies. 2013 has been very
enlightening and a lot has changed for me in business and in personal life, I
am now exercising and bringing more of the unknown into my life, 2014 I
personally believe it will be amazing year as through Stevie Kidd
Leadership, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship we will partner
companies that we never even considered before and cream is we will receive
substantial funding to support our company goals and projects, which is due to
commence March-April 2014.
My approach was I emailed
Stevie and asked simple Questions, I asked Stevie on our first meeting?
Can I have a free, no
commitment, no pressure, meeting with you? – YES!
Will you help me to
get more customers? – YES!
Will you help me
reduce unnecessary costs? – YES!
Will you help me
increase my profits? – YES!
Will you help me to
be better at running my business? – YES!
Can I speak to other
business owners you have helped? – YES!
How long have you
been coaching, consulting or developing businesses like mine?
When we met for the first time I was with Stevie for about 3 hours, but it felt like fifteen minutes, when Stevie left the hotel after our meeting, I sat in chair for a further 30 minutes reflecting on our meeting but feeling totally sunk into the chair, a waitress approached me asking if I was al-right, I simply replied Yes thanks, everything just feels and looks different for some reason. It’s definitely a life changing experience. Stevie asks you question you never ask yourself, experience it for yourself!
When we met for the first time I was with Stevie for about 3 hours, but it felt like fifteen minutes, when Stevie left the hotel after our meeting, I sat in chair for a further 30 minutes reflecting on our meeting but feeling totally sunk into the chair, a waitress approached me asking if I was al-right, I simply replied Yes thanks, everything just feels and looks different for some reason. It’s definitely a life changing experience. Stevie asks you question you never ask yourself, experience it for yourself!
I am often asked what if you
went to bed that night and thought no he is too much for me? I simply say that
would have been a mistake and one I choose not to think about, working with
Stevie you very rarely look at the past, as your more focused on the tomorrow
you will create for yourself and your family. You only have to look at Stevies
portfolio of projects, his businesses over 25 years, his consultation
partnerships or even performance coaching partnerships he has had over the last
25 years to see and feel his own objectives in life, which is he believes his
work will empower people to change the world of today to become a better
tomorrow for everyone.
Thank You
Stevie Kidd
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