Episode 64

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30th Mar 2022

Building Personal Relationships by "Things Happen For You". - Jeremy Torisk, President, Torisk Pro Advisors Torisk

Summary:

Jeremy Torisk is the President of Torisk Pro Advisors, a company he founded to help people change their lives build around three basic principles:

𝟭) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

𝟮) 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝘆𝘀

𝟯) 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦

He helps companies understand the science behind true employee engagement by putting people in the positions they are naturally suited for, creating happy productive employees. Jeremy does this through coaching, his public speaking, and through his sales training business.

Like many ultra-successful people, Jeremy had his share of adversity. He crafted a negative view of himself, mostly from growing up in an environment influenced by the ever presence of of alcohol and drug abuse, having various mental illnesses in the family, leaving high school at 17 years old without a diploma, and escaping the madness by moving out on his own. He had no clue, however, that he would go on to help so many people and change so many lives for the better.

In this episode we talk about how to build personal connections quickly, how to leverage vulnerability in the right ways to connect, and how he used his adversity to be the person he is today.

Key Moments:

04:30 - Having virtual coffees and build personal relationships

15:25 - The importance collaboration. Dropping the sales persona.

18:17 - How Jeremy used his past experiences to change other peoples lives in a positive way

24:25 - Why so many people struggle with adversity?

33:14 - Acting at the speed of instruction

40:27 - Who do you help and how do you help them

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