EP 118 - Susan Rucker, Excellence is NEVER Made To Be Easy

EP 118 - Susan Rucker, Excellence is NEVER Made To Be Easy Whatever you do, you should try to make an impact. We have many more opportunities to do so than we even realize. Making an impact can be as easy as flashing a smile at someone. This may be the only smile they get all day. Making an impact can be easy, but excellence is much harder. Susan Rucker is a #1 Best-Selling Author, Impactful Strategist and Speaker, Coach & Executive Partner to Develop People and Businesses to Make the IMPACT They Want and Get Meaningful and Sustainable Results. She is recognized as “The People Whisperer” for her ability to connect with and transform people and organizations to achieve breakthrough results.  Alongside developing strategy, Susan has successfully coached and trained thousands of leaders on how authenticity, integrity, and resilience make or break personal and professional relationships. Her Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) work builds high-performing collaborative teams by cultivating workplace cultures that celebrate differences, ensure equity, & make everyone feel supported.   What You'll Learn: Where Susan’s drive originates from How Susan ended up in the United States after being born in Korean Why you must figure out who you are to truly live an authentic life What are some of the main reasons Susan thinks people are unhappy Why Susan feels everyone is capable of excellence at different levels How persistence is the answer to get you where you want to go How everything we do or don’t do makes an impact around us The story of how Susan was able to reconnect with her Korean family members   FAVORITE QUOTE: “No matter where you are, what stature, where you live, anything; when you live authentically, you can live happy ” Susan Rucker    Connect with Susan: Impactful Strategies   How To Get Involved:   Addicted to Winning connects listeners through stories that prove why mindset matters. Jeff Brekken was working a 60-hour week on his family’s farm by the time he was 10. When he wasn’t helping with the harvest, he was at the hockey rink. Jeff’s early life experiences taught him he needs to be either all-in or all-out. In 2000 he started a single-family home construction business and by 2008 he was looking for the next big thing. Jeff founded the Blue Sky Benefit Solutions & Rise Above HR/ Recruiting on top of a lifelong passion for helping people. Through this show, Jeff will take that passion one step further. If you enjoyed this episode, head over and visit us on Apple Podcasts - leave a review and let us know what you thought! Your feedback keeps us going. Thanks for helping.