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ROYI Academy to Present at Start Up Week Chattanooga

Sep 28, 2019

Oct 24 at 9am. Scale you and your business for results. $917mm in Sales 2018

Why spend time with me? 13 years of experience in both Corporate 150 as an Electrical Engineer and Human Resources Executive overseeing employees in 26 states. Then as a serial entrepreneur for 13 years culminating in $917mm sales in 2018, I have learned the strategies to scale you for more productivity and profit. I now own a company that is solely focused on sharing the strategies and execution necessary for high performance and scale. 30 Min presentation 30 minutes Q&A. Lets work.

In cooperation with https://colab.co/

Location: Startup Week event on Floor Five. THE EDNEY INNOVATION CENTER, 1100 MARKET STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37402

17 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self

Sep 24, 2019

Luckily, most of what we need to know to live life wisely has already been said and written. A lot of intelligent people have already lived and shared their ideas and experiences. This is one of the best aspects of reading good books. You can learn from others, rather than having to figure it out yourself. But , it i also good to share with one another in other ways like here in this video.

When I was thinking about what I tell my younger self, I said maybe these words and video would help someone else. So here they are in video and written down.

Consider these ideas:

1. Action often trumps knowledge. Someone that knows a little but does a lot will beat someone that knows a lot but does little. Ensure that you’re not procrastinating under the guise of gathering more information.

2. Focus on the things you can control. If you can control it, why worry? Just take action to manage it the best you can. If you can’t control it, there’s no value in worrying.

3. You can’t control other p...

10 Things That WiIl Define Your Week

Sep 15, 2019

Speaker 1: 00:00 Well if you'd like to know 10 things that are going to define your week, hang on, I'm going to go over 10 and it will change your week, I promise. Hang on. Here we go.

Speaker 2: 00:10 Music

Speaker 1: 00:18 Well, hey everybody, it's Robert Barber from the ROYI academy, which stands for the return on you investment where our mission every day is to help you be the best version of you. And just want to let you know what inspired this Vlog blog tonight and I'm, it's Sunday and posted early this morning about what's your Sunday routine? You know, I just wanted to see what some other people out there that are self-employed or professionals or executives or in leadership or even individual contributors. What are they doing on a Sunday in the maybe evening or late afternoon in order to prepare themselves for the week ahead. And had to do some really great discussions, got some good comments on that. And,uand so that's really what drove me to want to do this, which is,uI wa...

Day #5 Public Speaking Challenge - I Dare You

Sep 14, 2019

This series of 5 videos will mean absolutely nothing without you taking action.

Welcome to day #5 of the public speaking challenge. Wow, you made it! Congratulations!

Today we’re going to be talking about actually going public.

SUCCESS FACTOR:

It’s one thing to know about confronting your fears, varying your speed and tone, going off script, and eliminating garbage words.

All those things are crucial to your public speaking success.

But here’s the deal: this knowledge won’t help you improve unless you actually PRACTICE.

You’ll only get good at public speaking if you ACTUALLY do some public speaking.

Yes, this is scary. Yes, it’s intimidating. But it’s essential.

That’s why the final day of this challenge is about actually going PUBLIC.

Thankfully, you don’t have to stand up in front of thousands of people to get practice. There are lots of simple ways to get practice.

But practice does make perfect.

ACTION:

I’m going to give you three simple ways to practice public speakin...

Day #4: Public Speaking Challenge ELIMINATING GARBAGE AND FILLER WORDS

Sep 13, 2019

I will admit right upfront, this is still my number one weakness. I am aware of it,. but do not let it hinder me from getting in front of people to talk and communicate what I care about. Which is investing in you and others my life education and experience.

Today we’re going to be discussing the important subject of eliminating garbage and filler words from your speech.

SUCCESS FACTOR:

My guess is that when you practiced going off script yesterday, you ended up using a LOT of filler words like

“Ummm”
“You know”
“Like”
“Basically”
“Kind of”

This is understandable. After all, it’s HARD to speak without a script.

But here’s the thing: filler words can be REALLY distracting for the audience.

On top of that, they make you seem unprofessional and amateurish. Those who don’t use filler words seem smooth, polished, and like they KNOW what they’re talking about.

If you can eliminate these filler and garbage words from your speech,

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Your Struggle Can Be A Gift - Mine Has been

Sep 12, 2019

Speaker 1: (00:01)
[MUSIC] Robert Barber

Speaker 2: (00:05)
from the return on you investment academy, which our mission is every day is to help you be the best version of you. And I've been running for the last couple of days a public speaking challenge. So we've gone through three days. There's two days left. So it's five days in total. And I'm saving day four and five for tomorrow and the next day. But tonight I just wanted to bring a little value to you because I was traveling and I'm dealing with some family stuff and hey, you know, life life happens. And um, one of the things that I think that is most important about this academy is that we begin to connect and create a community that we can share things together. But, you know, anyway, so that's another thing. So what do I have for you tonight? Because my mission is to bring you value and our academy's mission is to bring you value. And one of the things that I was so surprised with during my travels today was this little book, th...

Day 3 Speaking Challenge Going Off Script

Sep 10, 2019

PRE REOLL Question to help you... In your branding. What do you think about this image? Please leave a comment. Now on we go.

My hope is that Day 1 and 2 of the 5 Day Public Speaking Challenge has been helpful. Day 3 is the fun one...At least for me. I love going OFF script. I call it "Going SNL". Saturday Night Live. Why? Because the SNL crew of actors practice and rehearse all week, then they go live. YES LIVE. Think about that. They know the points they want to hit, but they are also ok with improv, feeling the moment, showing emotion when it feels right with the audience and other actors. Its ok to go off script, but there are things you must do to be ready for those moments.

Welcome to day #3 of the public speaking challenge. Did you practice varying your tone and speed yesterday? Be honest. It's only you that you are hurting by not investing in you.

Today we’re going to be talking about how to go off script from your speech. This is important.

Success Factor:

Have you ev

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Speaking Challenge Day 2 Adding Flavor To Delivery

Sep 09, 2019

Welcome to day #2 of the public speaking challenge. We focused on confronting your fears and visualizing your success yesterday. Did you do your homework?

Today we’re going to be thinking through adding flavor to your delivery.

SUCCESS FACTOR:

One of the BIGGEST struggles people have in public speaking is mixing up their TONE and SPEED.

You know what I’m talking about. They sound like Ferris Bueller’s teacher: boring, monotone, and endlessly repetitive.

On the flip side, the most successful speakers constantly mix up their tone and speed. They speak loud and soft, fast and slow. They race through some sentences and SLOW down to emphasize other points.

If you only use a single tone and speed, you will quickly BORE people and they will tune you out. After a while, the only person listening will be you!

That’s why it’s absolutely critical to change things up. Keep people on their toes so they listen and pay attention.

This is one of the public speaking foun

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Speaking Challenge Day 1 Confronting your Fears and Visualizing Success

Sep 08, 2019

Are you ready to make an impact, shake things up, tell your wonderful story as you are on purpose in this world? Let's work through how to do that together. With a 5 day challenge.

Welcome to Day #1 of the public speaking challenge. Throughout this challenge, we’re going to be using Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address as our practice speech. You can find it here.

If you have your own speech you’d like to use, you can do that as well.

Today we’re going to talk about confronting your fears and visualizing success.

Ready?

SUCCESS FACTOR:

Let’s talk about fear for a second. Almost EVERYONE gets nervous when speaking in front of an audience. Heck we spend more time on picking the right font when we just write something,

And frankly, it can be pretty scary. You’re in front of others, trying to be powerful, authoritative, and insightful. It’s easy to be intimidated! Even if around friends you care about.

The first step is to directly confront your fears

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13 Ways to Recharge Without Taking a Vacation

Aug 30, 2019

Not everyone has the time nor the finances to run off for a vacation over Labor Day or many other holidays throughout the year. Take hope, there are some strategies you can use to take mini vacations that will help protect your health and recharge your batteries. And no I am not talking about sending the kids to the grandparents. These are strategies that are focused on you and things you can control. So lets dive in...

If you're like most working adults, chances are you're shortchanging yourself on vacation days. In today's growing gig economy, many professionals have no vacation benefits.

Even if you have a traditional staff position, you may feel like your boss discourages you from using your leave time. Plus, you may be concerned about being replaced if you spend too many hours away from the office.

Yet, vacations have been proven to be beneficial to both employers and employees.

Taking a break from work increases productivity and prevents burnout.

While there's no subst

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