Part of being in a leadership position is that you cannot take a “woe is me, hide in the closet mentality”; you have to take a “we are going to get through this mentality” or you may ultimately struggle to be successful. The winners in life are not the ones who never get defeated or never fall on their face. It’s how you respond afterward — it’s about resiliency and persistence and bouncing back off of the mat. Today on the show, we welcome Kurt Wilkin, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of HireBetter, your strategic talent partner. During this episode, Kurt and I talk on the topic of resiliency and why it is something we all need to have the right mindset around. We are in a time where we are facing challenges that we have never seen before and Kurt shares some insightful thoughts on how to maintain a resilient mindset. As an entrepreneur, Kurt has experience growing, scaling, and exiting high-growth companies and now devotes his time to helping business leaders unlock their own success. His responsibilities include strategic client consultation, client satisfaction, recruiting, and practice development. His success as an entrepreneur stems from his ability to build long-term relationships with clients, attract a loyal team of dedicated leaders and associates, and consistently deliver on commitments. Kurt is an alumnus of the University of Arkansas, a Certified Public Accountant, and an active member and officer of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He is passionate about entrepreneurship, is an active angel investor, and sits on the boards of several companies and nonprofits. Stay tuned for this interesting conversation with one of our leading experts on today’s episode of Branch Out.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Kurt shares his general thoughts on resiliency.
• How Kurt maintains his resilient mentality while dealing with challenges: Leadership responsibility. 
• What Kurt would recommend to someone who was crushed by COVID-19: Survival.
• Comfort zone versus growth zone: Growth requires discomfort.
• Failure is not an option: What does failure really mean?
• Kurt unpacks one of his most inspiring quotes. 
• The way self-care ties into the concept of resiliency.
• Taking time for self-care will influence your productivity and effectiveness.
• Kurt shares his number one thing to do in order to remain resilient: Connecting with others.

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