Episode 13 - Alden Mills' Tips for Team Building: Becoming an Unstoppable Leader

About this Episode

Spirit Consulting speaks with Alden Mills, CXO Advisor, Speaker, Founder, and Investor in this episode. Alden discusses his journey to becoming a leader and how he uses his unstoppable mentality to inspire more leaders.

Throughout his life, Alden has always been a leader. Whether as a rowing team captain, a Navy SEAL platoon leader, or a philanthropy chair, this has been constant. He’s experienced the trials of being a leader and learned what’s necessary to become unstoppable in the community and workplace.

Alden emphasizes the importance of struggling as a leader. Being a leader inherently means that you struggle occasionally. However, it also means learning from mistakes and ensuring similar ones don’t reoccur. Having an unstoppable mentality means working through missteps and realizing power as a leader lies in being present with everyone.

Another essential facet Alden discusses is how to create meaningful relationships. He follows two main steps to build the most positive relationships he can. The first is to be deeply curious, followed by learning how to communicate and connect specifically with that individual. To do this, Alden recommends suspending judgment of others and being a good listener. Although you cannot control others’ opinions, you should always present yourself best to show you’re an unstoppable leader.

Now inspiring others through speeches and books, Alden influences change in the workplace by teaching the three levels of leadership. The first concerns yourself and how you present to others, and the second concerns how workers act and lead. The third level is the community culture that arises from the prior two levels. Alden leverages this framework and emulates these facets of leadership to become unstoppable. He joins us now to share his leadership journey and inspire future unstoppable leaders.

More About Our Guest:

Alden Mills—author including UNSTOPPABLE TEAMS—is a high-energy, humble, and charismatic leader with a track record of superior performance.

As an Olympic Festival rower, he became a standout at the US Naval Academy, then a Navy SEAL platoon commander (three times), and then an entrepreneur. He founded and grew Perfect Fitness from zero to $63m in sales, becoming the fastest-growing consumer company in America (per INC. Magazine, 2009). Alden continued to lead the Perfect Fitness team and grow the company even further after its acquisition by the private equity firm Implus. Alden has created over 40 patents in the consumer sector.

Between his time in the military and business, Alden has over 25 years of experience working on high-performance leadership, company strategy, growth, and team-building.

His experience and vibrant storytelling skills make him a sought-after speaker worldwide.

Alden is the acclaimed author of BE UNSTOPPABLE: The Eight Essential Actions to Succeed at Anything and UNSTOPPABLE TEAMS: The Four Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership (HarperCollins, March 2019) and Founder of BeUnstoppable.com.

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