Episode 22

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Published on:

28th Jan 2025

Creating a Thriving Workplace: The Six Steps of the Prosperity Loop

Chris Lautenslager, a renowned keynote speaker and small business advocate, joins the podcast to discuss the concept of the "Prosperity Loop," a six-step process designed to create a positive work environment that benefits employees, customers, and the community. Drawing from his own experiences, including a challenging journey through addiction, Chris emphasizes the importance of resilience and personal growth in overcoming life's obstacles. He argues that businesses should not only focus on maximizing shareholder wealth but also prioritize employee well-being to foster a more sustainable and fulfilling workplace. Through engaging stories and practical advice, Chris encourages leaders to invest in themselves and their employees, recognizing that a thriving company begins with a supportive culture. This conversation highlights the significance of embracing today, valuing human connections, and seeking help when needed to build a prosperous future.

Chris Lautenslager, a passionate advocate for small businesses, shares his insights on values-driven leadership and resilience in challenging times. As the founder of Getloot, Chris has dedicated his life to empowering entrepreneurs by integrating core values into their personal and professional journeys. Drawing from his own experiences, including overcoming addiction, he emphasizes the importance of embracing life's challenges as opportunities for growth. His transformative seminars and bestselling books aim to inspire business owners to cultivate a fulfilling and successful environment, not only for themselves but also for their employees and customers. This podcast delves into the essence of the 'prosperity loop', a six-step process designed to create a positive workspace that fosters collaboration and well-being, contrasting traditional business models that often prioritize shareholder value over employee welfare. Chris advocates for a shift in mindset, urging leaders to invest in their own development and to recognize the intrinsic value of their teams, creating a culture of support that can weather any storm.

Takeaways:

  • Resiliency is essential for navigating life's challenges and growing through adversity.
  • Investing in personal development enhances both business performance and overall life satisfaction.
  • Recognizing the importance of employee well-being can lead to a more successful business.
  • Creating a positive work environment involves considering the needs of employees and customers alike.
  • The Prosperity Loop emphasizes a holistic approach to business success and employee engagement.
  • Seeking help and mentorship is crucial for leaders to foster growth and accountability.

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Companies mentioned in this episode:

  • Getloot
Transcript
Speaker A:

My guest today is Chris Lautenslager.

Speaker A:

He is a renowned keynote speaker, author and dedicated small business advocate who has made significant impact in the world of business through his commitment to values driven leadership.

Speaker A:

As the owner and founder of Getloot, Chris specializes in supporting small business owners by helping them integrate core values into their professional and personal lives.

Speaker A:

His transformative seminars on values development has empowered countless entrepreneurs to achieve greater success and resilience.

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Drawing from his own Wall street wellness journey, Chris inspires audiences with this compelling story of overcoming addiction and his expertise in fostering mentorship and supporting relationships, supportive relationships.

Speaker A:

Whether through his best selling books or engaging seminars, Chris is dedicated to guiding small business owners toward a future of growth, integrity and fulfillment.

Speaker A:

We welcome Chris to the podcast.

Speaker A:

Well, Chris, welcome to the podcast.

Speaker A:

How are you doing today?

Chris Lautenslager:

I'm terrific, doctor.

Chris Lautenslager:

How are you?

Speaker A:

I am phenomenal.

Speaker A:

It's good to have you on, especially this end of the year podcast episodes.

Speaker A:

I'm looking forward to seeing where this all goes and what content we can share with the audience to make their life more resilient.

Chris Lautenslager:

Resiliency helps because life can be difficult and, and anybody that goes through life thinking that it's just a clear, you know, straight path is going to be disappointed.

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But you want to know what, doctor?

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It's, that's part of the reality and joy associated with the, you know, the expert, the experiences of life.

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We have challenges and we grow through those challenges.

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And oh, I'm gonna, I'm gonna preference that by saying when people tell me that I'm like, the hell with that because I don't, I don't like the experience.

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But, but, but it's when you get through to the other side that you can take a look back and say, you know what?

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My skill set, my humanity, my compassion has deepened, has developed because of my experiencing these challenges that I'm going through either now or, or previously.

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Speaker A:

No one ever asked for more patience, right?

Chris Lautenslager:

No, no.

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And you, and you only get it by practicing it.

Chris Lautenslager:

So it's like a muscle.

Speaker A:

That's right.

Speaker A:

So I love to ask my guests this question.

Speaker A:

What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?

Chris Lautenslager:

The best piece of advice I've ever received.

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Gosh, I guess that it starts by enjoy today.

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You know, today is a gift.

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Most people don't plan on having their lives end when they end.

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Sure, there's hospice and some people make it all the way to the end, but every single member of my family, both my parents, my father died of a heart attack suddenly.

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My mom Had a stroke and her life changed overnight.

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My older brother, he was murdered in a drug deal.

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My sister died of cirrhosis, and my younger brother had.

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Was a suicide.

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So nobody expects these things in many respects to happen, and then when they do, your life changes dramatically overnight.

Speaker A:

Exactly.

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Instantaneously.

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So I wake up every day and.

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And start with a gratitude list.

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A gratitude list of what I have available today.

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Because now and today is all we have.

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You know, otherwise you're living in the past and memories or projecting in the future with hopes and dreams.

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And hopes and dreams are good, but they're fantasies, right?

Speaker A:

Oh, exactly.

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Their fantasies we have today.

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And the more that you actually embrace the reality of today and that you have so much authority over your interaction with today, and that's really the.

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The power of that message of, of embracing this moment is that you have so much ability to influence what occurs and more importantly, how you react to it.

Speaker A:

I love that.

Speaker A:

I want to ask you about what inspired you to write the prosperity loop.

Chris Lautenslager:

So.

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The pandemic.

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The pandemic.

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So I grew up in a household that was a family business household.

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My father had a small construction business, and.

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And any of us out there that have been in a family business household knows that we're all in.

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I mean, I.

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I think I picked up my first broom to start helping with the.

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With the business when I was four.

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You are.

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It is part of the household and part of the family, and we're all in.

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And subsequently, when the pandemic occurred and I saw all of these small businesses being shut down, I knew that hundreds of thousands of people's hopes and dreams, their savings, their.

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Their plans, their.

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Their.

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Their family unit were going to be dramatically changed, sometimes quite severely, for the rest of their lives.

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And it gave me the inspiration to want to help and inspire the people that have small businesses to, you know, be able to work through this, to be.

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To not give up, to become a better manager, a better entrepreneur based on those experiences and to, you know, push on.

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Because again, we have.

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We have setbacks, we have failures.

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And I think the, you know, my personal superpower is this level of resiliency, this ability to be able to experience multiple difficult setbacks and, And.

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And be able to serve, not just survive, but to be able to come back from that.

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Because we all know people that have had difficulties.

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They've lost a child, they've lost a spouse, they've.

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They've.

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They've lost their business, and they're never the same again.

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They're never the same again.

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And there's usually a level of, of, of hollowness, a level of defeat, a level of sadness often associated with those, with those experiences that they can't get past.

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And, and I want to encourage people to recognize that A, we're all going to have them, and B, I know that some are more serious than others and that some deeply, deeply, deeply impact you as a human being, but that you can't let that experience destroy the remainder days of your life because life is precious.

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It's a gift.

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And it goes so quickly.

Speaker A:

It does.

Speaker A:

So let's define some terms.

Speaker A:

So explain.

Speaker A:

What exactly is the prosperity loop and how does it differ from traditional business models?

Chris Lautenslager:

So the prosperity loop is a six step process associated with how to create a positive environment, environment within your workspace and some suggestions in regards to how to make your workspace successful and enjoyable, not just for you and your employees, but also your customers.

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You see, work is a multifaceted environment.

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Okay, it's you, sure it's your company, but it's all the people that you come in contact with within that company.

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That includes your family, that includes your, your employees, and it most certainly includes your customers and community.

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And when you have a broad based, encompassing perspective in regards to your business, the likelihood of you being more successful I think increases and most certainly it increases the ability to be more enjoyable.

Chris Lautenslager:

You know, I, I, I feel, I feel for the people that dread going to work every day, particularly when the work is the, is your company and, and you know, this is the world that you've created, it doesn't have to be that way.

Chris Lautenslager:

And, and the prosperity loop is a process of, of identifying how to create a world in which you are the winner within your own company.

Speaker A:

I love that you said this came out of the pandemic and how you felt pe businesses particularly were struggling with that.

Speaker A:

So as, as you wrote this book, how do you help people balance pro, you know, profitability with employee health and those in those issues?

Speaker A:

Because that was a big issue during.

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The pandemic, still is a big issue.

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So let's start with a declaration on my part.

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I am a capitalist.

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Okay?

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Capitalism works.

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It's not perfect, but as Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, compared to the alternatives, it truly is the best system.

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When individual choices and energies and creativity are allowed to flourish, generally multiple people benefit.

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The challenge with capitalism is when priorities get, get out of sorts.

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All right, so right now I believe our society has an imbalance in regards to focusing on maximizing shareholder wealth.

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And you know, when you take the, the maximization of Shareholder wealth to its extremes.

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It means that you sacrifice on so many different levels.

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You sacrifice in regards to investing in your employees, in regards to the capitalization of your organization, in regards to your community.

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You know, a lot of people, particularly here in the United States, think that our version of capitalism is the only version that exists or the only version that, that works.

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Well, let's use Canada, for example.

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Canada is a capitalist society, but they have parameters, guardrails.

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In regards to how their capitalism works.

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For example, their board of directors have a broader mandate than just maximizing shareholder wealth.

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They actually have five mandates that they're supposed to balance in the determination of.

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Of how a company runs.

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That includes maximizing shareholder value, maximizing employees, maximizing the community, maximizing the environment, and maximizing the contributions to the indigenous peoples of their society.

Chris Lautenslager:

So when they make decisions as a board of directors, their responsibility is to balance these multiple dynamics into how to run the company.

Chris Lautenslager:

Okay, so to summarize, a companies need to make money.

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Okay?

Chris Lautenslager:

No money means no company, means no purpose.

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All right?

Chris Lautenslager:

With that said, it doesn't mean it has to be the only or the priority of every decision that's made within that company.

Speaker A:

I love that.

Speaker A:

And I want to go back to something you just said you talked about.

Speaker A:

In America, maybe sometimes employees are not prioritized in the board of directors room of some companies.

Speaker A:

How do you think collaboration with employees is crucial for building prosperity in an organization?

Chris Lautenslager:

Well, in public companies, priorities, employees are not a priority.

Chris Lautenslager:

I think we all.

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Let's just.

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Let's just be truthful, okay?

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I don't think anybody that's working for a public company right now, that's an employee feels special or, or treated like an asset.

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And that's the tragedy that I'm talking about.

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You know, where does that lead to CEOs getting murdered, you know, and that's not a pathway we want to go down.

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We don't want anarchy in our society.

Chris Lautenslager:

I know there are anarchists out there, but I don't think they quite get what anarchy means.

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It's not a good world.

Chris Lautenslager:

With that said, in public companies, because in the United States, capitalism has been defined as prioritizing shareholder value.

Chris Lautenslager:

That means that in public companies, there are activists, there are investors that can and will sue to ensure that that priority is maintained.

Chris Lautenslager:

So unless there are changes in the law that set up different guardrails and boundaries, that leaves the ability for private companies to be able to create an environment that is attractive and, and unique.

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Okay?

Chris Lautenslager:

And that's where treating employees as investments, as assets as contributors to the overall wealth creation of the organization helps you differentiate and attract the talent that you need to make your company survive.

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Okay, why would someone want to work for your company as opposed to someone else's?

Chris Lautenslager:

And if you believe that the answer is because I pay them, they're not going to be there very long.

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Okay?

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Right.

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They just won't.

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And, and I think one of the biggest, one of the biggest defects that, or, or, or, or choices that owners don't recognize is the cost associated with turnover.

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Okay?

Chris Lautenslager:

With the training, with the goodwill, with the knowledge, the customer knowledge, the product knowledge.

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It's expensive to replace employees.

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So it's like, oh, well, I have to pay them more and it's not within my budget, which I understand and we'll talk about.

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But that doesn't mean that it's not worth investing in the employees in different ways.

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You know what?

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Particularly in younger generations, money's not always the highest priority for people working in organizations.

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It could be convenience, it could be flexibility, it could be social contribution, it could be camaraderie.

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There's a lot of different variables that help people decide whether they want to join or stay within an organization.

Chris Lautenslager:

And the sooner and more effectively you can tap into those other variables, the more effective your employee workforce will be and potentially the less expensive your payroll will be.

Speaker A:

Oh, I love that.

Speaker A:

I think people need examples of how this is working.

Speaker A:

Can you give me an example of a company that moved from a top down management style to a more collaborative approach?

Speaker A:

What were some of the challenges they face in making that shift?

Chris Lautenslager:

Well, for owners, and this is the hardest thing.

Chris Lautenslager:

It starts with you, okay?

Chris Lautenslager:

Culture and management starts from the, stop, from the, from the top.

Chris Lautenslager:

So I know of, I know of an employee right now who is leaving his organization because the owner likes to yell.

Chris Lautenslager:

And I'm sure that owner doesn't even recognize that, you know, that's his management style.

Chris Lautenslager:

He's probably been brought up in an environment in which that's common and accepted.

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But most people don't like to be yelled at.

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It's not a very effective motivating force.

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It might be in the military, but it most certainly isn't in the private work workforce.

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But some people still believe that that is a, an appropriate business model.

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You know, I'm paying you and you need to do what I say and I'm always right, okay?

Chris Lautenslager:

The likelihood is you're going to have low morale and high turnover, which is extraordinarily costly for your business.

Chris Lautenslager:

It's.

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So you're like, okay, so the owner needs to change.

Chris Lautenslager:

Yes.

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And that's hard.

Chris Lautenslager:

Okay.

Chris Lautenslager:

I'm also not going to just brush over.

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You need to change your style because it's more than just style.

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It's who you are.

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Okay.

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People go to therapy, for example, generally because there's a crisis.

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All right?

Chris Lautenslager:

More and more people though are going to mentors, which is, which is business code for therapy to learn.

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To learn how to be not just better managers, but better humans.

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Okay.

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It's learning style is essentially learning behavior.

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Okay.

Chris Lautenslager:

When you can embrace the fact that you're not always right and you can embrace the fact that other humans have value and that when you can start to see yourself in every human, including your employees, that you come in contact with, the greater the likelihood is that you'll have a positive impact and a positive rapport with that person.

Speaker A:

That's good.

Speaker A:

So if you're talking to leaders right now and they're liking what you're saying, what's practical steps can leaders take to begin implementing a prosperity loop in their organization?

Chris Lautenslager:

Invest in yourselves.

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Invest in yourselves.

Chris Lautenslager:

Sure, you can reach out to my website, which is at www.

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Get Dashen loop.com l o p-d.com I'm happy to talk with you, but I'm not the only one that has the ability to listen, okay?

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To have the ability to be able to provide feedback, neutral, non vested feedback, and not just the business choices you're making.

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And I'm kind of fortunate in the sense that I have.

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I love business.

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I've been trained in business.

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I got my education in business.

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I've worked for some of the highest quality organizations in the world.

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But it's something that I believe in and that I'm passionate about.

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I'm also a believer and passionate about human beings, okay?

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About people's development as human beings.

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So when you invest in yourself, when you invest in not just the knowledge of how to get better in business, but how to get better in yourself, which, by the way, page, you know, pays huge dividends.

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And these are simp.

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You know, I know they don't always seem connected, but they actually are.

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When you spend time developing a spiritual practice, when you spend some time quieting your mind in meditation, when you spend some time reading not just business books, but about life, when you read a history book, crazy.

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It's crazy.

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When you spend some time for recognizing that your diet plays a huge role in how you feel and how you perform, when you start to exercise a little bit, these things have a huge impact on you as a human being.

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And on the quality of your life.

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So sure you're like, well, how does getting up and you know, the classic walking 10,000 steps a day impact my ability to be a better manager?

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In case you can't see that connection to me, it's pretty obvious.

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But you're going to feel better.

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You're going.

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And when you feel better, you act better, you think better, you interact better, you perform better.

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Similar with your diet, if you're eating crap all day long, you don't perform at high levels, you're burnt out, you're stressed, you're crashing at 2 in the afternoon, you're trying to find a way to push through the day.

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You can do a better approach to living life and performing in business by taking care of yourself.

Speaker A:

That's so true.

Speaker A:

I mean, the whole body is all about wellness and if you can take care of those things, you don't have the other issues that impact how you feel, how you come to work, your emotional intelligence, your ability to connect with people.

Chris Lautenslager:

It's not a coincidence how you wake up and how you feel in the morning.

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So I actually have one of those aura rings.

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And, and I'm a data guy, so I love not just to.

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I'm not just being told by my ring that I have resiliency today or that I had a good night's sleep.

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What I'm doing is I wake up and how do I feel?

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Oh, and based on how do I feel, how does that correlate with the data that I'm getting from these different devices?

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Whether it's my watch or my ring or keeping track of my diet.

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There's Apps, my fitness Pal, that helps keep track of your diet when you start actually tracking and seeing trends.

Chris Lautenslager:

Oh, when I eat at 8 o'clock at night before I go to bed and it's a big huge bowl of ice cream and I wake up feeling like crap.

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I never realized that there's a.

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And this is actually a real life example for me.

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I used to have a bowl of ice cream every single night before bed.

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It was soothing, it helped me sleep.

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And then I'd wake up and it felt kind of crappy, it felt kind of slow.

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So I.

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It took an outside resource for me to figure out that there was a correlation between the two.

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And was it easy to quit eating that bowl of ice cream at night?

Chris Lautenslager:

No, probably not.

Speaker A:

No.

Chris Lautenslager:

No.

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But after a few weeks I didn't miss it.

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And after a few months, I really feel so much better.

Chris Lautenslager:

Oh, and, and I lost eight pounds without having to do anything.

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And my clothes fit better and I looked better.

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And that, again, it's all part of perpetuating rotation of positive reinforcement and behavior that impacts your business.

Speaker A:

I love it.

Speaker A:

So I love to ask my guests this question.

Speaker A:

It's my second favorite question.

Speaker A:

Question.

Speaker A:

What do you want your legacy to be?

Chris Lautenslager:

So I am in recovery.

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So I.

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I have a history of addiction and drug abuse that through, you know, through the grace of God is I've been relieved of.

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And I'd like my legacy to be that I've been able to help others be released from that.

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That prison if I can.

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And.

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And that's what I do now is, you know, I help business owners who are struggling through crisis.

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And crisis usually involves some type of behavior, whether it's drugs, alcohol, sex, money, gambling.

Chris Lautenslager:

That is entrapping them and not being able to live the life that they want.

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So I help them get through those challenges.

Speaker A:

That's so important.

Speaker A:

And you're right, so many people, not just business leaders, deal with those.

Speaker A:

Those demons in their life, and they stop God from helping them to be able to accomplish what God wants to accomplish in their life.

Speaker A:

So congratulations on letting God transform your life.

Chris Lautenslager:

And it's literally others.

Chris Lautenslager:

Yeah, it's literally a miracle.

Chris Lautenslager:

And what I find, and the reason I focus on business owners is that they generally don't have anyone that they can talk with.

Chris Lautenslager:

Okay.

Chris Lautenslager:

They're the ones that are supposed to have all the answers.

Chris Lautenslager:

They don't have peers that they can feel vulnerable to.

Chris Lautenslager:

And I know that for many, they don't feel comfortable talking to their wife about the challenges that they might be having or their partner.

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They're not going to tell their employees.

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Maybe they have a friend or two.

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But generally speaking, they're used to being the ones in charge.

Chris Lautenslager:

And those are the ones that a, often can get into shenanigans because no one's watching over them and they're not accountable to anyone, and B, have no one that can tell them, hey, hey, hey, you're going down the wrong path here.

Chris Lautenslager:

And this is where it leads.

Chris Lautenslager:

You know, most of the people that I come in contact with are already in crisis.

Chris Lautenslager:

It's.

Chris Lautenslager:

It's nice when people proactively come and say, I'm.

Chris Lautenslager:

I'm struggling with this, and I feel like I'm going down a wrong path.

Chris Lautenslager:

How do I.

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What can I do to stop?

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And.

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And.

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And we can make those adjustments.

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It's much easier than at the time when you're in the middle of divorce or your children don't talk with you anymore.

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Or you're in a rehab or you're in court because of behaviors that you didn't believe that you could do, but somehow you did.

Speaker A:

So, Chris, what key takeaways do you want our audience to leave from our conversation today?

Chris Lautenslager:

Get help.

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It's.

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It's not.

Chris Lautenslager:

It's.

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Everybody needs help at some time in their life.

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Okay?

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And here's the joy is once you get past that hurdle of.

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Of, I'm fine.

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I can do this on my own.

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You never have to be alone again.

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The.

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Getting help is the.

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Is the doorway to expanding your life into broader relationships, into comfortable relationships.

Chris Lautenslager:

So don't do it alone.

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Nothing's as.

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Nothing's as fun when you're doing it alone.

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Expand your world.

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Get help.

Speaker A:

Very, very true.

Speaker A:

Where can people find your book, the Prosperity Loop and connect with you on social media?

Chris Lautenslager:

You can buy my book either at my website or online at any of the major bookstores.

Chris Lautenslager:

And the book is the Prosperity Loop.

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My website is www get-looped.com.

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that's G, E T D, hyphen, L o o, P e D.

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And you know, I'm not selling anything.

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I'm happy to help.

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I'm a reference.

Speaker A:

Well, Chris, thanks so much for taking the time to share your story and your mission with us and the audience, and blessings on the work that you do.

Chris Lautenslager:

Thank you.

Chris Lautenslager:

I appreciate it.

Chris Lautenslager:

Doctor.

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Trailblazers & Titans
Ignite Your Path, Lead with Power
Discover the journeys, challenges, and strategies of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and leaders on the Trailblazers & Titans podcast. Each episode offers in-depth interviews with industry pioneers and innovative thinkers, providing actionable advice and inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs, seasoned leaders, and anyone looking to make a significant impact.

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Byrene Haney

I am Byrene Haney, the Assistant to the President of Iowa District West for Missions, Human Care, and Stewardship. Drawn to Western Iowa by its inspiring mission opportunities, I dedicate myself to helping churches connect with the unconnected and disengaged in their communities. As a loving husband, father, and grandfather, I strive to create authentic spaces for conversation through my podcast and blog.