Francis Piche

Date: January 30, 2017

Name: ManTalks – Goal Setting for 2017

Presenters: Jonas Caruana, Dante Luciani, Francis Piche

Many entrepreneurs are taught to set large goals; however, they tend to forget about the pre-game of goal setting. ManTalks invites Jonas Caruana, the Aussie Athlete, Dante Luciani, the Coach of Vancouver College, and Francis Piche, the Host of Resilience Element Show, the discuss about their perspective of goal setting. Each presenter will share their strategy to maintain goals. In this presentation, entrepreneurs will learn their unique methods and apply to their business and personal lives. Entrepreneurs will discover the pre-game of goal setting can be a huge factor in the long run.

The Founder of ManTalks, Connor Beaton, believes learning requires information and emotion. There is no secret sauce to achieve goals; however, sometimes the pre-game of goal setting is what matters the most. Sometimes people see others’ success as “easy life”. Unfortunately, they do not know what they been through. “Easy life” is just a perspective.

“Pre-game is what shows your true ability, not in the game”

“The truth behind the door is different than you think”

Story of Jonas Caruana

Jonas Caruana is an Aussie Athlete. He is currently training his first Ironman triathlon and breaking the record of swimming 3,800 meters in less of 3,800 seconds. For the past 12 years, Jonas Caruana helped many business owners with their financial. This included working in Lululemon athletica as Strategy Project Manager and Educator. Moreover, he was also the Co-Founder of Training Mobs.

In his 20’s, he worked at a big consulting company in Lindon. He was dealing with a horrible client, who frustrated him for a year. One day, he went to the gym and discovered his mind was blink. He lost touch of everything that meant for him. He realized he needs a change. He asked for help from people who could help him discover where he is in his life. He met a mentor. His mentor gave him 2 important life exercises that changed his life around.

The mentor asked Caruana to document anything that inspired him from his childhood memory. The list could be on-going. Afterwards, Caruana needed to document what inspired him at the current moment. These could be the experiences that touched him. After he completed these two lists, he stored it in a secret place.

After a while, he opened up these two lists and read it. Caruana discovered some common inspiration from these two lists. He saw 7 common inspirations and called it “7 clouds”.

• Family
• Fitness
• Travel
• Sustainability
• Technology
• Design
• Entrepreneurship

“How to evaluate the goodness?”

Caruana believes everything he accomplishes connects to these clouds. When he takes on new opportunities, he connects them with his clouds. The process makes him think he is not crazy; in fact, it connects with things that are important to his life.

“Align your goals, it will stick”

Sometimes entrepreneurs will forget about their goals. It happens because when they set those up, they do not live up to it. Caruana suggests some tips to help entrepreneurs keep their goals align.

The first tip is smartphone lock screen. Entrepreneurs can set their specific goals on their iPhone lock screen. Every time they look at their smartphone screen, it reminds them the goals. The second tip is the inside of medicine cabinet door. Entrepreneurs can place a calendar and highlight the days to show progress. The third tip is on the fridge. Caruana suggests entrepreneurs to stick their tactical goals on their fridge. The forth tip is the back of the front door. This is used for personal goals.

Caruana believes entrepreneurs are living in distract time. Instead of trying to solve it, work with it. When entrepreneurs have the habit of creating positive reminder, it will highjack their attention and pull towards their desire goals.

Story of Dante Luciani

Dante Luciani calls himself “Delusional Optimist”. His energy level creates positive influence to people around him. He is a coach at Vancouver College. Many of his students are inspired with his teaching methods, which is foster a healthy and positive lifestyle. Dante Luciani was a Personal Trainer at HIPFIT Studio and a teacher at Halton Catholic District School Board and Collegio San Carlo. Aside from work, he trains as a competitive triathlete.

Delusional optimize works well for Luciani. He learned his principles from his parents. When he was young, he learned the importance of self-talk. He was taught to be ok to dream big. His parents believe in him, which helped him strive his goals.

Luciani will share this valuable advice “The 5B” that he got from his mother.

The first B: Breath in

Entrepreneurs are often influenced and inspired by people around them. The people who they listen to or follow can make a difference. Luciani believes it is important to recognize the environment. Luciani experienced people who told him to quit, but he surrounded himself with people who encouraged him to continue. It makes a difference.

The second B: Believe it

Whenever entrepreneurs think if they are correct or not, they are always right. The brain is like a computer. Imagination thought is like a file in a computer. The most important question Luciani wants to ask entrepreneurs is what files are they taking in, create, alter, or delete. The key is that where mind goes, the body goes.

“I do not just believe it, I decide it”

The third B: Behave it

Luciani believes in self-fulfilling prophecy. The positive feedback between belief and behavior can impact entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs need to create positive loop with actions. Instead of asking for autographs, Luciani will ask leaders for advice on how to get to where they are. This gives them the permission to dream big, which also gives them the confidence.

“To create belief, follow belief”

The fourth B: Become it

Luciani emphasizes setting goals is a part of improvement. When entrepreneurs take their vision to career, it is the road trip that see the growth. It is important to look for a way to test potential.

The fifth B: Breath it to other

Entrepreneurs need to share it to others. This starts the cycle for someone else. Sharing the lessons entrepreneurs learn can create positive impact for others. Be grateful for it.

Story of Francis Piche

Francis Piche is the Founder and the Host of Resilience Element Show. He inspires many young people with his passion and message. In addition, he interviews many high-end professionals on his show to help young people discover their passion. Francis Piche is also a realtor at Century 21 in Town Realty. He was Volunteer Facilitator for Canadian Cancer Society; moreover, he volunteers as Ambassador at Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

Francis Piche creates the term “Resilience Element” to help entrepreneurs reactive their passion.

Piche always have big goals. In grade 8, he wanted to go to camp, but he must sell 10 calendars. He managed to sell them all by door knocking selling technique. His passion of wanting to go was so high, he went back and sell more calendars. He was happy. He was resilient because he had the passion. The burning fire inside him was creating the drive.

Piche believes the foundation is to connect with heart.

After university, he had a choice of working for his father’s friend or go for international company. He chose to go for money. He went to the industry he did not like and he felt like “4 years in jail”.

Piche believes when entrepreneurs do not follow their heart, there will be consequences. He mentions he almost jeopardize his relationship because he did not follow his heart. When entrepreneurs are happy in their lives, they must connect their hearts. They need to give that gift to the world.

Piche will share his 5 components to reactive passion

The first component is clarity. Some people think too much small goals instead of big goals. Piche suggests entrepreneurs to try to do nothing for 3 days. In that 3 days, they need to avoid all distractions. They need to think of these 3 days as life or death situation. They will discover what they need to do with limited amount of time they have.

The second component is conviction. In order to make goals work, entrepreneurs have to believe. If entrepreneurs are having hard time figure out their purpose, Piche suggests them to

to look at themselves at the next 5 years. Entrepreneurs will discover they can do many things in 5 years. The life they want is fill with love and passion.

The third component is certainty. When entrepreneurs see themselves 5 years from now, they will see the detail, breakthrough, or experience that are important to them. Now they know the results, and it is up to entrepreneurs to create their path to achieve those outcomes.

The forth component is commitment. The key is to do it every day. No matter how many obstacles, they need to look forward. There is no excuse. Piche believes it is like retire saving plan, where entrepreneurs do not see it for a while. Dreams can be big, but commitment should be in small increments, which can create momentum.

The fifth component is courage. Entrepreneurs will hit the wall someday. This is growth. They need focus. They can ask people to be accountable for them. The important thing is to elevate the positive energy to crush these obstacles with courage.

The goals entrepreneurs set can be achieved by resilience element.

“What elements you need to get that goal?”