Episode 91: Carl Grant III & How To Live The Abundant Life

Episode 91: Carl Grant III & His Book, How To Live The Abundant Life

Before being an author and a hard-working, super-connecting business development specialist, Carl is man of faith first and family man second. His faith sets the stage for all his work, discipline, and relationships, in order to live that ABUNDANT life he writes and speaks about.

Life had different plans for Carl across different areas. He wanted to follow his father's footsteps into broadcast journalism but was drawn toward business development instead. He considered himself an atheist without any guiding morals in his life until an experience as an officer in the U.S. Army, on a mission so far from home in Nicaragua, turned his attention and faith toward God at age 24.

Carl's is another story of servant leadership, built on both discipline and boundaries, which has served him well at every stage in life and career.

I'm not a deeply religious person, but I always enjoy when my guests talk about their faith and how it's changed their lives -- and those around them through a ripple effect of service and commitment. To me, there are two pieces that stand out the most when it comes to Carl's faith.

The first is how Carl's servant leadership is balanced through service with boundaries. His service to others is not unrelenting and disorganized but instead prioritized and plentiful. He's achieved success in business, family, and community through that discipline and tactical approach to his mind, body, heart, and faith.

The second thing that stands out about his faith is how open Carl is to learning about others. He's studied the Quran and has spoken about the similarities between that religious text and his own Bible. That there are more similarities than differences in the religions -- things we don't know, in general, but from which we would benefit understanding.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• The connection between service in the U.S. Army and service mentioned in the Bible.
• What it looks like to have a more holistic approach to living life.
• How Carl's book has opened up a dialogue between the East and the West based on his study of both the Bible and the Quran.
• "Work hard but rest."
• How you can serve others with success yet set boundaries for yourself

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Carl is, What is the faith that drives you to make the most of what you can in your work and community? (It doesn't even need to be religion.)

MENTIONED OR APPLICABLE BOOKS

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg & John David Mann
• Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter by Scott Gerber and Ryan Paugh

MENTIONED OR APPLICABLE PAST EPISODES

• Episode 19: Karen Hinds & The Holy Bible
• Episode 22: Pastor Jordan R. N. Brown & The Holy Bible
• Episode 36: Cory Carlson & Rise & Go: How to Get Back Up with Courage and Move Forward with Confidence
• Episode 55: Erin Harrigan & her book,?Pursuing Success God's Way: A Practical Guide to Hustle with Heart
• Episode 70: Oakland McCulloch & His Book, Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be

ABOUT CARL

Carl?Grant III lives in Austin, TX and is the married father of five adult children. He’s the Author of “How to Live the Abundant Life,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.?Carl?is CEO of Capital Raise and Connexa Holdings, LLC, is Chairman of Cationic Mineral Formulations, Inc., and is a partner in Super Connector, LLC. Previously,?Carl?served as global head of business development for Cooley, during which the firm’s annual revenue grew from $310M to over $2B. He was the first business development hire at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he grew revenue 33% in his market. He is the founder of the SxSW Sunday Service and the High Tech Prayer Breakfast – DC Metro, Inc.?

FIND CARL

• LinkedIn:?https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/carlgrant/
• Twitter:?https://www.twitter.com/carlgrant?
• Facebook:?https://www.facebook.com/carlgrant
• Instagram:?https://www.instagram.com/carl.grant.iii/
• Buy The Book: ?https://a.co/d/7X3lBoY

YOUTUBE TIME STAMP

• 00:00 – The Book Leads – Carl Grant III
• 00:52 - Introduction & Bio
• 01:58 - Who Carl is today and more information on his work
• 06:17 - Carl's career path to today
• 13:10 - How Carl went from atheist to finding his life with and under God
• 26:21 - How Carl's work today reconciles to who he was in his childhood
• 27:59 - What leadership means to Carl
• 32:53 - Carl's introduction to his book
• 42:24 - Carl's general overview of the book (& books that have inspired Carl)
• 47:58 - A certain part of the book that resonates most with people
• 52:44 - Lessons Carl learned in the process of writing the book
• 01:04:50 - What’s next for Carl's writing
• 01:07:06 - Lessons Carl hopes others take away from his book
• 01:09:38 - What Carl is up to these days

About The Book Leads

On?The Book Leads?podcast, I speak to specialists and experts across various industries and from varied backgrounds to learn about the book that made an impact and left an impression on their work, life, and leadership. In the course of my conversation I also learn about my guest's background, experience, and work they're carrying out today.?

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I'm a?Leadership Performance Coach and Consultant?at Coach It Out, LLC (www.coachitout.com).?In addition to coaching, and as you can see above, I enjoy writing, podcasting, and speaking about leadership. Specifically, I work with clients to realize what they're all about when it comes to (1) new positions they've been hired or promoted into; and (2) rediscovering what they want out of their leadership, development, and career.

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