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The Chris Harder Show

479. The Art of Good Gift-Giving with John Ruhlin

The Chris Harder Show

Chris Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

  • Why gift-giving is so important
  • How John started Giftology
  • The power of relationships
  • The best gifts to give
  • How the law of reciprocity works

 

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Show Notes:

John Ruhlin is known in the highest of social circles as the greatest gift-giver in the world. It's not because of what he gives, but the thought that goes into his presents, the timing of them, and the meaning behind each one. 

He's helped huge corporations give better gifts to their clients and employees. He has a unique approach to cultivating relationships that has led him to build a circle of influence that is second to none. It's all because he leads with generosity, while expecting nothing in return. Whether you're trying to give gifts to clients or loved ones, this conversation will make you a better gift-giver in all areas of life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

And that's what we're really teaching people is how do you get your clients and employees to go sell and be inspired to not because they're being rewarded or commissioned but because they want to.

0:10.0

You can ship that and inspire somebody's heart versus trying to like make it a transactional relationship game over.

0:18.0

Welcome everybody to the Chris Harder show where we are making you unapologetic about your pursuit of success.

0:28.0

Knowing that when good people like you make good money they can then do great things.

0:32.0

My name is Chris Harder and several times per week I will bring you epic guests, solo episodes and every single tool trick and skill set you need to grow your business, grow your money mindset and to grow your wealth to levels that you have never reached before.

0:45.0

I've ended up in a unique place in life where I've got the experience, the connections and all of the secrets that it takes to be successful and I'm lifting the curtain to reveal it all to you in an effort to help put you in a position of abundance so great that you can then be as generous as possible.

1:01.0

So let's lock arms and let's get started.

1:06.0

Hey everybody welcome back to the Chris Harder show. I'm sitting down and have a great conversation about generosity and gifting in particular by the author of giftology John Rulan.

1:17.0

Now, John is literally known in the highest of circles as the greatest gift giver in the world and it's not because of what he gives but it's because of the meaning and the timing and the thought that he wraps into it.

1:32.0

I think this episode is going to help make every single one of us a better gift giver so whether you're trying to give out gifts to clients or whether you're trying to give out gifts to your loved ones, your friends.

1:44.0

I know I personally always want to be a better gift giver and that's exactly what this episode has helped me do in getting to know John a little bit.

1:51.0

He's a great guy. He's the founder of the Rulan group and a giftology and it's really just this great company that helps huge corporations like the Cubs and Wells Fargo and Caesars Palace and Miami Delphins John Maxwell company.

2:05.0

You name it helps them give better gifts not just to their clients but also to their employees and he's got a really cool unique approach to building relationships that has really led him to build a group of friends.

2:20.0

A circle of influence at a second to none. We're talking like Gary Vee and Lewis House and John Maxwell and so many other incredible great human beings out there that he gets to call friends all because he is always led with generosity and expected nothing in return.

2:37.0

So I feel like this episode number one is going to inspire you to be even more generous.

2:42.0

Number two, it's going to teach you a few things about gift giving that will make you a better gift giver and number three, leave you feeling really, really good about just good things that people are doing in the world to cause good positive chain reactions and I promise there's some good business lessons in here as well that are also going to boost your business.

3:02.0

Now, before we dive into this, I want to remind you speaking of generosity and giving gifts.

3:06.0

Laurie and I have partnered with our good friend Dean Grasioci who is Tony Robbins business partner and he and Tony are doing their largest act of generosity of the year.

3:17.0

Their largest gift giving so to speak of the year and that is they are doing the own at 64 challenge five free days of training on how to come up with your message, package it, monetize it.

3:30.0

I mean, they are the best of the best in the world at helping people do this.

3:37.0

And so if you want to get your message out there, maybe you're just like John who are about to interview and you want to get your message of gifting and generosity out there and monetize it and get paid for your good message.

3:47.0

If you want to do that, there's no strings attached.

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