Well, you may be considering becoming a client, and I thought, well, one of the best ways to make that decision is to hear from somebody that we've actually worked with for a long, long time. And he's become a good friend, and I'm excited for you to hear his story. Derek Sistney, welcome on to the Thrive Time Show. How are you, sir? Oh, I'm doing great, sir. Thank you for having me. Hey, so I want to start at the end, and then we'll kind of work towards the beginning here.

So in terms of like, how did the business? Oh, I'm doing great, sir. Thank you for having me. Hey, so I want to start at the end, and then we'll kind of work towards the beginning here.

So in terms of like, how did the business coaching experience impact you personally?

Because when I first met you, you were working in corporate America.

And then you went to start your own business as a consultant.

How did the business coaching change your life or impact

your life? Oh, man. It was, I would say the biggest thing that really impacted me was the

fact that I had no, no direction. You know, when you're when you're doing stuff like this,

trying to create a business, trying to grow a business, trying to scale a business, or doing anything like that, you're just kind of going through the flow. It's all emotional, it seems like, and you're just kind of guessing, and you're hoping that you hit on the points. The biggest thing that I took away, the thing that I learned the most is being organized. I mean, waking up early, right? 4.30, 4 o'clock in the morning, 3.30 in the morning, getting up early, getting organized, getting your day said, and being diligent. Oh, gosh, that was diligent doer, diligent doer, proverbs 10, 4, right? So you, how would you describe, I mean, if you had to, has it been a positive change for your life? Has it been terrible? I mean, If you were to talking to somebody, they said, how did business coaching impact you? How would you describe, I mean, if you had to, has it been a positive change for your life? Has it been terrible?

I mean, if you were to talking to somebody, they said, how did business coaching impact you?

How would you describe that?

So I actually told this to my wife is that, so my last name is Sistening.

And it's you and the team have changed generations of CISNES.

So it wasn't just me.

It started with me, but not just that, Clay, it impacted in my church.

It impacted in the youth group.

It impacted at the university level.

Across the board, it has impacted every fiber of who I am,

everything about me, things that I didn't

know was capable that was even inside of me to be able to do it in the first place has been

impacted. And then my children, I have a daughter who's 11 and a daughter who's 5. I'm teaching

them about business. I'm teaching them the diligence, the waking up early,

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