How to Leverage Reality TV Fame with Ben Higgins
“I think that could be one of the most powerful things, is if all of us go out into the world again one day and we're looking left and right going, who needs me? Who needs help? How can I serve?” – Ben Higgins
If you fell in love with Ben Higgins on The Bachelor, just wait until you hear this insightful conversation. After finding fame on the show, Ben struggled with the public’s perception of him versus how he was really feeling on the inside. Through reflection, prayer, and service to others, he was able to find his footing through entrepreneurship and community building.
Today on The SimplyBe. Podcast, Ben is giving us the scoop on his adorable recent engagement (quarantine and all!), and explaining why it is imperative as an entrepreneur that you surround yourself with experts. No man is an island and this former bachelor shares how we can all be light workers with whatever platform we are blessed with.
- [03:48] - Embrace the rollercoaster of emotions
- [05:15] - Social media masterclass
- [06:30] - Listener review of the week
- [10:00] - The proposal
- [16:47] - How The Bachelor influenced Ben's approach to love & romance
- [22:48] - Finding the inspiration to be in service
- [33:08] - Take your platform and give it to others
- [34:32] - Never be the smartest person in the room
- [38:26] - Wherever there is darkness there is light
- [44:56] - True community theater
- [48:56] - What's next?
- [52:39] - What does SimplyBe. mean to Ben?
Jessica Zweig, award-winning entrepreneur, personal branding expert, and founder and CEO of SimplyBe. will help you grow your brand and business. All-day, every day at SimplyBe., Jessica and her team of experts teach people how to grow on and offline by leveraging the most powerful marketing tool on the planet: authenticity. Now, she’s bringing the inspirational strategies and tactical marketing tools that have helped skyrocket her and her clients’ businesses to you.
Jessica has been featured as a leading entrepreneur and personal branding expert in Forbes, Crain’s, MarketWatch, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Refinery 29, Tasty Trade, BizTech Magazine, Today’s Chicago Woman, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX News 32, and more.
She is currently writing her first book, Be. A No-Bullshit Guide to Creating Self-Worth and Net Worth Just by Being Yourself. Follow her on Instagram @jessicazweig or send her a note at jessica@simplybeagency.com.
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