Is there a personal development or business book that you read over and over again? The type of book that you bust out a few times a year and always get reinspired, reconnected or informed again? One of those books for me is The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. I picked this book up for the first time
A few weeks ago, I wrote a newsletter about the importance of doing market research. It’s become so easy to create something and throw it online that the respect given to proper market research has been tossed aside in favor of the pursuit of quick success. I won’t be following that trend. I am actually
Unsuccessful people have all of the answers. Successful people have all of the questions. As crazy as that may sound, I believe it more and more each passing day. Recently, I met with Frank- a business owner who is absolutely crushing it, with multiple successful businesses, a great family and a healthy lifestyle. We talked
You would think that a huge franchise supermarket and a solo business owner wouldn’t have much in common. The differences are vast, including staffing, budget, expenses, inventory, marketing, budgeting, personal attention and about a few thousand more issues. Yet there are some foundational pieces that are absolutely the same, it’s just that the large franchise
It’s fascinating to work in a particular niche where most people don’t understand what I do. People who have full-time employment, who aren’t looking to build anything besides a resume and a retirement account are the ones who don’t understand my work more than anyone. I have a friend that
For us, this is retreat week. Inside the Total Life Freedom Mastermind Community, we hold live, two-day business strategy retreats here in Bradenton, Florida. We just wrapped up a retreat last week and we are preparing for a second one that begins with dinner Wednesday evening, full days on Thursday and Friday and a wrap up with
Are you proud of the work that you offer? If you answered yes, why aren’t you talking about it more? I know, I know. We don’t want to be self-promotional. We don’t want to be pushy. We don’t want to be “that guy (or girl)”, the annoying bro marketer that relentlessly
Six days ago, we launched the newest level of our business. Those inside of the Total Life Freedom Community and Mastermind have heard me teach on the concept of building a “stadium” for your business. Business freedom comes from being known, trusted and excellent in one area and creating multiple options for potential clients around
Ten years ago, I would have emphatically said that only a few lucky ones could actually take something they truly love and make a living from that. It would have required a steely determination, a deeply focused vision and a decent amount of luck and connections for it to happen. Very few were able to
