The Importance of Knowing What You're Doing

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Ben Affleck: "Is your finger on your pulse? Like do you actually know what it is you're trying to achieve?" He says he's seen clients intending, but never achieving the exit of their business. If you want to sell, 'you better not miss that window' and get off the pot if you don't have a plan for getting rid of people who are unhappy with how things are going at the time they need to be sold.Affleck: I used to run track and field in high school; my coaches always told me to go through the finish line.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Ben Butler is the Founder of Top Hat — the 7 year-old, 11-person creative agency with offices in Pittsburgh and St. Pete, FL. Fun fact: they once did a project entirely in exchange for beer!

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. Functioning Failure Disorder is not being able to recognize that, perhaps you are not getting into your goals as an entrepreneur.

2. You might be experiencing Functioning Failure Disorder if you look attractive on the front of your business, but behind the scenes there is a lot of deprivation and challenges going on.

3. Find a way to break yourself free to achieve the life that you want.

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