Perfectly Mentored with Jason Portnoy EP133: Brian Covey: Just Keep Growing
Life is all about growth. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an entrepreneur or an athlete. Whatever it is that you do for a living, you need to find ways to keep growing so you can keep enjoying what you do for as long as possible.
Brian Covey has had no shortages of opportunities to continue growing in all aspects of his life. He made a full transition from playing professional soccer, even playing for the U.S. Olympic Team, to becoming a full-time entrepreneur and executive at loanDepot. Today, Brian is using everything that he learned from his past endeavors to create a future that he can be proud of, both for him and for his wife and children.
In this episode of the Perfectly Mentored Podcast, Brian Covey joins Jason Portnoy to talk about growth and how to deal with all the issues that entrepreneurs are usually faced with. Join us for a particularly inspiring episode for all you listeners out there who are currently in need of some words of encouragement with a bit of business and leadership advice sprinkled throughout.
Topics Covered:
- Who is Brian Covey? [1:16]
- How did you transition from playing pro soccer to the business world? [2:39]
- How important is it to grow and develop your personal brand? [12:55]
- If you’re an entrepreneur, it’s your partner who really takes the beating, right? [5:17]
- Men have a lot of pressure to be “the man.” How do you balance being an entrepreneur and having responsibilities that men normally have? [6:15]
- How do you take responsibility as an entrepreneur? [11:13]
- What are the core components that you need to develop a growth mindset and winning attitude? [12:42]
- Why do you think people overlook developing a good mindset? [15:42]
- If we treated everyone as a “high-paying client” would we be in a better position? [19:43]
- You can’t grow your business just by having everyone else do the work for you, right? [21:20]
- How did your experience as an athlete help you in business? [22:33]
- What advice do you have for people who don’t think they’re living up to their full potential? [25:27]
- What advice do you have for people who have big dreams and aspirations? [27:55]
- What advice do you have for people who have reservations or make excuses when they are faced with certain business decisions? [31:00]
- How do you have time for everything in your life? [32:56]
- What made you decide to write this book? [36:43]
- What’s your daily routine like, and what’s your set of core principles or beliefs that you live by? [42:15]
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