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Jan 9, 2019 • 16min

#15 Protect the #1 asset

Your health is the one thing that most entrepreneurs sacrifice in exchange for success. Take care of this area of your life with these tips and you will have a massive advantage over your competitors.
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Jan 7, 2019 • 19min

#14 The most important episode I'l ever record

Discover the incredible power of time management and how it can propel your personal and business growth. Learn techniques for failing, learning, and succeeding faster. Embrace discomfort to reach ambitious goals and reclaim your focus by mastering the art of saying no. Prioritize what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live more intentionally to enhance your relationships and overall success.
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Jan 4, 2019 • 16min

#13 Never compete on price again

The on demand economy is taking over. Customers want service now. Not next week. Not tomorrow. Now. You have to find a way to avoid competing on price and racing to the bottom. There will always be somebody who is willing to do what you do cheaper. One way to gain a competitive advantage and name your price is to be faster. Same day service. Frontload your business so you can grow quicker and offer your service faster and you will win.
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Jan 3, 2019 • 5min

#12 Resolutions for the New Year

My short list of things to work on for the next year. Entrepreneurship and business is about constantly trying to improve. In this episode I discuss how I plan to improve.
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Jan 2, 2019 • 20min

#11 Managing stress and thriving under pressure

Stress is part of entrepreneurship. The unexpected hits you and problems arise around every bend. Managing that isn't easy but there are some steps you can take to thrive under difficult situations. This episode is based around the concepts in the book The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. A great read and I encourage you to pick it up. Winning in business is about managing your emotions and making good decisions under pressure. 
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Dec 26, 2018 • 19min

#10 Great advice

These are some of the best principles and pieces of advice I have read or heard. How to manage your health, your time, your relationships, and your month. Add value first. Its not about the money. Its not about finding better employees. How to make decisions quicker and more efficiently. How gossip can kill your company. The importance of humility, honesty and integrity. How to expect change. How to manage your emotions. The importance of playing the long game. Understanding how risk effects your business. The email follow up. How under promising can reduce stress. How balance can help you be more productive. And how happiness is directly proportional to the amount of uncertainty in your life. This is an action packed episode on the best advice entrepreneurs can heed to succeed. 
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Dec 20, 2018 • 19min

#9 Bad advice

There is a lot of bad advice out there. Today we discuss the risks of following your passion, why its not hard to find good employees and why you should disregard a lot of the advice out there geared towards entrepreneurs. The customer isn't always right. You don't need a new idea to become an entrepreneur. You don't need an Ivy League degree. You don't need to work long hours. It often makes perfect sense to give up. Trying to change the world is a dumb idea.
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Dec 18, 2018 • 18min

#8 How to hire and manage your first employee

This podcast explores the tricky process of hiring and managing your first employee, discussing timing, simplifying tasks, creating a positive culture, and empowering employees for success.
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Dec 14, 2018 • 18min

#7 The secret to gaining unstoppable momentum

Momentum is the key to life and business and we discuss the ways delaying your gratification can jumpstart your business in the early days. Its all about building a brand and a following and the best way to do that is to add value first. Don't worry about profits. Add value and give it away to as many people as you can. Get the following. The value will come down the road.
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Dec 13, 2018 • 18min

#6 Market like a guerrilla

Marketing is tricky but if you find and target the customers that are most valuable to you it will pay dividends. Find out who your target is, locate them and market to them. In this episode we discuss the massive advantage being likable affords, adding value first, creating content and focusing on your wheelhouse. We also answer a great question from the last episode about the risk associated with the 80/20 rule and focusing on the 20% of your customers who generate 80% of your profit.

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