After I built my third 7-figure business, one of my employees asked me if I could share with him what I believed to be the key habits that allow me to constantly push forward to create one successful business after another. There are many aspects to building a business, and while good habits are not all it takes, it is…
Secret Academy Episode – Mike Dillard
Mike Dillard was just a high school student waiting tables on the weekends when he came to the realization that he needed to work for himself in order to truly succeed in life. During college, he started a networking marketing business with just a few hundred dollars; but he wasn’t able to turn a profit for almost 5 years. He decided to learn about copywriting, and after implementing what he had learned, his business started to take off soon thereafter generating 7-figures in revenue. Mike used his knowledge of marketing and copywriting to launch several businesses, each fulfilling a need or solving a problem he encountered. Today, he runs Self Made Man, an online community mentoring young men in the areas of business, relationships, finance, health, and more. He is also currently working on a new project in the hydroponics arena.
Finding the Greatness Within You
‘Greatness has a cost.’ I tell my students this all the time. It sounds good, especially on a motivational meme for Instagram. What does it mean, though? Whether you’re just starting out or you have been working hard towards your entrepreneurial aspirations, the cost of greatness will find you. Not everyone goes through the same journey, but everyone’s commitment to…
Fear of Missing Out – Is it Ruling Your Life?
FOMO. The social angst that is the Fear of Missing Out. That feeling of being left out, missing something fun or important, characterized by the desire to stay constantly connected to what others doing. FOMO is nothing new but with escalating social media usage amongst all ages, it’s engulfing the nation faster than you can download Pokémon Go. We’ve all…
Secret Academy Episode – Jason Womack
Jason Womack started studying how to manage time, focus, and energy while he was teaching at a high school. In 2000, he jumped from public to private education and started doing seminars for an author he met. As he continued doing these seminars, Jason realized the demand for business coaching and decided to launch his own coaching business along with his wife in 2007. Get Momentum is an online program specializing in custom tailored mentoring to people wanting to increase their productivity.
Three Steps to Cure Procrastination & Laziness
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to start or grow your business, you’re going to have to take massive action. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent months on end reading success stories, watching motivational videos, and checked out all the inspirational quotes. I did that for 13 months straight, I felt motivated, but then a really scary thought popped into…
Secret to Success – Randall Pich
Starting a clothing line is arguably one of the hardest industries to succeed in as in most cases you are not solving a problem, but rather trying to start a movement or brand. For Randall Pich, success did not come easy for his Live Fit line of apparel, and it was even more so difficult considering the fact that Randall had dropped out of school to focus on his business. The difference was that Randall had a plan, and a sense or urgency to make Live Fit work. Needless to say, Randall succeeded in achieving that by making Live Fit apparel a recognized brand that does over $7 million a year annually.