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If you know that you’re:
- Not living up to your potential
- Your business is not as successful as you’d like
- There is an impact that you want to have on the world and you are ready to face it head on
Then join me on this journey and by surrounding ourselves with like minded, driven people, together we can make it happen with:
Wisdom
Find your purpose and
clarify your vision
Self Awareness
Ignite your passion and
build your momentum
Personal Accountability
Continuous self improvement
that keeps you on course
The Story Behind the Story
When I started My First Business I Had No Idea What I Was In For
Almost every single person that starts their own business has a similar story.
They’re working for a company and it’s so:
Overbearing, Boring, Limiting, and most of all
frustrating.
So you say to yourself, "I have dreams that I want to fulfill. I’m tired of making someone else rich and it’s time I put my talents to good use. I have an idea for a product or service that would be so cool, and millions of people need it. I’m skilled at my trade and don’t need someone telling me what to do and how to do it. It’s better to be a master than a slave. There are so many people that need help and I have the ability to do it."
I want more: More Freedom, More Time, More Money, And most importantly - More Meaning
And with those thoughts we go off on our own. At first everything is fun, new and exciting. Then reality sets in.
Somehow you work more hours (9-5 became 8-7), with less money (even below minimum wage), more stress (how am I going to pay my bills) less freedom (my boss is now my clients), and you start to question why you got into business in the first place.
Sound familiar?
You are not alone. Most small businesses feel this way. They know that they deserve more but can’t seem to find out how to get it. They start to play the blame game. It’s the economy, it’s my competition, it’s my employees, and the list goes on.
And all of these things may be true. But that’s not going to get you out of it. Even with all of these factors, it’s still possible to be successful.
The reality is that it’s none of these things… It’s YOU.
The sad truth is that there is a direct correlation between You and Your businesses success or failure. This is because your business is a direct manifestation of your character and determination. As the owner, you’ve injected your passion into the business. Its wins are your wins, and its failures are yours too.
But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Through accountability, commitment, and personal growth
you can change, and your business will change with it.
Let your journey begin
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Who is This Guy Anyway?
After spending a full 3 weeks in the corporate world, like many others I realized that I didn’t fit into the “box” and needed to find my own path. So at 23 years of age I started a digital marketing business with my brother and have never looked back. (read my full story)
Since then I’ve grown and sold several businesses, spoken internationally on topics of business, marketing and personal growth and have worked with and helped thousands of entrepreneurs, students and employees. My passion for growth and helping others has driven me to focus on a loftier goal - to inspire, educate and guide others to reach their potential in business and in life.
I believe that it’s possible to get the life that we want without compromising on our values.
Entrepreneur, Marketer, Speaker, Consultant and Redhead
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In almost 20 years of business I've never had something like this happen before. I was called by a lead that was looking to launch a new business idea as a pivot to their business. We setup a meeting and got some initial information but had a few things I needed to research before recommending the best marketing strategy for them. After putting together the proposal based on the research I did we had a zoom call to go over the information. The CEO let me know that he was interviewing other agencies, but he would get back to me once he made his decision. Typically, prospects never get back to you when you didn't get the business. A week later I received a letter in the mail. It was a hand written thank you letter from the CEO himself. He thanked me for spending the time to research his business and wanted to let me know that he had chosen to remain with his existing digital agency. As a token of appreciation, he gave me a gift card for spending the time to put together the proposal. I was the one trying to sell him something, yet he still took the time to show his appreciation for the work that I did. Wow, I thought to myself. If this is how he treats people that are trying to get his business, I can only imagine how he treats his employees and customers. I think that we can all learn an important less from this on the power of showing appreciation and maintaining strong relationships.
One of the worst challenges that we go through in life is that we dwell on our failures. We allow the losses we’ve had to get in our head inhibiting our ability to take action like a deer caught in the headlights. “What if I fail again,” we think to ourselves. “Maybe I’m not good enough.” Or “Maybe this idea isn’t going to work.” And then we freeze. Our actions seize and the progress that we have made falters. This thought pattern, the voice that is in our heads is one of the biggest dream killers out there. How many people out there have been so close to success, they only need to push a little more and in that crucial moment they gave up? So how do you get yourself out of this mind trap? The secret is to re-frame your failures. Your belief about failure is holding you back. You actually think you failed. You think that since you didn’t win yet, you’ve lost. We need to realize that there is no such thing as failure. You either win or you learn. There is no lose. You didn’t fail, you’ve learnt important lessons which are all critical steps on the journey to success. Thomas Edison is famous for saying that he didn’t fail, he discovered thousands of ways that don’t work. With this mindset you realize that success is a process. And part of that process involves setbacks and challenges. The only real failure is when you give up and stop trying. You throw in the towel and pretend that your dreams weren’t really that important anyway. So stop “failing” and start learning, and before you know it, you will find success. And then looking back, you will realize that it was all worth it.
If you found a body lying on the ground in the street and you ran over to them to see if everything is okay how do you check if they’re alive? You can try to check if they have a pulse, but the easiest way to see if somebody is alive is to put your ear beside their face and try to hear or feel their breath. Are they breathing? Breath is the easiest sign that someone is alive. The human body needs oxygen and we get that from the air that we breathe. AIR is essential for our bodies; it keeps us alive. But if we want to be more than just physically alive there are 3 essential things that we must do every single day. First, we should start our day off with appreciation. What better way to wake up and realize that you’re alive and that the world is full of such beauty and promise. Think of one thing that you appreciate in your life. Studies in positive psychology show that appreciation is one of the key ingredients to happiness. So write down something that you appreciate in your life. After appreciation, the second thing that you should do is set your daily intentions. What do I want to accomplish today? What do I intend to do to make it a great day? Set these intentions by writing them down. This is not a to do list it’s trying to establish your attitude and emotions as well. How do you want to feel and act during certain activities that you have planned for the day. By writing these down you are committing to them and making it real. Finally, the third thing that we should do every single day is reflection. At the end of the day we need to reflect on how our day went. What are we proud of? What could have been improved? Did we accomplish our intentions? These are three habits that I’ve been doing in my life and have created the perfect book ends to start and end my day properly. A friend of mine, Artur Palvanov helped put the whole thing in perspective when he told me of course these things have helped you improve your life. We all know that we need AIR . Appreciation Intention & Reflection AIR – Because just like physical air, you can’t survive without it.