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Stress is relative. Here’s why I’m no longer as stressed out when things get “hard” or go wrong in my business today. This is my story of one of the hardest moments in my early entrepreneurial career. At the time, I thought the experience...

If you don't know who Naval is then apply this to any tech founder from silicon valley you know and worship and read about. I listened to Naval on Joe Rogan during my travels this week. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on this stuff. His tweetstorm and the JRE podcast . I'm a fan of Naval. I love his[...]

No matter how good you are at what you do, you will receive more criticism than praise in your life. The haters will line up to pull you down to make themselves feel better. If you can’t handle it, you’re toast. You will convince yourself they are right, your insecurities will take over and you’ll self sabotage[...]

I discuss life and happiness, drawing insights from How to Win Friends and Influence People as I reflect on the book and my own experiences. I share three powerful habits that transform my life and business.   This episode was originally posted...

You hear a lot of people talking about SCALING a business. Growing a company from $1 million profit to $10 million profit. That is scale. But if you think about this too early, you'll miss out on a lot of ways to grow your business that DON'T SCALE. As a matter of fact, some of the best ways to grow your business[...]

Don't forget to think LOCAL and don't be afraid to start VERY SMALL. Even if you plan to start an internet company. Start LOCAL. Start a business where you can interact with your customers face to face. Even Zuck founded facebook only at Harvard. Roll out a city at a time. Sell something local at first to gather[...]

Before we jump in: I am currently rebuilding my sales and customer service teams in South Africa. Amazing english and better close percentages. I recently hired Amy and she is crushing it. She makes $18k / yr. Here are four more I interviewed if you'd like to hire one: ​ Paul - $33k / yr ​ ​ Keagan - $18k / yr ​[...]

Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice   Follow my...

Tough balancing act right now between keeping people liquid and motivating the wrong behavior.

​ Bold SEO is an ace up my sleeve right now. All of my companies are using Bold for link building and our search ranking and traffic keep improving. My property insurance company is getting several quality leads a week from Google search and we've owned the domain 9 months. Insane! If you're a small business[...]

We talk about the tools that you can utilize that are either free or cheap as you begin to offer your service and hit the market. From Websites to Google’s Suite of free business products we discuss everything you need.   FREE PDF - How to...

In this episode of the Sweaty Startup you learn how to replace yourself from your business. It is one of the essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management.

In this short episode of the Sweaty Startup, I want to ask question that would enable you to evaluate and get you back on track. Take some time and answer these question and be a better entrepreneur. Check the show notes here! We have a reddit...

I'm going to share 3 of the most important lessons that I've learned in more than 10 years of being an entrepreneur. I believe these lessons will help you as it helped me to become who I am today. Watch the whole video to learn the most important...

A quick ad before we jump in: -- I'm an investor in a new web development firm called WebRun . They built this amazing investor landing page for my real estate firm and I'm VERY impressed by their work. If you need a website overhaul, new website or landing page - schedule a call with Will or Max at WebRun to get[...]