Multiplier Mindset® with Dan Sullivan

When Marybeth Lynch, CEO of a management consulting firm, joined The Strategic Coach® Program, she found her “tribe.” She also discovered life-transforming tools for creating a bigger future.

Growing entrepreneurs often spend so much time working that everything else in their life gets neglected. In this episode, successful entrepreneur Ken Arlen shares how to create a balance so that there's enough time for both business growth and family.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “You have to spend money to make money.” But this can seem like risky business. Media and marketing entrepreneur Nick Nanton shares how the risks of investing in yourself can truly pay off.

“Using your brain” takes on a whole new meaning in this episode. Best-selling author and entrepreneur Ben Hardy shares his wisdom on how the brain is naturally wired and what it can mean for your entrepreneurial growth if you tap into this amazing capability.

Marketing entrepreneur Amish Morjaria asks, “Are you making decisions out of fear or out of inspiration?” Learn his strategy for moving from fear-based to inspired decision-making, and what he does to stay in the right zone.

When successful real estate entrepreneur Cody Faller, with the ultimate goal of being intentional about his day, created daily success habits tending to his cluttered mind as he tended his garden, it transformed his life.

If your business feels stuck, a shift in entrepreneurial mindset could be your best problem-solver. Hear how veterinarian Katrin Schmidt’s shift in thinking about her role in her practice launched a highly satisfying growth journey on many fronts.

Sally Bartlett now heads up her family business, a successful board sports company—and everyone in the family is staying on board. With high expectations all ‘round, hear how Sally plans to use Strategic Coach® tools to take the best of the past solidly into the future.

Bree Argetsinger might be a rockstar all on her own, but that hasn’t stopped her from using Strategic Coach® concepts to achieve even greater success. In this episode, she talks about the most valuable thinking tools she's learned in the Program, how she’s used them to create an incredible team of people working together to support her and her goals (despite them being scattered across the globe)—and how it's all helped her grow her business from six figures to seven in just one year.

Hit with a hefty increase in healthcare insurance for his employees, entrepreneur David Berg saw a system that wasn’t working for most of America. He tapped into his thinking-outside-the-box skill set and set out to fix it — with astounding results.

Every entrepreneur must face it at some point: that moment when your current community no longer supports your future goals. You hit a certain age when your peers are slowing down, they’re thinking about retirement, and all of a sudden, nobody’s future looks bigger than their past. But that doesn’t mean your future can’t keep growing. It’s only your environment that needs to change. In this episode, you’ll hear two Strategic Coach® participants describe how building a new community helped them begin new lives—after 65!

Taking time off from work is exactly what most ambitious entrepreneurs won’t do when growing their business, yet we’ve got 25+ years of proof showing that time off generates growth. Hear this entrepreneur’s experience after making Free Days™ his focus.

The secret to growth doesn’t lie in great advice, but in great questions. That’s because questions allow you to look at — and change — how your brain is working. They help you think about your thinking. In this episode, Dan Sullivan speaks with long-time friend and Strategic Coach® client Joe Polish, who built the largest training organization in the world for his industry from the ground up, and has since spent the last 20 years seeking new perspectives to expand his mind (and business) in our workshops. And he just keeps on growing.

One of the biggest challenges for professional services entrepreneurs is being able to determine what sets them apart and defines them as entrepreneurs and not just professionals. In this episode, we hear from accountant Allison Hawkins who explains why she doesn't fit into the box of what an accountant should be, how she made the shift to see herself as an entrepreneur, and where she focuses her valuable time and energy.

Do you want your life ahead to be incredibly more exciting, stimulating, and innovative than everything you've achieved so far? Then it's time to start thinking about your next big leap. In this episode, Dan explains the simple formula for thinking beyond 10x growth and shares an inspiring story of an entrepreneur who's making it happen!

Discover why being a one-person show is the worst way to build the thriving business you want, and leading teams is the best. Successful restaurant owner/chef Lan Bradeen was headed for burnout until she transformed her thinking and her business.

In our fast-paced society, it’s pretty easy to believe that greater output will lead to greater results, especially as an entrepreneur. But this “more is more” mentality is a one-way ticket to burnout, not great performance. In this episode, we hear from two successful interior design entrepreneurs, Elyssa Barksdale and Paige Byrd, who talk about the pressure to put in more hours every week, the toll it took on their personal and professional lives, and the new mentality that helped them not only work less, but accomplish more.

Learning from mistakes isn’t a new idea, but its transformative power is underplayed. Successful entrepreneur Michael Reddy shares his biggest setbacks, how he transformed them, and then breaks down the mindset you can adopt to turn setbacks into success.

No matter their industry, every entrepreneur has a few specific activities that generate the most results, have the biggest impact, and keep them happy, fascinated, and motivated. The key is identifying them and spending more time doing them. In this episode, Strategic Coach client Joe Posillico explains how he stopped getting his boots dirty every day to instead focus on growing his construction business—and the results were life changing!

Every entrepreneur knows the road can be bumpy. Business owner Teresa Easler personally learned that it's possible to overcome obstacles in business that could have been crushing. She shares how she got super focused and designed a new future.

Having a business that allows you to do what you love and do best is the ideal for most entrepreneurs. But discovering exactly what that is can be a process that takes time and energy but will reward you 10x. In this episode, you'll meet Carl Castledine, a remarkable entrepreneur with an inspiring story of how discovering his Unique Ability® led to more clarity, confidence, and, best of all, steep growth in his business value, valuation, and success!

The answer to your biggest questions, the bypass to your current roadblock, and your next big idea aren't far from reach. According to fitness entrepreneur Sarge Avon, having a network of smart people to support, mentor, and advise your growth is central to entrepreneurial growth. The key is being honest about your struggles, open to advice from others, and willing to ask for help. His transformational story is concrete proof.

Entrepreneurial failure is an ever-present possibility — but how you view failure, and make choices around it, can mean the difference between failure and success. “In the trenches” insights and tips from Kim Butler, one highly successful entrepreneur who chose to persevere.

Work smarter, not harder. Busyness, fatigue, and overworking are not the keys to entrepreneurial success. Just ask fitness entrepreneur Adam Schaeuble who landed himself in the hospital three times before discovering the importance of balance. In this episode, he shares his transformational story and his secret to happiness, health, and business success.

For entrepreneurs who want to hone their decision-making skills, top entrepreneur Lee Brower shares his strategy for making the right decisions to keep moving forward in a complexity-filled environment.

Is working longer and harder to grow your business no longer working? Dan Sullivan shares a personal story about the game changer that led to Strategic Coach and its continuing success, plus a growth exercise to get your own thinking started!

What is one of the biggest contributions of good leaders in any entrepreneurial business? We look to one of our key growth strategies, plus tap into the wisdom of successful entrepreneur and leader Chad Johnson, who puts it into practice.

What's one of the top reasons entrepreneurial businesses get stuck on the growth path? We look to one of our key growth strategies to answer that, plus tap into the wisdom of a good leader and valued coach, Gary Mottershead, who has that one all figured out.

Being an entrepreneur can feel isolating. Your friends and family may want to be supportive, but it's difficult for them to comprehend the pressures that come with an entrepreneurial lifestyle. And you can't reach the top if your only sounding board is your own head. In this episode, Hugo Brooks, a Strategic Coach client from the UK, shares his story about finding accelerated success when he reached out for community and support.

Dan Sullivan takes more than 150 days off each year while still growing his business and coaching over 40 workshops annually. In this episode, he describes the systematic process he created for entrepreneurs to continually and increasingly buy back their time in order to do more of the things they love.

Persistence and courage will pay off. Just listen to this life and death story from Scott Proposki, a business owner, photographer, adventurer, and Strategic Coach client. Scott shares a personal experience where he used some entrepreneurial coaching advice to safely get him out of an otherwise dangerous situation.

Dan Sullivan says you have a key entrepreneurial skill that’s just waiting to be tapped. Learn why being present is one of the greatest assets an entrepreneur can have, plus Dan’s 3-step exercise to get you in the habit.

As entrepreneurs become more successful, their growth depends on getting in touch with what they love to do, the activities that are right for them, and the type of people they should be working with. In this episode, Strategic Coach® client Shawn Shepheard shares with Dan Sullivan why he let go of one of his biggest clients, the magic that happened as a result, and the freedom he's experienced by saying no.

Dan Sullivan is a born storyteller, but to him, his stories aren’t just stories. They’re how he captures the power of his own unique lessons learned in life to build the brand that continues to create his success. Learn his process!

As the fifth child of two fifth children, Dan Sullivan has a theory about how that contributed to making him the successful independent thinker he is today. Looking back, he sees that his innate need for freedom, the busyness of his parents’ home life, and their steady positive encouragement created the perfect storm that benefited him personally as well as his future as an entrepreneur.

Are you frustrated with your own procrastinating? Everyone procrastinates, says Dan Sullivan, but not everyone understands why they do it. Learn the real reason for procrastination and how it can be the tool you need to get unstuck and get growing!

Anthony Spinato shares his experience with one of the most emotionally fraught transitions in any entrepreneurial business. He and his sister, guided by Strategic Coach planning tools, transformed their parents’ thriving, decades-old restaurant—with their blessing—into a multifaceted business bound for even greater success. The end result is a win for everyone—and a level of personal peace in every area of Anthony’s life that he never imagined possible.

Dan Sullivan shares a story about his early career at a top advertising agency, where he learned about being present and its role in achieving consistent wins — and how this plays out for him today as an entrepreneur and coach.

Hollywood talent manager Joel Zadak has taken a completely different approach to his business since zeroing in on his Unique Ability, his own unique combination of talent, passion, and life experiences. He talks with his coach, Dan Sullivan, about doing a complete 180 from industry thinking to become his clients’ superhero.

Dan Sullivan shares valuable wisdom he gained from seeing his entrepreneur father look hard at his life and realize he was working too much doing something he didn’t love. His breakdown led to a complete transformation as a person and as an entrepreneur.

Dan Sullivan sets up the inspiring story told by entrepreneur Lori Kennedy, a single mom who doubled her revenue in her first year at Strategic Coach and is on track for a repeat, yet has the freedom to hang out, cook, and read bedtime stories with her kids.

Why was Thomas Edison credited as the inventor of the light bulb when at least six working light bulbs had already been in use for 20 to 30 years? Dan Sullivan explains why the focus in a product-based business can’t be the product — and what to do instead.

A trip to Italy gave Dan Sullivan and his mother time to talk about life. In one conversation, she surprised him with why she had married his dad. As surprised as he was by her reason, he was equally struck by her intelligence, her thought process, and how strategic she had been. This conversation provided him with a worthwhile lesson he shares with any entrepreneur setting big, life-changing goals in their business.

Dan Sullivan looks back to what fascinated and motivated him at the age of six, and shares why reconnecting with your childhood passions can create a new source of energy and excitement you can tap into to gain momentum.

Dan Sullivan looks at his ability to perform effortlessly in the spotlight, from speaking in front of challenging audiences of highly successful entrepreneurs to spontaneously answering questions in live video. He shares his story on how this skill took shape, great advice he received from a famous star, and what he’s concluded from his journey.

If you have big plans for the future of your business, you’ll enjoy the story Dan Sullivan shares about a daily routine from his grade school years that he not only loved, but that gave him his first taste as an "insider" in a successful company. It provided him with an introduction to what he later realized were the foundational structures and processes necessary to create a thriving entrepreneurial business.

As a child, Dan Sullivan hated school, so he created his own school based on a simple, no-tech process he shares here. In the end, it taught him that he could turn any life experience into a “school” where important life lessons are learned. In his case, it led to the Strategic Coach lifetime “school” for successful entrepreneurs that he created and coaches today.

Worrying over unpleasant situations we have no control over wastes valuable time and energy. Top coach to entrepreneurs, Dan Sullivan, says we all have a choice in how we react to negativity and shares his strategy for turning any negative circumstance into a positive.

Right after high school, in order to earn money for college, Dan Sullivan had the opportunity to work in a filing job at the FBI in Washington, D.C. Though many might have seen it as menial work, Dan was fascinated by the systems and organization, and the teamwork and dedication he observed. Here, he shares the life lessons he took away from his first work experience.

Dan Sullivan looked to one of the world’s most successful "learning organizations," the Boy Scouts of his youth, for bit of guidance when creating The Strategic Coach Program for entrepreneurs. He shares his 3 key business principles that keep clients coming back.