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to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube What we experience or are exposed to affects the way we see the world. For better or worse, and true or false, our beliefs that we develop through experience impact how we live, what we think we're capable of, and ultimately our life's trajectory and what we accomplish and become. If we're aware of this, we can use the empowering beliefs to our advantage, and discard the limiting beliefs, and that will help us reach our full potential. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #growsales #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube When we want something, we often envision paths to get it based on what we already know or have experienced. But that limits our potential because it closes off new ways that may be better, faster, and easier just because we aren't aware of them yet. If we focus on the result we want, and then open our minds to all the possibilities for ways to get there, we can tap into new and brilliant ideas that not only get us what we want but also help us grow at the same time. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #growsales #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Our websites are automatic traffic, leads, and sales generators that work around the clock for us, so it makes sense to maximize their effectiveness and our results. Most websites get created then just sit there with the owners hoping for results. If instead we take a bit of time and effort to optimize them using these simple tactics, we benefit from more traffic, leads, and sales forever. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #websitemarketing #growsales #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Email marketing can add a significant and consistent revenue stream to our business if we do it right. Building a list is the first step, but it's not enough by itself. We need to learn about our subscribers and what they like, value, and respond to, and then tailor our email marketing to that. The actual format and content may be different for each of us, but by following this simple process we can maximize our email marketing revenue faster and easier. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #emailmarketing #growsales #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube We all make decisions in our daily lives about what to spend money on. Since 99% of us have limits on what we can spend, we need to decide what is the best use of the money we have. We can buy things or experiences, and each has its own benefits and drawbacks. If we ask ourselves this series of questions, we can get clarity on what we really want so we can get the maximum benefit and feel good about how we spend our money. #entrepreneur #budget #money #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube As entrepreneurs, especially when starting out with little to no funding, we have to make hard decisions to prioritize what needs to be done and the best way to do it. By looking at the importance, benefits, and costs of everything we do we can decide which tasks and tactics are better to outsource and which ones are better to do ourselves. The goal is to keep optimizing our workflow to get more efficient, more profitable, and spend the most time on doing the things we love. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #outsourcing #productivity #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Whether our goal is to optimize SEO and get on page one of Google's search rankings, or if we are focused on building an audience around our message, brand, product, and services, it's clear that original content is the key and the way of the future. While it may be tempting to use AI or curated content as a shortcut, ultimately it's risky because that kind of content will be penalized and hurt search engine rankings and traffic. It takes more time and work to create our own content, but it's also a lot more rewarding in more ways than one. #entrepreneur #SEO #searchengineranking #googlepageone #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube We all need photos and images and tons of visual content to get attention and engagement online. Whether we are blogging, or posting on social media, or creating any type of content we need visuals to make it work. These 9 free tools give you everything you need to get and optimize all the photos and images you'll ever need. #entrepreneur #visualcontent #photoediting #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube As part of being human, we all naturally have ups and downs and our feelings and motivation levels vary. That's just part of the deal. But we can use some simple hacks to get us back in a superpower mindset and feeling inspired so we can perform at our best. #entrepreneur #inspired #inspiration #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Many people think of outsourcing or hiring freelancers with a casual, no big deal type of mindset. When we do that, the chances we hire someone who is not the right fit go way up, and then we lose time and money only to have to hire someone else and try again. If we spent a few extra minutes and get totally clairty on what we want and share that with candidates, we have a much better chance of making great hires that can help us grow faster and easier. #entrepreneur #outsourcing #freelance #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube To grow any business, there comes a time when we can't do it alone and we need to get help. Hiring freelancers and outsourcing is a fast, simple, cost-effective way to get the people we need to grow if we do it right. It takes a bit more time upfront to follow the process, but in the end it saves time, money and headaches and enables us to get more done in less time. #entrepreneur #outsourcing #freelance #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Digital marketing can be life changing because it largely democratizes business and makes it accessible for nearly everyone in a way that was never possible before. But it's not magic--it's still built on the same principle of business that's existed since the beginning of time--exchange of value. We help people solve their problems and in exchange we make money. Create value for others and get paid for that. When we do that, we have what we need to be successful digital marketers. #entrepreneur #internetmarketing #teams #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #digitalmarketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Using affiliates to promote our products and services can be a win-win that generates a lot of extra sales and profits with very little risk or upfront expense. And because it's based on relationships, once we establish a network of affiliates, it's easy to get them to promote all of our future products and services too. Follow the process and keep in mind it's about building relationships that are win-win, and you can build a superpower affiliate network. #entrepreneur #affiliatemarketing #teams #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #affiliates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube As entrepreneurs we can love our business, be passionate about it, and work our tails off to build it. But it's what we do--it's not who we are--and we need to have a life outside of it. Whether it's a hobby, a social outlet, or whatever you enjoy, it's vital that we have something we are invested in outside of business. Living the life we imagine has to be about more than money and work--no one ever said at the end of their life they wished they worked more. the regrets are always about things we didn't try or do, or people we didn't spend enough time with. Lets commit to doing that stuff now, so we don't have regrets and instead we actually live our dream life. #entrepreneur #worklifebalance #teams #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #timemanagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube There are times when things just get too overwhelming to handle them all at once. If we try to do that, we'll be less effective at handling any of them, which just makes matters worse. In these cases it's best to take a deep breath, and compartmentalize--think about what the #1 MOST important thing to get done is and focus 100% on that. Push everything else out of mind and just do it. Once it's done, move to the next and the next and before we know it, we see light at the end of the tunnel. #entrepreneur #personaldevelopment #selfhelp #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #overwhelm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube The two most important metrics in our business are average cost of acquisition of a new customer, and average lifetime value of a customer. If lifetime value is greater than cost of acquisition, we can survive and thrive long term even though we may need some financing for operations. The lower we can reduce the cost of acquisition and raise the lifetime value, the greater the spread and the higher our profitability. #entrepreneur #profitability #teams #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #metrics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Our level of emotional intelligence determines in large part how well we are able to manage our own emotions and therefore actions, and how well we can recognize and impact the emotions and actions of others around us. If we want to be high performing, these are essential in both managing our own performance and also that of our team. #entrepreneur #teamwork #teams #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #achievement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube While done-for-you products are often too good to be true in terms of speed and size of results, many have value and are built on ideas and processes that work. Because we all have different experience levels, frames of reference, and skillsets, and because life, technology, and the world are dynamic and always changing, maybe it won't work exactly as is for us out of the box, but if we use it as a shortcut and adjust and adapt as needed we can get the results we want. #entrepreneur #goals #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #achievement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube We all want to achieve our goals and feel like we can do whatever we set our minds to. With so much info and noise in the world it can be difficult to stay focused and figure out how to make it happen. But if we follow a simple plan, and most importantly take action, each step or thing we do gets us one step closer to our target. That is the fastest way to achieve any result you want. #entrepreneur #goals #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #achievement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube While we don't like to get customer complaints, if we understand that they are really just motivated customers who want what we have to offer but feel they didn't get it, we can turn those complaints into amazing experiences. Doing that will encourage those same customers to use the same commitment and energy to share with other people how awesome their experience was with us and that word of mouth advertising is better that anything we could ever buy. #entrepreneur #customerservice #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube When we get a sense of our business' value, we can weigh the options and see what makes sense. If you're overestimating what it's worth, it gives you time to make changes to grow its value before you try to exit only to find you can't. But it also lets us weight other options--if your business is worth more than you estimate, maybe selling and following a new passion is smarter or at least you can take comfort in the fact that when and if you do sell it you can cash out. Either way, by considering it as an option, it opens our minds to possibilities so we can be sure we're making the best decisions possible as entrepreneurs. #entrepreneur #exitstrategy #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube If we share whatever it is about us that will connect us with others--experiences, personality, skills, individuality--we can all connect with others that are interested in what we have to offer. And if we have a product or service, they will be asking us to buy it instead of us needing to sell it to them. #entrepreneur #branding #personalbrand #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Hiring the right virtual admin when we're ready can free up a lot of time and energy that we can spend on other things, and they can get a lot of the repetitive and simple stuff done for us so we aren't tied up doing it. But hiring the wrong person or hiring before we're ready can lead to more headaches and frustration and a lot of wasted money. Take the time to think through what you need, document it, and take the time to screen candidates--when you do that your chances of success go up dramatically and that can make life a lot easier. #entrepreneur #outsourcing #freelancer #productivity #lifeskills #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube While we live in an age of increasing speed and complexity, we also live in a time of unrivaled opportunity--because not only is all the information we need to do just about anything out there, it's also easily accessible by anyone with a mobile phone or internet connection. We need to expand our thought horizons--think about what we want to know and do and then go do it. It's right there at our fingertips if we're willing to go get it. #entrepreneur #mastery #lifeskills #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube The quickest shortcut to happiness and fulfillment is to just choose to be happy and fulfilled. External things or events may help when they are going well, but as soon as something goes wrong our happiness will go with it. Choosing to be happy can be easier said than done--it can take practice until it becomes a habit and we may have times where we slip back--but by focusing on what we are grateful for, what treasures we have in our lives, and the opportunity we have to experience each day we can feel happy and fulfilled--and that's a much better way to live. #entrepreneur #happiness #fulfillment #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Using webinars to grow our sales can add a lot of extra sales, but it does take some effort to get started and get it optimized. The great thing is, once we have it working, it's easy to use over and over to keep making sales so it's not just a one-time deal. #entrepreneur #webinar #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube Using a launch event to promote our product or service can be an absolute home run, but it takes a lot of planning, work, and effort before we see any results. Think about the product, customer, market, and other requirements and if it all fits, go for it. Launch events can be a real turning point in your business success. #entrepreneur #productlaunch #marketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemarketing #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

to watch this episode, subscribe to my YouTube channel: optYOUmize podcast Youtube email marketing is still one of the most effective and profitable ways to reach customers, make sales, and generate revenue. But it's far more complex than just clicking send because with all the spam out there, ISPs are careful to filter out anything they don't think is quality. Using the right tools can help you hit maximum inboxes and see problems starting before they become an issue and kill your campaigns. Use them to get in the inbox and stay there, and you can maintain a solid, reliaible, and continuous revenue stream. #entrepreneur #emailmarketing #business #success #entrepreneurslife #entrepreneurialmindset #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #entrepreneurmotivation #optyoumize #brettingram #digitalmarketing #onlinemakreting #sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationships are super important in business, maybe more now than ever since we live in a digital, online, and transactional world. But they aren't just beneficial in a self-serving "what we can get out them" way, but rather they add to the richness, the fulfillment, and the happiness of our businesses and our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things can get overwhelming, and at times we may feel like everything is a mess and falling apart. But there is always good happening too, and we need to make an effort to see and recognize it. By doing our own part to make a positive impact in the world and staying focused on what we can control it's easier to keep going. Life isn't an elevator to the penthouse for most of us...it's a winding path with many twists and turns and hills and valleys...so we need to take a deep breath, keep going, and do our best to see the beauty in our world and enjoy the journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To start a business successfully, it's vital we do something we are passionate about and would enjoy even if we weren't making money. That passion keeps us motivated and gives us the will to keep going even through hard times. It also makes our daily lives fun. Like the old saying goes...when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are unlimited prospects we can tap into at any time. So the question isn't really where do we find new leads and customers but rather how do we optimize our sales process to ensure we make more from each new customer than we spend to bring them in. When you have that in your business, you have the key to unlimited growth and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How we feel impacts how we perform, so if we want to have a great day we can be proud of, we need to have the right mindset and expectation of accomplishment. We may wake up in different moods every day, but we can do simple little things to power up and be ready to tackle anything. So create a habit of each morning as you start your day use these ideas to make yourself feel unstoppable, and before long you will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can be leaders whether we're in charge or not, and we can fail as leaders even if we're the top dog. If we want to be successful, we need to focus on how to lift up everyone around us and empower them to succeed. When we help others get the best out of themselves, we get the best out of ourselves and that's always a winning formula in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every business runs better, is more efficient, and attracts and retains higher quality employees and team members when the culture is positive, rewarding, and validating. Invest in making your team happy, and you'll not only feel great about it, but you'll see a positive impact on your bottom line too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss is a best-selling book in which he lays out the plan for us all to live the lives we imagine. We all have a vision of the ideal life we'd like to live, yet most of us aren't there or at least not there yet. If we use these 4 steps they can help us clarify what that is and then make it happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're making any audio or video content, it's vital to create high quality if you want to engage people and keep them engaged. The equipment you need--from microphones to video cameras to lightning and software--can be confusing and expensive. I've tried and tested a lot, and I'll share with you what I use and how to get everything you need even if you're on a budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Internet security is becoming more and more important as our lives move more into the digital world. But with passwords for everything that need to be secure and hard to guess for hackers, how do we create and manage them without forgetting them ourselves? Thankfully, there's a tool for that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's s fact of business that we need help to grow. The question is whether to outsource to freelancers or hire employees. There is no one right answer, because it depends upon several factors. Either way, building a team is one of the most important skills to develop when running a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Swift's relationship rumors with NFL tight end Travis Kelce have exploded his jersey sales. Even though Taylor Swift's fan base does not overlap the NFL fan base much, the effect was astounding. There is a lesson we can all take from this and use in our own businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movies can give us inspiration or make us laugh, or even help us realize things we need to know and do in our own businesses and journeys as entrepreneurs. Either way, it's always a fun escape to enter someone else's world through the movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Webinars can build your relationship with your prospects, build trust and goodwill, and make you lots of sales at the same time. And because you can scale and automate them, making webinars a pillar of your marketing strategy is a smart way to grow your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most important traits for entrepreneurs are usually considered to be things like vision, drive, passion, work ethic, perseverance, commitment, leadership, or something in that frame of mind. But there's a subtle trait that is rarely talked about that can have a huge impact on your life and business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every entrepreneur has a unique story and journey. We learn so much so fast there is no way to remember it all in our heads. By journaling we can track our progress, remember and take pride in our successes, and learn from our mistakes so we don't keep repeating them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online content is huge for building a brand and following, and that is the most effective way to grow your sales, improve your marketing effectiveness, and ensure your business future. Here's how to do it all in a fraction of the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winning in business is a habit and a state of mind. We need to develop an expectation we will win and our planning and actions will follow. We'll have more confidence, be more decisive, and condition our minds to deliver the best possible outcomes. Expecting to win is a strong foundation to build for ourselves as entrepreneurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business school can be helpful for learning frameworks and various problem-solving methods, and it provides a structure for entrepreneurs. But there is a lot more to learn outside the classroom too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know the negative effects stress can have on us. But there is a flip side in which we can use stress to our advantage to become more motivated, productive, and resilient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether the idea of negotiation terrifies you or thrills you, there is no escaping it in business and life. So there is value in understanding the various aspects of it and methods to get what you want. I had an experience in negotiation so memorable I'm sharing it with you as an example of what not to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Farley was one of the most beloved comedic actors, and his tragic death at such a young age was a huge loss to Hollywood and everyone who loved him and his work. He had a rare mix of overwhelming talent and shy humility, and through his life's story we can take lessons to make the most of ours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices