An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 27

To be quite frank, nothing frustrates me more than a leader who cannot make a decision to act. With that being said, the fifth Unemployed Millionaire Leadership Law is: Be a strong decision maker.

Theodore Roosevelt once said: “In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”

Managers are  often concerned with doing things right.  Too many managers focus on analyzing every decision to the nth degree and continually miss opportunities because they were simply too slow to act….

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 26

Another cardinal rule in leadership is that “the speed of the group is determined by the speed of the leader.” A manager tells others how to do it and sits back and watches. A leader shows people how to do it and sets the example.

To set the right example for your organization you must take the lead!

Early on in my career, I learned this law the hard way…

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 25

One characteristic of truly great leaders is that they have an unyielding positive attitude toward the success of their organization.

Have you ever heard this statement: “50% of your success is attitude. The other 50% is attitude.”?

Well, I can promise you that it’s absolutely true…

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 24

Over the years, I’ve learned that great leaders are not only comfortable sharing their vision, their passion overflows and spills out to others in such a way that everyone they share their vision with can’t wait to be a part of it. When you share your passion, you transfer that passion to others and inspire them to be part of something that makes them feel good about themselves.

So Leadership Law 2 is Convey an Inspiring Vision. The first step is to create a vision for all facets of your life (your company, your family, everything)… A vision doesn’t have to be strictly related to your business. I’ve created a vision for my family as well because I strongly believe that families rise and fall based on leadership…

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 23

Big dreamers inspire others to dream big so the first law of leadership is: Have a Dream Larger Than Those You Lead. A leader has to be comfortable communicating his or her dreams through the power of emotional intelligence – the ability to transfer emotion to your organization.

People are propelled to action by the height of your passion and inspiration. Most people want to be more than they are and they look for a leader who has a passion for greatness that will inspire them to greatness…

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Motivational Monday #18

With everything that’s going on in the world today, it’s so easy to begin to think “I am just one person so how can I really do anything to change this world for the better?”

Most people decide early on that as just one person, they really can’t do anything that will make a real impact on the world and they quit dreaming of how they can change the world (or in many cases, they quit dreaming all together!)

Unfortunately, what most people forget is that change in this world actually begins with just one person….

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Motivational Monday #17

I’ve always been entertained from watching squirrels but I never thought I would feel motivated from watching squirrels!

In fact, this baby squirrel was so inspiring that I actually watched the video over and over again so I could take some notes…

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Motivational Monday #16

My goodness… The reunion of this father and son is such a powerful reminder of what really matters most in life.

This week’s Motivational Monday video brought tears to my eyes and reminded me of the importance of keeping primary values in focus…

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Lifestyle Freedom: Episode 21

A few years ago at a Yanik Silver Event, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my good friends and extraordinary marketer, Joel Comm. Last year, he released Twitter Power which is an absolute must-read book dedicated solely to sharing the most powerful techniques for using Twitter in your business.

Twitter has officially became an essential component of social media over the last couple of years. And Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet At A Time has been a vital part of my journey to becoming an expert on social media…

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Motivational Monday #15

Rudy just found out that he only made the Notre Dame Football Team’s practice squad and wouldn’t be allowed to dress in the uniform or play in actual games. The discouraging news made Rudy think twice about his lifelong dream of becoming a Notre Dame Football player – even after everything he’d already accomplished…

If I had to pick just one, I’d say this is probably my favorite scene from the movie, Rudy, which is based on a true story.

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