In addition to my blog, “Million Dollar Mindset” I also host a video podcast, Million Dollar Monday. The purpose of Million Dollar Monday is to provide inspiration and advice to entrepreneurs and all people with big dreams. A recent guest, Mike Watts, founder of LoveHandle, attempted two times to be on the “Shark Tank” television…
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Critical Lessons From Baseball Cards
For decades, Topps owned the baseball card market. The company had an exclusive contract with Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association. A few weeks ago, Topps was blindsided when MLB and MLBPA announced a new exclusive contract with the online sports merchandise retailer Fanatics Inc. There are two big lessons here…
Read MoreThere’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
Many years ago, I was in an appointment with a new prospective customer. I gave my spiel. She told me some of the challenges the company was having, and asked what solutions we could offer. My response: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” She politely told me that the sales call was over and I needed to leave…
Read MoreGet Busy Living
I love the movie “The Shawshank Redemption.” In that movie, there’s a famous line, “Get busy living or get busy dying,” where the lead character, Andy Dufresne, is focused on getting out of prison and living the life of his dreams. Truth is that many of us have been in a “prison” of sorts just…
Read MoreNewton Was Right
You’ve heard of Sir Isaac Newton. As the story goes, he discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under an apple tree. He also discovered a famous law of physics: “An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest.”…
Read MoreThe Perfect Excuse
It is my experience that most people postpone success because they are waiting for perfect. Waiting for the perfect moment. Waiting to perfect their industry or sales knowledge. Waiting to perfect their finances. Waiting for things to be perfect is a perfectly terrible excuse. The truth is that once you get started doing anything, no…
Read MoreIf Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, Where Does it Grow?
You have all heard the saying, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” We all get that. But what no one tells you is where money does grow. The truth is that money grows in “other people’s pockets.” So how do you get your share of money in “other people’s pockets”? Relationships. I have said for decades…
Read MoreWhat Is Your Say/Do Ratio?
There are many admirable characteristics that help accelerate success in business and life. One characteristic is “reliability” which can be measured by your say/do ratio. Your say/do ratio is simply the ratio of the promises (things you say you will do) to the promises you keep (the things actually you do) that you said you will…
Read MoreTime Is Money. Really.
I have said many times that there is no excuse for not making $500,000 per year in this industry, whether you are a business owner or a sales rep. Time is money. You heard it before. But do you really believe it? Do you really treat time like money? Think about it this way. Let’s say…
Read MoreMaximize Your Self-Confidence
Many people struggle with their self-confidence. I will share the No. 1 way I have found to maximize your self-confidence: Keep your commitments to yourself. That’s right. You will maximize your self-confidence by keeping your commitments to yourself. Most people who struggle with self-confidence feel that they are lacking in some area(s) of their life.…
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