welcome to other famous Friday I believe that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever challenges in front of you the fastest
challenges in front of you the fastest
challenges in front of you the fastest way to solve it is to model the success
way to solve it is to model the success
way to solve it is to model the success of people who’ve already accomplished it
of people who’ve already accomplished it
of people who’ve already accomplished it so today we’re going to learn from Kevin
so today we’re going to learn from Kevin
so today we’re going to learn from Kevin O’Leary
O’Leary
O’Leary he’s worth over three hundred million
he’s worth over three hundred million
he’s worth over three hundred million dollars you may know him from the shark
dollars you may know him from the shark
dollars you may know him from the shark tank and the Dragons and TV shows and
tank and the Dragons and TV shows and
tank and the Dragons and TV shows and his lesson is focused and dominate Kevin
his lesson is focused and dominate Kevin
his lesson is focused and dominate Kevin is a fellow Canadian entrepreneur who
is a fellow Canadian entrepreneur who
is a fellow Canadian entrepreneur who didn’t have any entrepreneurial
didn’t have any entrepreneurial
didn’t have any entrepreneurial influences growing up his mother was a
influences growing up his mother was a
influences growing up his mother was a seamstress his father was a Salesman and
seamstress his father was a Salesman and
seamstress his father was a Salesman and when they divorced when he was really
when they divorced when he was really
when they divorced when he was really young his dad died shortly after but
young his dad died shortly after but
young his dad died shortly after but when Kevin graduated college he knew
when Kevin graduated college he knew
when Kevin graduated college he knew what he wanted to do start a business
what he wanted to do start a business
what he wanted to do start a business his first company was called special
his first company was called special
his first company was called special events television that he started with
events television that he started with
events television that he started with two of his buddies that provided TV
two of his buddies that provided TV
two of his buddies that provided TV shows that would air during the
shows that would air during the
shows that would air during the intermissions at hockey games the
intermissions at hockey games the
intermissions at hockey games the company though wasn’t doing so well it
company though wasn’t doing so well it
company though wasn’t doing so well it wasn’t getting the growth Kevin wanted
wasn’t getting the growth Kevin wanted
wasn’t getting the growth Kevin wanted so he managed to convince one of his
so he managed to convince one of his
so he managed to convince one of his partners to buy him out for twenty five
partners to buy him out for twenty five
partners to buy him out for twenty five thousand dollars so he can go do
thousand dollars so he can go do
thousand dollars so he can go do something new
something new
something new his next company was called softkey
his next company was called softkey
his next company was called softkey which he started with two more of his
which he started with two more of his
which he started with two more of his friends in Toronto and City and he
friends in Toronto and City and he
friends in Toronto and City and he convinced his mother to give him ten
convinced his mother to give him ten
convinced his mother to give him ten thousand dollars in seed capital to
thousand dollars in seed capital to
thousand dollars in seed capital to start the educational software company
start the educational software company
start the educational software company from her basement the company started to
from her basement the company started to
from her basement the company started to take off when Kevin realized that he
take off when Kevin realized that he
take off when Kevin realized that he needed to focus on what he was really
needed to focus on what he was really
needed to focus on what he was really good at and wasn’t making software it
good at and wasn’t making software it
good at and wasn’t making software it was closing deals he made the twenty
was closing deals he made the twenty
was closing deals he made the twenty five thousand dollar deal with his
five thousand dollar deal with his
five thousand dollar deal with his friend when that first company wasn’t
friend when that first company wasn’t
friend when that first company wasn’t taken off he made the ten thousand
taken off he made the ten thousand
taken off he made the ten thousand dollar deal with his mom to put seed
dollar deal with his mom to put seed
dollar deal with his mom to put seed capital into this new business
capital into this new business
capital into this new business Kevin realized he needed to focus and
Kevin realized he needed to focus and
Kevin realized he needed to focus and dominate on making deals instead of
dominate on making deals instead of
dominate on making deals instead of trying to build software so what he
trying to build software so what he
trying to build software so what he started to do was buy up his competitors
started to do was buy up his competitors
started to do was buy up his competitors over the next few years he bought up
over the next few years he bought up
over the next few years he bought up over 60 of his closest competitors in
over 60 of his closest competitors in
over 60 of his closest competitors in the industry
the industry
the industry his big deal came in 1995 when he bought
his big deal came in 1995 when he bought
his big deal came in 1995 when he bought up the learning company for six hundred
up the learning company for six hundred
up the learning company for six hundred and six million dollars three years
and six million dollars three years
and six million dollars three years later he bought his next biggest rival
later he bought his next biggest rival
later he bought his next biggest rival Browder bond for four hundred and
Browder bond for four hundred and
Browder bond for four hundred and sixteen million dollars and then the
sixteen million dollars and then the
sixteen million dollars and then the following year he made the deal that
following year he made the deal that
following year he made the deal that would make him famous
would make him famous
would make him famous he sold his business and the four
he sold his business and the four
he sold his business and the four hundred and sixty seven software
hundred and sixty seven software
hundred and sixty seven software products that had sold not many of which
products that had sold not many of which
products that had sold not many of which he actually developed to Mattel for 3.8
he actually developed to Mattel for 3.8
he actually developed to Mattel for 3.8 billion dollars you see
billion dollars you see
billion dollars you see Kevin discovered that he wasn’t really
Kevin discovered that he wasn’t really
Kevin discovered that he wasn’t really that great of a builder or an operator
that great of a builder or an operator
that great of a builder or an operator he wasn’t great at making TV shows he
he wasn’t great at making TV shows he
he wasn’t great at making TV shows he wasn’t great at writing software but he
wasn’t great at writing software but he
wasn’t great at writing software but he was really good at closing deals and
was really good at closing deals and
was really good at closing deals and when he just did that
when he just did that
when he just did that he focused and dominated and built a
he focused and dominated and built a
he focused and dominated and built a huge Empire you need to do the same find
huge Empire you need to do the same find
huge Empire you need to do the same find the one thing that you’re the best in
the one thing that you’re the best in
the one thing that you’re the best in the world that focus and dominate on it
the world that focus and dominate on it
the world that focus and dominate on it apply all this strength energy and ideas
apply all this strength energy and ideas
apply all this strength energy and ideas and creativity that you have towards it
and creativity that you have towards it
and creativity that you have towards it and it might make you or 300 million
and it might make you or 300 million
and it might make you or 300 million dollars as well believe for those of you
dollars as well believe for those of you
dollars as well believe for those of you watching I’d love to hear what you are
watching I’d love to hear what you are
watching I’d love to hear what you are the best in the world at it leave a
the best in the world at it leave a
the best in the world at it leave a comment below and let me know I’d also
comment below and let me know I’d also
comment below and let me know I’d also love to hear how you are going to focus
love to hear how you are going to focus
love to hear how you are going to focus and dominate over the next month on that
and dominate over the next month on that
and dominate over the next month on that one skill make a statement put it in the
one skill make a statement put it in the
one skill make a statement put it in the comments you’re making a public
comments you’re making a public
comments you’re making a public commitment to doing it and as always if
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