Alone

alone I felt isolated when I started my

alone I felt isolated when I started my business my friends all had corporate

business my friends all had corporate

business my friends all had corporate jobs nobody in my family was an

jobs nobody in my family was an

jobs nobody in my family was an entrepreneur the people around me would

entrepreneur the people around me would

entrepreneur the people around me would listen to me but couldn’t give me any

listen to me but couldn’t give me any

listen to me but couldn’t give me any real advice most of the time I was too

real advice most of the time I was too

real advice most of the time I was too embarrassed to share anyway because it

embarrassed to share anyway because it

embarrassed to share anyway because it wasn’t doing well when people asked

wasn’t doing well when people asked

wasn’t doing well when people asked about how my business was doing I would

about how my business was doing I would

about how my business was doing I would lie and say great and then quickly

lie and say great and then quickly

lie and say great and then quickly change the topic I didn’t have a network

change the topic I didn’t have a network

change the topic I didn’t have a network of people to call on who could really

of people to call on who could really

of people to call on who could really help me I was alone shift I realized

help me I was alone shift I realized

help me I was alone shift I realized that if I was going to build a great

that if I was going to build a great

that if I was going to build a great business I’d need to work on my network

business I’d need to work on my network

business I’d need to work on my network I needed to shift my thinking but I had

I needed to shift my thinking but I had

I needed to shift my thinking but I had to start from the ground up I’d

to start from the ground up I’d

to start from the ground up I’d literally had zero connections and I

literally had zero connections and I

literally had zero connections and I went from a place of feeling totally on

went from a place of feeling totally on

went from a place of feeling totally on my own to have an amazing group of

my own to have an amazing group of

my own to have an amazing group of people who I can count on any time I

people who I can count on any time I

people who I can count on any time I have a problem I took a while but today

have a problem I took a while but today

have a problem I took a while but today I’m going to shoot the three things I

I’m going to shoot the three things I

I’m going to shoot the three things I made all the difference and you can get

made all the difference and you can get

made all the difference and you can get there to number one aspirational

there to number one aspirational

there to number one aspirational entrepreneurs I had no contacts a call

entrepreneurs I had no contacts a call

entrepreneurs I had no contacts a call on so I started learning from people I

on so I started learning from people I

on so I started learning from people I respected that would never meet I looked

respected that would never meet I looked

respected that would never meet I looked at people like Steve Jobs Oprah Winfrey

at people like Steve Jobs Oprah Winfrey

at people like Steve Jobs Oprah Winfrey Richard Branson Bill Gates and how they

Richard Branson Bill Gates and how they

Richard Branson Bill Gates and how they got started I looked at what they did

got started I looked at what they did

got started I looked at what they did when they were in pure start-up mode and

when they were in pure start-up mode and

when they were in pure start-up mode and learn from their success they were my

learn from their success they were my

learn from their success they were my first mentors if I had a marketing

first mentors if I had a marketing

first mentors if I had a marketing problem i would ask myself how would

problem i would ask myself how would

problem i would ask myself how would steve jobs market this if i was in

steve jobs market this if i was in

steve jobs market this if i was in negotiating a deal I would ask myself

negotiating a deal I would ask myself

negotiating a deal I would ask myself how would Donald chump think bigger

how would Donald chump think bigger

how would Donald chump think bigger their stories and early failures gave me

their stories and early failures gave me

their stories and early failures gave me specific ideas to model and the

specific ideas to model and the

specific ideas to model and the confidence to keep going mentors finding

confidence to keep going mentors finding

confidence to keep going mentors finding aspirational mentors and learning from

aspirational mentors and learning from

aspirational mentors and learning from their success is easy powerful and you

their success is easy powerful and you

their success is easy powerful and you can do it today right now find out a

can do it today right now find out a

can do it today right now find out a mentor is a lot more work especially if

mentor is a lot more work especially if

mentor is a lot more work especially if you want the right one my first real

you want the right one my first real

you want the right one my first real mentor was John he had built and sold

mentor was John he had built and sold

mentor was John he had built and sold technology companies before

technology companies before

technology companies before understanding how the game worked and

understanding how the game worked and

understanding how the game worked and gave me great insights and knowledge

gave me great insights and knowledge

gave me great insights and knowledge that I would have taken years to learn

that I would have taken years to learn

that I would have taken years to learn on my own but how did I find John

on my own but how did I find John

on my own but how did I find John as I said I had no connections so I did

as I said I had no connections so I did

as I said I had no connections so I did the only thing I could think of I went

the only thing I could think of I went

the only thing I could think of I went to my bank yep true story my bank I

to my bank yep true story my bank I

to my bank yep true story my bank I didn’t even know anyone there but

didn’t even know anyone there but

didn’t even know anyone there but figured they would talk to me since I

figured they would talk to me since I

figured they would talk to me since I had an account I spoke with the manager

had an account I spoke with the manager

had an account I spoke with the manager and told him I didn’t meet money well I

and told him I didn’t meet money well I

and told him I didn’t meet money well I wasn’t sure if I needed money I just

wasn’t sure if I needed money I just

wasn’t sure if I needed money I just wanted to grow this business and wasn’t

wanted to grow this business and wasn’t

wanted to grow this business and wasn’t sure what to do next so much my

sure what to do next so much my

sure what to do next so much my confidence start luckily he liked my

confidence start luckily he liked my

confidence start luckily he liked my business idea he couldn’t give me money

business idea he couldn’t give me money

business idea he couldn’t give me money but said I should meet this consultant

but said I should meet this consultant

but said I should meet this consultant who might help I had my first lead to

who might help I had my first lead to

who might help I had my first lead to expand my network the consultant had a

expand my network the consultant had a

expand my network the consultant had a fancy downtown office and talked a big

fancy downtown office and talked a big

fancy downtown office and talked a big game but he didn’t understand my product

game but he didn’t understand my product

game but he didn’t understand my product so he brought in a friend of his who

so he brought in a friend of his who

so he brought in a friend of his who also barely understood what I did so he

also barely understood what I did so he

also barely understood what I did so he brought in a friend of his own John John

brought in a friend of his own John John

brought in a friend of his own John John got what i did and became an immediate

got what i did and became an immediate

got what i did and became an immediate help for me in my business he took me

help for me in my business he took me

help for me in my business he took me places I would never have been able to

places I would never have been able to

places I would never have been able to get on my own I owe a lot of my really

get on my own I owe a lot of my really

get on my own I owe a lot of my really success to him even though the first

success to him even though the first

success to him even though the first three people I spoke with couldn’t help

three people I spoke with couldn’t help

three people I spoke with couldn’t help me and I was starting to feel like

me and I was starting to feel like

me and I was starting to feel like nobody would get what I was trying to do

nobody would get what I was trying to do

nobody would get what I was trying to do I kept at it and eventually found John

I kept at it and eventually found John

I kept at it and eventually found John start reaching out even if you have

start reaching out even if you have

start reaching out even if you have nobody to connect with if you keep at it

nobody to connect with if you keep at it

nobody to connect with if you keep at it your network will grow and your mentors

your network will grow and your mentors

your network will grow and your mentors will find you mastermind groups i also

will find you mastermind groups i also

will find you mastermind groups i also created to mastermind groups to help

created to mastermind groups to help

created to mastermind groups to help myself and other local entrepreneurs we

myself and other local entrepreneurs we

myself and other local entrepreneurs we meet once a month to talk about our

meet once a month to talk about our

meet once a month to talk about our businesses give each other ideas and

businesses give each other ideas and

businesses give each other ideas and cover off the weaknesses of what you’re

cover off the weaknesses of what you’re

cover off the weaknesses of what you’re not good at in your business some

not good at in your business some

not good at in your business some members call it entrepreneurs anonymous

members call it entrepreneurs anonymous

members call it entrepreneurs anonymous because it’s often just nice to be

because it’s often just nice to be

because it’s often just nice to be around other entrepreneurs and know that

around other entrepreneurs and know that

around other entrepreneurs and know that you’re not alone does the energy you get

you’re not alone does the energy you get

you’re not alone does the energy you get by hanging around other business owners

by hanging around other business owners

by hanging around other business owners that gives you motivation to do better

that gives you motivation to do better

that gives you motivation to do better and to get to work you can look for an

and to get to work you can look for an

and to get to work you can look for an existing group in your area I didn’t

existing group in your area I didn’t

existing group in your area I didn’t find anything so I created my own there

find anything so I created my own there

find anything so I created my own there are lots of different structures and

are lots of different structures and

are lots of different structures and formats but the core function of these

formats but the core function of these

formats but the core function of these kinds of groups is to support the

kinds of groups is to support the

kinds of groups is to support the members and help everyone grow alone you

members and help everyone grow alone you

members and help everyone grow alone you can’t do this alone if you try your idea

can’t do this alone if you try your idea

can’t do this alone if you try your idea will die with you you’ll never realize

will die with you you’ll never realize

will die with you you’ll never realize your potential

your potential

your potential you need to leverage what other people

you need to leverage what other people

you need to leverage what other people know to help you get to where you want

know to help you get to where you want

know to help you get to where you want to be use aspirational entrepreneurs use

to be use aspirational entrepreneurs use

to be use aspirational entrepreneurs use mentors use mastermind groups their

mentors use mastermind groups their

mentors use mastermind groups their advice wisdom and encouragement will

advice wisdom and encouragement will

advice wisdom and encouragement will make all the difference in the world to

make all the difference in the world to

make all the difference in the world to helping you achieve your dreams I

helping you achieve your dreams I

helping you achieve your dreams I promise you believe