build a team if you want to have success as an entrepreneur you need to build a
as an entrepreneur you need to build a
as an entrepreneur you need to build a team you need to build beyond yourself
team you need to build beyond yourself
team you need to build beyond yourself because you cannot do everything
because you cannot do everything
because you cannot do everything yourself and you shouldn’t be doing
yourself and you shouldn’t be doing
yourself and you shouldn’t be doing everything yourself one of my favorite
everything yourself one of my favorite
everything yourself one of my favorite stories is about Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
stories is about Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
stories is about Ben & Jerry’s ice cream they were founded by two friends Ben and
they were founded by two friends Ben and
they were founded by two friends Ben and Jerry who in 1977 decided hey we want to
Jerry who in 1977 decided hey we want to
Jerry who in 1977 decided hey we want to get into the food business these guys
get into the food business these guys
get into the food business these guys were lifelong friends and they thought
were lifelong friends and they thought
were lifelong friends and they thought the bagel business was too expensive so
the bagel business was too expensive so
the bagel business was too expensive so they said okay let’s go into the ice
they said okay let’s go into the ice
they said okay let’s go into the ice cream business and they spent five
cream business and they spent five
cream business and they spent five dollars to get this correspondence
dollars to get this correspondence
dollars to get this correspondence course on how to make ice cream and so
course on how to make ice cream and so
course on how to make ice cream and so they set up shop they learn how to make
they set up shop they learn how to make
they set up shop they learn how to make ice cream they invested eight thousand
ice cream they invested eight thousand
ice cream they invested eight thousand dollars of their own money in four
dollars of their own money in four
dollars of their own money in four thousand dollars and borrowed money they
thousand dollars and borrowed money they
thousand dollars and borrowed money they took over this this you know ghetto gas
took over this this you know ghetto gas
took over this this you know ghetto gas station and started Ben & Jerry’s ice
station and started Ben & Jerry’s ice
station and started Ben & Jerry’s ice cream the problem was they started
cream the problem was they started
cream the problem was they started losing money these guys were were the
losing money these guys were were the
losing money these guys were were the prototypical entrepreneur doing
prototypical entrepreneur doing
prototypical entrepreneur doing everything themselves making the product
everything themselves making the product
everything themselves making the product driving the truck doing the sales and
driving the truck doing the sales and
driving the truck doing the sales and marketing balancing the books everything
marketing balancing the books everything
marketing balancing the books everything and they realized we’re not great with
and they realized we’re not great with
and they realized we’re not great with numbers we suck at numbers we’re not
numbers we suck at numbers we’re not
numbers we suck at numbers we’re not good at this and we’re losing money and
good at this and we’re losing money and
good at this and we’re losing money and they had to put a sign up on their door
they had to put a sign up on their door
they had to put a sign up on their door to close down the shop one day to say
to close down the shop one day to say
to close down the shop one day to say we’re closed because we’re trying to
we’re closed because we’re trying to
we’re closed because we’re trying to figure out what’s going on talk about
figure out what’s going on talk about
figure out what’s going on talk about being authentic and it started to change
being authentic and it started to change
being authentic and it started to change when I realized hey we’re not good at
when I realized hey we’re not good at
when I realized hey we’re not good at the numbers we shouldn’t be focusing on
the numbers we shouldn’t be focusing on
the numbers we shouldn’t be focusing on this if it if this company depended on
this if it if this company depended on
this if it if this company depended on us knowing our numbers and this being
us knowing our numbers and this being
us knowing our numbers and this being our core competency we’re going to fail
our core competency we’re going to fail
our core competency we’re going to fail so they brought on somebody to help them
so they brought on somebody to help them
so they brought on somebody to help them they had a friend who was a local
they had a friend who was a local
they had a friend who was a local nightclub owner named Fred lager who
nightclub owner named Fred lager who
nightclub owner named Fred lager who came on board he became their first coo
came on board he became their first coo
came on board he became their first coo and the company started to turn around
and the company started to turn around
and the company started to turn around he watched the books he did all the
he watched the books he did all the
he watched the books he did all the numbers he handle all the money and the
numbers he handle all the money and the
numbers he handle all the money and the company finally started to make a profit
company finally started to make a profit
company finally started to make a profit and it helped put the company on track
and it helped put the company on track
and it helped put the company on track to what it is now a global brand with
to what it is now a global brand with
to what it is now a global brand with tons of sales but it may not have ever
tons of sales but it may not have ever
tons of sales but it may not have ever gotten there at Ben and Jerry tried to
gotten there at Ben and Jerry tried to
gotten there at Ben and Jerry tried to do it all themselves and this is the
do it all themselves and this is the
do it all themselves and this is the important lesson for you as a business
important lesson for you as a business
important lesson for you as a business owner you can’t do everything yourself
owner you can’t do everything yourself
owner you can’t do everything yourself there’s there’s so much that you have to
there’s there’s so much that you have to
there’s there’s so much that you have to do to run a business and this is this is
do to run a business and this is this is
do to run a business and this is this is why it’s hard this is why so many
why it’s hard this is why so many
why it’s hard this is why so many companies so many entrepreneurs
companies so many entrepreneurs
companies so many entrepreneurs shut down because there’s so much stuff
shut down because there’s so much stuff
shut down because there’s so much stuff that you have to do and you end up
that you have to do and you end up
that you have to do and you end up spending so much time doing the stuff
spending so much time doing the stuff
spending so much time doing the stuff that you hate doing the stuff that
that you hate doing the stuff that
that you hate doing the stuff that you’re not good at that you spend so
you’re not good at that you spend so
you’re not good at that you spend so little time on the stuff that it’s
little time on the stuff that it’s
little time on the stuff that it’s actually high-value where you’re the
actually high-value where you’re the
actually high-value where you’re the expert and you want to focus as much
expert and you want to focus as much
expert and you want to focus as much time on that I call that CEO time as
time on that I call that CEO time as
time on that I call that CEO time as much time on that as possible and not
much time on that as possible and not
much time on that as possible and not all the other crap that still needs to
all the other crap that still needs to
all the other crap that still needs to get done but shouldn’t you get shouldn’t
get done but shouldn’t you get shouldn’t
get done but shouldn’t you get shouldn’t shouldn’t be being done by you so
shouldn’t be being done by you so
shouldn’t be being done by you so whether that’s bringing on somebody
whether that’s bringing on somebody
whether that’s bringing on somebody part-time full-time as an employee as a
part-time full-time as an employee as a
part-time full-time as an employee as a consultant as a partner in the business
consultant as a partner in the business
consultant as a partner in the business your business will never be great as
your business will never be great as
your business will never be great as long as you are doing things that you
long as you are doing things that you
long as you are doing things that you are not great at does that make sense
are not great at does that make sense
are not great at does that make sense you want to focus on what you’re really
you want to focus on what you’re really
you want to focus on what you’re really good at what you love doing where you
good at what you love doing where you
good at what you love doing where you had tons of value where you really help
had tons of value where you really help
had tons of value where you really help people where you know by doing this you
people where you know by doing this you
people where you know by doing this you could change the world and everything
could change the world and everything
could change the world and everything else should be given to other people who
else should be given to other people who
else should be given to other people who are greater that and let them run with
are greater that and let them run with
are greater that and let them run with it that’s how you build a quality
it that’s how you build a quality
it that’s how you build a quality organization you have to start building
organization you have to start building
organization you have to start building a team and stop trying to do everything
a team and stop trying to do everything
a team and stop trying to do everything yourself believe for those you watching
yourself believe for those you watching
yourself believe for those you watching I love to hear what you have to think
I love to hear what you have to think
I love to hear what you have to think I’d love to hear how you’re trying to
I’d love to hear how you’re trying to
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