I risa got asked a question in my mastermind group for one of my members
mastermind group for one of my members
mastermind group for one of my members who asked me what is the switch that
who asked me what is the switch that
who asked me what is the switch that changed the game for me so she recently
changed the game for me so she recently
changed the game for me so she recently started the business she feels like
started the business she feels like
started the business she feels like she’s doing everything right she’s off
she’s doing everything right she’s off
she’s doing everything right she’s off trying to meet people time a network
trying to meet people time a network
trying to meet people time a network she’s making partnership deals she is
she’s making partnership deals she is
she’s making partnership deals she is posted on social media she’s making
posted on social media she’s making
posted on social media she’s making videos who feels like she’s doing
videos who feels like she’s doing
videos who feels like she’s doing everything that she is doing right and
everything that she is doing right and
everything that she is doing right and she wants to know it’s just a matter of
she wants to know it’s just a matter of
she wants to know it’s just a matter of keep on doing what she’s doing or what
keep on doing what she’s doing or what
keep on doing what she’s doing or what happened in my business that helped me
happened in my business that helped me
happened in my business that helped me make the switch and so I want to share
make the switch and so I want to share
make the switch and so I want to share three different instances that have
three different instances that have
three different instances that have helped my businesses grow and hit new
helped my businesses grow and hit new
helped my businesses grow and hit new levels the first was in my first
levels the first was in my first
levels the first was in my first business was a software company and the
business was a software company and the
business was a software company and the thing that saved me the switch that I
thing that saved me the switch that I
thing that saved me the switch that I turned on was modeling success and I
turned on was modeling success and I
turned on was modeling success and I told the story number times on my
told the story number times on my
told the story number times on my channel but you know i was making three
channel but you know i was making three
channel but you know i was making three hundred dollars a month barely able to
hundred dollars a month barely able to
hundred dollars a month barely able to survive i told my business partner i
survive i told my business partner i
survive i told my business partner i quit i felt totally worthless and
quit i felt totally worthless and
quit i felt totally worthless and valueless and felt like I wasn’t
valueless and felt like I wasn’t
valueless and felt like I wasn’t contributing anything to this world I
contributing anything to this world I
contributing anything to this world I wasn’t having any success and the thing
wasn’t having any success and the thing
wasn’t having any success and the thing that changed it was realizing I’m not
that changed it was realizing I’m not
that changed it was realizing I’m not the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software before maybe there was nobody in my
before maybe there was nobody in my
before maybe there was nobody in my industry was biotech software it was new
industry was biotech software it was new
industry was biotech software it was new as I’m emerging there wasn’t a big huge
as I’m emerging there wasn’t a big huge
as I’m emerging there wasn’t a big huge player in that field yet so I didn’t
player in that field yet so I didn’t
player in that field yet so I didn’t model them but I looked at hey there’s
model them but I looked at hey there’s
model them but I looked at hey there’s been other people who built software
been other people who built software
been other people who built software companies before how did they do it and
companies before how did they do it and
companies before how did they do it and the one that really saved me was
the one that really saved me was
the one that really saved me was Microsoft and Bill Gates and looking at
Microsoft and Bill Gates and looking at
Microsoft and Bill Gates and looking at how Bill Gates got started how did he
how Bill Gates got started how did he
how Bill Gates got started how did he build his first million dollars that’s
build his first million dollars that’s
build his first million dollars that’s what I wanted to do how do you go from
what I wanted to do how do you go from
what I wanted to do how do you go from that idea to build in his first million
that idea to build in his first million
that idea to build in his first million dollars and that literally saved my
dollars and that literally saved my
dollars and that literally saved my business he did it through partnerships
business he did it through partnerships
business he did it through partnerships and I then set out on the path to form
and I then set out on the path to form
and I then set out on the path to form my own partnerships and within a month
my own partnerships and within a month
my own partnerships and within a month or so i made my first deal that was
or so i made my first deal that was
or so i made my first deal that was thirteen and a half thousand dollars and
thirteen and a half thousand dollars and
thirteen and a half thousand dollars and at the time that was huge for me going
at the time that was huge for me going
at the time that was huge for me going from three hundred dollars a month
from three hundred dollars a month
from three hundred dollars a month eating beans for lunch every day
eating beans for lunch every day
eating beans for lunch every day celebrating with McDonald’s french fries
celebrating with McDonald’s french fries
celebrating with McDonald’s french fries and we got a win to be making 13 and a
and we got a win to be making 13 and a
and we got a win to be making 13 and a half thousand dollars in one deal that
half thousand dollars in one deal that
half thousand dollars in one deal that may not seem like a lot of money to you
may not seem like a lot of money to you
may not seem like a lot of money to you guys but that was a huge turning point
guys but that was a huge turning point
guys but that was a huge turning point for me in my business
for me in my business
for me in my business and I came from all in the success of
and I came from all in the success of
and I came from all in the success of Bill Gates so I would look at two things
Bill Gates so I would look at two things
Bill Gates so I would look at two things one poor people in your industry who’ve
one poor people in your industry who’ve
one poor people in your industry who’ve gone on and done great things that you
gone on and done great things that you
gone on and done great things that you could model and then also to who to
could model and then also to who to
could model and then also to who to people that who do you look up to that
people that who do you look up to that
people that who do you look up to that outside your industry who’s a famous
outside your industry who’s a famous
outside your industry who’s a famous entrepreneur that you really love you
entrepreneur that you really love you
entrepreneur that you really love you respect you admire and research they’re
respect you admire and research they’re
respect you admire and research they’re starting days not necessarily what they
starting days not necessarily what they
starting days not necessarily what they do right now you can still learn from
do right now you can still learn from
do right now you can still learn from that but how did they get started and
that but how did they get started and
that but how did they get started and what can you learn from that success to
what can you learn from that success to
what can you learn from that success to apply it to your business so that that
apply it to your business so that that
apply it to your business so that that mall in success it became the name of
mall in success it became the name of
mall in success it became the name of this channel right mall in the Masters
this channel right mall in the Masters
this channel right mall in the Masters I’ve tried to carry that through and
I’ve tried to carry that through and
I’ve tried to carry that through and everything that I do and it’s just the
everything that I do and it’s just the
everything that I do and it’s just the idea that you don’t have to come up with
idea that you don’t have to come up with
idea that you don’t have to come up with every single idea yourself that whatever
every single idea yourself that whatever
every single idea yourself that whatever problem you’re facing it has already
problem you’re facing it has already
problem you’re facing it has already been solved and by you recognizing that
been solved and by you recognizing that
been solved and by you recognizing that and researching people that you can look
and researching people that you can look
and researching people that you can look up to that can save you a lot of
up to that can save you a lot of
up to that can save you a lot of headache a lot of hassle a lot of money
headache a lot of hassle a lot of money
headache a lot of hassle a lot of money and get you back on track the second
and get you back on track the second
and get you back on track the second thing that that turned the switch for me
thing that that turned the switch for me
thing that that turned the switch for me in my next business was understanding
in my next business was understanding
in my next business was understanding that I can’t do it alone understand that
that I can’t do it alone understand that
that I can’t do it alone understand that I need to build a team and the first
I need to build a team and the first
I need to build a team and the first person I hired was a guy to do one hour
person I hired was a guy to do one hour
person I hired was a guy to do one hour a day of database work and that saved me
a day of database work and that saved me
a day of database work and that saved me more than one hour a day because he was
more than one hour a day because he was
more than one hour a day because he was better at it than I was and allowed me
better at it than I was and allowed me
better at it than I was and allowed me to focus on what I was really good at
to focus on what I was really good at
to focus on what I was really good at and one of the best in the world that
and one of the best in the world that
and one of the best in the world that and I think too many entrepreneurs spend
and I think too many entrepreneurs spend
and I think too many entrepreneurs spend time on the things that they’re not
time on the things that they’re not
time on the things that they’re not really good at the things that they
really good at the things that they
really good at the things that they don’t really enjoy the things that they
don’t really enjoy the things that they
don’t really enjoy the things that they don’t really have an ambition or desire
don’t really have an ambition or desire
don’t really have an ambition or desire to get better at they do it because they
to get better at they do it because they
to get better at they do it because they feel they have to do it and then you
feel they have to do it and then you
feel they have to do it and then you spend ten to twenty percent of your time
spend ten to twenty percent of your time
spend ten to twenty percent of your time actually doing the things that you are
actually doing the things that you are
actually doing the things that you are amazing that I need to flip that you
amazing that I need to flip that you
amazing that I need to flip that you need to be spending eighty percent at
need to be spending eighty percent at
need to be spending eighty percent at the time doing things that you are one
the time doing things that you are one
the time doing things that you are one of the best in the world act and if you
of the best in the world act and if you
of the best in the world act and if you can do that then you start to see
can do that then you start to see
can do that then you start to see massive growth in your business and I
massive growth in your business and I
massive growth in your business and I did it for me so is understanding that i
did it for me so is understanding that i
did it for me so is understanding that i don’t have to do it alone in that i
don’t have to do it alone in that i
don’t have to do it alone in that i don’t have to hire full-time person i
don’t have to hire full-time person i
don’t have to hire full-time person i think that’s a limiting belief for a lot
think that’s a limiting belief for a lot
think that’s a limiting belief for a lot of people that was for me when i was
of people that was for me when i was
of people that was for me when i was starting up I felt like well I don’t
starting up I felt like well I don’t
starting up I felt like well I don’t have the money to hire somebody to come
have the money to hire somebody to come
have the money to hire somebody to come and do this for me and realizing that I
and do this for me and realizing that I
and do this for me and realizing that I can hire send me for just an hour a day
can hire send me for just an hour a day
can hire send me for just an hour a day or
or
or can have some income for in a couple
can have some income for in a couple
can have some income for in a couple hours a week does not cost you a lot of
hours a week does not cost you a lot of
hours a week does not cost you a lot of money and can help get you on path to
money and can help get you on path to
money and can help get you on path to where you need to go I’d also be looking
where you need to go I’d also be looking
where you need to go I’d also be looking at tools and automation software to help
at tools and automation software to help
at tools and automation software to help you do that as well but but that was a
you do that as well but but that was a
you do that as well but but that was a switch when I understood that I I don’t
switch when I understood that I I don’t
switch when I understood that I I don’t need to do this all alone just like the
need to do this all alone just like the
need to do this all alone just like the mall and success you don’t have to have
mall and success you don’t have to have
mall and success you don’t have to have all the ideas yourself when you bring on
all the ideas yourself when you bring on
all the ideas yourself when you bring on a team you don’t have to do all the work
a team you don’t have to do all the work
a team you don’t have to do all the work yourself and I think that again allows
yourself and I think that again allows
yourself and I think that again allows you to be the best version of yourself
you to be the best version of yourself
you to be the best version of yourself and then the third switch that I had in
and then the third switch that I had in
and then the third switch that I had in my business was what I incorporated my
my business was what I incorporated my
my business was what I incorporated my one word when it was when I went all in
one word when it was when I went all in
one word when it was when I went all in on believe I remember in my newsletter
on believe I remember in my newsletter
on believe I remember in my newsletter that was my first test I thought believe
that was my first test I thought believe
that was my first test I thought believe was too crazy was too big an idea and
was too crazy was too big an idea and
was too crazy was too big an idea and that was going to be my first test and I
that was going to be my first test and I
that was going to be my first test and I put out the newsletter and my sister was
put out the newsletter and my sister was
put out the newsletter and my sister was the first one to write back and said i
the first one to write back and said i
the first one to write back and said i love this message I actually read your
love this message I actually read your
love this message I actually read your newsletter for the first time in a while
newsletter for the first time in a while
newsletter for the first time in a while like Thank You Stephanie appreciate the
like Thank You Stephanie appreciate the
like Thank You Stephanie appreciate the support there but it got it got an
support there but it got it got an
support there but it got it got an insane engagement ring compared to my
insane engagement ring compared to my
insane engagement ring compared to my other newsletters I made a video that
other newsletters I made a video that
other newsletters I made a video that was a belief themed video and it did as
was a belief themed video and it did as
was a belief themed video and it did as well as my next my most popular video
well as my next my most popular video
well as my next my most popular video took a year to get to a hundred thousand
took a year to get to a hundred thousand
took a year to get to a hundred thousand views this one got there in a month or
views this one got there in a month or
views this one got there in a month or two months it was just insane and so
two months it was just insane and so
two months it was just insane and so ever since then I’ve kind of gone all-in
ever since then I’ve kind of gone all-in
ever since then I’ve kind of gone all-in and I’ve seen serious growth when you
and I’ve seen serious growth when you
and I’ve seen serious growth when you look at my youtube channel I’ve had this
look at my youtube channel I’ve had this
look at my youtube channel I’ve had this channel for six years I want to say and
channel for six years I want to say and
channel for six years I want to say and it’s really taken off in the past year
it’s really taken off in the past year
it’s really taken off in the past year um where you know we’re at a hundred
um where you know we’re at a hundred
um where you know we’re at a hundred thousand subscribers a couple months ago
thousand subscribers a couple months ago
thousand subscribers a couple months ago we’re going to end at 150,000 plus this
we’re going to end at 150,000 plus this
we’re going to end at 150,000 plus this month adding 15 to 20,000 new
month adding 15 to 20,000 new
month adding 15 to 20,000 new subscribers every month and I’ve seen
subscribers every month and I’ve seen
subscribers every month and I’ve seen both a newsletter I’ve seen growth in a
both a newsletter I’ve seen growth in a
both a newsletter I’ve seen growth in a website and so that’s all been from
website and so that’s all been from
website and so that’s all been from incorporating my belief message and
incorporating my belief message and
incorporating my belief message and really owning it and really having
really owning it and really having
really owning it and really having confidence in it and really making that
confidence in it and really making that
confidence in it and really making that the front line for everything that I do
the front line for everything that I do
the front line for everything that I do those three things really helped me a
those three things really helped me a
those three things really helped me a lot 1 mile and success realize I don’t
lot 1 mile and success realize I don’t
lot 1 mile and success realize I don’t think up with every new idea myself to
think up with every new idea myself to
think up with every new idea myself to you can’t do it alone bring on a team
you can’t do it alone bring on a team
you can’t do it alone bring on a team even at the start of its people to help
even at the start of its people to help
even at the start of its people to help you because they volunteer because their
you because they volunteer because their
you because they volunteer because their friends and they’ll like you I realize
friends and they’ll like you I realize
friends and they’ll like you I realize you can’t do this alone you need to have
you can’t do this alone you need to have
you can’t do this alone you need to have a team
a team
a team help you and 3 incorporate your one word
help you and 3 incorporate your one word
help you and 3 incorporate your one word for you it was believed and not just
for you it was believed and not just
for you it was believed and not just like little bits here and there but go
like little bits here and there but go
like little bits here and there but go all in on it and it really helps you
all in on it and it really helps you
all in on it and it really helps you start to attract the right kind of
start to attract the right kind of
start to attract the right kind of customers audience traction you need for
customers audience traction you need for
customers audience traction you need for your business those are my thoughts
your business those are my thoughts
your business those are my thoughts there’s a couple of comments coming into
there’s a couple of comments coming into
there’s a couple of comments coming into them doing a live stream so knife 23
them doing a live stream so knife 23
them doing a live stream so knife 23 vibe what what about your momentum I
vibe what what about your momentum I
vibe what what about your momentum I appreciate your job not quite sure what
appreciate your job not quite sure what
appreciate your job not quite sure what you’re asking there but in terms of
you’re asking there but in terms of
you’re asking there but in terms of momentum uh one of the things that I
momentum uh one of the things that I
momentum uh one of the things that I find really helps me is having a
find really helps me is having a
find really helps me is having a schedule having an environment that
schedule having an environment that
schedule having an environment that supports me I find I find for me I could
supports me I find I find for me I could
supports me I find I find for me I could have the greatest day you know maybe
have the greatest day you know maybe
have the greatest day you know maybe I’ll and a big deal or maybe somebody
I’ll and a big deal or maybe somebody
I’ll and a big deal or maybe somebody writes in and says that I’ve changed
writes in and says that I’ve changed
writes in and says that I’ve changed your life or maybe you know you’re just
your life or maybe you know you’re just
your life or maybe you know you’re just having a great day and then I wake up
having a great day and then I wake up
having a great day and then I wake up the next day and it’s like poof it’s
the next day and it’s like poof it’s
the next day and it’s like poof it’s gone and like I don’t know where that
gone and like I don’t know where that
gone and like I don’t know where that energy and momentum went but I feel like
energy and momentum went but I feel like
energy and momentum went but I feel like for me I have to start over every single
for me I have to start over every single
for me I have to start over every single day and so when I realized that that was
day and so when I realized that that was
day and so when I realized that that was happening to me I said instead of being
happening to me I said instead of being
happening to me I said instead of being reactionary instead of waiting for
reactionary instead of waiting for
reactionary instead of waiting for something great to happen in not
something great to happen in not
something great to happen in not carrying me forward right maybe I watch
carrying me forward right maybe I watch
carrying me forward right maybe I watch a video at four o’clock in the afternoon
a video at four o’clock in the afternoon
a video at four o’clock in the afternoon and that drives me forward for the rest
and that drives me forward for the rest
and that drives me forward for the rest of the day and then the next day it’s
of the day and then the next day it’s
of the day and then the next day it’s gone playing for it take that into
gone playing for it take that into
gone playing for it take that into account and now I create a morning
account and now I create a morning
account and now I create a morning routine that supports me that builds me
routine that supports me that builds me
routine that supports me that builds me up that makes me want to think bigger
up that makes me want to think bigger
up that makes me want to think bigger part of why I created the ants presso
part of why I created the ants presso
part of why I created the ants presso series on my youtube channel was I
series on my youtube channel was I
series on my youtube channel was I wanted something that motivated and
wanted something that motivated and
wanted something that motivated and inspired me to think bigger to be around
inspired me to think bigger to be around
inspired me to think bigger to be around these famous successful entrepreneurs
these famous successful entrepreneurs
these famous successful entrepreneurs and try to absorb their knowledge and
and try to absorb their knowledge and
and try to absorb their knowledge and wisdom and seeing the great things that
wisdom and seeing the great things that
wisdom and seeing the great things that they’re doing any advice that they’re
they’re doing any advice that they’re
they’re doing any advice that they’re sharing makes me want to go and do more
sharing makes me want to go and do more
sharing makes me want to go and do more makes me want to be the best version of
makes me want to be the best version of
makes me want to be the best version of myself helps me create the momentum in
myself helps me create the momentum in
myself helps me create the momentum in my business and so understand your
my business and so understand your
my business and so understand your cadence understand your rhythm and try
cadence understand your rhythm and try
cadence understand your rhythm and try to figure out what gets you excited and
to figure out what gets you excited and
to figure out what gets you excited and what gives you that momentum and then
what gives you that momentum and then
what gives you that momentum and then plan it like don’t wait for it to happen
plan it like don’t wait for it to happen
plan it like don’t wait for it to happen don’t don’t be reactionary actively pond
don’t don’t be reactionary actively pond
don’t don’t be reactionary actively pond into your schedule and for me first
into your schedule and for me first
into your schedule and for me first thing in the morning so that I’m setting
thing in the morning so that I’m setting
thing in the morning so that I’m setting myself
myself
myself for an amazing day and then Kenneth
for an amazing day and then Kenneth
for an amazing day and then Kenneth Thank You Adam for your channel
Thank You Adam for your channel
Thank You Adam for your channel everything you share I appreciate the
everything you share I appreciate the
everything you share I appreciate the love Canada thank you for watching a
love Canada thank you for watching a
love Canada thank you for watching a live stream um so that’s it happy monday
live stream um so that’s it happy monday
live stream um so that’s it happy monday guys I hope that helped with the
guys I hope that helped with the
guys I hope that helped with the question and if you guys are interested
question and if you guys are interested
question and if you guys are interested in checking out the mastermind group
in checking out the mastermind group
in checking out the mastermind group I’ll leave a link in the description
I’ll leave a link in the description
I’ll leave a link in the description below happy Monday I’ll see you soon
below happy Monday I’ll see you soon
below happy Monday I’ll see you soon belief
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