We are all Storytellers
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From here…
to here…
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How I Started…
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10 QUESTIONS
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1. Why? What are you building?
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What is your goal?
• Challenges you • Makes you
happy • Something you
are proud of
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What we do is simple, not easy
• Can I sustain this? • Will I put in the work? • Am I willing to make the
sacrifices?
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2. How am I doing?
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“The size of your audience doesn’t matter... What's important is that your audience is listening."
- Randy Pausch
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How do you measure trust, care, and loyalty?
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Stop worrying about ads and funnels and magnets
Grow organically#TBEX #TBEXinMN
And they told two friends… and so on… and so on…
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3. How do I measure success?
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or… What does success mean to YOU?
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4. What else is everyone doing?
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Find your audience: • Create content YOU
want to consume • Become a magnet for
those you want to attract
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You “win” by: • Pushing yourself • Delivering the most
valuable content • Helping others
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5. Should I quit?
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What we do is simple, not easy
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Passion is not a commodity
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5. WHERE IS MY MONEY!?!?!
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Be Patient and Persistent
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Remove Entitlement and “Only”
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It takes years to become an “Overnight success”
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6. How can I do it all?
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Do only the things that you are uniquely qualified to do.
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Build your team from your tribe.
They want to help you!
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7. Am Ibreaking the wall?
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Connect with people in life and live
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Friends not fans
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Turn relationships into revenue?
Give them your genuine attention
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8. Can I please everyone?
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9. Where do I want to be in 5 years?
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Ask yourself: What LEGACY do I want to leave?
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You never know who is listening
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10. What if I fail?
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FEAR is a great motivator
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The only person you should be worried about is YOU
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AUTHENTICITYis the FUTURE of business
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Feed the BEAST CARE about those that are already there
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You don’t Build Your Brand with
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Genuinely CAREabout every. single. person.
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Get into the Relationship business
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“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again
and bring their friends.”
- Walt Disney
WHAT IF?…
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Turn What IF? Into What IS!
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#StayHungry
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How can I help you?
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