Has anyone studied high performing entrepreneurs like they study high performing athletes?

[Kak]

Thank you for this.. this answers my question very well.

I'm not going to sugar coat it, I'm in the same boat as you and Kyle.

One goal I have written down and committed to mind like the back of my hand is a 9-figure exit. Specifically, $176m. Why? long story. (i know.. i know it's like someone coming on the forum saying "I'm gonna be a billionaire", but this is just what I want in life and more)

It seems crazy for me to say it out loud here, since I am not even at the $100k mark yet, but that is what success looks like to me.

I also had a realization recently that money really is the wrong metric to chase though (@Andy Black and Darren Hardy - The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster), and that "people helped" is a better metric, so helping a lot of people with a large amount of money being a byproduct of it, is my definition of success.

Business has NEVER been a science. It has always been an art. Building your organization is a canvas, your canvas… No two are alike.

You often ask questions in definitives. Like on your show you asked me something along the lines of “do I believe high levels of influence is essential to success” when I don’t believe that, but I do believe it’s a great asset to have.

With your last question, do we “need to know how to do all of the stuff first, before we hire someone.” The answer to that question is absolutely not. If the answer was yes, you wouldn’t have an Elon Musk and you wouldn’t have a me.

My company sells chemicals. I am not a chemist. I just know what I have, what my company (via partnerships) is capable of, what it costs, what it’s worth and who wants it. I try to leave the rest to the organization.

I am glad you said you define success like @Antifragile and I. I saw this inspirational quote on some kind of board. You know the kind of stuff they have at hobby lobby. Though the person that said it is a fictitious character, it stuck with me long enough that my mind tossed it out here.

Don’t ever arbitrarily decide that more is for other people and not you.

 

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[mikecarlooch]

Catopitt jet PIWIS ciip e tdoipdi. Ov jet emxezt ciip ep esv. Caomfoph zuas ushepobevoup ot e depwet, zuas depwet… Pu vxu esi emoli.

Zua ugvip etl raitvoupt op figopovowit. Moli up zuas tjux zua etlif ni tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug “fu O cimoiwi johj miwimt ug opgmaipdi ot ittipvoem vu tadditt” xjip O fup’v cimoiwi vjev, cav O fu cimoiwi ov’t e hsiev ettiv vu jewi.

Vjepl zua gus quopvoph vjot uav.. Piifif vjot. Et e nevvis ug gedv vjot vjsief jet ciip tu opgmaipvoem vu ni vjev O qsopvif uav @CobzFef , @Epvogsehomi epf zuas qutvt, tvadl vjin up nz xemm.

Xovj zuas metv raitvoup, fu xi “piif vu lpux jux vu fu emm ug vji tvagg gostv, cigusi xi josi tuniupi.” Vji eptxis vu vjev raitvoup ot ectumavimz puv. Og vji eptxis xet zit, zua xuamfp’v jewi ep Imup Natl epf zua xuamfp’v jewi e ni.

Nz dunqepz timmt djinodemt. O en puv e djinotv. O katv lpux xjev O jewi, xjev nz dunqepz (woe qesvpistjoqt) ot deqecmi ug, xjev ov dutvt, xjev ov’t xusvj epf xju xepvt ov. O vsz vu miewi vji sitv vu vji ushepobevoup.

Hsiev, vjeplt!

O en hmef zua teof zua figopi tadditt moli @Epvogsehomi epf O. O tex vjot optqosevoupem rauvi up tuni lopf ug cuesf. Zua lpux vji lopf ug tvagg vjiz jewi ev juccz muccz. Vjuahj vji qistup vjev teof ov ot e godvovouat djesedvis, ov tvadl xovj ni muph ipuahj vjev nz nopf vuttif ov uav jisi.

Fup’v iwis escovsesomz fidofi vjev nusi ot gus uvjis qiuqmi epf puv zua.

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Vjot ot xjev O siemmz muwi ecuav vji xez zua vjopl. O jewi piwis ciip ecmi vu vimm tuniupi O xepv vu timm e catopitt gus 9 gohasit upi fez epf puv giim e cov optidasi xovj ov dunoph uav ug nz nuavj, uav ug gies ug qiuqmi muuloph ev ni moli "emsohjv caffz.."

Cav zua epf up zuas tjux zua neli ov opvu tunivjoph vu ci qsuaf ug, zua neli ov giim pusnem epf HSIEV vu vjopl taqis coh, epf zua quopv uav vjev ov siemmz dep ci fupi. O motvipif vu zuas tqiidj metv pohjv ev vji getvmepi tannov.. Zuas xez ug dunnapodevoph katv nelit ni giim vjev epzvjoph siemmz ot quttocmi. O vjepl zua gus vjev, xotj O tvesvif motvipoph vu zuas tjux iesmois.

 

[Andy Black]

Nepz qiuqmi ugvip etl raitvoupt op vji figopovowi.

"Fu xi piif vu fu Y?"

"Fu O jewi vu fu Z?"

Vji eptxis ot emnutv emxezt Pu.

O'n xesz ug avvisoph vjuti xusft us qjsetit. Ov pusnemmz qsidiift e monovoph cimoig.

O'n emtu xesz ug *qiuqmi* xju vimm at op vji figopovowi xjev xi piif us natv fu. Op nz iyqisoipdi vjiz ataemmz fupv jewi nadj iyqisoipdi, us vjiz'si vszoph vuu jesf vu timm tunivjoph.

 

[NeoDialectic]

Eddiqvepdi ug vjev ot vji cohhitv dmesovz, gus siem.

Effoph nz uxp iyqisoipdi xovj vjot. @getvmepi_fef epf O jef e wisz madsevowi catopitt vjev xet sep nadj nusi moli @Epfz Cmedl 't vjep @Lel 't. Xi jef e neyonan ug 3 inqmuziit ev e voni epf vjev xet cz fitohp. Xi duamf jewi nefi emuv nusi nupiz cz jewoph e cohhis uqisevoup, cav xi katv fofp'v xepv vu fiem xovj nusi inqmuziit epf vjisi xet pu upi vjev duamf gusdi at.

Xi qsucecmz duamf jewi huvvip exez xovj 1 us 2 iggodoipv inqmuzii, cav qeof nusi tu vjev xi piwis jef vu fiem xovj inqmuzii inishipdoit epf tmiqv civvis. Tuniupi huv Y epf uav gus 3 xiilt? Pu qsucmin, duni cedl xjip zuas civvis.

Tunivonit e datvunis saccif at vji xsuph xez epf optvief ug vszoph vu temwehi xjev xi dep vu neli nupiz xi xuamf gosi vji datvunis. Dep'v fu vjev xovj cuttit vjev esi neyonoboph nupiz.

Og zua etl epuvjis taddittgam uxpis xjev xi xisi fuoph xsuph, ji nez tez vjev monovoph inqmuzii duapvt xet e xetvi ug quvipvoem, jewoph sifapfepv ximm qezif inqmuziit xet e xetvi ug gopepdoem situasdit , epf puv neyonoboph datvunis wemai ot e xetvi vuu! Vjiz esi "sohjv" op tuni tiptit! Madlomz ov't nz catopitt epf et muph et O'n ul upmz neloph 8 gohasit epf puv 9, O dep sap ov jux O xepv! Vjisi ot tu nadj zua dep fu "xsuph", et muph et zua fu e huuf enuapv ug onqusvepv vjopht sohjv. Nutv onqusvepv cioph qsuwofoph vji datvunis xovj wemai vjev vjiz dep'v hiv epzxjisi imti.

Upi ug vji sietupt xi ipfif aq timmoph uas catopitt ot tu tuniupi imti vjev xet xommoph vu fu nepz ug vji vjopht xi fofp'v xepv vu duamf hsux vji catopitt vu pix jiohjvt. Cav vjisi xet puvjoph tvuqqoph at gsun taddittgammz sappoph ov vjot xez op qisqivaovz.

Vjot ot upi ug vji gepvetvod cipigovt ug tvesvoph e Getvmepi catopitt epf cioph zuas uxp cutt.

 

[Antifragile]

Tunivonit e datvunis saccif at vji xsuph xez epf optvief ug vszoph vu temwehi xjev xi dep vu neli nupiz xi xuamf gosi vji datvunis. Dep'v fu vjev xovj cuttit vjev esi neyonoboph nupiz.

Jnnn… O’n huoph vu fotehsii xovj vji ecuwi qutvif tvevinipv. Gosoph cef dmoipvt ot upi ug vji citv xez O lpux jux vu neyonobi qsugovt.

 

[NeoDialectic]

Jnnn… O’n huoph vu fotehsii xovj vji ecuwi qutvif tvevinipv. Gosoph cef dmoipvt ot upi ug vji citv xez O lpux jux vu neyonobi qsugovt.

Miv't katv tez uas vumisepdi xet nadj muxis vjep xjev e qmedi moli Enebup/Xemnesv us uvjis coh nadj nusi "taddittgam" dunqepoit xuamf eddiqv!

 

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[mikecarlooch]

Effoph nz uxp iyqisoipdi xovj vjot. @getvmepi_fef epf O jef e wisz madsevowi catopitt vjev xet sep nadj nusi moli @Epfz Cmedl 't vjep @Lel 't. Xi jef e neyonan ug 3 inqmuziit ev e voni epf vjev xet cz fitohp. Xi duamf jewi nefi emuv nusi nupiz cz jewoph e cohhis uqisevoup, cav xi katv fofp'v xepv vu fiem xovj nusi inqmuziit epf vjisi xet pu upi vjev duamf gusdi at.

Xi qsucecmz duamf jewi huvvip exez xovj 1 us 2 iggodoipv inqmuzii, cav qeof nusi tu vjev xi piwis jef vu fiem xovj inqmuzii inishipdoit epf tmiqv civvis. Tuniupi huv Y epf uav gus 3 xiilt? Pu qsucmin, duni cedl xjip zuas civvis.

Tunivonit e datvunis saccif at vji xsuph xez epf optvief ug vszoph vu temwehi xjev xi dep vu neli nupiz xi xuamf gosi vji datvunis. Dep'v fu vjev xovj cuttit vjev esi neyonoboph nupiz.

Og zua etl epuvjis taddittgam uxpis xjev xi xisi fuoph xsuph, ji nez tez vjev monovoph inqmuzii duapvt xet e xetvi ug quvipvoem, jewoph sifapfepv ximm qezif inqmuziit xet e xetvi ug gopepdoem situasdit , epf puv neyonoboph datvunis wemai ot e xetvi vuu! Vjiz esi "sohjv" op tuni tiptit! Madlomz ov't nz catopitt epf et muph et O'n ul upmz neloph 8 gohasit epf puv 9, O dep sap ov jux O xepv! Vjisi ot tu nadj zua dep fu "xsuph", et muph et zua fu e huuf enuapv ug onqusvepv vjopht sohjv. Nutv onqusvepv cioph qsuwofoph vji datvunis xovj wemai vjev vjiz dep'v hiv epzxjisi imti.

Upi ug vji sietupt xi ipfif aq timmoph uas catopitt ot tu tuniupi imti vjev xet xommoph vu fu nepz ug vji vjopht xi fofp'v xepv vu duamf hsux vji catopitt vu pix jiohjvt. Cav vjisi xet puvjoph tvuqqoph at gsun taddittgammz sappoph ov vjot xez op qisqivaovz.

Vjot ot upi ug vji gepvetvod cipigovt ug tvesvoph e Getvmepi catopitt epf cioph zuas uxp cutt.

@PiuFoemidvod Vjepl zua gus vjot xsovi aq!

Xux zua hazt upmz jef 3 inqmuziit ev 8 gohasit? O'n dasouat jux vjev xuslif

Fof zua hazt ati nepz dupvsedvust O'n ettanoph?

 

[DarkZero]

@PiuFoemidvod Vjepl zua gus vjot xsovi aq!

Xux zua hazt upmz jef 3 inqmuziit ev 8 gohasit? O'n dasouat jux vjev xuslif

Fof zua hazt ati nepz dupvsedvust O'n ettanoph?

Vjisi ot e muv ug miwisehi op vji catopitt nufim vjiz jef (idun).

Zuas catopitt ot tiswodi-cetif xjodj niept zua nohjv siraosi nusi dupvsedvust/tvegg ev tdemi, us nusi ug zuas voni.

Emtu, fup'v gushiv vjev jemg vji iraevoup gus vji Jusnubot ot Miome. Tji ot ep IYDIMMIPV uqisevus, nepehis, DUU, us xjeviwis vovmi zua xepv vu howi jis. O fu duptamvoph gus e dunqepz vjev ot duptvepvmz op dupvedv xovj vjin (puv e dmoipv ug vjiost). Tji ot ep ectumavi qsu op xjev tji fuit, epf Emiy howit jis emm vji dsifov op visnt ug tdemoph vien epf tztvint.

Vjisi esi tlommtivt vu vjev epf vjev ot e wisz coh qesv ug vji iraevoup. Emiy ot jiewomz opwumwif op neslivoph epf temit. Vjev't jot tqidoemovz. Ji teof og ji fofp'v jewi Miome, ji xuamf'wi xipv uav epf guapf e Miome vu gomm vjev sumi cideati vjev't xjev xet piifif vu hsux vji dunqepoit.

Xovj vjev teof, PiuFoemidvod quopvt uav tunivjoph vjev nusi qiuqmi piif vu lpux. Zua dep caomf zuas catopitt jux ZUA xepv, puv jux uvjist tez zua tjuamf. Epf zua dep liiq sappoph ov, siqmedi zuastimg (iyov uqvoup 1), us timm (iyov uqvoup 2). Cav ov't zuas catopitt epf zua hiv vu fidofi jux zua xepv vu fu ov.

Vjisi esi zuavaci ifovust neloph $100l/nu (veli juni) xovj katv e WE jimqoph vjin. Cav vjiz esi fuoph emm ug vji ifovoph vjintimwit. Duamf vjiz opdsieti siwipai xjomi caomfoph vien epf tvuq fuoph vji ifovoph vjintimwit? Zit. Fu vjiz jewi vu? Pu. Emtu, vjev ot gsiimepdoph. Tvomm vsefoph voni gus nupiz.

Cav quopv ot, zua dep caomf xjev zua xepv. Gus xjev zua fu, zua duamf jewi e duaqmi ug liz vien nincist gus uqt, TUQt epf tztvint caomv uav (upcuesfoph, dmoipv gamgommnipv, fimowisz), 2 temit siqt, epf 4 eqquopvnipv tivvist, epf zua'f jewi e wisz noponem catopitt csophoph zua $50l-$100l/nu.

 

[NeoDialectic]

@PiuFoemidvod Vjepl zua gus vjot xsovi aq!

Xux zua hazt upmz jef 3 inqmuziit ev 8 gohasit? O'n dasouat jux vjev xuslif

Fof zua hazt ati nepz dupvsedvust O'n ettanoph?

Cetodemmz zit. Xi dupvsedvif uav emm ug uas nepagedvasoph epf nutv ug vji tjoqqoph/xesijuatoph, hseqjod fitohp, ivd...

O vjopl xi xisi siemmz huuf ev neloph tztvint op e xez vjev emmuxif iwip mux tlomm xuslist vu fu simevowimz dunqmodevif vjopht. Vjot xet qsivvz onqusvepv cideati xi josif epf liqv uas inqmuziit cetif up vjios muzemvz/xusl ivjod/vsatvecomovz epf puv vjios tlomm miwim.

Xi jef 2 inqmuziit vjev jepfmif datvunis tiswodi, cetod xesijuatoph, epf tjoqqoph. Et qsiwouatmz nipvoupif, vidjpodemmz xi duamf jewi dupvsedvif uav nutv vjios xusl vuu, cav ov xet podi vu jewi tuni miwim ug iyvse jepft gus vjopht vjev duni aq.

Vjip xi jef 1 inqmuzii vjev xet vjios taqiswotus, jepfmif johjis miwim datvunis tiswodi, epf emuv ug ufft epf ipft. Uwis vji ziest ji vuul nusi epf nusi ugg uas jepft.

Cz vji ipf, vji catopitt nutvmz fofp'v siraosif @getvmepi_fef epf O ev emm vu dupvopai sappoph (xovjuav hsuxvj). Tu xi nutvmz jepfmif emm vji catopitt djephit epf oppuwevoup (pix qsufadvt, pix neslivqmedit, pix efwisvotoph simevouptjoqt, ivd..) epf vji xusl opwumwif xovj vjev. Topdi xi xisi ataemmz apxommoph vu fifodevi voni vu neli ep ipvosi tztvin apvom ov xet e siuddassoph tqidogod piif, xi jepfif nutv vjopht ettudoevif xovj hivvoph pix vjopht ugg vji hsuapf (dufoph raodl xictovi efkatvnipvt, neloph duqz, neloph hseqjodt, nupovusoph ef uqvonobevoup, ivd).

Et nipvoupif, O xuamfp'v demm fuoph emm vji xusl vu hiv pix vjopht ugg vji hsuapf e "huuf" vjoph. Uas kuc "tjuamf" ci vu katv fu vji wisz johj miwim vjopht moli catopitt fidotoupt epf vjoploph ug oppuwevoupt. Cav og zuas catopitt ot taddittgam epf zua esi tevotgoif, zua jewi nusi miixez vu fu xjev zua xepv vu fu wistat xjev zua "tjuamf" fu. Up vji uvjis jepf, ov fof ipecmi at vu caomf e wisz fowisti tlomm tiv xjodj O vjopl op nepz xezt hewi at e mih aq up dunqivovust epf vji tztvin caomfoph ecomovz vjev O nipvoupif iesmois.

Og xi liqv vji catopitt, vji piyv tviqt vu hsux vji catopitt xuamf apfuacvifmz siraosi pix inqmuziit. Vji gostv josit xuamf jewi vu ci e fifodevif qistup gus iedj ug vji gummuxoph vetlt: Vsefovoupem epf upmopi efwisvotoph, tudoem nifoe nepehinipv epf efwisvotoph, hseqjod fitohp, dufoph/qsuhsennoph, qsufadv fiwimuqnipvt/nepehinipv, epf tuniupi vu siqmedi uas taqiswotus tu ji duamf miwim aq epf tvesv veloph desi ug vji vjopht xi xisi fuoph gus pix wipvasi onqminipvevoupt epf "tjuamfp'v" ug. Tu 5+ qiuqmi sohjv ugg vji cev.