The road to profits is paved with unfair advantages.
— Lewis Howes
Chasing profits and building a long-term profit model are two different things.
If you come across as boring or monotone, you're going to lose your audience.
Your clients are critical to your business. Don't lose touch with who they are and why they've chosen to do business with you.
Everyone can benefit from seeing smart marketing.
Apart from creating a vibrant branded Twitter account for your startup, business owners should consider creating their own personal account on Twitter. Fans and followers often want to connect with the person behind the brand.
Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.
The more content you share, the more opportunity people have to see it and engage with it.
When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.
Unfortunately, the higher you climb in social media, the more people will want to throw stones at you. But don't retaliate publicly.
Being a lifestyle entrepreneur is about building a business around your lifestyle rather than a lifestyle around your business. You need to figure out what your ideal lifestyle is first.
There have been many times when I was working out intensely and in the best shape of my life, and then, for whatever reason, I got off track. Before I knew it, 3 or 4 months would go by, and all of a sudden, I'd find myself exhausted halfway up a flight of stairs!
I have learned that champions aren't just born; champions can be made when they embrace and commit to life-changing positive habits.
You can manage your energy - just slow down and be.
One of my favorite things about being the host of 'The School of Greatness' is that I get to learn from the best minds in the world about stuff I am fascinated by.
When I started my podcast, 'The School of Greatness,' one of the top three people I wanted to get on the show was Tony Robbins.
The key in telling stories that people relate to is, not surprisingly, vulnerability and authenticity. That means that letting people know the struggle behind your brand - the failures and mistakes - and how you got through them is really important.
It's almost always easier to sell to an existing customer base than to find a new one.
While entrepreneurs spend a lot of effort trying to avoid failure, sometimes the lessons one learns from those missteps can be invaluable.
No matter how much you plan and prepare, things can still go wrong.
New things get noticed. This means you can't be afraid to present something new to your market, even if it's just a variation or an addition to an already-existing product or service.
If something catches your attention, it's probably going to catch the attention of others, too.
What's your routine after attending a networking event or meal? If your answer is, 'I go home,' you're probably going to miss out on opportunities.
The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines.
It doesn't take a lot of research to realize that the human eye is drawn to attractive things. So the better looking your LinkedIn profile is - meaning professional and complete - the more qualified you'll appear to your audience and the more interested people will be to check out your site.
As funny as some photos can be, think twice about allowing yourself to be tagged in questionable photos.
Social media is not the place to work out your problems with people.
I think I just care about people, and I have a mission to support them to succeed.
Staying consistent with positive habits can be a challenge.
Every successful sports season I had included detailed daily itineraries. We received one in the morning and one before practice, and they set us up to win.
If you can't be present when the time comes, then you may miss the opportunity.
There's no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey.
If you don't have the confidence to own the worth of your brand and share it unapologetically, you won't make a massive impact.
People can see themselves in a story much easier than they can see themselves in a hypothetical situation that a brand might present to them. So telling stories to build a relationship with your audience is usually far more effective than other methods of marketing or publicity.
Entrepreneurs typically have an instinct for smelling opportunity, but that same killer instinct can quickly turn to weakness when it becomes a distraction from primary goals.
There's no reason to feel embarrassed about presenting your product or service if it solves a problem.
Don't allow people to suck up all your time with their questions or problems. Learn to say 'no' more often.
Becoming an authority in your industry can be a great way to promote your business and help you better serve your clients.
Giving customers and prospects a glimpse into the entrepreneur's life and mindset can allow them to cultivate a deeper relationship with customers separately from the brand.
One of the most powerful networking practices is to provide immediate value to a new connection. This means the moment you identify a way to help someone, take action.
Among the social networks, LinkedIn can be one of the most useful when it comes to cultivating critical, lucrative business opportunities, since it has a high concentration of business decision makers.
One of the best and often overlooked traffic sources online is LinkedIn.
When it comes to building your business and developing a powerful network, you'll want to develop a reputation as someone who highlights others. Not only does this give credit where credit is due, it also communicates that you're secure with your success and have the ability to promote others in your industry.
We all know a lot about something. We all have a passion about something.
Having a story is what people connect with, but the story alone doesn't allow you to achieve greatness and results. It's the day-to-day consistency of providing value to your audience.
It took a lot of time and constant feedback to realize what wasn't working in my life, and it will be an ongoing journey until the day I die.
In my perfect day, I wake up next to the woman of my dreams, and she's crying tears of joy because she's so excited about the life we have together. I'm preparing to compete in the 2016 Olympics with U.S.A. Team Handball, so I head to an intense training session with my coach to increase my physical strength and athleticism.
For me, managing my energy means slowing myself down before the big event. I slow down the racing thoughts in my mind. I concentrate on and slow down my breathing. I listen to and steady my heart rate.
I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.
Instead of telling a story about how great your brand is, try telling a story that shows you completely understand and empathize with your customer and their life.
