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SAP009: The Secrets Behind a Successful Branding Video with Tamara Thompson

Today’s guest has managed to connect, interview, work with and even get testimonials from some of the top entrepreneurs at the moment, especially in the online world.

She managed to connect and interview people like Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas and Chris Ducker in less than one year after she became serious about her business.

Meet Tamara Thompson.

About Tamara Thompson

Tamara is the president at Serious Take Productions where she produces amazing branding videos for entrepreneurs like John Lee Dumas or Pat Flynn.

Click here to see a video she created – I promise you’ll be impressed!

She created an incredible documentary featuring 11 top entrepreneurs (title: Inspired by 11) like the two mentioned above and Allison Maslan, Dan Price, Chris Ducker and a few more.

You can watch the full documentary by clicking here!

You can follow her on Facebook.
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Favorite Articles Written by Tamara Thompson

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person even better.

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The Questions That I’ve Asked Tamara

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
How did you manage to overcome those fears?
You recently produced a documentary called Inspired by 11, can you tell us a bit about it and even one or two lessons that you’ve learned about entrepreneurship?
How long did it take you to organize the event?
Why is the story so important for a brand?
What’s the ideal length of a branding video?
What would you say are the most important elements of a story that connects people emotionally?

What You’ll Learn From Tamara

To make it easier for you to find exactly what you’re looking for in this interview, here’s a breakdown of the topics that we’ve covered. There’s a little something for everyone – I am sure!

1:00 – her story
3:22 – the fears that she had when she started out as an entrepreneur
4:11 – her biggest FEAR
6:02 – rejection
14:05 – what’s your WHY and how to define it
27:54 – key points to making a successful story
28:54 – music and why is it so important
34:15 – what’s the ideal length of a branding video
35:50 – how to make your video a success and promote it
40:12 – what she has learned from the successful entrepreneurs she interviewed

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Tweetables

“Music plays an important role in a branding video because it connects emotionally.” – Click to Tweet!
“Don’t assume what your audience wants. Ask!!” – Click to Tweet!

I truly hope this interview left you feeling more empowered to find ways to grow your business but to also contribute to your local community as well.

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP008: Kicking Fear in The Butt by Becoming a BADASS with Naiana Miranda

She is young, fabulous, successful and full of energy.

Meet Naiana Miranda.

About Naiana Miranda

Naiana is an international speaker and founder of Raise The Bar, which helps teams build a culture of excellence to impact their bottom line. While a leadership trainer for large corporations such as Coca Cola and Ernst & Young, she found a need to empower small businesses.

Raise The Bar’s mission is to never have employees say “Thank God it’s Friday” again!

You can follow her on Facebook.
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Favorite Articles Written by Naiana Miranda

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person even better. She does not have a blog, but she got published on other websites like entrepreneur.com

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As always, Naiana has prepared a gift for you that will teach you how to become a badass.

What’s a badass you’re asking? She says, “someone who knows what they want and does whatever it takes to make it happen.”

Learn how to simplify your life today by downloading the “Bad to Badass Blueprint” for FREE by clicking here!

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The Questions That I’ve Asked Naiana

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
How did you manage to overcome those fears?
What exercises can you share that will help us get out of comfort zone easier?
What’s a healthy way to motivate your team, your employees or even business partners?
Can you share some techniques and strategies that people can use to have a more engaged team?
How do you engage with an audience on an emotional level while delivering a public speech or a speech for a company?

What You’ll Learn From Naiana

1:00 – her amazing life story
5:00 – the fears that she had when she started out as an entrepreneur
6:20 – how she overcame those fears
7:40 – she shares her mentor and a book that changed her life
10:05 – we talk about comfort zone and how to get out of it
16:33 – how to deliver a speech and connect with the audience
19:02 – what’s the most powerful thing you can do during a speech
21:40 – talks about how to develop a culture of excellence in your company
22:31 – how she keeps a balance between work and life
25:00 – a piece of advice for all entrepreneurs

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Switch On Your Brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf

Tweetables

“Determination is the ability to not give up even when things get harder.” – Click to Tweet!
“You overcome fears by being aware of them not by pretending they don’t exist.” – Click to Tweet!

I truly hope this interview left you feeling more empowered to find ways to grow your business but to also contribute to your local community as well.

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP007: How to Build a Purpose-Driven & Fair Business with Katherine Humphus

Today, I feature another young and inspiring entrepreneur who took life and business in her own hands and decided that she won’t stop until she becomes successful.

Meet chef Kat Humphus.

About Chef Kat Humphus

Kat is an inspiring chef who decided to open her own recipes blog (SavoryMadeSimple.com) which lead to starting another business through which she delivers exquisite cuisine right to your doorstep (currently only in California).

She opened up this business because she wants to bring stress-free cooking to people’s homes and to educate people on the importance of eating healthy and organic.

You can follow her on Facebook or Instagram for delicious pictures and updates.

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Favorite Articles From Her Blog

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person better. Since most of Kat’s articles are recipes, I’ve decided to not include any of that because you might not find them valuable as we talk about business. You can still visit her recipes page here.

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The Questions That I’ve Asked Kat

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
How did you manage to overcome those fears?
What’s the purpose behind your business?
How do you manage to donate 4 meals to Feeding America for every purchase?
Why Feeding America?
What are the positive and less positive aspects of owning a purpose driven business?
Is the food organic? Are you helping the local farmers as well through your business?
What are your ultimate goals with this business?

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (one of my very favorite books)
Michael Bernoff’s “Call to Action” Course

Key Lessons

“I was scared that I will have no idea of how to run a “real” business.”
“A good way to overcome fear is by surrounding yourself with a positive community of people that can really help lift you up.”
“I can’t say I am a perfectionist, maybe only at certain things. I am definitely more of an “is it almost perfect?”
“Advice for entrepreneurs: keep going even when things get hard and be flexible.”

I truly hope this interview left you feeling more empowered to find ways to grow your business but to also contribute to your local community as well.

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP006: List Building Through Facebook Advertising with Amy Crane

Ever wondered what’s the secret behind building your list through Facebook ads? Today’s guest will explain you everything and much much more.

Today’s guest is Amy Crane.

Meet Amy Crane

Amy is a super nice and creative person, and the founder of sociallabmarketing.com where she helps make Facebook ads easy for creative entrepreneurs.

She’s the go-to person for anything Facebook Ads marketing related. You can find out more about her here.

You can also follow her work on Facebook and Youtube – she has some really cool videos!

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Favorite Articles From Amy’s Blog

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person even better. Here are my favorites:

Freebies!!!

I always ask for a freebie for you guys and Amy was super nice to offer you these free Facebook Ads Templates that you can access here.

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What You’ll Learn!

Here are some key lessons you will learn by watching this interview:

How did Amy go from owning a brick and mortar store to a super successful online business
What was Amy’s biggest fear when she started out as an entrepreneur and how did she overcome that
The biggest myth about fears and doubts in business
What are the new brand awareness ads by Facebook and who needs them
How to build your list through a freebie + Facebook advertising
What’s a good dollar amount to pay per conversion on Facebook’s advertising platform
What are some of the best platforms to host webinars on

The Questions That I’ve Asked Amy

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
If you were to pick ONE thing that contributed the most to your success, what would it be?
What are the new brand awareness ads by Facebook? Who needs them? Are they a distraction for small business owners or not?
What is a good cost per conversion with Facebook ads?
Webinar vs. a free ebook/video course.
How do you deal with stressful and bad days? What’s your strategy?

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Key Lessons

“My first big fear with the business was failure – what if it doesn’t work?”
“The most important thing is to keep putting a foot in front of the other, keep going.” – Click to Tweet!
“Brand awareness ads are going to be shown to people that are more likely to pay attention to your business. They are better for people that have large email lists, a lot of website traffic, they are more established in their business and they have ad campaigns running. These ads will help bring the cost down for all the other campaigns you are running!”
“List building on Facebook is a great strategy when you do it the right way. It starts with a good offer and then making sure that you’re following up once people are on that list (to have autoresponders in place).”

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP005: How To Give a Killer TEDx Presentation with Jason Goldberg

Did you miss me?

Haven’t published anything in almost a month because I was on vacation with limited email access for two weeks (which was awesome by the way) and then I prepared for a half-marathon which I finished and it felt awesome – see here.

It’s funny how the Universe/God works because this interview came at the right moment for me when I was struggling with self-love and overwhelm, and I got answers to some crucial (at that moment) questions from a super successful coach.

Have you ever found yourself in a position in which you realized that you kinda need to unlearn most of the concepts about life, business, self-love because you did not learn them from the right people? Well, this is what I felt for most of the month of March and it was not pretty, but it helped me GROW big time.

But enough about me.

Let’s talk about today’s guest – Jason Goldberg – who’s, easily, one of the coolest and wisest people I know.
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About Jason Goldberg

Jason is a super successful coach, international speaker, host at “The Not So Serious Life” Show with Steve Chandler and host at Evercoach Mastercircle – a training program for coaches by Mindvalley.

You can also follow him on Facebook (you’ll love his pictures, messages and passion for life).

UPDATE: Watch Jason’s TEDx Talk on “How to Manufacture Fascination & Engineer Enthusiasm” (one of the catchiest titles ever)

Favorite Episodes From His Show

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person even better. Here are my favorites episodes from “The Not So Serious Life” with Jason Goldberg & Steve Chandler:

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The Questions That I’ve Asked Jason

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
How did you manage to overcome those fears?
How does change work?
How do you create a TED talk? What was your process?
How many times did you exercise the talk before it was in its final stage?
How can you deliver emotion through your speech? How can you connect with the audience on an emotional level?
What lessons did you learn by doing this TEDx talk?
What does it mean for you to be authentic, especially while delivering a speech?

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Key Lessons

“Anytime we start something new, it’s going to seem big and scary. None of us are immune to this – it’s the human condition.”
“I look at the negative feelings or the things that bring us stress, not as something that is meant to be overcome or alleviated, but as something to be embraced and welcomed.”
“The simplicity of challenging and questioning the thoughts that naturally just occur in our mind is the most powerful practice that I’ve ever done.”
“I believe transformation is both instant and a life-long process meaning that the understanding can happen very quick.” – Click to tweet!
“Instead of always looking for fascination outside of us, let’s try to manufacture it from the inside out, as a moment by moment choice, as a decision.”

I truly hope this interview left you feeling more appreciation and love for yourself.

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP004: Learning to Act Out of LOVE Instead of Fear with David Henzel

I’ve chatted with this episode’s guest for the first time on Twitter (August 2015) and, a simple question turned into a full blown conversation which, later on, gave me the confidence to ask for an interview.

He is such a kind man and I am sure you will love what he has to share.

About David Henzel

David is the co-founder of MaxCDN (a content delivery network headquartered in Los Angeles) and he also blogs over at DavidHenzel.com about life, happiness and business.

To give you an idea of the size of the company – they speed up over 6 million websites, have over 60 employees all over the world and power websites like: 9gag, Kodak, Garmin, The Next Web & many more.

You can also follow him on Twitter or Instagram (you’ll love his branded pictures).

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Favorite Articles From David’s Blog

When my guests have blogs, I like to feature three articles that I liked the most, to give you more value and get to know the person even better. Here are my favorites:

The Definitive Guide to Planning Your Life (5 chapters & probably over 3,000 words of pure awesomeness)
A Simple Cold Email That Makes Networking Easy (free email template included – it’s so simple it will blow your mind)
How to Use Pain to Become a Stronger Person (vulnerability, acceptance and all kinds of other great stuff)

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The Questions That I’ve Asked David

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

Tell us about your story and why did you choose to become an entrepreneur.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
Work – life balance. How do you manage to run a super successful business and also have a family?
How do you deal with perfectionism on a day to day basis? What advice do you have for fellow entrepreneurs?
You are writing a book, right? Can you share some ideas?
How do you deal with stressful and bad days? What’s your strategy?
You are a recovering introvert. How did you change? What has worked for you?

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Key Lessons

If you sell something out of love – if you sell a product that somebody really needs, you fulfill a need for that person. If, however, you sell out of fear, the predominant thought in your mind would be “how much money will I make”. People are much more likely to buy something if you sell out of love.
Work – Life balance: clear down the roles and responsibilities and you have no more tension. The main idea is to blend these two together. You have to get this aligned and discuss what you want out of life.
Have patience and get to perfection over time, otherwise, things will just not launch.
If you can just accept a situation no matter how bad it is, then you can act. Otherwise, you just react.

Hope you’re feeling more confident in acting out of love instead of fear, but allow it time to become a habit and watch how you’re life is slowly changing for the better.

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP003: Fears & Successful Book Marketing with Alex Echols

Today, it’s all about fears, perfectionism, mentors and successful book marketing with my guest, and friend, Alex Echols.

About Alex Echols

He is a best-selling author for entrepreneurs and individuals who want to create profitable online businesses closely related to their passion.

You can find out more about him and follow his work at alexechols.com or over at his new venture ultimatebizbuilders.com (catch the webinar on March 24th about building a business from your passions!)

Did I mention that Alex has worked with companies like DreamWorks, TEDx, IMAX, Paramount or Mindvalley?!

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Get His Book: Two Week Notice

Less than a year ago, Alex published a book (not his first one, watch the interview to learn why) together with Andrew Gottlieb and Sulinya Ramanan. The book is a user-friendly guide to discovering your passion and building a successful business around it.

I’ll be honest: I got the book, but I haven’t read it all, but what I read was fantastic especially for young entrepreneurs like myself.

You can purchase the book on amazon.com!

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The Questions That I’ve Asked Alex

NOTE: these were not the only questions of the interview, but the questions that started the conversation.

What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you first started on this path of entrepreneurship?
Who inspires you? Who can you say were your mentors? Direct or indirect, it does not matter 🙂
How do you deal with a bad or stressful day? How do you deal with failure? (you’ll love his reply!)
How do you deal with perfectionism on a day to day basis? What advice do you have for fellow entrepreneurs?
In your book “The Two Week Notice” you talk about discovering your passion. What would you say are the fundamental steps for doing so?
What does it mean to write a book? How much time should you allow yourself?
What would you say are the biggest myths of writing a book?
What marketing strategy played the most important role in the success of your book?

Resources Mentioned During The Interview

Key Lessons

Most important doubts and mindset blocks that he had “am I good enough”, “do I have the right resources”, “do I have the money”, “was I old enough”.
His first mentors while growing up were his parents and his sister.
“One of the most powerful things that mentors can help you with is to see.”
The fundamental step in living a wonderful life, is discovering true passion.
While working on discovering your passion, you need to put in the work, take action, try new things, jobs and eventually you will find the one that feels right.
In order to successfully market a book, you need brand ambassadors, aka people that love you and are more than happy to promote your book.

Alex is young, super inspiring and an example for all youngsters out there doubting themselves if they should pursue entrepreneurship or not. It is possible and it can be FUN!

My goal is for you to always get at least one big idea from these interviews.

I’d love to know what resonated with you the most (in a comment below).

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SAP002: The Anatomy of A Good Brand Story with Julia “Juju” Hook

Today, I get to feature another inspiring entrepreneur and one of my favorite people from which I’ve learned A LOT even if she doesn’t know how much of a big impact she’s made in my life.

About Julia “Juju” Hook

Julia Hook has been helping companies build brand identities for the past 25 years and you can follow her work over at strategicjuju.com.

She also launched an online course that promises to make your brand unforgettable and is currently accepting new students. Check it out at unforgettableu.com

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Freebies From Julia

The Anatomy of a Brand – free download!
10 Steps to Building a Brand – free download!

Great Reads From Juju’s Blog

Julia is an amazing writer and I don’t know how she does it, but she publishes an article twice per week and they are not 400 words long. I’ve scanned through her blog and selected these three articles for you that are super valuable:

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The Questions

Among other stuff, these were the main questions in our conversation.

Tell us a bit about yourself and about your story, how did you started and, more importantly, why did you started.
What were some of the fears and doubts you had when you started out as an entrepreneur?
How did you get to know yourself better, your body and listen to what your intuition is telling you? Can you recommend an exercise, a book?
How do you deal with failure, bad days or days when you feel like not doing anything?
Who are your mentors?
What makes a good brand besides color, logo and business cards, of course?
If you were to pick just one, what would be the most important aspect of a brand?
What is the anatomy of a good story?

Resources

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (via amazon.com)

Key Takeaways

Initially, as an entrepreneur, you don’t get the luxury of choosing your clients, mostly because you don’t know with whom you’d like to work with, but also because you need to make money in order to grow the business.
“The concept of fixing yourself indicates, in some way, that you are broken.”
“I don’t believe anymore that I need to fix anything at myself and that’s a tremendous weight off my shoulders. It’s not egotistical.”
“Comparison is a thief. We compare to other people and it robs us of our self-esteem, our ability to move forward and it robs us of the ability to see ourselves clearly.”
“The impostor syndrome was one of the biggest mindset blocks I had.”
“Balance is a practice. Entrepreneurship is a practice. Everything is life is a practice.”
“Perfectionism can torture you, but it’s also the driving force behind your success.”
The brand story is more important than the back story. The back story is your story and its point is to validate your expertise.

Hope that you’re feeling a bit more relaxed after watching this interview, not trying to fix yourself that much, but I also hope that you’re walking away with at least one big idea about branding that you can implement this week. Julia has a way of making branding fun and easy to understand.

Julia has a way of making branding fun and easy to understand, doesn’t she?!

Had an “AHA! Moment” while watching this interview? Share it with me in the comments section below!

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SAP001: Building Brands With Soul with Kevin Stimpson

Welcome!

This article is a first in two ways: first article published on this new website of mine and first video interview (which turned out to be only audio).

The purpose of these interviews is to feature inspiring entrepreneurs and talk about some broad topics like their journey, fears and doubts, perfectionism, but to also talk about their area of expertise.

In order to raise your excitement for what’s to come, here are some of the topics that you will learn about by watching these interviews:

branding (in today’s interview)
SEO (search engine optimization)
Facebook ads & marketing
list building
funnels
book marketing
content marketing
webinars
networking and building great relationships
becoming a great writer
etc.

Podcast/Audio Version

Video Version

About Kevin Stimpson

Kevin Stimpson owns (together with his wife, Devona) a full-service boutique branding and creative agency in San Diego, California called Strive & Grind and is one of the most inspiring and motivated people that I personally know.

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The Questions That I’ve Asked

Tell us a bit about your story and why did you choose the path of entrepreneurship.
What were some of the fears & blocks that you had when you started out as an entrepreneur?
What does it mean to be a perfectionist to you? Was it ever a problem for you? If yes, how do you manage to keep it under control?
We all have bad days, we all go through failures and disappointments, what’s your strategy? How do you deal with bad or stressful days?
I believe that everyone needs a mentor, a coach if they are serious about succeeding, about making a living out of their business. Who are your mentors? Who inspires you?
You are part of some amazing communities & mastermind groups, what would you say is the best way to connect with someone that you admire?
What’s one book that played a very important role in your life?
What would you say are some very important aspects that a brand needs to have to become successful or to be taken seriously?
What do you do in your free time? What do you do when you are not working?

Resources From The Interview

DevonaStimpson.com – find out more about her work and even purchase apparel, accessories or canvas print
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (via amazon.com)
Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill (via amazon.com)
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (via amazon.com)
John Lee Dumas from EOFIRE.com

Key Takeaways

“I saw entrepreneurship as my way to freedom.” – Click to Tweet
“I love creating – that’s my biggest passion.”
“My biggest fear when I first started out as an entrepreneur was the fear of unknown – of not knowing if it’s going to work out or not.”
“A big block that I’ve encountered was not knowing where to start.”
Kevin started his first business at 23-24 years old.
Being a perfectionist was a problem for him as well because they did want everything to be perfect. Later on, they’ve learned that it’s an iterative process.
“I deal with bad days by thinking about what tomorrow’s going to look like and by thinking about how far I’ve come.”
“You build a relationship with someone by asking how can I help you instead of how can you help me.”

Kevin & Devona’s Wall of Mentors

Conclusion

Entrepreneurship is, by no means, just fun and rainbows, but it can definitely lead to freedom. This interview is, hopefully, only the beginning of some great talks with other inspiring and successful entrepreneurs.

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[VIDEO] 12 Signs You Are a Perfectionist Entrepreneur #CurePerfectionism

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft.”

– Anne Lamott

How do you know if you are a perfectionist?

Watch the video and learn the most common signs of being a perfectionist entrepreneur.

Perfectionism does not give us the chance to connect at all. Why? Having a relationship means having to connect. Connecting means being vulnerable. And being vulnerable is NOT something that perfectionist people (entrepreneurs included) do.

I chose this topic so that I could bring more awareness on the matter that is affecting so many entrepreneurs these days. The problem is that they don’t even know that some of their “issues” are related to perfectionism.

You will be amazed that some of these “issues” are actually tied up to being a perfectionist. From what I see, people believe perfectionism is just about overthinking a project or postponing things until they are perfect, without realizing that it’s much more complex than that.

Here are 12 signs that are probably the most common and big ones, but there are lots of nuances around perfectionism, especially in the entrepreneurial world, to talk about.

You might be a perfectionist if:

you procrastinate
you are paralyzed by fear of FAILURE
you find it very hard to make a decision
you care too much about what people think
you set unrealistic goals
you constantly feel disappointed in yourself
you beat yourself up for EVERY mistake
you don’t love yourself (see this interview)
you expect your life to be a straight line UP
it’s super hard for you to accept down times or any sort of negative feelings and situations because it does not align with your “perfect” vision of life
you never feel like you are GOOD ENOUGH (why would you, if you’re not perfect?!)
you do not know how to celebrate a WIN because, for you, it’s never ENOUGH.

See what 20+ Entrepreneurs answered to the same question “You are a perfectionist if…”!

What if I told you there is a different way that will allow you to enjoy life more? A different way that will allow you to take things less seriously and that will allow your business to GROW because of it?

Yes, it is possible!

Perfectionism is LEARNED. It’s time to UNLEARN it!

If you’re a perfectionist, I invite you to join the FREE LIVE TRAINING and understand how it affects your business and what you can do about it. You just have to make a decision and be determined.

I promise that your business will never be the same again after this live training.

– Mihai Herman