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• The entrepreneurial journey is about so much more than just business stuff.
• I go through an interesting conversation that I had with a "successful" entrepreneur who had a really difficult regret.
• Instead of "How much to buy your business?" "How much would it cost to buy your family?" Meaning, Would the biggest success you can imagine in your business, justify you losing your family?
• The Entrepreneur's Trilogy™ is made up of:
  • Heartset
  • Mindset
  • Skillset
• Heartset and Mindset come first, PURPOSELY, because they feed into Skillset.
• Don't just let your business consume you!
• Concentrate on you, because you can only build your company to the extent that you can build yourself.
• To download the "Design Your Dream Life" PDF: CLICK HERE.
• Mentions:
  • Training on Gratitude
  • Dream BIG & CRUSH Your Goals
• Click here to get more free resources for entrepreneurs.
• If you have any questions about this, about your business, or about working with me, email me: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• 2 pieces of my morning routine that I challenge you try out, at any time of day it works for you.
• It only takes minutes, but it can alter the state of your day.
• If you put this into practice on a daily basis, it will change your business and change your life.
• We can't win the game of entrepreneurship or win the game of life, unless we truly can appreciate today.
• You can be grateful for the challenges you're facing and the lessons you're learning.
• To download your Gratitude PDFs: CLICK HERE. What's Included:
  • 40 Gratitude Prompts
  • DIY: Gratitude Jar
  • Gratitude Journal Worksheet
• Mentions:
  • Savage Sunrise
  • Savage Gratitude Journal - COMING SOON!
• If you have any questions about this, about your business, or about working with me, email me: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• My biggest mistake building companies #1 is: Letting Fear Lead
• Fear is a dream killer!
• Overcoming your fears is a step-by-step process.
• It's impossible to be a great leader or a great entrepreneur if you can't bust through fear.
• Fear leads to indecision. Indecision leads to stagnation. Stagnation is a BUSINESS KILLER.
• The Top 5 Fears of Entrepreneurs
  
  • Fear of Change
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fear of Not Knowing Enough
  • Fear of Spending $$ on Your Business
  • Fear of Saying No
• Savage Secret to support you in eliminating your fear.
• Mentions:
  • Your Business Plan on 1 Page, in 1 Hour
  • Savage Sunrise
• If you have any questions about this, about your business, or about working with me, email me: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• My biggest mistake building companies #2 is: I didn't nurture my brain to the same extent that I nurtured my body.
• 7 Steps to Level Up Your Business AND Your Life!
  
  • Determine how you got where you are. Are there any belief systems holding you back?
  • If you want to change your Output (your results), you gotta change the Inputs.
  • Feed your mind as regularly as you feed your body. If shit isn’t working for you, feed it something new, or you’ll stay exactly where you are.
  • Hang out with people who have done what you’re trying to do. Learn from them, get there faster and less painfully.
  • Get a coach to help keep your mindset strong and your focus where it needs to be.
  • Don’t just think and plan. DO. Get moving. Take Action. Show up.
  • Build up your Savage Shield™ for the tough times by inputting the G.C.P.P.P
• If you have any questions about this, about your business, or about working with me, email me: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• My biggest mistake building companies #3 is: getting and staying OUT OF BALANCE.
• All of the areas of our lives are interconnected, not independent. And as an entrepreneur, as the CEO of our own lives, it can become challenging.
• In this episode, I'll go through
  • a quick test to determine: are you out of balance? (and you may know that answer)
  • 4 root causes of imbalance in entrepreneurs
  • 7 steps to drop overwhelm and get back IN BALANCE.
• Balance is often portrayed in 2 common ways:
  
  • a 2-sided scale
  • an equally-sliced Wheel of Life
• I call BS on both. It's more complex than that.
• As an entrepreneur, all areas of our lives are interdependent, not independent. And we're at the center of that. I call this The Savage Circle.
• Mentions:
  • Dream Big & CRUSH Your Goals
  • Savage Sunrise
  • Activity Audit - If you're interested in my Activity Audit spreadsheet, shoot me an email.
• If you have any questions about this, about your business, or about working with me, email me: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• My biggest mistake building companies #4 is: Trying to fly the plane of 'Entrepreneurship' SOLO.
• The are only 2 ways to learn stuff in life: Your experience or someone else's.
• When you learn from your own experience, it usually hurts more, costs more and takes longer!
• Building businesses is one of those sports where, the longer you play, the greater your chance of dying!
• 20% of businesses don't make it past Year 1, and 70% of business don't make it to Year 11.
• There are many symptoms of failing companies. Just to name a few:
  • Not enough diversification
  • Not enough financing
  • Expanding too slowly or too quickly
• But there are 6 ROOT CAUSES for businesses failing.
• How do you avoid these? I strongly advocate that you seek out experience.
• The greatest learning laboratory on earth is at the feet of someone who's already done what you're trying to do!
• You can start off with passion and a plan, but a guarantee of entrepreneurship is... you WILL get punched.
• "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson
• I give you 6 signs to look out for to recognize when it's time to bring in support.
• A really great coach is going to have experience, give you confidence, reduce your pain, help you achieve your goals faster, is a great return on investment, and above all, they'll help you enjoy the journey!
• Mentions:
  • 1 Hour, 1 Page Business Plan - Free Training
• If you have any questions, about this, about your business, about working with me, or about entrepreneurship in general, shoot me an email: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com

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• My biggest mistake building companies #5 is: NOT OWNING MY MORNING.
• All the components of our lives are interconnected.
• The life of an entrepreneur is packed. Overwhelming can be an understatement at times.
• A morning routine will get you grounded, motivated, organized, and energized to go through your day. Being able to go out and attack your day begins with the way you start it.
• START TODAY. Just ONE thing. Baby steps.
• A great day is just one decision away. YOU have the power.
• It only takes 20 Minutes a Day!
• The Savage Sunrise Top 10
  • Only input G.C.P.P.P
  • Cold Plunge (if you dare 😅)
  • Brush & Build
  • Meditation
  • Gratitude & Prayer
  • Visualization
  • Self-Talk
  • Plan Your Day
  • Exercise
  • HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!
• Celebrate your wins-- big & small!"
• "You can only grow a business as much as you can grow the founder."
• "It is virtually impossible in the society that we live in to fly the plane of life solo. To fly the plane of entrepreneurship solo."
• Mentions:
  • Savage Sunrise: https://thesavagesecrets.com/sunrise
  • Calm, the app I use for meditation: https://www.calm.com/

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• Biggest Business Mistake #6: "Stopping taking care of my body when business is thriving, surviving or diving."
• "We only get one body. We only get to do this once. We don't get to screw this up and do it again. You don't get to say, Next time I'm going to do it right. No, it's LIFE: Take One! You don't get two chances."
• Our body is an automobile. And we have the ability to treat this automobile like a fine-tuned Ferrari that just purrs. Or it can be a clunker. It can be a clunker that sits on the side of the road, a clunker that just rusts.
• There are LOTS of things we cannot control. The things that we can control, we gotta do our damnedest to control.
• "That's a W.R.A.P!” W.R.A.P: Winner's Rapid Action Plan - 5 Ways to Take Action TODAY
• Mentions:
  • ALS ONE, the nonprofit founded by my late friend, Kevin Gosnell: https://alsone.org/
  • My morning routine that keeps me at my peak: https://thesavagesecrets.com/sunrise
  • Want support on your health journey? My wife Donna is a plant-based health coach, and has lots of free tools to help you! Check them out here: MySavageSecrets.com
  • Download my eBook, Triple Threat: There Are Only 3 Ways to Grow Your Business: https://thesavagesecrets.com/triple
• If you have questions about your business or just want to rap, send me an email: coachmike@thesavagesecrets.com.