The Daily Battle

Today, I had the opportunity to have coffee with a Master Go Giver… A man who has built his business and career around connecting other people… It was a refreshing experience to interact with someone who selfishly and selflessly is interested in connecting and helping other people….Sit back as I dive into my experience today and in the past… how you can apply this in your business today…

I went dark for a bit and I have to admit, I was thrown off my cadence by a conversation I had with a local business coach. We met through the chamber via a chamber member recommending I connect. We had a conversation and he made some recommendations around some of the things I was doing. One of which was this daily battle podcast and to tone it down, etc. See, I truly appreciate his time and I know his intentions are in the right place, and a few of his suggestions I will implement but I have to own my voice… So, Join me today as I explain why? ....

Recently there has been some turmoil happening in my extended family and there have been a few times I have felt compelled to take a stand for what is right, to be the calming force, to roar when it needed it, to stand at the head of the table. At the end of the day its my responsibility to lead my family away from the fire and not let things burn. I would be out of integrity of who “I am” to stand by and allow it to happen. The distinction that I am grateful to be given in the recent past is I am leader not a savior. How does this relate to running a business? When you run a small business your team is like a small family, your micro movement you are leading, those people are believing in you and following you. And you’ll have instances where the interpersonal interactions, ie conflict, the good times, the bonds will feel like family but its your job as the leader to maintain the culture or even fix the culture.

Today's episode, I am just going to go off the top of my head on what this means....to me...If you are offended by foul language...I would suggest skipping this one...

On today's show, we talk with Andre Guerra an inbound marketing expert, a HubSpot early adopter, and design genius. He started designing websites at the age of 14 and even design one of our first websites for CrossFit Surf City...Take a break and listen to him dig deep and we talk marketing...

The Single Best Habit for Success in Your BusinessOne of the single best habits, I started many years to mange the successful in my business was the tracking of daily numbers. Daily numbers for gross, income detail, expenses, income calls, sales appointments, and sign ups. See, I stepped on the scale today for a daily weigh in and I had made progress from the day prior. As I did this it reminded me the importance of taking daily numbers within your business and measuring where you are and where you need to go… On today’s episode, I dig deep and rant about how this can be the single most important habit for the success of your business.

As Entreprenuers we are natural creators, natural builders, natural innovators if we weren't we wouldn't be doing what we are doing. It's why we can't work for anyone...becuase when we see something broken, an opportunity, or anything that will give the business an edge feel complled to create change...and blaze new trails...That's why we need systems, they are the rules of our business, the rules of the game...just like in football.. there are sidelines...endzones...what we can and can't do...The entreprenuer types can see short cuts...the hacks...that have not yet been defined...they want to break the rules...and "think outside of the box"...But we need to have balance and operate by the tried and true rules that have proven results...and that avoid injury...just like the no head to head contact rule in the NFL...its there for the players benefit...because the price to pay is too great... Where do you need to stop breaking the rules? What rule do you need to create to avoid a serious injury?

A person I am friends with on Facebook posted this "While you are figuring it out how to do it half right, someone else is doing half wrong"I love this quote and it came at the right time because I recently started running Facebook ads and it took me back to how in the past I spent a lot of time figuring out how to do it right vs just doing it half wrong. Today, I dig deep into this and we talk about how or what you can do to just move forward...

Today, I stepped on the scale weighing in at 204, 4 pounds under where I started a year ago. In the last year, I had got down to 188 but started to hit a point in November where I was burn out of tracking, weighing and measuring.

The last couple of days, I have felt a bit out of a groove, I have felt not as on fire as before I left for the Warrior Wealth Confrence and definatily not as on fire as when I was at the confrence. And I journaled these few lines, I was compelled to send my boys a voice message, my wife a voice message, my mom a voice message, and my sisters a voice message. My experience was once I was done I felt the fire...

Be Battle Ready Episode #8 Lifestyle and Personal Development with Drew Hunthausen

What is the first thing you need to do when starting your business? Get a group of people to try your product or service for free....

In this week's episode, we circle back to our third topic in this series where we will discuss Sales. We are grateful and excited to have Brian Fremgen, Senior Specialty Leasing Manager for Pacific Retail Capital Partners, to have a deep dive conversation around the topic of Sales.The following topics will be discussed every month: Week 1: LeadershipWeek 2: Marketing Week 3: SalesWeek 4: Lifestyle & Personal DevelopmentWho is Brian Fremgen?Brian Fremgen is the Senior Specialty Leasing Manager for Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP). Brian works with local small businesses owners begin or grow their physical retail presence. He has worked for large and small commercial real estate developers in various states.His goal is to help his retailers grow their business, be successful, and profitable. Outside the office he enjoys raising two boys alongside his beautiful wife.

Daily Battle #4: Your Capacity Execute Expands to the Level You Expand

Daily Battle #3: Lean Into Your Fears and Your Fears will Reward You