Breakthrough Success

In our latest episode, I am joined by Tom Corson-Knowles, an entrepreneur, publisher, and author of 20 bestselling books. Listen in as we discuss his career, and as Tom drops some super valuable information on success as a writer.

Tom had a different dream than his classmates, and wanted to be successful for his quality of life and to make a change in the world...rather than working crazy hours at a Wall Street cubicle. He had a clear vision and set his sights on it.

Tom talks us through his start and how he became a bestselling author. Tom discusses how we should model our way to success and wants us to avoid a devastating mistake most people make when they publish their first book.

Wondering how to get people to buy your books? Tom goes deep into this question within the episode. You'll also hear about "thinking time" and many other lessons that will help you become a more successful author and entrepreneur.

Key Links from The Show:

www.tckpublishing.com - Tom's Publishing Company's Site

www.ebookpublishingschool.com - a free Video tutorial on publishing

www.publishingprofitspodcast.com - Tom's Podcast

Learn:

- Tom's 3 Keys of Authorship

- How to run a business and still have time to write

- Tom's best lesson learned during his career

- To model success on those who you consider successful

- How and why to create a great team around you

In our latest episode, I am joined by Tom Corson-Knowles, an entrepreneur, publisher, and author of 20 bestselling books. Listen in as we discuss his career, and as Tom drops some super valuable information on success as a writer.

Tom had a different dream than his classmates, and wanted to be successful for his quality of life and to make a change in the world...rather than working crazy hours at a Wall Street cubicle. He had a clear vision and set his sights on it.

Tom talks us through his start and how he became a bestselling author. Tom discusses how we should model our way to success and wants us to avoid a devastating mistake most people make when they publish their first book.

Wondering how to get people to buy your books? Tom goes deep into this question within the episode. You’ll also hear about “thinking time” and many other lessons that will help you become a more successful author and entrepreneur.

Key Links from The Show:

www.tckpublishing.com  - Tom’s Publishing Company’s Site

www.ebookpublishingschool.com - a free Video tutorial on publishing

www.publishingprofitspodcast.com - Tom’s Podcast

Learn:

- Tom’s 3 Keys of Authorship

- How to run a business and still have time to write

- Tom’s best lesson learned during his career

- To model success on those who you consider successful

- How and why to create a great team around you

On today's episode, Ramon Ray and I discuss hosting a successful event. As someone who constantly wants to bring people together, Ramon has made a truly interesting career out of hosting events, that is if he isn't speaking at an event or running Smart Hustle Magazine.

Starting from the ground up, Ramon grew the size of his events depending on what he saw was appropriate, and has made good on his decisions when planning for each event. He takes us through what he considers the "5 broad buckets" of planning to host an event, and what he thinks is a strong marketing plan.

We chat about the ups and downs Ramon has faced, and he explains that he even still goes through this process today, and what it is that he does to stay motivated and creative during those bad times. We are fortunate to hear an interesting and comprehensive insight into the world of events.

Listen in to hear why Ramon compares planning events to having a baby, and the best lessons he learned during his career.

Key Links from the show:

www.ramonray.com - Ramon's Personal Site

www.smarthustle.com - Ramon's magazine

Learn:

- Ramon's advice for breaking through

- Ramon's tips for putting on an event on a shoestring budget

- How to get good speakers at your event

- Why planning and building in time to market is key

- Ramon's inspirational quote

On today’s episode, Ramon Ray and I discuss hosting a successful event. As someone who constantly wants to bring people together, Ramon has made a truly interesting career out of hosting events, that is if he isn’t speaking at an event or running Smart Hustle Magazine. 

Starting from the ground up, Ramon grew the size of his events depending on what he saw was appropriate, and has made good on his decisions when planning for each event. He takes us through what he considers the “5 broad buckets” of planning to host an event, and what he thinks is a strong marketing plan. 

We chat about the ups and downs Ramon has faced, and he explains that he even still goes through this process today, and what it is that he does to stay motivated and creative during those bad times. We are fortunate to hear an interesting and comprehensive insight into the world of events. 

Listen in to hear why Ramon compares planning events to having a baby, and the best lessons he learned during his career.

Key Links from the show:

www.ramonray.com - Ramon’s Personal Site

www.smarthustle.com - Ramon’s magazine

Learn:

- Ramon’s advice for breaking through

- Ramon’s tips for putting on an event on a shoestring budget

- How to get good speakers at your event

- Why planning and building in time to market is key

- Ramon’s inspirational quote

Seth Godin has been my role model since the very early stages of my entrepreneurial journey. I am privileged to have had the opportunity to interview him for my podcast.

In case you don't know him, he's a 18-time bestselling author (Purple Cow and The Dip being my two favorites…it's too hard to even think about ranking them though) who founded many great companies like Yoyodyne and Squidoo. I came across Seth's content during my Squidoo days, and during my time on Squidoo, I learned a lot of what I know now. I attribute my time on Squidoo as a critical phase of my journey.

Seth has been an entrepreneur for 40 years. While he's an entrepreneurial superstar now, he didn't have that status early in his career. His books were rejected 800 times, and through this rejection, he learned that enthusiasm over criticism is a must. Seth talks about that, why it's important to look at what you can offer the world, how you can help solve problems, and much more.

And his inspirational quote is quite fascinating. That will be revealed in the episode.

Key Links from the Show:

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/04/first-ten-.html - Seth's mentioned blog post

http://www.yourturn.link/ - Seth's recent Book

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ - Seth's Blog Posts

Learn:

- 3 Tips for marketing yourself and your products better

- Seth's thoughts on achieving a breakthrough

- Why it's important to watch people

- To not rush or expect everything at one

- Why "90% of success is showing up"

Seth Godin has been my role model since the very early stages of my entrepreneurial journey. I am privileged to have had the opportunity to interview him for my podcast. 

In case you don’t know him, he’s a 18-time bestselling author (Purple Cow and The Dip being my two favorites…it’s too hard to even think about ranking them though) who founded many great companies like Yoyodyne and Squidoo. I came across Seth’s content during my Squidoo days, and during my time on Squidoo, I learned a lot of what I know now. I attribute my time on Squidoo as a critical phase of my journey.

Seth has been an entrepreneur for 40 years. While he’s an entrepreneurial superstar now, he didn’t have that status early in his career. His books were rejected 800 times, and through this rejection, he learned that enthusiasm over criticism is a must. Seth talks about that, why it’s important to look at what you can offer the world, how you can help solve problems, and much more.

And his inspirational quote is quite fascinating. That will be revealed in the episode.

Key Links from the Show:

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/04/first-ten-.html - Seth’s mentioned blog post

http://www.yourturn.link/ - Seth’s recent Book

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ - Seth’s Blog Posts

Learn:

- 3 Tips for marketing yourself and your products better

- Seth’s thoughts on achieving a breakthrough

- Why it’s important to watch people

- To not rush or expect everything at one

- Why “90% of success is showing up”

On today's show, I chat with Rob Cubbon, a successful Amazon author, personal development guru, and entrepreneur. From being stuck in an office job in 2006, Rob now enjoys a happy, enjoyable lifestyle. In this episode, he takes us through how he got from the past to present day.

Rob joins Marc to discuss his unique take on business, and why he strives to make his life as interesting and enjoyable as possible, while growing his personal brand.

A key component of Rob's life is to enjoy things, and enjoy the present moment, as much as being engrossed by goals and targets.

Rob takes personal branding seriously, and shares with us why he finds it just so important and key to his success. Listen in to hear about Rob's unique journey, and as always, our guest's favorite quote!

Important links from the show:

www.robcubbon.com - Rob's Website

www.robcubbon.com/freecourses - Rob's free courses

www.robcubbon.com/free - Rob's free eBooks

Learn:

—Why growing an email list is so key to growth

—The importance of personal branding

—Advice for budding entrepreneurs

—3 Tips for transitioning from being employed to leaving and working on your own project

—Rob's favorite inspirational quote

On today’s show, I chat with Rob Cubbon, a successful Amazon author, personal development guru, and entrepreneur. From being stuck in an office job in 2006, Rob now enjoys a happy, enjoyable lifestyle. In this episode, he takes us through how he got from the past to present day. 

Rob joins Marc to discuss his unique take on business, and why he strives to make his life as interesting and enjoyable as possible, while growing his personal brand. 

A key component of Rob’s life is to enjoy things, and enjoy the present moment, as much as being engrossed by goals and targets.

Rob takes personal branding seriously, and shares with us why he finds it just so important and key to his success. Listen in to hear about Rob’s unique journey, and as always, our guest’s favorite quote!

Important links from the show:

www.robcubbon.com - Rob’s Website

www.robcubbon.com/freecourses -  Rob’s free courses

www.robcubbon.com/free - Rob’s free eBooks

Learn:

—Why growing an email list is so key to growth

—The importance of personal branding

—Advice for budding entrepreneurs 

—3 Tips for transitioning from being employed to leaving and working on your own project

—Rob’s favorite inspirational quote

On today's episode, we are joined by Aaron Walker, a successful entrepreneur focused on personal development. From turning over stores, getting bought out by Fortune 500 Companies, and delving into construction, Aaron has led a career of variety before deciding to give back to others. Listen in to hear why he decided to give back.

Aaron and Marc sit down to discuss the interesting and insightful journey Aaron has taken in his career (and his retirement!). Starting out small, and growing businesses to giant proportions, Aaron quickly moved from a humble starting point to one sought after by the biggest companies, but quickly became bored. Aaron talks us through the moves he made after that to feel like he lives his life with purpose and to do what he didn't know he could so well: help others. After an unfortunate turn of events, Aaron was left to reconsider life and what it offered him, or more importantly others.

We are lucky to gain insight into the thoughtful, creative mind of Aaron as he strives to pass on his skills and knowledge to those that might need it most. We hear how and why Aaron loves helping others become great, and why he always strives to go over and above, always more than the minimum. As a truly selfless individual, Aaron is a stand-out role model, and we are blessed to be able to understand how he came to be in this position.

As always we are treated to our guest's favorite quote, along with a free gift left for the listeners.

Key Links from the show:

www.viewfromthetop.com - Aaron's website

www.veiwfromthetop.com/breakthroughsuccess -Aaron's free gift he mentioned in the episode

https://twitter.com/VFTCoach - Aaron's twitter handle

Learn:

- Why delaying personal gratification for the advancement of others is important

- Why building relationships intentionally is key

- Aaron's advice for trying to breakthrough

- Why it's important to spend 10% of your income on personal development

- Why meeting peoples' needs rather than making sales is crucial

On today’s episode, we are joined by Aaron Walker, a successful entrepreneur focused on personal development. From turning over stores, getting bought out by Fortune 500 Companies, and delving into construction, Aaron has led a career of variety before deciding to give back to others. Listen in to hear why he decided to give back.

Aaron and Marc sit down to discuss the interesting and insightful journey Aaron has taken in his career (and his retirement!). Starting out small, and growing businesses to giant proportions, Aaron quickly moved from a humble starting point to one sought after by the biggest companies, but quickly became bored. Aaron talks us through the moves he made after that to feel like he lives his life with purpose and to do what he didn’t know he could so well: help others. After an unfortunate turn of events, Aaron was left to reconsider life and what it offered him, or more importantly others. 

We are lucky to gain insight into the thoughtful, creative mind of Aaron as he strives to pass on his skills and knowledge to those that might need it most. We hear how and why Aaron loves helping others become great, and why he always strives to go over and above, always more than the minimum. As a truly selfless individual, Aaron is a stand-out role model, and we are blessed to be able to understand how he came to be in this position.

As always we are treated to our guest’s favorite quote, along with a free gift left for the listeners.

Key Links from the show:

www.viewfromthetop.com - Aaron’s website

www.veiwfromthetop.com/breakthroughsuccess -Aaron’s free gift he mentioned in the episode

https://twitter.com/VFTCoach - Aaron’s twitter handle

Learn:

- Why delaying personal gratification for the advancement of others is important

- Why building relationships intentionally is key

- Aaron’s advice for trying to breakthrough

- Why it’s important to spend 10% of your income on personal development

- Why meeting peoples’ needs rather than making sales is crucial