They say that if you walk away from your business for 6 months, come back, and you still have a business, then it's a real business. If not, then you are the business. But here's the thing. How do you make it so that you don't have to be the business? And if you were to walk away or deviate for a bit, how can you get paid what you're worth? Tune in to listen to this important episode.

Sometimes we reach inflection points in business. They're periods of great change. That could either mean change for the better or even change for the worse. But what do you do when things do go bad? How do you react? What feelings are going through your mind and coursing through your veins? And how do you respond and react when you feel like everything is falling apart around you? Tune in now to learn more.

Humans are driven by two things. Pain and pleasure. But here's the problem. We are oftentimes so afraid of things that we do anything we can to avoid it. That potential for pain is one of life's biggest motivators. But how do you harness that to fuel you rather than to hold you back in life? Tune in to learn more.

If you build it, will they come? We've heard it repeatedly. But is it true? When you take the time to create a product or service or some information, will the customers just magically appear? What do you need to do for them to show up? What's the process of going from idea to fruition and through to adoption? Tune in to learn more.

Blitzscaling. What is it? And how can you leverage it in your business? If you haven't yet read the book, go grab a copy right now. It provides unique insight into some of the largest companies in the world and what they did to grow at breakneck speeds. Tune in to find out more.

Hiring the right team is quite possibly one of the most important things you can do in business. But how do you find the right people? Where do you look? And what do you do when you can't find the right people off the bat? It's a set of questions for the ages. But at the foundation of any successful business is a team of rockstars. Without the right people, you can forget about success by any measure.

Don't kid yourself. It's never as easy as it seems. You might be tricked into thinking that a goal is only going to take so much effort or time or money, but it will take you far more. So be prepared. Expect the unexpected. Dig your heels in and fight. It will take you way outside of whatever you're comfortable with. But in the end, it will be worth it.

What do you do when all hope is lost? Where do you turn when it seems like nothing you do is working? How do you pick yourself up again? How do you keep moving forward? In business and in life, falling down is par for the course. But it's those who decide to get back up again and keep moving forward that win big.

If you're not comfortable with being uncomfortable, you can forget about making progress. Not in business. Not in your personal life. Not in your relationships. Nowhere. The truth is that all big progress takes place when you move outside your comfort zone. That's where true exponential growth occurs.

You have to risk the unusual or settle for the ordinary. Are you willing to do what it takes to win? Can you put it all on the line? Not many people can. Nor are there many people willing to do so. However, to the victors go the spoils. Because, in business and in life, those who can get comfortable with being uncomfortable, they're the ones who truly win at the highest levels.