Listen into this episode as Paul interviews Steven Coon on clubhouse. They go through his journey from homelessness to success and also touch on his book humble alpha. An episode with many life, as well as business, tips and pointers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Paul and Steven met on clubhouse, they both admit that they probably would have never met without this app.Steven is very active on clubhouse he often mods room including two of his own reoccurring rooms, success in business with plant medicine and success with imposter syndrome.
• It’s incredible the connections that can be made and the barriers that have been removed on clubhouse, who would have thought you could go on an app and connect so easily with big names like Elon Musk!
• Steven was in the US military and then became an entrepreneur after in 1996. He was ‘done taking orders’ and wanted to work for himself. His first venture was starting a cocktail bar.
• When Steven saw something that gave him fear, it’s what made him decide to go all in. Because he then knew it is something that would make him grow.
• 14 years after being an entrepreneur Steven lost his job, his wife, money and ended up being homeless. He flipped this on its head and saw it as a unique opportunity to take a life a bit slower, spend time with friends and relax more.
• However, it spiralled after a while and he got caught speeding and attempted to take his life but the gentleness the police officer used to stop him made him stop and think. He then spent 8 months living with monks completely off the grid where he learnt to love himself and understand what he needed.
• Legacy is for yourself not for others. Even when Steven was away for 8 months no one really took much notice, it was humbling. It made him realise if we don’t take care of ourselves, focus on our power within then there is no legacy.
• Steven started offering business and success advice to veterans for free. It was this that led to his business forming as people started asking him for paid assistance.
• Balance for entrepreneurs is notoriously difficult to find. But Steven believes in integration, so integrating the different areas and elements of your life to work together and giving focus to what area needs attention.
• Content creation is a great way to engage people as well as keeping yourself personally accountable.
• Steven recommends commercial real estate to invest at the moment as when big crashes etc happen this is what holds its most value. This is his opinion, please always seek independent financial advice before making any investment.
• A top tip for bulletproof business from Steven is to delegate the task but not the responsibility. It means he gets his team to do the work/jobs they are assigned but supports them through it and ultimately is responsible.
• The first 7 years is when children develop their personality. It’s key to think about communication and the little things that can have impact.

 

BEST MOMENTS

“It’s made us all realise the world is a lot smaller than it seems”

“This is a great chance for me, I’m not worried about paying bills as I can’t pay them anyway!”

“To this day I don’t know if it was real, if it was an angel but it doesn’t matter it saved me”

“Everything we do is for us”

“Who are you serving, where do they hang out and what problem do they know they have, that’s entrepreneurship right there!”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

 

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ABOUT THE HOST

 

Paul Abercrombie

 

Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Founder of Multiple Businesses. Paul is on a mission to help business owners and Entrepreneurs achieve success.

 

"In 2008 I left my full-time job to follow my dream of owning my own business and building a better life for me and my family. Since then I have started 12 businesses, generated millions in sales revenue and employed hundreds of people. I have also had some epic failures, made many mistakes and it’s my mission to ensure other can learn from my experience, avoid the mistakes I have made and achieve success in both life and business!”

 

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