Onward Nation

Marc Mawhinney has a passion for entrepreneurship, having started a number of businesses in his life and growing one to 100 employees. Marc is now on a mission to help coaches build stronger businesses! After becoming a coach, he saw the struggles that coaches face while trying to build a successful business, and decided to do something about it! He launched "Natural Born Coaches", a daily podcast where he interviews successful coaches to share their advice with listeners, and he has created a number of innovative programs to help coaches get more clients and less stress, including his 6-week "Seize Your Niche" program!

Marc begins his day with the "Seinfeld Strategy" -- do what you need to do every single day and don't break the streak. ONWARD!

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." - Ayn Rand

Marc uses Bob Dylan's definition -- success is waking up in the morning, going to bed at night, and getting to do everything you want in between.

Marc tries to stay out of his head and takes action -- and Marc tells the reasons why here.

An "A player" is on the ball -- you can't haul them across the finish line.

1. Choose something that you're good at
2. Don't give away everything

1. Hire a coach
2. Get a mentor
3. Stick with what you're good at

• Website: www.naturalborncoaches.com

Shelley Davidescu is a business mentor for health and wellness coaches and the founder of Clean Forks. Professionally trained in mental health, Shelley helps health and wellness coaches master their online business. Shelley teaches how to build trusting relationships with their audiences through powerful message and sharing vulnerable parts of their story to authentically attract more dream clients in a magnetic way. Shelley has been featured in Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Elite Daily, and Fit Life TV.

Shelley loves to batch -- block out specific activities and only do that thing in those specific time. ONWARD!

Take care of yourself first -- Shelley gets up and goes for a walk before starting her work and then dives into mindset work.

Shelley was 20 minutes into a huge webinar and the audio was broken the whole time -- and Shelley tells the whole story here.

"If you are in business -- you are in the people business."

"Exist in your fear and harness it."

I would have a system for connecting with my audience before launching a product.

Systematize how you will connect with people.

1. Focus on people, not products
2. Share your own story
3. Stay connected to a tribe that really gets you and supports you

• Website: www.cleanforks.com
• Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/930890123655960

Mitch Stephen is a nationally known real estate entrepreneur, trainer, and consultant who has purchased over 1,300 houses in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. He is also the author of two books, "Failing Forward to Financial Freedom" and "200+ Ways to Find Bargain Properties." Mitch is a high school graduate who never stopped learning from books, seminars, and webinars, a graduate of "La Calle U" (which means "The Street" in Spanish), and a fine example of what "on-the-job-training" can produce in a person. Mitch now teaches others how to become financially independent and invest for more than just the typical lump-sum check.

Mitch has the systems in place so that he can spend the first hour of his day in bed answering emails -- and then his day begins. ONWARD!

"Action overcomes fear."

Success is a business that relatively recession proof.

Mitch believes that financial freedom isn't tied to wealth -- and Mitch tells the reasons why here.

1. Don't make excuses -- find the right deal

1. Talk to someone else who has already built the platform you want

1. Never -- ever -- stop your education

• http://1000houses.com/

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of "Is Your Business Worth Saving" where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. She is the host of the brilliant podcast Business Rescue Road Map, which became the #1 podcast in iTunes New & Noteworthy just 48-hours after launch!

Business Rescue Road Map airs three episodes a week -- interviews with high-achieving entrepreneurs on Monday and Wednesday and a solocast on Friday. Stacy loves the mix, especially since she gets to learn answers to questions like whether or not work-life balance exists.

1. Collection is the opt-in -- you have to provide something so valuable that people can't believe you're giving it away for free
2. Engagement -- you have to stand out when everyone is doing the same thing
3. Conversion -- if your free stuff is great, they'll be ready and waiting to hand you their money

1. The relationships I'm building -- I get free mentorship from people who charge a lot for consulting
2. The opportunities -- guest appearances on other podcasts, affiliate opportunities, etc.

People are listening to your show -- you need to understand that people are there for your opinion and not just your guests -- so have a real conversation.

Launching is a challenge -- so you need to have a great strategy and support team around you.

I spend only my Wednesdays on podcasts by batching them. And even though I air two episodes a week -- I record three episodes a week so I can build inventory.

Even though the podcast didn't exist at that point -- I was able to get some amazing people to be my initial guests. Don't sell yourself short because people will look into you.

• Website: StacyTuschl.com
• Free invite email: stacytuschl.com/onwardnation
• New podcast: businessrescueroadmap.com

Richard Sheridan, author of "Joy, Inc.", has never shied from challenges or opportunities. Rich's focus has always been on technology, his passion is process, and teamwork with the goal of Joy.

Rich's day starts with coffee, has breakfast, and checks his email -- keep yourself connected to the world. ONWARD!

"Everyone wants to work on something bigger than themselves."

Success is service to others.

Rich believes you lose creativity, innovation, imagination, and invention when you motivate with fear -- and Rich tells the reasons why here.

Rich doesn't believe in the "A Player" mindset -- he believes in great teammates that put others first.

1. Define joy -- who's life do you want to make better?

• Website: www.menloinnovations.com
• Twitter: @menloprez
• Email: [email protected]
• Book: "Joy, Inc."

Jim McCabe is Vice President and General Manager for SUCCESS. With 25-years experience in the media industry, Jim has seen the industry change from traditional print to early digital adoption, and finally, print and digital integration, and has successfully led major publications through these challenges. Before joining SUCCESS in 2014, Jim's leadership as a partner at LongBoard Media, executive vice president of PC Mag, and publisher of Fast Company and Worth magazine earned him a reputation as a champion for leading print publications into the digital age.

Jim writes down a list of priorities -- continuously evaluate what needs to be done. ONWARD!

Work on your relationships -- Jim connects with everyone on his team every day.

"Focus -- determine with your team what you want to accomplish, where you want to go, and a clear path on getting there."

"It's more important to include people than exclude people."

I would put in personal development systems -- people value other people that are trying to get better.

1. Be committed to the purpose
2. Have courage
3. Be flexible

• Website: www.success.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/SUCCESSmagazine
• Twitter: @successmagazine
• Podcast: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/success-insider/id1091005446?mt=2

Rosalie Chamberlain specializes in maximizing talent and productivity within organizations. Her mission is helping organizations become inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and to help individuals become their best authentic self to lead effective careers and lives. She is a nationally recognized consultant, facilitator, coach, and speaker in the areas of diversity and inclusion strategy, multicultural competency, leadership development, and talent management, with expertise in managing and leveraging diverse talent. She is the author of Conscious Leadership in the Workplace: A Guidebook to Making a Difference One Person at a Time; and has been quoted in numerous national and legal publications, as well as The New York Times.

Rosalie schedules everything on her calendar -- block out your schedule. ONWARD!

It is all about self-awareness -- Rosalie pauses, thinks, and is intentional about her actions.

Rosalie was kind of lonely after moving to Denver -- and Rosalie tells the whole story here.

"Self-awareness -- we cannot get to where we want to go if we don't know where we are."

"Purpose is concerned with every task that you do."

I would have had gotten assistance sooner.

Be collaborative -- we need the diversity of ideas.

An individual would have integrity and authenticity.

Look fear in the face, acknowledge it fully, and take it apart. Use this FEAR acronym:

1. Fight or flight
2. Exclude
3. Avoidance
4. Respond

• Website: rosaliechamberlainconsulting.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @RosalieChamberl
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/rosalie.p.chamberlain

Good Morning Onward Nation…I'm Stephen Woessner. During today's solocast…I am going to dig really deep — get personal — and share a story that will push my comfort zone quite a bit — but — the lesson in teamwork is powerful and that is why I want to share it with you, Onward Nation.

And so for this solocast — I am following the advice of many of our Onward Nation guests — when you feel that anxiety bubbling up — when you feel anxious about a topic — about a problem — about a situation in your business — you are likely headed in the right direction.

Don't run from it — instead — run toward it.

Don't let your fear overpower you — run toward the situation, Onward Nation — and you will likely be running toward your destiny.

You see…your destiny is really big, impressive, and if God were to reveal it to you all at once…it would likely frighten the living daylights out of you…without the context of how you will also grow along the way in order to get there.

So today, I am going to share a story about a situation that caused me to grow — it pushed me like I had never been pushed before — and I grew as a result.

And then nothing I have faced ever since has even come close to being anywhere close to as difficult of a challenge.

Nothing, Onward Nation. Because of this one day…I feel prepared to tackle any challenge — but not going at it alone.

No…this is not lone wolf story — this is not a story about individual heroism — or some sort of self-aggrandizing.

No, this is a story about teamwork and what happens when you and your team decide to follow what my good friend and mentor, Don Yaeger discusses in his newly released book, "Great Teams"…when he illustrates in detail how great teams win in critical situations.

I had the privilege of interviewing Don for a third time recently — and — we aired Episode 282 yesterday so he could take us deep inside his latest book, "Great Teams — the 16 things high performing organizations do differently."

And Don's principle of how Great Teams win in critical situations was so inspiring to me that I wanted to share how I have seen this personally play out and hopefully this story will have value to you — despite how it is pushing my comfort zone to share this with you.

To take you deep inside this principle of Great Teams — I am going to take you back to the summer of 1990…June 17, 1990, to be exact.

Don Yaeger has been as our incredible guest in Episodes 2 and 160. He is also one of Stephen Woessner's (host of Onward Nation) most influential mentors -- and someone who keeps him on the straight and narrow both professionally and in life. Don is the author of over two dozen books, a 9-time New York Times bestselling author (soon to be 10) a highly sought after, nationally acclaimed professional speaker, and one of the world's leading authorities on what makes the great teams great -- and -- how to put their proven practices into application inside any organization -- to propel a team to new levels of achievement.

Don was challenged to study this topic -- and he talks all about going on the road and talking to all the great team leaders in the episode.

Don talks about defining what a great team is -- and -- choosing who to study.

It's your team that is going to make or break your business.

1. Target purpose
2. Effective management
3. Activating efficiency
4. Mutual direction

1. Talent comes and goes -- Great Teams focus on culture.
2. The grit -- and the glue

Leadership has to inspire others -- trust allows you the opportunity to do something special.

• Don's new book "Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently"
• Don's Free Grit and Glue survey (and corresponding report)

Geoffrey Colon works at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Data punk, DJ, podcaster, and author of the book Disruptive Marketing, Geoffrey is a communications designer at Microsoft, where he leads a team of disruptive marketers to develop creative and analytical strategies for the company's search advertising business. Previously he was vice president of digital strategy at Ogilvy & Mather, digital communities supervisor at 360i, and social media specialist at Bond Strategy and Influence. He has written for The Futurist, Advertising Age, and Fast Company, and been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Billboard Magazine, Advertising Age, Los Angeles Times, and on NPR.

Geoffrey believes in having periods of the day away from technology -- we aren't designed to be around them all the time. ONWARD!

"Soft skills -- they come with time and learning."

• Website: geoffreycolon.net
• Twitter: @djgeoffe
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreycolon