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Are you busy? Simple question, I know. But almost anyone would immediately respond by saying yes. The problem is this, when we’re busy, it’s nearly impossible to grow our businesses, busyness can be a trap that can keep us from making progress at all. In this episode I talk with Kate Erickson, she has built a 7 figure, high-profit business with a small staff called Entrepreneurs on Fire. And she doesn’t work 24/7!

In addition to running Entrepreneurs on Fire along with John Lee Dumas, she is also the host of the podcast titled, Ditch Busy. After listening to her podcast, not only do I highly recommend it, but I also realized that she would be an ideal guest to talk to us about how we can begin to ditch busy so we can grow our business.

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Have you ever wanted to meet your hero? There is a system and strategy for connecting with the people that we look up to the most. In this episode, Travis Chappel; (Host of Build your Network and World Class) shares his effective 5-step framework for meeting your hero.

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Do you avoid discomfort? Or do you embrace it? The fact is, the more comfortable we become with being uncomfortable, the more we enable ourselves to succeed in life and in business. In this episode, I interview Navy Seal Combat Veteran, Brent Gleeson. Brent was part of multiple tours with Seal Team 5 and after retirement from service, he joined the world entrepreneurship. He was later named one of the top 10 CEOs by entrepreneur magazine and is now a bestselling author. In this episode we're talking through his book, Embrace the Suck: The Navy Seal Way to an Extraordinary Life.

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Work-Life balance has been called unobtainable, or even a myth by many business professionals. But Dr. Travis Parry has a different perspective. According to Dr. Travis and his 10+ years of research, achieving balance is possible, and should be pursued by every entrepreneur. Dr. Travis Parry is the creator of the Make Time Method and is the author of Achieving Balance. In this episode, you'll learn how to begin achieving work-life balance in our overworked world!

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Sales is a topic that I consider to be a lost art. Being a great salesman or saleswoman is a rare skill to find in today’s world. We prefer to hide behind our marketing and funnels. But the ability to sell is a skill that leads to success. In this episode, I talk to the most ideal person to talk about becoming a successful salesperson. Bob Burg. He is the author of the global bestseller, The Go-Giver. In this episode, Bob Burg walks us through the 5 laws of stratospheric success. If applied, these 5 laws will skyrocket your sales ability and future success!

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Have you ever considered hiring a Virtual Assistant? There are many entrepreneurs who take full advantage of the benefits that VAs have to offer, while others have never explored what a VA can do for them. In this episode, Nathan Hirsch shares a 4-part system for hiring a great VA. Additionally, Nathan is going to be answering the most submitted VA related questions.

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Do you know what you are meant to do with your life and work? Is what you’re currently doing what you know you are meant to do? In this episode, Jeff Goins shares his story of leaving a comfortable life to step into what he was made to do which, ultimately, led him to a life of purpose. In this episode, Jeff shares with us the 7 elements found on the path of discovering your calling from his book, The Art of Work.

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In this episode, Alex Sanfilippo interviews Chandler Bolt on his book "Published".

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Here are a few points they cover. (See full show notes at our blog link at the bottom.)

Looking for Your Why

You need to define “why” from a reader’s perspective and “why” from the writer’s perspective. This is where you need to focus on why are you writing this book and how is it going to fit in with what you are doing.
The 3 main reasons for writing are Impact, Income, or grow your business or a combination of any of these.
Get clear on why you are doing this and write it down and keep it in front of you to come back to throughout the entire process. This is for motivation and for clarity! Having clarity will keep you from going down rabbit trails and focusing on the wrong things.
Think of 1 person who is your reader and write to that person. Start the chapter almost as it is a letter to that person. What does that person want to hear? Do they want you to be funny? What tone of voice works best for this person?

Once you are done writing should you self-edit?
We recommend a verbal read-through after the draft. Actually, read it out loud. This will make the book better. After this hire a professional editor, they will make your book so much better!
Reedsy or Upwork are great freelance platforms to find editors.

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In this episode, Alex Sanfilippo interviews Michelle Tillis Lederman on her latest book the Connectors Advantage.

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They highlight 3 points from the book.

1. Connectors are open and accepting.
2. Connectors believe in abundance.
3. Connectors have a generous spirit.

Michelle Tillis Lederman's final thought:

There is no natural tendency to be a connector it is all learned behaviors it is all things that anybody can infuse into their interactions. It is just a way for us to embody the prioritization of people and relationships. When you are doing this, the things that you are working towards will get to you faster, easier, and better. – that is the connectors' advantage!

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Many entrepreneurs wonder how to land speaking engagements; especially paid speaking gigs! In this episode, we cover 4 steps for becoming a successful public speaker.

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In this episode, Alex Sanfilippo talks with Grant Baldwin about his book The Successful Speaker and how to land speaking engagements!

They discuss the acronym S.P.E.A.K.

S – Select a problem to solve.

P – Prepare your talk. 

E – Establish yourself as the expert.

A – Acquire paid speaking gigs.

K – Know when to scale. 

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