Success Explained with Chris Guerriero

My top sales person ever brought so much value to us that he eventually earned equity in one of my companies.

In fact he did a handful of things so well that he rose-up inside of our company faster than anyone before him, now we've systematized, and with his help we've improved his checklist so at this point, we've had a lot of rock stars since him, because they have the advantage of following this checklist.

Now, he and I were talking the other day, and we were discussing this list, and he said there's one thing on the list that he believes is probably the most important thing that's brought the most value, to the tune of 10s of millions of dollars enter the company.

And I want to share that with you right now. So listen now and let me dig deeper into this...

Over the years I've come to believe that our first thought in the morning determines our success for that day.

And that's not to say that you can't wake up tired and still have a kickass day, or that you can't have a negative thought in your head at all.

But when you consciously do something that implants but quality guiding thought in your head first thing in the morning, I have found that the rest of my day it's usually more productive. So listen now and let me dig deeper into this...

Ever wonder what your team actually thinks about you?

Listen, you could do something perfectly in business 10 times, and most of your team will think that you're getting it right because you own the company, or they'll think that you're working hard just because you're the boss.

On the other hand, if you mess up JUST ONCE in front of your team, that will be the standard, that'll be what they believe is acceptable from that point forward until it's literally trained out of them.

I'll give you a very simple analogy that I think will help make this super clear, because I think that understanding this helps us to be significantly better leaders, and it also helps us to develop leaders underneath us almost automatically.

And the example is... showing up ON TIME.

Listen now, and let me take a deeper dive into this…

I have a friend named Tyler, who's a very well known gamer in the video game industry.

And believe it or not he plays video games for a living, and he does it so well he gets paid a tremendous amount of money and lives in a big compound he calls his "gaming compound". And he and I were talking earlier this week, and he explain to me his theory on life. And about how we are all living in a simulation.

And I use to call BS on that whole theory when I heard anybody else speak about it until he explained it to me. Because the way he explained it made a tremendous amount of sense.

The way he puts it is we're all living in a simulation, and the creator of this simulation put specific rules in place, and as long as the characters live by those rules, things go their way.

For example, when character walks slowly, or talks slowly, they get less accomplished.

And when a character walks faster and talks faster they get more accomplished, and the game rewards them for that. But he went a lot deeper into how the game rewards players who think positive thoughts, and who consistently take positive actions.

So, listen now, and let me dig deeper into this...

Nearly every billionaire who speaks on stage or at universities tells people to do something that is absolutely wrong.

And I know this because, over the years I've had a good fortune of becoming friends with some amazingly successful people in the business world, and in the music industry, and in the entertainment field. Many of them are the exact people who have made those same speeches. Billionaires and CEOs of some of the most prominent brands in the world.

And when I'm just sitting with them having dinner, or discussing business, what they say behind closed doors, or what they say when the camera is not on, is amazingly different than what they say from stage.

Because from stage, they tell everybody to follow their passion. Yet, with very few exceptions, I have never met somebody who became highly successful following their passion.

And looking back on MY PAST, and the conversations with these friends of mine about how we've become successful, it's never been about following our passion, it's always been about finding what we're good at and doing that.

So, listen now and let me dig deeper into this...

I was having dinner about a month ago with a friend who built a billion-dollar company and then "temporarily" retired and is now part of another company that's closing the gap on the billion-dollar mark AGAIN.

And about halfway through dinner he told me where the majority of his success came from. And this something that comes up a lot when I hang with friends, and it's something that's made a BIG difference in my life as well….

He said the majority of his success can be traced back NOT to new product launches, or to a specific person hired, or a big acquisition he made, but before any of those things happened, was a moment of SILENCE.

So, listen now and let me show you the importance of silence in business…

How much do you know about the stability of your business?

I mean, really, what's the stability of your: revenue, or your customer acquisition, or your ability to not only keep growing, but to grow at an impressive rate?

Think about that, because anybody who's REALLY been watching knows that we've had a pretty good run when it comes to business. Probably for the last decade or a little more than a decade. And if you look back in history and really study business trends, what you find is that there's a cycle of decades (or every 10 to 15 years), that there's either an upswing or downswing in buying patterns and business growth.

So, I want to talk about today is stability in business, so when all hell breaks loose, or when the economy drops out, or when you can't get employees to show up for work, your business is more likely to be one of those that keeps growing.

Because if you've been running a business without focusing on stability, which includes having a clear target, clear guidelines, and clear systems that help you keep growing through all the ups and downs. Then what you have, is like a car that's running out of gas.

So, listen now and let me show you how to create stability in your business…

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So, I posted on Instagram details on how much I pay our employees. And apparently, that's a topic that a lot of people want to know about, because that post triggered more emails into my office than any other social post I've ever made.

So, I wanted to go a little bit deeper and give you details on how I pay team members, but more specifically, how to determine if (and when) someone gets a raise or a bonus, AND how much they get. Now everybody on our team knows that when it comes to knowing how much to pay employees, there's 3 THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN for them to get a raise or a bonus. And probably the most valuable way for me to show you this is by using a case study…

So, let's take John for example. John's been with us for 4 years, and he knows that, because of the position he holds in the company, he gets a 15% raise in his pay every year, assuming these three things happen. First JOHN has to meet or exceed HIS financial targets for the year.

Next, John's DEPARTMENT needs to meet or exceed their financial targets for the year. And finally, the COMPANY needs to meet or exceed our targets for the year. Watch this video where I detail exactly how this played out for John… …because most people try to complicate this - but in reality, it's super easy, and it lets everyone on our team know exactly what to expect when it comes to employee pay.

And when everybody knows exactly what to expect, there's a lot less BS around people's pay. So, watch now and let me show you how this plays out…

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One of the easiest ways to be INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY in business and in life is to cut THIS ONE THING out of your day. …and I didn't realize I was doing this in my life until I noticed more and more of my friends doing it and then I saw that it was a staple in my life, and probably one of the most profound things that was triggering success and allowing me to build multiple companies, and to create the kind of wealth I wanted.

But before I show you this simple productivity hack, I have to tell you that UNDERNEATH this trait is the desire to BUILD SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND US. Like our family, or our future generations, or even the world.

So, keep that in mind because when you see this video, you might mistakenly think I'm telling you it's not important to do those things, but in reality, it's ALL ABOUT building things for yourself AND those you love.

Because the single productivity trait that has driven the majority of success and productivity in my life, and in the lives of other people in my circle, is our ability to limit or to avoid most forms of entertainment.

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If you're an entrepreneur and you're looking to grow your business to seven, or eight, or even nine figures in the shortest time possible, then understanding how to successfully buy companies is great way to scale almost any business fast, and also to massively increase your profit margin, if done right.

Now, if this is the very first time you're seeing one of my episodes, my name is Chris Guerriero. And I built nearly a dozen businesses, four of which are eight figure companies. I've also bought and sold companies in a variety of different industries.

I know that buying a business is initially kind of scary for some people. And it probably should be, because there's a lot that could go wrong. Unless, of course, you know how to do it, right. Which is part of what I want to go over here today. Because if you know how to do it, then the risk is far less. And the upside is just so much better. In fact, these days, I wouldn't buy a company or even invest in one unless I thought that I had a very high chance of making it a big win for everybody involved.

One of the main tools that I use to figure this out is a series of questions in twelve different categories. I’m going to share those categories as well as the questions so that you have a really good understanding of how we go out in there and evaluate companies before potential purchase. Plus how you can too, if buying a business sounds good to you.