This week my good friend and listener of the Podcast visited me in Nashville.  He wanted to talk about his role as a youth counselor for boys and his take on the race issue as a black man in the United States today.   

In the last several weeks I have ran into situations where knowing your numbers was a critical part of the discussions.  In this episode I talk about a real weakness of mine but also something that is mission critical for growth.  Budgeting and cost controls are not a topic that most entrepreneurs love to talk about...some weirdos do  :)   Most didn't start their business to get tied up in the day to day of knowing the numbers but all successful ones absolutely must know them.  I will discuss some practical ways to look at budgeting and cost controls to make sure you are running your best possible business.  

The best leaders lead themselves and their lives first.  It's hard to follow someone that doesn't practice self discipline first. From timeliness to good decision making to doing admirable things...you must start with you.  

I talk about two organizations that I am in that help me see what other entrepreneurs are working on and struggling with as well as attending the first ever Music City Grand Prix Indy Car Race.

With the labor crunch hitting everyone, I asked Chuck to be my guest and talk about how he has done so well on so few employees.  Chuck talks about his extensive training in fire department that taught him to be organized first!  

Chuck also has a consulting business called The Roydhouse Effect where he travels to businesses to help them build and implement systems in their businesses.  [email protected]

Today I discuss an article that I read about success from the team at Fearless Motivation.  The 5 things are big obstacles in peoples lives and they need to address them and move around them!  

Also, I will be speaking at the CSIA Homecoming Event that will be held Aug 18-20 in the Indianapolis area.  I will also be bringing most of my technicians as it will be a great learning experience!  www.csiaconference.org

What is success?  Do you have a definition?  You should.  Guess what?  Good news...No matter what your definition is, you are right. The main thing is to define it so you know when you are achieving it.  Chances are you are already successful by someone else's definition.  

This week I finish up my review and commentary on the book by Darren Hardy called The Compound Effect.  We talk about money management, the E vs E Ratio, 'The Big Moandd lots of other great stuff.  " Also, thanking everyone for a great birthday!

We just passed 35,000 listens!!!!

In a recent article that I read in Inc. Magazine, they talk about mindsets and habits that people get into that will keep them from ever being rich       ( monetarily)

Let me know what you think!

This is the second part of my fantastic interview with Drew McClure from the company Mitchell McClure.  They help keep high performing teams functioning at their best without dropping into the dreaded BURNOUT zone.

www.mitchellmcclure.com