The Sam Ovens Podcast

It's funny, people try to make the business so complicated. They get all worried about the latest software, the new podcaster microphone and making sure they get those hashtags just right on the gram -- but --  they completely forget about managing the most precious resource they have -- their time!

Quantum Mastermind is my highest level of training. Most people in the group are making 7-figures, 4 people are making 8-figures. It's a talented group of people who are doing well.  You'd think we get into super-advanced things at this event? What's funny is, we start day 1 the same every single time by doing an audit of where people's time and attention is going. We basically work on  "time management" and "productivity" for the first day. Why? Because this is where the big leverage is. Not by adding another chatbot to your site or a hashtag strategy to your shitty Instagram, by calming the hell down and focusing on doing some meaningful work that adds value.

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How do billionaires think? Are their brains different than other peoples? Success isn't magic, it's cause and effect. There are actions people have taken in their life that have had profound impacts that made them successful. Success doesn't happen by chance, it happens by taking specific actions. What causes somebody to take action? Their thinking! It's their analysis, rationalizing, decision making, tradeoffs, problem-solving, etc. What part of a human is responsible for these functions? The mind! Success derives from the mind: Mind - Thinking - Action - Success. Your mind is the boot loader for everything, it's the most important thing to understand and improve if you want to perform better in life. Because of this, I've had a fascination with successful people's minds. I wanted to study them, how they think, and how their brains function, so that I could assemble one for myself. In today's podcast, I share with you what billionaires' minds look like, how they work and how to assemble one of them for yourself starting today!

Why does your business exist other than for the purpose of making money? This is the MOST important question you can ask! And what's scary is that most entrepreneurs don't have an answer to this question. The only reason their business exists is to make money for themselves. What's wrong with this? Legally there's nothing wrong with this at all and people can do whatever they want! The problem is that these people will fail at making money and wonder "WHY?".  Money is a byproduct of value when you create value you make money. And money isn't value. So you can't create money by trying to make money, it just doesn't work that way! Companies who aim to solve problems and improve people's lives create value, the byproduct of this is money. Lots of money. If you want to be motivated, have fun, help people and make a lot of money while doing so -- this video is for you!

Tired of moving slowly and getting pulled in 100 directions? Tired of projects lying in limbo and not completing anything? Chances are, you've suffered "death by 1,000 cuts". It's the little things that waste our time and suck our energy dry. Its the "got a minute", "quick check" or "just this once" that sneak up on you and suffocate you. The worst part is that you never see it coming because it disguises itself as a tiny task and we're standing guard for big tasks. If you want to get anything meaningful done, you've got to become a ruthless defender of your time. You've got to stand guard 24/7.

In this podcast, I explain to you how to heal the 1,000 lacerations and get back to optimal efficiency as quickly as possible.

Confused? Frustrated? Not sure why you're doing what you're doing? Confusion occurs when you don't know what to do. To figure out what to do, you must first define what you want. Once you know what you want, you can select what to do based on its a likelihood of achieving what you want.  Once you know what to do, you do it until you get what you want. Sound too simple? Common sense isn't common practice.

This podcast explains how to cure confusion, get focused and win.

Do Billionaires think differently? How does their thinking differ compared to normal people?

This question has fascinated me and finding the answer became an obsession. For more than 5 years I searched for clarity on this...

One day I found out what the difference was -- something called "systems thinking". 

This is THE THING that makes all the difference. 

Check out the full video + downloadable resources here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/systems-thinking-how-billionaires-think

What should you focus on as the CEO/Founder of a brand new company? Most people have no idea and they waste their time focusing on the trivial many instead of the vital few things that move the needle. The truth is the role of a CEO/Founder changes with time and there are different priorities depending on the stage of the business:

Stage One: Product-market fit. 

Stage Two: Distribution.

Stage Three: Talent and culture. 

If you want to start and grow a profitable business for the long-term,  you need to master the three stages and keep your eye on all three balls at all times.

The difference between "exceptional people" and "good people" isn't incremental, it's exponential. Exceptional people are 10x better than good people. They produce 10x the output. Our social and education systems mislead us on this fact. We think an "A" is only 1-step above "B" and exceptional is only 1-step above good. This is dead wrong. Why are exceptional people 10x better than good? It's because they're good at a broad range of things, they're generalists with wide and deep worldly wisdom and extreme talent on something specific. Google calls this "t-shaped people", we call them "full-stack people". Once you discover this kind of person, you will never hire a normal person ever again. In today's podcast, I share with you how to become one of these people, identify them, hire them and train them so you can build an army and win.

Why do most businesses fail? What do they do wrong? And most importantly, how can you avoid making these fatal mistakes? Most entrepreneurs and business owners are obsessed when it comes to studying success, but few of them turn to the dark side and study failure. Warren Buffet once said: "I want to know where I'm going to die so that I never go there". Buffet knows that avoiding fatal mistakes is a better business strategy than studying and implementing successful actions. I did a postmortem analysis investigating the causes of death for 100+ companies across different industries, time periods and countries and here's what I found to be the main 3 causes.

How do you grow your business from a scrappy 1-man band to a well oiled 8-figure machine? This transformation is hard and most entrepreneurs don't make it...You need to change who you are at a fundamental level. You need to evolve from a "promoter" to an "operator". History shows us that promoters never last, they thrive in new markets but quickly get taken out by disciplined operators. If you want to win in business over the long term -- you must become an operator -- this video shows you how.