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The Mindset Of A Successful Business Owner with Kenny Chapman and Tommy Mello

📅 December 25, 2019 ⏱️ 1:23:20 🎤 Kenny Chapman, Tommy Mello

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    The mindset of a successful business owner
  • 3:15
    It all starts with vision
  • 6:29
    What that hour of work is really worth
  • 9:43
    Creating freedom for the people you lead
  • 16:13
    Off-Balance on Purpose
  • 19:30
    Your business is a reflection of you
  • 29:19
    Adapting from a world before Google
  • 35:49
    The trades and the people who run them
  • 42:23
    When you get kicked in the teeth
  • 45:37
    You don't have to build an empire
  • 55:20
    Desire progress, not perfection
  • 1:08:30
    Don't bet against Google
  • 1:18:18
    You can't send a duck to eagle school

Speakers

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Kenny Chapman
The Blue Collar Coach; Author & Business Coach
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Tommy Mello
Host; Founder & CEO, A1 Garage Door Service

Key Takeaways

The mindset of a successful owner starts with vision — everything you build has to flow from a clear picture of where you're going.

Your business is a reflection of who you are; when you want to change the company, start with the mirror.

You don't have to build a dominating empire — deciding you want four or five trucks and $1.2M is a completely valid, successful vision.

Desire progress, not perfection — the pursuit of perfect is one of the number-one productivity killers on the planet.

Create freedom for your people; the best way to change lives is to build a business that gives your team real freedom.

Hire for fit — you can't send a duck to eagle school; put people in roles that match who they actually are.

How you bring your value proposition is everything, and the platform (like Google) is just a marker — don't bet against where customers already are.

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