L3 Leadership Podcast Episode #126: Lessons I’ve Learned from Starting and Running a Business

By December 18, 2016Blog, Leadership, Podcast

I was recently challenged by a friend to record a podcast lesson on the lessons I’ve learned from starting and running L3 Leadership. This lesson is a result of reflecting on that challenge. I hope that this podcast will encourage you and give you the confidence you need to launch a business, non-profit, or ministry that you’ve been afraid to start. If you are a business owner, I hope these lessons challenge and inspire you. Enjoy!

L3 Leadership Podcast Episode #126: Lessons I’ve Learned from Starting and Running a Business

L3 Leadership Podcast Episode #126- Lessons I’ve Learned from Starting and Running a Business

Notes:

Start a Business because You Have to, Not Because you Want to 
 
Just Do It 
 
  • Some will, some won’t, so what? -Paul Matthews
  • Write on a piece of paper everything you’re afraid of and share it with someone who believes in you!
  • Pull the trigger – Put a date on the Calendar!
Determine if there is a Market for What You Have 
 
 
Never Stop Asking for Feedback
 
Tactics: 
  • Join a Mastermind Group – Run everything by them
  • Have a Group of Advisors – run everything by them
Always be Adapting
Don’t Despise the Day of Small Beginnings – Your Value is not in the Results
  • Focus on the impact you are making instead of the impact you wish you were making!
  • Don’t worry about what you’re going to reap, worry about what you’re sowing!
Ignore the Critics and Haters 
 
If I would of listened to the naysayers, I would still be in the Austrian alps yodeling” -Arnold!
When you’re small,they ignore you. When you grow,they criticize you. When you succeed,they resent you. Keep focused on God! -Rick Warren
Have Fun, but then Decide if this is Just Going to be For Fun, or if it’s For Real 

Hustle, While Others are Sleeping or Watching Dancing with the Stars 
Do Something Everyday that Moves the Ball Forward
You need an Accountant, a Tax person, and an Attorney 
 
You Need To Grow in the Area of Running a Growing a Business 
 
Smart Passive Income Podcast with Pat Flynn
Entrepreneur On Fire by John Lee Dumas
Systems are Extremely Important 
 
Ask for Help as Fast as You Can
 
There are 6.1 Billion people who do not want to help you, go find the ones who do!
Surround Yourself with People who Compliment You
Prayer: God, send me eagles to help me grow!
 
Don’t be afraid of Making Money
 
You are the Chief Salesperson on Your Team 
You can have the best product in the world, but if nobody knows about it, it’s worthless! -Donald Trump
Don’t Quit, You Don’t Know what Things will Look like 1-5 Years From Now 
 
“We overestimate what we can do in one year, but underestimate what we can do in 5 years.” -Mark Batterson
You Have No Idea What’s in You 
 
Your Business can be a Blessing 
You never know what Your Business will set into Motion 
 
Jeff Leake once said this about legacy, “Our legacy shouldn’t just be determined by what we did, but by what we set into motion!”

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