Time stamped show notes:
[1:32] Myke is 28 years old and lives in Richmond, VA. He founded and runs a digital marketing company.
[2:03] He used to live with a scarcity mindset. He was never happy and was very negative.
[4:12] He used to be a bartender. Led an unhealthy life – getting drunk, going to bed late, sleeping until late, partying, etc.
[6:33] His biggest struggle was getting over the fact that moving forward in life or becoming a more successful, healthy, wealthy person was possible.
[6:59] His biggest struggles as an entrepreneur are: delegation, cutting out fluff, and staying focused on results.
[10:50] He came to a realization and asked himself: “What do I really want to do?”
[12:21] He decided he didn't want to be the kind of person who is not in control of his life.
[16:11] He got a notification from his landlord saying he had 30 days to leave because the house had to be gutted.
[17:42] A friend introduced him to network marketing.
[21:17] Why does certain advice only work for some people?
[25:24] Currently he doesn't have a mentor. He had mentors in the past.
[30:01] He felt like he had no other choice but to do what he was doing. He latched on to network marketing because he thought he needed to make it work.
[33:30] Trust yourself and educate yourself to make good decisions.
[36:00] You have to nail the thing that's going to work for you based on your CROPS.
[40:34] Some of the answers are in the silly image quotes.
[43:28] He changed his life: started dating another woman, started eating healthy.
[43:55] 2016 was the year he made his first 6 figure income.
[45:35] He was working many hours a day, was exhausted, but he wasn't doing anything he wanted.
[47:13] He partnered with Adam and founded a digital academy to teach people how to build a business on the internet.
[48:18] He decided to get an office and start building a “real” agency.
[51:40] Wealth = value x leverage
[52:42] His next step is to create processes.
[1:04:24] Stay dumb. Pick one thing, and keep doing it. Don't get distracted by all the information out there. Just take action.
Three key points:
- Nail the thing that's going to work for you based on your CROPS.
- Wealth = value x leverage
- Stay dumb. Pick one thing, and keep doing it. Don't get distracted by all the information out there. Just take action.
Resources mentioned:
Robert Kiyosaki – Rich Dad, Poor Dad
T Harv Eker
The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes – book
Built to Sell – book
Last question:
You can connect with him at: (if you have any questions, etc.)
Email: info@mykemetzeger dot com
Website: www.mykemetzeger.com
A list of his favorite tools (geared to coaches and consultants):