Time stamped show notes:
[1:26] His journey | Started when his mother bought him two books
[4:15] Change in the algorithms wiped out his SEO rankings and that eliminated his income.
[5:26] He created the Entrepreneur House to get entrepreneurs together to grow their businesses and travel.
[7:00] What business means to him and how he sees it change it in the future
[7:12] Business is an opportunity to control your personal growth and create your lifestyle without having to be controlled by other people and finances.
[10:41] What can you rely on as an entrepreneur to stay constant?
[14:07] Top people he follows and a questions he would ask them
[18:30] What he [Richard] has learned about creation vs promotion
[18:49] He started podcasting without researching how to get it ranked on iTunes or how to get reviews. He focused on content.
[20:22] Be adaptable as much as possible. Flow like water, because things are always going to change.
[21:54] How does he find people who are aligned with his vision and incentivizes them?
[23:09] If you think it's the right person and they're not willing to be on the same page as you, then they're probably not the right person.
[23:40] Things happen naturally, and the right people will come at the right time.
[25:17] Sometimes being too close to the process forbids you from doing things right.
[28:28] Let people do their job.
[29:36] Lesson he forgot and had to re-learn | Lesson he learned years ago
[29:55] “This problem will pass.”
[34:28] Find out what you truly desire in life and go after that.
Three key points:
- Business is an opportunity to control your personal growth and create your lifestyle without having to be controlled by other people and finances.
- If you think it's the right person and they're not willing to be on the same page as you, then they're probably not the right person.
- Always keep in mind: “This problem will pass.”
Resources mentioned:
4 Hour Workweek – book
Paul Levine
Robert Kiyosaki
Richard Branson
Tim Ferriss
Dan Andrews – The Dinamite Circle & The Tropical MBA Podcast
Steven Vanderpel – KB Social partner
Last question:
Check out the Entrepreneur House Podcast
How to contact him:
Contact page at http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/