Mind Your Business

026: Perpetual Entrepreneurship Pt. 1 - Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions

Perpetual Entrepreneurs are a different breed. They are constantly looking for innovation, vetting ideas, and searching for the next big idea. This is part 1 of a 4 part series on perpetual entrepreneurship where I share my perspective on how you can navigate the waters of perpetual entrepreneurship without getting lost at sea. 

The topic of this episode is centered around the great quote by Ken Blanchard, "Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions". 

 If you haven't checked out his books yet, I highly recommend doing so.

 

* Theme music by Justin Greathouse - luxpiration.com - @justin_great * 

025: Forward Thinkers Rule Tomorrow

Are you living in the past or focusing on the future? 

 

In this episode, I address the two major categories of people you will work with - those that are living in the past and those that are intently focused on their future. Friends you can't do both, so which one are you? 

 

* Theme music by Justin Greathouse - luxpiration.com - @justin_great * 

024: How to Build Your Personal Brand

Whether you are aware of it or not, you are known for some things. You may be known for having great ideas, always showing up on time, having a great attitude, etc. These things collectively make up your personal brand. 

In this episode, I talk about what your personal brand is, why you should care, and how to develop your brand to increase your personal capacity to change your world.

Mark 

023: Live Like No One Else - Part 2

This podcast is part 2 of a series titled Live Like No One Else. If you make a choice to live like no one else for 5 years, you give yourself the chance to truly live like no one else for the rest of your life. 

SOME is not a NUMBER

SOON is not a TIME

LUCK is not a STRATEGY

- Mark

022: Live Like No One Else - Part 1

This podcast is about the choice to live like no one else for 5 years so you can live like no one else for the rest of your life. 

021: No Risk No Reward

In this episode, I discuss the risk reward tradeoff in business and share a relevant story. 

020: 50 AND ON THE STREETS

A little rant on what you can start doing today to keep yourself from winding up being 50 years old and out of a job. 

019: Keys To Entrepreneurial Success Part 2 - The Importance of Marketing

This is a continuation of episode 18: Keys To Entrepreneurial Success - A Conversation With Nick Redwine. 

In this episode we take the gloves off and speak frankly about the disconnect between what he and I were taught in school about marketing and how it works in the real world. Nick shares his story about how he gave away t-shirts as a way to build his brand and ended up having one of the most popular t-shirt's in the Dallas, TX area. Nick is a true mastermind on Marketing. His insight comes from doing it every day for over 25 years for his own business. 

018: Keys To Entrepreneurial Success - A Conversation With Nick Redwine

Nick Redwine has been a great friend of mine for a long time. Nick is a lifetime entrepreneur and business leader who has vast experience in starting businesses with limited resources. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to start a successful business and keep it running through the tough times. 

017: How I Fire Employees But Keep Friendships

The topic this week is a tough one folks. One that is not usually covered in your undergraduate studies. Firing people is tough. There's no easy way around it. But over the course of my career, I have learned a lot about how to do it effectively. And occassionally, even keep the friendship.