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3 Lessons Learned From a Multi-Millionaire CEO

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Recently, I have had the great fortunate to talk with (mainly listen to) a multi-millionaire CEO entrepreneur.  Here is what I learned (so far…)

Making money is the easy part; you just have to do what you love

This comes from a guy that started with less than $2000 and several years later, cashed out making him a multi-millionaire.  It was not  an internet business and had nothing to do with real estate.  Was it a fluke?  Maybe, but he turned around and is doing it again, this time  growing a business to $25M and looking up.  How about that for doing what you love.

You have to be dedicated

You will miss your family, your friends, and a large part of your life while you are building your business.  If you can come to grips with that, you will be successful.  It may take years, but if you stick with it, they money will come.  Most people are never willing to make the sacrificing, wanting a little comfort now more than greatness that is at the end of hard work.

Unless you are having fun, it’s not worth it

Even if you are doing what you love, it doesn’t matter if everyone around you is miserable.  Enjoy the journey.  Live life.  Have fun.  When in doubt, refer to #1 and if you don’t love what you are doing, do something else.  Life is too short.  Happy people work harder than miserable people.

For years, I have read about success, starting businesses, making money, etc.  Pretty much everything I have read was repeated by this guy in his own words.  Anyone can run around saying that you should do what you love and you’ll be rich but to hear it from someone who is actually doing it is another thing all together.

Advice takes on a whole new meaning when it comes from someone further along on the same journey you are taking.  Even if you fall in the same holes they did, they can help keep you on the right path and remind you how great the view is from the top.

Are you seeking out exceptional people in your life?  More importantly, are you asking for and implementing their advice?  I’d love to hear your thoughts and stories in the comments.

The Search for Alan Reeves – 1st on Google – Week 32

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Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 32nd update for my attempt to rank first for my name, Alan Reeves.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 31st Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 9-03-12 (click here to do your own search for Alan Reeves on Google):

This week I’m at #3, up 1 place from last week at #4.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #18.  Overall, my top 5 results increased 1 place with 3 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  As a whole, I showed up 13 times in the top 100 search results.  Although I only have 3 results in the top 5, my results are moving closer to #1 as a whole.

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4 Strategies for Overcoming the Curse of a New Job

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Unemployment sucks.  Unless it is planned and very short, not having a job can have a tremendous impact on you life in ways you can’t imagine.  So, it stands to reason, that having a job is better, right?  Well, that’s the curse of a new job…

There are tons of people who are building a business on the side.  We devote a large part of our lives to growing a business that we hope will one day provide support for our families and allow us to pursue our passions and calling.  Until it does, we have to make money some how and often, that means a job.  So, what happens when the job evaporates?  If you hated the job, you are ecstatic.  If you loved that job, well, let’s say you are less than ecstatic.  Either way, you now have more time to devote to your side business which is a good (dare I say great) thing. [Read more…]

1st on Google – Week 31

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1st on Google - The Search for Alan Reeves - Week 31Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 31st update for my attempt to rank first for my name, Alan Reeves.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 30th Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 8-26-12 (click here to do your own search for Alan Reeves on Google):

This week I’m at #3, up 1 place from last week at #4.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #18.  Overall, my top 5 results increased 12 places with 3 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  As a whole, I showed up 12 times in the top 100 search results.

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1st on Google – Week 30

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1st on Google - The Search for Alan Reeves - Week 30Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 30th update for my attempt to rank first for my name, Alan Reeves.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 29th Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 8-19-12 (click here to do your own search for Alan Reeves on Google):

This week I’m at #4, dropping a place from last week at #3.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #23.  Overall, my top 5 results increased 32 places with 3 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places, up from last week.  As a whole, I showed up 10 times in the top 100 search results.

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