Welcome back to the second installment of our Top 10 Guiding Business Principles series! In our previous episode, we delved into some foundational aspects of how you approach your business. Today, we're taking a deep dive into some essential strategies that can supercharge your business. We'll be exploring the following game-changing principles:
4. Profit is the Priority: Discover why putting profit first is crucial and how it can transform your financial health.
5. Keep it Simple: Learn how simplifying your business processes can lead to greater efficiency and success.
6. Ready, Fire, Aim (Yes, fire before you aim!): Embrace the concept of taking action before perfecting your plan and witness how it can fuel your forward momentum.
By applying these principles, you'll revolutionize your cash flow, reduce stress, gain clarity on what works, and so much more. Join us as we unlock more secrets to business success!
Everywhere you look, there’s a frenzy of business tips, promising a better work-life balance and reduced stress. But amid the overload of information, how do you know which principles truly work?
At Lifeonaire, we've curated the ultimate guide – the top 10 guiding business principles. When followed, they can help you transform your business into a customized, purpose-driven endeavor that is tailored to your life.
In this three-part series, Jason Wojo and Polish Peter will be dissecting these 10 principles one by one. In today's episode, they kick-start the adventure with the first three:
Your business MUST fit your personal Vision
Your business is not a hobby
You are in the business of sales and marketing
Don't miss this opportunity to take control of your business, your life, and your future!
Here's a free quick-start guide to creating a wildly profitable business:
Kevin started his journey as an hourly employee at a GNC. Now, he owns 5 gyms and makes income in the health and fitness industry through several different avenues!
Kevin explains that this happened organically, and there’s some decisions Kevin made that set him up perfectly to what many of us dream to do, things you could apply in your own life to achieve similar results, including:
Make a great living in the industry you love
Break through the pay ceiling that working your way up the corporate ladder often creates
Leverage the experience, connections, and skills obtained at each job or role you have to equip yourself for the next level
And more. Kevin’s story is full of gold nuggets that anyone trying to move faster towards their goals, get out of the grind, and explore more of what is out there for them in their industry will have tons of takeaways from.
To get in touch with Kevin, email him at kdprep@gmail.com
Fix your business in 3 days:
Lifeonaire.com/experiences
What’s one of the most challenging things just about all leaders and business owners HAVE to do?
They have to trust others to take over some tasks. And they have to hire the right people to do so.
It’s one of the most daunting things for a new business owner, an overworked team lead, or an entrepreneur that’s been burned by employees in the past.
We totally understand the pain and uncertainty that comes with the hiring process. That’s why we wanted to dedicate an episode so you can have peace of mind the next time you need to bring on a new team member or finally begin searching for your first employee.
Wojo and Peter discuss:
The importance of acknowledging your hesitations with hiring so you can push past them (they cover some common hesitations that will likely resonate with you)
Tips for filtering out 90% of applicants so you’re only spending your time on the most promising candidates
Lifeonaire’s step-by-step process for hiring staff
How to utilize the power of the people you know so you can get in touch with candidates you can trust
So if you’re ready to get some things off your plate, it’s time to get you the tools you need to level up your business!
If you have any relationships where you have influence, you’re a leader.
That means you can change your life drastically by improving your leadership skills, from being able to help people grow, to getting massively better results in business.
This week, Dan Rockwell, creator of the Leadership Freak blog, is here to share his leadership secrets that he’s accumulated over decades of studying what makes excellent leadership.
In this conversation, Dan and Wojo cover all this and beyond:
Why many leadership experts say the #1 thing you should do is to “be yourself”
Should you be friends with your employees?
Powerful questions you can ask and approaches you can use with those you are trying to influence to help achieve better results
Where you should fall on the continuum of pursuing results and cultivating a relationship with your employees
And when self care is helpful and when it’s harmful
So if you want to be a better supervisor, business owner, parent, coach, mentor, etc, this expert insight is for you.
Learn more about Dan and the Leadership Freak Blog at leadershipfreak.blog
Did you know a large majority of businesses don’t last 15 years?
There are a number of reasons this happens, but almost all causes boil down to one of two things:
Cashflow
Owner Burnout
Now what causes these two occurrences? Typically, it’s an owner who didn’t take the time needed to work on the most important things in their business because they were too busy in the weeds putting out fires or struggling to let go.
We don’t want this to be you. That’s why we not only have our three day Business Builder Workshop events, but it’s also why we wanted to give a little sneak peak into what we reveal at them.
This week, check out a little snippet from a recent workshop, where we cover:
Myths about Lifeonaire-style businesses (including whether or not Lifeonaires can have big businesses that make lots of money)
Robert Kiyosaki’s Cashflow Quadrant (so you can see where you fall and how you can level up)
More details about why businesses fail
And then some! We hope you not only enjoy this episode, but that you decide to take your journey of creating a great business one step further. Take three days to radically change your business so you can start making more and working less. It’ll be the best investment you make in your business.
Go to Lifeonaire.com/experiences and use promo code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket.
If you’ve been listening to our show for awhile, perhaps you remember past episodes with Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First, Clockwork, and more. You might even remember this particularly stellar episode where we got Mike in the hot seat and fired off some popular business Q&A.
You as a community loved this episode so much when we first aired it that we wanted to re-release it to give new Lifeonaires a chance to check it out, or give our biggest fans a chance to relisten to it because it’s GOLDEN.
We discussed a variety of popular topics on all-things business, including:
Do you actually need a business plan?
Should you and your spouse be business partners, and if so, how can you make it work?
What can you measure to determine if you should keep going or pivot?
Is “overnight success” real, and if so, how do people achieve it?
Why we should approach our business like tacking in sailing
And then some. Regardless of your business experience, we can assure you that Mike’s ideas are going to surprise you, so if you’re a business owner or entrepreneur in the making, grab a pen and paper and get ready to absorb this!
Learn more about Mike’s endeavors at MikeMichalowicz.com
Do you ever feel like you just don’t have enough time in the day to live the life you want?
Or do you ever feel like if only you could get control of your daily routine, then you would have time for bigger and better things?
The good news is, there’s a solution. And Wojo and Peter are here to spill their secrets on how they and hundreds of other Lifeonaires have designed a typical day-in-the life so they can do things like:
Wake up naturally (no alarms necessary!)
Spend time with family each day
Work out consistently
Have daily quiet time
And yes, even nap…every day!
The best part is, there are lessons to be learned here for everyone. Whether you are a business owner with different chaos every day, or you are a 9-5 employee whose evenings slip away from you, the tips you’ll learn in this episode will help you create a rhythm of intentionality so you can have more time for your ideal life!
If you are familiar with Lifeonaire, you’ve probably heard of the 4 Stages of Financial prosperity (if not, go to lifeonaire.com/4-stages to learn all about it).
But have you heard of the 4 Stages of Business Prosperity? This is the roadmap for how you navigate the path from an ineffective business that drains you of your freedom to a business that runs smoothly while you take a 3 month beach vacation.
Jason Wojo and Polish Peter are going to dive into this Lifeonaire concept today. They cover:
What a business vision is and what you should include in yours
The importance of first making profit
How to determine if you should eliminate, automate, or delegate a process in your business
And then some. If you’ve been spending more time in your business than you’d like, get ready to get clarity on the process of how you can get out of the weeds and into time and financial freedom.
Fix your business in 3 days: Lifeonaire.com/Experiences
Derek and Amy Weichel found themselves in survival mode trying to raise their 4 children. They got to the point where they were reacting to life. Perhaps you can relate.
One day, their coach Steve Cook asked them what their parenting plan was. Derek and Amy realized they didn’t really have one. But that day was the beginning of their journey of developing a parenting plan so they could start making intentional decisions about all-things family.
Now, Derek and Amy coach others on how to develop their own parenting plan, and they’re here with us today to share some foundational insight on why you should and how you can make this freeing practice part of your family.
They discuss:
The importance of not defaulting to what your parents did or what others are doing
Developing and living out a set of family values
How to navigate uncharted territory with your kids
A one-step-at-a-time execution strategy to make progress while avoiding overwhelm
And much more. Let’s have a transformational discussion about how we can each bring the power of vision-making into what matters the most!
Learn more about Derek and Amy and parenting plans at FaithfulParent.org
How would you like to have more energy, better sleep, higher productivity, and a better feeling in your body each day?
We have two transformational tips you need to try.
If you’ve been listening to our show for awhile, perhaps you remember this raved about episode where we interview James Swanwick about two areas of wellness: cutting out alcohol, and getting better sleep.
You as a community loved this episode so much when we first aired it that we wanted to re-release it to give new Lifeonaires a chance to check it out, or give our biggest fans a chance to relisten to it because it’s GOLDEN. Truly, you can experience massive positive changes in your life by implementing these two tiny lifestyle changes.
James covers:
The power of seeing alcohol for what it is (poison with no nutritional value)
How to respond to people that encourage you to drink in social settings
How simply getting plenty of sleep isn’t enough to have the best sleep health
How artificial blue light tricks your brain (and what you can do to hack this)
And what incredible results you can expect from these small lifestyle changes
So, are you interested? Listen in and get ready to learn how to hack your habits for a better life!
Learn more about James, Project 90 for cutting out alcohol, and blue-light filter “Swannies” at JamesSwanwick.com
Sales can be a daunting part of owning a business. None of us want to be that sleazy person that pushes people into buying from them.
But there is one thing that can drastically change how you approach sales and cure this potential problem:
Believing in your product.
Think about it: Does what you provide help people? If you believe it does, then you can approach selling by looking through that lens. You are helping someone improve their life in some way.
This week, Wojo and Peter share about how this works and also provide tons of other tips on how to become a rockstar at selling your product or service.
So if you want to overcome that uneasy feeling you get from approaching potential clients and start getting fired up about what you do so people will be itching to buy, this one’s for you!
Most of us are aware of “the work life balance”.
But how many people do you know who are able to achieve it?
If you’re in Lifeonaire, you probably know lots of people who are able because it’s something we teach people how to do. If not, you’re probably surrounded mostly by people who are juggling work, family life, hobbies, traveling, and time for themselves, and they're dropping things left and right.
Travis Parry is “the balance guy.” In fact, he runs his business on 25 hours of work a week and lives a full life with his wife and seven children.
You might be thinking: 25 hours a week to run his business??? That’s great for him, but there’s NO WAY I could get all my work for the week done in 25 hours.
Just wait. In this episode, Travis covers how you can approach work so that you too can cut to part time and not sacrifice income so you can actually have time for the life that you often have to set on the back burner.
Travis’ insight is so in line with Lifeonaire principles that if you’re already fascinated by what we have to say, you’re going to love the gold he’s here to share. This method of approaching life is bulletproof and can work wonders for ANYONE.
Whether you’re a business owner or investor or even a side hustler, you probably often find yourself thinking about how you can increase your income.
But what about how you can reduce your taxes so that you get to keep more of the money you make?
You may think your CPA is taking care of everything, but wait till you hear about some of these creative and legal strategies our guests guide their clients through to help them save up to tens of thousands of dollars a year!
Melanie Sikma and Byron McBroom of One Stop Tax Strategists are here to reveal some of their shocking tax secrets you’ve probably never heard of. They cover how these things and more can help you save money on taxes:
Your kids
Your home (and we’re not talking about writing off your home office!)
Even your vacation
Remember, these tips are all completely legal and legitimate when done correctly (make sure you ALWAYS do your due diligence before trying any tax strategies), so get ready to get the creative juices flowing for solutions that help save you money so you can live your vision!
Learn more about Melanie and Byron’s tax saving strategies at OneStopTaxStratigists.com
“Is this all there is to life?” Do you ever get that feeling?
Our guest this week, Natalie Christine, is a mental health and wellness expert, and she knows what causes this feeling to manifest and how anyone can eradicate it in their life.
Natalie covers some fascinating and shocking realities about how motivation and a sense of joy gets cultivated. When you know these realities, you have the formula for satisfaction.
She dives into:
How joy comes not in the destination, but in the pursuit of something
How achieving “micro goals” and “affirmative goals” can boost confidence
The counter-intuitive power of not waiting till you feel like it to do something, but to do something in order to feel like it.
And so much more. As Wojo says in the episode, you might want to listen to this one more than once because it’s so packed with gold. Get ready to discover how to experience a sense of fulfillment RIGHT NOW.
To learn more about Natalie and her work, go to DrNatalieChristine.com
Marketing can be consuming of your time and resources.
But guess what? There are ways to make major headway with your marketing that don’t require you to be an expert OR pour tons of money into ads.
A few weeks ago, we had Bob Hunter of My Business Credit on the show to share about one of two reasons most businesses fail in the first 5 years. This week, we have him back to dive into several simple and practical tips about marketing.
And what Bob talks about is probably going to be different than other insight you’ve heard from experts on marketing. He covers ways you can can discover what’s working for other businesses that are similar to yours and mimic their strategies so you don’t have to spend the time or money reinventing the wheel.
So if you’re not satisfied with your marketing, this is your one stop shop!
Shahid Durrani had many let-down expectations. He found himself jealous of the success of those around him and angry at the world.
Perhaps you can relate.
This place can feel debilitating. Maybe you genuinely feel like bad things keep happening to you, or maybe you know things can be turned around, but you don’t even know where to begin.
For Shahid, it all started with mindset, and he’s here to share about the transformation he had in his mind that led to tangible changes in his external circumstances too.
We’re not just talking about tips to just feel better about the bad stuff that happens to you. Today, we’re talking about the way mindset transformations ACTUALLY cause you to have different outcomes in your life!
This is because when you change your mindset, you change your behavior, which changes your results.
Now, you might be wondering, why does Lifeonaire talk about mindset all the time? That’s because it’s truly one of the pillars of success.
Wouldn’t it be nice to change everything in your life and not have to wait for the world to deal you a different hand? It can happen for you! Listen in and begin your journey to change your outcomes starting from within.
Learn more about Shahid and what he does at ShahidDurrani.com
Get on the fast track to creating a wildly profitable business: Lifeonaire.com/BusinessBuilderWorkshop
Did you know that a vast majority of businesses fail within the first 5 years? There are two primary factors that when mishandled can cause this:
Marketing
Funding
We’ve brought Bob Hunter on the show for two episodes to dive into each of these factors This week, we’re zeroing in on funding.
Bob is involved with a business development and funding organization, so he is equipped with knowledge in how to avoid the cashflow pitfalls that many businesses face early on. He answers these massive questions and more:
What do you do when you need funding?
When is the best time to try to get funding?
What are some fixes for getting funding when you keep getting denied?
Whether you’re a new business owner, or you aren't happy with the current cash flow of your business, this insight is for you so you can be one of the small business owners that thrives for years to come!
To learn more about what Bob and his organization are doing, go to MyBusinessCredit.com
Discover the secrets to time and financial freedom so you can work less and make more!: Lifeonaire.com/4-stages
Many business owners are resistant to putting time and resources into marketing because it can be daunting. Perhaps you can relate.
Amy Anderson of Wild Coffee Marketing is here to help you overcome the hurdle of marketing. Seriously, this interview is a comprehensive guide that is packed with gold.
Amy covers TONS of marketing magic you may have heard about (like which metrics are the most useful to track, to how to make potential clients feel the emotions you are longing to incite in them) but she dives into them in ways where you can take them and run with them.
So if you’re putting off giving marketing the time it really needs, this is your chance to get what you need in a bite-sized piece so you can finally have the tools you need to level up your marketing right now. Grab a pen and paper, and get ready for a crash course!
Learn more about Amy’s endeavors at WildCoffeeMarketing.com
Do you suffer from analysis paralysis? Do you feel like you want to do something greater than what you’re doing right now but don’t feel capable of taking the leap?
Nicki van Ingen Schenau found herself in a foreign country, struggling to learn the language, and searching for what she was going to do to make her living. After a few years on the hunt, the solution found her, and now she runs her Tokyo tour business remotely from Amsterdam!
But Nicki’s story is not about developing and executing the perfect plan. It’s actually a story about how to discover your perfect path by stopping the analysis process and just getting out there and trying things out.
Nicki covers some fascinating truths about the twists and turns of life, including:
How often the plans we come up with have to be thrown out the window (which is actually a good thing, because it means you don’t have to have the perfect A-Z plan before you can begin)
And, similarly, how often the best adventures appear somewhere along the way in ways we never imagined
Why you should ignore the voices of the naysayers
And so much more.
If you need a word of encouragement for the wonderful ways solutions present themselves in our lives, or you need motivation to get up and start throwing spaghetti against the wall, get ready for this inspirational nudge in the right direction!
Get in touch with Nicki on Instagram at @nicki_amsterdam
Do you have a business idea but you’re scared to make the jump?
Yong-Soo Chung started as a software engineer with a crypto company, but eventually decided to make the entrepreneurial leap. He has since started several businesses and has TONS of tips for anyone that is longing to make the transition from the 9 to 5 to entrepreneurship.
As Wojo states in the episode, this interview is saturated with golden nuggets. Here’s just SOME of what Yong-Soo covers:
How to commit to your business and let go of your old identity that you had in your 9 to 5
How discovering what’s missing in the industry you love can help you spawn an in-demand business
How sharing your values openly can attract the perfect customers and repel problematic ones
And then some. So if you’re a new or aspiring entrepreneur or you’re looking to branch out into a second, third, or fourth business, get ready to learn from a business starting master!
What does it look like to be a happy millionaire or a happy billionaire?
This is what the $100 Million Career Coach, Emmy Sobieski specializes in!
Emmy worked for the most exclusive hedge fund manager of the 1990s, and her career consists of several cases where she’s made her clients hundreds of millions of dollars through stock market investing.
Regardless of whether or not you’re interested in the stock market, there’s a TON of gold you can take away from this episode, including:
What is the formula that all happy people possess, regardless of how much money they have?
What is the mind like of someone who has what it takes to be as successful as Emmy?
How can you take a non-traditional path towards the life you desire (for instance, Emmy started as a horse trainer!)
And so much more. Get ready to see some of the simplified mindsets you too can adopt to help accelerate you towards success!
Learn more or connect with Emmy at EmmySobieski.com
Go to Lifeonaire.com/Experiences and use promo code PODCAST to change your life in three days for a fraction of the cost.
What is your relationship with money? Do you never feel like you have enough? Is money abundant? How much do you need to feel secure?
This week, we have certified financial advisor Ben Hockema on with us to share tips anyone can use on their journey towards financial freedom.
This episode is going to surprise you. Ben doesn’t cover one-size-fits all investments. Instead, he shares what he teaches his clients to help them achieve their financial goals in ways where they don’t find themselves constantly dissatisfied or constantly falling short. He covers:
If you’re not completely satisfied with your relationship with money, listen in and get the gears turning on how you can begin to make financial progress you can feel great about!
Connect with Ben and learn more about what he's doing at illuminatewm.com
As mentioned in the episode, you can fix your life and business in just three days at our Business Builder Workshop or our Get-A-Life Getaway. So if you were moved to take action and make some changes in your life, this is your chance (don’t forget to use code PODCAST at checkout): Lifeonaire.com/experiences
165. How to Disrupt and Change the Patterns in Your Life with Christine Meyer
Do you ever wonder why you:
Do things you don’t want to do
Or don’t do the things you say you want to?
There are a few core mindset hang ups that cause these undesired results, and once you start to increase your awareness around them, you can finally begin to see progress towards the life you really want.
Executive life coach Christine Meyer is here to share the secrets that she’s learned over 20+ years of helping entrepreneurs overcome mental obstacles and get where they REALLY want to go.
Listen in to learn how to break the cycle in your own life, whether it’s:
You keep overcommitting yourself
You have a hard time changing your relationship with money
You struggle with getting things off your plate
You can’t seem to build the habit of taking care of your health
ANYTHING. Get ready to obtain some powerful tools for disrupting the pattern and taking the reins!
Connect with Christine at ChristineMeyerCoaching.com
As mentioned in the episode, you can fix your life and business in just three days at our Business Builder Workshop or our Get-A-Life Getaway. So if you were moved to take action and make some changes in your life, this is your chance (don’t forget to use code PODCAST at checkout):
When trying to promote your business online, do you ever feel like what you’re putting out there just isn’t resonating with people?
It’s likely due to one of a two things:
You aren’t clear on your personal brand
You aren’t working on attracting your best-fit client
In other words, you either don’t truly know your perfect client, or you don’t truly know YOU.
What do we mean by this? Well, each business is one of 12 archetypes. And each of those archetypes actually has a perfect fit client of a different (in fact, an OPPOSITE) archetype.
Our guest, Yamilca Rodriguez, is a business brand therapist, and she’s here to give you a crash course about how to attract super-fan level clients through clear, consistent, and archetype-informed branding!
Listen in to get a birds eye view of what the archetypes are as well as:
Learn how deeply you should know your personal brand, and the things to consider when building it
Discover how the social science of “opposites attract” works in business and how you can use this understanding to find raving clients
The importance of clarity and authenticity in your marketing
And so much more.
You can get in touch with Yamilca and take her archetype quiz at YamilcaBrandTherapist.io
As mentioned in the episode, you can fix your life and business in just three days at our Business Builder Workshop or our Get-A-Life Getaway. So if you were moved to take action and make some changes in your life, this is your chance (don’t forget to use code PODCAST at checkout): Lifeonaire.com/experiences