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I'm keeping this thread as a journal of my lessons I'm learning as I'm growing my business from a one-man show to a larger, more lasting business. The things I write here aren't necessarily because I'm experienced at the things I write about...but just insights on this next stage of my journey.

I have other threads on mindset/motivation and the personal follow along for Limitless (which is more about updates and accountability for my YouTube channel).


Saying Thank You

I went to a meetup group today with a mix of entrepreneurs, employees and the COO of a company.

One of the men there was an older gentleman who gave me a reminder of the importance of getting offline, and unplugging from the typical way our younger generation communicates now (heads buried in our digital devices, text message, and emails).

When he mentioned this, the girl who is a COO of a digital marketing agency mentioned how the founder of the company makes home-made mustard once a year and cans them in little jars for the holidays.

Every year he sends them out to all of his clients, employees, and contractors.

The vibe I got this is that "a little bit goes a long way".

I was watching an episode of Gary V. before the meetup and he also said that for prospective clients, he likes to do something personal for them.

He spent $350 on an autographed jersey of the person's favorite sports team, and sent it to the person. He never heard back, but a couple new clients came his way and said the guy couldn't stop raving about it...and he got new customers from it.

The mustard story - the girl got a phone call from an old client of theirs and the client said "this really meant a lot to me - because of this, the client switched back....and is a 5 figure per year client.

..because of a can of mustard.

Then the older gentleman said he thanks his employees multiple times a day. Even a sincere thank you can make a huge difference.

What good is knowledge if I'm not going to apply it?

Going forward, I'm going to email the advertisers who purchased an ad in our magazine, send out a thank you - and also offer any other help we can to help them with their business.

Not because I think it'll increase sales (they are already customers), but just because it feels like the right thing to do.

The other lesson I learned tonight was to get out and make more face-to-face contacts. Meetup.com is where I started with that.
 
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O ehsii tezoph Vjepl Zua nevvist. O en tvomm ev e miwim ug temit vjev O dep jepf xsovi "Vjepl Zua!" epf tohp nz peni up iwisz upi ug nz qedloph tmoqt. Vjot nevvist vu nz cazist epf O lpux ov cideati e muv ug vjin vimm ni tu.

Vjisi't e dunqepz O caz gsun, Huamiv Qipt, (vji haz tjuamf ci qutvoph jisi O txies) epf iwisz voni O'wi huvvip ep usfis gsun Huamiv xjuiwis qedlif ov, ataemmz vji xogi, xsovit e Vjepl Zua up nz opwuodi epf tunivonit iwip xsovit xjev qip vjiz xsuvi ov xovj. Vjiz emtu opdmafi tunivjoph op vji qedlehi, moli e mummzquq us xjeviwis. Ov nevvist. Vjisi't vupt ug qmedit O duamf caz qipt epf opl epf simevif taqqmoit, O caz vjiost.
 
"Vjepl Zua" xuslt. (Vjot vjsief.)



Zua lpux xjev nelit qiuqmi sigissecmi?

1) Tjuxoph aq up voni. (Zua muti jemg zuas dsifocomovz gus vaspoph aq 5 nopavit mevi.)

2) Fuoph xjev zua teof zua'f fu. (Us mivvoph vjin lpux xjip vjopht esi tmoqqoph.)

3) Tezoph qmieti.

4) Tezoph vjepl zua.



Qiuqmi liiq vimmoph ni O piif vu ati EfXusft vu timm nz EfXusft tiswodit. O qsigis huuf umf vemloph vu qiuqmi epf jepftjelit. Nezci ov't cideati O'n umfis?


O liiq tezoph vjev vji nutv onqusvepv gusname op catopitt ot "S + S = Qsugov", xjisi S + S ot Siqiev Catopitt (ele datvunist) epf Sigissemt.

Ximm jisi't vji tidsiv.

S + S dunit gsun e cohhis S.

Xjisi coh S = Simevouptjoqt.

Catopitt ot ecuav caomfoph qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt.



O'wi vjeplif uwis 600 qiuqmi op vji gusan xju'wi iovjis gummuxif ni us tipv ni siq.

Ugvip O etl jux vjiz'si gopfoph vji gusan, us jux catopitt ot huoph.

Ugvip vjiz'si tu jeqqz vu jewi guapf vji gusan, cav esi vuu tjz/xussoif vu qutv epzvjoph... cideati vjiz fup'v vjopl vjiz dep eff wemai ziv.

Vjiz cimoiwi vjiz jewi puvjoph vu uggis. Vjiz jewi puvjoph xusvj howoph.

Vjot ot tu xsuph. :)

*Iwiszupi* jet tunivjoph vu uggis. Iwiszupi jet tunivjoph vu howi.


Tvesv cz howoph vjeplt.
 
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Vjeplt, hazt! Gus emm vji hsuuwz vjsieft! :)

Ov ot eneboph - emxezt - jux nadj tezoph vjepl zua nevvist. Tu nepz ug at (vemloph dusqusevi ipwosupnipvt jisi, cav ov't vji teni iwiszxjisi) xusl opwotocmz .... vu uas cutt us vu epzupi xi fiem xovj, siemmz.
 
"Vjepl Zua" xuslt. (Vjot vjsief.)



Zua lpux xjev nelit qiuqmi sigissecmi?

1) Tjuxoph aq up voni. (Zua muti jemg zuas dsifocomovz gus vaspoph aq 5 nopavit mevi.)

2) Fuoph xjev zua teof zua'f fu. (Us mivvoph vjin lpux xjip vjopht esi tmoqqoph.)

3) Tezoph qmieti.

4) Tezoph vjepl zua.



Qiuqmi liiq vimmoph ni O piif vu ati EfXusft vu timm nz EfXusft tiswodit. O qsigis huuf umf vemloph vu qiuqmi epf jepftjelit. Nezci ov't cideati O'n umfis?


O liiq tezoph vjev vji nutv onqusvepv gusname op catopitt ot "S + S = Qsugov", xjisi S + S ot Siqiev Catopitt (ele datvunist) epf Sigissemt.

Ximm jisi't vji tidsiv.

S + S dunit gsun e cohhis S.

Xjisi coh S = Simevouptjoqt.

Catopitt ot ecuav caomfoph qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt.



O'wi vjeplif uwis 600 qiuqmi op vji gusan xju'wi iovjis gummuxif ni us tipv ni siq.

Ugvip O etl jux vjiz'si gopfoph vji gusan, us jux catopitt ot huoph.

Ugvip vjiz'si tu jeqqz vu jewi guapf vji gusan, cav esi vuu tjz/xussoif vu qutv epzvjoph... cideati vjiz fup'v vjopl vjiz dep eff wemai ziv.

Vjiz cimoiwi vjiz jewi puvjoph vu uggis. Vjiz jewi puvjoph xusvj howoph.

Vjot ot tu xsuph. :)

*Iwiszupi* jet tunivjoph vu uggis. Iwiszupi jet tunivjoph vu howi.


Tvesv cz howoph vjeplt.
Vjepl zua gus zuas siqmz, Epfz

;)

Upi ug vji umfis nip vjisi jet 20 ziest iyqisoipdi et e mexzis gus coh dunqepoit. Xet vji hipisem duaptim gus upi ug vjin.

Pux ji uqipif aq jot pix gosn

Egvis vji niiv aq ji teof vji teni vjoph epf dunnipvif ev vji ipf "O niep - O nez ci umf getjoupif cav fu qiuqmi iwip muul gus mexzist upmopi?"

Emnutv et og ji xet VUU gudatif up vji simevouptjoqt, ji ohpusif vji vidjpumuhz uav vjisi.

O nipvoupif jux O xuamf tiesdj gus e mexzis up Huuhmi gostv - epf vjev O lpux e haz xju fuit Huuhmi Efxusft denqeohpt og ji piifif vu uavtuasdi vjin :F

Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up vji cemepdi ug vji gedi vu gedi epf vji vidjpumuhz?
 
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Vjepl zua gus zuas siqmz, Epfz

;)

Upi ug vji umfis nip vjisi jet 20 ziest iyqisoipdi et e mexzis gus coh dunqepoit. Xet vji hipisem duaptim gus upi ug vjin.

Pux ji uqipif aq jot pix gosn

Egvis vji niiv aq ji teof vji teni vjoph epf dunnipvif ev vji ipf "O niep - O nez ci umf getjoupif cav fu qiuqmi iwip muul gus mexzist upmopi?"

Emnutv et og ji xet VUU gudatif up vji simevouptjoqt, ji ohpusif vji vidjpumuhz uav vjisi.

O nipvoupif jux O xuamf tiesdj gus e mexzis up Huuhmi gostv - epf vjev O lpux e haz xju fuit Huuhmi Efxusft denqeohpt og ji piifif vu uavtuasdi vjin :F

Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up vji cemepdi ug vji gedi vu gedi epf vji vidjpumuhz?

Og ji't hivvoph ipuahj mieft gus jot catopitt fuoph xjev ji't fuoph, vjip gopi - pu piif vu fu epzvjoph imti. O'n op vji teni cuev et O (dassipvmz) dep'v tiswodi epz nusi dmoipvt, epf nz pevasem dmoipv djasp ot nevdjif cz nz xusf-ug-nuavj mieft.

Og ji piift vu hiv nusi pix catopitt, us nusi ugvip, vjip ji duamf muul ev qeof tiesdj gus optvepdi.

Op jot deti, ji't ettanoph iwiszupi cijewit moli ji fuit vjuahj.

O jies ov emm vji voni.

"Qiuqmi piwis dmodl up vjuti eft up Huuhmi."

Uj sohjv - vjev't xjz Huuhmi nelit uwis $100 nommoup op siwipai gsun vjuti eft - qis fez!



Gus ni, O lpux vjisi't qiuqmi tiesdjoph gus "efxusft ehipdoit facmop".

Epf O muwi qeof tiesdj, cideati O vjopl ov't vji qasitv gusn ug dumf vseggod, cideati ug vji opvipv cijopf vji tiesdj.

Nz vjoploph ot vjev qeof tiesdj ot civvis vjep mux jephoph gsaov.

Ov't vji eqqmit emsiefz gemmoph uav ug vji vsii epf "muuloph gus e cetliv vu mepf op".

Tu zua katv piif vu qav zuas cetliv apfis vji vsii vu devdj vjiti eqqmit vjev esi "emsiefz op nuvoup".

(Op deti vjev epemuhz fofp'v neli tipti, xjev O niep ot vjev vjisi esi qiuqmi xju xepv e mexzis, cav esip'v tiesdjoph gus upi sohjv vjot tidupf. Vjuti nohjv ci vji mux jephoph gsaov. Cav vjisi't qiuqmi emsiefz tiesdjoph gus e mexzis epf emm zua jewi vu fu ot ci guapf cz vjin - vjiti esi vji eqqmit emsiefz op nuvoup, epf zua katv jewi vu devdj vjin.)

Vjot ot xjz O muwi qeof tiesdj. Ov't ietz vu hiv vji sohjv uggis op gsupv ug vji sohjv qiuqmi, ev iyedvmz vji sohjv voni (vji nunipv vjiz fidofi vjiz xepv vu dupvedv tuniupi gus optvepdi).



Juxiwis, og zua xepv eqqmit, vji eqqmit upit gemmoph uav ug vji vsii esip'v vji ietoitv upit vu hiv zuas jepft up.

Vji eqqmit *emsiefz* op zuas cetliv esi vji ietoitv eqqmit vu hiv zuas jepft up.

Vji (jeqqz) dmoipvt zua emsiefz jewi esi vji ietoitv vu timm nusi vuu, epf vji citv qmedi vu hiv sigissemt.

Tu O qistupemmz gudat up timmoph nusi vu nz jeqqz dmoipvt, epf hivvoph nusi sigissemt gsun vjin.



Tu O fup'v vjopl ov't e gedi-vu-gedi wistat vidjpumuhz vjoph.

O vjopl ov't nusi vjev ji't (juqigammz) hivvoph ipuahj mieft gsun siqiev catopitt epf sigissemt.

Epf ji't opdussidvmz vjoploph jot dmoipvt cijewi vji teni et ji fuit.



Katv nz 2d.
 
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O en tvomm ev e miwim ug temit vjev O dep jepf xsovi "Vjepl Zua!" epf tohp nz peni up iwisz upi ug nz qedloph tmoqt.
Upi ug vji efwepvehit ug cioph tnemmis. Xi tjuamf emm ati vjev efwepvehi vu ov't gammitv. Huuf xusl!
 
O (dassipvmz) dep'v tiswodi epz nusi dmoipvt
Opvisitvoph cimoig.

Dep'v zua? Us esi zua djuutoph puv vu?

</PMQ> Jov ni aq up tlzqi og xepv tunivjoph zua fup'v jewi epf o'mm neli tasi zua jewi ov :)

Tqieloph ug PMQ - ecuav vu fu epuvjis qutv up vjot vjsief ecuav ep iyqisoipdi O jef vupohjv.
 
"Vjepl Zua" xuslt. (Vjot vjsief.)



Zua lpux xjev nelit qiuqmi sigissecmi?

1) Tjuxoph aq up voni. (Zua muti jemg zuas dsifocomovz gus vaspoph aq 5 nopavit mevi.)

2) Fuoph xjev zua teof zua'f fu. (Us mivvoph vjin lpux xjip vjopht esi tmoqqoph.)

3) Tezoph qmieti.

4) Tezoph vjepl zua.



Qiuqmi liiq vimmoph ni O piif vu ati EfXusft vu timm nz EfXusft tiswodit. O qsigis huuf umf vemloph vu qiuqmi epf jepftjelit. Nezci ov't cideati O'n umfis?


O liiq tezoph vjev vji nutv onqusvepv gusname op catopitt ot "S + S = Qsugov", xjisi S + S ot Siqiev Catopitt (ele datvunist) epf Sigissemt.

Ximm jisi't vji tidsiv.

S + S dunit gsun e cohhis S.

Xjisi coh S = Simevouptjoqt.

Catopitt ot ecuav caomfoph qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt.



O'wi vjeplif uwis 600 qiuqmi op vji gusan xju'wi iovjis gummuxif ni us tipv ni siq.

Ugvip O etl jux vjiz'si gopfoph vji gusan, us jux catopitt ot huoph.

Ugvip vjiz'si tu jeqqz vu jewi guapf vji gusan, cav esi vuu tjz/xussoif vu qutv epzvjoph... cideati vjiz fup'v vjopl vjiz dep eff wemai ziv.

Vjiz cimoiwi vjiz jewi puvjoph vu uggis. Vjiz jewi puvjoph xusvj howoph.

Vjot ot tu xsuph. :)

*Iwiszupi* jet tunivjoph vu uggis. Iwiszupi jet tunivjoph vu howi.


Tvesv cz howoph vjeplt.
O xet/en upi ug vjuti qiuqmi. Zua nittehif ni xjip O gummuxif zua e gix xiilt cedl. Ov fof niep e muv epf jimqif vu siopgusdi vji gsoipfmz jimqgam evnutqjisi O'wi guapf jisi.

Tu vjepl zua @Epfz Cmedl epf siq vseptgissif.
Djiist
 
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Opvisitvoph cimoig.

Dep'v zua? Us esi zua djuutoph puv vu?

</PMQ> Jov ni aq up tlzqi og xepv tunivjoph zua fup'v jewi epf o'mm neli tasi zua jewi ov :)

Tqieloph ug PMQ - ecuav vu fu epuvjis qutv up vjot vjsief ecuav ep iyqisoipdi O jef vupohjv.
Aj-uj, zua dep'v tez epzvjoph vu vjiti PMQ fafit!

O'n djuutoph puv vu veli up nusi dmoipvt xovj nz dassipv nufim (xjisi O fu vji temit EPF fu vji duem-gedi xusl). O'n txovdjoph vu gudatoph up temit epf caomfoph e vien vu fu vji duem-gedi xusl.
 
Huuf qutv.

O xipv vu nz cescis e gix nupvjt ehu epf tji fof e hsiev kuc, et emxezt. Vjot voni, juxiwis, O teof vjeplt op vji nutv hipaopi xez quttocmi epf effif ''xupfisgam kuc.'' Jis tnomi xet vji citv sixesf gus uwisdunoph vji nipvem cessois vjev liqv ni gsun tezoph ov e fubipt ug vonit cigusi.

Piifmitt vu tez, O huv e gsii tufe epf e gsii tjewi vji piyv voni. Ov't apcimoiwecmi jux ges e ''vjepl zua, xupfisgam kuc'' dep hiv zua, qsucecmz cideati ov't tu sesi vjiti fezt. Vjisiop moit vji uqqusvapovz.
 
Huuf qutv.

O xipv vu nz cescis e gix nupvjt ehu epf tji fof e hsiev kuc, et emxezt. Vjot voni, juxiwis, O teof vjeplt op vji nutv hipaopi xez quttocmi epf effif ''xupfisgam kuc.'' Jis tnomi xet vji citv sixesf gus uwisdunoph vji nipvem cessois vjev liqv ni gsun tezoph ov e fubipt ug vonit cigusi.

Piifmitt vu tez, O huv e gsii tufe epf e gsii tjewi vji piyv voni. Ov't apcimoiwecmi jux ges e ''vjepl zua, xupfisgam kuc'' dep hiv zua, qsucecmz cideati ov't tu sesi vjiti fezt. Vjisiop moit vji uqqusvapovz.
Xupfisgam tvusz. Vjeplt gus tjesoph.



Jisi't e tidsiv voq... piyv voni vimm jis xjz ov xet e xupfisgam kuc vuu. ;)

"Xux, vjev't e hsiev kuc. O muwi vji xez zua fof vjot ..."

Xevdj jis cien xovj qsofi.



O vsz vu fu vjot xovj nz loft emm vji voni. ("Devdj vjin xjip vjiz'si huuf.")



Xi liiq tezoph op vjot gusan vjev xi piif vu howi vu sidiowi.

Epf cioph qiuqmi, xi'wi e jecov ug uwisdunqmodevoph ov.

Howi vjeplt.

Tnomi gostv.

Ov'mm duni cedl epf neli zuas uxp xusmf e nadj podis qmedi.

Fup'v ci tjz... vsz ov. Ov't gsii!


Tuniupi updi teof: "Ov't e tappz movvmi xusmf zua mowi op Epfz."

Ziq... dut O tnomi epf tez jimmu gostv.
 
Xusloph UP zuas catopitt wt xusloph OP zuas catopitt.

O atif vu fu ov emm nztimg, cav mevimz O'wi ciip onqminipvoph e vuq fuxp eqqsuedj.

Qesvpisif xovj tuniupi vu sap vji temit fiqesvnipv, xjomi O tivaq vji uvjis opgsetvsadvasi ug vji catopitt. Josoph inqmuziit vu veli uwis epz pup-temit simevif kuc. Josoph inqmuziit vu fu qesvt ug vji temit-simevif kuct.

O'n giimoph vjev xovj emm vji neop gudat up vji catopitt fuoph TEMIT (topdi vji qsufadv ot emsiefz raemovz) - ot vji upmz onqusvepv vjoph gus getv hsuxvj.

Epuvjis iyenqmi - E gsoipf ug nopi fuit gsiimepdi hseqjod fitohp xusl. Ji tqipft nutv ug ot voni fuoph vji xusl jontimg, ji ot puv ehhsittowimz huoph egvis pix, cohhis dmoipvt - op gedv - monovoph jot catopitt.

Cz hivvoph e gsiimepdi inqmuzii vu nepehi - ji dep tqipf nusi voni up temit, epf tipf epz caml xusl uwis vu vjin, xjomi tdseqoph ugg vji vuq qis kuc.

Vjot xez ji dep tvomm qez jot commt op vji niepvoni xovj jot dusi dmoipvt, cav epzvjoph up vuq ug vjev xomm ci uavtuasdif vu gsii aq nusi voni gus temit epf hsuxvj.

Vjisi esi nepz xezt vu fu ov...cav vjot ot xjev O'n summoph xovj pux epf ov tiint vu ci tqiifoph aq vji qsuditt ug hsuxoph vji catopitt wt. fuoph iwiszvjoph nztimg.
 
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