The Sam Ovens Podcast

The Sam Ovens Podcast

Sam Ovens

Videos about business and life.

My Workstation Setup (For Productivity)

My Workstation Setup (For Productivity)

In this episode, I share my workstation setup. I get paid nothing from these companies, it's what I use. If you want to watch it: https://www.consulting.com/channel/my-workstation-setup-for-productivity

Feb 23, 2022 • 25:15

I'm Back (What I Did For 2-Years)

I'm Back (What I Did For 2-Years)

I'm back. Here's what I've been up to for the past 2-years.

Feb 8, 2022 • 18:26

75. Sacrifice, Yield And Asymmetric Returns

75. Sacrifice, Yield And Asymmetric Returns

Sacrificing things, and doing less, is not sexy. Sacrifice is tricky thing to get right, most entrepreneurs get it wrong. Rather watch it? https://www.consulting.com/channel/sacrifice-yield-and-asymmetric-returns

Jan 25, 2020 • 28:27

74. How To Use Metrics

74. How To Use Metrics

Here's a quick sneak-peek into the Consulting.com Quantum Mastermind event! Listen to Sam as he answers some burning questions. Note: We were using a throw mic and that has resulted in some inaudible questions (whoopsie). But Sam's audio is perfectly audible throughout the session. Happy listening. Rather watch it? Sure: https://www.consulting.com/channel/how-to-use-metrics

Jan 17, 2020 • 1:40:13

73. Scale, Mess And Debt

73. Scale, Mess And Debt

Scaling a business is an awesome topic, cleaning up the mess and paying back the debt from scaling is not. This is a tricky thing to balance. Most entrepreneurs get it wrong. If you don't grow fast, a competitor might overtake you —but— grow too fast and you'll make a mess and accumulate too much debt for the company to get out of. Finding the perfect balance between these two extremes is an art-form that lies at the core of an entrepreneur's ability. This podcast teaches you how to think about

Sep 24, 2019 • 42:33

72. 3 Good books in 8 minutes

72. 3 Good books in 8 minutes

3 Good books in 8 minutes. Need I say more.   The books are: 1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins — https://amzn.to/2LqVKZh 2. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston — https://amzn.to/2LtuQzS 3. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown — https://amzn.to/2NakjMa Full blog post here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/3-good-books-in-8-mins

Sep 11, 2019 • 8:12

71. Sleep To Win - Part Two - Software

71. Sleep To Win - Part Two - Software

This is part two of the "Sleep To Win" mini-series, today we cover the software required to take your sleep to the next level. Rather want to watch it? Click here: https://youtu.be/zoUm_OP9R6A Didn't see part 1 about hardware?. No problem! Click here to watch it: https://youtu.be/FyYMtatUpTE Full blog post here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/sleep-to-win-part-two-software

Sep 4, 2019 • 32:20

70. Sleep To Win - Part One - Hardware

70. Sleep To Win - Part One - Hardware

Want to be smarter? Happier? Less stressed, more intelligent, more creative, less anxious, more focused, rational, and calm? If you want these things — get some SLEEP! (seriously...). This video shows you how to hack your sleep for high performance. Full blog post here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/sleep-to-win-part-one-hardware

Sep 3, 2019 • 37:40

69. Shiny Object Syndrome? (the cure)

69. Shiny Object Syndrome? (the cure)

Do you get distracted by shiny objects? Always looking for something new to replace the thing that was new yesterday? (yes, you're crazy). At its core, shiny object syndrome (SOS) is a disease of distraction, and it affects entrepreneurs specifically because of the qualities that make them unique: High motivation, crave new technology, new developments, and no fear of starting new things. It's called shiny object syndrome because it's the entrepreneurial equivalent of a small child chasing after

Aug 27, 2019 • 39:09

68. How To Make Decisions

68. How To Make Decisions

Are you indecisive? Struggle to make fast decisions? History of poor choices? Put things off? Resort to "other peoples thinking" or following the crowd? We are the sum of our choices. Where you are in life right now, your current situation, it's nobodies doing but your own. It's the sum total of every decision you've ever made. We are our choices. This podcast shows you how to free up time and energy to make better decisions, how to think critically about your decisions, as well as practical men

Aug 13, 2019 • 1:24:29

67. Why Your Brain Is Messed Up

67. Why Your Brain Is Messed Up

Do you get confused? Trouble thinking clearly? Overwhelmed by complexity? Paralyzed by decisions? Emotions contradicting logic? The brain is humankind's greatest gift and a curse — it depends whether you control it, or it controls you. In the world of entrepreneurship and business, it's more about mastering your brain, not mastering the tactics of business. This podcast shows you how to get your thinking clean, and by doing so, win at life and business. Enjoy!

Aug 6, 2019 • 47:39

66. Why You Can't Do The Work

66. Why You Can't Do The Work

Do you procrastinate? Problems with consistency and discipline? And... Do you have a hard time actually wanting to do the work?  This podcast explains WHY gravity is pulling against your will and how to fix it (with practical instructions). Give it a listen. Rather watch it and check out the resources mentioned in the podcast? --> https://www.consulting.com/channel/why-you-cant-do-the-work

Jul 30, 2019 • 33:14

65. What I've Been Doing Recently (BIG Change)

65. What I've Been Doing Recently (BIG Change)

You might have noticed I've been quiet recently...  No weekly blog videos, no daily emails, no social posts, no live-stream Q&A's, no nothing... Just silence... For 90+ days... The question is: What have I been doing? Give this a listen.

Jul 23, 2019 • 44:18

64. How To Grow Your Business (by doing less)

64. How To Grow Your Business (by doing less)

More With Less — A short piece of content on how to grow your business. Enjoy! Rather want to watch it? Click here --> https://youtu.be/ZsJ-2EOuyhA

Jun 11, 2019 • 1:16:49

63. How To Play With Chaos (4 Laws)

63. How To Play With Chaos (4 Laws)

Until you make the unknown known, it will dictate your life and you will call it "fate". We live in a world of complexity and chaos — you either drown in it, or you understand it. How do you understand the complexity and chaos? Through the use of mental models. Mental models are how we understand the world. Not only do they shape what we think and how we understand but they shape the connections and opportunities that we see. Mental models are how we simplify complexity, why we consider some thi

Mar 26, 2019 • 1:00:41

62. Success Has Ingredients: Garbage In Garbage Out

62. Success Has Ingredients: Garbage In Garbage Out

What are the "ingredients" of success, Intelligence, and skill? What are the constituent parts? The source materials? Most people believe success, intelligence and skill are natural things you're either born with or without and there's nothing you can do to change it. They're wrong. Success, intelligence and skill, like everything else in the universe, has "ingredients". The same way a chemical compound is made up of elements, success is made up of a different breed of elements. There's always b

Mar 19, 2019 • 32:39

61. The Genius Of Contradiction (15 Examples)

61. The Genius Of Contradiction (15 Examples)

Normal people believe in one true "right" and "wrong". Geniuses, billionaires, and scientific revolutionaries believe in "contradiction". Normal people see what everybody else is thinking/doing, and then they adopt that as their own belief of what to think/do. They never think for themselves, they never agitate the crowd, they blindly obey. This isn't a problem if you're ok with losing. But, if you want to win, you need to think differently. You need to learn how to transcend binary logic and pl

Mar 5, 2019 • 1:07:20

60. Why I Get Away To Think (7 Things On My Mind)

60. Why I Get Away To Think (7 Things On My Mind)

What you see depends not only on WHAT you look at but also on WHERE you look from. This video shares how I use distance to think clearly + 7 important things I've been thinking about on my recent Salt Lake City vacation. These 7 things are recurring worries, thoughts, observations, and strategies that are currently on my mind. If you're an entrepreneur starting or growing a business, you'll probably find them interesting, and useful.  From market inversion to the constituent parts of value, prod

Feb 19, 2019 • 35:35

59. What Does Perfection Look Like?

59. What Does Perfection Look Like?

What problem are you solving? For who? With what solution? What makes your solution different? And most importantly: What would the perfect solution look like? These are the things you should be spending most of your time thinking about as an entrepreneur. NOT taking photos of your food, Gucci duffle bag, and shitty snakeskin loafers to get social media followers to think you're rich, and maybe buy your stuff. Right now the entrepreneur market is in a state of mass confusion. Why? I believe most

Feb 6, 2019 • 57:29

58. Why Your Mind Is Full Of Weeds

58. Why Your Mind Is Full Of Weeds

Chances are your mind looks like this... It's full of "weeds", there probably is a plant somewhere in there, but you've mistaken the weeds for the plant itself. I talk to entrepreneurs every day, and a recurring pattern I see with all of them is that they've mistaken the distractions for the main thing. The weeds have taken over the garden of their minds. Today's podcast shows you how to identify the weeds and eliminate them -- so you can focus on the main thing.

Jan 29, 2019 • 11:52

57. 9 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

57. 9 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

I decided to become an entrepreneur when I was 20 years old, now I'm 30. I've made a lot of mistakes and learned important lessons. This video shares 9 things I wish I knew when I was getting started. If I knew these things back then, my journey would have been less painful and more productive. I would be much further ahead. My hope is that by sharing this content, others can learn from my mistakes and avoid the potholes that lie on the road ahead.

Jan 22, 2019 • 30:31

56. Why Communication Is Inefficient

56. Why Communication Is Inefficient

Communication KILLS businesses. It's a BAD thing! So are open-plan offices, meetings, managers, and big teams. Last year my company grew significantly, we hired 40 people, total headcount climbed to 48. We had more humans, we were paying more money in salaries, but productivity and throughput declined. How? How does hiring more people, paying more money in salaries, result in less stuff getting done? It baffled me. I've spent the past 6-months thinking about it, digging into the data and figurin

Jan 15, 2019 • 50:07

55. How I Learn New Things

55. How I Learn New Things

The greatest skill I have is the skill of learning. Most people haven't learned how to learn. They learned a specific skill, language or subject, but they never learned how to learn. Learning how to learn is the most powerful thing you can know because you can learn anything and do anything once you have it. In today's podcast, I break down my process for learning new things and show you how you can take it and use it for yourself immediately.

Jan 8, 2019 • 24:25

54. Improvement From Subtraction

54. Improvement From Subtraction

Warren Buffett said: "I want to know where I'm going to die so that I never go there". The best way to improve your life and business is to avoid catastrophic errors. The major lesson is “ignorance removal” and the notion that decision-making is not about making a brilliant decision, but avoiding terrible ones. Most people try to improve through addition, when you've really mastered something, you'll learn that improvement comes from subtraction. MORE with LESS. As you plan your goals and new ye

Jan 2, 2019 • 15:08

53. Tools To Plan For The New Year

53. Tools To Plan For The New Year

If you don't have a plan, you'll become a part of somebody else's plan. By failing to plan, you're planning to fail. Planning your life is extremely important. I mean, it's your life. It's limited. And you only get one of them. So you better make it count! With 2019 just around the corner, right now is the perfect time to plan. In this podcast, I share with you how to create the ultimate plan for your future. Both personally and in business. It also includes 4 tools you can use immediately and f

Dec 27, 2018 • 57:18

52. My Strange Behavior Explained

52. My Strange Behavior Explained

Ever wondered why I behave abnormally compared to others? Ever wondered why I use things I tell you not to use? To most people, my behavior looks contradictory. Example: I'll use a YouTube video to tell you to stop watching YouTube videos. When people see this, it makes no sense to them. They think I'm dishonest, hypocritical or just plain weird. Is there a single intent or pattern behind my seemingly contradictory behavior?  YES, there is. And once you understand what it is, everything will mak

Dec 18, 2018 • 30:47

51. Why I Meditate (And How)

51. Why I Meditate (And How)

Meditation has changed my life and made me a better businessman. It's also made me more money. How does that happen? Well, let's break it down... To be successful in business, you need self-discipline, clean thinking, and focus. The more self-discipline, clean thinking, and focus you have -- the more successful you'll be, and the money you'll make in business. The byproduct of meditation is increased self-discipline, clean thinking, and focus. Therefore, meditation makes you money! In this video

Dec 11, 2018 • 26:22

50. Long-Term Thinking, 2nd Order Consequences & Effect Horizons

50. Long-Term Thinking, 2nd Order Consequences & Effect Horizons

The thing about money is time.  The thing about time is that nobody knows how it works. The result? Frustrated people who don't have money or time. Time is the most powerful variable in any equation, yet it's the variable nobody understands and forgets to consider in their mental models, and daily decisions.  In today's podcast, I take you on a journey to better understand time, how it works, how you can use it to make money, win at anything and live a better life.  We discuss short-term thinkin

Dec 5, 2018 • 48:31

49. Why Outsiders Always Win: 8 Unorthodox CEO's You've Never Heard Of

49. Why Outsiders Always Win: 8 Unorthodox CEO's You've Never Heard Of

Ask people who the best performing CEO in history was and they'll tell you "Jack Welch". What's interesting, is that Jack Welch was far from the best performing  CEO. He's not even on the map! People tend to judge a CEO's performance based on their level of "fame"  and "popularity". Not their numbers.  Jack Welch was a charismatic, extraverted CEO who made a lot of public appearances and grew his fame. This is why people say his name because they remember him and he's the popular, socially accep

Nov 27, 2018 • 32:31

48. 9 Inconvenient Truths About The Online Business Market

48. 9 Inconvenient Truths About The Online Business Market

In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Right now the online business market is in a state of delusion, fantasy and clinical-grade insanity. Everybody has gone mad! I've been quietly observing this and using it to my advantage for years, but today, I decided to share my observations with you. Today's podcast shares 9 inconvenient truths the market is too afraid to face. While this may be uncomfortable to hear, facing it will make you a better entrepreneur and it

Nov 14, 2018 • 1:10:00

47. How To Be More Productive (Quantum Mastermind Recording)

47. How To Be More Productive (Quantum Mastermind Recording)

It's funny, people try to make the business so complicated. They get all worried about the latest software, the new podcaster microphone and making sure they get those hashtags just right on the gram -- but --  they completely forget about managing the most precious resource they have -- their time! Quantum Mastermind is my highest level of training. Most people in the group are making 7-figures, 4 people are making 8-figures. It's a talented group of people who are doing well.  You'd think we g

Nov 1, 2018 • 1:17:03

46. How Billionaires Think - Decoding The Billionaire Mind

46. How Billionaires Think - Decoding The Billionaire Mind

How do billionaires think? Are their brains different than other peoples? Success isn't magic, it's cause and effect. There are actions people have taken in their life that have had profound impacts that made them successful. Success doesn't happen by chance, it happens by taking specific actions. What causes somebody to take action? Their thinking! It's their analysis, rationalizing, decision making, tradeoffs, problem-solving, etc. What part of a human is responsible for these functions? The m

Oct 23, 2018 • 41:23

45. Why Does Your Business Exist? (Other Than Making Money)

45. Why Does Your Business Exist? (Other Than Making Money)

Why does your business exist other than for the purpose of making money? This is the MOST important question you can ask! And what's scary is that most entrepreneurs don't have an answer to this question. The only reason their business exists is to make money for themselves. What's wrong with this? Legally there's nothing wrong with this at all and people can do whatever they want! The problem is that these people will fail at making money and wonder "WHY?".  Money is a byproduct of value when y

Sep 20, 2018 • 20:52

44. Death By 1,000 Cuts: How You Waste Time

44. Death By 1,000 Cuts: How You Waste Time

Tired of moving slowly and getting pulled in 100 directions? Tired of projects lying in limbo and not completing anything? Chances are, you've suffered "death by 1,000 cuts". It's the little things that waste our time and suck our energy dry. Its the "got a minute", "quick check" or "just this once" that sneak up on you and suffocate you. The worst part is that you never see it coming because it disguises itself as a tiny task and we're standing guard for big tasks. If you want to get anything m

Sep 4, 2018 • 27:07

43. Stop Confusing Yourself - Define The Problem And Solve It!

43. Stop Confusing Yourself - Define The Problem And Solve It!

Confused? Frustrated? Not sure why you're doing what you're doing? Confusion occurs when you don't know what to do. To figure out what to do, you must first define what you want. Once you know what you want, you can select what to do based on its a likelihood of achieving what you want.  Once you know what to do, you do it until you get what you want. Sound too simple? Common sense isn't common practice. This podcast explains how to cure confusion, get focused and win.

Aug 22, 2018 • 23:53

42. Systems Thinking: How Billionaires Think

42. Systems Thinking: How Billionaires Think

Do Billionaires think differently? How does their thinking differ compared to normal people? This question has fascinated me and finding the answer became an obsession. For more than 5 years I searched for clarity on this... One day I found out what the difference was -- something called "systems thinking".  This is THE THING that makes all the difference.  Check out the full video + downloadable resources here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/systems-thinking-how-billionaires-think

Aug 14, 2018 • 39:41

41. The 3 Stages Of A CEO/Founders Focus

41. The 3 Stages Of A CEO/Founders Focus

What should you focus on as the CEO/Founder of a brand new company? Most people have no idea and they waste their time focusing on the trivial many instead of the vital few things that move the needle. The truth is the role of a CEO/Founder changes with time and there are different priorities depending on the stage of the business: Stage One: Product-market fit.  Stage Two: Distribution. Stage Three: Talent and culture.  If you want to start and grow a profitable business for the long-term,  you

Aug 8, 2018 • 24:40

40. Why I Only Hire "Full Stack People"

40. Why I Only Hire "Full Stack People"

The difference between "exceptional people" and "good people" isn't incremental, it's exponential. Exceptional people are 10x better than good people. They produce 10x the output. Our social and education systems mislead us on this fact. We think an "A" is only 1-step above "B" and exceptional is only 1-step above good. This is dead wrong. Why are exceptional people 10x better than good? It's because they're good at a broad range of things, they're generalists with wide and deep worldly wisdom a

Jul 30, 2018 • 31:56

39. Top 3 Reasons Why Businesses Fail: A Postmortem Analysis

39. Top 3 Reasons Why Businesses Fail: A Postmortem Analysis

Why do most businesses fail? What do they do wrong? And most importantly, how can you avoid making these fatal mistakes? Most entrepreneurs and business owners are obsessed when it comes to studying success, but few of them turn to the dark side and study failure. Warren Buffet once said: "I want to know where I'm going to die so that I never go there". Buffet knows that avoiding fatal mistakes is a better business strategy than studying and implementing successful actions. I did a postmortem an

Jul 10, 2018 • 24:27

38. Promoters VS Operators -- How To Scale To 8-Figures Without Blowing Things Up

38. Promoters VS Operators -- How To Scale To 8-Figures Without Blowing Things Up

How do you grow your business from a scrappy 1-man band to a well oiled 8-figure machine? This transformation is hard and most entrepreneurs don't make it...You need to change who you are at a fundamental level. You need to evolve from a "promoter" to an "operator". History shows us that promoters never last, they thrive in new markets but quickly get taken out by disciplined operators. If you want to win in business over the long term -- you must become an operator -- this video shows you how.

Jul 3, 2018 • 42:51

37. Quarterly Reviews - How To Rethink Everything & Grow Exponentially

37. Quarterly Reviews - How To Rethink Everything & Grow Exponentially

How do you come up with those 10x ideas that get you exponential growth? How do you break the linear growth trajectory and go exponential? I can tell you this: It doesn't happen by doing more of what you're doing now. Exponential growth happens when you rethink everything and take a radically new perspective. Jeff Bezos said: "Point of view is worth 80 IQ points". How you see things and take a perspective is worth more than raw intelligence. The best way to see things in a different way is to ri

Jun 26, 2018 • 20:46

36. Machine Everything - Remove The Need For Humans To Think

36. Machine Everything - Remove The Need For Humans To Think

More with less -- That's the objective of evolution, to remove waste and optimize for value and efficiency. Darwin was right: Life is a game of "survival of the fittest"... Only the strong survive. If you want your business to survive the evolutionary arms race, you must continuously improve efficiency. The best way to do that is to "machine everything". Eliminate the need to think. Squeeze every ounce of utility out of every resource possible, and then figure out how to squeeze some more. If yo

Jun 14, 2018 • 5:51

35. How To Filter Your Information - Everybody's Wrong Until Proven Right

35. How To Filter Your Information - Everybody's Wrong Until Proven Right

How do you find the TRUTH in today's world?  How do you navigate the minefield of misinformation, fake news, propaganda, biased views, and blatant lies? Most people are walking around blindly with their umbilical cords hanging out looking for something to plug them into.  Being successful requires good decision making and good decision making requires accurate information and beliefs. Plain and simple: If you listen to the opinion of most people, you will believe a lie, make poor decisions and f

Jun 7, 2018 • 34:36

34. Cause & Effect Timeframes - Why Today's Results Came From Last Years Work

34. Cause & Effect Timeframes - Why Today's Results Came From Last Years Work

Most people fail to see long-term cause and effect relationships...They're shortsighted and they only think in timeframes of today, this week and this month. If they don't see rewards from the actions they take immediately, they give up or find a new shiny object and the same pattern repeats itself again. It's a vicious cycle like a snake eating its tail. If you take action today, the true reward of that action will occur 1-2 years from now, not today. Most people are blind to this. If you want

May 31, 2018 • 25:41

33. How To Turn The "Hard Things" You Avoid Into Base Instincts You Can't Live Without

33. How To Turn The "Hard Things" You Avoid Into Base Instincts You Can't Live Without

Most people suffer from the "natural giftedness" delusion. They think that successful people are born naturals who master things immediately -- and -- If they try something new and they're not good at it and confident on the first few tries, it's just not meant to be. This sort of thinking is fucked up. Everybody is born into this world the same way. Everything must be learned through practice. Sheer repetition, consistency and time. You will NEVER be successful in life or business until you tur

May 25, 2018 • 39:32

32. A Recipe For Domination: Long Term Thinking, Moats And Asymmetric Warfare

32. A Recipe For Domination: Long Term Thinking, Moats And Asymmetric Warfare

How can you do things that others can't? That's the question you must ask yourself if you want to gain a competitive advantage, slaughter the competition and win in business. Most entrepreneurs try to gain "easy advantages". They ask the question: "What's fast, cheap and easy to build that will give us an advantage?". The problem with easy advantages is that they are replicated easily and when that happens, they are no longer advantages. Billionaires ask the advantage question another way...They

May 16, 2018 • 27:37

31. Decision Fatigue: Why Successful People Wear The Same Clothes Everyday

31. Decision Fatigue: Why Successful People Wear The Same Clothes Everyday

Why do people like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Dr. Dre wear the same clothes every day? It's because of something called "decision fatigue". It doesn't matter what the decision is, all decisions zap the same amount of brainpower and you only have so much of it each day. Should I wear my white shoes, red shoes or blue shoes? Should I hire a new sales rep or continue slaving away at it myself? These two decisions use the same amount of energy but they have very different outcomes

May 8, 2018 • 28:57

30. Shiny Object Syndrome: Why The Grass Isn't Greener On The Other Side

30. Shiny Object Syndrome: Why The Grass Isn't Greener On The Other Side

Do you struggle to stick to things and get distracted by new shiny objects? If you look back over the past month or the past year --  How many different niches, opportunities or methods have you tried? Shiny object syndrome is something that plagues most entrepreneurs and renders them helpless in their fight for success. Here's what it looks like: Somebody chooses e-commerce as their area of interest and starts learning the game, absorbing information and putting in the work...Two weeks go by, a

Apr 27, 2018 • 27:59

29. Does It Make The Boat Go Faster? How To Focus On Speed Instead Of Maintenance

29. Does It Make The Boat Go Faster? How To Focus On Speed Instead Of Maintenance

Most people think they're hustling and grinding, but really they're just going hard on maintenance.  And no matter how hard you go on maintenance --  You're NEVER going to make the boat go faster! You're never going to win the race. To win in life and business, maintenance is never enough, you have to get better.   You have to get leaner, faster, lighter, stronger, more agile, etc. This video shows you how to differentiate between maintenance tasks and performance tasks and how to channel all of

Apr 24, 2018 • 19:51

28. Chunking: The Secret To Achieving Big Goals

28. Chunking: The Secret To Achieving Big Goals

Do you know that Amazon has 560,000 employees and 300,000,000 customers? Right now, today, there are people out there that are struggling to reply to their emails or get 1 customer --  So how does Amazon get 300 million of them? The secret Jeff Bezos uses is something called "chunking".    Chunking is the process of clearly defining the end goal and then reverse engineering all the way back to the current day --  By doing this, he takes a monumental task and turns it into small bite-sized chunks

Apr 20, 2018 • 16:15

27. Tired Of Wasting Your Time?

27. Tired Of Wasting Your Time?

Are you tired of burning yourself out trying to do 1,000 different things and feeling like you're going nowhere?  Time is the most finite and precious thing we have in life --  What you spend your time doing, the decisions you make, this will determine how good or bad your life is. Rather watch it? Click here -> https://www.consulting.com/channel/tired-of-wasting-your-time-watch-this (P.S. For the free tool, click the link above)

Apr 13, 2018 • 39:07

26. Why Productivity Is Overrated! The Secret Is To Do Less Not More

26. Why Productivity Is Overrated! The Secret Is To Do Less Not More

We all have the same amount of time and energy, so why do some people achieve 1,000x more than others? This question fascinated me.  Did it become my obsession to figure out WHY? I feverishly studied all of the "GOATS" (greatest of all time) to try and figure out why...I uncovered a common theme, a pattern that repeated itself in every single case of greatness...In today's video, I reveal it to you and show you how you can use it yourself to 1,000x your progress.

Apr 4, 2018 • 30:32

25. The Importance Of Quarterly Reviews

25. The Importance Of Quarterly Reviews

This is because most people don't fact check themselves throughout the year and by the time year-end comes around -- it's too late.  In this podcast, I discuss the importance of quarterly reviews. These are simple fact checks of your performance that occur every 90  days. Right now I'm on vacation in Saint Lucia with my family and I just completed my Q1 review. I thought I'd share my process with you quickly so that you can use it to lift your own performance.

Mar 29, 2018 • 11:40

24. Outputs Derive From Inputs: You Are What You Consume

24. Outputs Derive From Inputs: You Are What You Consume

When it comes to achieving something great, people tend to think that it's "magic" or the person is "gifted" or "lucky".  This couldn't be further from the truth.  Magic is something that we don't understand, cause-effect relationships we can't see with our naked eye and untrained mind. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Everything you see is the result of cause/effect relationships that have occurred somewhere upstream in the evolutionary river that flows with time.   If you want

Mar 20, 2018 • 11:02

23. 5 Profound Lessons I Learned From Reading Jeff Bezos Letters To Amazon Shareholders

23. 5 Profound Lessons I Learned From Reading Jeff Bezos Letters To Amazon Shareholders

If there's anybody in the world you should learn from, Jeff Bezos should be one of them.  Bezos has grown Amazon to be the most valuable company in the world and from that, he’s also the richest man in the world. Success leaves clues  -- And since Amazon is a public company, Bezos has left a carefully articulated set of clues that dates back to Amazon's inception --  Amazon’s annual letters to shareholders.   Every year Bezos writes a 1-3 page letter to his shareholders where he reports on the p

Feb 28, 2018 • 36:31

22. The "Flywheel" -- The Secret Behind The Success Of Amazon, Google, Uber And Facebook

22. The "Flywheel" -- The Secret Behind The Success Of Amazon, Google, Uber And Facebook

Ever wondered how companies like Amazon, Google, Uber, and Facebook grew to be so big? The answer isn't luck, chance, raising capital or timing...  It's something much deeper than that...The secret behind all of these companies' success is something called a  "Flywheel". If you have a flywheel in your business you will enjoy exponential growth. If you don't have a flywheel the best you can ever hope for is linear growth...The truth is that most companies don't have a flywheel -- They actually ha

Feb 22, 2018 • 28:32

21. The "Expert" Lie That's Holding You Back: Why You Don't Need To Be An Expert To Get Paid In Business

21. The "Expert" Lie That's Holding You Back: Why You Don't Need To Be An Expert To Get Paid In Business

One thing that fascinates me is why people believe they can't do things that they are clearly capable of.  Some people call these "limiting beliefs"...  I prefer to call them delusions.  Most people think they aren't delusional, they like to think they're smart, rational and of sound reason and sanity...  The truth is -- they're nuts!   They're just not aware of it...  In today's podcast, I dismantle one of the largest delusions to ever plague the planet Earth --  The belief that you need to bec

Feb 16, 2018 • 17:44

20. 8 Things That I Use Everyday To Get More Out Of Life

20. 8 Things That I Use Everyday To Get More Out Of Life

HERE'S THE LIST OF THINGS: 1. Quest Bars -- The Best flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough 2. La Croix -- Best flavors are the tall skinny cans  3. Bed Jet  4. Oura Ring   5. Incense sticks  6. Boom volume booster   7. Last Pass   8. War Map Calendar

Feb 1, 2018 • 13:29

19. How The Myers Briggs Personality Test Can Change Your Life

19. How The Myers Briggs Personality Test Can Change Your Life

It's not often that I come across something this accurate and this powerful. I have taken almost every behavior and personality test there is and nothing comes close to this one in terms of accuracy and ease of understanding the outcome. It's called the Myers Briggs Test (MBTI) and it has been around for a long time and I'm sure some of you have done it already.  It's worth the 5mins it takes to complete the test and based on your answers I can tell what you need to do in entrepreneurship to be

Jan 22, 2018 • 22:20

18. How to Achieve Peak Performance by Taking Daily Breaks and Vacations

18. How to Achieve Peak Performance by Taking Daily Breaks and Vacations

As business owners, we are constantly faced with the internal and external conflict of achieving "work-life balance". At times we can feel guilty for working too much and at other times for not working enough. We hear the saying to "work smarter, not harder", but how do we know if we're working hard enough? On the contrary, there are people working extremely hard with very little reward for their efforts who may need some time for reflection and planning to gain perspective of the bigger picture

Dec 17, 2017 • 14:15

17. How to Gain Laser Focus In a World of Distraction

17. How to Gain Laser Focus In a World of Distraction

Finding focus in a world full of distraction can be an extremely hard thing to obtain. Sometimes we need to think outside the box by inverting the equation and adjusting our lens to which we view things. The first step toward finding focus is to ask yourself "what is the opposite of focus?" -Distraction. We can then identify our main distractions and eliminate them one by one, taking back control of what our mind focuses on.

Dec 11, 2017 • 25:31

16. The Greatest Factor That Determines If You'll Be Successful

16. The Greatest Factor That Determines If You'll Be Successful

Finding the key commonalities behind what makes an individual thrive in a given circumstance while others may crumble has been an obsession of mine over time. I've been fascinated by finding out what separates the greats from everybody else. Are they smarter?  More educated?  Do they work harder?  Do they wake up early?  Do they read a lot? A lot of the time in the past I've believed that I've found the thing that makes people so successful, but then later realize it wasn't.  However, recently I

Dec 4, 2017 • 18:02

15. How I Would Start a Business From Scratch (If I lost Everything)

15. How I Would Start a Business From Scratch (If I lost Everything)

Starting a business from scratch can be a challenging endeavor.   Many people become paralyzed by self-doubt and uncertainty when starting a business. This is why gaining momentum and establishing a proof of concept within the marketplace is a crucial step in achieving future success.  In today's podcast, I sat down with Nick Fisher to discuss how I would build a business from scratch if I were to lose everything and had to start over.

Nov 27, 2017 • 16:48

14. How Do You Gain Self-Confidence In Business?

14. How Do You Gain Self-Confidence In Business?

Why are some people more confident than others? Is it something they're born with or is it something else? One question we get time and time again is: "How do I gain self-confidence in business?" Many people believe that they need self-confidence in order to start working towards their dream. The reality is that self-confidence only starts building once you've started working towards your dream. This thinking trap cages most entrepreneurs and paralyzes them from the action. In today's episode, I

Nov 21, 2017 • 35:04

13. Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

13. Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

The man who chases two rabbits catches none, but how does the man know which rabbit to chase? How does he know that he wants that particular rabbit? In this episode we discuss: + Whether it's better to be a specialist or a generalist in life and business... + What Google prefers when they hire talent + How to catch trends and waves before anyone else

Nov 20, 2017 • 25:30

12. How you do one thing is how you do everything

12. How you do one thing is how you do everything

Early in my career, I noticed a pattern...I’d build things up to a certain point, then I'd break them down to a certain point. For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction: A destructive action creates a destructive reaction, and a constructive action creates a constructive reaction. Pretty simple. The pattern of somebody's existence in one aspect of life, big or small, will be present in their existence in everything else. It doesn't matter how small something is, it will be present

Nov 20, 2017 • 25:45

11. How do you come up with an awesome idea?

11. How do you come up with an awesome idea?

How do you come up with a good idea for your business? Most people believe that the thing stopping them from starting their own business is a "good idea". I hear people say things like: "I just need an idea". "All the good ideas are taken" or "I had an idea for something but then somebody else did it". Most people put ideas on a pedestal and scour the earth for the right one but they're making a huge mistake.  If you search for ideas you will never find one. You must go looking for problems inst

Nov 20, 2017 • 22:44

10. How do you deal with friends and family who are against you?

10. How do you deal with friends and family who are against you?

“9 out of 10 businesses fail”  “Don’t get your hopes up too much” “Maybe you should just finish your degree” These are the verbal blows that entrepreneurs are hit with when we go against the status quo. Do you have friends and family who are against you when it comes to entrepreneurship and business? In today's episode, we discuss methods on how to deal with friends and family… (Including the 1 question you can ask them to turn the tables and get to a mutual understanding).

Nov 20, 2017 • 21:07

9. Why being yourself is a myth in life and business

9. Why being yourself is a myth in life and business

Why do people think it's bad to be somebody who you're not?  Why do people always say "Be yourself". "Stick to your roots" and "Don't  forget where you come from?" In this podcats, we discuss why being yourself is a myth and a limitation in both life and business. It's counter-intuitive and it goes against everything that you've been told.

Nov 20, 2017 • 1:14:13

8. The Compound Interest Of Success

8. The Compound Interest Of Success

Albert Einstein once said:  “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it. He who doesn’t, pays it.”  I’m sure you are familiar with the compound interest of money, but do you know about the compound interest of success? In today's podcast, I explain the compound interest of success and how to use it to your advantage in both life and business.

Jul 16, 2015 • 4:46

7. What Steve Madden Can Teach You About Natural Selection

7. What Steve Madden Can Teach You About Natural Selection

How do you know whether your ideas will fail or be successful? You can think about it for a month, a year or even an entire lifetime but thinking alone will do you ZERO good.  At some point, you need to put your ideas out into the real world and see whether they will succeed or fail.  The trick is to do it fast and with little cost/risk and in this podcast I provide you with one of the most beautiful examples there is – the story of Steve Madden shoes.

Jul 4, 2015 • 7:58

6. Why You Should Focus On The Basics & Ignore The Complex

6. Why You Should Focus On The Basics & Ignore The Complex

Do you ever feel like you're drawn towards complexity like a moth to a flame? Most people are obsessed with complexity and they feed their addictions with advanced strategies and tactics but they completely miss the point.  Obsessing over the complex is like having the best silverware for a dinner party and overcooking the chicken, nobody cares about the silverware because the main thing was the food. This happens every day in business.  I see people arguing over which software to use and which

Jun 17, 2015 • 8:54

5. Four Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read

5. Four Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read

As an entrepreneur starting out there’s a lot of things you need to know. The best way to learn is by reading books. I have been to university, I have been to  $15,000 dollar seminars, I’ve been in masterminds & I have mentors. You know where I have learned most of my knowledge is definitely from books and this is awesome because books are readily accessible from anywhere in the world and you can buy them on Amazon and everyone has access to them and there is so much knowledge to be gained throu

Mar 19, 2015 • 8:38

4. How I'd Start Over And Rebuild My Business From Scratch

4. How I'd Start Over And Rebuild My Business From Scratch

One question that I get all the time almost every single week is: “Sam, if you were starting from scratch, you knew nothing and had nothing, say no money, no knowledge of anything, no ideas for a business, and you are literally starting from zero, all the way back in the beginning. What would you do?” That’s a question I get asked all the time, and in this podcast, I’m gonna tell you exactly what I would do if I was starting from scratch today.

Feb 26, 2015 • 10:14

3. Four Beers And How To Create Revenue Generating Habits

3. Four Beers And How To Create Revenue Generating Habits

When you're starting out as an entrepreneur or early-stage business owner NOTHING is as important as sales.  Without sales you don't have customers, without customers you don't have revenue and without revenue, any business will quickly die.  There's no argument that sales are mission-critical to the early-stage business, so why do we find it so hard to do?

Feb 18, 2015 • 11:09

2. Are You Inventing Things To Avoid The Important

2. Are You Inventing Things To Avoid The Important

We as humans constantly have voices inside our heads that guide us through decisions in life however when we try to do something important or something challenging those voices tell us to do something else.  When we sit down at our desks in the morning and know our business needs new sales, our inner procrastinator tells us to work on our LinkedIn profile or to get a haircut and when we need to get a direct mail campaign out the door it tells us to answer email instead.  The secret isn’t to igno

Jan 27, 2015 • 10:03

1. The Importance of taking breaks

1. The Importance of taking breaks

When was the last time that you took a proper break? If you want mental clarity, that sharp edge and those quantum leaps in both your life and your business then working harder without taking a break IS NOT THE ANSWER. Many of life's greatest opportunities are lying in plain sight but we fail to see them because we’re zoned in on the unimportant. Sometimes the only way to gain clarity about what things really matter and where we should be placing our efforts is by taking a break. In this podcast

Jan 20, 2015 • 8:43

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