Is entrepreneurship right for you?

Maybe you're thinking about quitting your 9 to 5 job and becoming an entrepreneur.

Or maybe you've had an online business for a few years now and you're contemplating changing your career altogether.

Wherever you are right now, I want to help you get clarity on whether or not being an entrepreneur is the right path for you.

Entrepreneurship is 80% psychology and 20% skill, meaning that it takes a certain type of mindset to become a successful entrepreneur.

The entrepreneurial advice that I'm about to give you will help you make a decision once and for all…

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I've been an entrepreneur for over a decade now.

Over the years, I've observed a lot of people who have made attempts to become entrepreneurs. Many of them have either given up because they found it to be too hard, or they came to accept that it just wasn't for them.

While I believe that everybody is capable of becoming a successful entrepreneur, not everybody is willing to go down that path. It's not a matter of “can you”. Rather, it's a matter of “will you”. Success isn't about ability; it's about mindset.

Successful entrepreneurs possess a mental blueprint, comprised of similar character traits, habits, and belief systems. Some people are natural-born entrepreneurs. However, everything you need to be a good entrepreneur — experience, grit, luck, discipline, knowledge, etc. — you can earn for yourself.

Anybody can alter their belief systems and change their lives for the better by committing to personal growth. I am an example of someone who did this. When I first started on my self-development journey, I was depressed, shy, lazy, and negative. I didn't have an empowering bone in my body.

However, through self-development, I was able to change every area of my life. In turn, I ended up overcoming some of my greatest challenges, one of which was crippling social anxiety. I had the motivation to tap into my potential. Self-development made me believe that I could become more. I knew that anything was possible if I just believed in myself.

That's what I did. Fast forward to today and I have gone on to become a successful 7-figure entrepreneur. I am a coach, a motivational speaker, a content creator, and an influencer who has over one million subscribers on YouTube. I'm not telling you this because I think I'm special.

I was just willing to do what was hard.

The vision that I had for my life trumped any obstacle that I faced along my journey to success. If you have yet to cultivate the skills that are required to become a successful entrepreneur, ask yourself… do you have the motivation to learn these skills?

I see a lot of people dive into the world of entrepreneurship thinking that it's easier than a 9 to 5 job. As someone who has been both an employee and an entrepreneur, I can say for certain that this is far from true. A lot of people want success. However, they aren't willing to make the necessary changes within themselves to create success.

There are pros and cons of being an entrepreneur. The pros being that you can be your own boss, make passive income, retire early, travel the world, and live the laptop lifestyle, to name a few things. The cons include working harder than ever before and making sacrifices to build your business the right way.

There is always some level of risk and uncertainty involved with being an entrepreneur. The business world is constantly changing, which means that you have to constantly make sure that you are on top of your game.

At the end of the day, what will determine whether or not you decide to become an entrepreneur is if you decide that the pros are greater than the cons.

I decided that it was worth it, which meant that I was willing to do anything and everything to become successful. Are you willing to embrace the cons in the short-term to create your dream life?

You won't know the answer to this question until you start a business.

If you're still not sure if you should become an entrepreneur, I encourage you to reflect upon what your nature is. This is something that I learned from Tony Robbins. He believes that there are three different business natures or identities.

The first nature is the artist. This is someone who is very creative and who has a specific skill set. An example would be an actor or a musician.

The second nature is the entrepreneur. This is someone who is a risk-taker and an innovator. They create something new from scratch. In effect, the entrepreneur loves to create a start-up and build systems that come with scaling a business. 

The third nature is the manager/leader. This is someone who loves to build a team and manage people. They motivate and inspire people to follow in their vision. Also, they can easily hire and fire.

Keep in mind that you can embody all three of these natures. However, there will be one that you will relate to more. Which nature is that for you? The best advice that I can give you is to commit to working on your true nature.  Once you know who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are, there is no limit to how much you can achieve in life.

Are you ready to dive into the world of entrepreneurship?

You'll never really know if this path is right for you unless you take action and give it a shot. Check out my Online Business Mastery YouTube playlist for my best tips and strategies on how to start an online business. 

If you're willing to not give up, I truly believe that you can be, do, and have anything. At the end of the day, all that matters is that you are happy and that you find your mission in life. Stay patient and trust the journey, no matter what path you take.

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I want to share with you the 5 steps to building an online business that can make you over $10,000+ a month.

Every successful entrepreneur that I know, including myself, has followed these 5 steps.

They are universal and applicable to any online business that you decide to pursue.

There are so many amazing benefits to becoming an entrepreneur. However, to take advantage of them, you must know how to navigate and successfully build an online business.

If you're ready to dive into the world of entrepreneurship this year, read this…

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What does being an entrepreneur mean to you?

To start a profitable business from scratch you need to possess an entrepreneurial mindset. This is a way of thinking that enables you to overcome challenges, be decisive, and accept responsibility for your outcomes. I find that a lot of people have unrealistic expectations of what it means to be an entrepreneur.

Anyone can have a business idea. However, building a successful business is an entirely different beast. The most successful entrepreneurs weren't born with the gift of success. Instead, they were driven by the desire to succeed. This unshakeable drive is what motivated them to do whatever was necessary to become successful.

Once you have the right mindset in place, you can focus on the strategies that are needed to build your online business the right way. Let's explore 5 of the most important things that you should focus on in your online business to earn $10,000+ a month!

1. Choose Your Vehicle & Commit To It Fully

There are so many opportunities to make money online. You have to decide which online business is best for you, whether it's selling physical products on Amazon, building a book publishing business, doing affiliate marketing, or being an online influencer.

Once you decide which business model you want to pursue, you must commit to it fully. That's what it takes to succeed at anything in life. A lot of entrepreneurs struggle and inevitably fail because they dabble in their online business.

They put in some effort, but when they don't see results fast enough, they give up and jump to the next thing. To put it bluntly, they aren't willing to go all-in because they are too afraid to fail. You can't treat an online business as a hobby.

Once you know what your business is, you have to learn everything that you possibly can about it. In short, you have to go deep and master it. Successful entrepreneurs are willing to do anything and everything to achieve success in their online business.

If they can't find a way, they make a way. If you are willing to commit to your business fully and put in your 10,000+ hours, you are guaranteed to succeed.

2. Know Your Ideal Customer

To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to know who your ideal customer is. Think of your ideal customer avatar as a customer profile that is a best-case scenario for your business.

You have to be willing to understand what your ideal customer's desires, goals, and needs are. More importantly, you need to know what their pain points are and how you can solve them. Essentially, an entrepreneur is someone who solves peoples' problems at a profit.

When you know what your customers' problems are, you will be able to successfully attract and market your services or products to them. As a result, they will want to buy from you.

Keep in mind that you should be continuously learning about your customers because their needs will change over time. Engage with them and ask them questions. Doing so will allow you to successfully pivot and grow your business.

3. Create An Irresistible Offer

You have to create a product or service that is so compelling that your customer would be silly not to buy it. You want your customer to feel like YOU were getting the short end of the stick, based on the value that you're offering them. This is how you build raving fans.

A lot of people do the status quo, meaning that they don't go above and beyond in their online business. To create an irresistible offer, you have to be innovative.

Some examples of being innovative may include revamping the packaging of your product, creating a bonus offer, getting more reviews, or improving the price of your product or service.

Peter Druker, one of the greatest business minds in history, said that business is all about innovation and marketing. It's about finding a way to do something better, faster, and more attractive than your competition.

If you look at the greatest companies in the world, like Apple, what makes them sustainable is that they are always innovating. If you continuously find ways to grow and innovate your business, you will succeed.

4. Market & Promote Your Offer

You could have the best product or service, but if you don't effectively market and promote it, nobody will benefit from it. A lot of people get uncomfortable with the idea of selling.

However, if you believe in what you have to offer, you are doing people a disservice by not selling your service or product. Nothing changes in history until someone is influenced and sold. When it comes to marketing and sales, there are many different avenues that you should learn and master.

Some examples include studying the psychological triggers that influence people to buy, perfecting your copywriting skills, learning how to optimize your website or upgrade product packaging. There's a lot of different factors that need to be taken into play.

At the end of the day, you're just trying to get people's attention. One of my favorite ways to market is through value-added marketing. Value-added marketing brings marketing to an entirely new level by turning marketing content into a product of its own.

I use Youtube and other social media platforms to connect and deliver high-quality content to others. By doing so, people are attracted to me and my brand. As a result, I don't have to focus on selling my products all that much because I've already created trust with my customers.

5. Deliver More Than Expected

As an entrepreneur, you always have to under-promise and over-deliver to your customer in every aspect of your business. This is how you build a raving fan customer.

This is someone who will buy from you, again and again. Not only that, but they will tell their friends and family about how great your product or service is. This is the best way to build a scalable online business.

These are the 5 steps to building an online business that earns you $10,000+ a month!

How would your life change if you earned this amount of money every month? If I was able to accomplish this goal, so can you. The question is, how bad do you want it? What are you willing to sacrifice to become successful? There is always a price to success.

It will demand something of you, but only you can decide what that looks like. Trust the process and keep your eye on the prize. Fully commit to taking consistent action in your online business.

When you do that, there is no limit to how much money you can make and how much impact you can have in the world.

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Can you make money on Amazon even if you don't have any money?

This is a question that my fiancée, Tatiana, and I get a lot from our YouTube subscribers and followers.

Selling on Amazon is a business. Like any business, there are investments that you will need to make to get it up and running.

If money is an issue for you right now, Tatiana and I want to share with you some other great opportunities to make money on Amazon's platform.

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How much money do you need to start an Amazon FBA business?

A lot of people underestimate the costs that are involved with an Amazon business. Tatiana and I want to break down the process for you so that you know exactly how much money you will need. When starting an Amazon business, there are up-front costs.

The biggest cost will be your inventory, which you will order from a manufacturer, in bulk. The number of units that you order will be determined based on your manufacturer's minimum order quantity. The majority of your money will go towards investing in inventory.

Amazon receives your products at their fulfillment center. Amazon has hundreds of fulfillment centers all around the world. You will need to pay the FBA fee and the referral fee for using their centers. Also, you need to consider what the fees will be for marketing your products.

You can't just launch a product on Amazon and hope that you magically generate sales. That's not how it works. Yes, there are ways that you can start your business with less money. This may involve finding a product that doesn't cost a lot of money to source from, placing a smaller inventory order, and/or saving on your marketing expenses.

However, if your goal is to make a lot of money on Amazon, starting with less money will be an uphill battle. In reality, it's only setting you up for disappointment and struggle.

On top of that, less money means a limited number of products to pursue. This means that you will have to settle for products that may not have the best profit margins or demand. In an already competitive market, this is not the best idea.

This is why we recommend that you start an Amazon business with a couple of thousand dollars.

If you don't have that money, we want to help guide you in a better direction. The goal is to be financially secure enough to start an Amazon business the right way. Before you even consider starting any type of business there is one thing that you need to accept and understand – you're going to fail and make mistakes along the way.

This is why Tatiana and I are big believers in investing in an Amazon training program. Learning from others who have been where you want to go will help prevent you from losing money and making unnecessary mistakes. In turn, you will be able to better leverage the power of Amazon and catapult your success.

Another thing to take into account is that building a business is a long-term investment. You won't see results right away. It's not like a 9 to 5 job where you get paid for the 40 hours of work that you put in. If that's what you were expecting, this may not be the business for you.

You can put 1,000 hours into any online business and still not make any money from your efforts whatsoever. It's not about the amount of time or money that you invest in your business. Rather, it's about what you create and the amount of value that you add.

You need to get real with yourself and determine if you're willing to delay gratification and build an asset that will provide for you, long-term.

Now that I've given you the hard truth, let's explore the other avenues on Amazon that you can take advantage of if you aren't financially secure yet.

Publishing books on Amazon is a cheaper alternative to selling physical products.

This is a great business model for getting your feet wet and learning how Amazon works. If you choose to write your own book, the only cost involved is hiring someone to design a book cover. This is something that can be done fairly inexpensively via the platform, Fiverr.

That being said, I would recommend that you hire a book editor and invest some money into the marketing of your book. If you have a couple of hundred books, hire a ghostwriter to write your book for you. This will save you a lot of time and energy. You can find a lot of experienced freelance writers via the platform Upwork.

Although you won't make a lot of money with this business model, you can still expect to make a couple hundred to a couple of thousand dollars per month from an Amazon Book Publishing business.

A second avenue for making money on Amazon is by being an Amazon affiliate. You can start with very little money. This model gives you the opportunity to promote products on Amazon and earn an affiliate commission from that. However, in order to apply for Amazon's affiliate program, Amazon Associates, you will need to have a website.

There are some expenses involved in creating a website, like purchasing a domain name and setting up hosting.

I'll be honest, it can be challenging to make a lot of money as an Amazon affiliate. If you're interested in doing affiliate marketing, there are a lot of other better opportunities that you can explore. I created an affiliate marketing program called Affiliate Marketing Mastery that shows you how you can turn your passions into profits and create a consistent stream of passive income.

Alternatively, if you have experience in a skill like accounting, blog writing, video editing, or graphic design, you could always become a freelancer online. It's easy to promote your services via Upwork or Fiverr.

Companies will pay you for your services on a per-project or per-hour basis. If you have the desire to eventually build an Amazon FBA business, freelancing is a great way to start saving so that you can eventually invest in a business of your own.

If you are serious about building an Amazon business, I encourage you to follow Tatiana's YouTube channel where she shares her best tips and strategies for success with eCommerce.

This is how to make money on Amazon. But first, are you financially ready?

If money is tight right now, your #1 priority is figuring out what you can do to get your finances in order. If you can't do that, building an online business may not be for you. Trust me when I say that figuring out how to build a successful business is a lot harder in comparison to finding some extra work.

When you have a good amount of money to invest in an Amazon business, you will go so much further and faster than you ever would if you budget your way through the process.

At the end of the day, it always comes down to how bad you want success. If you are willing to make the necessary sacrifices and work as if your life depends on it, there is no limit to how far you can go and how much money you can make.

The question now is, how bad do you want it?

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I want to share with you the 5 habits of young millionaire entrepreneurs.

Success starts in your mind. If you want to be a millionaire, you need to start thinking like one.

My fiancée, Tatiana, and I were blessed to become millionaires at 24 and 27 years of age, respectively. Early on, we made smart life and business moves.

As a result, today we have achieved financial freedom.

If you're ready to start developing success habits that will help you build long-term wealth, keep reading…

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Everyone has the potential to become an entrepreneur

In today's digital world, there are so many opportunities to make money online, whether that's selling physical products on Amazon, doing affiliate marketing, or being a Kindle book publisher. What is even more incredible is that you don't need a college degree to become a successful entrepreneur.

Don't get me wrong… a college degree is needed for certain careers. However, entrepreneurship is not one of them. A SurveyMonkey small business survey shows that independent business owners without a four-year degree now outnumber those with a bachelor’s degree or higher. 

Tatiana and I are both self-taught entrepreneurs. Choosing this path wasn't easy, but our drive to succeed overpowered every obstacle. Building an online business requires discipline, persistence, grit, sacrifice, and a lot of hard work. At an early age, when our friends were drinking, going out, and having fun with friends, we were building our businesses.

The payoff from our efforts has been well worth it. Today, we have the luxury of financial freedom. Keep in mind that entrepreneurship is not for everyone. At the end of the day, it depends on how bad you want success.

Highly successful people engage in similar patterns of thinking and behaving. Let's talk about the 5 habits of young millionaire entrepreneurs. Both Tatiana and I modeled these habits from successful people whom we looked up to when we were in our 20s.

1. The Habit Of Delayed Gratification

Young people have more time on their hands and fewer responsibilities than adults do. Yet, they aren't always aware of this reality. Practicing self-control and being a teenager sounds like an oxymoron at best. Unfortunately, we live in a society where young people are conditioned to be impatient.

Avoiding a temptation that’s standing right in front of you so that you can hold out for something substantially better down the line can be challenging. However, if you cultivate the habit of delayed gratification early on, it will eventually become second nature to you.

Don't get me wrong, it's still important to have fun when you're young. However, if it's at the expense of building your future, you need to rethink your priorities. In our 20s, Tatiana and I spent most of our time focused on personal growth and building our online businesses.

We purposefully planned our lives, delaying short-term gratification for long-term rewards. Research shows that people who learn how to manage their need to be satisfied in the moment thrive more in their careers, relationships, health, and finances than people who give in to it.

Use your time wisely. Invest in your personal growth, make smart decisions, and build your self-discipline. Your future self will thank you for it. 

2. The Habit Of Self-Improvement

Unfortunately, the traditional education system is not designed to help young people become millionaires. If you want to become a millionaire, you need to become an entrepreneur.

However, you won't learn how to be a successful entrepreneur by taking a business course at college. Instead, you have to learn from people who have already achieved the success that you desire. You are the number one resource in your life. The fastest way to succeed is to commit to being a student of life. 

This is why I'm a big believer in learning something new every single day. Tatiana and I are always trying to shorten our learning curve by learning from other peoples' successes.

This is how you compress time and achieve success at a much faster pace. Read a book every day, listen to inspiring podcasts, invest in courses, hire a coach, find a mentor, attend seminars – anything that will help you develop a success-oriented mindset. The greatest investment that you will ever make is an investment in yourself.

You never lose when you work on your personal growth and development. In the words of Warren Buffett, who is one of the richest men in the world, “The more you learn, the more you earn.”

3. The Habit Of Taking Action

Younger people tend to be more open-minded and flexible. As people get older, they start building belief systems that aren't always advantageous. Sometimes they become more rigid in their thinking, which inhibits them from taking action. They wait for the perfect time to take action, failing to realize that there is no perfect time to do anything.

Interestingly, one of the reasons why Tatiana was able to become successful at such a young age was her naivety. When she was told to do something by someone she trusted and respected, she took action. She didn't question why something wouldn't work.

This mindset served her well, especially when it came to building her online business. She was a sponge, meaning that she was very curious and was driven to seek out and absorb new knowledge. Today, she has built a 7-figure business herself, helping people create financial freedom through building an eCommerce business on Amazon & Shopify.

If you have the desire to build an online business, I encourage you to follow her YouTube channel and Instagram page where she shares her best tips and strategies for success with eCommerce.

Be an action taker AND a finisher. Dabbling is a bad habit. If you want to be successful, you have to take focused action over a continuous period. This is how you build momentum and create long-term results.

4. The Habit of Contribution

The definition of an entrepreneur is someone who solves people's problems at a profit. The only way that you become a millionaire is by receiving money from others. The only way you receive money from others is by contributing to their lives in an empowering way.

You have to be creative and think outside the box. Create a unique product or service that adds massive value to your audience. Your income is in direct proportion to your contribution. If you want to make millions of dollars, find ways to impact millions of people, or solve the problems of millions of people.

As an example, both Tatiana and I have found ways to add value to millions of people on YouTube. Because of that, we have been rewarded financially. We have leveraged the power of the Internet in such a way that we've been able to scale our online businesses to 7-figures.

In our experience, if you help enough people get what they want, you will eventually get what you want. Take the focus away from yourself, get into the mind of your audience, and determine what their pain point is. Create a product that is so irresistible for them that they are willing to give you money in exchange.

Make your audience feel that they are getting so much more value than what they are paying for. If you can do this, you'll create raving fans and money will naturally flow into your life.

5. The Habit Of Goal Setting

By nature, young people are more inspirational and optimistic about the future. If you're young, use this mindset to your advantage! Set goals for yourself and create a compelling vision for your life. Get clear on exactly what it is that you want your future to look like.

Goals give you a sense of direction. However, your habits are what will determine how far you go and who you become. With so many of your actions controlled by your habits, it makes sense to focus your attention on building habits of success, equally as much as you set goals.

A lot of people fall into the trap of setting unrealistic goals. Not surprisingly, they get disappointed in themselves when they come up short. In turn, they may drop their goals altogether.

When it comes to goal-setting, I suggest that you break down your goals into smaller, manageable pieces and tackle one at a time. Create a list of actionable steps that you will need to take to ensure that you achieve every goal that you set for yourself. 

These are the 5 habits of young millionaire entrepreneurs.

If you want to build long-term wealth, focus on building these million dollar habits into your daily life. Be willing to do the work to upgrade your mindset. Foster healthy ways of thinking and behaving that condition you for success.

Anyone can become a millionaire, but not everyone is willing to do what it takes to become one. Achieving success of any kind always comes down to how bad you want it.

It's time to get real with yourself… how bad do you want to become a millionaire?

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If you want to become an online entrepreneur, you need to listen closely to what I'm about to say.

As many of you know, I've been in the entrepreneurial game for a long time now. I've made a lot of mistakes, but I've also learned from those lessons and gone on to achieve massive success.

The most successful entrepreneurs enjoy the journey, despite all odds. They grow from every obstacle that they face, always striving to become more.

I want to help you avoid the mistakes I made early on in my online business journey so that you can set yourself up for success from the onset.

I've got the best advice for becoming an online entrepreneur and I want to share it with you because you deserve to build a successful business.

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Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster ride.

A lot of people get disillusioned by fairytale entrepreneurial success stories. They assume that if they follow the get-rich-quick schemes for making money online, they will become rich overnight. Yes, some people get lucky and achieve success fast, but for the majority of people, entrepreneurship can feel like a grind, one that takes years of blood, sweat, and tears.

Eric Worre said it best, “Most people think that they deserve success as some sort of right, but here’s the truth. Success is something that you earn through effort.”

If you aren't prepared for the ride or aren't willing to do what is necessary to become successful, you'll end up ditching the ride halfway through. Get real and ask yourself, “How bad do you want success?” If you want it more than anything in this world, keep reading.

Here is my best advice for becoming a successful online entrepreneur.

1. Take Massive Action

A lot of people have the desire to learn and grow, but they aren't committed to taking action with the knowledge that they consume. In short, they become passive learners. Don't get me wrong… knowledge is powerful, but it means nothing if you don't do something with it.

In many cases, learning is a way to avoid taking action on the goals and interests that we say are important to us. Have you ever caught yourself doing this? This is the behavior of a dabbler and something that you want to be aware of and steer clear of at all costs.

2. Surround Yourself With Successful People

You will not improve yourself if you aren't willing to change your environment in a way that supports your growth. Your environment influences how you think and act. If you aspire to grow and become a successful entrepreneur, you have to surround yourself with people who demonstrate the qualities that you desire to emulate.

As Jim Rohn famously said, “You’re the average of the five people you spend time with.” When choosing the right people, look for values matches and gravitas. “Values match” means finding people who share similar values with yours. “Gravitas” refers to people who have greater skills in an area that you want to grow and improve.

If your environment contains negative people, you will feel energetically drained and have a difficult time experiencing any progress. You'll hold yourself back. That's the last thing you want. Now is the time to get real with yourself – do the people in your life support and uplift you to become more and achieve greatness? If not, it's time to find a new and empowering tribe of people who are going in the same direction as you. Sometimes the truth hurts, but the truth will also set you free.

3. Trust The Process

The reason why a lot of businesses fail is that entrepreneurs give up too quickly. Those that make it and go onto experience massive success embrace failure and use it as a tool to grow and become more. They trust the process and are willing to delay short-term gratification because they have an unwavering belief in their vision.

If they can't find a way, they make a way. Does this describe you? If not, it's time to rethink how bad you want success. In the words of Arthur Ashe, “Success is a journey, not a final destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” What matters most is not where you end up, but who you become along the way.

4. Invest In Your Personal Growth

A major reason why my fiancée Tatiana and I have achieved so much success is that we are constantly investing in our personal growth and development. We do this through a variety of different mediums, like reading self-help books, hiring coaches and mentors, buying courses, and attending seminars.

Learning from people who are more successful than we are has been key to leveraging our online business success. Don't be afraid to invest in yourself. It is the most important investment you will make in life. If you have the desire to build an eCommerce business, I highly recommend that you follow Tatiana's YouTube channel and her Instagram page.

She has built a 7-figure business selling on Amazon & Shopify. If you're serious about becoming an online entrepreneur and putting in the hard work, her content will set you up to win.

This is my best advice for becoming an online entrepreneur.

The next time you encounter challenges in your business, come back to this blog post. Remember why you started in the first place. Why do you want to be an online entrepreneur? What is your ultimate dream lifestyle? Remain steadfast under pressure and never lose sight of your goals.

Most importantly, don't quit. If you get tired take a break, but never throw in the towel. Your future is counting on you. I hope these words motivate you to build a sustainable business that affords you the life of your wildest dreams.

Let's face it… why not you? You deserve to have it all.

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JJ Virgin is a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert and a four-time New York Times best-selling author.

She is also the creator of the 4X4 Burst Training Workout and the co-star of TLC's Freaky Eaters. The contributions that she has made to the health industry are staggering.

I had had the opportunity to interview JJ Virgin about how she has been able to build a global empire.

Are you ready to learn how this powerful female entrepreneur has transformed the world of nutrition and wellness? Listen to JJ!

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JJ Virgin empowers people to take control of their health.

In addition to her fitness and nutrition work, JJ is also a business coach. She is the Founder of The MindShare Collaborative, which is a premier community for health and wellness influencers and entrepreneurs from around the world. In our interview together, she and I talk about how she built a global media empire from the ground up. Here is a sneak peek of our chat!

Where did you start to get to where you are today?

I've always been into health and fitness. I can't imagine a time in my life when I wasn't. I started my journey with teaching calisthenics. Back in college, I became one of the first personal trainers. This was in the '80s. It was great. I was making 6-figures cash. Body by Jake, Mark Sisson and I were friends. These guys woke me up to marketing. At the start, I was charging $35-45 per hour.

Every time I got a new client, I would raise my price.

I remember going to a new client who had been working with Body by Jake and his brother. He charged $75 for 30 minutes. At the time, I was charging $45 for one hour. He was fully booked. I thought, “What is going on?” He didn't have the degree or the background that I had. I knew that I had to learn the marketing side of my business, and that's exactly what I did.

How did you transition from being a personal trainer to writing books?

I started to get frustrated because I wanted to help more people but didn't know how. My clients were getting healthier as a result of my efforts. However, it still felt limiting. I started doing public speaking. At the time, I was attending the University of Miami.

I had a client who asked me, “What are you going to do when you finish your degree in Sports Medicine?” My response was that I would go to graduate school. She said, “Okay, so when you graduate then what are you going to do?” I told her that I would go and get a Ph.D. She asked me why and I said, “Because I want to be more successful.”

This was a woman who grew up in a trailer park and who barely finished high school. Today, she is a multi-millionaire and is currently impacting millions of people's lives. She said, “You know those two things don't correlate, right? I can teach you how to be successful.”

I literally sold my personal training business and moved into her house.

The first week she put rubber bands on my wrist. She said, “Every time you have a limiting belief, I want you to snap your rubber band.” What is interesting is that, for six months, she trained me on mindset stuff. She taught me how to never trade time for money.

So many people think that they are an entrepreneur, but they are just a bad boss to themselves — which is what I was. It's fair to say that I was running myself ragged. I knew that if I was going to build a business, I might as well build one for myself. Over time, I took the principles that I learned from her and I put them into place in my own business.

Do you have any tips for how someone can get media exposure for their business?

Media exposure is really important but not for the reasons that people think it is. There is so much noise in the media. This is why it's so important that you build your credibility. As soon as I moved to Palm Desert, California, I knew that I had to build my business quickly.

Any chance I got, I would go on local TV.

I would simply write to publishers and editors of the shows I wanted to be on and say, “Here's my idea. Here's my credibility, here is what is being talked about, and here is my take on it.” By doing this, I had already created a segment for them. From there, I would follow-up. I still do this today.

What is your mindset for success?

I'm a single Mom. I've always been the sole financial supporter of my children. I had to be successful and make it work for them. Nobody has handed me anything in life. Everything that I have created and financed has been done on my own. This is true for all of my companies. I've always been hungry. That helps a ton. I also have a bigger mission and purpose beyond wanting to feed my kids.

My WHY is always expanding.

At first, I wanted to help one million people get healthy. The next thing I knew I was on Dr. Phil. From there, I started wondering how I could help ten million people. Then I thought, “What if I could help one billion people?” It's not that hard when you think about it. You always have to possess one thing that keeps you moving forward. If I'm not feeling an imposter syndrome, I know that I'm playing too small.

What were some of the challenges that you’ve faced along the way and how did you overcome them?

One month before my book, The Virgin Diet, was getting ready to be published I invested the entire advance that I was given into doing a public television special. I also borrowed some money as well. Four weeks before, my 16-year-old Grant got hit by a car while crossing the street at dusk. Literally, he was left for dead in the street.

They airlifted him to our local hospital. They told me that I was going to have to let him die.

He had a torn aorta which kills 90% of people on the scene. They couldn't fix the tear because they didn't have the right surgeon. He had multiple brain plates so he was in a deep coma with 13 fractures. We overruled the doctor and airlifted him to another hospital. He was there for 4.5 months.

I launched my book, sitting with my son, bedside. I knew that this book was going to save my son's life because if I didn't get the book, I would have been bankrupt. It was go-time. That's what I did. Honestly, it's a big reason why The Virgin Diet became the success that it is. Even better, my son is 110% better.

How does taking good care of your body amplify other areas of your life?

It's so hard for me to understand how someone could not make their health a priority. When I first started in personal training, exercise was viewed as a luxury. There is an old Zen saying that reads, “The way you do one thing is the way that you do everything.”

If you get up and exercise you will probably eat better. Once you do that, you will have more energy, which means that you won't need that 12th cup of coffee. If you've done that, you won't be so stressed that you have to drink alcohol at night, and so on. It all goes together. If you don't take care of your health, everything compounds.

That is why people get overwhelmed.

If you have yet to read Gary Keller's book, The One Thing, do it! It is the best book ever written for how you should live your life. When it comes to improving your health, pick one thing that you want to focus on. I have to remind myself of this all the time. Health is something that we are always working on leveling up.  It's not static. If you aren't constantly improving it, it's declining. Once I master one area of my health, I move onto the next area.

What is one thing that people could do immediately in order to improve their health?

Sleep is going to make the biggest change in your overall health. This is why I use the OURA ring. What you measure and monitor, you can improve. I travel and switch time zones a lot so I'm really crazy about getting my sleep in. It helps for being able to focus and think straight. Also, having a solid sleep schedule is one of the best things that you can do for losing weight.

What do you do to optimize your sleep?

I have a whole evening routine for the 30-60 minutes before I fall asleep. First, I dim the lights, cool down the house, and then I take a hot bath with Epson salts.

I use a product called, Sleep Candy.

This is a supplement that combines thiamine, 5-HTP, melatonin, B6 and inositol. After that, I read a good book. All technology is removed. My goal is to fall asleep between 9 pm and 10 pm at night and to wake up without an alarm.

How do you think someone should build their brand today?

I'm a big believer in putting on more events. I've actually never run ads before because I am always speaking and meeting people. You can still engage with people via social media, but it's not the same as interacting with people face-to-face.

If you build a solid business talking to people you will know what they want.

I brought my top customers from the JJ Virgin brand over to my house for the afternoon because I wanted some testimonials. It turned out to be the greatest thing ever. We hung out for the entire day. I now know what my audience wants. If you are not in love with your audience, then you've got the wrong audience. Be with people who you love and want to serve and don't stop grinding until you will get to where you want to go.

This is how JJ Virgin built a global media empire.

Becoming an entrepreneur isn't easy. It takes a lot of hard work, energy, and motivation to create a brand from scratch. This is why it's so important that you do the work to optimize your health and well-being. If your body isn't working efficiently, neither will your business.

In the words of JJ Virgin, “Your body is not a bank account. It's a chemistry lab.” Treat your mind and body with care because if you don't have your health, you don't have much of anything.

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Do you want to start an online business but don't know how?

I hear a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs talk about how they cannot wait to be their own boss, travel the world and have financial freedom. However, they are unaware of what is involved in order to make that happen.

Your life will not change if you just sit in front of your computer and consume content. Don't get me wrong… knowledge is power but it means nothing if you don't do something with it.

My goal is to challenge and push you in the right direction so that you take massive action.

Are you ready to take a leap of faith and launch your first business?

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The best way to start an online business is to just START.

Stop waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect business model, or the perfect course to start. A lot of people have the desire to make progress in their online business, but they don't. If you are someone that has been sitting on the fence, know that now is the time to dive in!

I'm not saying this to offend you. Rather, I want to get your attention so that you feel empowered to break the pattern of being stuck. All that matters is that you do something.

Taking massive action is how you learn and grow. Don't get caught up in the knowing stage. True mastery is achieved when you are doing and living something. That is what leads to results in life. What you need right now is to gain experience. You could start a YouTube channel, a Facebook page or a blog. I don't care what it is. It may not be the most ideal thing. However, anything is better than what you are doing right now, which is nothing.

Research by psychologists Arie Kruglanski and Tory Higgins suggests that we have two complementary motivational systems: the “thinking” system and the “doing” system. Generally, we are only capable of using one at a time. If you get caught up in the thinking mode, you won't make any progress in life. Change can only manifest itself through action.

If you are not getting the results that you want, it's time to stop thinking and start doing.

Experience is what will allow you to cultivate and develop the skills that you need in order to be successful in business. If you just pick one skill and practice mastering it, over time, you will make income from it. There are so many opportunities online. You just have to pick one. If you end up changing your mind down the road, that's OK. You won't have wasted your time because you will have gained knowledge that you can take with you to the next opportunity.

When I first started my entrepreneurial journey, I dabbled with a lot of different things. Even though I experienced a lot of failures, the process of taking action allowed me to develop a solid skill set. By the time that I started my online business, Project Life Mastery in 2012, I had a huge advantage. I had a wealth of knowledge at my fingertips. As a result, I was able to accelerate my business success.

Successful people make clear decisions and they stick with them.

Instead of allowing fear and doubt to hold them back, they are constantly adapting and changing. Trust me when I say that there is a cost of inaction. Every day that you aren't taking action, you are losing money. More importantly, you are missing out on designing the life of your dreams. You start creating your dream life the moment that you say, “I'm going to do this one thing. It may not be right, but I'm going to go all in and try.”

Yes, you may fall. However, all that matters is that you pick yourself back up and keep moving forward. If you can do this, opportunities will start opening up for you. You will start to figure out what your strengths are. From there, you can modify the direction of your life in a way that serves your highest self. Every entrepreneur that I know experiences a lot of highs and lows along their journey. That's just how business works. However, if you can learn how to trust the process, you will achieve success in life.

If you want to start an online business, today is the day!

If you continue to wait eventually you will lose interest and check out altogether. Don't ever give up on your dreams. Be a doer and take action. More importantly, never stop believing in yourself. Have faith that you are on the right track and that you will get to where you want to go.

If you can trust that your success is inevitable, there is no limit to what you can achieve. Are you ready to take a leap of faith and create the business of your wildest dreams?

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Do you have a fear of starting a business? If so, you aren't alone.

Fear, worry, and self-doubt are just some of the feelings that stop people from diving into the world of entrepreneurship.

One study showed that fear is a major psychological barrier for most business owners; what sets success apart from failure is their ability to conquer it.

If you want to be successful in life, you've got to be willing to jump. Taking the first step is always the hardest part. 

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Starting a business is a major life decision.

If you find yourself heading in the wrong direction, you owe it to yourself to shift your course. Transitioning from a 9 to 5 job to becoming an entrepreneur is a big deal. If the thought of leaving your day job freaks you out, that's totally normal. Changing the direction of your entire life is no joke.

When I decided to leave the rat race and take the leap into entrepreneurship, it wasn't exactly a smooth ride, but I still dove in. That's all that matters. I made the choice to take a road less traveled. It was a scary feeling at first, but it was the best decision I've ever made because it allowed me to live in alignment with my life purpose.

Being an entrepreneur isn’t an easy path for anyone. It's a risky venture to take. Research shows that 90 percent of new online businesses fail in the first four months. No wonder the fear of failure is so high amongst aspiring entrepreneurs. The great news is that you can make friends with your fear instead of allowing it to overpower your life.

The fact of the matter is that there will never be an ideal time to start a business. If you shy away from things that make you feel uncomfortable, you will always live in fear. A comfort zone feels good, but it won't make you grow. Smooth sailing never wins the race. You've got to be willing to do the unthinkable, and believe that anything is possible.

In his book, The Psychology of Winning: Ten Qualities of a Total Winner, Denis Waitley says that it's not just talent, hard work, and/or luck that makes a super performer. Rather, it’s the mindset that determines whether they succeed or fail. 

The problem is that your brain wants you to fail.

The only purpose of your brain is to keep you safe and protected. It will constantly make you doubt every opportunity that comes your way. Fortunately, you can rewire your brain to stop protecting you. The best way to do this is by embracing failure. 

If you want to be successful in life, you have to accept that failure is just a steppingstone towards figuring things out. Failure is what allows you to develop the resilience to keep moving forward no matter how many times you get knocked down. This is why I encourage you to fail forward on a daily basis. This means taking risks, improving your skills, and learning from your mistakes. 

When it comes to starting a business, nobody has all of the answers. The worst thing that you can do is not try. Sometimes you've just got to take a chance, get in the game and start doing something. Don't wait for the perfect moment to start your business. Rather, just take one step forward. That's how you will find your groove.

Don't let the fear of starting a business hold you back.

On the other side of fear is everything you've always wanted. The only way that you will overcome fear is if you are willing to take action in spite of it. As Henry Ford once said, “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” 

What would you do if you weren't afraid? Now is the time to make your dreams of becoming an entrepreneur a reality. 

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I dropped out of college and it was the best decision I've ever made in my life.

I'm a 32-year-old multi-millionaire entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. The purpose of this article is not to boast about my success.

Rather, it's to share all of the reasons why it is possible to achieve success without a college degree.

I would not be where I am today, or who I am today, had I not decided to become an entrepreneur. Are you ready to learn why I dropped out of college?

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College isn't for everyone and that's OK.

Unfortunately, society has conditioned us to believe that getting a college degree is the only way to achieve success. If you don't get top grades and go to the best schools, you are setting yourself up for failure. I challenge this mode of thinking because everyone has a different vision for their life.

If you are passionate about going to college, great! I am in no way, shape or form discrediting what matters to you. However, if you aspire to become an entrepreneur and achieve financial freedom, it's important to take a step back and re-think whether or not college is the best path for you to take.

According to a CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, entrepreneurs who did not attend or finish college outnumbered those with higher-education degrees across both genders and in every age group. I made the choice to take the road less traveled, as have many other successful entrepreneurs.

Take Bill Gates as an example. The founder of Microsoft is worth an estimated $80 billion dollars, making him the most successful Harvard college dropout in the world. When you hear success stories like this, it shifts your entire perspective about what is possible.

When I was in high school, I was a C- student. I barely graduated.

It's fair to say that I had zero motivation when it came to school. I had a very difficult time learning. In fact, my teachers labeled me as having dyslexia because I wasn't able to effectively retain information. Later on, I learned that we all have different styles of learning. Unfortunately, the school system is flawed because it only caters to a specific style of learning. A “one size fits all” approach doesn't work because every child has different strengths and needs.

When I graduated from high school I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. This is a natural experience for a lot of young people. Fortunately, I found the world of self-development. I'm so grateful for that because it gave me a platform to self-educate myself. It allowed me to get clarity about who I was and the direction that I wanted my life to take.

A big “aha” moment that further validated my decision to not go to college was when I read the book called, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman. In his research, he found that the biggest indicator of success is not your IQ, but rather it's your EQ. This is one of the biggest challenges in the school system today. They determine one's competence level based on their IQ. In the real world, book smarts will only get you so far. 

Intellect is not the only predictor of success in life. 

If you can’t recognize, understand, and manage your emotions, you will struggle. EQ encompasses traits like resilience, self-control, determination, and confidence. I am who I am today because I have developed and cultivated my emotional intelligence. My ability to develop EQ has been one of the strongest predictors of my financial success.

From my personal experience, the easiest and fastest way to achieve success is to model the achievements of successful entrepreneurs. The core idea behind modeling is that if you mimic the behaviors, strategies, beliefs, and emotional states of successful people, you will, in turn, become more successful.

These are the reasons why I dropped out of college. I've never regretted my decision.

I believe that self-education is the key to living the life that you want, on your terms. It allows you to create a solid life roadmap that you are proud of. During the process of deciding which direction you want your life to take, make sure that you don't get swayed by other people's opinions or judgments. This is your life and your choices. In the words of Alan Gerry, “You don't need a four-year college degree if you have burning ambition or a great plan.”

What do you want? Only you can answer that question.

If you determine that the best way to achieve your dreams is to go to college, then work to make that happen! However, if you are on the fence, know that there are many other ways to grow, learn, and achieve massive success in life.

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