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    This is a sensational website for general business education: http://personalmba.com

    Definitely read up on how Crossfit gyms do promoting and scheduling. You might not be interested in their workout methods, but their business methods are solid gold: http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=62019

    A good perspective on business/business school from Tim Ferris: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/06/28/mba/

    If you go the biz school route, make sure you pick up a few marketing courses.

    While in school live as cheaply as humanly possible. Every dollar you have in debt is a dollar that can not go towards building, growing or promoting your school.

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    Brent has got it right.

    If you train hard, roll hard, compete hard, love training hard, love rolling hard, love competing hard and most of all genuinely love teaching and coaching AND try to be as honest as possible with everyone you meet, AND doing the right thing at all times then it's gonna be really hard not to succeed :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent Smith View Post
    A lot of guys that are moon heads actually succeed better when they ditch the 2nd job.
    I read this article recently and I feel like it relates

    http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/8-habi...ul-people.html

    1. They don't create back-up plans.

    Back-up plans can help you sleep easier at night. Back-up plans can also create an easy out when times get tough.

    You'll work a lot harder and a lot longer if your primary plan simply has to work because there is no other option. Total commitment--without a safety net--will spur you to work harder than you ever imagined possible.

    If somehow the worst does happen (and the "worst" is never as bad as you think) trust that you will find a way to rebound. As long as you keep working hard and keep learning from your mistakes, you always will.

    2. They do the work...

    You can be good with a little effort. You can be really good with a little more effort.

    But you can't be great--at anything--unless you put in an incredible amount of focused effort.

    Scratch the surface of any person with rare skills and you'll find a person who has put thousands of hours of effort into developing those skills.

    There are no shortcuts. There are no overnight successes. Everyone has heard about the 10,000 hours principle but no one follows it... except remarkably successful people.

    So start doing the work now. Time is wasting.

    3. ...and they work a lot more.

    Forget the Sheryl Sandberg "I leave every day at 5:30" stories. I'm sure she does. But she's not you.

    Every extremely successful entrepreneur I know (personally) works more hours than the average person--a lot more. They have long lists of things they want to get done. So they have to put in lots of time.

    Better yet, they want to put in lots of time.

    If you don't embrace a workload others would consider crazy then your goal doesn't mean that much to you--or it's not particularly difficult to achieve. Either way you won't be remarkably successful.

    4. They avoid the crowds.

    Conventional wisdom yields conventional results. Joining the crowd--no matter how trendy the crowd or "hot" the opportunity--is a recipe for mediocrity.

    Remarkably successful people habitually do what other people won't do. They go where others won't go because there's a lot less competition and a much greater chance for success.

    5. They start at the end...

    Average success is often based on setting average goals.

    Decide what you really want: to be the best, the fastest, the cheapest, the biggest, whatever. Aim for the ultimate. Decide where you want to end up. That is your goal.

    Then you can work backwards and lay out every step along the way.

    Never start small where goals are concerned. You'll make better decisions--and find it much easier to work a lot harder--when your ultimate goal is ultimate success.

    6. ... and they don't stop there.

    Achieving a goal--no matter how huge--isn't the finish line for highly successful people. Achieving one huge goal just creates a launching pad for achieving another huge goal.

    Maybe you want to create a $100 million business; once you do you can leverage your contacts and influence to create a charitable foundation for a cause you believe in. Then your business and humanitarian success can create a platform for speaking, writing, and thought leadership. Then...

    The process of becoming remarkably successful in one field will give you the skills and network to be remarkably successful in many other fields.

    Remarkably successful people don't try to win just one race. They expect and plan to win a number of subsequent races.

    7. They sell.

    I once asked a number of business owners and CEOs to name the one skill they felt contributed the most to their success. Each said the ability to sell.

    Keep in mind selling isn't manipulating, pressuring, or cajoling. Selling is explaining the logic and benefits of a decision or position. Selling is convincing other people to work with you. Selling is overcoming objections and roadblocks.

    Selling is the foundation of business and personal success: knowing how to negotiate, to deal with "no," to maintain confidence and self-esteem in the face of rejection, to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, to build long-term relationships...

    When you truly believe in your idea, or your company, or yourself then you don't need to have a huge ego or a huge personality. You don't need to "sell."

    You just need to communicate.

    8. They are never too proud.

    To admit they made a mistake. To say they are sorry. To have big dreams. To admit they owe their success to others. To poke fun at themselves. To ask for help.

    To fail.

    And to try again.







    Then again. I'm an optimist and believe anything is possible
    I have a business degree (and now run a small business of my own) and honestly - your post was more realistic, useful, helpful and truthful, than my entire University degree course. I'm being 100% serious here. The psychology of success - that's something strangely missing in schools (at least in my country).

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    Great advice Brent! Finding a mentor and role model is huge! I'm a small businesse owner on my second businesse and you can learn by trial and error and you will but with the help of someone who has been there and done that you'll be far better off!

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    Brent annihilated every other post.

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    Beat a Gracie....

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