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John Warrillow is the author of books “Built to Sell” and “The Automatic Customer” and founder of The Value Builder System™ where advisors help company owners increase the value of their business. Previously, he founded Warrillow & Co., a subscription-based research business dedicated to helping Fortune 500 companies market to small business owners. A sought-after speaker and popular Inc.com columnist, John lives in Toronto. Secret – timesaving technique John writes in his gratitude diary every morning -- do this right away every morning. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Do the big projects first -- John saves the small projects for the end of the day and starts on the big ones early in the day. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience John had to realize the hard way that your employees are not your friends -- and John tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful "Inbound marketing and the abi

author of two bestselling books, speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media. Good Morning Onward Nation...I’m Stephen Woessner. And I have to say -- today’s solocast topic has me so fired up because over the last couple of weeks -- we have been delving deep into some critical topics likes excuses -- or alibis as Napoleon Hill describes them -- and the week earlier -- I shared with you how destructive the imposter syndrome can be -- and -- how easy it can be to allow that to happen. Yesterday, Jodi Flynn -- one of our Onward Nation guests -- and the host of the brilliant podcast, Women Taking the Lead, invited me to be a guest on her show to discuss leadership, mentorship, and some of the influential women who have been powerful mentors in my life. The conversation was off the charts -- Jodi had me teary eyed with her very first question -- no joke. The interview goes live in late March and we wil

Drew McLellan is a 25-year marketing veteran who helps clients create authentic love affairs with their customers. In 1995, Drew started his own agency -- McLellan Marketing Group. He also helps other agency owners learn how to take their business to the next level through the consultancy -- Agency Management Institute. Drew is also one of the world’s top marketing and branding bloggers, according to AdAge’s Top 150 index. He’s written the book 99.3 Random Acts of Marketing and co-edited the Age of Conversation series of books. He has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, Businessweek and Fortune Small Business. The Wall Street Journal calls him one of 10 bloggers that every entrepreneur should read. Drew also hosts the brilliant Build a Better Agency Podcast. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Drew gets up, goes for a walk, eats breakfast, and then starts on the task he wants to do least -- and start and end your day in gratitude. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "Gratitude

Larry Broughton is Founder and CEO of broughtonHOTELS; Broughton Advisory Group; and yoogozi.com. He’s an award-winning entrepreneur & CEO; a best-selling author; keynote speaker; and former U.S. Army Green Beret committed to helping visionaries, leaders and high-achievers step into the leadership gap. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Larry begins tomorrow before he goes to bed today -- write down in a gratitude journal the things you're thankful for tonight and do some deep breathing when you wake up tomorrow. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George Patton How do you define success? Success is a byproduct of living a life of significance. What strategy do you use to combat fear? Larry believes we need to embrace failure -- and Larry tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" is motivated and has integrity and capacity.   Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recip

Kris first took the business world by storm in 1999 when he founded Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency and affiliate network that was sold for millions to eBay ten years later. Pepperjam distinguished itself as one of the most successful, fastest growing companies in the country and the three-time consecutive recipient of the prestigious Inc. Magazine Fastest Growing Company award (2006, 2007, 2008) as well as dozens of other awards and honors. Since the sale of Pepperjam, Kris has continued his significant contributions to the business world as investor, CEO, best-selling writer, speaker and dedicated philanthropist. Secret – timesaving technique Kris uses a program called Rapid Planning Method -- capture: write down what you want to achieve and schedule: make these goals become real. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Commit to waking up earlier -- Kris wakes up an hour earlier than his wife and kids. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience

John T. Meyer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lemonly. Lemonly helps companies tell their story through visuals. Specializing in infographics, videos, and interactives. Lemonly works with brands like Marriott, Major League Baseball, Netflix, Lego, Under Armour, Salesforce, the Green Bay Packers, and the United Nations. John is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council and in 2013 was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 10 Emerging Entrepreneurs. John loves to cheer on the Minnesota Twins, spend time with his wife Paige and daughter, Margot. He also writes about focus and productivity within a weekly newsletter called “Point Letter.” Secret – timesaving technique John does six professional tasks and two personal tasks every weekday, six personal tasks and two professional tasks on Saturday, and then he's off on Sunday -- make it eight for the day. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Saying "no" today means you can say "yes" tomorrow -- John takes control of his schedule by saying "no." Could have ru

Stephen is the CEO of Predictive ROI and host of the Onward Nation podcast. He is the author of two bestselling books, speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media.   Good Morning Onward Nation...I’m Stephen Woessner. And before we jump into today’s solocast topic -- I want to say thank you for all of the thoughtful and specific feedback following last week’s solocast, episode 158...which I entitled, “How to defeat the imposter syndrome.” I love feedback -- good or bad -- and often encourage it at the end of my solocasts. But last week’s solocast was followed by more feedback than normal...and I am grateful. I received notes via email, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I appreciate the kind words -- but even more so -- for the insights into how the discussion helped. It is always awesome to find out someone likes what you have to say -- and it is so rewarding to hear the connecting points between wh

Patrick Henry is a former Nashville songwriter and SiriusXM Radio personality on the Family Comedy Channels. Today he delivers entertaining and funny keynote presentations that show how to create extraordinary customer experiences. Patrick has spoken to over 1,000 audiences around the world and is also the author of the book entitled, "The Pancake Principle: Seventeen Sticky Ways to Make Your Customers FLIP For You." Secret – timesaving technique Patrick gets up early and works out daily -- create time for yourself everyday. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Be deliberate in carving out the time you need -- Patrick carves out the time he needs to be creative. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Patrick's speaking business was hit hard in the recession -- and Patrick tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful "Understand who you are and what you do." Most influential lesson learned from a ment

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and host of “Newsletter Guru TV” and “Stick Like Glue Radio”. He is known internationally as ‘The Newsletter Guru’- the go-to resource for maximizing the profitability of customer relationships. Jim is the author of 6 six books and also the founder and President of Custom Newsletters, Inc., parent company of “No Hassle Newsletters”, “No Hassle Social Media”, and Success Advantage Publishing. Secret – timesaving technique Jim focuses on what he needs to focus on each day -- focus on high revenue-generating activities only. ONWARD! Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Jim got called out and embarrassed by a friend -- and Jim tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful "Any success business is built on trusting relationships that a business has with its customers." Most influential lesson learned from a mentor "You will earn infinitely more income for who y

Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated and author of 25 books, nine of which have become New York Times Best-sellers. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Don's days don't always begin the same way -- if he's at home, he spends time with his wife and son -- but if he's on the road, he begins his day with exercise and listening to podcasts. Whether you're at home or on the road, begin the day in the way it needs to begin. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "Make each day your masterpiece." - John Wooden How do you define success? "Success is the peace of mind that comes from knowing each and every day that you've done your very best." - John Wooden What strategy do you use to combat fear? Don believes you need to let your fears go if you want to overcome them -- and Don tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" wants to work with other "A Players" -- "A Players" don't frighten "A Players."

Rob Berger has practiced law since 1992 -- and then in 2007 -- he started a personal finance and investing blog. It was more of a hobby than a business -- but -- over the next several years, however, it turned into a business. By 2009, he was making a full-time living, and by 2010 he was making more from his blog than practicing law. Today, Rob runs DoughRoller.net and AllCards.com. He also writes for Forbes, U.S. News, and The Huffington Post. Secret – timesaving technique Rob stands up while he works -- when standing you're less drawn to time-wasting activities. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Don't lose focus of your bigger picture, long-term goals -- Rob works on long-term writing projects for a couple hours before getting into his daily task-list. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Rob got too focused on search engine traffic -- and Rob tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful "The

Stephen is the CEO of Predictive ROI and host of the Onward Nation podcast. He is the author of two bestselling books, speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media. Good Morning Onward Nation...I’m Stephen Woessner. And before we jump into today’s solocast topic -- I want to wish you a very belated Happy 2016. My hope for you is that your New Year has started off with the momentum you envisioned, with the progress you wanted and desired, and that you and your team are executing on all the plans and strategies you crafted toward the end of 2015. My additional hope is that during all the Christmas and New Year celebrations, you also made time to practice Habit #7 that we learned from the wisdom of the late Dr. Stephen Covey is his groundbreaking book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. We all must take time to “Sharpen the Saw” as Dr. Covey so masterfully described it. If you don’t maintain you

Allen Martinez is a film director and producer in California. After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, his career was launched when he was hired by Quentin Tarantino to direct television commercials through Miramax'’s partner company; A Band Apart. Realizing the shift happening in digital marketing, Martinez founded NobleDigital.com in 2012 and took his decades of experience creating scaled-out corporate commercial strategies for Fortune 500s and successfully applied them to digital campaigns to create respective impact for scale-ups as well. His current focus is on helping new ventures create a successful balance between "push and pull" across all digital strategies before scaling up to more traditional tools. Secret – timesaving technique Allen starts his day by getting centered -- you must get to the right state of mind so you're not overthinking important things. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Map out a plan for the next 90 days -- Allen makes this plan and then breaks it d

Paul Brown is the owner of Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury Center, Vermont. The mill was started in 1974 — it ran successfully for 26 years — and then Paul purchased the business in 2000. Cold Hollow is a top producer of fresh apple cider in New England and one of Vermont’s most popular tourist attractions. That’s because Cold Hollow is committed to doing it the old-fashioned way, making pure cider with a traditional rack and cloth press built in the 1920s. Cold Hollow is also the home of the legendary “Cider Donut”, which Gourmet Magazine called one of the country’s four best donuts. During the last 15 years, Cold Hollow has expanded to include a jelly room, large production facility, two cold-storage rooms, and a large bottling facility. Secret – timesaving technique Paul checks on Monday morning who called in sick, who got hurt, and what broke -- focus on the realities of your business and try to negate the problem areas. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Don't leave anything on your desk

JP Moery is founder of The Moery Company in Washington, DC. He has 25-years of experience in the association industry, having built a track record of success at the nation’s most influential associations. JP previously served as Senior Vice President at the United States Chamber of Commerce where he oversaw the Association Committee of 100, the most prestigious group of association CEOs and executives in the country. During his tenure at the chamber, JP developed and launched a program that added more than 250,000 companies to the organization’s membership. JP also has experience in the digital media world, having served as Executive Vice President of Association Relations for SmartBrief: a corporation that produces co-branded electronic publications with leading associations for 3 million subscribers. Under his leadership, the number of partnering associations for SmartBrief doubled in less than 3 years. Secret – timesaving technique JP looks at his year-long goals every single day, looks at his six action i

Carl founded the Wright Partners in 1998. Since then, his Team has developed Real Estate Projects valued at over $200 million and currently owns and manages a portfolio of over $100 million. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Carl gets up at 5:30 AM and reads for at least 30 minutes, makes a green blender drink with his wife (recipe in the episode), then takes on his number priority of the day -- these three chunks will give you a sense of accomplishment early in the day. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? One project at a time. How do you define success? Success is consistent progress toward your ultimate personal and professional vision. What strategy do you use to combat fear? Carl believes what counts in life is what you do after the pain sets in -- and Carl tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" have "the four E's and the P" (from Jack Welch's "Winning"): excecution, edge, high energy, energize others, and passion.   Final Round – “Breaking Down

Morag Barrett is founder and CEO of leading HR consultancy SkyeTeam (which was just named one of HR.com's Top 15 Small Leadership Partners and Providers for the third year running) and author of CULTIVATE: The Power of Winning Relationships (a second edition of which launched on Jan 5 2016 with Greenleaf Book Group). With 25+ years experience in senior executive coaching and developing high-impact teams and leadership development programs across Europe, America, and Asia, Morag intimately understands the challenges of running a business and managing people. In case you were wondering: her name is Scottish, and means great. Secret – timesaving technique Morag's word for 2016 is intentional -- be intentional about everything you do. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Actively build a community on social media -- Morag has LinkedIn open on any computer she uses and works her network regularly. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Morag lost her mojo for sixth

ReLaunch – Become Known in Your Niche – podcasts and resources to inspire entrepreneurial confidence, maximize visibility and promote business growth. Founders Joel and Dr. Pei. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Joel sets a timer for 15 or 20 minutes and writes in his journal about everything he's thankful for -- keeping this in your in routine is a game-changer. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." - Roger Staubach "Talent wins games but teams win championships. - Michael Jordan How do you define success? Success is being able to work from wherever you want and from whatever situation you're in and being able to provide tremendous value to the people that are relying on you as well as yourself. What strategy do you use to combat fear? Joel believes you need to do it anyway -- and Joel tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" fills the responsibilities you require -- hire for responsibility, not for perso

Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The Interview Connections team of Booking Agents works with podcasters to find and book guests for their shows. They also represent dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews. Jessica is the host of the hit weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV, she’s the host of the Rhodes to Success podcast and she is the co-host of The Podcast Producers, a ten episode audio series selected by Apple as a “How to Podcast” show in iTunes. Jessica is a regular speaker at Dream Business Academy and has shared the stage with dozens of top podcasters at Podcast Movement. Secret – timesaving technique Jessica blocks and schedules her time -- focusing on specific tasks at certain times increases productivity. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Pay attention to your health -- Jessica has made exercising and eating healthily very important in her

Shane Stott is CEO of Walker Tape Co, and the co founder of Zen Float Co. He's an inventor at heart and has revolutionized both of his industries. His inventions have been featured on The New York Times, ABC, MSN, and Yahoo. He is a very active industry expert in both fields producing webinars, interviews, and how-to videos that can be found at ZenFloatCo.com and WalkerTapeCo.com. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Shane wakes up at 6:00 AM and works out to motivational videos -- trade in an hour of sleep for exercise and meditation (and read "The Miracle Morning"). ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? Hire an assistant -- and have them fill out your schedule completely. How do you define success? Success is results -- don't get fooled by what success isn't. What strategy do you use to combat fear? Shane believes you need to spend time out of your comfort zone -- and Shane tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" fills these four qualifiers: 1.) they mana