Richard Branson is widely known for his bold stunts. He’s attempted to break world records circumnavigating the Earth in a balloon, crossing the English Channel, and crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
I’ve always assumed it was Branson’s boldness and taste for risk that made him an incredible entrepreneur (his Virgin Group now owns over 400 companies).
That is, until I met John Corcoran.
John notes that Branson credits his success to his ability to build relationships with others. Wow! What? I didn’t see that coming.
In this podcast John shares some incredibly valuable insight into exactly what it is that propels some of our favorite entrepreneurs, and also how we can build the same skills that helped them succeed.
Listen now: 020: How to build relationships that build your success (with John Corcoran)
Jason Cohen has done something few others have succeeded at: He’s bootstrapped a business. He knows what it takes to go from fledgling idea to seven figures in revenue.
Vision is much bigger than a business plan. That’s what Jeremy Thiel believes and what he’s living out every day as he builds his fitness empire.
Most people aren’t natural born high performers. They start out just like us. They go to the same schools, learn the same things, and probably even start a traditional career.
A year ago nobody knew who Jared Easley was. He had dreams of becoming a professional speaker, and goals of connecting with successful people, but it wouldn’t be easy starting from scratch.
Starting something new is hard. Starting something new that other people are excited about too is even harder!
When you want to be successful it’s hard to know where to start. In this day and age you probably don’t have to look very far to find other people succeeding at what you want to be doing.