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Keeping It Real-Estate ShowDan Handford - Growing A $1.5 Billion Real Estate Portfolio In 5 YearsDan Handford of PassiveInvesting.Com shares insider knowledge on growing and scaling a real estate portfolio and he shares his 12 month economic outlook. To get in contact and learn more about Dan Handford click this link: https://www.passiveinvesting.com/. Mike Roeder and Dan Brisse are the founders of Granite Towers, and the hosts of Keeping it Real Estate. To get into contact with Mike and Dan, click the link below, and fill out the contact form: Contact | GTEG (granitetowersequitygroup.com)2023-03-2839 min
Tough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD330: Building A Trusted Pain Relief Center With P. Brendon LundbergWhen no one believes in your vision, believe that you can do something bigger for yourself. In this episode, Dan Handford interviews P. Brendon Lundberg, the Co-Founder and President of Radiant Pain Relief Centres about his journey into opening his own pain relief center and finding investors. All for the love of helping people experience comfort and becoming pain free, Brendon went through self-development and trainings to pursue his dream. Be inspired more from his entrepreneurial strategies as he briefly shares his favorite quote by Thomas Edison, his preferred inspiration book, and the tools he uses for managing his...2019-12-2017 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD329: Handling Typical Property Investment Dilemmas With Michael BeckerHandling a big property investment firm can present more headaches than smiles if not done with precision. In this episode, host Dan Handford and Michael Becker, the Founder of SPI Advisory, tackle the tough decisions investors face in the world of property investment. Michael talks about going through prepayment penalties and how he and his team steered their way through it. He also shares some strategies on mitigating the risks of what he went through with regards to prepayments as well as handling issues with code enforcement departments.2019-12-1218 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD328: Training Your Brain: Harnessing Your Reticular Activating System With Dana WildeIn growing one’s business, tackling problems and coming up with solutions can be daunting if we do not approach it with having a positive mindset or attitude. In this episode, host Dan Handford brings on brain trainer Dana Wilde to talk about the brain’s reticular activating system, having the right mindset, and how we can train our brain to make good decisions. Listen to this episode to discover how you can make money by being happy and get paid by being you.2019-12-0616 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD322: Managing And Scaling Mobile Home Parks With Andrew KeelMillions of Americans are opting for affordable housing in the form of mobile homes. Dan Handford interviews elite mobile home park investor Andrew Keel, the Founder and CEO of Keel Team Real Estate. They talk about mobile home parks, what preparations are necessary for putting them up, and the depreciation of land value. Setting up a real estate team is an overall challenge. Andrew shares some of the trials they went through – from hiring the right people and getting outside investors to expanding the business. Know more about managing and scaling mobile home parks as Andrew shares the apps he...2019-11-0712 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD320: Facing Tough Decisions With Christian ZeronIn this episode, Dan Handford talks with Christian Zeron, the Founder of Theo & Harris, a company that sells a collection of amazing vintage watches, about facing tough decisions. Desperate to find a business partner who could bring on capital and some necessary skills at the beginning stages of his company, Christian went through some disastrous explorations. Over the years, he’s learned to be more comfortable owning the decisions and owning the good moments and bad moments, even more so being more connected to the people that he works with. Sharing some tough decisions he’s had to do as an...2019-10-2115 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD317: Focusing On Your Customer Is The Best Strategy with Rick SmithDan interviews Rick Smith, Founder and CEO of Axon and author of “The End of Killing” a book with his manifesto of how he is going to make the bullet obsolete. Dive in as they talk about how making shortcuts to make money almost made him shut his business down, and how being customer centric and customer driven turned out to be the best strategy implemented to expanded his base and make it more diversified.2019-07-0827 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD316: A Successful Business with Poker Strategies with Chris SparksDan interviews Chris Sparks, Founder of The Forcing function. Join in as they talk about how he got caught not knowing what to do after online poker was officially shut down, and three years later getting all his money back in one big sum, and after no more poker, how he confronted the idea of not knowing what he really wanted to do, and ended up doing business with payment for his services in advance.2019-07-0421 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD315: Online Sales From $600 to a Multimillion Level with Dan MeadorsDan interviews Dan Meadors, a co-founder of The Wholesale Formula. Dive in as they talk about how working with a distributor with whom they didn’t have a great relationship cost them 10 thousand dollars, all the money they had, and how hiring a boy who was making more money than him and his partner were, turned out to be an equal partner.2019-07-0116 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD314: Good Partnership and 300MM in Assets Under Management with Ivan BarrattDan interviews Ivan Barratt, founder and owner of Barrett Asset Management. Tune in as they talk about how taking on an operating partner that was not the leader he said he was to be, made him put a system in process when hiring somebody new, and led him into a new partnership with the actual COO and president of his company who has shown a keen understanding of what it takes to mind about every detail and has helped the business grow.2019-06-2716 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD313: Mindset and Reality in Numbers with Joe TroddenDan interviews Joe Trodden, a coach, mindset expert and founder of Mindset Experts. Joe shares his journey from an IT background making tons of projects, to having his own mindset business. Tune in as they talk about charities not being viable from a business perspective, his late decision of not running his passion led business as a non profit, stepping out of his job to start his own business and the actions he took to mitigate that risky decision.2019-06-2419 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD312: Real Estate with a “Big 3” with Chris PrefontaineDan interviews and welcomes back Chris Prefontaine. Chris is a real investor, coach and founder of Smart Real Estate Coach. Dive in as they talk about how going to an unorganized meeting has made him put a Big 3 process in place which has opened the communication totally as a team and as a family team, and the tough decision of firing a bookkeeper that could not follow their business growth gave him a chance to hire a successful team to replace her.2019-06-2017 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD311: From Flying to Coaching with Nathan SeawardDan interviews Nathan Seaward, a coach and mentor. Nathan shares his journey from working as a pilot and flying big planes all around the world, to having his own coaching business. Tune in as they talk about the time he hired a social media management company he spent too much money on, did not work out and encouraged him to understand all aspects of his business to be able to delegate, and how connecting with his truth helped him leave his flying career, to start his own business.2019-06-1717 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD310: Income Property as an Asset Plus with Jason HartmanDan interviews Jason Hartman, real estate investor, advisor, and CEO. Tune in as they talk about how buying a failing company has made him independent and more in control, how he mitigates the risk of a franchise network getting away, and the way he created a business that combines wall street’s model with the better class of income property.2019-06-1322 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD309: Living on Passive Income with Antoine MartelDan interviews Antoine Martel, investor and partner of MartelTurnkey, a family business that assists real estate investors buy cash flowing rental properties. Tune in as they talk about how building a team in a week end made him slow down and take the proper steps to build a team and relationships, and how selling his family house gave him the opportunity to reinvest in a 20 unit property and with the cash flow of one of the units rent free a house for his parents to live in the same area.2019-06-1017 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD308: Improving Mindsets to See the World in a More Positive Way with Ryan GottfredsonDan interviews Ryan Gottfredson, professor at CSU-Fullerton teaching into research on Leadership, and a leadership consultant. Dive in as they talk about an online resume course Ryan created as a side hustle, and how it has made him get out more in terms of speaking, his own book on mindsets and the process to get it published, and how he helps people develop 4 different mindsets.2019-06-0622 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD307: Delegate and Let your Business Take Off with Michael GreenbergDan interviews Michael Greenberg, a B2B growth strategy consultant and founder of Call for Content, a content marketing agency. Dive in as they talk about the measures you should take before hiring or going into partnership with somebody, and how just doing B2B growth strategy and delegating his other tasks has given him the opportunity to grow his business faster and has allowed him to focus on the main initiatives and push podcaster relations.2019-06-0319 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD306: Investing USD 15000 in Real Estate Marketing with Bradley SmothermanDan interviews Bradley Smotherman, investor and founder of Brad Smotherman, a business that does real estate investing. Tune in as they talk about his investment in a brazilian jiu jitsu academy and how important it is defining boundaries and having everybody’s roles laid out before going into partnership, and how investing USD 15000 in marketing allowed him to buy equity positions and cash all out.2019-05-3014 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD305: Coaching and Mastering a Field of Study with Carl GouldDan interviews Carl Gould, life and business coach, Founder and Chief Discovery Officer of 7 Stage Advisors, a coaching and consulting company. Tune in as they talk about how franchising his coaching and consulting business led him to consolidate the client acquisition, and how selling both companies and moving into coaching has been a his greatest move.2019-05-2721 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD304: Systems in Place to Run 5 Different Teams and 70 Writers with Madeleine LambertIn this episode, Dan interviews Madeleine Lambert, CO-Founder and CEO of Content. Madeleine started her first entrepreneurial journey in the technology world two and a half years ago, and has a medical technology background. Dive in as they talk about her business and her core clients, clear policies,and how putting systems in place and getting rid of the bottom 10% of the writers every month has helped her produce content of high quality with serious contractors.2019-05-2319 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD303: Becoming a Better Leader with Patrick DonohoeIn this episode, Dan interviews Patrick Donohoe, a financial strategist and consultant. He is the President and CEO of Paradigm Life, author of the book “Heads I win, Tails you lose”, and Host of The Wealth Standard Podcast. Tune in as they talk about how he learned about leadership after having been forced to do some layoffs and how he created a solid group of leaders with a foundation of principles, values and communication.2019-05-2016 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD302: Growing a Business Without Putting a Penny into Marketing with Jill W. FoxDan interviews Jill W. Fox, marketing consultant and owner of Fox Social Media. Jill shares her journey from being Miss America Pageant and a two time cancer survivor, to being a successful entrepreneur. Tune in as they talk about when Jill should have taken action and din’t , and how getting over herself and creating her youtube channel and podcast, made acquaintances reach out for her help in social media and marketing for their businesses and grow her business without putting money into marketing.2019-05-1621 min
Multifamily Investor Nation Summit - Volume 1Multifamily Keynote – Mindset of High Net Worth Investor with Dan HandfordDan is the founder of the Multifamily Investor Nation, which has
50 groups and 5,800+ members across the world. He is a Managing Partner with PassiveInvesting.com, focusing on investor
relations and marketing. His portfolio includes 1,300+ units valued at over $130MM. He is also the co-host, along with his wife,
of the daily podcast Tough Decisions for Entrepreneurs.2019-05-0458 minMultifamily Investor Nation Summit - Volume 1Intro – Multifamily Investor Nation Summit January 2019 with Dan HandfordDan Handford introduces the Multifamily Investor Nation Summit podcast. Find out more details for the next event at http://www.MFINSummit.com2019-04-2901 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD241: Using Multi-sensory Experiences in Public Speaking with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive with Dennae, she will go over the 2 last public speaking secrets of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo. Listen as she talks about creating a mental picture with multi-sensory experiences and staying in our lanes.2019-01-2720 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD240: Organization To Improve Your Productivity with Dan HandfordIn this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan will talk about organization and why it is key to increase your productivity as an entrepreneur and business owner. Listen as he goes over this concept and exemplifies with the leasing office of a +100 Multifamily Apartment complex he owns that needs organization in order to be more efficient.2019-01-2611 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD239: How To Make Your Elevator Pitch Work with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan & Dennae will talk about the importance of having a good elevator pitch and will go over some ways for you to have outline for it. Listen as they dive deep in this topic and talk about 4 different things to make sure that you include in your elevator pitch that will allow you to grab somebody’s attention and keep them engaged.2019-01-2521 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD234: The 18-Minute Rule of Effecitve Speaking with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will begin to wrap up her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo, and talk about the last section of the book; the last 3 public speaking secrets. Listen as Dennae goes over secret #7; “stick to the 18 minute rule”, and explains why time is so importante in effective public speaking.2019-01-2024 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD232: Storytelling and Marketing Your Brand with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan & Dennae will talk about Storytelling and it’s importance when building your brand. Listen as they go over it’s concept, relate ir with their experience in their businesses and talk about some ways and tips to help you do it correctly.2019-01-1820 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD226: Networking Strategies To Improve Yourself as An Entrepreneur with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Step Up Your Game episode, Dan will talk about the importance of networking in person at events and will go over the concept of “forced networking” and the right mindset that will help you network better and improve yourself as a businessman and an entrepreneur in order to get the most out of these events.2019-01-1208 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD225: Social Proof and Scarcity in Marketing with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan & Dennae will talk about the concepts of Social Proof and Scarcity when Marketing and will give a couple of stories about what their experience has been as buyers and with their businesses.2019-01-1122 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD227: Using Laughter to Break Down Audience Walls with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo. Listen as Dennae goes over the ability that humor has within a presentation to disarm the audience and allow them to maybe even consider things that otherwise they would not even give a second thought to.2019-01-1014 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD220: Emotionally Charged Events Help You Remember with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo, and will jump into the next public speaking secret; deliver jaw dropping moments. But first she will talk about New Year’s resolutions and the importance of developing new rules of life.2019-01-0622 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD219: Setting Goals That Pull You In The Right Direction with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, he is going to talk about goals; how to set them in a way that actually pulls you in the right direction instead of being pushed. Listen as he goes over the importance of accountability when setting goals and some examples of effective goal setting. Also, one of his goals for 2019, the Multifamily Investor Nation Summit 2019 that’s coming up in January 17 to 19.2019-01-0510 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD218: Multifamily Investor Nation – Real Estate Group & Summit with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan & Dennae will talk about a group that they’ve started back in 2018 called The Multifamily Investor Nation. Listen as they talk about how it came to fruition, how and why it was created, and the upcoming Summit that we have in a couple of weeks!2019-01-0416 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD213: Public Speaking – Communicate Something New with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will go into the second section of the book in which this TED presentations are NOVEL and they teach us something new. Listen as Dennae points out 3 more specific aspects of that novelty so that we have a way of implementing that in our own talks.2018-12-2917 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD208: Christmas Special Edition – Family, Christmas and Business with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Christmas edition, Dan & Dennae will talk about their Christmas traditions with their family and also how they manage Christmas within their businesses and with their employees. Also, they will show their appreciation to our followers and listeners giving a free gift; The Top 10 Technologies and Inspiring Quotes for Entrepreneurs from 2018. Listen to the episode to know more!2018-12-2514 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD206: Public Speaking – Present Like You’re Having a Conversation with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will go over the third public speaking secret for an effective communication; HAVE A CONVERSATION.2018-12-2322 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD205: Maximize Profits Investing Your IRA In Real Estate with Scott SmithVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we interview Scott Smith, an attorney and entrepreneur who runs his own firm; Royal Legal Solutions, one of the nation’s top asset protection firms located in Austin, Texas, and our GO TO expert when it comes to this kind of topics. Listen as Scott and Dan talk about how you can use your IRA, self direct it, and invest in in Real Estate to maximize profits.2018-12-2127 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD204: The Evolution of Our Adventure Into The Real Estate Business with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday Episode, Dan & Dennae will review their year and go over the evolution of their adventure into the Real Estate business, specifically into the multifamily market. Listen as they talk about how and why they got into this venture, their mindset along the way and goals for the future.2018-12-2128 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD199: Public Speaking – The Power of Storytelling with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo, and will go over the second component of effective communication, Storytelling.2018-12-1518 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD197: 3 Real Stories to Think About and Apply To Our Business with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dennae will go over 3 stories that she’s come across and collected. Current events, things that are happening right now in the world, their principles and the lessons we can take from them that hopefully will help you on your business.2018-12-1418 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD192: Public Speaking – The Importance of Passion with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will talk about the first component of effective public communication; emotion. Listen as she goes over common misunderstandings as well as how we can use emotion for our advantage when speaking publicly. Specifically; passion.2018-12-0923 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD190: Evaluating Your Business For The New Year with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dennae will share with us the process that she and Dan do in their businesses of evaluating the previous year and setting goals for the new year. Listen as she dives into their processes and strategies and explains how they do this process, the areas that they look into, and the questions that they as business owners ask themselves.2018-12-0816 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD191: Virtual Events Production Strategies – Note Buying with Scott CarsonVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan interviews Scott Carson, CEO of We Close Notes, Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur and Podcast Host of The Note Closers Show Podcast. Scot’s main marketing strategy to attract people to his business has been Online Events, and he has become quite an expert on it. Listen as Dan and Scot go over everything you need to know about the planning and production of virtual events.2018-12-0835 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD185: Public-Speaking Secrets with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will start a new topic and a new book review. Public Communication is the topic, and the book, Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo. Listen as she goes over some of its mains ideas.2018-12-0215 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD183: 9 Ways To Increase Your Productivity with Dennae HandfordIn this Friday episode, Dennae will go over a list of 9 ways to increase your productivity. As entrepreneurs; as people who have golas and aspire to accomplish things we are always looking for ways to increase our productivity… we all have only 24hs in a day, and the way that we use those hours can make a big difference and can mean the difference between achieving the goals that we have and not.2018-12-0117 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD176: Let Thankfulness Make You More Successful with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this post-Thanksgiving Friday episode, Dennae will go over the importance of being thankful and the ways that it can impact your business, your team, your family and make you more succesful.2018-11-2316 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD171: Solutions for Teaching Non-cognitive Skills with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive with Dennae, we are going to finish our discussion about Paul Tough’s book; How Children Succeed. Listen as Dennae shares some ideas as far as solutions and changes that would be successful in improving and helping the next generation of leaders with this non-cognitive skills.2018-11-1816 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD169: Giving Feedback the Right Way with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dennae will talk about the importance of feedback in a work environment and some strategies to give it the right way.2018-11-1713 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD164: Undermatching and College Graduation with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will go over some specific topics from chapter 4 of the book How Children Succeed by Paul Tough; How To Succeed. This includes the college graduation rate, the sorting role of education and more. Listen as she tackles how SAT/ACT results, GPA scores, and noncognitive skills factor in determining a student’s success rate in college.2018-11-1115 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD162: Balancing Family and Fitness with Business with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan talks about balancing family, fitness, and business. He shares some tidbits on how he manages his time between these three areas and some tips on how to maintain consistency.2018-11-1012 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD163: Holding Onto Your Wealth As Long As Possible with Garrett GundersonVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, he interviews Garrett Gunderson, the founder and Chief Wealth Architect at Wealth Factory. Together with Dan, Garrett dives deep into the topic all entrepreneurs care about – tax and holding on to wealth. Listen as Garrett drops a ton of tips and value in this area of business.2018-11-1036 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD156: All About Patents and Trademarks with Richard Goldstein and Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we interview Richard Goldstein, a patent attorney, author and entrepreneur. Richard is runs his own patent law firm: Goldstein Patent Law, and is the author of the best selling book The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent. Listen as they go over all you need to know about patents and trademarks.2018-11-0334 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD157: Own Your Mistakes for Future Success with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her book review of: How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough and will go over some of the ideas from Chapter 3: How To Think; about their challenges, about their mistakes and failures, and then eventually about life. Listen as Dennae lists down the importance of the concept of falsification, and how owning and facing your mistakes becomes a way to improve.2018-11-0319 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD155: Tools To Make Your Life Easier When Running a Business with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dan will go through some of the tools that they use on the podcast to make it happen, and also some tools that they use on their business, that will hopefully help you to make your life easier as an entrepreneur.2018-11-0215 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD150: Motivation and Volition with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her book review of: How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough, and will discuss the topic of motivation vs volition, the difference between these two and why are they both really important. Also, some strategies for goal setting and goal attainment that we can look at and look for in our students, in our children and employees.2018-10-2821 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD149: Scale or Fail? Where is Your Business? with Allison Maslan and Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Saturday episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we interview Allison Maslan, the CEO of Allison Maslan International, a Global Business Mentoring Company. She was recently named “One of the Top Women Entrepreneurs Who Inspire” by Self Made Magazine and the author of the book, Scale or Fail. Listen as Allison imparts her knowledge in scaling businesses and tune in to get a FREE gift from her at the end of the episode.2018-10-2729 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD148: Interviewing Members Of Our Own Team with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan will interview one of his team members, Jason Earwood. Jason has been working with Dan for a little less than 2 years. Tune in to know more about Jason, what he does for Dan’s company, why he likes working for Dan, and the tough decision they both had to make prior to working together.2018-10-2609 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD143: Learned Optimism – Can Character Really Be Taught with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her book review of: How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough. Join us as Dennae explains character and how it can be learned, practiced, and taught. She also talks about the importance of character education and the challenges that come with it, and the theories of learned helplessness as well as learned optimism.2018-10-2115 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD141: The Importance Of Staff Feedback with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan and Dennae continue sharing insights and feedback they got from their managers and employees in their previous gathering. Today, they talk about what their managers answered when they asked for the strengths of their department and the importance of knowing your key indicators to understand reports that come in.2018-10-1916 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD136: Effects of Early Stress and Meaningful Attachment with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues with the book, How Children Succeed by Paul Tough. Tune in as she shares more this week about the book including, what the role of stress is in a person’s life, some studies and researches relating to stress, and the importance of having meaningful relationships and interactions with people around you.2018-10-1419 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD134: Use Staff Feedback To Improve and Grow Your Business As a Team with Dan & DennaeVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday Episode, Dan and Dennae talk about the issues brought up in their employee dinner gathering. Listen as they discuss issues in their manager and employee standpoint, the realizations they have, and the benefits of knowing these issues to them, their staff, and the business as a whole.2018-10-1215 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD129: Non Cognitive Skills For The Win with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will be starting a new book review: How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough. Tune in as Dennae lays the groundwork for the book and explains what people need to be successful.2018-10-0721 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD128: The Sales Focused Mindset for Growth in Entrepreneurship with John KettleyVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan will interview John F. Kettley. John is a mentor, speaker, author, and sales expert who helps business owners overcome their biggest challenges and become entrepreneurs. Listen as he and Dan discuss the importance of an exit strategy, the next recession, and the strategies to prevent entrepreneurial blockages.2018-10-0631 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD127: How To Get Feedback From Your Staff with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday Show, Dan & Dennae share with us their recent gathering with all their employees. Listen as they chat about the things they did, what lessons they learned from their employees, and the importance of seeking feedback through these kinds of meetings.2018-10-0513 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD122: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: Lessons Learned with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will summarize and crystallize some of the lessons learned from Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Tune in as she wraps up the lessons we learn in this book, and her key points that we should always remember.2018-09-3018 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD120: Doing Regular Performance Reviews With Your Staff with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday Show, Dennae will go over the importance of doing regular performance reviews with your staff; some of the issues and obstacles that you may face and the advantages of doing these reviews.2018-09-2814 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD115: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: Thin Slicing of People with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her review of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell and bring some things together in a way that will allow us to know when we can actually trust our intuitions and when it will be better to step back and gather more information before proceeding.2018-09-2320 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD113: Hiring Process – What to Look For in a Resume with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dennae will go over a list of things you should look for in a resume in order to hire the right employee.2018-09-2115 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD108: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: Thin Slicing: Context is Essential with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her review of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Listen as Dennae gives us more examples and situations where thin slicing is not accurate and reliable, plus, she shares the ideas and explanations of sensation transference and the gift of expertise.2018-09-1621 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD106: Hiring Process Part 2: Get The Right Candidates To an Interview with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dan & Dennae take us to the second-part of the hiring process series. Last week, we’ve talked about how to get and weed out applicants for your job post. Today, it’s all about bringing the applicant to the interview process. Tune in as Dan & Dennae share how they do it in their businesses.2018-09-1415 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD101: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: The Structure of Spontaneity with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her review of a new book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell, and will dive into the concept of The Structure of Spontaneity.2018-09-0920 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD99: Hiring Process Part 1 for Small Business Owners with Dan & Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dan & Dennae are going to start a series of podcasts about the hiring process; strategies to hire good quality people. They are going to share some of the things that they’ve learned over the last several years hiring people for their businesses.2018-09-0718 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 93: The Value of Choosing a Coach/Mentor with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will go over the value of having the right coach/mentor in your life and business and what things you should keep in mind when hiring one.2018-09-0405 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD94: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: The Dark Side of Thin Slicing with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will continue her review of a new book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Tune in as Dennae talks about Thin Slicing — how it is powerful and how you should get past it, Chapter 3: The Warren Harding Error and the effects of implicit associations in our decisions.2018-09-0217 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 92: Starting A Business with an Exit Strategy in Mind with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dan will explain the importance of having an exit strategy when starting a new business.2018-09-0203 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD93: An Asset Protection Mindset For Lean Startups with Scott SmithVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we interview Scott Smith, an attorney and entrepreneur who runs his own firm; Royal Legal Solutions one of the nation’s top asset protection firms located in Austin, Texas. Listen as Scott and Dan talk about the best way you can protect your assets through LLCs.2018-08-3127 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 91: Leading Millennials – Take Advantage of Their Strengths with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with the last tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees; take advantage of your millennial employees strengths and improve your business.2018-08-3006 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 90: Leading Millennials – Give The Opportunity To Fall with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with us another tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees; give the opportunity to fall.2018-08-2904 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 89: Leading Millennials – Teach How To Deal With Failure with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with us another tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees; how to help millennials deal with failure.2018-08-2805 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 88: Leading Millennials – Teach How To Give And Receive Feedback with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with us another tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees: “Teach How To Give and Receive Feedback”.2018-08-2704 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD87: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking Introduction with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will begin her review of a new book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Listen as she walks us through Chapter 1: The Theory of Thin Slicing.2018-08-2625 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD86: Selling Is Too Hard? with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we are gonna be talking about how selling is too hard, and we will give you some tips to help you improve your sales and your business. Sure, selling is not easy, but it can be — and that’s exactly what this episode is about. Listen as Dan shares tips on selling, and the perfect examples on how to do them.2018-08-2514 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 86: Leading Millennials – Encourage Note Taking on Paper in Your Meetings with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with us 1 tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees: “Encourage Note Taking on Paper in Your Meetings”.2018-08-2505 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 85: Leading Millennials – Keep The Conference Room Free of Cellphones with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will share with us 1 tip from her series of tips on leading your millennial employees: “Keep The Conference Room Free of Cellphones”2018-08-2406 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 83: Interpersonal – The Importance Of Saying Thank You with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will go over the importance of saying thank you and how it can improve our lives and businesses.2018-08-2204 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD80: Giving Back To Others Without Expecting Anything In Return with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dennae will go over the last concept of the third metric in Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder; giving back.2018-08-1919 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD79: Online Marketing Strategy For Google, Bing, Facebook and YouTube with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game With Dan, we are going to discuss about an awesome way to do online marketing and help you improve your business. What do you know about re-targeting? And about Facebook Pixel?2018-08-1808 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 79: Time Management – The Never Ending To Do List with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will go over the concept of the never ending to do list and the right mindset towards it.2018-08-1805 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 77: Interpersonal – Do You NEED To Win? with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will reflect about the need to win in a business environment.2018-08-1604 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 75: Leadership – Swooping Down To Check On Your People with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will go over the importance of checking on your people.2018-08-1406 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 73: Time Management – Scheduling Your Priorities with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will talk about time management and priorities to help you improve your lifestyle and business.2018-08-1204 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD73: Taking Time To Reflect with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dennae continues to review Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder2018-08-1217 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD72: What! You Don’t Have A Swipe File? with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we will talk about swipe files and why are they so important in a successful business.2018-08-1109 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursDaily Tip 71: Mindset – Are You Happy or Comfortable? with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Daily Tip, Dennae will talk about having the right mindset in your life and business.2018-08-1005 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD66: Wisdom – Use Information, Don’t Let Information Use You with Dennae HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dennae continues to review Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. In this second part of this series, we will talk about wisdom, the second aspect of the third metric.2018-08-0530 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD65: 12 Strategies To Increase Referrals In Your Business with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we are going to go over 12 strategies to increase referrals and improve your business.2018-08-0416 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD59: Book Review with Dennae Handford – Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder Part 1Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, Dennae reviews Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder.2018-07-2923 minTough Decisions for EntrepreneursTD58: What is USP? 4 Ways To Discover Your Unique Selling Proposition with Dan HandfordVisit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game With Dan we are going to explain the meaning of USP and go over 4 ways to discover it and improve your business.2018-07-2818 min