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Building Your Money Machine085 Your Business Is a Bad Wealth PlanYour business is not a good wealth plan!Here’s what know if you’re anything like me, you came into your business because you wanted to serve but you also expected it to give you freedom and wealth.Quickly you find yourself on the treadmill running hard and fast with everything invested (time, effort AND money) but with very little wealth or freedom.It is the biggest mistake and misconception most entrepreneurs have as they try to grow their wealth. The other issue is that everything is relying on you and your effo...2022-08-1315 min
Building Your Money Machine060 How to Pay For College (UTMA, UGMA, 529, Roth IRA & More)How to Pay For College. Let's face it, education can be a costly pursuit. But did you know that it can literally cost you your financial future and freedom? There are so many options to pay for college AND bring our children along the financial literacy path to set them up for life. In this episode, I walk through much of what you need to consider. What You'll Get In This Episode: Why student loans can destroy youWhen to use an UTMA, UGMA account for your kidsThe risks of UTMA and UGMA accountsOther ways to teach wealth and c...2022-04-2248 min
Building Your Money Machine058 Crypto Taxes Can Be a Ticking Bomb!★★★ TAKE THE FINANCIAL LIBERATION ASSESSMENT ★★★Take this free assessment to see where you are on the path to financial freedom and what your next steps to move you to a new financial destiny at http://www.YourFinancialFreedomQuiz.com★ WHY THIS EPISODE ★This is an area that can get people in a ton of trouble with the IRS and they don't even know it. The fact is that if you're invested or using crypto currencies, in all likelihood you have taxes to pay...but how much?What You'll Get In Th...2022-04-1431 min
Building Your Money Machine056 - Do This Before Filing Your TaxesThe tax man is coming and there's nowhere to run or hide...BUT there's no need to overpay. You still have time to do something to set you up for a better tax situation before the filing deadline. What You'll Get In This Episode:Why everything you get is taxable and nothing is deductibleKey deductions you can still take nowHow to make sure that the tax code is working for you instead of against youWhat should you be doing now★ RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU ★ If you liked this video, you'll love these ones...2022-04-1127 min
Building Your Money Machine050 Business, Transitions and Money with Amber McCueThis week, I am honored to welcome the amazing Amber McCue to the show. She is a proud and loving mom to three girls, who went from single mother at the age of 18 to owning two thriving companies that she runs from anywhere in the world. We delve into how Amber managed to reach financial freedom and scale her businesses without neglecting one of her core values: family. We also go through Amber's journey of becoming a Modern CEO, her love for creating freer entrepreneurs who have time to enjoy life, and how she managed to triple the size of h...2022-02-2840 min
Building Your Money Machine048 Generate and Scale Your IncomeIn this episode, we will talk about one of the best ways to generate income, and one of the three pillars of becoming an affluent entrepreneur, called the Generate pillar. I'll share why I prefer digital business to generate revenue, and I'll take you through the three essential elements of The Digital Income Paradigm™ and how they work. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - The three critical outcomes of the affluent entrepreneur - The elements needed to become an affluent entrepreneur and what is the Generate pillar - The dif...2022-02-1433 min
Building Your Money Machine047 Financial Wellness is the Missing LinkAs we are going through what specialists call the Great Resignation, where employees are leaving their jobs for political, financial or even philosophical reasons, the entrepreneurial journey just became a little bit more complicated. Without a committed and reliable workforce, it is impossible to grow and scale our business. So, in this episode, we will learn how to attract, retain and reward our employees in the right way, avoid mass resignation and create a compelling work environment. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Some of the leading causes why people are either leaving t...2022-02-0720 min
Building Your Money Machine046 6 Phases of AffluenceThe path to an affluent life is composed of stages. The faster we identify and learn about the stage we are at on our journey toward affluence, the quicker we can start doing the things we need to do to live a richer lifestyle, impact those around us, and reach financial and complete freedom. So, in this episode, we will talk about the six phases of affluence. We will go through a framework that will help us understand the stage we are at currently, and how to get to the next one. What You Will Learn In...2022-01-3125 min
Building Your Money Machine045 Using Selling to Scale Your Income with Colin BoydIf you have problems selling or feel like you sound salesy or manipulative, this episode is perfect for you. Joining me today is Colin Boyd, an international speaker, podcast host, and business mentor, but most importantly, an authority on influence, persuasion, and communication. We talk about the secrets of becoming a successful salesperson, multiplying our conversion rate, and reaching financial independence without hurting our integrity. We explore the importance of authenticity in sales, how to profit from our expertise, and why we should treat a sale as a sacred place for transformation. What You Will L...2022-01-2448 min
Building Your Money Machine043 Get Back in the Investing GameAt the beginning of the pandemic, a thick layer of uncertainty was hovering over the market. People panicked and, just in case, pulled their money out. By March of 2020, we saw a decline of 30% in the market. Although for a short bit I freaked out, as I've been through similar situations before, I managed to check my emotions and not let them interfere in my money decisions. In this episode, we will learn how to let our emotions out of our decisions around money, wealth creation and investing. We will go through the concepts of money emotion ro...2022-01-1036 min
Building Your Money Machine042 The Biggest Lessons from 2021At the end of every year, I look back at what happened in my personal and professional life, and see what I've learned from it. It is a great exercise to stimulate constant growth and evolution. So, in this episode, I'll go through the 10 lessons I learned in the last 12 months. This is also an invitation for you to do the same, to check on what happened in your life in the last year, look at the things that worked, the things that didn't, and reflect on what you need to change in your life to get w...2022-01-0337 min
Building Your Money Machine041 Pricing & Getting Paid Your WorthA question that arises very often and that most people get wrong is - how much should I charge for my services? Many of us come from a commoditized industry, where we tend to swap hours for dollars, but as time is finite, that model is not scalable. So in this episode, we’ll figure out how to price our services without falling into a commodity-based conversation. We'll learn about the two sides and three main components of pricing, the four pricing levels, how to frame our services in an ROI vs. COI structure, and more. Wh...2021-12-2740 min
Building Your Money Machine040 Getting Out of Debt the Affluence WayToday, we talk about getting out of debt the Affluent Way. Here's the thing, debt not only slows us down on our journey of getting financial independence, but it also adds tons of pressure and unnecessary stress to our lives. In this episode, we'll make a difference between a destructive and productive debt, the use and misuse of credit cards, the impact of social media on our shopping decisions, and we’ll also discuss emotional debt. I’ll share my take on Dave Ramsey's snowball and avalanche method to eliminate debt and much more. What You Wi...2021-12-2035 min
Building Your Money Machine039 Achieve Your Goals FINALLYIn this episode, we will learn why goal setting is useless and why so many never achieve their goals..and what to do instead. As the end of the year gets closer, it is inevitable to start thinking about the things we want to achieve in 2022. But in this episode, we will forget about goal-setting and focus on goal-getting. I will take you through a really cool framework, the Goal-Getting Triad™. We will walk through each of its parts, the right mindset to approach it, and understand what we must have in place to make it work....2021-12-1329 min
Building Your Money Machine038 Top Year End Tax MovesThis week, we're going to talk about taxes, but in an exciting way: we're going to learn how to reduce them and put more money in our pockets. I'll share with you ten different ideas to pay fewer taxes. We'll talk about reviewing our incomes, expenses and withholdings. We will look at the triple-tax advantage of Health Savings Accounts and learn how to max out our retirement account. We also explore the tax reductions from donations and charitable legacies, loss harvesting, the Roth IRA conversion and more. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - W...2021-12-0634 min
Building Your Money Machine037 From $174,000 in Debt to Zero with Brad LongMy guest today is slightly different from the ones I had in earlier episodes, but he is just as impressive and inspiring. Brad Long is a Zero Debt Coach, specializing in helping 5 and 6 figure corporate burnouts abandon their 9 to 5 jobs, organizing and optimizing their finances, erasing their debts and helping them build the path toward financial independence. Brad and I had an Affluent Entrepreneur money conversation. We went through Brad's journey from being $170k in debt to financial liberation. We also talked about the moment he decided to become an online entrepreneur, his passion for teaching others wh...2021-11-2942 min
Building Your Money Machine036 Finding Fulfillment and GratitudeIn today's episode, we talk about one of the most overlooked aspects of having a richer lifestyle: living a fulfilled life. As we are in the week of Thanksgiving here in America, and it's the moment of the year when most people take a step back and feel grateful, I thought the timing was right to introduce a new framework, The Gratitude Grid™. Gratitude is a huge part of affluent life, and it is almost impossible to have a meaningful, impactful life without it. So today, we will go through The Gratitude Grid™, a weekly practice that turns...2021-11-2232 min
Building Your Money Machine035 Choosing Your Own Path with Jess GlazerI feel I have a lot in common with today's guest Jess Glazer. She is an affluent entrepreneur; she loves life profoundly, works hard to create a long-lasting legacy, and at some point, when her life was on the line, she had to ask herself: how much is enough? Jess Glazer is a Business Mentor, Speaker, Founder of Digital Business Evolution, CEO of Jess Glazer, LLC, and a Certified PE and Fitness Instructor. In this episode, we go through her inspiring and incredible journey from school teacher to multi-million dollar entrepreneur. She shares her life-changing e...2021-11-1542 min
Building Your Money Machine034 5 Elements of a Millionaire MindToday, we will take another step into having a richer, more fulfilling lifestyle. We will learn how to build a millionaire mind. As you might already know, I'm the framework guy, so I've put together one called the Five Builds of A Millionaire Mind™, and I'm thrilled to share it with you. We will unravel each of these five builds, so you know what you need to change, encourage and eliminate from your daily routine to build a millionaire's mindset. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Why you need to know where is the...2021-11-0820 min
Building Your Money Machine033 Your Money Questions AnsweredThis week, I've prepared another Q&A episode with some of the questions that came in on money, finances and wealth. The reason I'm doing this is to remind you this show was created for you, by you and with you. Hearing from you and clearing any doubt you might have is the most critical part of the show, it is about me turning into a money mentor in your back pocket. We will go through some doubts on real estate, retirement accounts, investment decisions, and much more. What You Will Learn In This Episode: ...2021-11-0129 min
Building Your Money Machine031 Adversity and Abundance with Amberly LagoI hope you are ready for today's episode, because it is going to touch your soul. Joining me is Amberly Lago, a best-selling author, TEDx and keynote speaker, podcast host, and peak performance coach. 11 years ago, Amberly was a celebrity fitness trainer sponsored by Nike, living a great life when one day, coming back home on her motorcycle, a SUV truck hit her, flipping her life upside down. Amberly had 1% chance of saving her leg from amputation. After 34 surgeries and a medical bill of almost $3 million, she discovered that all that was just the first part of...2021-10-1847 min
Building Your Money Machine030 How to Protect My AssetsToday, I will answer a question I get asked a lot - what kind of entity is the best for my company? Considering laws can be very different depending on where you are based, and each personal situation is different. We will go through the various structures you can pick for your business and your assets. We will look at each structure's pros and cons, tax structures, and everything you must know to protect your business, family and legacy. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - How picking the correct entity for our company c...2021-10-1137 min
Building Your Money Machine029 The Best Investment Accounts to GetI’m excited about today’s episode, because we will go through the next step after establishing our Wealth Priority Ladder™. In this show, I will take you through the six types of accounts you can choose to have on your wealth path, and I will also share a four-step system to start funding those accounts. We will look closely at each of the six accounts, pros and cons of each, and how to use them in the smartest way. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What is the account jumble, and which three cr...2021-10-0446 min
Building Your Money Machine028 10 Money Lessons for ParentsLast August 2nd, Emily Ray, my first granddaughter, promoted me to the happiest man on earth. That got me thinking about the future, and coincidently, a soon-to-be mom I've met on a mastermind asked me what advice would I give, if any, to future parents. So I've decided to make this episode about the 10 lessons I would give to new parents about finances, and the best way of taking care of their children. In addition, I will share my latest framework, The Emily Factor ™. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Why we must foc...2021-09-2747 min
Building Your Money Machine027 10 Lessons from 6 DecadesOn September 2, I turned sixty. I added a new decade to my story, which got me thinking, what are the lessons I've learned in the last six decades? Today I want to share with you the 10 lessons I've learned on my journey of living a fulfilling life and as an affluent entrepreneur. We will also talk about the concept of living in a state of disappointment, and we will go through the three principles of living a meaningful life. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - The difference between being wealthy and living a r...2021-09-2041 min
Building Your Money Machine026 Getting Your Business Stuff Right with Bobby KlinckOn today’s show, I'm thrilled to welcome my good friend Bobby Klinck, a Harvard-trained attorney turned entrepreneur, mentor, author, and podcaster. He is the founder of BobbyKlinck.com, Principal of Klinck LLC, and host of The Certified BADA$$ Online Marketing Podcast. He helps entrepreneurs make sure the legal crap doesn't hit the fan while building raving fan bases. Today, he shares with us how he went from wantrepreneur to a thriving multiple six-figure entrepreneur. We’ll get to know where Bobby comes from, and his entrepreneurial family background. He shares the thought process behind quitting his life...2021-09-131h 10
Building Your Money Machine025 How to Invest in Index Funds or ETFsToday, we will go through all you need to know about ETFs and Index Funds, and what it takes to invest in them. We will start by understanding the difference between trading, investing, and gambling in the stock market. We will also look at trading versus investing, analyze the possibilities each one offers and what they demand from us. In the end, we will go through what you need to do to start creating your path toward financial liberation. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What is the difference between gambling, trading, and i...2021-09-0624 min
Building Your Money Machine024 What To Do With Your CashIn this episode, we talk about what the right thing to do with our cash is, and we will approach this subject from one of the Affluence Blueprint™ principles. Our guidance, our recipe to success will be the Wealth Priority Ladder™. Like any other recipe, this one focuses not only on the ingredients we use, but also on adding the right amount and mixing them correctly. Before we jump into the Wealth Priority Ladder™ principle, we will go through the two things we need to know to get into the wealth-building game, and the four principles that will he...2021-08-3031 min
Building Your Money Machine023 Making Shift Happen With Anthony TrucksI'm so excited to bring to the show not only a dear friend, but someone with a huge heart, a tremendous soul, and obsessed with helping people. Anthony Trucks is a former NFL player turned into a Transformational Identity Shift Coach. Anthony's way of showing up in his personal and professional life is impressive, and after hearing his life story, I'm sure you'll ask yourself - what is my excuse? In this episode, we talk about purpose, identity, and inspiration. Anthony shared his life story, his challenges, victories, defeats, and how searching for and finding his identity s...2021-08-2327 min
Building Your Money Machine022 My Top Money MistakesIn this episode, I get a little vulnerable and share some of the biggest money mistakes I've made. Let’s face it I’m not much different than most folks with money. I screwed up plenty in the past. I’ll talk about 8 of my worst money choices, what I've learned from them, and the rules I've created to avoid making them again. We will go through emotions and money, money and long-term planning, money and mindset, and more. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What I've learned from my trip to Japan and cas...2021-08-1638 min
Building Your Money Machine021 Shift Your Relationship with MoneyIn today's episode, we will learn how to shift our relationship with money. We will talk about the myths, the lies, and the stories we have in our heads around money. We will then look at the effects of listening to these stories, and the importance of having a system of behaviors. Finally, we will go through the tool that will help us change our relationship with money, the Money Reframe Flow™. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What happens when our relationship with money is incorrect - The myths and stor...2021-08-0932 min
Building Your Money Machine020 How the Wealthy ThinkToday, I will answer a question from the Affluent Entrepreneur community - what is it that wealthy people do differently from the rest, and how do they think? To help me answer this, I use The Prosperity Profile Paradigm™ matrix. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What is The Prosperity Profile Paradigm™ - The three pillars and nine parts of The Prosperity Profile Paradigm™ - Why affluent entrepreneurs see themselves as creators and not victims of their circumstances - The difference between being interested in something and being co...2021-08-0229 min
Building Your Money Machine019 Creating Your Money MachineIn this episode, we will talk about the lifeblood of our business, wealth, and affluence. We will reveal what it takes to be successful in business and with money, and we will do it by using the Affluence Cash Flow Matrix™. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What is the Affluence Cash Flow Matrix™ - What is an Income Statement, and what is a Balance Sheet - What is an investable asset, and what differentiates it from other assets - What is the difference between the business and t...2021-07-2624 min
Building Your Money Machine018 Your Money Questions AnsweredToday, I will continue answering some of the questions I get from the Affluent Entrepreneur community. This is the perfect space to have an open and honest conversation about money and wealth, and living our best life without the worry of being judged or canceled. We will dive deep into investments and mortgage, 401k plans, emotional and logical decisions, the benefits of Health Saving Accounts, and more. Some of the Questions I Answer: - Should I put more money against my mortgage or invest instead? - Should I keep putting money i...2021-07-1926 min
Building Your Money Machine017 Define Your Money IdentityToday, we will talk about money identity. First, we will go through a series of questions to determine our Blank Money Canvas. Then, we will analyze and understand Robert Dilts' Logical Levels framework. And finally, we will adapt Dilt's framework into The Money Identity Cascade™, a powerful tool that will shift our reality dramatically. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - The role of our identity in our relationship with wealth - How to determine our Blank Money Canvas - What is our embodied archetype, and how to discover it...2021-07-1232 min
Building Your Money Machine016 Answering Your Money QuestionsIn this episode, I will answer some of the questions I've received through The Affluent Entrepreneur Facebook group, Instagram DMs, and comments on the show. While answering these questions, we will also touch on some of the principles I teach in The Affluence Blueprint™, and clear some doubts around investments, mortgage refinancing, cash inheritance, and more. Some of the Questions I Answer Today: - What is the best way to save for a home? - Is now a good time to refinance my house? - How am I going to contribute to...2021-07-0540 min
Building Your Money Machine015 How to Quit Your JobIn this episode, we will talk about the transition of quitting your job to become an affluent entrepreneur. We will analyze the things we must have clear in our minds before we decide to leave our jobs and start an entrepreneurial life. Then, we will go through the details of the Entrepreneur Transition Formula™, and understand each step of it to ensure an effective transition. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What we need to know before we decide to transition from corporate to entrepreneur - The Entrepreneur Transition Formula™, and how i...2021-06-2835 min
Building Your Money Machine014 What Level Entrepreneur Are You?In today's episode, we will answer a question that came up in a conversation with one of my clients - what is an entrepreneur? We will go through the different entrepreneurial levels, characteristics, and what we can do to move from one level to the next. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What it means to be an entrepreneur, and what are the different types of entrepreneurs - What is the difference between being skill-focused and being scale-focused - Why some personal brands might be scalable but not sellable2021-06-2130 min
Building Your Money Machine013 Expanding Your Money MindIn this episode, we will talk about how to expand your money mindset. I will walk you through a framework I've repurposed from a model created in 1955, The Money Mind Framework™, and we will go through the details of each one of the four zones of this framework. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What is The Money Mind Framework™, and how it’s created - What are the four elements that determine our Comfort Zone - What are the four components of the Secret Zone - What a...2021-06-1427 min
Building Your Money Machine011 Getting Highly Paid for What You KnowWhat does it take to get paid premium fees for what you know? In today's episode, we will discuss how to increase the prices of our products, not from a pricing perspective but from focusing on the value we provide. We will go through the four elements we need to elevate in order to separate our business from the rest as premium providers. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Why we must find out what makes us different from everybody else in the market - The Unique Methodology™, and how it wor...2021-05-3125 min
Building Your Money Machine010 Generate and Scale Your IncomeIn this episode, we will talk about one of the best ways to generate income, and one of the three pillars of The Affluence Blueprint™ called the Generate pillar. I will talk about why I love digital business and digital income streams to generate revenue and wealth. We will go through the three essential elements of digital businesses and how they work. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - The three critical outcomes of the affluent entrepreneur - The elements needed to become an affluent entrepreneur and what is the Generate pillar 2021-05-2436 min
Building Your Money Machine000 Welcome to The Affluent Entrepreneur Show!This show is all about your business, your finances, and your life. This podcast is for you if you want to play a bigger game in life, in your business, with money, and generating a massive impact in the world in the process. I'm Mel Abraham, a best-selling author, speaker and founder, CPA by education, and entrepreneur by exhilaration. I'm the founder of the Thoughtpreneur Academy and Business Breakthrough Academy. In my journey as an entrepreneur, I've built, bought, and sold several multimillion-dollar businesses for my clients and myself. I believe that everyone should be financially independent.2021-05-0316 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 093 - How to Go from Job to EntrepreneurIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, answers a question about whether it is time to quit your job and go from job to entrepreneur. As risk mitigators, entrepreneurs must weigh the risks before moving forward. If you do not get it right, you are living a dual life, there is no joy in earning, and you find yourself in no or low cash flow. If you get it right, you feel like you are in flow, you are monetizing your passion, and you find freedom and cash flow. The 3 key...2017-02-2839 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 092 - How to Get Your Message to Market Match RightIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, teaches you how you can get your market to message right by building a bridge between the two. If you want to build an audience or a following, you need to be able to spread the right message to the right ears at the right time in the right way. This episode will teach you how you can get your market to message right by building a bridge between the two. If you do not get it right, your message gets lost and no...2017-02-2127 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 091 - How to Create a Training that TransformsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, discusses about how you can create a training that builds in transformational results for the people that buy, use, attend and learn from you. We need a killer program for it because if we do not do it right, there is no one that has attention on us, there is no demand and it results in the fact that we can't improve other people's lives. When we get it right, there is an intense focus on us, we are in demand and the users get the...2017-02-1420 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 090 - How to Create a Lead Magnet that ConvertsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, shares with us the framework and the tools so that you can build a lead magnet that converts. If you do not get it right, we're going to end up with a bunch of lookie-loos, we are in a situation where there's literally no traffic and we don't even get that first date with our audience. But if we get it right, qualified people will be attracted to our content, they even share it and you end up with courtship which is a trusting and loyal...2017-02-0123 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 089 - How to Build Engagement with Your MarketIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, about how you can engage your audience or market so that you excel in your presence out there and build a following that is going to champion you. If we don’t get this right we are going to feel deserted, it leads to feeling ignored and there is no growth. But if you get it right, there is a crowd and it is populated, you will enter into conversations and ultimately it becomes a stampede as they want to be a part of the community....2017-01-2527 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 088 - Moving From Goal-Setting to Goal-GettingIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about moving from goal-setting to goal-getting using something called The Achievement Ladder. If we are not focused on achievement and goal-getting, we end up with spotty success, we have a complete lack of drive and we start to stew pessimism. When we get it right, we will walk through the success gateway, we are hyper-driven and we approach things with a knowing. Here are the 3 things that you need to know: Micro-successes are key Blame builds walls Positive expectancy The Achievement...2017-01-1729 min
The Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 087 - How to Maximize Your SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the journey on productivity and talks about how you can maximize your success in such a way that accelerates you toward your destination. If we don't understand how to do it, we end up with no process, we don't recognize successes along the way and we're just not successful. On the flip side of this if we get it right, we become process driven, we celebrate our successes along the way and ultimately we have learned-success.
Here are the 3 things that you need...2017-01-0927 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 087 - How to Maximize Your SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the journey on productivity and talks about how you can maximize your success in such a way that accelerates you toward your destination. If we don't understand how to do it, we end up with no process, we don't recognize successes along the way and we're just not successful. On the flip side of this if we get it right, we become process driven, we celebrate our successes along the way and ultimately we have learned-success. Here are the 3 things that you need...2017-01-0928 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 086 - How to Be More ProductiveIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can be more productive with the help of successful rituals or habits in your life. If we don't get such rituals right, we find ourselves in a confused state, we are totally unfocused and we ultimately end up with no results. When we get it right, we have clarity, everything we do is intentional and we start to complete tasks.
So here are the 3 principles that you need to know:
Focus precedes action
Actions don’t equate to completion
Fu...2016-12-1530 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 085 - How to Make Sure People Know Your ValueIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about your value because if you don't get value right no one sees you, people don't have interest in you and there is no sale. However, if you get it right, you're seen by your marketplace and the potential folks trying to hire you, people are curious and want to know more, and ultimately they buy.
Here are the 3 things that you need to know:
Transformation drives value
Process gives confidence
Results create certainty
The Value Articulator
This framework allows you...2016-12-0820 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 085 - How to Make Sure People Know Your ValueIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about your value because if you don't get value right no one sees you, people don't have interest in you and there is no sale. However, if you get it right, you're seen by your marketplace and the potential folks trying to hire you, people are curious and want to know more, and ultimately they buy. Here are the 3 things that you need to know: Transformation drives value Process gives confidence Results create certainty The Value Articulator This framework...2016-12-0820 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 084 - How to Negotiate or Get to SolutionsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about negotiation, helps you understand the concept of conflict and shows you how you can go from contention to solution. In any type of negotiation, if you don't get it right, it's going to be an energy drain, the conversation will stall and you find yourself in a constant battle. If you get it right, you start to make progress, get some understanding and finally, produce some sort of resolution.
The 3 principles that you need to understand are:
The details bogs you...2016-11-2925 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 084 - How to Negotiate or Get to SolutionsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about negotiation, helps you understand the concept of conflict and shows you how you can go from contention to solution. In any type of negotiation, if you don't get it right, it's going to be an energy drain, the conversation will stall and you find yourself in a constant battle. If you get it right, you start to make progress, get some understanding and finally, produce some sort of resolution. The 3 principles that you need to understand are: The details bogs you...2016-11-2926 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 083 - Finding Gratitude in Business and LifeIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, reflects on being grateful and the concept of gratitude in life.
If you don’t get gratitude right, you are going to be limited with energy because it sucks us dry, you will find yourselves full of angst and if you are not gracious, you will find yourself alone. But if you get it right, you will have unlimited energy, you are going to be happier and ultimately it makes you magnetic. So, here are the 3 things you need to know:
All gratitude is...2016-11-2332 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 083 - Finding Gratitude in Business and LifeIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, reflects on being grateful and the concept of gratitude in life. If you don’t get gratitude right, you are going to be limited with energy because it sucks us dry, you will find yourselves full of angst and if you are not gracious, you will find yourself alone. But if you get it right, you will have unlimited energy, you are going to be happier and ultimately it makes you magnetic. So, here are the 3 things you need to know: All gratitude is...2016-11-2333 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 082 - How to Create Valuable ContentIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can create valuable content. We discuss on what it takes to create content that is perceived as valuable so that you are much more in demand as an influencer.
If we don’t get it right, people are going to perceive your content as trivial, it will feel complex and what happens is that your content gets forgotten. But if you get it right, people will realize that it is useful, simple and ultimately it becomes unforgettable.
The th...2016-11-1522 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 082 - How to Create Valuable ContentIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can create valuable content. We discuss on what it takes to create content that is perceived as valuable so that you are much more in demand as an influencer. If we don’t get it right, people are going to perceive your content as trivial, it will feel complex and what happens is that your content gets forgotten. But if you get it right, people will realize that it is useful, simple and ultimately it becomes unforgettable. The th...2016-11-1523 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 081 - How to Build a Personal BrandIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can brand yourself and create a personal brand so that you become that premium provider who is sought after because what you know makes a big difference in people’s lives.
If you don’t get this right, there is going to be tons of friction, you will start to feel isolated and ultimately you will be invisible. If you get it right, you will be in this natural state of flow, you will create a community and you find your...2016-11-0928 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 081 - How to Build a Personal BrandIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can brand yourself and create a personal brand so that you become that premium provider who is sought after because what you know makes a big difference in people’s lives. If you don’t get this right, there is going to be tons of friction, you will start to feel isolated and ultimately you will be invisible. If you get it right, you will be in this natural state of flow, you will create a community and you find your...2016-11-0930 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 073 - The Three Simple Keys to John Lee Dumas’ Success and 1400 PodcastsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with John Lee Dumas, the founder and host of one of the best podcast in the entrepreneur space, EOFire about three simple keys to his success.
About John Lee Dumas
John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of EOFire, a top ranked business podcast where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs daily. Before getting into the podcast space, he served eight years in the army. After he came back, he went through a six year struggle in his search for meaning and...2016-11-0125 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 080 - How to Create a Compelling Customer PromiseIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can create a compelling customer promise so that you not only end up with customers for life but with evangelists who are ready to do anything for your business. If you don’t get this right, you will have no distinction in the marketplace, the perception of your value is low and you end up with customers who are runaways. They will buy from you but there is no loyalty and connection. But if you get it right, competition will fa...2016-10-2529 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 079 - Defining Your Business Identity & CultureIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about defining your business persona and creating a business identity. It is how your customers, employees, team and the people around you identify with your company and brand. We need to be really particular about creating an identity for our business. If we do not get it right, we have no direction as an organization which leads to hiring people that don’t fit our identity needs. Ultimately you are not going to be able to build loyalty in your business. But if yo...2016-10-1921 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 078 - How Is Your Identity Created?In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about defining yourself to create your identity because it is one of the most important choices you can make as a person. If you get it wrong, you are lost because you don’t really know who you are and what you stand for, you get inconsistent results and others lose trust in you because they can’t trust the response. If we get it right we get clarity, become directed in a particular direction and ultimately we become highly trusted. So, what you...2016-10-1223 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 077 - Lessons from My 55 Years of LifeIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, shares his six lessons from 55 years of living and how you can have a fulfilled life.
If we don’t get this right, we’re going to live a life of disappointment, it feels like a constant struggle and there will be no meaning to it. But if we get it right, it builds our confidence, we find our resilience and we have a meaningful life. To make it happen, what you need to know is that comparisons disappoint, your worth is in the beho...2016-10-0524 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 077 - Lessons from My 55 Years of LifeIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, shares his six lessons from 55 years of living and how you can have a fulfilled life. If we don’t get this right, we’re going to live a life of disappointment, it feels like a constant struggle and there will be no meaning to it. But if we get it right, it builds our confidence, we find our resilience and we have a meaningful life. To make it happen, what you need to know is that comparisons disappoint, your worth is in the beho...2016-10-0526 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 076 - How to Avoid MistakesIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, teaches us how we can learn from our mistakes before we even make them. It is about getting it wrong to getting it right. If we don’t get this right we have no clarity, no action and we get no results. But if we do it right then we will have clarity and purpose, our actions will be intentional and what ends up happening is we get great results. So, what you need to know is: You need to be real about yo...2016-09-2728 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 075 - How to Communicate EffectivelyIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, discusses how we can communicate effectively and shift people’s thinking. To get your point across to someone else’s mind you have to communicate in a way that is consistent and its effectiveness is measured by the results you get.
The challenges that we face if we don’t get this right is that we’re not heard, we have no impact and ultimately we end up not being fulfilled. On the other hand, if we get it right, it is music to our ears...2016-09-2021 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 075 - How to Communicate EffectivelyIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, discusses how we can communicate effectively and shift people’s thinking. To get your point across to someone else’s mind you have to communicate in a way that is consistent and its effectiveness is measured by the results you get. The challenges that we face if we don’t get this right is that we’re not heard, we have no impact and ultimately we end up not being fulfilled. On the other hand, if we get it right, it is music to our ears...2016-09-2021 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 074 - How to Be Seen as a LeaderIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the steps you can follow so that you are seen as a leader. All of us are leading someone and if we don't get it right, we have no real knowledge, no real results, and we are seen as an imposter. But if we do it right and get a command of this, you are seen with a distinct and unique set of talents and knowledge, it is highly valuable and you ultimately become the "go to" authority.
These are the things...2016-08-1122 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 074 - How to Be Seen as a LeaderIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the steps you can follow so that you are seen as a leader. All of us are leading someone and if we don't get it right, we have no real knowledge, no real results, and we are seen as an imposter. But if we do it right and get a command of this, you are seen with a distinct and unique set of talents and knowledge, it is highly valuable and you ultimately become the "go to" authority. These are the things...2016-08-1122 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 072 - Scaling Vs. Leveraging Your ExpertiseIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the discussion from the last one and moves the topic toward scaling and leveraging your expertise. Scaling and leveraging are two different things. Scaling a business means you are growing everything in it from the cost structure to revenue and turnover. Leveraging your practice means growing your top and bottom line without even impacting the cost structure. What We Can Scale Marketing: You can create an automated process to scale your marketing. Another way to do it is by sequencing in which...2016-07-2528 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 072 - Scaling Vs. Leveraging Your ExpertiseIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the discussion from the last one and moves the topic toward scaling and leveraging your expertise. Scaling and leveraging are two different things. Scaling a business means you are growing everything in it from the cost structure to revenue and turnover. Leveraging your practice means growing your top and bottom line without even impacting the cost structure.
What We Can ScaleMarketing: You can create an automated process to scale your marketing. Another way to do it is by sequencing in which you get to...2016-07-2527 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 071 - 4 Ways to Make Money with What You KnowIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the four different ways that you can share what you know to generate income. You are going to learn about the four primary business models and get an introduction about how you can scale and leverage it.
Why this is important is because if you don’t get it right, you get tired, have no impact and there is no future with what it is you’ve got to work with. But when we get it right, you will feel a greater flow...2016-07-0628 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 071 - 4 Ways to Make Money with What You KnowIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the four different ways that you can share what you know to generate income. You are going to learn about the four primary business models and get an introduction about how you can scale and leverage it. Why this is important is because if you don’t get it right, you get tired, have no impact and there is no future with what it is you’ve got to work with. But when we get it right, you will feel a greater flow...2016-07-0630 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 070 - Get Right Thinking and Right Results with Kim AdesIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with personal development & executive coach, expert speaker & author, and supermom of five, Kim Ades on a number of topics including her coaching business and her journey.
About Kim Ades
Kim Ades, MBA is president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of 5, Kim is one of North America’s foremost experts on coaching high-prole executives by teaching them the principles of thought mastery. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, sh...2016-06-0844 minThe Affluent Entrepreneur ShowTES 068 - Dream, Think, Do the Key to SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, has a conversation with Mitch Matthews who is an entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, online marketer and creator of the DREAM. THINK. DO. podcast. Mitch shares interesting stories and experiences from his life, and talks about the possibilities when you dream, think and do.
About Mitch Matthews
Mitch started out from a dream of owning a bike shop at the ripe age of 12. He realized his passion of being an entrepreneur after he was hired to work in a bike shop in his...2016-05-191h 04
Building Your Money MachineTES 063 - Creating a Unified Front for Higher SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can create unity as you bring people together in a situation. In whatever you do, chaos is always around the corner and to deal with that we should create a unified front or a unified body while moving forward. If you don't get it right, you will have lone wolves and they don't go in the same direction. So, the entire focus is directionless and ultimately you end up with dysfunction.If we get it right, you will feel supported...2016-04-0525 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 062 - 3 Keys to Get Alignment & Better ResultsIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about building alignment with our team, in our relationships and everything else so that we move in the right direction toward better results.If we are not aligned, people will have no direction and will get lost in the way. When you try to move forward, it results in little progress and there will be constant resistance in every step of the way. But if we are able to build alignment with our people and teams, there will be a clarity of direction...2016-03-2918 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 060 - 4 Levels of Leadership InfluenceIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the 4 stages of leadership progression and what it takes to shift and create movements while leading from behind as a thought leader. Without elevating yourself to the highest level of leadership, things get messy and don’t turn out the way you want them to. If you are not good at leadership, you will find yourself in a solitary pursuit and your pace of movement will not be inertia-full.However, when you understand the key principles of leadership, you are going to bu...2016-03-1626 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 059 - 4 Steps to Eliminate Self SabotageIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, answers a question by Laurence Marie David. The question is about why people unconsciously sabotage themselves and how it can be transformed.If we don’t conquer this thing called self-sabotage, we find ourselves in a situation where we create strategies that break down, we relive the experience over and over again, and we also feel helpless. But if we are able to conquer it, our confidence builds, we have micro successes that needs to be celebrated and we get a bigger vision....2016-03-0830 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 053 - 9 Ways the Wealthy ThinkIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about how the wealthy think. To be successful, you not only look at what the wealthy do but also how they think. Then you can bring it to your life and create richness for yourself.So, the first thing that you have to do is define what wealth means to you and understand what the destination or success looks like for you. After you are clear on it, follow:The Prosperity Paradigm ProfileThis framework is for grasping what...2016-01-2630 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 052 - The Top 10 Habits of Successful EntrepreneursIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham summarizes the elements of habits and then shares the top 10 habits of successful entrepreneurs with the help of what is known as The Entrepreneurial Ten.Here are the top 10 habits of very successful entrepreneurs:Service: The ultra-successful entrepreneurs come from a place of service, and what they are trying to do is make an impact on the lives of people. So, you should schedule your activities not just for financial reasons but in order to have a positive effect on the society and...2016-01-1930 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 051 - The Process to Make Goal-setting Goal-gettingIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about goal setting and achievement. When it comes to goals, we set them easily but to make them actionable and achievable, you need to have a process in place that makes them come to life. Your goals have to be ASMART: Aligned with your vision/mission, Specific, Measurable, Actionable or Achievable, Results driven and Time bound.The Ladder of AchievementIf we don't create a process to accomplish goals, then there is a gap that keeps you away from success. This...2016-01-1249 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 049 - Using Rituals to Maximize Your ProductivityIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about productivity and how you can maximize it. To drive up your effectiveness, you will have to follow certain rituals that maps out your day. One way to do it is with the help of a tool called The Productivity Ritualizer and it has 10 time zone rituals for your day.10 Time Zone RitualWith 5 times zones in the morning and 5 in the evening that can be a maximum of 90 minutes, it is framework for you to effectively invest your time.2015-12-2923 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 048 - Setting Your Year up for Maximum SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham continues the journey about success. This episode is about revealing some of the concepts of success using The Success Maximizer framework.The Success MaximizerReflect: Look at what has happened in the last 12 months—the good and the bad—and go back to relive it. Identify your wins and of those around you, and create a habit in your life to celebrate them as they take you to bigger victories down the road. Journal them down in ink and paper.Lessons: Understand the top...2015-12-1523 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 047 - 2 Forces That Drive Your SuccessIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham shares a model dealing with the two forces and the four zones that drive your success. When it comes to assessing where you are in life in terms of business, health, finances and relationships you can make use of the two success drivers: 1)Action and 2)Focus and they give you an indication of where you stand. These two forces that drive your success helps you in knowing where you are currently and what you should do to push towards where you want to be in life.2015-12-0824 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 046 - Where Does Your Greatness LieIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham answers a question about how to figure out what your gifts are and what you should be doing. So today, we deal with The Greatness Framework that helps you pin-point where your greatness actually lies and the things that you should be focusing your energy on to have the greatest impact and fulfillment.The Greatness FrameworkUnderstand what your talents and skills are. To really find your greatness, discover the level of uniqueness that you can take to the marketplace. You might have...2015-12-0225 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 044 - 5 Steps to Become WealthyIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham tackles a question that gets asked all the time which is about what it takes to become wealthy from a money standpoint. First, we need to understand that the concept of wealth building is less about the money and more about the discipline that you have in the process.We also should take a look at how the wealthy deal with their money versus others. Most people spend their income on items that they want and they invest the remainder. The wealthy first invest...2015-11-1732 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 043 - Knowing What to DelegateIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about deciding at what point we delegate and the things to delegate.The CORES of BusinessTo grow, scale and build something that is meaningful we need to let go of control. Here's how you decide on the things and whether they are something that you delegate or hold on to:Critical: If it is critical to the operations of your business and drives profit, then be the one in control of it. Others will not be as effective as...2015-11-1021 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 042 - How to Motivate PeopleIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham looks at how we can motivate people.PROUDPositive Impact: Having a positive impactnot just on the team member but on those that are around them so that they are magnetized and attracted.Recognition: People want to be appreciated and recognized. When you care personally about them, they produce at great levels.Outside: As much as they want a paycheck, people want to know that what they are doing is affecting others in a positive way.Unifying: Ask yourself what you unifying cry...2015-11-0323 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 040 - How to Prepare for a Difficult ConversationIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about communication. Your ability to communicate serves you across all aspects of your life. This first part of a two part series will show you how you can prepare for a difficult conversation.3 Stages of Conversation PlannerThe three stages are: before, during and after a conversation. Each stage has three elements to it.BeforeClarity: First, have clarity about the issues and challenges. Whoever it may be that you are communicating to, you need to become clear...2015-10-2025 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 038 - What Does It Mean to Be a LeaderIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham shares what it means to be a leader, and the differences between effective and ineffective leadership. The job of a leader is not to manage, it's to lead and develop more leaders and in doing so, productivity and results become the by-product.The Funnel of LeadershipAccording to this framework, the roles of a leader are as follows:Enroll: To enroll qualified candidates into a vision, mission and purpose.Engage: To get them to a point where they are truly engaged...2015-10-0625 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 037 - Choosing The Best Business IdeaIn this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham addresses a frequent question that is, “How do we know which is the right opportunity to go after?” When multiple opportunities come your way, you cannot serve each and every one of them. While filtering them, we need to make sure that we don't lack focus and resources to make the greatest impact.For that, we need to think about three key principles:Follow Core Strengths: To operate in the most effective and efficient way.Follow Profitability: Follow the opportunity that makes profit.Bet...2015-09-2926 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 036 - Self Leadership Trumps Self DevelopmentIn this episode #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham shares the importance of self-leadership and how it relates to entrepreneurship and your success. Before we start with personal development, we need to start with our "self" first. We have to be aware of the things that we are doing.Funnel of Self LeadershipThe funnel of self leadership allows you to shift your life and the things that you are doing. You create a path that moves you from being accidental to intentional.There are 6 stages:Awareness: Everything...2015-09-2221 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 034 - Shifting Your Habits for Faster SuccessIn this episode #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about habits, how they are created and how we can change our habits.Habit LoopIn his book, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg talks about the concept of a habit loop. There are three factors in it:Cue: It is the initiator or driver of the habit. It is something that triggers a pattern for you without a lot of conscious thought.Routine: After the cue is triggered, what follows next is your habit or routine. It is the...2015-09-0827 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 033 - 7 Keys to an Online BusinessIn this episode #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham continues answering a question sent in by Marie from St. Lucia. Shifting focus from the outline of general business plans, he talks about the specific elements necessary for online businesses.Here are the 7 elements to consider in the planning process of online businesses:Content Creation: We need to create content or products on a regular basis to get to our consumers. Develop a content creation strategy that can be used to put products online on a regular basis.Traffic Cultivation: You can set...2015-09-0122 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 032 - What to Have in a Business PlanIn this episode #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham reveals about the outline of business plans. The process of getting a business plan in place is the most important, not the ultimate document. Depending on the industry or business, you can always tweak it.What's in a Typical Business PlanExecutive: Executive summary is a high level summary and its idea is to arouse interest. It is your pitch to frame the problem, solution, market, competition, team, financials and milestones.Company: It is about what you are and the things you do. S...2015-08-2530 min
Building Your Money MachineTES 003 - Myths That Can Destroy Your Business & Steal Your DreamsSUMMARY:This is the very first introductory episode of the Entrepreneur's Solution. In this session, we talk about the show, its target audience, topics that you can expect in future episodes.Creating, building and scaling a meaningful business can bring back possibilities into our lives—giving us the courage to live the life that we dreamed—while having an impact on the society that we live in.This show is for aspiring as well as established entrepreneurs of any scale. It's for businesses and entrepreneurs who want to shift the way they do thin...2015-01-0435 min