Kristen David is a former trial lawyer who went from working 85 hours a week and being a slave to her law firm to a successful million-dollar-plus owner who then sold and pivoted into a business coach guru. She empowers business owners to build thriving, profitable businesses that are self-managed.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Kristen’s Mother
- Phil Knight
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was very young, I started practising law at 24 years old… But in becoming that amazing technician that’s what kept me from learning to be a great boss and really learning how to run a business. I was so stuck in the difficulty of the age issue that I wasn’t really able to focus on the business side”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama by David Emerald
Favourite Quote:
“better to do than not to do”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Evernote is the app that keeps your notes organized. Memos are synced so they’re accessible anywhere, and searchable so you always find what you need.
- TripIt – An easier trip, every time starts with one place for all your plans Add helpful reminders and alerts throughout your trip, so you don’t miss a beat
- Medium – where words matter. Medium delivers the best stories and ideas on the topics you care about most straight to your homepage, app, or inbox.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“take the time to get clear on what you want to build. Then build a roadmap quarter by quarter to get you from where you are right now to that point… Build a plan every quarter to make more money until you hit that goal. But at least then you know what you need to do. So, when you have a plan it makes it so much easier to stay at it when you have those rough days, because rough days will come. So my best advice to entrepreneurs is build a plan you believe in and then even on the rough days keep doing the things the plan tells you to do”…[Listen for More]
More About Kristen David:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” Henry Ford
Other Quotes From the Chat with Kristen David:
- “watch, listen and read”
- “entrepreneurs love to share their stories. So, listen to them, especially the successful ones. Maybe don’t listen so much to the unsuccessful ones although listen for one not to do”
- “read, there are so many great, great books out there that just set it up for you to get the greatest Nuggets out of it without having to live through all of those mistakes yourself”
- “I didn’t know in the beginning what I was looking for so I hired the wrong people. That’s why I am such an advocate for building that culture now. Because when you understand the culture that you want to build you can find the right people to bring in and join your team”
- “I think you need to know where you are going. If you don’t know where you are going it’s hard to build a ladder to get there”
- “I sat down and wrote a business plan and got real clear where do I want to go with this… You don’t have to have it written as long as you can describe it in plain English. What is it you want to build? And how is this business going to make you a prophet? How is it going to enhance your life? I think that is the greatest first-ever anyone can make and it’s an absolute key towards your future success”
- “try something and then you can make an informed choice. Whether to do it again or not do it again. Go and live life and you might find that some things are not to your liking, and that’s fine, but you’ve got to try it first”
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