Alex Sanfilippo is the host of the top 20 entrepreneurship podcast, Creating a Brand, and the founder of the Creating a Brand Community, an online mastermind/tribe for entrepreneurs. Alex is passionate about helping others excel in life and business.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Michael Hyatt
- Brendon Burchard
- Donald Miller
- Aaron Walker – Click the following link to listen to the Aaron Walker Podcast on The Entrepreneur Way
- Neil Ball
When business started difficulties overcame:
“for me it was figuring out what to do first, and then after first what next. I think that many of us especially in today’s world there is so many resources and tools out there and even ways to do things that we are not sure. That was definitely for me that was the big thing. I didn’t know what to do so I started spending money on different resources and trainings and going these directions that just didn’t work. That was a real struggle when I first got started”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Book by Cal NewportFavourite Quote:
“Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.”
Recommended Online Resources:
Feedly – organize, read and share what matters to you. Feedly is a news aggregator application for various web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android, also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others. Feedly was first released by DevHD in 2008.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“gain clarity on your purpose. What is so important for us to do is to figure out the why behind the what we are doing. We are driven by the what right. Many of us say we are all driven people. We are working hard, we are disciplined but if we can remember the why which is the purpose, the anchor behind what we are doing it’s going to help us to go so much further. I find the best way to get that clarity is to visualise the end result. Where do you want to be? Where do you want to end up ultimately? What mark do you want to leave on the world when you are gone? When we can gain that clarity and figure out where we are, we can visualise ourselves the end of that path the journey in the middle become so much easier to be able to navigate. If you are at the beginning of it or even the middle of it being able to see that end destination helps you. And also, just remembering hey I am going to get there. When things get tough it’s like no I am still striding on, I know what I am going for ”…[Listen for More]
More About Alex Sanfilippo:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“If you want to be rich, think big… think differently.” Robert Kiyosaki
Other Quotes From the Chat with Alex Sanfilippo:
- “I had the idea of what I wanted to do but getting there was what I couldn’t figure out”
- “if I am going to help people, I have to be willing to invest in myself as well. And relaxation is an important part of that”
- “be willing to spend money”
- “your time has value even when you first get started… You need to decide what is your time really worth and where is it best spent”
- “there are things that you can sub out, especially in today’s world, and there are things that you can automate. There is things that you don’t need to be doing but you do need to invest in your education and tools that can help you stay focused on the main thing. I think that’s what’s really important. So, spend the money there make sure you are willing to do that”
- “People have launched businesses to soon, too late or just-in-time. And it’s the people who launch their businesses or the products just-in-time that do really well. So, I think that timing is the first thing that we have to be thinking about”
- “execution and actually getting things crossed off a list is probably the most important thing. You can have all the ideas in the world, you can have all the tools to get there, you can have everything ready but if you cannot go from A-Z with every goal that you have you are never going to get there. So, the person who can execute and execute well that is a key success”
- “we live in a world that is becoming more and more distracted and because of this we are not getting as much done as we used to. Maybe we are getting more busy work done but actually getting things done drive the needle forward is happening less and less”
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