Matt Ward sold his digital agency in 2018 to begin his focus on helping businesses get more word of mouth referrals! His book “MORE…Word of Mouth Referrals”, focuses on building stronger relationships. Matt is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, a 40 Under 40 Recipient, and chamber small business owner of the year!
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Milton S. Hershey founder of The Hershey Company
- Erik Wahl
When business started difficulties overcame:
“when I started my business I started it part time and I didn’t know what I was doing, and I don’t have a college degree, I went to one semester of college and I failed broccoli and cheese sauce class so I quit because I can’t cook and so at the end of the day what I was trying to figure out was, was this for me. And as I tell people now, I went to the University of Google. I built a web company all from scratch because I could go to Google and figure out anything. And the biggest challenge for me I think was overcoming this impostor syndrome that I wasn’t somebody unless I had a college degree ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time Book by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
Also mentioned
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Book by Angela Duckworth
Favourite Quote:
- “excuses are tools of incompetents that build monuments to nothing and those that usually specialise in them are seldom good at anything else. Excuses, excuses, excuses” Unknown
Also mentioned
- “the people won’t change until the pain of not changing is greater than the pain of changing itself” Larry Winget
Recommended Online Resources:
Phrase Express – Text Expander, Autotext and Boilerplate Template Manager Software for Windows, Mac und iOS
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“the best thing I can do is challenge people to not settle for what they currently have. Start really pushing for that goal, whatever that goal is. And if you are not into setting goals then just rededicate yourself to your mission. What are you trying to achieve and when are you trying to achieve it? Who are you serving? And let’s get to the point where you want it so bad you can taste it. That is the insatiable desire”…[Listen for More]
More About Matt Ward:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Brian Tracy “Leaders are never satisfied; they continually strive to be better.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Matt Ward:
- “I never really looked at hacks or hustle or shortcuts as ways to get around something. I think it’s just a commitment to the craft, a commitment to the leaning process”
- “I have had a lot of people tell me I typed really fast and that helps me I guess you could say shortcut the learning curve in the sense of manoeuvring around a computer without the use of a mouse – I can actually do that. And a lot of people can’t do that. I used to test that at my company when I was hiring employees to see if they had problem-solving skills to actually figure out or at least try to work a computer with using just the keyboard alone. And that ability to do that allows you to move around the computer screen is a lot faster and that will shortcut a learning curve”
- “I think you have to have this insatiable desire to reach your goal whatever that goal is.”
- “If I had no money, I have a ton of relationship capital that I could draw on. And because I built the relationships over 20 years, I know that I would be fine”
- “the people that have Grit in how they succeed in life and they succeed going after their dreams and goals”
- “you should give without the expectation of getting anything in return. And it’s a habit that you have to build over time”
- “I don’t make excuses. I just keep working toward what I need to get to. No excuses. Insatiable desire for the goal”
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