Tim Fitzpatrick is an entrepreneur / business owner with expertise in marketing and business growth. He has 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience with a passion for developing and growing businesses. His first company grew an average of 60% a year before being acquired in 2005.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Tim’s Dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“coming into real estate I was super confident, coming out of it I was like man I am battered and bruised here. Is what I am going to do next going to work? Do I have what it takes to be successful again? So, I had that monkey on my back that I had to work through and for me the easiest way to work through that was to simply take that next step. I be in good entrepreneur can be very overwhelming, there can be a lot of different things on our plate. And when I had those doubts, I just said look what’s the next thing I can do to start making progress towards that next goal? That’s what I’m going to focus on. And focusing on those next steps each time helped me get over that monkey that was on my back for a period of time”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life Book by Jeff OlsonFavourite Quote:
“You are Braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin – A. A. Milne
Recommended Online Resources:
- Loom – Free Screen & Video Recording Software. Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks Record your camera and screen with audio directly from your Chrome browser and share the video with your team, friends, and family
- StreamYard – Engage your Facebook, or YouTube, Live audience with interviews and shows all the tools you need for professional shows right in your browser
- Read it For Me – The Best of a Book In 12 Minutes. Join tens of thousands of leaders around the world who use Readitfor.me to learn the biggest ideas from the world’s best leadership, sales, marketing and personal development books, in less than 12 minutes.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“I would say a for the long-term. I think a lot of people are trying to get rich quick which to me is a trap that just doesn’t exist. When we see other people’s story and learn about their success, we are really only getting the tip of the iceberg. What we are not seeing is the rest of that iceberg that’s below the surface that is all of the work, the time and the effort that they put in to get above the surface. Being an entrepreneur is a marathon it’s not a sprint. We are far better off if we can make our business decisions based on the long-term benefit of our company rather than the short-term”…[Listen for More]
More About Tim Fitzpatrick:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Alex Rodriguez “Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but without it you don’t have a chance.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Tim Fitzpatrick:
- “now it’s really more based on where I am focused in my business is really going to determine who I am paying attention to and who I am trying learn from and use as a role model”
- “find the business people who are where you want to be and understand how they got there. Sometimes that may mean you reach out to those people directly but it doesn’t have to be. There are a lot of very successful business people out there that are very public figures that all the information you would want to learn about those people is out there. But we don’t need to pave new path every time. There are proven business models out there, there are proven frameworks that work, that have worked, that continue to work. For a lot of us even though we are entrepreneurs starting a new business it doesn’t mean that we are paving a new path or that we have to pay the new path we just need to know where to go to reach those people and get the information that we need so that we can repeat what they’ve already done. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel”
- “perseverance, determination; I think both of those can help you overcome a lot of the speed bumps or the curves that you are going to run into. But a lot of people they give up, they give up too early… Most people give up just before they are about to reach success. And that is always been in the back of my mind. Most people give up far too early but if you can persevere you will get there if you don’t give up ”
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