Daniel Ramsey is the founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, the highest-rated Virtual Assistant company in the marketplace with over 500 5-star reviews, and over 13 years of experience serving more than 6000 clients across industries.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“there were a lot. I remember when I first started the business, we had multiple model failures… There was a time when we had some clients who didn’t pay us… We rely on our clients to pay us so we can pay our virtual assistants. And back in the early days we had some really large customers who decided not to pay us. And so, I found myself in a model that I had to pull money out of my savings, my life savings and put it into the business in order to meet payroll”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Book by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy Book by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
- The Richest Man in Babylon Book by George S. Clason
- How to Win Friends and Influence People Book by Dale Carnegie
Favourite Quote:
” If you can’t take a huge step to begin with, take as big a step as you can. But take it now, that’s the key. Take it now.” Zig Ziglar
Recommended Online Resources:
Facebook Groups – A Facebook Group is a place for group communication and for people to share their common interests and express their opinion.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“just do it. That’s my favourite. I’ve got a rock in my office and the Rock says if you are not dropping the ball then you are probably moving too slowly. So, if you are not creating that momentum and that positive energy of moving forward as an entrepreneur then you are stuck ”…[Listen for More]
More About Daniel Ramsey:
MyOutDesk
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Wilma Mankiller “The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Daniel Ramsey:
- “I want to give a word of caution. There are two types of people out there I think that kind of spin in the business world. There are the people who have actually done it, been there, built a business and speak from actual experience. Then there are the people who interview those people and then write a book or pretend to have that experience by thinking about it or creating some framework and writing a book. In terms of entrepreneurial role models, I actually look for people who have done it and been there before. I am in two different masterminds with other entrepreneurs and CEOs and I get the most value from being in a room with other people who are also building a business versus the coach or the strategic mentor person who may or may not have done it in their past”
- “if you are an entrepreneur you doubt everything all the time. It’s like that battery I am consistently saying what’s the upside and what’s the downside and how do I protect from the downside as well as take advantage of the upside”
- “the reality is the depth and understanding of not only people but of model, business, what works and what doesn’t work, it’s a moving target. And every time I reflect on who I was in my mid-twenties I go man how did I do that. It’s a little ridiculous actually. So yeah, I think he can entrepreneur is…one of the defining things is that you just consistently are developing and you are consistently looking for ways to not only add value to your employees but to your customers. So, I think that’s what makes us a little bit weird is that we are typically in service of others”
- “stress is a manufactured thing like that’s the funny thing. When we are having success, we are stressed to get to the next level and when you are failing you are stressed to start succeeding. So, I just think people, especially entrepreneurs we need to probably chill just a little bit”
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