Matt Clark Matt Clark is the founder of The Virtual Edge and co-creator of The Rainmaker System – an online marketing system that helps entrepreneurs get 2-5 high-value leads per day from LinkedIn without paying for ads. With their flagship programme Matt and his business partner, Wesley Longueira have helped thousands of businesses in 26 countries grow exponentially. They are now on a mission to reach 10k businesses worldwide and build a vibrant community of Rainmakers! The success of The Rainmaker System has led to Matt becoming a sought after international speaker and he has shared the stage with Brian Tracey, John DeMartini, Michael Douglas, Stedman Graham, Peter Sage, Brandon Bays, Les Brown, and many more. Matt is also the author of The Proven Path, The Automation Playbook, and The Automated Income systems and has been featured in Wake up- How to live a Healthy Vibrant Lifestyle.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I think of the difficulties in starting any business is knowing who you are going after and what you are selling. Really dialling that in so you can get your message right, so you can get that ideal client right, so you can get your offer right… What’s that one big problem that you can solve? And just going out and solving that again and again and again. So, it’s overcoming that mindset and that need to create all the time and that shiny object syndrome which I still suffer from now but I’ve gotten a lot better at it”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win Book by Jocko WillinkFavourite Quote:
“in times of uncertainty we rarely rise to the occasion instead sink to our levels of preparedness and perseverance”
Recommended Online Resources:
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action Start with Why. Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership starting with a golden circle and the question Why. His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr and the Wright brothers
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“if you are starting out keep it simple. Solve one big problem for one ideal client. Make sure that you are in an environment where people want to see you succeed where you are surrounding yourself with best possible people at the highest calibre of the highest level. In fact, I would say that is probably universal thing is make sure that your environment raises you, raises your standards and doesn’t bring you down”…[Listen for More]
More About Matt Clark:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Begin anywhere.” John Cage
Other Quotes From the Chat with Matt Clark:
- “the simplest thing is to solve one big problem for one ideal client and just figure out how to scale that ”
- “focus, focus, focus, focus… And then also I would say focus your environment. And your mindset is the biggest things”
- “a weak person in a strong environment will outperform a strong person in a bad environment”
- “definitely your environment, focus and your mindset for stuff. And when I say your mindset it’s more about your self-view, your self-belief, your self-certainty. Those are some of the keys to success”
- “it’s all about taking ownership in your business, ownership in your life. Not just owning a piece of it but taking extreme ownership and owning every single part. And more importantly how that as a leader flows down into the team. And when every single person starts taking ownership it really moves the business forward”
- “we constantly commit to continual learning and development”
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