Tom Sylvester & Ariana Sylvester are College Sweethearts and now Business partners, this husband & wife team are owners to 3 very different businesses. While running their real estate business, wine & liquor store, and online coaching & training for entrepreneurs, they’ve also raised two energetic youngsters.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None Specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Really getting aligned on what we even wanted our lives to look like. So we met the first day of college and she had a Zoology career and I had a computer science career which are very different in itself and when we left college I set that goal to retire by 35 and our heads were in very different spots at that point so a big thing that we had to do was really figure out ok what is it that we want in the future”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book by Stephen Covey
- For Better Or for Work: A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and Their Families Book by Meg Cadoux Hirshberg
Favourite Quote:
- “Keep moving forward”
- “Be you and your people will find you”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Google Calendar – With Google’s free online calendar, it’s easy to keep track of life’s important events all in one place.
- Evernote – Organize your work and declutter your life With Evernote on your desktop and mobile devices, your notes are always with you and always in sync
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be clear on where you want to be in the future, work backwards to figure out the core steps to get you there, focus on those core steps and then make sure that you put the right support system in place so that as you fall off or as you run into issues you’ve got people that are going to help you and support you to get you onto that path”…[Listen for More]
More About Tom Sylvester & Ariana Sylvester:
Sylvester Coaching & Training LLC
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” George Carlin
Other Quotes From the Chat with Tom Sylvester & Ariana Sylvester:
- “On the journey of life, on the journey of business, there’s always going to be challenges, obstacles, ups and downs and the most important thing you can do is just get clear on what you want to do, where you want to end up and keep moving in that direction so it might be baby steps, it might be leaps and bounds at some point but as long as you keep moving forward you’re eventually going to get there”
- “Educate yourself”
- “Go and find those entrepreneurs who are where you’re at or have the same values and just get close to them”
- “The more you surround yourself with like minded people the easier it’s going to be to work through the challenges that come up as you’re an entrepreneur and as you’re on that journey”
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