Joseph Deitch started his company as a small-business owner and has grown Commonwealth Financial Network into the largest privately held broker/dealer investment firm in the U.S. In his newest endeavor, Elevate: An Essential guide to Life, Joe outlines the five insights and 10 essential skills that he learned along the way, and would help anyone – wannapreneur or otherwise! – find their passion and pursue their career.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Mother Theresa
- Bill Clinton
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I would just rush into things, oh I’m going to do this, oh that’s no problem, and I’ll do that. What I needed to overcome to be successful was I needed to listen; I needed to be a little bit more realistic, have a bit more patience. It was always easy to start the venture or create an event; the more difficult thing was how did I have to evolve to make that venture more successful”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service Book by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them At Your Own Risk! Book by Al Ries and Jack Trout
- The Week – Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the day s breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons
Favourite Quote:
- “We are kept from our goal, not by obstacle, but by clear path to a lesser goal”
- “Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world, today I am wise so I am changing myself”
- “There are 2 ways you can lead your life, you can live it as if everything is a miracle, or if nothing is a miracle, choosing everything is a miracle is a much more nourishing approach”
- “If vegetables smelled like bacon we’d all be a lot healthier”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Yelp – User Reviews and Recommendations of Top Restaurants, Shopping, Nightlife, Entertainment, Services and More
- Goodreads – is a “social cataloging” website that allows individuals to freely search its database of books, annotations, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Combine your purpose and passion and find people that share that purpose and passion. Measure twice, cut once. Don’t take action until your head and your heart agree. Come from a place of love, we have the opportunity to make our world a wonderful place, we all want and crave love.…[Listen for More]
More About Joseph Deitch:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The more questions and answers we get, the more useful Quora is.” Adam D’Angelo
Other Quotes From the Chat with Joseph Deitch:
- “There’s an app for that”
- “Does success create happiness or does happiness create success”
- “True success is realising we’re already here, we live in a glorious world”
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