Amazing Eulogy From Son To Father – Are You Leaving Your Luke Skywalker Inside Of You?
If you’re a student of sales and marketing… the name Chet Holmes is a name you’ve for sure heard of. He’s one of the thought leaders and great men in the industry.
Chet passed away this month from a year and a half long battle with cancer (way too early in life).
When I watched this eulogy his son gave at the memorial service… it made me choke up and think of two powerful things that immediately made me re-center myself on my purpose and passions:
- Don’t forget the simple things in life and raising my kids. You never know when that “light sabre” battle in your living room will make a huge impact on your kids.
- Life is finite and nothing is guaranteed. Don’t let your best and passions stay bottled up inside of you waiting for the “right time”. Today is the right time to live your true life.
Quick video tour of our Entrepreneur Co-Workspace, The Loft
We’re coming up on our 1 year anniversary here at The Loft… our entrepreneur co-workspace I started last year in Downtown Roseburg.
We were lucky as heck to find such a great space… work out a big time win-win for the building owner and me… and get a group of great businesses to move into the 8,000sq ft space.
Just a little bit of creative thinking is all it took.
Thanks for all of the support… and the next 12 months at The Loft we’re going to really start doing some cool stuff.
Stop by at 950 SE Oak Street in Roseburg, Oregon if you’re ever in our neck of the woods.
- Trevor
Steve Jobs In His Early Years – Behind The Scenes When Starting NeXT
Awesome video I stumbled across thanks to a fellow YEC member that takes you behind the scenes of Steve Job’s startup NeXT… that he launched after he was ousted from Apple.
Some really cool stuff in this video… definitely worth the watch.
Insights I got and learned from it:
How important “driving a stake into the ground” can be to getting stuff done and PR
How Steve rallied his team while still being a strong leader to push the vision forward
How important it is to get away from the regular work environment and into a “retreat” with key team members at least a couple times a year to brainstorm and solve problems
Tons of great stuff. Enjoy 
Let’s Raise Kids To Be Entrepreneurs – Awesomeness by Cameron Herald
I couldn’t say it better myself. This is what all educators should watch… lets inject some entrepreneurship into schools… would do wonders for the world… for the kids… and for overall happiness.
A must watch.
- Trevor
Turning fear into fuel
Awesome inspiration for taking that fear we all have… and making it do some good in our lives.
Covert Email Marketing Tip – Ninja Way Of Finding Weak Spots In Your Email Campaign
So, what are you measuring this week? Without measuring whats working and what isn’t… you’ll never know how to make small tweaks and changes to make big results over time.
I’ll keep shooting a new video every now and then walking through some “ninja” things we’re doing in our business to Automate, Systemize, and Optimize the business (and our lifestyles) with easy little changes in places you may not even be looking.
Let me know what you think about this little tip
The One About Work-Life Balance
Business should be fun… it shouldn’t be life. This video re-reminded me why I became an entrepreneur in the first place… freedom of time.
Its sometimes easy to forget this and get caught up in “work work work”… but in the end its about the small things… not the money you’ve got in the bank.
How do you balance your work and life? I’d love to hear it!!
How to get things done – 50 Minute Focus Finder
The 50-Minute Focus Finder from Dean Jackson on Vimeo.
Focus is the biggest roadblock between getting what you want in your biz. I came across this video last week and watched it twice. As my own businesses grow I’ve found myself spreading myself in many directions… and this video has some awesome nuggets I’m applying in my own line now.
Check ‘er out.