Today's show is a high-impact conversation with a well-respected thought leader from the world of elite and successful entrepreneurs, Mr. Verne Harnish. In just one hour, Verne gives you some of the most valuable tools and techniques that any entrepreneur, startup, or idea person can immediately deploy for turning their great ideas into reality.
Many times you've heard me say that while every great idea starts with vision, passion, and excitement, that’s not enough. At some point, it takes real work paired with meaningful discipline. Yet, the demands on your time and resources can be overwhelming. How you solve this can make the difference between taking your great idea the next step, or having it end up on the waste heap with all the other failed ideas out there.
Fortunately, there are a number of simple, yet highly effective, disciplines you can bring to your day-to-day that will dramatically raise the odds your great idea really does indeed become reality. This is true whether you are the solopreneur just getting going, or you are further along.
Listen to today’s podcast and you will discover how some of the most successful people on the planet have, and still are, using many of the ideas Verne shares for turning their own great ideas into reality. Specifically, today you will learn about:
- What you may already have in common with other highly successful people.
- Setting priorities in the midst of being overwhelmed.
- How to stay productive every single day.
- The importance of having white boards in your workspace.
- Breaking down your major objectives into achievable daily tasks.
- What is meant by the term, “key metrics” and how to define those best for you.
- Rhythms that work best for your day, week, month, and year.
- The importance of a coach or other trusted person to regularly talk to.
- Why the words “Who, What, and When” need to become essential to your thinking.
- The common traits that Verne uses to distinguish the winners from the losers.
Verne Harnish's Books
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm
Books and Organizations Mentioned by Verne Today:
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't by Jim Collins
- What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
- Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired–and Secretive–Company Really Works by Adam Lashinsky
- In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies by Thomas J. Peters
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Verne also mentioned an organization called TechStars: This is from their website, "TechStars provides seed funding from over 75 top venture capital firms and angel investors who are vested in the success of your startup, as well as intense mentorship from hundreds of the best entrepreneurs in the world."
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