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Design Your Life with Frank Benedetto

Episode Summary

How do you make over a million dollars in revenue from nothing in one year? Reinvent yourself and design your life. Professional development through personal development. Get all the details in this 45-minute episode with Dr. Frank Benedetto.

Episode Notes

Frank bootstrapped his business and reached over 1 million in revenue within one year. He now helps people build mission-driven businesses like his own. He also founded Counter Strike, which provides performance coaching for combat athletes.

Quotes to remember:

“The only way I succeeded in business was reinventing my life.”

“There are probably five things that if you do every day, you’re going to move the needle significantly.”

Takeaways:

You can do well at your job but feel dead inside
There is a difference between having goals and designing your life; designing ahead of time is key to achieving the results you want
There in things in life that you want to do that will never happen on accident
Build a doable morning routine
Ask, “Is this in line with my long-term dreams?” to assess a behavior or habit
Whoever fails the most wins
For entrepreneurs: start half-baked

What you’ll learn:

How Frank became CEO of a million dollar company within one year
The turning point for him at 30 years old
About the Personal Operating System that helped him turn his life around
What Frank’s top five habits are, and what habits he recommends
Lessons from combat sports that apply to life and business
How to have big goals and separate your identity from success or failure
What it means to be a mission-driven business; don’t choose between doing good and profit

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