Be Battle Ready

A big challenge for business owners is to generate leads that turn into new customers. A lot of them don’t t know how to use social media for their business, they are confused about Facebook ads vs. social media and what one they should use, they get into a cycle of scarcity and hustle because they fail to have the strategies, tactics, and plans to win. About 2010, a Realator that I met in a networking group asked to come by my Gym and interview me. I said “sure but why?”He told me he was going to video the interview and use it to promote his business. He went on to tell me that he just read this book by Gary Vanerchuck called Crush it and it inspired him to run this interview campaign. I read that book and it was a mind shift on how to use social media and content marketing to promote my business. We went on to implement these tactics and strategies and it helped us grow over 500% in three short years.I want to share with you the Keys to Victory using content marketing and what I learned in the book crush it

4 Keys to victory Key 1: Pick the Target and the Objective Key 2: Decide What happens before, during, and after by reverse engineering from the launchKey 3: Have a system to measure your execution, your lead indicators, and the winning numbers of that campaign. Key 4: Don’t be a hustler

Some challenges I see with clients and business owner is knowing where their money goes, how much money they make, how much they spend, and the success of their sales and marketing efforts. One of my first business coaches drilled into me by making me doing daily numbers in my business. He had a simple spreadsheet template that tracked revenue, marketing, sales, and retention numbers. Yearly on in our coaching relationship, he ended a call early because I didn’t go through that module. OOPS He told me “Anthony, remember whatever you can measure you can manage.”When I heard him say that a whole new possibility opened up. I went a little overboard as I sometimes do. It was a big revelation, and it taught me how to read my numbers. I still have those spreadsheets till this day and its great to go back and look at them with my current lends. Here are 4 Keys to Knowing Your Numbers:Key 1: Keep It Simple, duh don’t track too much (like this guy)Key 2: Use a Spreadsheet, shareable like Google SheetsKey 3: Pick the

Started working with a new client and one of the challenges they face is being at their bandwidth. What I call “Operational Capacity.”Some of the challenge and residence they face are…”It just takes to long.”“They just don’t know where to start.”“They have done hired in the past but it hasn’t worked out, and it became a bigger burden or one more thing to do.”I get it, I have been there in the past. In fact I in the last few weeks I found myself in that same position. I wanted to expand my VA’s responsibilities, but I found myself resisting and avoiding doing pulling the trigger. I felt like there was so much to do before I even took the first step. List all their new reasonabilities, document what I want to be done, how I want it done, create a way to teach them, etc. It seemed like a lot to do and truthfully I was overwhelmed. But then I had this revelation, "I thought why don’t I handle this like I handle my fitness and daily routine, success swinging singles. If I did that, I could write one system a day a

The one Man BandIt’s the plan of the one man band to be as productive as he canHe plays the drums

Walking Upon my walking my path will show Even if it’s not my forever path...my permanent path...I will walkAlong the path adversity and victory will cause me to grow. Grow only...if I face both adversity and victory. Because as I walk.my path will be revealed.It’s a matter of choice to take the turn toward my ultimate destination. Keep walking because it’s through walking I am able to see my path. To walk is to learnTo walk is to yearnTo walk is to choose to seeTo walk is to have agency To walk is to be For waking I am free

On today’s episode of the Daily Battle will be diving into the topic of chaotic staff meetings and how to kill the chaos and ineffectiveness of staff meetings. By implementing systems and specific frameworks, you can become proactive instead of reactive. Along the way, course correcting is crucial to keeping yourself and your business on track and on course to hit your goals. Learn more about how to have productive staff meetings that are effective, efficient and productive during this episode. Keep in mind that you can’t do everything yourself. Because of this, your systems are so incredibly important. Your systems ultimately manager your business.In this week’s episode:Takeaway #3: Follow and system and formatIf you follow a specific plan and procedure, you will foresee problems with potential staff members. By having a proper framework, there will be less stress and you will know what exactly is going to take place.Takeaway #1: Allow your system to manage the staffAs a leader, you manage through your syst

On today’s episode of the Daily Battle, we are discussing systemizing your business. I want to give you something you can implement today. I’ll be sharing my proactive strategies for taxes and other areas of business on this episode.By automating certain processes in your business, you will experience freedom, additional operational capacity and have the ability to focus on those things that are more important. Not only will you be able to focus better, but you will also be able to be more present in each of those moments and tasks.Today's episode:Takeaway #3: Create an account just for taxesPrepare ahead of time for taxes.By creating a savings account just for taxes, you remove stress and begin to establish a process.You can create accounts specific for other items as well.Takeaway #1: Create automatic transfers for taxesRead the book Millionaire Mind.By creating automatic transfers, you don’t have to think about it.By automating this process, it gives you additional time and extends your operational capacit

On today’s episode of the Daily Battle we are talking about operational capacity. Operational capacity is the amount of time and energy you have available to put into your business.It’s time to stop running around like a chicken with your head cut off. The amount capacity you have is directly correlated to the amount of production you can provide. You may need to consider adding additional team members to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Implementing processes and procedures that are effective are important for a successful business. This may require adding new team members in order to raise your operational capacity.Other ways to increase your operational capacity might include integrating technology or creating/improving processes and procedures. Through a higher operational capacity you will boost production and have a better business.In this week’s episode:Takeaway #1: You have a finite amount of time and energyYou only have a certain amount of time available. Use it wisely.How are you spending your