6 STEPS To Make Your FIRST MILLION in Your Small Business in 2023 | Donald Miller

11 years ago, Donald Miller lost all of his life savings to a bad investment. After he decided to start taking 100% ownership of his life and business, everything changed. In this episode, Donald is back on YAP to focus on how to grow a small business! Donald will explain why we should think of our business as an airplane and why most small businesses today are failing. He will also break down how we can get ahead of missteps as business owners. Donald Miller is an author, public speaker, and business owner who is widely considered one of the world's most entertaining and informative speakers. He is the CEO of Storybrand and the host of the Business Made Simple Podcast. He is also the author of several popular books, including the WSJ Best-seller Building a StoryBrand, and his most recent book How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Part Strategy to Help Your Business Take Off. 🌟 Timestamps 🌟 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Why businesses fail nowadays 05:18 - The ā€œSā€ Curve 11:17 - How a business is just like an airplane 21:58 - Crafting the perfect mission statement 29:40 - The five types of meetings 31:19 - When to be financially transparent with your team 36:46 - Developing core values 41:01 - The three types of leaders: the artist, the operator, and the entrepreneur 44:51 - The problem with traditional sales training 47:27 - Creating your follow-up email 51:16 - How to speak ā€œin storyā€ 01:02:03 - Donald’s secret to profiting in life 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Donald Miller is the CEO of StoryBrand, an agency that has helped more than 10,000 organizations clarify their brand message, and Business Made Simple, an online platform that teaches business professionals everything they need to know to grow their business and enhance their value on the open market. Donald is the host of the Business Made Simple podcast and the author of personal essays and books about faith, God, and self-discovery, including the bestsellers Building a StoryBrand, Marketing Made Simple, and Hero on a Mission. His most recent book How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Part Strategy to Help Your Business Take Off will give you a proven 6-step plan for growth so you can stop drowning in the details. Donald Miller currently lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and daughter on their estate: Goose Hill. 🌟Watch more episodes like this:🌟 ā­ļø Former CEO of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler talks about Bentoism and the Life of An Entrepreneur:    • FormerĀ CEOĀ ofĀ Kickstarter,Ā YanceyĀ Strickle...Ā Ā  ā­ļø The Laws of Selling with Richard Moore [Part 1]:    • TheĀ LawsĀ ofĀ SellingĀ withĀ RichardĀ MooreĀ [Pa...Ā Ā  ā­ļø Becoming a Millionaire before 30 with Dandan Zhu:    • BecomingĀ aĀ MillionaireĀ beforeĀ 30Ā withĀ Dand...Ā Ā  🌟Resources Mentioned:🌟 āž”ļø Donald’s Website: https://businessmadesimple.com/ āž”ļø Donald’s LinkedIn: Ā Ā /Ā donald-miller-540007124Ā Ā  āž”ļø Donald’s Twitter: Ā Ā /Ā donaldmillerĀ Ā  āž”ļø Donald’s Instagram: Ā Ā /Ā donaldmillerĀ Ā  āž”ļø Donald’s Facebook: Ā Ā /Ā donaldmillerwordsĀ Ā  āž”ļø Donald’s Podcast Business Made Simple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... āž”ļø Donald’s book How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Part Strategy to Help Your Business Take Off: https://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-Your-... āž”ļø Free Resources: https://businessmadesimple.com/how-to... āž”ļø Donald Miller: Be Your Own Hero | E153 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... āž”ļø Donald Miller: Storytelling for Business | E120 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 You’re watching Young and Profiting Podcast on Youtube, a place where you can Listen, Learn, and Profit. Welcome to the show. I’m your host, Hala Taha. On Young and Profiting Podcast, we investigate a new topic each week and interview some of the brightest minds in the world. Make sure to hit the ā€˜subscribe’ button, and don’t forget to click the bell icon. āž”ļø YouTube: https://youngandprofiting.co/youtube 🌟 Listen/Subscribe to YAP 🌟 āž”ļø Apple Podcasts: https://youngandprofiting.co/yap-apple āž”ļø Spotify: https://youngandprofiting.co/yap-spotify āž”ļø Google Podcasts: https://youngandprofiting.co/yap-google 🌟 Follow Me 🌟 āž”ļø LinkedIn: https://youngandprofiting.co/linkedin āž”ļø Instagram: https://youngandprofiting.co/instagram āž”ļø Website: https://youngandprofiting.co/website Enjoy the show! #podcast #businesstips #growyourbusiness

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