Don’t Be a “Work-Till-You-Drop” Entrepreneur

12/10/20 • 22 min

The African American Business Owner, Building True Wealth

Topics Covered:

Thinking about the change that you want to happen in your life [0:48]
Ron’s personal approach towards speaking to his audience as a coach and mentor [1:59]
December is planning month [3:43]
92% of people fail as they try to achieve their goals [4:13]
Be intentional about being a lifestyle entrepreneur [5:40]
What is life all about? [6:28]
The right age to start a business [8:02]
Setting short-term, realistic goals and enjoying the journey [9:46]
Have fun reaching your goals before it’s too late [11:40]
50-year-olds who believe they have failed [12:32]
The biggest challenge for African American business owners [13:06]
The importance of getting outside help to move forward [13:23]
December is not just about setting goals but also about being intentional with those goals [15:11]
Start taking smaller steps towards your goal [16:20]
Closing remarks [19:17]

Connect with Ron Escoffery:

ronescoffery.com
[email protected]
(404) 626 1425

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Topics Covered:

Thinking about the change that you want to happen in your life [0:48]
Ron’s personal approach towards speaking to his audience as a coach and mentor [1:59]
December is planning month [3:43]
92% of people fail as they try to achieve their goals [4:13]
Be intentional about being a lifestyle entrepreneur [5:40]
What is life all about? [6:28]
The right age to start a business [8:02]
Setting short-term, realistic goals and enjoying the journey [9:46]
Have fun reaching your goals before it’s too late [11:40]
50-year-olds who believe they have failed [12:32]
The biggest challenge for African American business owners [13:06]
The importance of getting outside help to move forward [13:23]
December is not just about setting goals but also about being intentional with those goals [15:11]
Start taking smaller steps towards your goal [16:20]
Closing remarks [19:17]

Connect with Ron Escoffery:

ronescoffery.com
[email protected]
(404) 626 1425

Don’t miss the next episode! Subscribe to the African-American Business Owners Podcast on SimpleCast or register here to subscribe to the newsletter. https://bit.ly/SubscribetoRonEscoffery.

Previous Episode

Building a Thriving Self-Managed Business

Topics Covered:

On Thanksgiving [1:22]
Christmas is on its way [2:37]
Thinking past the holidays [3:42]
Maintaining the entrepreneur lifestyle [4:40]
Having a business that runs no matter how you’re feeling [6:10]
The pandemic as the pivot to how your business will be in the future [7:20]
What do you really want in life? [8:22]
Review your life plan [9:51]
The Month of December is a month of planning for all business owners [11:40]
What is a self-managed business? [12:45]
A self-managed business starts with a team [14:15]
Most African-American business owners need marketing [15:50]
A self-managed business must have systems in place [17:53]
Manuals run the company [20:00]
Evaluate your business [21:15]
Think about your business running like a business [22:05]
Asking for help [22:50]
Closing remarks [23:45]

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Next Episode

Set Yourself Up for Success With a Solid Plan

Topics Covered:

December is the month of ambitious plans [1:53]
If you do not start with the “Why”, you’re going to fail.. [3:56]
I want more financial abundance [6:13]
Money doesn’t give you joy and happiness. [7:41]
Change the way you think [9:14]
First reason why people fail in reaching their goals... [9:57]
Ask yourself “Who am I?” [11:00]
Second reason why we fail is choosing the wrong business model [13:05]
Depend on your training [14:15]
What you bought was information with no implementation [15:08]
You are unique and different from everyone else [16:00]
Story of my friend and his trucking business [16:40]
Do not follow your friends into business [17:38]
Don’t be a loner [18:45]
You need some help [20:28]
If you are not failing, you are not trying hard enough [21:20]
Write down your 2021 goals [22:55]
Start working on yourself [23:43]
Closing remarks [24:27]

Connect with Ron Escoffery:

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