The Contrarian Entrepreneur Show

There's a lot of noise and confusion generated by all the speakers, authors, coaches, info-marketers and other assorted gurus who are screaming at you about how simple and easy it is to become phenomenally successful in business with little or no effort on your part -- IF you'll just buy their book or course or coaching program. But you'll occasionally find people who are willing to tell you the truth about business and entrepreneurship. I am one of those people.

I am often asked where the “contrarian entrepreneur” concept came from. In case you missed episode 002, I am herein revisiting the characteristics of the “contrarian” entrepreneur.

01 – Duplication Is Not Creation 02 – Don’t Be Part of the Crowd 03 – 10 Things Successful People Never Do Again 04 – Keep Marketing Forever 05 – Begin Your Website Plan with the PAMAP Process 06 – Upcoming Episodes

"The Times They Are a-Changin" wrote Bob Dylan in 1964. And they were changing then. And they're changing today. But much more and much faster. What will change in the next 10 years? Better question: what will NOT change in the next 10 years? What new things will appear? What existing things will diminish or disappear completely? How are we supposed to deal with all this change?

What is a "free agent"? Why would you want to become one? What are the potential benefits and the potential dangers? This is part of my personal story, and what I learned just might be very useful in your story.

01 – The Romanticizing of Entrepreneurship 02 – Your Most Important Business Resource 03 – Marketing is Finding 04 – Your Website Is in Second Place 05 – The Search for Ideas Must Never End 06 – Upcoming Episodes

01 - Money | Meaning | Freedom 02 - Nobody Can Motivate You 03 - Clean Out Your Prospect Funnel

01 – Forget About Success - 02 – The Status Quo Will Soon Be Gone. - 03 – You must be VMM. - 04 – Upcoming Episodes

01 - Stop - Keep - Start - 02 - Play-Doh? - 03 - Creating Anxiety - 04 – Upcoming Episodes

01 – Don’t Sell Them What They Want - 02 – Wow, I never thought about it… - 03 – Don’t Do That - 04 – 4 Reasons Why a Bad Website… - 05 – Upcoming Episodes

01 - 4 Key Questions 02 - You May Not Have Enough 03 - Today's Profound Thought 04 - Upcoming Episodes

01 - Creation vs Evolution 02 - Upcoming Episodes 03 - Where Can You Find This Show?

01 - The Ultimate Disruptive Technology 02 - Why would anyone buy anything from you? 03 - The purpose of marketing is to minimize the need for... 04 - If I see that term one more time, I'll... 05 - What is this place? 06 - The sooner you can identify the things you don’t... 07 - List of Upcoming Episodes

What is a Minute Bucket? What have you put into your buckets so far? What are you going to put into your future buckets?

01 - Congratulations, You're On Your Own 02 - Looking for Seed Money? 03 - When you had a job, you might have thought your boss was... 04 - Your most powerful marketing tool is... 05 - If you can't communicate effectively with... 06 - The biggest single failure with websites is... 07 - Book Recommendation 08 - Today's Profound Thought: "Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of..." 09 - List of Upcoming Episodes

01 - The IKTPIPIAC Model 02 - The IPBLI Model 03 - There are 7 conditions that must exist before people will... 04 - Your market is not a group, a mass, prospects, or targets. 05 - If you don't know how to use words, then nothing else matters. 06 - Once you've delivered your message, shut up. 07 - Futurism Notes

01 - All You Need Is a Nugget 02 - Questions for Small Startups 03 - We should all be in a "helping" profession. 04 - People are tired of being used, exploited, manipulated, and... 05 - Good writing is important to good... 06 - Every single element of your website must have a... 07 - Today's Thought: Knowledge is not power. Knowledge is...

01 - Read this Article at Your Peril 02 - It's All an Experiment

01 - What Is an Entrepreneur? 02 - What Is a Contrarian Entrepreneur? 03 - Look professional. Don’t look dumb. 04 - Today's Thought: Even though you may not have enough to...

01 - Reality vs Fantasy 02 - This Show Is NOT for Everybody 03 - What are we going to talk about? 04 - Format of the Show. 05 - What you'll find (and NOT find) here. 06 - List of Upcoming Episodes