The Daily Question: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Greatness

During a time where everyone is scattered into the wind, working from home, how do we hold it all together? Troy Hoffman draws similarities between managing remote workers and growing a garden. He describes how, like watering plants, you’ve also got to manage the bugs and snakes to produce beautiful flowers. At Simpluris, systems and training software were implemented early on so that anybody anywhere in the world can open up their computer to start learning what to do, when, and how to do...

Are you choosing to die or are you choosing to thrive? In this episode of The Daily Question, Troy Hoffman paints the picture of the current state in the world of business and entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from his experiences in the past, and from what people are doing around him, he points out the key differences between those who are thriving and those left behind during these tough times. Where you stand depends on how you answer the questions below. The world...

Where do I find friends who are into motivation entrepreneurship and how do I create a network? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman gives his advice on how to build a core peer group. They say that you are the average of the people you surround yourself with. This here, folks, is a game-changer. There are four stages of learning: When you're unconsciously incompetent, you just don't know what you just don't know. When you are around a motivation group of people who are focused on...

I am a start-up and I don’t have the initial investment needed to start. What should I do? In this week’s episode of “The Daily Question,” Troy Hoffman gives his advice on a dilemma that almost every entrepreneur faces. A lot of the time, big ideas need big money to execute. Here’s Troy’s advice for you. I recently heard someone say something that I couldn’t agree with more. Every Fortune 500 company started with one person in one place doing one thing. Even Jeff Bezos started small and...

What can I do to balance business life and relationships? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman confesses to not have yet been able to find the right balance in his life when it comes to successfully running a business and having successful relationships. Stay tuned for this truth-telling episode. I know how you feel. You take time off of work to be with that special someone. You are enjoying each other’s company, watching the sunset while having a nice glass of wine. But in the back...

How do I stay energized throughout the day? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman is transparent about his struggles with balancing health and fitness in his busy life. In order to achieve the life you want to live, you MUST have the energy it takes to do the things you need to do. Listen up. Keeping on top of my health is something that I have struggled with for the last seven years. Being a chiropractor and neurologist’s son, this is pretty ironic. I would go to my father and ask,...

What will happen if I fail and don’t get the result I want? Troy Hoffman talks about his view on an important topic. Failure has stopped countless amounts of people from achieving their dreams. If people looked at failure as a learning lesson, they could use it as a driving force to live the life they have always imagined. Failure is a gift. It teaches us so much. We fail, then we learn, then we fail and learn again. And we start stacking the learnings. Anytime we are doing something new,...

What do you do when your friends and family don’t support your dreams? Troy Hoffman gives his advice on what to do in the very possible situation of not having the support you thought you would get from loved ones when following your dreams. But a lot of the time, their reaction shouldn’t be taken at face value. Here’s why. You've got this passion inside of your heart. You've got this fire burning your belly that wants to give birth to something greater than what you are currently living in...

What do I do when the pain of a breakup has turned my life upside down? Troy Hoffman discusses the all-consuming pain of heartbreak. There is no getting around the awful feeling of losing someone you love and the life you envisioned for your future with that person. But there are things we can do to keep our sense of self-worth and use the experience as a stepping stone in becoming who we were put on this planet to become. Happiness is about becoming the best version of ourselves we can...

How can I stay focused on my dreams when I am not getting the sales or the results I want? Troy Hoffman gets real about what is actually going on when you feel like you can’t go on and you feel like you are getting nowhere. This is a frustrating place to be. Troy asks the tough questions needed to help you regain clarity when the future seems grim. What do you do when you feel like you are doing everything you can but the sales are just not there and you aren’t getting the results you want?...

How do I close the deal? Troy Hoffman gives powerful advice for those who can’t quite seem to make the sale. Have your pen and notepad out folks! Get ready for some amazing tips and advice on how you can finally make your breakthrough in sales. In order to master sales, you first have to dive deep into who you are as a person. Take every self-assessment test you can find and then go through each of those reports to identify the top ten things that resonate with you. This will show you where...

My previous three businesses failed. How do I maintain the one I am currently operating? Troy Hoffman speaks on the touchy subject of business failure. We all know it can be tough to pick yourself back up time and time again. Listen to Troy’s advice on what to do to ensure success in business this time around. People think business is easy. Once we enter into this world, however, we soon realize how easy it is to fail when you have never built something from the ground up. Then what...

How can I be more positive? Troy Hoffman talks about the importance of positivity. Today, more than ever before, people around the world are lifting each other up and spreading the message of positivity. A life with a positive outlook and mindset will take you much further than a negative one will. The language we speak to ourselves and to others is so important. You see, we frame our world by the words that come out of our mouths. How are you framing the situations in your life? Come up...

Is it better to develop a small dedicated sales team or to have a revolving door of hiring, recruiting, and training? Troy Hoffman gives his take on the sales team hiring process. Because there are many moving parts to this question, Troy helpfully offers his view on several different scenarios. The interesting thing about this question is that it really does depend on your business. Some companies would benefit from the revolving door metaphor because it needs tons of recruits to come in,...

How do you deal with the daily pressures of life? Troy Hoffman touches on the imperative subject of mental health. This goes beyond running a business, although it is near impossible to be successful in this area when your mind, body, and spirit are not right. Troy speaks about how you can maintain your overall health in order to live the life you want and deserve. We are living in some really tough times. Every day, we are faced with challenges, negativity, crisis, and disaster. The...

How do I develop more trust between my employees? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman speaks on the issue of trust. This subject is a huge issue in the workforce. And although the concept is simple, many people overlook the importance of this key characteristic. Trust is key in any relationship, whether it’s personal or work-related. Trust is simple. You follow through on your word. If you for some reason can’t, you immediately go to the person and apologize for failing them. IT’S...

How can I get more accountability in my organization with my team? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman touches on the subject of accountability, and the wonders it can do for not only your business, but also your life. Accountability is a terrific form of measurement. And we all know, whatever can be measured can always be improved. Accountability has transformed my life. It’s also done wonders for the growth of the company. You see, people aren’t machines. You can’t just program...

How do you stay focused? In this week’s series special, Troy Hoffman lets us in how he gets laser focused for maximum productivity. It takes a lot to run a successful business. Find out how Troy is able to make it all happen. I know I’m not the only one who constantly has tons of ideas coming at me, sometimes all at once. I’m always wanting to move things forward, then I’ll attend another seminar or read a new book and before you know it, I’m in information overload. This is when I...

How do the first hires of an organization affect the company’s culture? In this week’s episode of “The Daily Question,” Troy Hoffman expresses the importance of your company having the right people on board from the start. The way you approach the hiring process can literally make or break your business, so it crucial to tread carefully and strategically. I cannot emphasize enough that building a strong company culture is the foundation of its success: All of these factors will truly...

What are the top three things a CEO must do? In today’s episode of “The Daily Question,” Troy Hoffman breaks down how business owners can identify what area of their company they need to focus on. And it all comes down to these key points: I get asked this question quite often in a few different ways. There is no cut-and-dry answer because every business is different and where focus points are constantly changing. In the beginning years of your business, there is going to be a lot of trial...