Dan Willis breaks down three essentials for entrepreneurs: a clear why that keeps you from burning out, relentless work ethic and self-motivation, and a network of mentors and peers. No successful entrepreneur does it alone.
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Okay guys, we're back. Another episode, here we go. Episode 14. It's been a crazy 2 weeks. Loved it so far. Gonna keep grinding. If you're new to the channel, what we're doing here is it's gonna be a video every day, Monday through Saturday, for a full year. I wanna see what happens. It's gonna be stuff about entrepreneurs, motivation, building up a business, creating a network using social media and digital marketing. So that's you guys. Feel free to click that subscribe button down below. But today what we're doing is 3 things every entrepreneur needs. Here we go. Number 1, passion or vision or your why, whatever— excuse me— whatever terminology you've got. It depends on which books you've read, but it ultimately is the same concept. As an entrepreneur, you're out in the world on your own for a very specific reason. It has nothing to do with what other companies are doing, what other people are doing. In the exception that you see an opportunity that you can bring something unique into the workforce. So if you are an entrepreneur or considering being an entrepreneur who does not have a passion, a vision, a why— why are you out here? Why are you doing what you're doing? You gotta grab it. You gotta. For me, I know my why is I love to motivate people. I want to see as many people as I can reach out to in my life, take them from where they are, and help them to get somewhere else. This channel is no surprise. That's exactly what we're hoping to do. But the reality is you have to have a why, a vision, something that drives all of your action, all your hustle, and you have to be passionate about it. Because if you're not passionate about it, it won't last, it won't stick, and you'll end up quitting. So number one, what's your passion? Number two, hustle. You got to do it. As an entrepreneur, you have to have a drive and an urge to hustle after your passion. There's nobody that's going to poke an entrepreneur with a stick and say, okay, come on, Come on, you gotta keep going. Even if you have a life coach, they're only gonna do that so long before they go, you're not an entrepreneur, you need a 9-to-5. You need to have a drive within yourself to do things. You have to kick your own butt. You have to be the one to say, get up, go do that. I know it's 4:30 AM, you don't wanna roll out of bed to make YouTube videos. Tough, that's the way it is. That's what you gotta do. So, number 1, gotta have a passion and a vision. Number 2, you gotta have a hustle and a work ethic to go get it done. I wonder what number 3 could be. Number 3, guys, last but not least, you have to have a network around you, okay? And a lot of people are thinking, well, you know, as an entrepreneur, you're solo, you're on your own. Not true. There's not a single entrepreneur out there that I know that isn't constantly in conversation with other entrepreneurs, whether they be mentors, whether it be people that they're mentoring, whether they've got, you know, mastermind groups that they're a part of, your clients. You constantly have to be surrounding yourself with people. People in your network, in your niche that know what they're talking about. It's crucial, guys. When you merge the three of these together, you have a passion that's driving you. You've got a hustle that's unquenchable. You're just going to go, go, go, go, go. And then on top of that, you've got a network of people around you that want to see you succeed, that have a similar mindset, similar passion, similar vision, and all of you want to move together. It creates an unstoppable force, guys. That's it. One, two, three. Easy peasy. We're done Friday night. I'll see you guys tomorrow for another video. If you guys have any thoughts, comments about what you feel should have been the top three, let me know in the comments below. If you're new to the channel, like I said, thank you so much for being here. Subscribe if you feel like it. Share this out with any entrepreneurs you know or people considering being entrepreneurs, and we'll see you again tomorrow for another video.
