Joshua NelsonSeven Figure Agency · Mentor / Coach at Seven Figure Agency

Every successful business starts with an intense period of focused effort

Name: Every successful business starts with an intense period of focused effort
Uploaded: 2026-01-24T18:00:57+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Joshua Nelson
Description: In this short clip, the speaker likens the early stage of building an agency to an airplane’s takeoff: a brief, high‑energy period is required to get the…

24 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this short clip, the speaker likens the early stage of building an agency to an airplane’s takeoff: a brief, high‑energy period is required to get the business off the ground. He describes his own disciplined routine—starting around 8:30 am, working until 5:30‑6 pm, and keeping weekends completely free—as the focused hustle needed to acquire and serve clients and expand the organization. Once the business gains lift, he notes that the intensity can be reduced, allowing more flexibility and time.

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When you're building anything, there's gonna be a period of time where you're hustling. Think about the airplane that's gotta come off taxi. Like you're gonna have to put massive amount of energy and effort in the early days to get it off the ground, knowing that like once it's in the air and there's lift, you'll be able to kind of step back a little bit and have more time. Early in the agency, I worked hard. I wouldn't say it was ridiculously over like hard. I would start my day around 8:30-ish, wrap up around 5:30 or 6:00, and I always took Saturday, Sundays off. That was never like part of my DNA to work on the weekend, but I was all in, you know, during that 8:30 to 6 o'clock time, it was like, let's go, doing the work necessary to grow the business, get the clients, serve the clients, and continue to expand the organization.