In this motivational monologue, the speaker addresses small‑business owners who feel hesitant to promote their products during an economic downturn. Using an anecdote about a friend who coaches personal and business finances, the speaker illustrates the tension between fear of being opportunistic and the ethical duty to market a solution that genuinely helps people—especially when competitors (e.g., credit‑card companies) are pushing harmful debt. The core argument is that if a product or service is demonstrably better than the competition, the owner has a responsibility to market it, out‑sell the “bad guys,” and protect the community. The speaker ends with a forceful call to action, urging listeners to step up, market aggressively, and “kick some ass.”
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I just finished my last call for the day. I got a Zoom set up there, and we just wrapped up our call. And I got to share something with you. You have a responsibility here as a small business owner to out market the competition. Here's the deal. I was talking with my friend, and she does coaching and profitability, both for our home lives. So fiscal responsibility at home and in our business. And she said, I'm really nervous about marketing. I don't feel comfortable. I don't want to be opportunistic, particularly in these weird times like this. She says, I don't really if I should push forward. And that's when I said, let me ask you something about your product. Is it better than the competition? She said, yeah, it's so needed. She goes, in fact, credit card companies are marketing and pushing more debt right now. They're encouraging people to take on more debt for immediate pain relief, for the long term agony of being overburdened with debt. She's like, my product fixes this. I can help people in weeks to improve their situation, even in times like this. And I said, but she goes, I can't market it, damn it. She has to market it. If you have something that's better than the competition, if you something that's a better service, you have a responsibility to market it. If you're afraid of marketing, this is not the time to step down. It's the time to step up. I mean, if you have a product or an offering that's better than the competition, if you can care for your customers right now better than anyone else, damn it, market it. You have an obligation to market it. You have an obligation to outsell the bad guys. You're one of the good ones. Sell, market. You're responsible for that. It's the only way we can care for our community. All right, all right, small business owner, let's kick some ass.
