Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan unpack why Entrepreneurs stall when they treat growth as a transaction—and how commitment ("will that builds skill") creates transformational results. They cover lifelong learning, referability habits, and Dan's 100-books-in-100-quarters project as a model for creating the future through commitment.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover in this episode:

• Transactional vs. transformational: why "provisional" commitments stall growth
• Will ↔ Skill flywheel: commitment builds capability; capability strengthens commitment
• Lifelong learning mindset: treat programs as investments, not costs
• "Creative insurance": why Dan doesn't decide event-by-event—he decides for life
• Handling dropouts: empathy without enabling; relationships over extraction
• Referability Habits: show up on time; do what you say; finish what you start; say please & thank you
• Recovery insight: rebuilding self-trust by keeping your own word

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish unpack the mindset, health, and tools that turn ambition into the master capability for exponential success.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover in this episode:

• Why 2x thinking keeps you stuck in busyness while 10x frees you to focus on what really matters
• Dan's definition of ambition as the "master capability" that fuels all other growth
• The power of agency—and why Entrepreneurs fail when they give it away
• How Dan cut his workshops from 144 days to 12 while scaling Strategic Coach 20x+
• The hidden trap of lifestyle Entrepreneurs vs. the mindset of true growth Entrepreneurs
• Why health, testing, and longevity practices are non-negotiable for sustaining ambition
  How to spot treadmill effort vs. ladder growth in your business and life
• Why retirement kills creativity—and why growth entrepreneurs never stop contributing
• Simple tools to reframe your progress and prove 10x results are always possible
• How environment, peers, and collaboration multiply your impact exponentially

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan dive into the core principles of selling and marketing, sharing transformative strategies that have reshaped industries. From the power of education-based marketing to creating value-driven Customer experiences, they reveal actionable insights for Entrepreneurs seeking growth and impact.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

• How to Sell Without Selling Out: Discover Joe and Dan's ethical approach to sales and marketing that creates value, builds trust, and eliminates the sleazy tactics that plague most industries.
• The Power of Good for Them: Learn why Dan's simple yet profound phrase—'Good for them'—is the secret to creating sales strategies that transform customers into lifelong advocates.
• Revolutionizing Carpet Cleaning: How Joe turned a low-trust industry on its head with education-based marketing, transforming skeptical customers into raving fans.
• The Science of Trust: How Joe and Dan leverage storytelling, positioning, and rapport-building to create marketing that sells itself.
• From Skeptic to Supporter: Joe's transformative approach to marketing that made even the most jaded carpet-cleaning customers believe in quality service—and how it applies to any business.
• What's Missing from Your Marketing? Joe and Dan share how identifying the right customer aspirations can transform your approach and skyrocket your results.
• The $1,800 Gamble That Changed Everything: How Joe's investment in a sales letter transformed his carpet-cleaning business—and became the foundation of a billion-dollar marketing method.
• Your Business Needs a Hero: Dan reveals the importance of being crystal clear about who you want to be a hero to—and how that clarity can transform your sales approach.
• From Experience to Excellence: The surprising way the Four Seasons' guest philosophy offers a blueprint for exceptional marketing and customer service.

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

5 years ago Dan Sullivan shared with Joe "The 80 Percent Progression: A transformative strategy for eliminating the paralysis of perfectionism and procrastination."  It is a path to 10x Growth embraced by thousands.  

Today we revisit that conversation in an edit the offers the key points of that conversation in less than 15 minutes.    

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/142.  

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:  

• The 80 Percent Progression: A transformative strategy for eliminating the paralysis of perfectionism and procrastination.
• Dan's secret to happiness: "All happiness comes down to a single factor: M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !"
• One simple key to transforming failure, frustration and disappointment into success, confidence and enjoyment.
• Get On A WinStreak: A powerful way to keep yourself in an optimal state of mind and set up every day so you're always winning.
• The 5 principles of The 80% Progression that enhances teamwork, innovations and breakthroughs.
• How to create an exciting organization around you, do incredible work out in the world and have more success, satisfaction and significance.
• The important difference between Process Managers, Projects Managers and how to effectively work with both.
• 3 steps for putting together a self-managing teamwork structure that frees you up and allows you to multiply yourself out in the world.
• Dan's formula for growing 10x, doubling your free time, getting things done and doing what you love.

Our world has shifted from conformity to uniqueness. Understanding the implications of this can help you 10x your creative and collaborative capabilities and achievements.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/141.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• No Self-Comparison: How To 10x Your Creative and Collaborative Capabilities and Achievements
• Why our world has shifted from conformity to uniqueness (and the difference between conformity and comparison)
• Where uniqueness really comes from and the importance of having a set of inner principles
• Profitably Unique: Why now is the best time ever on our planet to be richly rewarded for being unique
• How to take almost any painful past experience, transform it into a valuable lesson and confidently move forward
• The role teamwork plays in multiplying uniqueness and achieving 10x more in your life and business
• Everyone Else Is Taken: Why comparing yourself to others blocks your progress (and what to do instead)

Do you know the connection between uniqueness and focusing on activities that are fascinating and motivating? Dan and Joe examine a flexible way to look at your past and your future that creates profoundly positive shifts.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/140.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from in this episode:

• The connection between uniqueness and focusing on activities that are fascinating and motivating
• How to achieve more, grow more and increase your inner ambitions and capabilities every day
• A flexible way to look at your past and your future that creates profoundly positive shifts
• Keys that leads to fame and success (Plus: A big mistake entrepreneurs make that holds them back)
• How to lead a life that is endlessly interesting without any possible stopping or slowing down
• The morning routine that can increase your energy, make your happier and transform your life

The expansion of freedom is at the heart of being Unique and Dan Sullivan's take on The Declaration of Independence.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/139.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• Why the expansion of freedom is at the heart of being Unique
• Dan's fascinating insight about The Declaration of Independence
• The 2 types of freedom and how one of them can transform your life
• A big misconception around legacy and what you should focus on instead
• Two rules for Uniqueness: Never __________ and never __________
• Protect these 3 things during any economic downturn and achieve greater success

Do you know the difference between Unique Ability and Unique Capability? Do you believe Dan Sullivan's statement that it's ok to "want what you want?"

Today Joe and Dan examine how to simplify, multiply abilities, and create an extraordinary life.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/138.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Joe and Dan in this episode:

• Dan's definition of Unique Ability and the difference between Unique Ability and Unique Capability
• Wanting What You Want: What extremely successful entrepreneurs do differently
• The greatest way to get paid large cheques for doing activities you love
• How to simplify your life, multiply your abilities and create an extraordinary life

Julie Waller, co-author of "Unique Ability® 2.0" recently went live to Facebook with Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan to share the power of understanding your Unique Ability. Today's episode is the audio from that broadcast.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/137.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan, Joe, and Julia in this episode:

• Julia Waller and Dan Sullivan share Joe's Unique Ability (PLUS: Joe's 10 Best Habits)
• What you can do focus your entrepreneurial energy and massively increase your productivity
• The number one secret for transforming irritation and frustration into ease and success
• How to build a happy, energetic, productive team that creates a lot of value in the world
• The "Four Boxes" categorization process that can supercharge your daily activities

Have you ever wanted to get MORE clients, have MORE fun and make MORE money? In this episode of 10xTalk we are revisiting a classic that originally was featured on I Love Marketing in 2011. Dan, Joe, and Dean share an immense amount of wisdom on entrepreneurship, value creation, marketing, and capitalism. What it really takes to be an entrepreneur and how you can create exponential future results that bring lasting results to your clients.

Know anyone that would be well served to listen to this? Please share it and subscribe to 10xTalk if you haven't already! If you'd like access to the complete presentation, the show notes, and video for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/136.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan, Joe, and Dean in this episode:

• The laws of lifetime growth, how to make your future bigger than your past
• The two things needed to become an entrepreneur _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
• What you really need to learn as an entrepreneur and the important qualities that great entrepreneurs possess.
• Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish define marketing and capitalism
• Dan shares the importance of free time and the impact it can make on brain function.
• Dean discusses the before unit of marketing and how to identify your ideal client.

The barriers to Success can be many. Especially when investing in yourself and any program to reach a new level of growth. Here are some of the barriers that Joe has experienced in his mentoring and coaching programs in the past and some that he continues to see today within Genius Network.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/135.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Joe Polish in this episode:

• The biggest secret to achieving your goals, increasing your productivity and having more free time
• Building A Better Business: What successful entrepreneurs do to produce more profitable results
• A simpler way to increase your skills and capabilities and uncover your most valuable opportunities
• How to build a team of star players, work on your business and create massive financial progress
• More Time, More Energy, More Money: The best way to structure your business so it's E.L.F. (Easy, Lucrative and Fun!™)
• Strategies for having greater success, satisfaction, and significance in all areas of your life for the rest of your life

Money does NOT equal freedom. Robert Hirsch explains the single biggest mistake entrepreneurs make...and...the secret to living the life you want.

Robert shows business owners how to use simple business models to dramatically grow and SCALE their businesses, and help them get maximum value for their business if they decided to SELL it.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/134.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Robert Hirsch in this episode:

• The single biggest mistake entrepreneurs make...and...the secret to living the life you want
• Robert found out he had a rare form of leukemia 2 weeks before his wedding. The doctors told him he couldn't go to his own wedding. Here's what Robert did…
• Why money does NOT equal freedom (Here's the right way to think about time and money)
• 3 empowering ways to measure your life so you're doing what matters most
• Robert shares the 2 major questions every entrepreneur should ask themselves

The Clarity Tool is a framework for clarifying, thinking about, and solving your biggest problems. Did you know there are four aspects of a proper knowledge system that facilitate human flourishing?

Alex Epstein is an American author, energy theorist, and industrial policy expert. He is the founder and President of the Center for Industrial Progress, a for-profit think tank located in Laguna Hills, California.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/133.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Alex in this episode:

• Alex talks about the four aspects of a proper knowledge system that facilitates human flourishing
• The #1 key to effectively communicating with other people and becoming more influential
• Extreme Clarity: A 3-step process for persuasively getting your ideas across and increasing your credibility
• How understanding and presenting opposing arguments can make your arguments stronger
• Alex walks you through a fascinating step-by-step thinking tool that can transform your business and life

Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan take listeners behind the scenes of the 2024 Genius Network Annual Event. Joe shares the meticulous planning, surprising guest appearances, and the extraordinary impact of the event held just days after the historic 2024 U.S. Presidential election. They discuss themes of Entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership, and cultural influence while highlighting how bold decisions and the domino effect of connections can create game-changing outcomes

Here's a glance at what you'll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

• Discover how surprise guests like Bobby Kennedy Jr., Jordan Peterson, Tucker Carlson, and Calley Means created a historic and transformational experience.
• Hear the story of how RFK Jr.'s alignment with Trump on "Make America Healthy Again" began with a Genius Network connection.
• Learn Joe's strategy for delivering high-value, no-pitch events that focus on marketing through demonstration.
• Gain insights on leadership, selling, marketing, and creating unity in a polarized world.
• Key lessons for Entrepreneurs on crafting unforgettable experiences and leveraging connections to shape the future.

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

What if you could simply crowdsource the discovery of your Unique Ability? In the episode, Dan Sullivan describes the process of discovering your Unique Ability with a simple letter.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/132.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• Dan shares the origin of Unique Ability and why it's one of the most important concepts in Strategic Coach
• What the happiest, most successful, most fulfilled entrepreneurs do differently than everybody else
• A secret to surrounding yourself with Unique Ability Teamwork so you experience more freedom
• How to stay in your Unique Ability and avoid getting derailed and/or energetically drained
• The Self-Managing Company: How to build a company that manages itself to growth
• How to build your life around doing what you love to do and what you do best
• The exact letter to send to people you trust so they help you identify your Unique Ability

Would you like to be become more persuasive in business and life? Do you know how to set up situations so that you experience more measurable success and achievement?

In this recording from an ILM Meetup, Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish cover these topics and more.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/130

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Joe and Dan in this episode:

• How to become more persuasive in business and life by selling yourself first
• Three important questions to ask yourself to increase your confidence and clarity
• Two Keys To Great Performance: What high performers do to perform exceptionally
• Why only a few minutes a day being grateful will create more value and meaning in your life
• How to set up situations so you experience more measurable success and achievement
• A thinking process Joe followed that was responsible for over $1,000,000 in revenue
• The #1 thing you have to do if you're going to be able to scale and grow your business
• One of the greatest abilities you have to develop if you want to save time and aggravation
• How to continually feel you're making progress and have a greater sense of fulfillment and satisfaction

Would you like to know the key to human progress and how you can become even more intelligent? In this recording from an ILM Meetup, Dan Sullivan shares this gem and more.

Dan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years experience as a highly regarded consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/129.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• The #1 secret for starting a great discussion group
• Dan reveals the key to human progress and how you can become even more intelligent
• What great facilitators do to lead successful discussion groups (PLUS: Three important rules to follow)
• The 3 ways to learn anything, the 3 things you need in order to sell anything, and the 3 secrets to creating more success
• M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : The one thing that allows you to create the bigger, better future you desire and deserve
• A definition of "selling" that changed Joe's life and how you can apply it in your business and life
• Dan shares the original definition of an entrepreneur and the most important thing you must do as an entrepreneur
• A simple way to make connections you've never made before and boost your creativity
• What everyone in a discussion group should do at the beginning and end of a meeting to experience massive growth

What if there was a simple 6-step system for entrepreneurial success? Dan Sullivan calls it "The Abundance Spiral" and explains how it matters to you in this episode of 10x Talks.

Dan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years experience as a highly regarded consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/128.

Recorded Live at a Genius Network Meeting.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• The Abundance Spiral: A Simple 6-Step System For Entrepreneurial Success
• What Steve Jobs said when he was asked to define "Creativity"
• How to transform envy, guilt and anger into gratitude, creativity and cooperation
• The connection between Gratitude and Appreciation that can make you wealthy
• Dan describes The Scarcity Spiral and how to avoid it…
• How to solve almost any difficult problem and avoid unnecessary confrontation
• The 2 most important elements that can help you live in an "Abundance Neighborhood"
• What any entrepreneur can do to 10x their ingenuity and opportunities

Do you know the one formula that has changed the world (and how it can expand your happiness)? In this second episode of a 2-part series on Unique Ability™, Dan shares how to know when you're operating inside your Unique Ability™, how to focus on activities that give you more energy, and more.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/127.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Joe and Dan in this episode:

• How to know when you're operating inside your Unique Ability™
• A simple networking strategy you can use to strengthen your Uniqueness
• What every entrepreneur can learn about leadership from the Founding Fathers of the United States
• Dan shares the best method he's discovered for entrepreneurs to focus on their strengths
• Unlocking Your Future: A fascinating connection between your childhood and your Unique Ability™
• How to focus on activities that give you more energy and make you feel clear and confident
• One question to ask yourself if you want to strengthen your Unique Ability™

Do you know the one formula that has changed the world (and how it can expand your happiness)? In this first of a 2-part series on Unique Ability™, Dan shares what Unique Ability™ is, why it is important, a step-by-step way to identify your Unique Ability™, and more.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/126.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Joe and Dan in this episode:

• Dan shares what Unique Ability™ is and why it is important
• One formula that has changed the world (and how it can expand your happiness)
• The #1 mindset to cultivate for being Unique and developing your Uniqueness
• Dan gives you a step-by-step way to identify your Unique Ability™
• The biggest key to improving profitability, removing suffering and increasing your impact
• Three obstacles that stop people from operating in their Unique Ability™
• How to expand your time so you work on the activities you most enjoy

The Freedom Cycle: How to positively transform your entire past, present, and future - with Dan Sullivan.

Dan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years experience as a highly regarded consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/125.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• The Freedom Cycle: How to positively transform your entire past, present, and future
• 3 capabilities for becoming a more innovative and creative entrepreneur
• How to turn frustration, impatience and regret into success, enjoyment, and satisfaction
• What the Captivity Cycle is and why it pulls entrepreneurs backward
• Dan reveals a technique for experiencing more freedom and abundance in your life
• The big difference between 'Wanting' and 'Needing' (Plus: A fascinating, rarely talked about insight into Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
• A daily exercise Dan committed to doing for 25 years starting at the end of 1978 that completely changed his life
• The Four C's Formula you can use to create your bigger and better entrepreneurial future

A conversation with two true game changers: Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis. Topics covered include: how to buy back your time, focus on your most important activities and multiply your entrepreneurial impact, 2 crucial mindsets for generating massive opportunities, 10x'ing your future, how to redesign your brain and health so you live beyond 100 years old, and more.

This is an encore presentation from the Genius Network Podcast. More information about that Podcast can be found at GeniusNetwork.com.

Dan Sullivan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years experience as a highly regarded consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

Peter Diamandis is the founder and chairman of the XPrize Foundation, co-founder of Human Longevity INC, co-founder of Singularity University, co-founder of Planetary Resources, co-founder of Space Adventures and Zero-Gravity Corporation, as well as a New York Times Bestselling Author of Abundance – The Future is Better than You Think and BOLD – How to go Big, Create Wealth & Impact the World.

Recorded LIVE at the 2017 Genius Network Annual Event

If you would like access to the full video presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/124.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan and Peter in this episode:

• Why Peter refers to Dan and Joe as two of the most generous people on the planet
• Peter reveals the story behind the Abundance movement and how you can create more abundance in your life
• How to buy back your time, focus on your most important activities and multiply your entrepreneurial impact
• Dan shares 2 crucial mindsets for generating massive opportunities and 10x'ing your future
• 100 Is The New 60: How to redesign your brain and health so you live beyond 100 years old Dan and Peter give their best advice for building yourself into a better entrepreneur
• The 25-Year Framework: A unique time relationship that can change your life
• We're going to create more wealth in the next 10 years than the entire past century.
• Peter shares what YOU can do to put yourself in the jet stream of this coming wealth boom…
• Entrepreneurial insights into cryptocurrency and blockchain (How you can take advantage of them)
• Capableism: Dan and Peter discuss a more useful definition of capitalism
• Peter and Dan talk about their vision for the future and how it can transform the world

Michael Fishman believes that transparency is the most important value in his life and business. For him, business is about long lasting relationships (that will increase the bottom line).

Michael has been a leading business growth advisor for more than 25 years. Transparency is a long time passion, as you'll find in this powerful (and personal) presentation.

Recorded live at the Genius Network Annual Event.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/123.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Michael in this episode:

• Michael shares why transparency is the most important value in his life and business.
• Your business has a voice that helps you stand out from your competition.  Here's how to discover what it is.
• Credentials and degrees may be important, but there is one fundamental quality that trumps the rest when it comes to business…
• Business transactions are important, but Michael share's why it's important for you to create long-lasting relationships if you want to increase your bottom line.

It's Tony Robbins, Peter Diamandis, and Joe Polish in an amazing conversation about tradeoffs, goal achievement, achieving the impossible, transforming criticism and failure, and more

Recorded LIVE at the Genius Network Annual Event.

If you would like access to the full video presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/122.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Tony and Peter in this episode:

• How Tony is disrupting the financial industry while partnering with Feeding America to help provide 100 million meals to families in need
• Peter shares how he's helping solve humanity's grand challenges with XPrize, Planetary Resources and Human Longevity
• The Psychology of Transformation: How to achieve what most people consider "impossible" 3 secrets to creating a breakthrough in any area of your life
• The Myth of Sacrifice: How to contribute your greatest value in the world, focus on your highest calling and have a blast doing it
• Why work-life balance is an illusion and the power of life-work integration
• 2 skills you need for achieving an extraordinary quality of life
• Tony reveals his core belief that drives him to help people all over the world
• How to prime and wire yourself for success, opportunity, impact and happiness
• One simple antidote to anger and fear that works anytime, anywhere
• Where all suffering comes from and the #1 secret to leading and living a magnificent life
• How Tony and Peter deal with, think about, handle and channel extreme levels of stress, adversity, criticism, public opinion, and failure
• The Tyranny Of "How": Focusing on "What", "Why" and inspiring everyone around you
• 10x Bigger: Peter shares how to let go of the past, reinvent the way you look at life, surround yourself with big thinkers and catapult your future results
• Peter explains the difference between The Giving Pledge and The Impact Pledge
• The 5 letter word for understanding, appreciating, transforming and enjoying your life at the deepest level

Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan reveal key strategies for scaling a profitable business and leveraging marketing. They discuss the importance of starting small, building financial reserves, and avoiding common entrepreneurial pitfalls. Listen for powerful insights on creating long-term business success.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

• The Real Business You're In: Discover why Joe says that every entrepreneur is actually in the "arithmetic business" and how understanding your numbers can transform your profitability, regardless of your industry.
• From Productivity to Profitability: Learn Dan Sullivan's critical distinction between productivity and profitability, and why efficiency doesn't matter if your bottom line is in the red.
• The 90-Day Profit Rule: Uncover Dan's unique approach to ensuring profitability within 90 days for any project, and why he believes in building a system around this principle.
• Fast Filter Projects: Delve into the strategic tool Dan uses to maximize his daily impact with only three key tasks, ensuring every action taken is filtered for maximum profitability.
• Lessons from Failure: Hear the fascinating story of how Dan turned a million-dollar software project failure into a valuable lesson on when to cut losses and refocus on profitable ventures.
• Understand why both Joe and Dan emphasize creating powerful customer experiences over selling mere products or services, and how this shift can significantly boost your profitability.
• Gain insights from Dan's 50-year coaching experience on the importance of having a year's worth of reserves and how this financial safety net can keep your business afloat during economic downturns or unexpected events.

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

There is always a special something that everyone has that gives them extraordinary amounts of energy - this is their Unique Ability - and is the foundation of Strategic Coach.

In this second episode of a two-part series Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish examine what the Unique Ability is, why it's so important, why most never discover it, and more.

If you haven't already heard the first part of this series, we recommend you listen to it first. More information can be found at 10Talk.com/120.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/121.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan and Joe in this episode:

• Dan shares his definition of an entrepreneur and how to identify your Unique Ability
• Why 1970-1980 was the unhappiest time in Dan's life and what Dan did to positively transform his life
• What to do to completely shift your life and break through when you're fighting silent battles or feeling trapped
• The key to being more innovative, generating more creativity and experiencing more freedom
• How to keep yourself young, improve the quality of your life and really like the person you are

There is always a special something that everyone has that gives them extraordinary amounts of energy - this is their Unique Ability - and is the foundation of Strategic Coach.

In this first of a two-part series Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish examine what the Unique Ability is, why it's so important, why most never discover it, and more.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/120.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan and Joe in this episode:

• What Unique Ability is and why it's so important for living the life you want
• The truth about why many people don't discover and develop their Unique Ability
• Dan shares his system for focusing on activities that are fascinating and motivating
• How selling saved Joe's life and why asking questions is more powerful than looking for answers
• The secret to being rewarded, creating opportunities and expanding your success in the 21st century

Mind maps have helped Gary Klaben generate over 6 million dollars. In this Ten Minute Talk™, he explains what a mind map is and how it delivers clarity. Gary then goes on to examine how to use mind maps to increase your value and make more money in your business.

Gary Klaben graduated from West Point in 1979 and spent six great years in the U.S. Army infantry. He is a Genius Network member and author of Changing the Conversation, The Wealth Sanctuary and co-author of The Business Battlefield.

If you would like access to the full video presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/119.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Gary in this episode:

• How mind maps helped Gary generate over $6 million
• Gary explains what a mind map is and how it delivers clarity
• How to use mind maps to increase your value and make more money in your business
• Gary walks through a mind map he created for Joe and why it's valuable
• The way you can use mind maps for high end coaching and transformative discussions

Ever wondered what a virtual event could do for your business? John Bowen shares results from a recent online conference he held and the steps to seeing similar results. One interesting point: 2600 people showed up with very little marketing and 10% of those people went on to buy at least a $100 package.

John Bowen is a member of both Strategic Coach and Genius Network. He founded CEG Worldwide in 2000, with the goal of bringing to bear the lessons he had learned during his career for the benefit of financial advisors and the institutions that work with advisors.

Recorded live at the Genius Network Annual Event.

If you would like access to the full presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/118

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from John in this episode:

• An exponential technology that makes increasing your reach and revenue easier than ever before
• How to cost-effectively deepen the relationship and create more engagement with your prospects and existing clients
• A platform you can access today to capture client data, leverage your time, and build profitable sponsorships

Do you ever find yourself procrastinating? Does your thinking have something to do with it? Dan Sullivan shares the two biggest indicators that show where you are procrastinating and introduces The Procrastination Priority™ - a simple 4-step process that shows you what's holding you back and gives you back your energy.

Dan Sullivan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years' experience as a highly regarded speaker, consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

Recorded live at the Genius Network Annual Event

If you would like access to the full feature video presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/117.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• Dan shares the two biggest indicators that show where you are procrastinating and how to overcome them so that you free up your time, energy, and create freedom for yourself.
• The Procrastination Priority™: A simple 4-step process that shows you what's holding you back and gives you back your energy.
• The 4 C's to upleveling your confidence so that you can achieve your biggest goals. Most people think procrastinating is a negative attribute.
• Dan explains how to shift your perspective so that you can use procrastination to achieve more and have greater success.

What can you expect at a Genius Network Event? Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan start the episode with an examination of this year's Genius Network Annual event and discuss how to get the most out of any event you attend, the psychology behind 10-Minute Talks,™ one of the most valuable investments you can make, and more.

If you would like access to the full feature presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/116.

Discover the realities of the successful versus the unsuccessful - character traits of successful and unsuccessful People, what Dan does to rejuvenate and make himself into an even more productive entrepreneur, how to set your life up to do more of what you love, take more time off and achieve more freedom, and more.

If you would like access to the full feature presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/115

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan and Joe in this episode:

• Character Traits of Successful and Unsuccessful People: Dan and Joe discuss habits and mindsets that can transform your life
• What Dan does to rejuvenate and make himself into an even more productive entrepreneur
• How to set your life up to do more of what you love, take more time off and achieve more freedom
• The entrepreneurial difference between external success and internal success
• How to perform 10x more effectively when you feel you have a calling, mission or big vision
• Dan shares how to expand your relationship with people who want what you have
• Being Strategic versus Reactive: Why doing just a few things right can make you a more strategic entrepreneur
• Dan talks about the importance of giving yourself permission to have a more enjoyable, simple, worry-free entrepreneurial life

Discover how to Change Your Game: a tool for getting clear on where you are in your business, increasing your cash flow and growing your business, one action you can take to increase your capabilities and confidence, how to make your competitors your biggest customers and promoters, and more, with Dan Sullivan.

Dan Sullivan is the co-founder of Strategic Coach, author of over 30 publications, a visionary, innovator, and gifted conceptual thinker. Dan has over 35 years' experience as a highly regarded speaker, consultant, strategic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups.

If you would like access to the full feature presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/114.

Recorded live at the Genius Network Annual Event.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• A tool for getting clear on where you are in your business, increasing your cash flow and growing your business 10x
• Dan reveals the greatest way to engage another person
• The secret to eliminating perfectionism and procrastination
• The A-B-C Breakthrough Business Model: How to eliminate irritants and focus on those activities that fascinate and motivate you
• Identifying the one game changer activity that can transform your business over the next 90 days
• The 25-Year Transformation: A simple way to create a future full of breakthroughs
• One action you can take to increase your capabilities and confidence How to make your competitors your biggest customers and promoters
• The 4 C's Formula for achieving bigger and better results What to do when your children face failures and setbacks
• Becoming An Entrepreneurial Hero: "There is nothing that makes us more a hero in the eyes of other people than c________ and c_________."
• Dan shares the secret to happy and fulfilling marriage

Entrepreneurs are heroes, the four principles of conscious capitalism, the two most important components of a great company culture and more with John Mackey. John Mackey is the co-founder of Whole Foods, an advocate of entrepreneurship, and bestselling author of Conscious Capitalism.

Recorded live from the Genius Network Annual Event.

If you would like access to the full feature presentation, the show notes, and the special resources for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/113.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from John in this episode:

• John explains his perspective on capitalism and why entrepreneurs are heroes.
• How do you create an award winning culture with over 80,000 employees? John share's the two most important components for creating a culture that attracts star team members.
• Technology is moving so fast. 20 years ago, companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Uber didn't exist. Listen as John shares his thoughts on the future and what's to come.
• The Four Principles of Conscious Capitalism: How to use them to build a stronger business, move your organization closer to its highest potential, and create a more positive world for all of us
• The story of a conversation John had with a 25-year-old and the #1 life lesson from it
• The 2 BIGGEST mistakes entrepreneurs make when it comes to hiring team members
• Does love have a place in business? According to Mackey, love is the foundation of organizations that truly reach their full potential.
• Discover how to infuse love into your company culture.
• Joe and John have a revealing conversation about the role that fear plays in business and the biggest takeaway he wanted to leave everyone with. 

In this Episode, you'll walk away with Inspiration, Motivation, and Implementation with Genius Network and Strategic Coach Alumni Doug Andrew.  

Doug Andrew is a New York Times best-selling author, the founder, and owner of Paramount Financial Services, and an experienced retirement planning advisor and financial strategist. Recorded Live From the Genius Network Event.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Doug in this episode:

• From Inspiration to Motivation to Implementation: How to get a 10x return from Genius Network
• The difference between exponential growth versus linear growth (and how Possibility Thinking can change your life)
• A member of the richest family in the world said THIS is the 8th wonder of the world: _______ _______!
• 3 powerful tools you can start using to bring more value to your ideal customers and reach your greatest business opportunities
• Answer these three questions to achieve almost any goal you have: 1. ________? 2. _________?  3. __________?
• The one idea from Genius Network that made Doug $1 million dollars and how it can help you increase your revenue too

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit www.10xtalk.com/112

Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan explore the power of collaboration in Entrepreneurship. They discuss how working with diverse individuals can lead to innovative projects, sharing Joe's experience of restoring a ghost town in Cleator, Arizona, as a prime example.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

• Discover the Secret Behind a Modern Ghost Town Revival: How Joe Polish and his partners transformed Cleator, Arizona from a forgotten ghost town into a vibrant hub of creativity and community, attracting artists, Entrepreneurs, and adventurers alike.
• The Power of Collaboration in Unlikely Places: The fascinating story of how a chance text message led to a unique collaboration, bringing together a meditation music mogul, a martial arts expert, and seasoned real estate investors to create something truly extraordinary.
• Turning "Silly Ideas" into Significant Ventures: How Joe's knack for taking seemingly absurd concepts and turning them into successful, impactful projects is revolutionizing the way we think about Entrepreneurship and collaboration.
• The First Ghost Town in VR and NFTs: Uncover how Cleator, Arizona is breaking new ground by becoming the first ghost town to be fully integrated into virtual reality and the NFT marketplace, providing unparalleled value and experiences to its supporters.
• The inspiring account of how the Cleator project brought together a group of individuals during a crisis, resulting in life-saving support, deepened friendships, and an innovative business venture.
• From Real Estate Nightmares to Collaborative Dreams: Dive into the behind-the-scenes drama of real estate dealings, including deceptive agents and competing offers, and how strategic partnerships and clear communication turned potential disaster into collaborative success.
• Creating a Magnet for Artistic and Entrepreneurial Innovation: How Cleator, Arizona has become a magnet for artists, Entrepreneurs, and visionaries, hosting events like mini Burning Man festivals and drawing interest from major figures in the business and creative worlds.

If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to www.GeniusNetwork.com.

In this Episode, you'll learn how to master conversational marketing to increase your reach and deepen your relationships with clients and prospects with Genius Network and Strategic Coach Member, John Bowen. John is CEO and founder of CEG Worldwide and is often regarded as the top coach for financial advisors and a leader in the financial services industry. 

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from John in this episode:

• Mastering Conversational Marketing: How to connect and do business with influential and affluent clients
• Two ideas that made him $1.5 million dollars and has put him on track to do $10 million over the next 24 months
• What he does to get a 97% conversion rate on his webinars (This strategy gets webinar attendees to schedule appointments with your company without needing to chase them or follow-up)
• A lead generation technique you can use to massively increase your lead flow (This technique works best with large companies who have large customer databases)
• John reveals a unique way to position yourself as the expert in your market and attract motivated, qualified prospects

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit www.10xtalk.com/111

In this Episode of 10XTalk, get the steps to create The Four Seasons Life, How to set your life up so it's 10X more satisfying, and more with Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish.

 Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• How to set up your life so it is 10x more satisfying
• An early childhood experience Dan had that changed his life forever
• How to remove the obstacles that get in the way of you living the life you want
• Dan and Joe discuss limiting beliefs around guilt and how money CAN buy happiness
• What you can do to experience more abundance, more joy, and more freedom

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit www.10xtalk.com/110

Have you thought about how your life works when you're at your best?  And what if you could have a system or a process to duplicate that regularly?  In this Episode of 10XTalk, you'll discover how to create a "When Life Works" List so you can make the most important parts of your life bigger and better, what happy people do differently than most, and more with Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• How to put together your "When Life Works" list so you can make the most important parts of your life 10x bigger and better
• Dan and Joe discuss what they have learned from Sean Stephenson
• What happy, successful people do differently than most other people
• Dan talks about the origin of a Strategic Coach mindset tool called "The Experience Transformer"
• How to set up your life in a way that gives you more advantage and a business that works
• One simple technique you can use to more easily make progress towards any goal

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit www.10xtalk.com/109

What would happen for your business if you created a self-managing company? In this Episode of 10XTalk, you'll discover what it takes to create a self-managing company, how to reach your 10x opportunities, and more with Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• The Self-Managing Company: Freeing yourself up from everything that prevents you from creating a 10x bigger future
• What successful, ambitious entrepreneurs do to reach their 10x opportunities and experience more freedom
• Dan shares the best definition of Capitalism he's ever discovered
• How to transform any setback into a successful, satisfying experience
• One thing you must do if you want to become an even better entrepreneur in the marketplace
• Get The Self-Managing Company eBook for FREE by going to: www.strategiccoach.com/go/SMCEbook

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit www.10xtalk.com/108

What happens to you when you have a great team? In today's episode, you'll discover the Power of Making People Irresistible, identifying value creators in your company, hiring extraordinary people and more with Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• Why making people irreplaceable can make your life 10x more enjoyable and satisfying
• Dan shares the mindset filters you can use to determine if someone is a value creator
• How to spot team members who will grow with your company versus those who need to go
• The key to ensuring your team is passionate about what they do and a hero to your clients and customers
• What it takes to attract and hire trustable, extraordinary people into your company

In this Episode, you'll discover the Lessons Learned from a Billion Dollars in Product Launches, getting people to WANT your products, how to generate more sales by providing value, and more with Genius Network Alumni Jeff Walker.  Jeff is a NY Times Best Selling Author, creator of the Product Launch Formula, and CEO and founder of Internet Alchemy Inc - a company that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners create successful product launches.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Jeff in this episode:

• How Jeff went from making $1,650 in his first Launch...to doing his first 6-figure Launch ($106,000 in a single week) while sitting in his bathrobe... to doing a Launch where he made $1.1M in the 1 HOUR
• How you can build anticipation to buy your product in the same way Apple does with their products (and you don't need Apple's marketing budget to pull it off)
• The secret to making sales like a natural born "closer" without using high-pressure tactics or slimy sales strategies (This is the ethical way to make A LOT of money even if you hate selling)
• 3 important elements Jeff uses to pull off million dollar mega-launches and that YOU can use to produce your own successful launches
• Jeff pulls back the curtain and shows you the exact process he used get his best-selling book "Launch" #1 on the New York Times (This 3-step process was developed by Jeff and expanded by Brendon Burchard. It gives influential partners with big lists a reason to mail for you, and it's the way Jeff sold 41,000 books in just a couple weeks)

In this episode, you'll learn about the mind of the entrepreneur, what to know, what to watch out for and more with Dr. Edward Hallowell.  

Dr. Edward Hallowell is a leading authority in the world for ADD and ADHD, a psychiatrist, and a NY Times bestselling author. He was a Harvard Medical School faculty member for 21 years and now devotes his full professional attention to lectures and writing about attention deficit disorder, the power of human connection, the childhood roots of happiness, how to help your people SHINE, forgiveness, managing worry and managing excessive busyness.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Ned in this episode:

• What is the Entrepreneurial Trait and how to make it work for you.
• Why faith is an essential quality in an entrepreneur.
• How being aware of the entrepreneurial arc can help you reach your goals.
• How to stop procrastinating and overcome obstacles with the power of imagination.
• Five common pitfalls for entrepreneurs and how to navigate them.
• Why having ADD is like Niagra Falls.
• The one most important things that increases health, longevity and happiness in life.

Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: www.10xtalk.com/105

How to Boost Productivity with Free Days wi®`0th Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish - Part 2 of a 2-part series 

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• Feel overwhelmed? Overworked? Out of control? Here's how to feel calmer and think more clearly when circumstances feel chaotic.
• Dan shares his strategy for finding and attracting alert, curious, resourceful, and responsive team members.
• Where real greatness comes from in any field of activity.
• How to master your time and experience more entrepreneurial freedom.
• Making People Irreplaceable: The counterintuitive way to build a team of stars. Creating a bigger and better entrepreneurial game you can win.

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit 10xtalk.com/104

Discover How to Boost Productivity with Free Days with 0th Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish - Part 1 of a 2-Part Series

If you would like access to the special resources and show notes for this episode, please visit 10xTalk.com/103

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Dan and Joe in this episode:

• Learn the one decision that can make every area of your life better.
• The transformative effect Babs had on Dan's thinking about work and rest.
• How to focus in on what is important and get things done quicker.
• Multiplication By Subtraction: The formula for increasing your productivity
• The idea behind Free Days and how they work inside the entrepreneurial time system
• 10 Days Off Could Save You 30 Days of Unproductive Work: How rejuvenation and free time enhance your performance and make you a better entrepreneur 
• Finding where your magic is and honing in your Unique Ability

This is Joe Polish, and on my other Podcast, Genius Network, I just released an AMAZING INTERVIEW with my good friend JJ Virgin.

In it, we talk clear and specific tools to build your courage and have more strength and resilience and, among other things, the single most important thing to pay attention to if you want to thrive in EVERY area of your life.

It's an important interview, and I wanted to make sure you knew about it.

If you subscribe to Genius Network TODAY on iTunes, you'll get that episode delivered right to your device. Or, visit GeniusNetwork.com/Subscribe and we'll take you exactly where you need to go.

Do you know biggest thing that can help you when you're facing any obstacle or fear in life? JJ does - and you can listen to the entire interview today - subscribe on iTunes - or visit GeniusNetwork.com/Subscribe

Joe and Dan explore the power of aligning your purpose with your goals, adapting to change, and understanding the true nature of your desires. Discover actionable insights on maintaining a purposeful direction and collaborating effectively with others. Tune in to transform your entrepreneurial journey and harness the true power of purpose.

Here's a glance at what you'll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

• Unlock Entrepreneurial Secrets: Discover the key to aligning your purpose with your business goals for accelerated success
• Navigate Industry Disruptions: Learn how to adapt and pivot your strategy when faced with major changes in the market
• Maximize Partnerships: Understand the power of aligning purposes in collaborations to achieve greater results
• Gain Exclusive Insights: Hear Joe Polish's captivating stories and lessons learned from his unique entrepreneurial ventures
• Stay Relevant: Find out how to keep your purpose central and relevant in an ever-evolving business landscape
• Achieve True Desires: Uncover the difference between genuine wants and justifications, and how it impacts your success
• Boost Resilience: Get inspired by real-life examples of overcoming challenges and maintaining focus on your purpose

In this Episode of 10XTalk, part 2 of a 2-part series, you'll discover the prime directives of creating a self managing company, the power of your team as multipliers, relationships, and a behind the scenes look at what makes Strategic Coach work with Dan Sullivan, Babs Smith, and Joe Polish.

To listen to first part, and gain access to the entire recording please listen to episode 100 - or visit 10xTalk.com/100.

The episode starts with the conversation in progress.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• How to set standards and criteria when it comes to teamwork, partnerships and work relationships
• Joe, Dan and Babs discuss the intricacies of intimacy
• Dan gives you a smarter way to think about creating hassle-free partnerships
• Why a no-entitlement attitude is essential when building and growing your organization
• One of the best ways to help your clients and customers and have them more easily buy into your ideas
• The reason why it's important to communicate care before you communicate knowledge
• Paying Yourself First: A better way to think about your time, productivity and freedom How to align yourself with people who are aligned with you, create significant work and achieve more in your business and life

In this Episode of 10XTalk, part 1 of a 2-part series, you'll discover the prime directives of creating a self managing company, the power of your team as multipliers, relationships, and a behind the scenes look at what makes Strategic Coach work with Dan Sullivan, Babs Smith, and Joe Polish.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• A behind-the-scenes look at how Babs and Dan work together to make Strategic Coach work
• How to know who you should have as team members and where you should focus your time, attention and energy
• A key lesson Dan Sullivan learned growing one of the top coaching organizations for entrepreneurs
• Why it's important to find relationships that just work from the beginning
• The difference between a business's 'frontstage' and 'backstage' and why both are important
• Dan and Babs share their Prime Directives that help create a self-managing company

Shownotes and links from this episode (including the full BONUS recording) can be found at: www.10xtalk.com/100

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