56: Benjamin Hardy | How to Build a Million-Dollar Business in 3-Years

You can learn. You can study. But only when you take one specific step in your personal development will you see a significant ROI for your efforts. My guest this week, Benjamin Hardy, took that one step and catapulted his business to more than $1 million in revenue – a 10X jump – in just three years. Benjamin, author the new book Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success, is a writer (the #1 author on Medium.com), PhD student, and keen observer of human psychology. He’s always been pretty ambitious. But it took a pivotal moment a few years back to channel that ambition in the right way. He shares his approach in this episode, along with… The Forcing Function Strategy for getting real results fast Ways to benefit the most from your mentors (yes, you need more than one) The best place to come up with your best ideas – it’s not the office How to use “escalation of commitment” to achieve your goals Avoiding the danger of ignoring your environment And more Listen now… Timeline 00:11 Today Steve speaks with the founder of Benjamin Hardy, the No.1 writer on Medium.com and someone who went from making $12K a year in 2015 to over $1MM in 2017. 01:03 Ben tells us how he got to where he is and how fostering 3 kids pushed him to start writing. 04:15 Ben tells us why he felt pressure to succeed. 6:42 Ben’s PHD is about the difference between wannabe entrepreneurs and real entrepreneurs. He explains to us his findings. 11:53 Ben explains how he went from $12k a year as a grad student in 2015 to over $1MM in 2017. 17:13 Ben tells us that quantity is the path to quality and that it's better to be prolific than perfect. 23:05 Ben tells us exactly why he wrote his book and how you are a product of your environment. 26:07 Ben explains the two environments we find ourselves in, High Stress and High Recovery. 29:03 Ben talks about why you should take 150 “free days” a year. 32:57 Ben gives us a special link for his book. Mentioned in the show https://www.willpowerdoesntwork.com/book-bonus-giveaway Ben Hardy on Medium.com Willpower Doesn’t Work on Amazon Dr. David Hawkins Power vs Force, Letting Go The Millionaire Next Door Enjoyed this episode? Rate this podcast on iTunes >>