56. You Make It Happen: 11 Lessons From 11 Years Of the Entourage (Jack Delosa, Founder of The Entourage)

Business is tough. It is one of the most challenging things you could pursue in your lifetime. And to last more than 10 years is even tougher. In fact, more than 70% of businesses fail before reaching their 10-year milestone.     That's why we asked our Fearless Founder and 5X AFR Young Rich Lister, Jack Delosa, to share the 11 lessons he's learned over the past 11 years of running The Entourage, sustainably growing to 8-figures, and helping our Members add over $2 billion in value to their businesses.     This is just a snippet of what Jack has learned over the past 11 years - if you want the full, hour-long version, it's available on YouTube.   Timestamps: 3:42 - Lesson #11: Each stage of your business needs its own leadership and management style 5:54 - Lesson #10: The #1 paradigm that needs to shift when you hit 7 and 8-figures 8:51 - Lesson #9: Why and how you can and should move from "Technician" to "Entrepreneur" 11:23 - Lesson #8: The 6 core elements to every 8-figure business that you need to get right 15:46 - Lesson #7: Why you need to understand that all growth is sales and marketing led ​17:35 - Lesson #6: Do you know your style — are you a Visionary or an Integrator? ​22:01 - Lesson #5: The importance of your loyalty lying with the business and not to any one person 25:12 - Lesson #4: Expect hard times because they will come. 29:09 - Lesson #3: Learn to rest, not quit! 30:23 - Lesson #2: Don't lose yourself in business, no matter what happens to it. 34:53​ - Lesson #1: You CAN build a business to any size you choose.