As one of Forbes’ biggest influencers, Arianna Huffington is one of the leaders in innovation and an example for how to achieve at an elite level. Rather than bother with too many bullet points, this episode is straight value on how Arianna avoids the most common success traps and how she avoids mistakes made by overreacting. Join serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd as he shares what he has learned from observing Arianna Huffington.

Some of the largest success traps that Arianna has faced has led her to a few conclusions. Avoid saying yes to too many things. Never forget to take care of your health and energy first and foremost to avoid burnout. Always remember that you don’t have to do this along. Recognize the importance of asking for help and delegating tasks to a trusted team, rather than leave everything to yourself.

Arianna recognizes that most of her mistakes stem from overreacting due to sleep deprivation. To keep yourself from overreacting, one of the biggest things you can do is be aware of your emotional state and then have a system in place to help bring you back to reality.

As a leader in the business world, Arianna continues to improve herself through study. And a focus on growth in all that she does. Go beyond being effective and be enjoyable to be around. Even if you have all of the success in the world, if other people don’t like being around you, what’s the point? Continue to work on yourself-from the outside and from within-and invest in your human capital. You are your most vital resource!

One of the biggest challenges facing young entrepreneurs, start-ups, and new business owners is getting good PR. Join serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd and start-up advisor, investor, and entrepreneur, Murray Newlands as they discuss how you can find your target audience and maximize your PR efforts.

After working in online marketing for ten years, Murray started to break in to the PR scene and today his work can be found in numerous publications including VentureBeat and Entrepreneur. As a journalist in his own right, Murray adds valuable advice and insight into getting the PR you need to make your business take off.

The most important piece of advice is not an actionable, but instead a rule to take to heart: stop spamming journalists! They’re people too and emailing one-on-one can go a long way. Journalists wants to write about what their audience wants to read about so target publications that actually care about your product or service.

At the end of the day, good PR is about having the right relationships with the right people and that takes time to build. Start by pitching your idea to smaller bloggers and see if it gets any traction. If you can’t build relationships with journalists, hire someone who can. Consistent strategy and persistence is key and you will eventually network your way up to bigger publications and more exposure.

  

If you don’t understand how to use your time, you’ll lose it. Learn to give your time the respect it deserves and choose your projects wisely as author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd shares his method for determining how much your time is actually worth.

1. Know how much you want to earn this year.
2. Figure out how many days a week you’re going to work.
3. Determine how many hours you want to work per day.
4. Multiply lines 2 and 3 to get the total annual hours you will work.
5. Divide line 1 by line 4 to get your base hourly rate
6. Divide your hourly rate by 3 to reach your base hourly wage.

Once you understand how much your time is truly worth, you will start making better decisions when choosing how to spend your time and you’ll actually gain more respect for other people’s time. Hopefully this short exercise in time management will make you understand your value in who you are as a person and an entrepreneur.

“If you don’t respect your time, no one else will.”

  

Are you looking to flip your perspective and gain insight from some of the leading minds of the business world? With the sheer volume of information that is available, finding relevant and useful information targeting entrepreneurs can be a real challenge. Join author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd as he shares his top 5 list of powerful, life-changing books with fellow entrepreneur Nick Palkowski.

1. The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime- MJ DeMarco
2. Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills that will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed- Brian Tracy
3. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable-Seth Godin
4. The Miracle Morning: The Not-So Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life(Before 8 AM)- Hal Elrod
5. Six Months to Six Figures: The Fastest Way to Go From Where Your Are to Where You Want to Be Regardless of the Economy-Peter Voogd

It is all too easy to get addicted to self help and the thrill of learning new things. Rather than concentrating on adding to the list of books, podcasts, and blogs that you consume, try to focus on executing actionables to get lasting results.

  

If you’ve been tuning in to the last few episodes, you’ll know that they have been loaded with value and content. But to really move your life and business moving forward, you need to make sure that your rituals and non-negotiables are on point. Join author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd as he shares a series of powerful questions that he uses to develop and maintain the elite rituals that keep his life on track.

1. What are your top 5 non-negotiables?
2. What must happen this week to make sure that you are creating the results you’re proud of and capable of?
3. Write down what’s interrupted you in the past and in the present.
4. What’s prevented you from taking the action that you planned on?
5. What’s killing your productivity?
6. Write 3 things you’re doing to push past distractions and get you back in the zone.

Consider the different types of rituals that can take your success to the next level: mindset, health, wealth, and productivity. Figure out what you need to improve upon and pick two areas. Don’t live in the gap between where you think you should be and where you are in the moment. Realize that through rituals and strong non-negotiables you will get to the next level. In the meantime, be proud of what you have accomplished and recognize how far you have come.

  

Are you looking to achieve more in less time? Do you want to revolutionize your life and business while gaining peace of mind? Join mentor, speaker, and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd as he shares his six fail-proof ways of creating leverage and giving yourself the competitive advantage necessary to succeed.

1. Positioning is better than prospecting
2. Make your business about something
3. Stand on the shoulders of giants
4. Become a people developer
5. Create raving fans and advocates
6. Work on the business, not just in the business

The most dangerous words are “I already know that”. It’s true that some of these tips can be found in past episodes, but to really master this material it takes more than simply listening to the episodes. It needs to be put into practice.

Plan your long term strategies before you start with tactics. These actionable steps are things you can do and perspectives you can use to cut your learning curve in half. Take your business to the next level by actually implementing these strategies into your life.

  

To take your life to the next level, you need to identify what is holding you back and how you can overcome the challenges that you face as a young entrepreneur. In this episode, author and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd and Nick Palkowski discuss the five mistakes made by young entrepreneurs and how to combat them with the five secrets of real game changers.

Take a look at these five common mistakes made by other entrepreneurs and reflect on why you aren’t achieving on an elite level. Some common mistakes made by young entrepreneurs include:

1. They don’t educate themselves on their field
2. Too much information, not enough implementation
3. They don’t have real guidance
4. Incongruent circle of influence
5. The bad money mindset

Learn to thrive by taking the lead from major game changers in your field. Don’t let your days run your life. Take charge and run your days so you can build the life of your dreams with these five, curated steps:

1. Copy genius.
2. Build your business around your lifestyle (not the other way around!)
3. Only take on projects that you can scale and don’t try-test!
4. Analyze without emotion and use intelligence, not feelings
5. Become obsessed with legacy, lifestyle, and adding value

For more strategies on living life and doing business on your terms, take advantage of this incredible offer from Peter at www.theentrepreneurbreakthrough.com. Get a free blueprint, deep dive training material, and a (free!) copy of Peter’s new book, The Entrepreneur’s Blueprint to Massive Success.

  

Time. It’s the great equalizer among men and the best kept secret of the rich. In this episode, author and serial entrepreneur Peter Voogd talks time management with fellows entrepreneur, Nick Palkowski.

If you aren’t getting the results you want, these tips are not for you. You need to be hustling, and you need to be hustling hard, every hour of every day. If you are someone who is seeing a lot of success, but you’re struggling with striking a work-life balance, tune in to listen to Peter’s 5 P’s of time management:

1. Purposeful intention
2. Prioritize your MVP’s (Most Valuable Priorities)
3. Predetermine your outcome
4. Protect your time
5. Be present in all that you do

Never start your week unless it is written on paper first. Either you’re running your days, or your days are running you. The most successful people live in the now. Zero in on what you need to accomplish and do it.

  

One of the most difficult challenges facing young entrepreneurs in this economy is prospecting. Avoid burn out and exhaustion from pursuing endless customers and instead learn to position yourself as an expert in your field. Join author and serial entrepreneur, Peter Voogd, as he shares his top 4 strategies for positioning yourself as an expert.

1. Claim your topic
2. Be everywhere. Be out there.
3. Leverage your experience through proven platforms
4. Find your marketed advantage

With most things that actually work to improve your business, these are not easy tasks. Stop focusing on just closing the deal and start creating raving fans through adding consistent value and helping people get proven results.

  

In the business world, meetings get a bad rap. While it’s true that a mismanaged meeting can be less productive than having no meeting at all, meetings are a necessary part of having a cohesive company. Join author and serial entrepreneur, Peter Voogd, as he shares his top six steps to creating an effective and empowering meeting :

1. Define what the purpose is
2. Start on time. End on time. Every single time.
3. Get people engaged.
4. Make sure it offers actual value
5. Shift the attendees’ emotional state
6. Give them what’s next

If you create exceptional meetings, people will want to come back. Ask yourself how you can improve your meetings, set expectations, and give feedback. End each meeting with one action step so you can channel the excitement to get actual results.