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Onward Nation

1028 EpisodesProduced by Stephen Woessner (CEO of Predictive ROI) talks with today's top business owWebsite

America's best podcast for learning how today's top business owners Think, Act, and Achieve. Onward Nation is a five-day-a-week podcast hosted by Stephen Woessner, CEO of Predictive ROI. Business owners share the most influential lessons learned throughout their careers, including insights into thei… read more

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Episode 787: My biggest mistake as a CEO, with JT McCormick

JT McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that’s created an entirely new way for you to write a book. The company has worked with nearly 1,000 authors, and was recently ranked in their category as the #2 best company to work for in Austin and #4 in their category for all of Texas. JT is also the author of “I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.”

What you'll learn about in this episode:
  • The importance of documenting your family history and your life story so that your descendants know where they came from
  • The importance of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps, not letting excuses get in the way, and making something of yourself to achieve the American Dream
  • Why it takes a lot of guts and courage to open yourself up to potential criticism
  • Refusing to be a victim and overcoming your circumstances
  • How there is always the opportunity to change, whether that's during the next hour, the next day, the next week, the next year, or the next decade
  • The importance of not letting your destiny be determined by events that took place decades ago
  • How only you can change the things you don't like about your life
  • How to view Monday as the best day of the week by viewing life as a blessing and an opportunity
  • How being able to wake up every morning and work towards your goals and dreams is a blessing
  • The importance of credibility when it comes to thought leadership and lead generation
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