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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 260: Winners overcome self-doubt, with Charles Kirkland.

Charles Kirkland is the founder of the Media Buyer Association and has deep expertise in paid online traffic. He was frustrated with his limited ability to help more than a few coaching students at a time and angry that the business owners he could not reach were being lead down a path by hucksters. So he set out to change the situation by created a paid traffic community that would allow him to interact with thousands of business owners, share his expert knowledge, save others from seeing their businesses die slowly from lack of quality traffic.

Secret – timesaving technique

Charles gets plenty of sleep, exercise, and water -- staying up until you fall over while hyped up on caffeine is not the answer. ONWARD!

Daily habit that contributes to success

Don't waste effort planning what you want to wear -- Charles lays out his clothes every evening before bed.

Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience

Charles had Google close his ad accounts -- and Charles tells the whole story here.

Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful

"The ability to learn new skills quickly."

Most influential lesson learned from a mentor

"You need to do one thing really, really, really good."  

Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success”  What systems would you go back and put into place sooner?

I would have put in systems that could be repeatable by someone else.

What one strategy or “recipe” would compound into big wins for business owners?

Always optimize.

What strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success?
  1. Believe in yourself
  2. Just keep going
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