Escape : the four stages of becoming a successful entrepreneur

Dedication......Page 4 Foreword By Daymond John......Page 17 Preface: Are You Ready?......Page 21 Chapter 1: My Story......Page 23 $3.60......Page 24 So, Why Did It Take So Long?......Page 26 I’m In The Wrong Place.......Page 27 So, It Was Time To Test My Theory.........Page 28 Time To Make A Decision......Page 30 In Comes The Turtle.........Page 32 The Greatest Realization Of My Life......Page 34 The Night I Turned To Google For Help......Page 35 The First Success... The Night That Changed Everything......Page 37 The Spark That Created My First Empire......Page 39 The Fall To Near Bankruptcy......Page 40 The Night I Learned The Most Important, Yet Simple Lesson.........Page 42 How I Got Back To The Top In 16 Months......Page 46 In The End It Comes Down To These Four Entrepreneurial Stages......Page 47 Chapter 2: What Is An Entrepreneur?......Page 48 Entrepreneurship Is A Mindset......Page 49 Intrapreneurship......Page 51 This Misguided Definition Is Leading To More Failure.........Page 55 The Word ‘Risk’ Is Misunderstood......Page 57 How I Manage Risk......Page 58 Embrace The Unknown......Page 59 Chapter 3: Why Do Entrepreneurs Fail?......Page 60 Failing vs. Succeeding......Page 62 Why Entrepreneurs Believe They Fail......Page 64 Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail......Page 67 Patrick’s Story......Page 69 Mastering eSCAPE......Page 71 Chapter 4: Can Anyone Be An Entrepreneur?......Page 72 So, Can Anyone Be A Successful Entrepreneur?......Page 73 The Real Question You Should Be Asking......Page 74 It Takes More Than Just Smarts......Page 75 It’s A Personal Decision......Page 77 So, What About You?......Page 78 Chapter 5: Born Entrepreneurs, What Happened?......Page 79 Everyone Is Born An Entrepreneur......Page 81 What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?......Page 82 Growing Up = Giving Up......Page 83 The Problem Is Self-Accountability......Page 85 The Few Who Breakthrough......Page 88 Chapter 6: The CORE Differences Between An Employee And An Entrepreneur......Page 89 Time......Page 90 How Employees View Time......Page 91 How Entrepreneurs View Time......Page 92 Money......Page 95 How Employees View Money......Page 96 How Entrepreneurs View Money......Page 97 Problems......Page 99 How Employees View Problems......Page 100 How Entrepreneurs View Problems......Page 101 Dreams......Page 103 How Employees View Dreams......Page 104 How Entrepreneurs View Dreams......Page 105 The “Why”......Page 106 Struggle......Page 107 It’s All About Changing Your Perspective......Page 109 Chapter 7: S.C.A.P Introduced......Page 110 The eSCAPE Plan......Page 111 The Four Stages—S.C.A.P.......Page 113 Calculating Your eSCORE......Page 116 Drawing Conclusions From Your eSCORE......Page 117 Stage 1: Self (S)......Page 119 Chapter 8: S—Self......Page 120 Beginning Of The End......Page 122 Self Is The Foundation Of Your Success......Page 123 With All Our Powers Combined......Page 125 Chapter 9: Paradigms......Page 126 What I Learned From Bob Proctor......Page 127 How Paradigms Develop......Page 128 Turn To Physics: Newton’s First Law......Page 130 My Paradigm During the Greatest Fall of My LIFE......Page 132 Dropping Revenue? Throw Some Money At It!......Page 135 I Had To Change My Paradigms......Page 137 Question Time......Page 140 Chapter 10: The Power of Thought and Self-Talk......Page 141 Explaining Thought With Science......Page 143 The RAS And Success......Page 145 The Power Of Pictures & Words......Page 147 Just 3 Months Later.........Page 149 Question Time......Page 151 Chapter 11: Sacrifices......Page 153 Understanding Sacrifice......Page 156 We Are All Capable of Sacrifice......Page 158 Question Time......Page 160 Chapter 12: Quitting......Page 161 The Red Door......Page 163 It’s Simple Statistics......Page 166 Question Time......Page 168 Chapter 13: Self-Development - The Secret of Billionaires......Page 169 Rich Dad Poor Dad......Page 171 The Most Successful People Read—A LOT......Page 173 Yet I Had STOPPED Reading......Page 175 Still Reading Today......Page 176 My Reading Formula......Page 177 Question Time......Page 179 Stage 2: Catapult (C)......Page 180 Chapter 14: C – Catapult......Page 181 “How Much Is An Ad In Your Newspaper?”......Page 184 The Fight Against Perfection......Page 187 The Real Issue Is Fear......Page 188 Time To Take Action......Page 190 Chapter 15: Open Declaration......Page 192 You Can’t Do This Alone......Page 195 The Unexplainable Mysterious Powers......Page 197 I’m Not The Only One......Page 200 The Power That Open Declaration Gives You......Page 202 Question Time......Page 204 Chapter 16: Focus......Page 206 Math Made It Clear......Page 209 Getting In The Zone......Page 210 Facing The Obstacles......Page 212 Question Time......Page 214 Chapter 17: Eating An Elephant......Page 215 Focus On What Comes Next......Page 217 The $2,000 Bet......Page 218 Changed My Thinking......Page 219 Driving To Toronto......Page 220 Micro-Steps......Page 222 Join Forces With Your Mind......Page 223 Question Time......Page 225 Chapter 18: No More Tomorrow......Page 226 No More Justification......Page 228 Losing Trust In Yourself......Page 230 Do It Today......Page 232 My Pet Peeve......Page 233 Bill Gates’ BASIC Leap......Page 234 Be Execution Minded......Page 236 Question Time......Page 237 Chapter 19: Relationship With Failure......Page 239 The Silver Lining......Page 242 Thankful For Falling $1.7 Million in Debt......Page 243 My 3-Year-Old Nephew Got It......Page 245 Mistakes Are Great......Page 246 Question Time......Page 247 Stage 3: Authority (A)......Page 250 Chapter 20: A – Authority......Page 251 Becoming A Leader......Page 253 Is Leadership Mandatory?......Page 254 The Key Elements To Leadership......Page 255 Chapter 21: Accountability To Self vs. Boss......Page 256 Hitting The Snooze Button......Page 258 Be Hard On Yourself......Page 259 The Slippery Slope......Page 262 You Can’t Demand It If You Don’t Display It......Page 264 Question Time......Page 266 Chapter 22: Stepping Up To Lead, Not Follow......Page 267 Leadership Is Stepping Up......Page 269 Our System Doesn’t Teach Leadership......Page 270 Leadership Is A Skill......Page 271 Top Five Characteristics Of A Leader......Page 273 #1 - Confidence & Control......Page 274 #2 - Becoming Selfless......Page 275 #3 - Duplicating Yourself......Page 276 #4 – Delegating......Page 278 #5 – Communication......Page 279 Making A Conscious Decision......Page 280 Dream Centers In India......Page 281 Become A Leader Today......Page 284 Question Time......Page 285 Chapter 23: Taking Responsibility......Page 287 Everything Comes Back To You......Page 290 No Scapegoating Allowed......Page 292 Take A Lesson From A Football Legend, Joe Gibbs......Page 293 Owning It Is Easier......Page 295 Question Time......Page 297 Chapter 24: Developing Instincts......Page 298 The Race Car Driver......Page 300 Analysis Paralysis......Page 302 Three Guys In a Garage In Israel......Page 303 What If You Make The Wrong Decision?......Page 305 Learning To Follow Your Gut......Page 307 The Billion Dollar Gut......Page 310 Question Time......Page 312 Chapter 25: Calculated Risk-Taking......Page 313 All I Had Was an Idea......Page 315 Entrepreneurs Are NOT Risk-Takers......Page 316 Right Idea, Wrong Timing......Page 318 Investing $3.2 Million - Everyone Said I’m Crazy......Page 320 Ideas Are Worth Nothing......Page 323 Sendlane......Page 324 Focus On The Word “Calculated”......Page 326 Question Time......Page 327 Stage 4: People (P)......Page 328 Chapter 26: P – People......Page 329 Connection Fuels Success......Page 331 Not Bad, Just Different......Page 332 The Five People Closest To Us......Page 333 Building a Supportive Environment......Page 335 The Internet Has Become My Greatest Tool!......Page 336 It’s Your Responsibility......Page 338 Chapter 27: Analyzing The People In Your Life......Page 340 Learn To Recognize The Negative People......Page 342 The Circle Of Support......Page 343 Who’s Negative & Who’s Toxic?......Page 346 One of the most toxic people I ever had in my life.........Page 347 Quality, Not Quantity......Page 350 Question Time......Page 351 Chapter 28: Growing Your Network......Page 353 Growing My Network......Page 355 Your Network Is Your Net Worth......Page 357 Never Make Assumptions......Page 360 Think of Every Handshake As An Interview......Page 362 Two People Removed......Page 365 Question Time......Page 367 Chapter 29: Negative People And What To Do With Them......Page 368 Negativity Is Contagious......Page 370 Managing Negative People......Page 372 People Who Are Negative About YOU......Page 374 Learning The Triggers......Page 376 Question Time......Page 377 Chapter 30: Ask Questions, Seek Answers......Page 379 The Need For Fast Answers......Page 381 My Facebook Account......Page 383 Henry Ford’s Famous Rant......Page 385 Question Time......Page 387 Chapter 31: Mentorship......Page 388 Are You Coachable?......Page 390 Being Coachable Is A Choice......Page 392 The Success I’ve Had From Mentors......Page 394 Question Time......Page 396 Chapter 32: Next Steps......Page 398 We’re Not Part Of The “System”......Page 400 What Does Your eSCORE Say?......Page 402 Mastering The 4-Stage Journey.........Page 403 What’s Next In Our Journey Together? #LurnNation - Join Us Today......Page 405 #1 - FREE Account at #LurnNation......Page 406 #2 - Visit Us at The Lurn Center......Page 407 #3 - Come Talk To Me on Social Media!......Page 408 #4 - Check Out My eSCAPE Masterclass!......Page 409 Being an Entrepreneur isn't WHAT you do - it's WHO you are. Many dream about becoming an Entrepreneur, yet no one has ever discovered the right formula to becoming one. What separates the Entrepreneurs who succeed from those who fail? Unfortunately, as we grow up "in the system" Entrepreneurship is never really presented as an option. As a matter of fact, everything we learn while growing up actually works against us when trying to succeed as an Entrepreneur. Well that stops today. In Escape: The 4 Stages of Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur, Anik Singal takes you on a journey through the mind of a true Entrepreneur; learn exactly what tools are required to succeed, and transition from employee to Entrepreneur