Building Something Bigger & Better Than Yourself

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@corymiller303 Building Something Bigger & Better Than Yourself By Cory Miller
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My presentation slides from Pressnomics.com in Phoenix Nov. 8, 2012 on how to build something bigger and better than yourself.

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Building Something Bigger & Better Than Yourself By Cory Miller

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I’m not that talented.

Confession:

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The fear of REGRET

My Personal Motivational Secret

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I want my life to count.

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I want to do something bigger than myself.

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If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far,

go together.

African Proverb

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We go far together.

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Where do we want to go? How far do we want to reach?

What stories do we want to tell?

These become our questions.

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Train, Trust & Lead

My Role:

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What I’ve learned so far

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1 We are a Family

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One big family of misfits

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Families fight. But stick together.

Because they love & care about each other.

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All for one. One for all.

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No rock stars. No Divas.

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We believe in & are committed to each other.

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2 Working with people

sucks sometimes

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Highest Highs Lowest Lows

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Breakups Happen. They Hurt. They Suck.

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Blossom & Bloom Focus on the ones who

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Non-negotiable critical imperative Obsess over having the right crew for the voyage

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3 Trust is earned Daily

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TRUST Is not blind. Is not forever.

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Train then Trust

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Trust but verify

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You can lose trust

in five seconds or less

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4 Anger comes from

unmet expectations

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Anger comes from unmet expectations Anger comes from

unmet expectations Anger comes from

unmet expectations

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Why am I mad?

What can I do to fix it?

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Anger left unchecked

leads to bitterness

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Bitterness is poison

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5 Do Good.

Do Right by People.

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It will cost you.

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But people will want to work

with you

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...and you’ll sleep better.

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Doing what you know is right consistently

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6 Nothing builds a

team like adversity.

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It shows how far you can really go together

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It either tears you apart or

binds you

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7 This is our unique

journey & story

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Competition & jealousy are about other

people’s story

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The only things that matter You, your loved ones, your team

& your customers

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And your journey &

story together!

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Everything else is noise, distraction & bullshit

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Keep a laser focus

on what matters

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If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far,

go together.

African Proverb

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What journey are you on? How far can you go?

What stories will you tell?

These are my questions for you.

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This is me [email protected] EntrepreneurshipLab.net

Special  thanks  to  @ChrisLema  for  my  slide  deck  makeover!