​Welcome back to the real value podcast, the podcast about business, life, success; about finding value in anything and everything and about creating absolutely as much of it as you can with the time we have! Good morning my dear friends and thank you so much for swinging by this week to hang out with me again and grow just a little bit together. Welcome back to our growing community of 1%ers, those that are committed to getting just a little bit better each and every day. Some of you have reached out and asked me what it means to get just a little bit better each and every day. You have said, “Blaine, I understand the concept of getting better, everyone does! But I’m a busy person! What am I supposed to be doing every single day to say that I am getting a little bit better?” This is a great question and a special thanks goes out to Todd for asking this one specifically. Several of you have asked this question, or variations on this theme, so I’ll tell you what I have said to everybody who has asked and to Todd who wrote to me just yesterday. The beauty of being a 1%er is that you don’t have to necessarily be constantly measuring yourself against some audacious goal that is off in the distance. Maybe one that’s so far off in the distance that you cant even see it, which means you’re likely not as motivated or inspired as you could be because all you see is the distance between where you are currently and where the goal is. Focusing on that chasm of imperfection and unaccomplished distance can, in fact, be demotivating. Hopefully most of you know me by now and know that I am all about having goals, things you’d like to achieve, having them written down, you know, SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable or Achievable, Realistic or Relevant, and Time-bound, by a specific date. Those are the standard rules for setting goals. Just remember the SMART acronym and you’ll be all set. However, the problem I have with setting goals and then focusing only on the goal is simply this, hitting a goal is temporary achievement. Although having good goals can alter your behavior and put you on a better path than a goalless one, hitting the goal is temporary when the real benefit was the system you had to put in place to achieve that goal. 

​Welcome back to the real value podcast, the podcast about business, life, success; about finding value in anything and everything and about creating absolutely as much of it as you can with the time we have! Good morning my friends and thank you so much for stopping by the Real Value studios again to hang out with me and producer Zero each week. I am truly honored to have your ear for just a little bit of time each week and I hope to be adding some value to your day, your week, your month, your life, and your business. The biggest thank you goes out to each and every one of you that listens to the podcast, takes some notes, and then goes into your business and implements some of the stuff we talk about here and then write me to tell me how well its working and how much it has helped your business and your life. Some of you have written me to tell me that by implementing some of the things we talk about in the podcast that, of course, your business are getting better, but some of you also share that your marriages and relationships have improved because you’re working less, earning more, happier in your business, happier in your life, happier in your relationships, have better clients, more efficient businesses, and on and on the list goes. And while I most definitely appreciate the adulation and the feedback, you are the one deserving of the thanks for allowing me an audience to share the information that we do in the podcast and for testing the information in the real world to make yourself, your business, and your lives better. I know it works because we do all of this stuff in our businesses and because I have students all over the world proving, modifying, evolving, and implementing these principles and practices into their own lives and businesses and then sharing with us what is working for them and their businesses in their markets. With that kind of feedback and input, my life is exponentially more fulfilled as a result and I have all of you to thank for that so a big fist bump, a big bro hug, and a massive thank you to the 1%ers who are taking the tiny little incremental steps each day toward more prosperity, more efficient businesses, and a lifestyle that enhances your business and a business that enhances your lifestyle. 

​Welcome back to the real value podcast, the podcast about business, life, success; about finding value in anything and everything and about creating absolutely as much of it as you can with the time we have! Good morning my friends, my name is Blaine Feyen and I am your host for this and every episode of the Real Value Podcast and I am absolutely thrilled to be back behind the microphone again hanging with some of my favorite people, the 1%ers who care about themselves, their own wellbeing, their growth, their businesses, their clients, and being just a little bit better each and every day. Thanks so much for being here each week my friends and for hopefully bringing into existence some of the ideas and practices that we talk about on this show. The stuff we talk about works and I know it works because I’ve built several successful businesses utilizing and implementing these ideas, principles and practices and, maybe more importantly, these ideas, principles, and practices have helped me build businesses that give me more life and the ability to enjoy it and experience it to the fullest. That IS one of the most important and powerful business concepts floating around the business-sphere today. It’s been around for eons but revived and put into probably the best language a business person can understand by the author Michael Gerber who wrote a book called the E-Myth. In it he says, “a true business opportunity is one that an entrepreneur invents to grow him or herself. Not to work in, but to work on.”