No Bull Business and Brews never disappoints in the conversations they bring to the table and today, Jason, Steve, and Paul dive in first —with beer. Paul just happened to be opening up a Dos Equis for this episode and talks about Investing In a Magnificent Life.
Jason and Steve steer the conversation towards business as Paul talks about what made him decide to jump into entrepreneurship. His path is similar to many entrepreneurs who have come before him and he shares how he was able to stop doing the things he didn’t like and start focusing on the things that brought him joy.
When that revelation came, the flood gates opened for Paul. Today, he shares his story. Pop the corn and get ready for an entertaining episode HERE.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the nose.” -Mike Tyson
The difference between the whiners and the winners is the winners keep getting back up and learn to roll with the punches. Today’s guest knows a thing or 8 about getting knocked around in life, and he’s taken all of it on the chin and come out relatively unscathed.
What You’ll Learn:
- Deciding to become a stockbroker
- Juggling marriage and traveling with the UFC.
- Leaving his cushy corporate job with a 401K, great benefits, and a killer salary
- How long it took Paul to build his gym from zero clients to a thriving business model people seek him out for to this day
- Why Paul’s ears are mangled
- What Paul did when he was sick of having a gym and still not winning
- One conversation that led him to write one of his best-selling books, which created a new opportunity and stream of revenue
- Surviving the pandemic as a gym owner
- Why 90% of people quit his gym and how Paul is helping other gym owners to prevent this from happening to them in the future
- The Pareto Principle and what it is Finance 101 as a business owner
Important Quotes:
“When you take that leap, it’s work.”
“I go to a ton of marketing events. When I could, I’d go to everything. I wanna learn how they are doing it.”
“What I do is tell people to move money every day. (Money) when it moves, it creates velocity. It does more things.”
“I’ve seen so many people in my industry, they take all their money. They don’t dump it back in their business and it’s like when something bad happens, you don’t have anything.”
“Just have fun now. You get this money, you spend it, you build it up, but take some time and do fun shit with your spouse, your kids. That’s the best thing..”
Check out even more podcast interviews with Paul HERE