Episode 49!

It’s rare that a single person can bring a big idea to life by themselves. You’ll need a team and how to build that team is what I discussed with Bill Haase, entrepreneur, and financial advisor.

How to many big ideas come to life? It happens when you take one small idea and ask yourself “How big can this go, where’s the market?” Here’s a great example: Bill was a mentor in a local high school mentorship program, and they asked him to build a financial literacy program for the school. Bill thought to himself “If I’m going to build a financial literacy program for one, why not build it for all the high schools in the country?” You have to start somewhere, and you may as well dream big! Bill shares more about his story in this episode.

How do you pick the right idea to bring to life for yourself or become part of someone else’s big idea? It comes down to what kind of person you are and what’s important to you. Then it becomes time to build a foundation for your big idea because you can’t build anything else until you have a good foundation. One of the first things you need is to have the right people in the right places, you have to have your product or service ready for public consumption, you need to know who you’re going to market to, where to find those people and more. As Bill shares you have to have all of those things in place before going into the real world because the real world will slap you hard if you aren’t ready.

Once people know that you’re building something, if they believe in it then they want to become a part of it. Some people will come out of the woodwork and tell you how you should be doing what you’re doing, others will be supportive. When people start approaching you as the “big idea creator” you need to hold true to your vision and only enroll other people that share your vision.

In this episode we also discuss:

How to find the right people to join your team.
Why micromanaging people will create problems and how to avoid them.
How to align everyone’s vision so nobody gets “steamrolled” in the process.
Why you need to find people that are great at what you are weak at.
…and more golden nuggets of advice!

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About The Guest

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have 37 years background in the financial world with 20 being in the trading pits of Chicago. I’ve worked in Stocks, Stock Options, Bonds, Currencies, S&P futures, and Eurodollars (Interest Rate Futures), helping international traders and banks navigate the financial markets that affect their world.

The last 8 years have been primarily helping individuals, families, and business owners plan their future. I also have a radio show/podcast that helps small to medium size businesses grow from conception to hiring their 500th employee and have started a new business where we will provide a national financial literacy program starting with high school students and beyond. Programs will also include skills like organizational, negotiating, decision making, leadership, and communication in the business arena.

Link to my show:

Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am CST: www.216thenet.com, https://youtube.com/c/216thenet, or https://www.facebook.com/haase.bill

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