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Michelle Weinstein, AKA The Pitch Queen, is the host of Success Unfiltered, which features an array of unique and inspiring guests. She talks to all kinds of innovators and achievers, including multi seven and eight figure entrepreneurs, Shark Tank veterans, authors, performers, and investors.

Her guests share their most intimate stories, no holds barred. It’s the raw and vulnerable stuff that you don’t always hear about, like major rejections, epic failures, and unrelenting setbacks.
They share their most inspiring stories of overcoming adversity, never giving up, and achieving success beyond their wildest imaginations.

She created this podcast to help entrepreneurs realize that they are NOT alone. Everyone who has attempted something epic has had their share of setbacks, failures, and NOs. By sharing unfiltered stories from extraordinary individuals who overcame hardships and ultimately achieved their version of success, her hope is to inspire others to stay in the game and hold out for their own dreams.

Her mission and goal is to inspire rising entrepreneurs to break through barriers, overcome obstacles, and make a bigger impact in the world. It’s her passion to show people how to take action, own their value, and grow their top-line revenue. You CAN build a successful and flourishing business and make a global impact by doing what you love, and Success Unfiltered will inspire you ever step of the way!

https://www.thepitchqueen.com/podcast-success-unfiltered/

Jan 30, 2019

088 | Phil Smith Teaches Us Why Choosing Happy in Business is SO Important

Phil Smith, born in Port Jefferson, New York, is a serial entrepreneur who is a visionary and an intelligent businessman who came from a humble childhood. While he has held the title of CEO for many of the companies he's founded, the title of Dad is the one he's most proud of. His passion for his work is only shadowed by his deep love and dedication to his Wife and two children. Mr. Smith generously supports organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House and Long Island Cares, among others. He doesn't work on Friday and takes 45 vacation days a year.

Does your business make you happy or do you dread waking up and getting to work every morning?

Happiness in business may seem unimportant, but successful businesses come from those entrepreneurs who are happy with their work. If you wake up dreading what you do, you’ll never have the drive to push through the tough times.

I’m not saying that you have to be happy 100% of the time. There will always be struggles and stress, but you have the power to shift your perspective on those items so that the stress doesn’t stick around for long.

This week’s guest, Phil Smith, joins Success Unfiltered to share how he created a business that went from $0 in revenue to 7-figures in one year.

Want to know what the key ingredient was? Phil was happy!

Phil had an amazing idea to create a business, and the individual he was working with at the time wasn’t going to do anything with the idea, so Phil trusted his gut and went ahead and created a lead generation business.

Now that Phil has worked out the whole process he can create and grow businesses to 6 figures within just months. Plus, Phil is able to spend time with his kids and take more than 45 vacation days a year.

If you’re ready to choose happy for you and your business AND create a business that lights you up, then this episode of Success Unfiltered is a MUST LISTEN!

Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!

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Special thanks goes out to Phil Smith for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode!

P.S. Did You Know That Your MIND Can Make or Break Your Business? MINDSET. It’s no joke. But what is mindset all about? Do you have to overhaul your life in one day or go through complicated rituals? NO. It just takes awareness. And the belief that something better is possible for YOU. Join me, The Pitch Queen, and Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson as we present our FREE Mini-Workshop 3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset.”

Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

  • Michelle introduces Phil Smith.
  • Phil shares a little bit about himself and his business.
  • The biggest NO that Phil experienced occurred back in 2005 when he sold one of his companies. Phil then had his first and last experience working in corporate America because the agreement he created with his company ended up being broken, leaving Phil feeling lost for 6 months. Listen to this episode for the FULL story!
  • Phil shares what he learned from this experience and what he does differently in his business now to ensure that he isn’t burned again.
  • With his current company, iworkwithmyjams.com, Phil wants to work alongside a Shark from SharkTank. He shares this story in this episode!
  • The most devastating NO that Phil experienced was when he was working with Jim Estel and Phil had the idea to create a lead generation company. Jim wasn’t interested in doing it, but Phil knew he had to trust his gut. Listen to this Success Unfiltered for the whole story.
  • Phil trusted his gut and went ahead with creating the lead generation company, which quickly scaled to 7-figures within one year.
  • Phil shares a quick little story about how he became a Forbes contributor.
  • “If an entrepreneur truly believes in their gut that they have an idea and other people are saying NO, you just have to do it, you have to figure out a way to do it without requiring the help.” ~ Phil Smith
  • One of the tips that Jim Essel shared with Phil was to stop worrying about what he DIDN’T do well and to focus only on what he did well. Jim also advised Phil that he believed that Phil’s big negative was that he didn’t have confidence in himself. Phil disagreed and proved it to Jim. Listen to this episode for the whole story.
  • Phil shares how his values changed and how his worth increased, which led to him turning down $2.5 to $3 million dollars in acquisitions. He knew he wanted to build a small business that progressed slowly.
  • Today, Phil created a business that he really loves running and is profitable. He’s able to spend time with his children and take 45 vacation days a year, all because he trusted his gut.
  • Phil shares what he would tell his younger self.

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P.S.  Did You Know That Your MIND Can Make or Break Your Business? MINDSET. It’s no joke. But what is mindset all about? Do you have to overhaul your life in one day or go through complicated rituals? NO. It just takes awareness. And the belief that something better is possible for YOU. Join me, The Pitch Queen, and Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson as we present our FREE Mini-Workshop 3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset.”

Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com