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Join the next Pirate Broadcast and learn more about rising talent in the world of Linkedin and in podcasting. Andy helps BUSINESS OWNERS, ENTREPRENEURS and EXECUTIVES attract their ideal customers using social media marketing, email marketing and even off-line methods like “smart” direct mail marketing to:► Bring in a steady stream the right leads for your business.► Establish your brand as an authority in your industry.► Utilize a systematized marketing process that does the heavy lifting.► Manage your sales pipeline and performance at a glance.Andy shares what he's experienced in the past 25-years. There are no one-size-fits-all plans that apply to every business, but there are common elements that all successful marketing systems possess. We talk about his 9-step process to craft a lead generation system designed for one purpose — to get you MORE SALES.As Always, grab a front-row seat and join us for the next PirateBroadcastYou can find Russ on Linkedin or YouTubeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

A young man went to seek an important position at a large printing company. He passed the initial interview and was going to meet the director for the final interview. The director saw his resume, it was excellent. And asked,'"Have you received a scholarship for school?" The boy replied, "No".'It was your father who paid for your studies? '' Yes.' He replied.'Where does your father work? ' 'My father is a Blacksmith'The Director asked the young man to show him his hands.The young man showed a pair of hands soft and perfect.'Have you ever helped your parents at their job? ''Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, he can do the job better than me.The director said:'I have got a request: When you go home today, go and wash the hands of your father and then come see me tomorrow morning.'The young man felt his chance to get the job was high.When he returned to his house he asked his father if he would allow him to wash his hands.His father felt strange, happy, but with mixed feelings and showed his hands to his son. The young man washed his hands, little by little. It was the first time that he noticed his father's hands were wrinkled and they had so many scars. Some bruises were so painful that his skin shuddered when he touched them.This was the first time that the young man recognized what it meant for this pair of hands to work every day to be able to pay for his studies. The bruises on the hands were the price that his father paid for his education, his school activities and his future.After cleaning his father's hands the young man stood in silence and began to tidy and clean up the workshop. That night, father and son talked for a long time.The next morning, the young man went to the office of the director.The Director noticed the tears in the eyes of the young man when He asked him,'Can you tell me what you did and what you learned yesterday at your house?'The boy replied: 'I washed my father's hands and when I finished I stayed and cleaned his workshop.''Now I know what it is to appreciate and recognize that without my parents, I would not be who I am today. By helping my father I now realize how difficult and hard it is to do something on my own. I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping my family.The director said, "This is what I look for in my people. I want to hire someone who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the hardship others go through to accomplish things, and a person who realizes that money is not his only goal in life".'You are hired'.A child that has been coddled, protected and given everything he or she wants, develops a mentality of "I have the right" and will always put himself or herself first, ignoring the efforts of parents, family and friends. If we are this type of protective parent are we really showing love or are we helping to destroy our children?You can give your child their own room in a big house, good food, a computer, tablet, cell phone, and a big-screen TV, but when you're washing the floor or painting a wall, children need to experience that too.After eating, have them wash the dishes with their brothers and sisters, let them fold laundry or cook with you, pull weeds or mow the lawn. You are not doing this because you are poor and can't afford help. You are doing this because you love them and want them to understand certain things about life.Children need to learn to appreciate the amount of effort it takes to do a job right. They need to experience the difficulties in life that people must overcome to be successful and they must learn about failure to be able to succeed.Children must also learn how to work Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Imagine you had a bank account that deposited $86,400 each morning. The account carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every dollar each day!We all have such a bank. Its name is Time. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever time you have failed to use wisely. It carries over no balance from day-to-day. It allows no overdraft so you can’t borrow against yourself or use more time than you have. Each day, the account starts fresh. Each night, it destroys an unused time. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, it’s your loss and you can’t appeal to get it back.There is never any borrowing time. You can’t take a loan out on your time or against someone else’s. The time you have is the time you have and that is that. Time management is yours to decide how you spend the time, just as with money you decide how you spend the money. It is never the case of us not having enough time to do things, but the case of whether we want to do them and where they fall in our priorities.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Stop doing tactics first! Slow down. Step back and intentionally map out how to educated and serve your clients and customers best.Want to see what mine looks like now? Send me an email to andy@thoughtclouddigital.com with the subject line Email Signature and I'll send you my new shiny signature.-------------------------------------LOOK WHAT ANDY FOUND: Business Tools, Tips and Tactics in About Five Minutes to Help Your Business Grow! ------------------------------------- COMMENTS OR IDEAS I want your comments on this tool or suggestions for a tool you'd like me to review. Send them to me at andy@whatandyfound.com-------------------------------------SUBSCRIBEBe sure to hit SUBSCRIBE to get all of Andy's cool finds to help you grow your business-------------------------------------Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? More than a decade ago, a man was reading his morning newspaper. To his surprise and horror, he read his name in the obituary column. The newspapers had mistakenly reported the death of the wrong person for sure. He was shocked to read a news headline about his death. When he regained his composure, He read it to find out what people had said about him.The obituary included sentences like, “Dynamite King Dies.” and “He was the merchant of death.”. The man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words “merchant of death,” he asked himself a question, “Is this how I am going to be remembered?” he asked himself. He decided that this was not the way he wanted to be remembered and he decided to change.From that day on, he started working toward world peace. His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize, the greatest of all the prizes.The Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace since 1901. The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of the Nobel Prize.Moral: It is never late to start over.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

“Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the boiled eggs out and placed them in a bowl.He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. ‘Daughter, what do you see?’‘Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,’ she hastily replied.‘Look closer,’ he said, ‘and touch the potatoes.’ She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.‘Father, what does this mean?’ she asked.He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.However, each one reacted differently.The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.‘Which are you,’ he asked his daughter. ‘When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?’Remember, you always have a choice when it comes to adversity. Check out Jocko Willink's GOOD video.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”Hands started going up.He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.He then asked, “Who still wants it?”Still, the hands were up in the air.“Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. “Now who still wants it?” Still, the hands went into the air.“My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special – Don’t ever forget it!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Today's episode is more of a thought-provoking tip in the form of a timeless story. If you like this or want to suggest a better name for this segment, drop me an email at andy@whatandyfound.comThe Butterfly (Struggles)A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.Until it suddenly stopped making any progress and looked like it was stuck.So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, although it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.The man didn’t think anything of it and sat there waiting for the wings to enlarge to support the butterfly. But that didn’t happen. The butterfly spent the rest of its life unable to fly, crawling around with tiny wings and a swollen body.Despite the kind heart of the man, he didn’t understand that the restricting cocoon and the struggle needed by the butterfly to get itself through the small opening; were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings. To prepare itself for flying once it was out of the cocoon.Moral of the story:Our struggles in life develop our strengths. Without struggles, we never grow and never get stronger, so it’s important for us to tackle challenges on our own, and not be relying on help from others.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Today's episode is more of a thought-provoking tip in the form of a timeless story. If you like this or want to suggest a better name for this segment, drop me an email at andy@whatandyfound.comThe Obstacle In Our Path (Opportunity)In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way.A peasant then came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been.The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.The Moral of the StoryEvery obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our circumstances, and whilst the lazy complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity, and willingness to get things done.Checkout the book by Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way. It will change your life.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Today's episode is more of a thought-provoking tip in the form of a timeless story. If you like this or want to suggest a better name for this segment, drop me an email at andy@whatandyfound.comA Pound of Butter (Honesty)There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to a baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the right amount, which he wasn’t. Angry about this, he took the farmer to court.The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure to weight the butter. The farmer replied, “Honor, I am primitive. I don’t have a proper measure, but I do have a scale.”The judge asked, “Then how do you weigh the butter?”The farmer replied;“Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker.”Moral of the story:In life, you get what you give. Don’t try and cheat others.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Today's episode is more of a thought-provoking tip in the form of a timeless story. If you like this or want to suggest a better name for this segment, drop me an email at andy@whatandyfound.comThe Group of Frogs (Encouragement)As a group of frogs was traveling through the woods, two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs crowded around the pit and saw how deep it was, they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for them.However, the two frogs decided to ignore what the others were saying and they proceeded to try and jump out of the pit. Despite their efforts, the group of frogs at the top of the pit were still saying that they should just give up. That they would never make it out.Eventually, one of the frogs took heed to what the others were saying and he gave up, falling down to his death. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?”The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.Moral of the story:People’s words can have a big effect on other’s lives. Think about what you say before it comes out of your mouth. It might just be the difference between life and death.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

Today's episode is more of a thought-provoking tip in the form of a timeless story. If you like this or want to suggest a better name for this segment, drop me an email at andy@whatandyfound.comThinking Out of the Box (Creative Thinking)In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter.He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him. However, the catch was that we would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the businessman’s daughter.Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust.The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black.The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be wiped, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark.Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles.While he was picking them up, the daughter noticed that he’d picked up two black pebbles and placed them both into the bag.He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one.The daughter naturally had three choices as to what she could have done:Refuse to pick a pebble from the bag.Take both pebbles out of the bag and expose the loan-shark for cheating.Pick a pebble from the bag fully well knowing it was black and sacrifice herself for her father’s freedom.She drew out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it ‘accidentally’ dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark;“Oh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”The pebble left in the bag is obviously black, and seeing as the loan-shark didn’t want to be exposed, he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and clear her father’s debt.Moral of the story:It’s always possible to overcome a tough situation through out of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains.All that was holding them back from escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead, they didn’t try to at all.Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.The trainer replied;“when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”The only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was that over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.Moral of the story:No matter how much the world tries to hold you back, always continue with the belief that what you want to achieve is possible. Believing you can become successful is the most important step in actually achieving it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)

The grind, its what separates the winners from the losers. Its what gets your hand raised at the end of a long-fought battle. It lets you know what you are doing to win.The grind beats you up... wears you out, knocks you down and whispers in your ear "your not good enough". "Is that all you got?"The grind picks you up and pulls you forward. When the time comes to reach down through pain and weakness, the last reserve of strength you have left, the grinds got your back.The grind can not be tamed, it cannot be put off for tomorrow, The grind pushes you through your feet and lifts you to victory, you should not fear the grind but respect it. Don't avoid the grind embrace it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatandyfound)