Podcasts Business Onward Nation Episode 795: Lack of opportunity is not the problem, with David Baker

Episode 795: Lack of opportunity is not the problem, with David Baker

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 8 a.m.

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David C. Baker is an author, speaker, and advisor to entrepreneurial creatives worldwide. He has written 5 books, advised 900+ firms, and keynoted conferences in 30+ countries. His work has been discussed in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, USA Today, BusinessWeek, and Inc. Magazine. He lives in Nashville, TN. His work has also been featured in the NY Times, where he was referred to as the expert\\u2019s expert.

What you\'ll learn about in this episode:

  • David\\u2019s history approaching U.S. Businesses after arriving in America at age 18 and the foundation upon which he\\u2019s build a legacy: an intense desire to learn and the bravery to start an agency with self-taught business approaches
  • The secret behind creating something from nothing and how David\\u2019s approach to risk-taking thrives on calculated spontaneity
  • How the challenges of an entrepreneur\\u2019s \\u201cprofessional DNA\\u201d manifest in multi-project tackling
  • The pitfalls of having multiple great ideas and why it\\u2019s important to divide your time wisely
  • The importance of focusing on several service options you can provide extraordinarily well
  • David\\u2019s idea-decision principal: saying \\u201cNo\\u201d to most distractions
  • The pitfall of fear: Why entrepreneurs feel the need to constantly reinvent to avoid starving
  • David\\u2019s most valuable habit, which is to keep developing his own insight
  • The art of embracing problems as the chance to create new solutions\\u2014and how to make efficiency a constant goal
  • The cycle of learning, and why it\\u2019s important to put aside client work every so often to pursue education
  • How to decide when it\\u2019s time to reinvent yourself, and surviving the mental tug of what-if\\u2019s which arise from leaving old projects

Ways to contact David:

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