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Jim Palmer is an in-demand business and marketing coach and founder of Dream Biz Academy. \nHe has authored six incredible books and is a marketing whiz who loves to help business people grow to the next level and teaches the value of outstanding customer service skills. \xa0\nBefore Jim started his business 14 years ago, he was faced with long term unemployment and cancer (at the same time) while supporting a family of six.\xa0 Today, Jim runs multiple 6 figure businesses and thrives at helping others do the same.\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\nKnow the value of your time and be clear about your priorities.\xa0\nJim\u2019s are God, family and then business. \nWhen You Tripped Up\nJim had success with several businesses in a row and got to feeling like everything he did succeeded.\xa0 And he decided to go into a retail business with his friend Bobby as 50/50 partners.\nThe trip-up was they didn\u2019t do enough research before going into the partnership.\xa0 And in about a year they closed the business.\xa0\nJim firmly believes that the partnership could have been successful if they had just done more research before they jumped in.\nThe \u201cDUH\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\nIn 2009 Jim had many business going well and he joined a mastermind group to support him the further growing his businesses.\nThis group revealed to Jim so many things that he should have been doing, but wasn\u2019t because he found them uncomfortable. \nOne day the leader of this mastermind group took him aside and asked him this:\xa0 \u201cHow is it that you want to have a successful and profitable coaching business like some of the people here, yet you don\u2019t seem to be willing to do some of the things they have done and continue to do to build their businesses?\xa0 How is it that you feel you\u2019re entitled to the same level of success without doing the work that is necessary?\u201d\nThis was a the \u201cDUH\u201d moment. (Jim has a more colorful term for it)\xa0 And this was a pivotal moment that inspired Jim to do the work he needed to do to get over his fears and limiting beliefs.\nAs a result of a couple of years of focusing on moving past those fears his work has grown like a rocket ship ever since. \nWhat is a current partnership you\u2019re excited about?\nJim and his wife of 36 years are going on their \u201cbig adventure\u201d and going to live on a boat.\nThey sold their family home of 28 years and are casting off in late April.\xa0 And they are going to document it on a blog at www.ourfloatinghome.com and will document the adventure there.\nThere is some nervousness, but way more excitement.\nThey have always both been very conservative and safe in their lifestyle so this is quite a departure for them.\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\nAlways put yourself in the other person\u2019s shoes.\nThings will look different in the morning.\nInterview Links \u2013\nJim\u2019s website\nFacebook\nTwitter\nYoutube\n