Episode 211 The Dropout Multimillionaire - Brian Will (Part 1)

John talks with Brian Will – an executive business coach, speaker, serial entrepreneur, 2x WSJ bestselling author, politician, host of the Force Multiplier Mastermind Podcast, and dad. Brian shares his journey of overcoming childhood trauma and struggling in high school, which led him to become a successful entrepreneur, author, and politician. 

Listen to this episode to learn more: 

[00:00] - Welcome notes and Brian’s bio

[02:16] - Starting his first business at 21 and experiencing failure

[04:15] - Brian’s high school reunion experience

[06:27] - Creating new businesses due to ADHD

[08:09] - Brian’s viral $16 BLT TikTok video

[09:30] - Brian’s TEDx talk

[11:54] - Is your childhood trauma a superpower?

[14:35] - John’s upcoming book: The F6 Secrets of Relationships

[15:35] - The 3 paths people with past trauma tend to go down

[17:26] - Impact of unresolved trauma on relationships

[19:55] - The delegation problem of solopreneurs

[21:46] - How to get good at scaling your business

[25:18] - Things to consider when hiring a coach

[26:30] - Brian’s foray into politics

[30:56] - Brian’s book: I Give the Dumb Kids Hope

[33:56] - John lost his book manuscript twice

[37:17] - Brian's second book: The Dropout Multi-Millionaire

NOTABLE QUOTES: 

“When everything is wrong in your life, and the world is falling apart, you just move forward. You don't quit, and you keep going.”

“One of the greatest secrets of success is writing your goals down.”

“People need to hear the story... You have a story; somebody needs to hear it. Somebody relates to that story. And if you can help them in some way, then you should do that.”

“The very thing that we're afraid of, that vulnerability, is the one thing that's going to connect us to other people.”

“Your trauma is not what’s responsible for your success in life... It's what you learn in how to deal with trauma that will propel you forward.”

“If you want to be the absolute best you can be in business, it's all about relationships.”

“If you can get the help you need and channel your trauma and pain, you can do things that most people won’t do and have things that most people won’t have.”

“You need to talk to somebody who is 10 to 20 steps ahead of you in business. That’s called coaching, and it can tell you what to do and what not to do.”

“If you are ever truly going to be happy in life, you need to do two things. You need to find something you’re passionate about and chase that. And you need to find a way to give back to the world some of what the world gave you. Otherwise, you spend the rest of your life chasing money, and that’s not going to make you happy.”

USEFUL RESOURCES:

https://brianwillmedia.com 

https://www.instagram.com/thedropoutmm/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theforcemm/ 

https://www.facebook.com/brian.will.10 

https://twitter.com/Thedropoutmm 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxoxEUCYLFWi90uRiEuW09A 

"Your Past is Not Your Future" - TEDx Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5irkFsdEy4)

The Force Multiplier Mastermind Podcast (https://tinyurl.com/ForceMultiplierMMPodcast) 

I Give the Dumb Kids Hope: 57 Life Lessons to Take You From a Life of Despair to Multi-Millionaire (https://a.co/d/1HZZbN3) 

The Dropout Multi-Millionaire: 37 Business Lessons on How to Succeed in Business With No Money, No Education and No Clue (https://a.co/d/e57UswC) 

NO...The Psychology of Sales and Negotiations: 40 Lessons in Negotiation...From a Street-Smart Negotiator (https://a.co/d/6uBwj1F) 

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/