Gaining Traction

Jul 14 2015 221
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The only way to hit the ground running is by Gaining Traction. If you’re looking for tactical, actionable advice on how to get real feedback from your audience and turn it into immediate results that benefit your business, then you’ve come to the right place. Join Ryan, as he uses years of collective wisdom to help you handle the issues that entrepreneurs face every day. This is an audio companion podcast to the Gaining Traction blog at ryanbattles.com

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011 - Bad Habits Of Entrepreneurs

Jul 14 2015 12 mins  
Just as there are good habits that should be added to your routine as an entrepreneur, there are also a few toxic habits that should be controlled. These habits are common to many entrepreneurs, and those who have found success have also found ways to minimize their damage. Nearly all of these habits originally stem from good intentions, whether it is trying to improve your learnin

010 - Outsourcing for Entrepreneurs

Jul 04 2015 9 mins  
Read post online at: https://ryanbattles.com/post/outsourcing Hiring contractors frees you up to focus on the core competencies that move your business forward, as opposed to the mundane tasks that should be left to others. In addition, hiring an expert to cover specialized areas where appropriate allows us to grow in ways that one person could not grow a company alone.

009 - Why Successful Entrepreneurs Journal

Jun 25 2015 8 mins  
No matter whether you write down your reflections and thoughts on paper or screen, the action of putting words to your thoughts opens up a creative process that provides insight and clarity in a way that few other exercises can. It is exactly this insight that empowers many successful entrepreneurs to rise to the top.

008 - Making Time for Exercise

Jun 09 2015 10 mins  
As an entrepreneur, you are responsible for a lot. Whether it is employees, customers, vendors, marketing tasks, sales, strategic planning… …Need I go on? Many times the last thing we feel that we can make time for is exercise. Already we are stretched in a number of directions, who can take an hour out of each day to throw in another that, at first glance, doesn’t even impro

007: How To Become A Faster Reader

May 28 2015 6 mins  
Everybody wants to read more. Whether it is for pleasure or learning (or for the crazy few, the two go hand-in-hand), we would all benefit from the ability to read a little faster and improve our comprehension of what we are reading. What if you could spend five minutes right now to greatly improve your reading speed and comprehension? Imagine tackling that stack of magazines or li

006: Creating Amazing Explainer Videos

May 19 2015 17 mins  
While an explainer video can be an expensive and time-consuming process for your business, it doesn’t have to be. There are lower-cost options to get you off the ground and running.

005: Reposting Content on LinkedIn and Medium

May 05 2015 16 mins  
A high-quality blog post takes time to write. With 2 million blog posts being written every day, it can be really hard to stand out and grow your audience. By taking the content that you are publishing, and reposting it on sites like LinkedIn and Medium, you can substantially grow the number of eyes that land on your content. However, it isn’t enough just to copy/paste content on

004: Mastermind Groups

Apr 30 2015 12 mins  
Whether you are stuck in a rut, on a plateau, or experiencing slow growth, a mastermind group can provide the boost in energy, new perspectives, accountability, and resources necessary to take your game to the next level.

003: Personal Retreats

Apr 28 2015 11 mins  
I’m pretty confident of this: Taking regular personal retreats is one of the best habits you can develop to ensure the health of your business. Now, you may be thinking, “I don’t have the time for a personal retreat”, or “I have kids”, or “I have a day job I can’t just take time away from.” These are valid reasons, but each and every one of them can be overcome. O

001: Morning Routines

Apr 18 2015 10 mins  
Based off of anecdotal evidence, it would seem that we are primed to do our best work in the morning. Our sleep overnight rejuvenates us, our dreams help us process whatever is on our minds (consciously or unconsciously), so it makes a lot of sense that our best part of the day would be the morning. Because of this, it makes sense to have a deliberate plan to harness this magical p