Jan 12, 2017 Posted by mikegoncalves

How To Create A Healthy Business Plan That Stands Out & Gets Noticed

Writing out a business plans is serious business. You ever completed one?  If you have, huge congrats to you. I remember my first time, staring at a stack of papers wondering where to begin. Executive summary, company description, market analysis, financial plan and projections, and a bunch of other sections. All important data I guess if you’re an investor who’s considering dumping hundreds upon thousands of dollars into a business idea.   Something’s Missing What surprised me most though was that no where in the business plan did I see a section on health and fitness. Health and fitness in terms of commitments from the entrepreneur filling out the business plan showing what they will do to stay physically and mentally prepared for the journey ahead. Take a look at this Forbes article that talks about the 20 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Know About Angel Investors. No where in... read more

Dec 7, 2016 Posted by mikegoncalves

The One Ultimate Failure All Entrepreneur’s Must Avoid At All Costs In Order To Not Lose The Happiness & Freedom That Comes From Being Self-Employed

There’s one failure all entrepreneurs must avoid at all costs. It’s a major mistake many entrepreneurs make. They say failure is never fatal although this one very well could be. It strips entrepreneurs of their happiness and freedom they’ve worked hard for. No amount of success can overcome this failure.   The Ultimate Failure Is Success Without Health Have you ever been laid out either by an injury, the flu, surgery, anything that had you feeling miserable and counting down the days until you were feeling better again? A few years ago I strained my upper back and neck muscles. Not sure what could have done it – could have been the hours upon hours in front of my computer, bad posture, not stretching regularly, and little sleep. I’m no genius but I’m pretty sure all of these factors may have had something to do with my back and... read more

Dec 1, 2016 Posted by mikegoncalves

This One Daily Habit (That Can Be Completed In 15 Minutes Or Less) Is A Must For Entrepreneur’s Serious About Success

Entrepreneur’s are crazy aren’t they? I mean they really are a special breed. I’ve heard it said that entrepreneur’s are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week. If that’s not crazy, I don’t know what it. Entrepreneurship is hard work, exhausting, and kicks your ass. It’s definitely kicked mine many times during the last 16 years. Crazy perhaps but what’s that they say again about the crazy ones? Oh yeah, here it is below… Here’s to the crazy ones indeed. Entrepreneurship is awesome, rewarding, and worth all of the hard work, sweat, and tears that comes with it. If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re probably nodding your head and smiling as you read this in agreement. In order for us entrepreneurs to stay in the game though, it’s a must that we set ourselves up to go the distance required for us and... read more

Nov 23, 2016 Posted by mikegoncalves

Go Ahead And Skip Your Workout… It’s OK. Not Only Is It OK, But I Recommend It – Here’s Why

Yes you read that correctly. I just encouraged you to skip your workout. It’s going to happen anyways, so why feel guilty about it? Especially during this time of year with all the holiday festivities. There’s a tendency to ease up on our normal exercise commitments and routine.   It’s More Than OK It happens to me and chances are it happens to you as well. It’s life, it happens. And you know what? I encourage it. What? It’s true, I really do.   I Encourage Skipping Out On Workouts (Occasionally) Key word there is occasionally. Here’s why: It’s variety, it’s being a rebel, it’s uncertainty, it’s doing things differently and mixing it up. And I’m completely cool with that. It’s like skipping school when we were younger (not that you or I ever did that). But if we did 🙂 it was different, exciting, and rebellious. Granted I... read more

Nov 9, 2016 Posted by mikegoncalves

Here’s The Fastest, Quickest, Most Effective Way To Predict & Plan Your Future

Yesterday was election day in America. On January 20, 2017 we will have a new president in office. New president, new staff, new policies, new everything. What do that means for the future? For your future, my future, our future? What will it look like?   How Do We Predict & Plan For The Future? To answer this question, I’m going to refer to the 16th president of the United States of America who put it perfectly… “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Everyday, whether it’s through the choices we make or don’t make, the decisions we make or don’t make, the ideas, moves, and words we use or don’t use… it’s all shaping our future.   The Future Is Now Back at the start of of the year, this month we’re currently in (November) was the future. That was 10 months ago and... read more