Neil Patel

And what ends up happening is a lot of people are just stuck in their ways and feeling like they're unlucky so they don't do much. Well, if you don't do much, you're not giving yourself the opportunity to get lucky.

But if you keep going to meetings and you keep speaking at events and you keep creating content and marketing your business and you keep trying to sell, eventually you'll get lucky and things will start going your way, assuming you're learning from your mistakes and continually improving.

But if you keep going to meetings and you keep speaking at events and you keep creating content and marketing your business and you keep trying to sell, eventually you'll get lucky and things will start going your way, assuming you're learning from your mistakes and continually improving.

I think one of the things that's built me is not growing up with a ton. My parents provided as much as they can, amazing parents. But when you want more and your parents can't provide it, it gives you a drive. And that's when people say like, oh, you need to go to Harvard to do well or you need to grow up with money.

I think one of the things that's built me is not growing up with a ton. My parents provided as much as they can, amazing parents. But when you want more and your parents can't provide it, it gives you a drive. And that's when people say like, oh, you need to go to Harvard to do well or you need to grow up with money.

Well, I think it's just as powerful to not have those things because it really gives you that drive that some of those other people may have or they may not have. And usually in many cases from MC, they usually don't have that drive compared to that person who has come from very little and they want it really badly.

Well, I think it's just as powerful to not have those things because it really gives you that drive that some of those other people may have or they may not have. And usually in many cases from MC, they usually don't have that drive compared to that person who has come from very little and they want it really badly.

Now, I have seen people who are super successful and went to Harvard, EX Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates who have that drive as well. So it doesn't mean that having a great degree or having well-off parents means you won't have a drive. It's just usually you see a lot of hunger from people who don't have it yet.

Now, I have seen people who are super successful and went to Harvard, EX Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates who have that drive as well. So it doesn't mean that having a great degree or having well-off parents means you won't have a drive. It's just usually you see a lot of hunger from people who don't have it yet.

The latest big decision that I made, it was a few years ago, but it took me a long time in my career to be okay with this. I just started growing in headcount, you know, get to a hundred people, get to a thousand plus people. You can't always do everything your way. It's not about micromanaging, but sometimes entrepreneurs have this notion that their way is the right way.

The latest big decision that I made, it was a few years ago, but it took me a long time in my career to be okay with this. I just started growing in headcount, you know, get to a hundred people, get to a thousand plus people. You can't always do everything your way. It's not about micromanaging, but sometimes entrepreneurs have this notion that their way is the right way.

If people have KPIs and goals and they're hitting it for the business, it's okay if they do it in their way. Like if it's not going to harm the business in the long run, There's many ways to skin a cat and your way in your eyes may be the best way and someone else's eyes, their way may be way better than yours.

If people have KPIs and goals and they're hitting it for the business, it's okay if they do it in their way. Like if it's not going to harm the business in the long run, There's many ways to skin a cat and your way in your eyes may be the best way and someone else's eyes, their way may be way better than yours.

And if they both hit the goal and similar manners and similar efficiencies and cost structures, it's okay if someone chooses a different route. As long as they hit the goal, they hit the goal. They're not breaking laws and they're being ethical. not hurting the company in the long run, you're okay with that.

And if they both hit the goal and similar manners and similar efficiencies and cost structures, it's okay if someone chooses a different route. As long as they hit the goal, they hit the goal. They're not breaking laws and they're being ethical. not hurting the company in the long run, you're okay with that.

And that's helped a lot because you're empowering people to do it their way versus not necessarily micromanaging, but feeling that things should be in a certain way and trying to persuade people to do it your way, wastes a lot of hours.

And that's helped a lot because you're empowering people to do it their way versus not necessarily micromanaging, but feeling that things should be in a certain way and trying to persuade people to do it your way, wastes a lot of hours.

not just the independence to think the way they want, but to more so hold people to the fire on the KPI, their feet to the fire, and not try to tell people how to do it. If they need help or they need guidance by all means, but don't try to critique someone's way if it's possible for them to hit the goals in a different way or manner than you would choose.

not just the independence to think the way they want, but to more so hold people to the fire on the KPI, their feet to the fire, and not try to tell people how to do it. If they need help or they need guidance by all means, but don't try to critique someone's way if it's possible for them to hit the goals in a different way or manner than you would choose.

The best piece of business advice I ever got was from a guy named Phil Black. He was one of my investors at Kissmetrics. And it took me six plus years to realize this after he told me the advice. And he says, Neil, as a founder or co-founder, as an entrepreneur,