Nick Jonsson

Many entrepreneurs I'm speaking with who define themselves also in this business and they take it as a... personal failure if the business doesn't work it could just be that it's a failing business model and it's not a personal failure per se yeah i think it

Many entrepreneurs I'm speaking with who define themselves also in this business and they take it as a... personal failure if the business doesn't work it could just be that it's a failing business model and it's not a personal failure per se yeah i think it

challenges will come setbacks will come and it's about how we handle them and indeed we can be proactive and the best way to do it is to look in your kind of space your field ideally identify perhaps some mentors so a little bit ahead of you in your game who you can reach out to and ask them okay would you mind to have a call with me from time to time do you mind if i reach out when things get tough and i do that myself as an author i have identified

challenges will come setbacks will come and it's about how we handle them and indeed we can be proactive and the best way to do it is to look in your kind of space your field ideally identify perhaps some mentors so a little bit ahead of you in your game who you can reach out to and ask them okay would you mind to have a call with me from time to time do you mind if i reach out when things get tough and i do that myself as an author i have identified

authors who've written more books with me, more powerful books with me, and when I get that writer's block, I'm writing my second book now, then I have some people I can dial and I can call. I do the same with my speaking career. I have keynote speakers, I have facilitators, trainers in different spaces.

authors who've written more books with me, more powerful books with me, and when I get that writer's block, I'm writing my second book now, then I have some people I can dial and I can call. I do the same with my speaking career. I have keynote speakers, I have facilitators, trainers in different spaces.

who are way ahead of me some who are five years some 10 i even have some gurus 20 years ahead of me who i can call when i need to so for that if you're in tech or in that space then find someone who's a techie who's done it who's maybe scaled up their business to 250 or 500 staff and have those calls and be ready when the roller coaster is starting that would be my tip

who are way ahead of me some who are five years some 10 i even have some gurus 20 years ahead of me who i can call when i need to so for that if you're in tech or in that space then find someone who's a techie who's done it who's maybe scaled up their business to 250 or 500 staff and have those calls and be ready when the roller coaster is starting that would be my tip

public speaking and training and mentors, for example, it's in the Asia Pacific Speaking Association, which we have in Singapore. I join their summits, their conferences in person. Sometimes I volunteer to perhaps do a role there in the board. You get to know some people in person. And if you feel that they have what you have as a speaker, then build a relationship and talk to them.

public speaking and training and mentors, for example, it's in the Asia Pacific Speaking Association, which we have in Singapore. I join their summits, their conferences in person. Sometimes I volunteer to perhaps do a role there in the board. You get to know some people in person. And if you feel that they have what you have as a speaker, then build a relationship and talk to them.

You're not always going to get a yes, but some of them are in the space that they want to give back. They're writing their legacy. And if you have an important business or a message that resonates with them, all you're asking for perhaps is a half an hour call from time to time. And I think everyone naturally is scared of...

You're not always going to get a yes, but some of them are in the space that they want to give back. They're writing their legacy. And if you have an important business or a message that resonates with them, all you're asking for perhaps is a half an hour call from time to time. And I think everyone naturally is scared of...

being rejected but i would say go for it you have nothing to lose by asking but if you do it in person the most people i speak with have been offering and i'm also offering this myself to others and it's surprising how few people take me up on it when i go for it yeah that's a really interesting point this goes to one of the things we were talking about before we went live which is vulnerability which i absolutely want to transition to i think and this might be the perfect moment there's

being rejected but i would say go for it you have nothing to lose by asking but if you do it in person the most people i speak with have been offering and i'm also offering this myself to others and it's surprising how few people take me up on it when i go for it yeah that's a really interesting point this goes to one of the things we were talking about before we went live which is vulnerability which i absolutely want to transition to i think and this might be the perfect moment there's

Yeah, what I do when I do my workshops and keynotes, I share my story, the Nick who wasn't vulnerable. And that was not pretty. I actually went down the rabbit hole myself by not being vulnerable. And that was led to my corporate career and the crash of it. I even fell over to alcoholism for some time. I gained about 50, 60 pounds.

Yeah, what I do when I do my workshops and keynotes, I share my story, the Nick who wasn't vulnerable. And that was not pretty. I actually went down the rabbit hole myself by not being vulnerable. And that was led to my corporate career and the crash of it. I even fell over to alcoholism for some time. I gained about 50, 60 pounds.

I became a very unhealthy person for the simple reason that I wasn't vulnerable. I didn't ask for help when I really needed it. That's about seven, eight years ago now. I rebuilt myself and I see Asking for help is my greatest strength today. I have mapped out people in all different areas who can mentor me. Also, I'm about paying it forward and giving it back at the same time.

I became a very unhealthy person for the simple reason that I wasn't vulnerable. I didn't ask for help when I really needed it. That's about seven, eight years ago now. I rebuilt myself and I see Asking for help is my greatest strength today. I have mapped out people in all different areas who can mentor me. Also, I'm about paying it forward and giving it back at the same time.

And indeed, that was part of my training today. And one book that helped me that I read and that I applied and recommended to the audience today is by author Andy Lopata. He wrote a book called Just Ask. And he's really talking about this. How can you make

And indeed, that was part of my training today. And one book that helped me that I read and that I applied and recommended to the audience today is by author Andy Lopata. He wrote a book called Just Ask. And he's really talking about this. How can you make