Rocky Turner is a current member of The National Syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Radio Show, which airs in 80 Markets. You can see him daily on the #1 Ranked TV Show “DISH NATION”. His ROCKTEEN initiative is a youth mentoring program whose mission is to motivate youth to start living a #RockTeenLifestyle – one that promotes Academic Achievement, Character Development & Positive life choices.

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• Dream Job Freedom and EOFire – Rocky’s small business resources
• Motivation Manifesto – Rocky’s top Business Book
• Catch Rocky on his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• The Mastery Journal – Master productivity, discipline and focus in 100 days!

3 Key Points:

1. We all have choices in life – just make the right one.
2. Don’t let anybody set your limits – you set your own.
3. Do the work, do the grind, even if it’s hard.

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Time Stamped Show Notes

(click the time stamp to jump directly to that point in the episode.)

• [01:24] – Rocky had two goals in life – be a professional athlete and be a radio and TV personality
• [02:07] – “I have two choices – to believe all the things being told to me, or I can do something about it”
• [02:24] – Put the work in even if it’s hard
• [03:05] – Rocky applied for a job on a radio station and was rejected 5 times
• [03:31] – He went for the 6^th time and asked if they’d just let him work for free
• [03:44] – He was allowed to work for free for a year
• [04:05] – When a position became available for full-time, Rocky was on top of the list
• [04:16] – Rocky has now been in the radio industry for 17 years
• [05:45] – Value Bomb Drop: You’ve got to have the mindset and know the difference between your gift and your talent
• [08:49] – Never get stuck until it’s time to stick to something
• [09:52] – What is something you’ve changed your mind about in the last 6 months? That the sky is NOT the limit
• [10:55] – Worst Entrepreneurial Moment: Taking all the NO’s personally instead of embracing them
• [13:35] – There are mentors out there in our lives – find them!
• [14:38] – What is the one thing you are most FIRED up about today? Having an opportunity to be a blessing for someone else
• [15:57] – The Lightning Round
  • What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – Myself
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – Don’t allow people to create limits for you
  • What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – Hanging around with people who are smarter than me
  • Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Dream Job Freedom and EOFire
  • If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – Motivation Manifesto –it’s about how to get started, how to get motivated, and a step-by-step blue print on doing everything!
  • Imagine you woke up tomorrow morning in a brand new world, identical to Earth, but you knew no one. You still have all the experiences and knowledge you currently have – your food and shelter is taken cared of – but all you have is a laptop and $500. What would you do in the next 7 days? – I would create a handle/profile on all social media platform and take the $500 to make a website. I would give people opportunity free of charge to learn how they can overcome obstacles in their lives.
• [18:54] – Catch Rocky on Facebook and Twitter
• [19:02] – Check out Rocky’s website, Dream Job Freedom
• [19:40] – The road to success is always under construction

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