Jimmy Tran is a personal branding expert, social entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He’s goal is to help 1,000 young entrepreneurs become the best version of themselves and build a profitable personal brand online doing what they love by 2017. He is also the co-founder of AQUAHERUFoundation.org, a non-profit 5-1c3 organization that provides clean drinking water to children worldwide.

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Resources Mentioned:

• Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
• Audible – Get a FREE Audiobook & 30 day trial if you’re not currently a member!
• Goal Tracker – Jimmy’s small business resource
• Awaken the Giant Within – Jimmy’s Top Business Book
• Connect with Jimmy on his website
• The Mastery Journal – Master Productivity, Discipline and Focus in 100 Days!

3 Key Points:

1. Some of the things we take for granted are hard to come by for others.
2. Push for the causes you believe in and try to incorporate these needs into your business.
3. Don’t lose focus on what’s a given—your business needs to generate revenue to survive.

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Time Stamped Show Notes

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• [01:10] – Jimmy is an ordinary person who wants to inspire young entrepreneurs
• [01:30] – His whole life is dedicated to the concept of giving
• [01:49] – He is a big believer in clean drinking water
• [01:55] – When he was young, he experienced the water crisis in Vietnam
• [02:17] – Jimmy has never forgotten where he came from and now raises funds whenever he can
• [02:41] – His daily schedule is very simple – it consists of exercise, meditation, and appreciating life
• [03:55] – Jimmy is an inspiration
• [05:17] – What was your goal for The Freedom Journal and how did you crush it? “My goal for The Freedom Journal was to build a business from scratch, start my online business coaching company, and kind of build my personal brand from scratch”
• [05:41] – The problem Jimmy’s organization encountered was that he was too focused on fundraising and providing clean drinking water – he eventually went broke
• [06:34] – The Freedom Journal helped Jimmy stay focused on building a business without having capital
• [06:53] – He created his online course and his digital company
• [07:38] – “The Freedom Journal has changed my life”
• [08:10] – You are obligated to generate money for your business
• [09:12] – How do you define Productivity? “Productivity is doing productive work instead of busy work”
• [09:52] – Stop the busywork
• [10:21] – Jimmy’s struggle with productivity is when he doesn’t write down his goals
• [10:56] – “What’s easy to do is also easy not to do”
• [11:41] – How do you define Discipline? “You want to do the things that people really complain about and that they really hate to do”
• [13:33] – How do you define Focus? “The ability to do one, single given task at a time without any distraction”
• [14:03] – Jimmy uses the 60-60-30 principle
• [14:33] – Narrow down one big idea and focus on that
• [15:29] – Jimmy’s struggle with focusing is when he tries to go after every great idea he has
• [17:10] – The Lightning Round
  • What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “Honestly, there was nothing really holding me back”
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Follow your passion, be creative, and don’t ever give up on your dreams…”
  • What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “Read every single day for at least 1 hour”
  • Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Goal Tracker
  • If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – Awaken the Giant Within –”this book has awakened my giant”
• [21:40] – Connect with Jimmy on his website
• [22:21] – Jimmy’s GIFT to Fire Nation – The first 100 to sign up gets his Entrepreneur Fast Track Program at jimmytran.net/eofire
• [23:03] – This program teaches the backbone of entrepreneurship: vision, mindset, habit, skill, action, and giving
• [23:37] – First 10 people to sign up will get a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to Jimmy’s Entrepreneur Dream Program

Killer Resources!

1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!

2) Free Podcast Course: Learn from JLD how to create and launch your podcast!

3) Podcasters’ Paradise: The #1 podcasting community in the world!

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