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Keaton Hoskins: How 2000 Calls Makes You a Millionaire | E122

2024/7/30
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Keaton Hoskins: 任何企业,任何你想要启动的企业,你距离在该企业赚取一百万美元只有2000次对话。你可以每天接听一个电话,或者你可以接听成百上千个电话,参加社交活动,甚至不得不闯入别人的办公室,来启动你的企业。但问题是,大多数人并没有意识到这是启动企业所必需的。他们只是在企业发展过程中勉强维持,不愿意付出努力。每个人都在第一英里就放弃了,因为他们只想着快速成功,而不是长期努力。他们认为,我今天联系了50个人,不错。你明天要联系多少人呢?好吧,前50个没成功,我放弃了。这就是你的问题所在。这就是为什么这么多人会放弃。他们会说,这应该奏效。我已经工作一年了,为什么还没有成功?就像,伙计,你还有三到五年的艰苦努力和长时间的工作,才能达到你想要的目标。 Keaton Hoskins: 我父亲教导我走安全路线:上学、401k、朝九晚五的工作,然后65岁退休。在我的整个生活中,这就像根植于我们心中一样。这就是你必须做的事情。这是安全路线。我在他临终前意识到这一切都是胡说八道。整件事都是胡说八道。我父亲47岁去世。他是一家大公司的首席执行官。在他生命的最后两年,他们只是把他抛弃了。他们说,是的,你的健康状况很糟糕,我们不能再用你了。所以你完了。他教导我们的一切,在我看来都被抛弃了。我看着他告诉我们所有这些事情。我认为,出于某种原因,他是成功的,对吧?你知道,他赚了很多钱。他是一位首席执行官,所有这些。但我意识到他一直教导我们的安全路线并不是真正安全。这不是安全路线。我意识到,字面意义上坐在他临终的床边,我有选择权,我可以选择做他教我的事情,或者我可以从这次经历中学习。那就是,我不想坐在我的临终床上,对想要的生活和经历感到后悔。我父亲对做过的事情没有遗憾。他最终后悔的是没有做过的事情。我当时21岁,意识到这一点,我创造了一个短语,我知道它来自那个特定时间,那就是:我宁愿沉没在我的船上,也不愿乘坐别人的船。从那时起,我承诺要过自己想要的生活,因为我时间不够了,因为我父亲最终在47岁去世了,而且我想创造属于我自己的生活,而不是别人的生活。我意识到我不能为任何人工作。所以,从我21岁的那一刻起,我决定我必须成为一名企业家。对我来说,没有其他路可走。 Keaton Hoskins: 我父亲去世后,我决定过自己想要的生活,成为一名企业家。我从小就承担了家庭领导者的责任,这让我在面对挑战时变得自信果断。我大学期间的橄榄球经历进一步提升了我的领导能力。我曾经专注于橄榄球,但后来我意识到还有比橄榄球更重要的东西。我曾经因为参与斗殴而入狱,但这让我重新审视自己的人生道路,并决定成为一名传教士。在传教期间,我开始记忆圣经,这提升了我的学习能力,并让我决定学习医学。然而,在医学院工作期间,我发现自己不喜欢医学,因为我更想赚钱。我决定放弃医学,选择自己创业。我早期的创业经历让我学到了宝贵的经验,也让我认识到合同的重要性。我通过挨家挨户拜访的方式拓展业务,并相信2000次对话就能赚到一百万美元。创业非常艰难,需要付出大量的努力和时间,这并不是短跑,而是马拉松,需要长期坚持。通过失败才能学习,并建立有效的商业模式。我建立了一个有效的商业模式:如果人们想要某种东西,他们就会想办法支付。我通过提供分期付款的方式,增加了客户群体。我在牙科诊所和整形外科诊所也采用了同样的分期付款模式,让更多人能够负担得起这些服务。通过提供分期付款,我增加了牙科和整形外科诊所的客户数量,并降低了坏账率。我意识到,当人们想要某种东西时,他们会想办法得到它。但如果你不给他们选择,他们就会离开。我与朋友一起创办了电视节目《柴油兄弟》,我们通过赠送卡车的方式来推广产品,并取得了巨大的成功。我意识到,要实现指数级增长,就必须组建团队和完善基础设施。我目前拥有几家公司,每家公司都有首席执行官、首席运营官和销售团队等。我意识到,创业需要大量的行动和坚持,不能只依赖于简单的统计概率。大多数人在创业初期就放弃了,因为他们没有坚持到看到结果的那一刻。 Randall Kaplan: 你的父母认为你应该走一条路,而另一条路,然后有人说,他说得对。你永远不应该听你父母的话,因为除非你向那些经历过你所经历的事情的人寻求建议,否则你无法做出明智的决定。

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Keaton Hoskins is a serial entrepreneur, coach, motivational speaker, and author, known for his dynamic approach to business and personal development. A key figure on the popular reality TV show "Diesel Brothers," which aired on the Discovery Channel, Keaton leveraged his passion for diesel trucks into a thriving entertainment and merchandise business. His entrepreneurial journey is marked by innovative business strategies, particularly in leveraging social media and unique marketing tactics such as vehicle giveaways. Beyond entertainment, Keaton has ventured into various industries, including fitness, dental, and plastic surgery, often employing groundbreaking financial models to expand service accessibility. His story, rich with lessons on overcoming adversity and harnessing personal hardships for professional growth, is a source of inspiration. Keaton's experiences underscore the importance of resilience, strategic innovation, and the power of a well-structured business model in achieving success.0:00 - Keaton on the hard work needed to launch a business.

0:55 - Podcast introduction by Randall Kaplan.

1:41 - Keaton's gratitude for the podcast appearance.

1:57 - Keaton reflects on his father's impactful life lessons.

4:44 - Discussion on career expectations set by parents.

6:15 - Keaton's early leadership roles due to his father’s health.

9:57 - Keaton's passion for football and its influence on him.

11:17 - Keaton's aspirations and athletic career.

12:41 - Introduction to diesel trucks and their influence.

14:08 - Keaton's transformative spiritual mission.

17:18 - Keaton explains the missionary commitment.

19:49 - Pivotal moments post his father's death leading to medicine.

22:17 - Reflections on his father’s last words and their impact.

24:25 - Transition from medicine to entrepreneurship.

28:22 - Innovative business models in dental and plastic surgery.

31:01 - Keaton on achieving business success through numerous conversations.

33:03 - Importance of having 2000 business conversations.

35:10 - Challenges and hard work in entrepreneurship.

37:07 - Work ethic comparisons across generations.

39:20 - Effective business models adapting to customer finances.

41:08 - Expanding access to medical procedures through financing.

44:23 - Popularity of breast augmentation in Utah.

46:28 - Origin of the Diesel Brothers reality show.

49:12 - Utilizing social media and giveaways for business growth.

51:46 - Lessons learned from entrepreneurial ventures.

53:36 - Sale of businesses and new ventures.

56:03 - Importance of building business infrastructure.

58:12 - Financial models and business scalability.

1:00:25 - The necessity of perseverance in business.

1:02:40 - Recap and teaser for the next podcast part.

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