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Charlie Megan Turns a Crippling Failure Into an AH-HA Moment

May 18, 2014

Charlie Megan has been an Entrepreneur since 2006 when he left his job in finance to go off on his own. He first tried his hand in real estate and eventually stumbled into billboards.

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Resource 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!

Success Quote

  • “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William G.T. Shedd

Business Failure

  • Charlie talks about failure the way one should: as a stepping stone to success. Charlie’s failure was crippling, and Fire Nation, I don’t want you to make the same mistake!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Charlie’s AH-HA moment came on the heels of failure, which is why we should be looking for the silver lining in every situation!

Current Business

  • Charlie is passionate about Billboards, and in this episode he shares why :-)

Small Business Resource

  • FastEver Snap: A camera application that quickly and easily sends photos to Evernote.
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Best Business Book

  • The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
  • The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Interview Links

  • Charlie’s LinkedIn

Sponsors

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  • eVoice: The business phone system of choice for entrepreneurs. Make more money and grow your business with eVoice. Use offer code FIRE for $5 off every month FOREVER!

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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