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David Long: A Mere 3 Feet from Striking Gold, and This Miner Just Kept on Digging!

September 24, 2014

Founder of MyEmployees.com and Author of the soon-to-be released book Built to Lead, David Long has become a Top 10 Manager in three separate and unrelated industries, so he knows this subject well.

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  • 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

  • ‘You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.’ – Zig Ziglar

Business Failure

  • Dave shares a time when he had to look his wife in the face and tell her: ‘Honey, we are moving in with my parents.’ It wasn’t the easiest thing he’d ever done, but it was the right thing. As a result, Dave was able to rebuild to where his company is now: doing $8 million a year in revenue.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Dave shares a lightbulb moment that shines so bright you’ll need shades, Fire Nation!

Current Business

  • Dave is now focused on his employees, and he shares with others the secrets he has picked up from being a top 10 manager in 3 unrelated industries.

Small Business Resource

  • Summary.com: Executive book summaries, reviews & webinars of the best business books. Each 8-page text and 20-minute audio summary covers the most important concepts.

Best Business Book

  • How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  • Built to Lead by David Long

Interview Links

  • Top10manager.com
  • Dave’s email
  • MyEmployees.com

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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!

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