Hollis Carter is the Co-founder of Baby Bathwater Institute, Lifelong Entrepreneur, Curious Human, Lover of Adventure and Purveyor of Good Times.

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Guest Resources

Baby Bath Water Institute – Mixing business with pleasure since birth.

Hollis Carter Instagram – Connect with Hollis on Instagram.

3 Value Bombs

1) Being in a community of people you are valuable is the most powerful way to achieve success.

2) At the end of the day, what you are selling is trust, and being part of a community business is about supporting and challenging one another.

3) Your version of happiness is very different from other people. Take time to analyze that and figure out for yourself.

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Show Notes

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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: Hosting Events & Building Real Community

[1:14] – Hollis shares something that he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.

• Success is different from every individual and climbing the success ladder of other people, especially in business, is not the path.
• Being in a community of people you are valuable is the most powerful way to achieve success.

[3:47] –  Hollis tells about the evolution of hosting events ang his lessons learned.

• Being in the business for 10 years he learned that nothing goes according to plan.
• The experience is going to be dictated on how good you are in going with the flow.

[4:56] – Hollis talks about the Easter eggs.

• How to attend and get the most value out of each event is the easter egg that you need to look for.
• Its meeting new people , going with the flow and getting the most out of it because you can’t recreate the “magic” that comes with it.

[8:48] – Hollis tells more about building a community as a business.

• He attended courses to learn but it was the time he spent with an organic community that catapulted his business and fueled him to pursue his desires.
• He gave a disclaimer that starting a community business is not for the faint of heart because people have different needs and stages along the way that you have no control.
• At the end of the day, what you are selling is trust and being part of a community business is about supporting and challenging one another.
• Building deep relationships and having respect in each other is invaluable.

[11:43] – Hollis shares about the key thing he learned.

• He mentioned the quote from Adam Grant “Less about feeling right and more about being right”.
• You are not there to be taught but to build with them. To have a relationship of support, challenge and trust.

[13:19] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!

• HubSpot: HubSpot’s all -on -one customer platform can make growing your business infinitely easier. Visit HubSpot.com to get started today!
• Airbnb: Your home might be worth more than you think… Find out how much at Airbnb.com/host!
• Thought-Leader: Ever thought about giving a TEDx talk? Visit Thought-Leader.com/fire to join a free training and learn how to land a TEDx Talk and spread your message to millions!

[16:49] – Hollis talks about the battle between happiness and success.

• Success has metrics and happiness is complex. People’s happiness evolve in time.
• Happiness has a gauge but it only comes down to freedom (freedom to or freedom from) used as a filter to people depending on their level of responsibility and time availability as they navigate in the stages of life.

[18:48] – Hollis shares about the major patterns versus trends in the community.

• He spent 3 years in the group gathering lessons about their new stages in life that creates stress and at the same time creates happiness.
• Happiness should be agile as you go through it and money is not the main driver to get it.
• Acknowledge the stages of life and see when you need to sprint or when you need to take a break with family and friends.
• Your version of happiness is very different from other people. Take time to analyze that and figure out for yourself.

[23:46] – Hollis gives his final take away.

• His business model is not to teach how to get rich because there’s a a lot of variables to that. He spends time on creating relevance and building value to a group helping and supporting one another and enjoying what you are doing.

[27:38] – Hollis gives his call to action.

• Baby Bath Water Institute – Mixing business with pleasure since birth.
• Hollis Carter Instagram – Connect with Hollis on Instagram.

[28:45] – Thank you to our Sponsors!

• HubSpot: HubSpot’s all -on -one customer platform can make growing your business infinitely easier. Visit HubSpot.com to get started today!
• Thought-Leader: Ever thought about giving a TEDx talk? Visit Thought-Leader.com/fire to join a free training and learn how to land a TEDx Talk and spread your message to millions!

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