Ola “Tux” Abitogun is the Creator of myEmpirePRO. He is a full time entrepreneur since October 2006 and engineering graduate from NJIT Newark Jersey. He was born in Dallas, Texas to Nigerian parents and he is a proud Nigerian American. He is a marketing addict, trainer, consultant and a real estate investor. Most importantly, husband and fathers 2 boys.

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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!
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• Social Jukebox – Ola’s small business resource
• Your One Word – Ola’s Top Business Book
• Network Marketing 2.0 – Ola’s book
• MyEmpirePRO – Ola’s website
• FunnelOnFire – Learn how to create a funnel that converts!
• The Freedom Journal – Set & Accomplish your #1 goal in 100 days!

3 Key Points:

1. Money is just a currency – if you’re not pushing value, you won’t make it to the top.
2. It’s okay to sell your time if that’s all you have to give.
3. Creating something of value, something that sets you apart from the rest, is better than just closing another deal.

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Time Stamped Show Notes

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• [01:29] – Ola is a man who is on a journey
• [02:02] – Ola’s area of expertise is in real estate investing and network marketing
• [02:35] – Most network marketers come into entrepreneurship with the employee mindset
• [03:16] – One BIG and Unique Value Bomb: The idea of selling time—there are things you can’t scale, so enjoy life
• [05:10] – Ola had the epiphany that it’s okay to sell your time if it’s all you have
• [06:13] – Nigeria is the happiest country in the world
• [06:34] – Worst Entrepreneurial Moment: It happened in 2008. He started in real estate in 2004. In the middle of 2008, he had already heard of the possibility of a market crash. He felt the affects of the market failing at the start of 2009 and crashed a $3M business. His second worst entrepreneurial moment happened in 2011-2012: Ola’s business crashed again because he had a partner who convinced him to stop pursuing organic traffic.
• [08:34] – Ola invested all his money in getting traffic and ended up in a rat race
• [09:57] – Money is just a currency – if you’re not pushing value, you won’t make it to the top
• [10:46] – Everyone has incredible value that needs to be shared with the world
• [11:34] – What is the one thing you are most FIRED up about today? “The first one is Network Marketing 2.0 – the book”
• [12:15] – The #1 piece of feedback Ola gets from his readers is that his book came from the heart
• [12:47] – Ola is passionate about network marketing because he’s experiencing that world now
• [14:05] – In 2009, online marketing had you push marketing on people
• [14:32] – Network Marketing 2.0 lets Ola share with people the “new” marketing that is available
• [15:17] – “Always be creating is better than always be closing”
• [16:34] – The Lightning Round
  • What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “Something that’s not good from my background is culture and tradition, and it’s holding me back”
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Dirt is a good thing”
  • What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “Detail oriented”
  • Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Social Jukebox
  • If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – Your One Word – “it helped me target my purpose”
• [18:59] – Get Ola’s 15-Point Checklist to Go to 6 Figures here
• [19:52] – Dirt is a good thing, but you need strategy—you need to learn and master your skills

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