What You Will Discover Inside Mentors Magazine: Issue 4

The new issue, MENTORS Magazine Issue 4 is now available to download for free. It is packed with great articles from revered experts who you can learn from and be inspired by.

Develop the Success Mindset by Brad Sugars

The cover story is by Brad Sugars who has contributed a great piece on “Develop the Success Mindset”. Best-selling author, entrepreneur, and investor Brad Sugars is a self-made multi-millionaire who came from humble beginnings in Australia. He started ActionCOACH in 1993 when business coaching was not mainstream and awarded his first business coaching franchise in 1997.  Brad almost single-handedly launched an industry that is estimated to exceed $2 billion in the next year. Brad is an active and engaged CEO and leads ActionCOACH after more than 25 years of successful expansion and growth. He is a thought-leader and industry maven whose ‘no-nonsense’ approach makes him a sought-after keynote speaker globally. A father of five, Brad lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where ActionCOACH is headquartered.

Interview with Steven Sashen about The Making of a Shoe Empire

We have an interview with Steven Sashen about The Making of a Shoe Empire. Steven Sashen is a serial entrepreneur who has never had a job, a former professional stand-up comic and award-winning screenwriter, and a competitive sprinter -- one of the fastest men over 55 in the country (maybe the fastest 55+ Jew in the world!). He and his wife, Lena Phoenix, co-founded the footwear company Xero Shoes, creating "a MOVEMENT movement" which has helped hundreds of thousands of people Live Life Feet First with happy, healthy, strong feet in addictively comfortable footwear. Steven and Lena also appeared on Shark Tank, where they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin O'Leary.

Interview with John Warrillow about his entrepreneurial journey and lessons learned

There is also an interview with John Warrillow where he talks about his entrepreneurial journey and lessons learned. John Warrillow is the founder of The Value Builder System™ and the author of the bestselling book “Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You”, which was recognized by both Fortune and Inc. magazines as one of the best business books of 2011. John’s book, “The Automatic Customer: Creating A Subscription Business In Any Industry” was released by Random House in February 2015. Prior to starting The Value Builder System™, John started and exited four companies, including a quantitative market research business that was acquired by The Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: CEB) in 2008. John has been recognized by B2B Marketing as one of the top 10 business-to-business marketers in the United States.

Summary of some of the articles in Mentors Magazine Issue 4

• Does Your Corporate Social Responsibility Program Include In-Kind Donations? It Should! By Gary C. Smith
  
  While most companies build their CSR programs around monetary donations and employee volunteerism, there is another form of giving that many overlook.
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• Find Your Inner Compass By Mike Kitko
  
  There was a time when my life was in complete chaos. I was stuck in a miserable cycle of doing everything I didn't want to do because I thought it was supposed to be that way. It took the collapse of my career, and nearly losing my marriage and my family to realize that it didn't have to be this way, and it was up to me to make a change.
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• The 5 Signs You Need to Fire Your Customer By David Neagle 
  
  We have all heard the saying, the customer is always right. But is that always the case?
  
  The short answer is no.
  
  While customers are the lifeblood of your business, a difficult customer doesn’t, or at least shouldn’t, control your destiny. It’s just not worth it in the long run.
  
  In this article you will discover the signs you need to fire your customer and how to move forward from the fallout.

We also have included the following articles:

• RISK - How to Leverage It to Scale Your Business & Grow by Leaps and Bounds By Steve Anderson
• How Tall is Your Mountain? By Luther Bell
• Regenerative Approach to Mentoring in Business By Carol Sanford
• The Perks of Franchising By Andy Cagnetta
• Not Just Problem Solving, but Problem Resolving By Linda Sage
• What Does a Mentor Do?  By Neil Ball