566: How to Start Focusing and Stop Firefighting with Mike Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz shares how to zero in on the most important issues to fix next.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to identify what you need to fix next.  2) A crucial question you’re forgetting to ask.  3) The tremendous energy unleashed by providing context for goals.  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep566 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MIKE —  Mike Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest book, Fix This Next: Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate.  • Book: Fix This Next: Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business • Book Website: FixThisNext.com • Website: MikeMichalowicz.com • Alternate Website: MikeMotorbike.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Voxer  • Book: Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking  • Book: Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang  • Past episode: 059: Growing People with Jeff McManus  • Past episode: 547: Finding Greater Success and Fulfillment with an Infinite Mindset with Simon Sinek  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Magic Spoon. Enjoy free shipping on delicious, healthy, high-protein cereal that reminds you of childhood. Free shipping on the variety pack at magicspoon.com/HTBA. 

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