The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex - The Power of One More Try - Unlocking Entrepreneurial Resilience

Episode Date: June 17, 2024

The Power of Resilience: Today, we delve into a topic that resonates with every entrepreneur—the power of trying one more time. Success in entrepreneurship often hinges not on creativity or intelligence, but on perseverance and the willingness to push through when the odds are against you.My Journey: From being a cop in Oakland to venturing into digital marketing, merchant services, and automated teller machines, I've faced numerous setbacks. Each one taught me valuable lessons. The journey of an entrepreneur is never a straight line—it's filled with ups and downs, and perseverance is key.Why One More Try Matters: Every attempt, even those that fail, is a learning opportunity. Each failure builds experience and resilience. When you try one more time, you're not just repeating actions; you're applying lessons learned from previous failures. This process of refining, adjusting, and improving brings you closer to success.Maintaining Your Vision: The ability to persevere keeps your vision alive and boosts morale. My transition from law enforcement to entrepreneurship required learning new skills and changing my mindset, but it was the power of trying one more time that kept me going.Harnessing the Power of One More:Set Clear Goals: Break down your goals into smaller, actionable tasks. Each step builds on the last, helping you progress steadily.Analyze Setbacks: When faced with setbacks, analyze what went wrong and what you can do differently next time. Turn roadblocks into actionable steps.Foster a Support Network: Surround yourself with motivated individuals, mentors, peers, and online communities. They can offer support, advice, and encouragement.Take Care of Your Health: Resilience is both mental and physical. Regular exercise, a healthy diet, and sufficient rest are crucial for facing entrepreneurial challenges.“Your Network is your NETWORTH!”Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024Youtube: https://jo.my/ytpaulalex2024Linkedin: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur?Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.ATMTogether.comwww.Merchantautomation.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.comLeave a review, like and share to help others and let’s level up together!

Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex. I went from being a cop to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day. I created this podcast to help you get motivated and to crush your goals. Let's win together.

Remember, I have your six. Get ready to level up right now. All right, today I'm gonna be diving into a topic that resonates with every entrepreneur out there, including myself. The power of just trying one more time. It's about the resilience and tendency needed to push through when the odds are against you. And I've been through the shit, guys. You know, I was a cop in the city of Oakland.

At the end of the day, I know how it is to actually earn a paycheck. And right here is I'm going to explain to you exactly why the power of one more is so powerful in your life, especially in 2024. The journey of an entrepreneur is never a straight line. It's filled with ups and downs, successes and failures. And often what separates the successful from the rest is just not creativity or intelligence. It's actually who can resist the pain the longest. It's perseverance. The willingness to try one more can make all of the difference. So let's talk about why trying one more is so powerful. Every attempt, even those that end in failure, is a learning opportunity. They're stepping stones, essential parts of the process that build your experience and resilience.

As an entrepreneur who started in the comparative world of digital marketing, merchant services, and even automated teller machines, I faced my share of setbacks. Each one taught me something vital. Remember, when you try one more, you're not just repeating the same actions. You're applying the lessons from every past failure. This process is at the heart of entrepreneurship. You are refining, you are adjusting, and you are improving. Each portion of this brings you closer to success, but it's also about maintaining your vision the ability to persevere to try one more time keep the vision alive it boosts up your morale so it's what kept me going when I transitioned from corporate America to

law enforcement and finally into the entrepreneurship business world a complete career overhaul that require not just learning new skills, but also fundamentally changing my mindset. So how can you harness this power? How can you harness the power of trying one more? You have to start by setting clear, actionable goals. Break them down into smaller tasks every single day so that each step that you take builds on the last. And when you face with a setback, analyze what went wrong. What can you do differently next time? This strategy has helped me turn all those heartaches, all those roadblocks, all those headaches into doable actions, guys. Foster a support network, whether that's your wife, your girlfriend,

your fiance, your mother, your daughter, whoever is in your close network. Entrepreneurship can be lonely, but you don't have to go at it alone. Surround yourself with other motivated individuals, mentors, peers, and even online communities. They can offer you support, advice, and sometimes the encouragement you need to give it one more shot. And finally, this is from me, take care of your mental and physical health.

Resilience isn't not just about the mental trait, it's physical too. I do regular exercise on a daily basis. I try to keep a healthy diet and sufficient rest so it can boost my overall ability to persevere every single day in the trenches of entrepreneurship. They ensure that you're equipped to face the challenges ahead.

So next time you face a setback and you will, don't feel sorry for yourself, but remember the power of just one more time. It might just be that one more time, that one more try that you actually need to break through. All right, guys. Well, I'm here to encourage you to push yourself, keep learning, and never underestimate the power of one more try. Until next time, keep moving ahead, keep innovating, and keep trying. Your next attempt could be the one that changes everything.

Let's level up. Remember, I always have your six. Make sure to share this episode with your family, friends, and anyone you care about. The world's already hard enough and we need to take care of each other. Make sure to share this episode on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and share it with the world. Do me a big favor and tag me, Paul Alex. Also, keep the five-star reviews on iTunes coming. This episode is going to help change the way the world thinks and will help everyone level up in their life. And lastly, if you want to continue to level up, learn more about business and life, then make sure to get a copy of my book,

From Blue to Digital Gold, The New American Dream, on Amazon or at officialpaulalex.com.