Begin Again with Winston Faircloth

The fall of 2001 felt a lot like it does right now.  People and businesses were dazed, confused. Uncertain.   Not only had America just witnessed the horrific attacks on our homeland a mere month before, the stock market was entering a season of volatility which would later be called the "dot-com bubble".   At this same time there were a group of engineers and designers working behind the scenes o...

Before becoming a mother, Jacqueline Kincer was a very successful stock broker, at the top of her profession.  Everything changed once her son was born. She just knew she couldn't leave him as a mother, feeling torn between her new calling and promised advancement in her career.  Over the next few years she discovered her calling closer to home and heart. She had been supporting others through a m...

During this season of "social distancing", today I invite you to Be Contagious.   As a pre-teen, there was one person who fundamentally changed my life by the way she lived.  And it wasn't until she passed did I come to understand all of the trials she had personally endured.  She lost big chunks of her life to a medical condition that required her to be cut off from human contact for weeks or mon...

There are times in life when we have that new car, showroom feel.  Business, relationships and finances are all prospering.  And without warning, something unexpected happens (like the current situation in the world) and our shiny "new car "gets smashed and we get a dented fender.  It's those roadblocks/moments that often define our lives.  And when we invite God into those moments, He helps us de...

County music artist/musician/producer, Chad Jeffers epitomizes Steve Martin’s famous saying, “be so good they can’t ignore you”.   His self proclaimed “major in a minor instrument” (aka: slide guitar), natural talent and heart for others has propelled his country music career since the age of 8 after  being chased by thousands of teenage girls.   After a Billboard top 25 hit with his own band, Cha...

In our last episode, Teresa shared about her season of waiting as she transitioned from a calling/ministry she loved into a new world of her vocation which would give her greater time and financial freedom to be even more intentional in her one and only Real Life.   As I was relistening to episode 34, not only did her words resonate with me, they echoed in my soul.   You see, today, March 10, 2020...

Mastermind friend and executive coach, Teresa McCloy shares her Begin Again story of courage to start over as an entrepreneur after a business failure and 15 years in ministry.  Teresa and I share a love of the imagery of "seasons" of life.  Listen carefully about her season of waiting and preparation: this will speak to you if your plans are not progressing as quickly as you would like.  Her rich...

Perhaps you remember being by the edge of a body of still water.  You pick up a big rock and you throw it as high and as far away as you possibly can.  In a few seconds, you hear it ... "ker-plunk". Then, in concentric circles in every direction, you begin to see the ripples move across the pond.  Drifting closer and closer to you.  Bigger and bigger circles of impact.   Our lives are a lot like t...

Aspiring authors.  Make sure to check out THIS interview with David Hancock. His superpower: teaching authors how to leverage the power of their book to grow their business. This episode covers David's rise from banker to publisher with the authority building power of a book.  Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Morgan James' Publishing founder, David is recognized by NASDAQ as one of the w...

Last Friday morning, I had just recorded a Facebook Live in my series " Walk with Winston ".  The topic?  Creating more margin and time freedom in your business.  90 minutes later, everything changed.  A call from my sister to meet her at the hospital made the words from my Facebook Live even more prophetic.  A week later, I have an even deeper perspective on the need for intentionality around cre...

I have a question for you, online business owner?  Are you hiding?  I sometimes hide behind a cloak of invisibility.   I’m now entering month three of building business three, this time almost exclusively in the online world. Yet, I'm finding how easy it is to hide behind my screen.  It’s so darn easy to hide, even in online business, behind the cloak of invisibility.  We can spend days writing ou...

My question to you.  Why Begin Again? I have three quotes in this episode which will encourage and inspire you.   I get some pretty interesting reactions when I talk about persistence, perseverance and worthy failures.  Most people who know me well, see me as an optimistic, inspiring and uplifting leader.  Many times they don’t say this to me, but you can see the wheels turning in their mind:  the...

Over the past few days, I’ve met so many people who are WAITING for just the right time, the right idea, the right resources to Get in the Game of business.   They get a tiny spark of an idea and before they even give it a chance to grow, it gets doused with doubt.  I’m here today to ask you to draw upon your existing resources and your resourcefulness to protect that spark and begin to fan it int...

We're returning to our interview format with this episode and it's a special one.   Sara Anna Powers is the host of the Faith Forward Online Business podcast and is an amazing coach, mentor, speaker and friend.  She's been my 1:1 business mentor for almost two years now and I initially hired her because of how open she is about her faith and her business journey.  In this episode, we hear about se...

Lesson Seven from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  Why prioritizing profit gives you leverage to accelerate your business.  And a lesson I learned from giving each dollar in my business a purpose in advance helped me grow.  You will need this cash to become a Future 7 Figure CEO. In the final part in this multi-part series, I’m gave you a behind the scenes glimpse into the difference...

Lesson Six from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  My mentor says there are three critical attributes in every team.  Someone who makes it up, someone who makes it real & someone who makes it repeat.  Miss that second role and you as the Future 7 Figure CEO will be consistently frustrated.  In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the scenes glimpse into the differences b...

Lesson Five from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  Our early adopters were THE key influencers in building our multi-million dollar business.  As peers, they could speak directly on how and why they made their decision.  Best marketing decision ever.  Unleash this resource in your business.  You can do this Future 7 Figure CEO. In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the sc...

Lesson Four from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  I'm going to urge you, the Future 7 Figure CEO, to take action NOW before you are ready to grow your team.  Avoid becoming the bottleneck of your business by documenting your processes AND locking in on the right traits in early team members (whether on your team or contractors).  In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the...

Lesson Three from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  Today, why building a framework or repeatable structure in your business has three BIG benefits.  All Future 7 Figure CEOs need a solid framework & scalability from the outset.  We teach this in Paid to Launch, my signature alignment program. In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the scenes glimpse into the differenc...

Lesson Two from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .  Why working with paying clients BEFORE you build your course or program is the BEST way to grow your business.  This was the KEY to my success and step one of my playbook as a Future 7 Figure CEO and the foundation of Paid to Launch.  In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the scenes glimpse into the differences between my...

Lesson One from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business .   Have you ever noticed, Future 7 Figure CEO, that we tend to pay for services that are complex or challenging for us to learn/do.  However, we don't tend to value those things that come naturally to us.  I call this the "Value Paradox" and how this can stop you from considering offering your services online.  This is one aspect of Paid...

Overview from 7 Lessons from Building a 7 Figure Business online course for the Future 7 Figure CEO.  Providing my overall framework of building alignment, removing bottlenecks and creating culture on your way to creating a 7 figure impact business.  Including Paid to Launch.  In this multi-part series, I’m giving you a behind the scenes glimpse into the differences between my first multi-million...

Happy New Year 2020. A chance encounter with his nephew helped Winston recall his own lessons about giving up control and the need for certainty in his life and business.  Moving from fixed expectations to a posture (BEing) of expectancy.  This is key to becoming a Future 7 Figure CEO. Make sure to subscribe because the next 8 episodes are going to be amazing.  Winston is releasing his online cour...

You have had a successful career, Future 7 Figure CEO.  You’ve held leadership roles, your children are getting older and that empty nest is just around the corner.  Perhaps you mostly identify with your work.  You’ve tasted success, but those feelings of achievement no longer drive you in the same way. You need more meaning and passion in life.  You know that all of your experiences can be used i...

Part 2 two from the interview with John Budd on his Level Yourself Up podcast. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the Heart of Service of the Future 7 Figure CEO.  How the contrast between my first and second businesses showed me that intentionality made all of the difference.  And how my experience of building multi-million dollar businesses helped me through the three stages or potent...