Empire Building

When you’re building big businesses and big lives, that can lead to excess amounts of stress and anxiety. We’re going to discuss coping mechanisms for dealing with stress, anxiety, and overwhelm as we are all actively going through it ourselves. We have six steps we’ve been using to cope: Figure out your problem list Prioritizing competing values and interests Do it, delay it, delegate it, or dump...

Tiffany Fykes is the perfect example of leveraging a big business to create a bigger life. She entered the real estate industry in 2009, and within just four years, built a million dollar producing team at Fykes Realty Groups — all while doubling the size of her family. On top of that, all of this happened while Tiffany was living in a different city and traveling with her family! We talk about wh...

In their book “The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance,” Shannon Goodson and George Dudley explain that call reluctance is the reason why 80% of new salespeople fail in their first year. We’re going to explore what call reluctance is, why people experience it, and the top 10 ways to overcome it. 10 Tips for Overcoming Call Reluctance: Make a lot of calls Know how everything works Ask really good q...

When it comes to managing your business, there’s a topic that most people don’t like to talk about: Firing people. It’s probably the hardest part of being in business. But in order to make sure we know how to fire people the right way, we have to be willing to have conversations about it. We’re going to offer our experience and approach to this, and how to get in the right mindset about firing. We...

We know leaders should be good at motivating and communicating, making decisions, delegating, and holding people accountable, but there’s one skill that has the potential to make or break a leader and often gets overlooked: emotional intelligence. You’re going to learn the definition of emotional intelligence, why it’s so important in the workplace, and four ways you can improve it. The four ways...

Communication is essential, both in your business and your personal life. Whether you’re succeeding in one area but not the other or you could use a little help with both, it’s an important topic to cover. We’re going to talk about some of the big rocks around this topic: cadence of communication, the tools you can use, and the rules of engagement. Creating a cadence: What you should talk about an...

When you’re building an empire, all of your time is valuable—including the time spent at home. We’re going to give you some quick and easy tips for making your home life more efficient so that you can make the most of all of your time… whether it’s work or recreation. We go over the topics of: Finances Cooking Meal prep Health Organization Household management Connect on Instagram: Seychelle Van P...

Did you go a little overboard on your holiday shopping this year? Or maybe you’re struggling to make ends meet due to a difficult business year or job loss? Whatever the case is, we expect a lot of people will be focused on knocking out debt this year. We have six easy steps to help you pay off your debt. Think about how you feel about money Get clarity around your financial situation and own it C...

As children, the world is full of rules and boundaries. Being raised this way trains our brain to seek permission for the things we want to do—for days off, to get a raise, to move up the ladder. It’s a part of our society. But the one person we never ask permission from is the most important person in our lives: ourselves. Last year was a wild one collectively, but no matter how it was for you pe...

There’s something about a new year that’s so refreshing. People often use this time to look at themselves, examine their lives, and try to fix things… or they talk about doing that, at least. 60% of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions, but only 8% of those actually follow through with them! We want the Empire Building community to be a part of that success, and true resolutions are all about cre...

Earlier this year, Wendy declared that she was going to “win” the pandemic. And the four of us, in our own ways, can say that we’ve won this thing. We’re going to share lessons learned from the pandemic and the year, and how we’ve applied them to our businesses and lives—and how you can, too. Resources: 29. 8 Communication Skills That Will Change Your World Connect on Instagram: Seychelle Van Pool...

There were so many lessons this year — and so many great books to help teach them to us. Where you put your focus is where you put your time, so, if you’re focused on growth and personal development, you’re going to spend a lot of time reading. We’ve compiled the top three books that each of us has read this year, and we’re going to share the most important lessons we learned from them. Books we t...

You need to be the authority on who you want to attract in your business and your life. Gary Keller often tells us that you are five years or less away from massive success, and for this to happen, you need to attract amazing people into your life that are in alignment with your vision and goals.  We’re going to dive into five key things you need to do in order to attract the right people, and ult...

How do you ensure you’re hiring people that align with your company culture? Last week, we discussed how to define your company culture and values, as well as the importance of cultivating an intentional culture. But once you have that, you have to find people that match with those values, your mission, and what you’re about. The people in your company are your most valuable resource, so it is ess...

Do the people in your organization match your culture? Company culture is a mixture of vision, mission, and values—and it’s important everyone’s on board with these three things. Culture is more than a pool table and free snacks. To start developing your culture, you have to start with your mission. We’ve already covered how to define your vision, now we’re going to dig into how you can identify y...

As we head into Thanksgiving season, there’s one thing that most of us struggle with that our family and friends are too afraid to tell us—and no, it has nothing to do with your weight. It’s that you aren’t fully present. You’re stressed, your mind is elsewhere, and your head is often buried in your phone. Often our friends and family only get what’s left over after all the work is done, and even...

What do you do when faced with an upset client? And how can you guide your team so that not only does it never happen again but so that you turn that client into your biggest fan? Being a leader is often glamorized, but one of the most challenging aspects of being a leader is that the buck stops with you. Everything rises and falls on leadership—both the good and the bad. Part of your job is putti...

Ellen Curtis is the Vice President of Operations at Keller Williams International, the largest real estate company in the world. We’re going to go through her journey and the lessons she’s learned as one of the youngest female senior executives in the real estate industry — who also happened to have an incredible journey of motherhood at the same time. She talks about her successes, her failures,...

Are you as good a communicator as you think you are? We’re going to go over 8 communication skills that will change your world. If you work towards mastering these 8 skills, it will truly increase your success and make you better at everything you do in your personal life and your professional life. Make it about them, not you Listening Less is more Be a purposeful communicator and don’t fear the...

Time is not your most precious resource—energy is. We’re going to talk about energy hacks to help get you through the day. Together, we’re going to take control of your energy and take back control of your time, set up your priorities, and take action on what moves you forward. Our 5-Step Energy Plan to get done by 11 AM is: Meditate and pray Exercise and eat Hug, kiss, and laugh Plan and calendar...

Protecting your energy is one of the most important things to master when you are building an empire. We are going to cover four things when it comes to personal energy: What is personal energy? Why protecting your energy is so important A morning routine to set your energy for the day Practical hacks to protect your energy throughout the day There are five key areas where your energy is important...

Here’s the truth: work/life balance and relaxation don’t always come naturally to empire builders. As a result, it can be tough being married to an entrepreneur. Sometimes our partners might even  think we care more about our business than we do about them.  This can be hard for people who aren’t goal-setters to understand, and that can create a real strain when those people are our romantic or li...

When you’re starting to get comfortable, it’s a sign that you’ve stopped growing. So, when Sarita Dua realized that she was stagnating, she started doing the work to turn things around. She outlines the steps she took to redefine and discover her best life, what she went through, and how this shift helped her get to where she is today: a profitable business owner finishing up her MBA at MIT. Resou...

Last week, we went through five of our top 10 productivity hacks. Today, we’re going to go through the last five. If you just take one of these tips and really apply it in your life, you will see huge improvements and so much stress relief. Get clarity Priorities, not tasks Manage your energy, not your time Focus on habits, not discipline Block time for planning Get rid of unfinished loops Product...

Our mission at Empire Builders is to help you lead big lives. And in order to lead big lives, you have to be productive. Even if productivity doesn’t come naturally, it is a skill that can be learned, and it’s essential that you do. We’re going to talk about the little things you can do every single day to be more efficient with your time with these 10 hacks: Get clarity Priorities, not tasks Mana...