Begin Again with Winston Faircloth

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...

Over the next two podcasts, I’m going to bring you segments from the Level Yourself Up podcast , hosted by my friend and client, John Budd.  I am honored that John asked me to share some Begin Again moments in my life on his show.   In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about mixing faith and business. I’ll also share more about my career progression from non-profit leader to founder of a shared...

As background for this podcast, let’s go back to episode 003, “Fired at Forty”.  I shared then how my pursuing my curiosity lead to an entirely new career leaving nonprofit management and moving into shared technology services.  THE moment I first became a Future 7 Figure CEO and the accidental beginning to Paid to Launch. This is the story of the transition into that new career and how one seemin...

One of my intentions for this podcast is to feature 100s of BeginAgain stories of people from all walks of life. So, on the weekend editions, we’ll have a conversation -- to learn from the life lessons of others.  Today, I’m pleased to have Ruthie and Jamie Slingerland on the show.   Fans of Dave Ramsey know that THE highlight of his show is when someone comes on the air to share their “Debt Free...

This is part 2 of why using a counter-intuitive way of setting goals changes everything, especially you.  So, when you hear the term “Impossible Goal” or even “100 Worthy Fails”, what thoughts comes immediately to mind?  Are you up for the challenge, Future 7 Figure CEO?  I wonder, why does failure conjure up such negative emotions in all of us. Perhaps it triggers feelings of guilt or shame becau...

Today, let’s talk about why using a counter-intuitive way of setting goals changes everything, especially you -- the Future 7 Figure CEO.  #BeginAgain moments are often a matter of ongoing perseverance.  Yet, many times people continue only after they come to see a new perspective. Perhaps you’ve heard the futuristic saying... " People overestimate what can be done in one year, and underestimate w...

Episode 010 of Begin Again is our first weekend edition of the podcast, where we’ll expand the short form version of the podcast to have a deeper conversation -- to learn from the life lessons of others.  Today, I’m pleased to have one of my mentors as our very first guest, Dan Miller.   Dan is the author of the New York Times best-selling 48 Days To The Work You Love, No More Dreaded Mondays and...

Welcome back to episode 009 of the Begin Again podcast.  Today, let’s talk about the origin of the term Future 7 Figure CEO.  Stay tuned. On episode 008, I shared the principle of alignment: namely, how in my experience, there’s magic when our life experience provides the template for how we can serve others.  Where we as mentors and coaches are just a few steps ahead of our ideal clients on the j...

Episode 008 of Begin Again looks at how drawing contrasts creates clarity in business and in life. Thursday, March 28, 2019 is a day I will not soon forget.  THE day I became a Future 7 Figure CEO. It was towards the end of a very challenging week in my corporate role in a leading technology company. Just a few days before, our executive team finalized a restructuring of our company which was goin...

Seven is one of my favorite numbers.  Recently I learned that in Scripture seven represents completion and achievement.  And since we’re at podcast seven, I’m going to share my Begin Again moment that fundamentally changed my life (aka as the Ballfield). As I grew older and it became clear that I would want to attend college, how we’d pay for it became a little more of a discussion item around the...

Are you waiting for doors to be opened or closed in your life or business? 2019 has been a year like that for me.  Waiting and wondering when a door of opportunity would finally open.  For the past 18 months, I’ve made significant investments in my new business, even as I worked in my role as an officer in a technology organization. Yet, I felt stuck, without momentum in either my "day job" or my...

My Begin Again story of my "Bolt of Lightning" moment five years ago, while attending a faith/business conference at my home church in Cincinnati.  I have heard others say that they have received a Word from God.  For me, there was no burning bush or imagery from a dream.  I felt an impression as if I were taking a kind of spiritual dictation.  I wrote in my online journal app, the following few w...

BE-Rich vs. GET-Rich Businesses As I record this podcast, I’m just a few weeks into the launch of my next business venture, focusing on strategic advisory services to multi-million dollar organizations and business mentorship services to online entrepreneurs. And it's the reason I now identify as a Future 7 Figure CEO.   It’s been a classic “burn the boats” decision, leading into the new decade st...

THIS was the moment I became a Future 7 Figure CEO.  I vividly remember that Wednesday morning, March 15th.  I had just celebrated my 40th birthday just four days earlier.  I am scheduled to meet this particular morning at 7:30 am with my board chair of the local non-profit.   I’ve been serving as their CEO for the past seven years--a high profile role in a wonderful college community.  The meetin...

The moment when I almost became the youngest "former"  VP in our organization's history.  I am 24, and I have just been promoted to Vice President of a major non-profit organization.  In fact, I’m the youngest VP of a major market in the history of our organization.  And this particular day is the biggest meeting of my young career.  In a few moments, we will be entering the executive suite of a F...

"If you quit, your outcome is certain.  When you continue, your possibilities are infinite." My intention for this podcast. Begin Again celebrates those turning points in everyone's life: whether to quit or continue.  This is especially true in the world of start-ups and online business.  Your host, Winston Faircloth, is about to enter another Begin Again season of life as he leaves his role as an...