How to Be Massively Successful in Business and in Life

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David Pike

Do you have a clear vision of what a massively successful life is for yourself? Not just as a fitness business owner, but including your personal and family life as well?

This episode is a special one for me as I welcome an incredibly successful businessman – and my mentor – David Pike to the podcast.

David has built many successful businesses in a variety of industries (including fitness) and has amassed a wealth of knowledge, experience, and wisdom on what it takes to start and grow a thriving business that all of us can take valuable insights from.

We talk about how to build motivated teams, the keys to entrepreneurial success, balancing your family life and business, and much more, seen through the lenses of the businesses David has built and his experiences in life.

There’s so much to learn from somebody who has already walked the path most – if not all of us – want to tread.

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Show Notes

01:40 – A Summary of David Pike’s Accomplishments in Business
03:24 – When David and Lawrence first met (and the effect David has had on Lawrence’s personal and business career development)
06:56 – Lessons from the start of David’s business career
18:15 – What David learned after selling his first big business (and what’s behind his business drive)
22:35 – How David chose the name “Jefferson Maguire” for his new business
23:25 – Why David doesn’t want to have a presence in some of his businesses
24:23 — How David got started with Fitness as a lifestyle (and eventually getting into the industry with a fitness business)
27:42 – David talks about Tabata, HIT, Pilates, and how most people are wrong about exercising to lose weight and body fat
30:37 – David’s approach to diet, nutrition, and being disciplined
36:20 – What it feels like to inspire other people and where David’s self-confidence comes from
38:21 – Principles that shaped David Pike’s outlook on life (and how these affected the people around him)
47:13 – Wisdom for new entrepreneurs and business owners
53:52 – How to think about building a business today and dealing with staffing concerns
56:46 – David Pike’s reading list
59:15 – On aging well, longevity, mentoring others, and what David’s plans are while aiming to live until 128 years of age
01:02:48 – David on hiring freelancers and teaching himself technologically challenging things (and why there’s no excuse for business owners to not do the same)
01:07:10 – On tough love and raising children to have skills for success in life
01:12:56 – David’s habits and routines
01:22:10 – David’s final words of wisdom for entrepreneurs, business owners and fitness-oriented people