Mind Stone Marketing Group, LLC

Full service marketing agency led by @eblankenship. Strategy, Brand, Advertising & Media Buying, Promotions, Public Relations, Digital Media & Social Media

[Mind Stone Marketing Group, LLC @MindStoneMarket]

Full service marketing agency led by @eblankenship focused on strategy, band, advertising & media buying, promotions, public relations, digital media & social media, sponsorship and graphic design.

Sister companies include @TimeStoneDesign and @SoulStoneManage.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Most people think mistakes are bad.

And most mistakes are bad, unless…

You apply what you learn.

If you do that you’re growing into something better.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Just remember, your current employer believes they can replace you anytime...

and they will.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Someone will hate it.

No matter how good your business is...

No matter how good your product is...

No matter how good your service is...

Someone will hate it.

And that's ok.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

You really only have two choices:

1. Keep going
2. Quit

And you know what happens if you quit.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Being an entrepreneur is hard.

You'll make mistakes - a lot of them.

But you don't have to make all the mistakes yourself.

Most mistakes have already been made by someone else.

Find someone who can help you - a coach, a mentor, a consultant, maybe even me.

You don't have to do this alone.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Embrace the suck.

Don't feel sorry for yourself.

No one is coming to save you.

Figure it out and move on.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Have you hit that wall yet?

If you haven't...

You will.

Remember, perseverance, determination and consistency will win 95% of the time.

Keep going.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Whatever it is that you do today, bring the 3 Es:

•Effort
•Energy
•Enthusiasm

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Pessimists are often right.

Optimists are often successful.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Your network, or lack of, can make or break you.

Take time meeting, calling, emailing and/or texting your network,
especially when you don’t need anything.

Make efforts to create relationships, not just contacts.

Your network has tremendous value.

Don’t ever stop building and cultivating it.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Still trying to figure out what side business to start?

For a little guidance, answer these 4 questions?

1. What are you good at?

2. What do you enjoy doing?

3. What do people want and/or need?

4. What can you get paid to do?

If you discover that your answers align, you might have just figured out your calling.

Time to Run.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Somewhere, someone has made the decision to run a marathon.

That seems way more difficult than starting your own business.

Get after it.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Books are great.

Videos are great.

Courses are great.

You will learn exponentially more by doing.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Just be a good person.

That’s it.

Be. A. Good. Person.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

No one is going to do it for you.

Most times you just need to do it yourself.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

As soon as you lose your customer’s trust, you’ve already lost.

You just don’t know it yet.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Excellence is a daily habit.

How you do one thing is how you do everything.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

You need a mission statement.

Something that you believe in.

Something that focuses you.

Something that guides you.

Something that drives you.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Your only competition is yesterday’s version of yourself.

[Eric Blankenship @eblankenship]

Surround yourself with the right people.

More than likely, you'll become the average of those around you.