What My 19-Year-Old's Jet Ski Taught Me About Business

What My 19-Year-Old's Jet Ski Taught Me About Business

What My 19-Year-Old's Jet Ski Taught Me About BusinessSelf Made Mentors

My son saved his own money, bought a 30-year-old jet ski, and spent the summer learning how to fix it with his stepdad. Watching them in the barn every night taught me the most important entrepreneurship lesson I've seen in years.

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The Week That Had Everything

The Week That Had Everything

The Week That Had EverythingSelf Made Mentors

Last week gave us everything — a family milestone at the lake house, the best workshop numbers we've ever hit, and a billing crisis that tested everything we were made of. Here's what happened.

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A 5-figure bet we made 3 weeks ago

A 5-figure bet we made 3 weeks ago

A 5-figure bet we made 3 weeks agoSelf Made Mentors

What we are learning inside that program is genuinely mind-blowing. The ways AI is going to reshape how we serve our students, run our business, and scale — it's not coming. It's already here. The lesson for us as entrepreneurs

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 I Traded My Office & Coach Seats for California and a Private Jet This Week… Here’s What I Learned

I Traded My Office & Coach Seats for California and a Private Jet This Week… Here’s What I Learned

 I Traded My Office & Coach Seats for California and a Private Jet This Week… Here’s What I LearnedSelf Made Mentors

A week working remotely in California—and flying home on a corporate jet—reminded me that high-level businesses run on systems, roles, and clarity.

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The Month We Hired 3 People (And What That Really Means)

The Month We Hired 3 People (And What That Really Means)

The Month We Hired 3 People (And What That Really Means)Self Made Mentors

We hired three key roles—two Sales Coordinators and a Director of Student Success—and it marked the shift from doing everything to leading systems.

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The Moment These 11-Year-Olds Became Leaders…

The Moment These 11-Year-Olds Became Leaders…

The Moment These 11-Year-Olds Became Leaders…Self Made Mentors

A youth basketball loss turned into a leadership lesson when their coach suffered a heart attack—showing what matters most and how leaders respond. NOTES: GHL-friendly HTML using simple tags

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