{"id":8487,"date":"2013-08-04T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/?p=8487"},"modified":"2021-07-27T06:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:50:02","slug":"make-money-doing-what-you-love-lessons-ive-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/make-money-doing-what-you-love-lessons-ive-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKE MONEY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE: LESSONS I'VE LEARNED"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAKE MONEY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE: Lessons I’ve Learned<\/h2>\n

By Mike Dolce<\/span><\/h3>\n
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#1 Contender Johny Hendricks weighs in with Mike Dolce at his side for the fourth consecutive time. Hendricks takes on welterweight UFC Champion Georges St. Pierre this fall. Photo: Ed Mulholland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mike and The Dolce Diet brand have been part of many historic moments in the sports industry including the most watched fight of 2012: Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva. Photo: Silton Buendia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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No cutting corners. You own the success and the failure. Everything begins and ends with YOU. <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

As often as I am asked, \u201cHow do I lose weight?\u201d I am asked, \u201cHow did you build your brand?\u201d
\nThe answer to each is never what the person wants to hear:
\nI am 100% accountable for my actions.<\/strong>
\nJust like when you set out on a new weight-loss program, the best of intentions don\u2019t mean a darn thing if you cheat or cut corners at every possible opportunity.
\nEach and every step of the way, you<\/span> must hold yourself to a higher standard.
\nYou<\/span> must dream much bigger than your current ability, resources or expectations.
\nAnd you<\/span> must execute the steps to bring yourself closer to what you want.
\nDo you<\/span> see a pattern forming here?
\nSo how do you start?<\/p>\n

1) Inform yourself <\/strong> <\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

You must have the right information on which to build your business.  This will come with research, education and experience. It\u2019s OK not to know, but it\u2019s not OK to remain in the dark and act from ignorance.
\nAsk questions. Get answers. Seek professional advice in matters where your confidence could use a boost. Be keen to learn everything you can from the professionals around you.<\/p>\n

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Both The Dolce Diet: LIVING LEAN and The Dolce Diet: LIVING LEAN COOKBOOK are #1 international bestsellers. Both are self-published with no marketing budget. The cookbook hit #1 on iTunes the first day of release. (Reputation.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2) Next (and most importantly) is reputation. If you build it, they will come<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When I first started seriously pursuing a career under The Dolce Diet banner, I did not send out press releases, or rent out a storefront, or build a huge monument to my brand in the hopes of future supremacy.  I actually downsized my life, sold my vehicles and moved from a large home into a humble apartment.
\nI also dropped my prices and worked from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. almost every day. I traveled the world constantly, barely breaking even.  My goal was not to make money, and it still is not. My goal then, and even more so now, is simply to help people achieve their dreams.
\nAnd wouldn\u2019t you know it, the darnedest thing happened.  My reputation grew based on my interaction with people and their results. And then my income increased proportionate to my clients\u2019 performances. From following my passion and acting on it, I\u2019ve built a solid reputation in the industry I love.<\/p>\n

3) You don\u2019t need massive amounts of money to build your business<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To this day, we do not have a marketing budget. We do not advertise on TV, radio or in print.
\nAll of our marketing has come from a grassroots following of people who know people that have found amazing success as a result of The Dolce Diet\u2019s brand of products and services.
\nIt is helpful that many of the worlds\u2019 most elite athletes point at me and say \u201cMike Dolce is the best in the business\u201d and \u201cThe Dolce Diet is a life changing approach to health and performance.\u201d (Remember what I said about reputation?)
\nBut, again, that is a product of my hard work and dedication to my clients\u2019 results.<\/p>\n

4) Focus on people over profits<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mike freely donates his time to members of our military and law enforcement, doing the best he can to keep healthy those who keep us safe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Had I focused on profits over people, surely my business would not hold the stature it does in the sports, health and fitness world.
\nWe would be just another brand, fad, gimmick or what\u2019s-his-name along with the rest. Money is fleeting, but relationships are where true wealth lies.
\nMy company is a reflection of myself. What I say, what I do and how I operate is exactly how my company operates.  We are extremely transparent and embrace every possible opportunity to interact directly with the public.
\nThe fact that you are reading this shows that we have had an appreciable amount of success in growing our business the organic way \u2013 through people!
\nFor example, I conduct a weekly @TheDolceDiet Sunday Q&A<\/a><\/strong> on Twitter in which I do my best to answer each and every question posed to me that day.  One Sunday, I answered over 800 questions!!! I love connecting with everyone, and I feel good doing it!
\nTo draw a comparison, another individual in my industry was recently blasted for forwarding any social media question to his website and prompting similar such inquiries to his paid site section with the excuse that he is so busy that if he answered every question that came his way, he would have no time for his family!?
\nI, on the other hand, feel lucky to be able interact with so many folks from around the world. I learn while doing it! It\u2019s fun! And my hope is that I\u2019m able to help someone while doing it!
\nIn fact, during most of my Twitter Q&A\u2019s I am also enjoying my family. They understand my passion for helping others, and they get excited to follow our Q&A\u2019s.
\nThis is the way my business operates. And since people are my business, I guess that\u2019s a pretty good thing, right?<\/p>\n

5) Love What You Do<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mike teaches a kids class, something he loves doing to elicit a positive change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I came from a very blue-collar family.  We all worked.  I am not afraid of working hard to feed my family. I embrace it.
\nMy greatest success as a business owner has been not<\/span> to focus solely on my business, but instead to concentrate the majority of my efforts on my products and services that help others.
\nIf you do that, you will wake up each day absolutely loving what you do, you will be rewarded daily by the outpouring of positive energy of all those you help. You will find that your lights are on and food is on the table, while never having to worry.
\nSo how\u2019d I do it? The same way I continue to do it.<\/p>\n

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