Today I had the pleasure of speaking with the Entrepreneur and a Mergers and Acquisitions Broker, Sal Vassallo. Sal has worked with hundreds of clients and specializes in online businesses. Sal grew up living under the shadow of his father that made him wonder ‘why is he able to do many things while I struggle a lot’.
Let’s dive into Sal’s story of how finding the right people and a change in mindset can help you find yourself and be more successful in life.
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 09:55] Opening Segment
- I talked briefly about valuable information that you can take advantage of in this episode
- I introduce guest Sal Vassallo into the show
- Sal talks about how his journey began
- Discovered his natural talent in swimming
- Lost his father in a car accident
- Faced a lot of roadblocks at school
[09:56 – 19:17] The Impulse to always be the best
- Sal talks about what it’s like to feel the need to always strive for excellence
- Sal shares about not being good at school and was ‘difficult’ to handle
- The struggles of being different
- Passionate about helping and having people discover their talents
- Why others are able to do so many things while you struggle a lot
- It’s all about the mindset
- Finding your skillset, develop a strategy, and make a commitment
[19:18 – 25:47] Transition of Mindset
- Sal talks about joining an exclusive mastermind group
- A life-changing self-discovery
- Discovered he had a story to share
- Combining selling businesses and performance
[25:48 – 38:27] The Process of Delivering Effectively
- Sal shares his process
- Sal talks about the struggles he is facing and how the COVID situation is affecting him
- Delivering your content effectively
- Sal shares an important lesson he learned during his 30’s
- You don’t build things in one day
- Sal talks about what he has set his focus on currently
[38:28 – 46:37] The FOCUS FIVE Segment
- What book have you gifted most often
- The Bible
- If you can get an hour of somebody’s time and ask questions, who would that be and why?
- Jesus Christ. I feel like I owe everything to God
- What is one thing that you believe that most people would disagree with you on?
- My way of thinking, I’m not sure
- Morning routine, how do you start your day?
- Before the quarantine:
- Get up
- I have this place where I go to have coffee
- Check my emails and then go to social media
- Start working
- During the quarantine
- Spiritual meetings
- Aqua aerobics
- Start working
- What is the best place we can connect with you online?
- See below for links
- Final words from Sal and me
Tweetable Quotes:
“I always wondered why my father was able to do so many things while I struggled so much. It was all mindset you know and believing and acting out passionately towards a goal.” – Sal Vassallo
“You can’t do it all in one day, it’s okay to sit back and wait until you are inspired instead of overwhelming ourselves and putting so much pressure on ourselves and then just drowning.” – Sal Vasallo
You can connect with Sal on Facebook you can also check out his profile on Linkedin or visit his website https://salvassallo.com/.
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Today’s episode is all about having the right mindset and making commitments to reach your goals. My guest is Sal Vassallo, an entrepreneur and a Mergers and Acquisitions Broker. He has worked with hundreds of clients already and specializes in online businesses.
Coming from an entrepreneurial family, Sal grew up living under the shadow of his father which made him wonder “Why is he able to do many things while I struggle a lot?”
Let’s dive into Sal’s story of how finding the right people and a change in mindset can help you find yourself and be more successful in life.
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 09:55] Opening Segment
Sal had a very interesting upbringing. Hailing from a family where his uncles invented the PVC pipe and his father had a nine-figure business, he grew up doing deep daily visualizations and meditations about swimming and competition. His father taught him and his brothers to have goals that even after their father died when they were still young, he and his brothers were still able to fulfill them. In 1988, Sal made it into the Olympics, like what he always thought he would when he was a child.
[09:56 – 19:17] The Impulse to always be the best
Being an Olympian is no easy feat and is definitely something to be proud of, but Sal shares something with us: he never really mentioned being an Olympic swimmer until about a year ago. It’s because he has the impulse to always be the best, and not winning the gold medal that time made him feel like a loser and be resentful. However, he also shares with us how he rediscovered what he really wanted to do with life and how he got to where he is now. “There is a strategy, you have to find your skill set.” So, if you can relate to how we felt—that feeling of having poured everything but still feel as if you’re a total failure, keep on listening to learn from what Sal did to transition this mindset and commit to his goals.
[19:18 – 25:47] Transition of Mindset
Sal began shifting his mindset last year, after attending a mastermind. After just three days, he grew close to the people who were attending and they told him that his story is worth sharing, and that he needs to tell others about it. “Your process is your product,” as they say. Since then, Sal has been figuring out how best to combine performance—telling people about his story—with selling businesses and closing deals so that he gets great results in both.
[25:48 – 38:27] The Process of Delivering Effectively
Now that Sal has set his mind on telling his story about his successes and failures, his next step is trying to figure out how to do it most effectively. Will he do it on Facebook? On a Facebook page? A podcast? A video? In addition, he’s also thinking that with his tendency to just give away everything, how does he not overshare? All these struggles, and now, with the Coronavirus, Sal is also trying how to still keep delivering his content without being insensitive to other people who are suffering.
Feel like you can relate to these struggles too? Just remember these three things: 1) Feedback will help you determine which direction you should go 2) Delivering content and adding value is one thing, closing deals and selling businesses is another, and 3) Follow Sal’s story too when it comes out. I’m sure we can learn more about delivering our message effectively from it for sure.
[38:28 – 46:37] The FOCUS FIVE Segment
The FOCUS FIVE are five questions I ask every guest on my show. Keep on listening to find out what book Sal gifts most often; who would he talk to if he can get an hour of any person living or dead, from the past or the present, and why; that one thing he believes but most people will disagree with; his morning routine; and lastly, where are the best places we can connect with him online. (See the links below for Sal’s social media links!)
Tweetable Quotes:
“I always wondered why my father was able to do so many things while I struggled so much. It was all mindset you know and believing and acting out passionately towards a goal.” – Sal Vassallo
“You can’t do it all in one day, it’s okay to sit back and wait until you are inspired instead of overwhelming ourselves and putting so much pressure on ourselves and then just drowning.” – Sal Vasallo
“There is a formula, there is a strategy. You have to find your skill set.” -Sal Vasallo
“Feedback will help you determine which direction you should go.” -Hans Struzyna
You can connect with Sal on Facebook you can also check out his profile on Linkedin or visit his website https://salvassallo.com/.
Follow this link to schedule a call with Hans.
LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes.
A few last words
Are you working HARD but not really moving the needle on anything? You should check out my POWER LIST and find out how you can get more done to move your business, project, or relationship closer to where you want it to be. Let’s go!
