The Magic of Pitching Correctly w/ Forbes Riley (the Ultimate Pitch Formula)

Forbes Riley’s $101K handshake (the Ultimate Pitch Formula) is a secret that helped her gross more than $2B in her career, which is a number most cannot even have the guts to dream about. And according to her, it’s all about changing your mindset.

 

So, what’s her secret? And most importantly, why does she think we all deserve to know?

 

Who Is Forbes Riley?

Forbes Riley’s career can only be summarized in at least 3 biographies.

 

Her secret to achieving success --including being one of the most recognizable health and fitness experts on TV in the U.S. and Canada, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, and being one of the most ideal female role models in the world  --is her GROWTH MINDSET.

 

And did I mention she’s a Hollywood actress and an inventor?

 

As a firm believer of the maxim of “life is something that happens for you, not to you,” Forbes made a fortune for herself and everyone around her. Now, she’s teaching her secrets because she believes everyone deserves to live a fulfilling life.

 

How is Forbes Riley Super?

 

Forbes Riley’s innermost super power is her cheerful spirit and her lack of belief that there’s even a box to begin with; she never saw a box, so her whole life is spent painting outside of the box. She even blew her house and received $25K for that. How’s that even possible?

 

With her unhinged mindset, even obstacles become a source of motivation. Everyone around her gets a dose of her energy and success, including her daughter who became an entrepreneur and made her first $1M before she even went to college.

 

In this episode of the Super Entrepreneurs Podcast, Forbes Riley shares her positive vibes, vibrant energy, and some of her secrets and techniques to changing your mindset. 

 

Shahid Durrani’s Key Insight:

By changing your mindset and adopting a growth mindset, you can achieve success and live a fulfilling life, just like Forbes Riley. This is Shahid Durrani’s insight for you: Don't limit yourself with a fixed mindset, but instead, open yourself up to endless possibilities and opportunities.

 

Chapter Stamps:

 

00:00 - 03:44 Introduction: Who Is Forbes Riley

03:44 - 05:28 What makes Spingym a Genius Fitness Gadget?

05:28 - 06:07 Hollywood Acting Career and TV Hosting Career

06:07 - 10:20 Creating the Concept of Selling Fitness Products on TV

10:20 - 13:14 The Secret Art of Teaching Forbes Developed (the $101K Handshake)

13:15 - 14:47 “Forbesisms” Life Lessons from Dr. Forbes Riley (there’s no box to begin with)

14:47 - 16:28 How did Forbes Blow her house and receive $25k for it?

16:28 - 20:12 Life Happens for you, not to you

20:13 - 22:26 Some things cannot be changed (hardships make you who you are)

22:27 - 25:07 Separatism in Society and how to overcome it

25:08 - 27:46 Success in love and having a strong mindset

27:47 - 29:58 How did Forbe’s daughter make $10K at 12 and become a millionaire by 18

29:59 - 33:19 It’s your lucky moment (listen carefully)

33:19 - 35:30 Final words

 

Pullout Quotes:

“I’m always wonderful because no one else will listen to me when I complain.”

“life is something that happens for you, not to you.”

“....I call it the 101 thousand Dollar handshake. While most people are babbling about trivia and politics, I’m out collecting checks all over the place. And I teach people how to do that…”

 

“Some of the obstacles you overcome…”

 

“I’m someone who’s never seen the box everyone is talking about. ‘Well, I’m an out-of-the-box-thinker.’ Well, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

“... stop going ‘oh, everything happens for a reason.’ I think that’s B.S. There are no reasons. I think when things happen, you find a reason; you make it work for you or not…”

 

“The way I hear pitching is the way Mozart hears music.”

 

“I know but you don’t understand. I do a formula. Shh, don’t tell anybody, but I will teach you or coach you the formula.”

 

 

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