#023 -Sam Lister - Try and fail in many things to grow and find your path
A young entrepreneur from the US that has tried out many things and failed in at least as many.
Sam is currently running his company “BLNK Slate Media” and creating video content for small to Fortune 500 companies for their social media platforms.
What has been very obvious in this conversation was Sam’s attitude to trying out something new. His Moto is to go for what you want and invest in yourself, time and money wise and if you fail you know it was the wrong thing and then move on. As well Life-Life Balance. We all work so much so we should be doing something that we can identify with.
3 Things about Sam:
- Outdoors, Snowboard, bike, Adventure and active
- Video create, LinkedIN Instagram and TikTak
- Snowboarding in winter with jumps and tricks; during summer longboard cruising
Colour:
- Mint green. 07E8B7
The colour came up when he asked a friend to help him rebrand. Sam wanted something in green, blue or teal. And then this special green came up which he liked as it reminded him of his track bike from school times.
Young and running his own business:
Sam had a father that is self employed and who has encouraged him to go his own way from an early age. To do what he loves.
Some of his business steps were: Cutting gras for neighbours, At Age 14 Pizza Cook, then manager of the Snow Park& Ball park with 2-7 people under him. And at the age of 18 he started "BLNK Slate Media" using an iPhone and an entry DSLR
His success can be traced back to:
- Willingness and love to earn his own money
- Going out and participating in business Networking events
- Reach out to connections and learn from them and his friends
- Not being shy to talk to people and saying yes even if he didn’t know how to do the job
- Continuously trying something new, failing and investing and not being afraid of doing so
Sam gets to share his stories on how he got to his first job, made his first video and posting it to LinkedIN as well how he learned in 3 days to shoot video with a DSLR without prior knowledge and nailing the job.
Creativity:
Everyone is creative. Sam’s creative strength is to talk. To be creative one has to be comfortable in failing while trying to create something new. It is a problem solving ability.
Test, fail, try again… And repeat.
Advice:
Test and fail more. Spend money on yourself. This is an investment in your growth and it will cost but you’ll grow.
Sam for examples used all the money he earned and invested it into his growth and now his company.
- Do something everyday. Momentum is everything.
- Don’t try 12 things in the same time. Focus on ONE thing. Go for it with all you have
- Don’t hire too fast.
Call for action:
Go and do something that is uncomfortable for you.
Books:
Gary Keller - “The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results”
Donald Miller - “Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen”
You find Sam:
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/sam-lister/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/samlister__/
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@samlister__?lang=en
Webpage: www.blnkslatemedia.com/
His Podcast "Starting Blank" can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify and more
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-blank/id1487157433,
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