Ray Blakney
Founder & CEO of: www.livelingua.com & www.podcasthawk.com
7-figure bootstrapper, international speaker, podcaster, husband, father & part-time sword fighter
Ray was doing well, it wasn't that he wasn't happy or that he didn't have a great life. He had a thriving 7-figure business, but something still felt "off..."
He knew that he was selling himself short in life and business by avoiding his "rejection story.'
Ray knew that lots of successful people had coaches, but he was skeptical.
He thought coaching was too "wishy washy," and as a disciplined guy with an engineering background he wanted a clear, structured and measurable way towards his goals.
Despite being a respected entrepreneur who is regularly invited to speak at big conferences, he still felt "like the skinny asian kid with glasses at school," and was afraid of being rejected and looked down on if he messed anything up.
And this limiting belief was blocking his company's growth. Luckily the fix was simple, it wasn't easy, but it was simple and doable.
See the thing is, that there was such a giant gap between Ray's perception of himself and who he actually is. So once we were able to shine light on who Ray actually is, everything began to change.
Why?
Because he was ready. He made a decision that it was time. Time to stop "being busy" and to start really go for it.
He decided it was time to live up to his potential and stop fearing his rejection story.
And once he made the decision to conquer his mental block and stop denying himself of his success the flood gates opened, FAST.
He finally had the confidence and courage to get the most out his skills and abilities.
Ray was able to:
- Generate growth opportunities by reaching out to high level entrepreneurs with the confidence that he's on their level
- Hire other A players into his C-Suite instead of trying to do everything himself or hiring low level employees that gave him headaches
- Dared to start putting to action a plan towards a high 8-figure exit rather than a 7-figure exit because he recognized that he was capable of it.
- Trim down his work week from 60 hours to 30 hours because he focused on the BIG intimidating things that created giant shifts
- Become calm and happy, in his words, "That I'm not avoiding my rejection story anymore." and that he's living up to his potential
In Ray's words:
"If you're thinking of working with Itamar, don't worry and try it. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. But if it does it could change your life.
When you do the balance between the possible upside and possible downside there's no comparison.
The possible downside is that you waste a little time and money and the possible upside is that you change your life. So that's a gamble that I'd be willing to take every time."
It's such a privilege to be able to work with someone like Ray.
How to Take Action Now
It's simple:
Make a decision. When is enough enough?
Decide when you'll stop getting in your own way.
Who Dares Wins,
Itamar
P.S.
When asked who he would recommend to work with Itamar Ray was hesitant.
He said, "Not everyone is ready for it. If you're just starting out Itamar isn't for you... however if you're at a certain level of success but are stuck and need to make a breakthrough like I did... and are ready to take their business and success to the next level. I would recommend Itamar."