All Selling Aside With Alex Mandossian

In 2016, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in front of 850 crazy, outrageously influential and enthusiastic Brazilians. I was there for the first time for what’s called Guerrilla Business Intensive. It’s a three-day intensive that starts at 8 AM and goes until 10 or 10:30 PM each day. On day two, I was making a mention that Brazil is the 8th largest sovereign nation in terms of GDP, but 1st in natural resources. In other words, Brazil is a testament to unmet potential. The key to any nation’s success is entrepreneurship. I asked everyone in the audience to raise their hands if they believe that Brazil is a first-world nation. Only about 20% of the hands went up. I then asked them to raise their hands if they believe that Brazil is a third-world nation, and the majority of the hands went up. This is a problem, because believing that you live in a third-world nation gives you mental constraints to never meet your potential. Finally, I asked them to raise their hands if they were passionate and committed. All the hands went