My thoughts behind Marcus' entrepreneurial success
Marcus Price, the man I interviewed, is not only a motivator and mentor but also a successful entrepreneur. He is the owner of Chosen Pressure Washing and Mobile Auto Detailing, a local car detailing business. As a car buff, I enjoyed seeing the pictures of the newly detailed C8 Corvette and Porsche Taycan on his page. That's a bit of a tangent, though. I want to talk about why I think Marcus is a successful entrepreneur.
If you look at any of his work, you know right away that he is skilled at and dedicated to his craft. The proof is in the pudding. While that is obviously a major factor in the success of his business, I think his good fortune goes a bit deeper than that. Let me explain.
Many in the business world know of a man named Naval Ravikant. I haven't confirmed this with Marcus, but I imagine that he knows of Naval as well. Naval is the founder of AngelList, a platform that allows investors to invest in startups and potential employees to apply to jobs at those same startups. He is also a successful angel investor. An angel investor is one who invests in successful companies early on. Naval invested in several hits early on, including Twitter, Uber, and Postmates. His net worth is approximated to be in the $60-million range.
Naval is prone to Tweet-storms, long chains of Tweets about everything from business to philosophy. Arguably his most famous Tweet-storm is "How to get rich, without getting lucky." In this storm, he Tweets, "You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale."
I think that's where Marcus' success resonates. He knows how to give society what it wants, but does not know how to get. You might be saying, "Most people know how to wash a car."
You would be right, but I don't think this aspect of his success has anything to do with cars.
In the age of dopamine-poisoning via short-term media, drugs, and alcohol, many have fallen short of knowing the truth of their own identity. Marcus used to be in that same boat, but as we all know, he has an incredibly strong sense of self. He figured out how to get that himself. In that sense, he is ahead of the game.
Most people are too busy with their nose in their phones to even give that a thought, but the realization of oneself is still an innate desire, regardless of how much we choose to ignore it.
It's primal. It's ancestral, even.
Now, think about it. Knowing and accepting oneself is a key aspect of confidence. Confidence is a key aspect of charisma. What do good salespeople all have in common?
Charisma.
Marcus knows himself; therefore, he is confident. He now has filled in the biggest puzzle-piece of charisma. Now, he can be more personable to each individual customer.
Therefore, the more of his product (his work) he sells.
All entrepreneurs can learn something from Marcus.
Know oneself. Everything else will fall into place.