Blog | Michael Knouse

Let’s Bury The Hustle

Today I’m going to get straight to it. Change and transformation start with a decision to let go of an old way of being. The things that got us to where we are are most likely the exact things that will keep us stuck there. Take a quick inventory: Are you hustling hard to make it work? Well, you can …

What To Do When Work Takes Over Your Life

Jill and I like to take mini-vacations. We pack up the Winnebago (Shorty), grab the dog (obviously), and head for a nearby oasis to slow down give ourselves a break. In fact, we’re sitting at the beach right now! Does it ever feel like we have the time to be doing such lavish things? Absolutely not! Is it absolutely necessary? […]

9 Out Of 10 Service Entrepreneurs Don’t Have This!

Did you know that 9 out of 10 service-based business don’t have a model or a process that they take their clients through to get them to their desired end result? I think that’s kind of crazy, but it’s so true. And it wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t have a repeatable process for getting my clients consistent results. […]

Say Goodbye To More

99% of all business advice tells you pretty much the same thing. That you should be doing more. More marketing, more networking, more hours, more clients, more sales calls, more webinars, JUST MORE. Here’s the truth about the whole “do more” thing. It’s total bullshit. And it’s unrealistic. We know that the only difference between us and Oprah isn’t that she just sets her […]

Why Having More Impact Is Critical To Your Freedom

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mom’s out there. I’m currently in beautiful Southern Oregon with Jill and her wonderful mom, Carol. We’re enjoying the sunshine and some wine tasting. More pinot noir please! 🙂 Anyway… let’s talk about the upside of having more impact and influence as a service entrepreneur. And… what it might be costing you! Most […]

5 Changes You’ll Need To Make To Scale Up Your Impact And Income

Life is meant to be lived and that’s why we make it a priority to step away from our normal routines and enjoy things that make us happy. But it wasn’t always this way. Last time I talked about my Big Wake Up Call and how I created a high-paying manual labor job for myself. This week I want to get into […]

My BIG Wake Up Call!

Staring at my miles long to-do list, I remember thinking: maybe I just need to go get another job. It was the spring of 2017 and I was sitting in my home office on a Sunday night. It was almost 11:00pm, I still had work to do, and I had just texted my wife letting her know that I was going […]

5 Disciplines of Top Performers

I have to admit, I’ve always hated discipline. But looking back, I can’t deny that discipline was critical in everything I did well (as well as the culprit in everything that I didn’t do so well). I can say without a doubt that my practice of discipline in certain areas of life, again and again, really is key to success. […]