The Makin' Moves Mindset

By Michael Chernow

In The Makin’ Moves Mindset, entrepreneur, branding expert, and Meatball Shop co-founder Michael Chernow draws on his business background to help you adjust your mindset to put you on course for success, using the core elements of the Makin’ Moves Mindset: commitment, planning, and doing. In the course, Chernow explains each step of his Makin’ Moves Mindset system, and also shares exercises along the way so you can begin putting what you’ve learned into practice immediately.

The Makin’ Moves Mindset, one of three Scribd Coach courses with Michael Chernow, is overflowing with practical advice from one of the world’s most visible experts in entrepreneurship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: May 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9781094456553

Michael Chernow

MICHAEL CHERNOW is an entrepreneur and branding expert. He is the Founder/Owner of Seamore's, Co-Founder of The Meatball Shop, and Co-Founder of WellWell. To learn more about Chernow and his work, check out his Kreatures of Habit podcast, or visit his website, MichaelChernow.com

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The Makin’ Moves Mindset

THE MAKIN’ MOVES MINDSET

MICHAEL CHERNOW

SCRIBD COACH

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ISBN: 9781094456553

First e-book edition: January 2023

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Introduction

Hello and welcome to the Makin’ Moves Mindset, a course from Scribd Coach. My name is Michael Chernow. Thanks for joining me!

As an entrepreneur, I understand what it means to put hard work and time into a goal. One of the most gratifying things for me professionally is to enjoy the fruits of that labor. But as anyone who owns a business or has aspirations to own one knows, finding success is neither simple nor easy.

Because my business ventures have found success, I often get asked by other hopeful entrepreneurs, How can I take the idea I have and get started?

This question isn’t just relevant for entrepreneurs; it applies to many other areas in life as well. How do I start eating better? How do I get in better shape? How do I create the foundations for a successful marriage?

The applications of these questions run the gamut from business to relationships, but they all have essentially the same answer: Everything starts with your mindset.

Think about it. Every conscious second of your life, you’re making decisions big and small. You make the decision of when to physically get out of bed, what to eat, and what clothes you’re going to put on your body. You might decide to scroll through the news or read the paper. All of these decisions may seem mundane, but when you stack them on top of each other, they add up to a powerful effect on your life. But if you don’t have the right mindset, you won’t have success in making those positive decisions.

When I started my first restaurant, The Meatball Shop, over ten years ago in New York City, I felt overwhelmed by this question, too. How do I get this thing off the ground? No matter how many ventures I successfully launch, I still ask myself that for every restaurant and business I open.

It’s also a question that has come up on my podcast, Kreatures of Habit. I’m fascinated by what makes people who are successful in their industry tick, and how they’ve found