June 15, 2026

10 Ironclad Moves An Entrepreneur Should Make

10 Ironclad Moves Every Entrepreneur Should Make (To Beat the Odds)

You’ve got the idea. You’ve got the drive. You’re ready to build something great.

Welcome to the thrilling—and often brutal—world of entrepreneurship.

Let’s start with the hard truth: most startups fail.

But that doesn’t have to be your story.

After building and scaling an internet startup to billion-dollar success, I’ve learned what separates those who make it from those who don’t.

It’s not just about working hard. It’s about working smart, with intention, strategy, and unwavering focus.

Here are the 10 battle-tested, non-negotiable moves you need to make to dramatically increase your odds of success.

🦄 1. Be the Unicorn in the Crowd

In a sea of competition, blending in is a death sentence.

Your first move is to define what makes you radically different.

This isn’t just a Unique Selling Proposition—it’s your “ONLY” Proposition.

What can you say that no one else can? What do you offer that truly stands alone?

📌 Action Step: Ask yourself: “If my company disappeared tomorrow, what would the market miss that only I provided?”

⚡ 2. Craft a Lightning-Fast Strategy

Time is the one resource you can’t get back. Entrepreneurs often drown in endless planning cycles.

Instead, develop a Strategic Game Plan in days, not years. Think 48 hours, not 48 months. Your strategy should be clear, concise, and immediately actionable.

📌 Action Step: Block off one day this week. Map out your core objectives for the next 90 days. No fluff—just priorities.

💡 3. Be an Innovator, Not an Imitator

Copycat products rarely change the game.

True success comes from solving old problems in new ways or addressing needs no one has voiced yet.

Creativity isn’t optional—it’s your competitive edge.

📌 Action Step: Review your product or service. Where can you inject genuine novelty? How can you surprise and delight?

🎯 4. Laser Focus is Your Superpower

Distraction is a startup killer.

The ability to focus relentlessly on what truly matters will accelerate your growth more than any extra hour worked.

This means saying “no” often and ruthlessly eliminating tasks, features, or opportunities that don’t align with your core goals.

📌 Action Step: Each morning, identify the ONE thing that will move the needle most. Do that first.

🧹 5. Clean Up Your Act (Internally)

Before you win the market, win your internal operations.

Inefficient processes drain energy, time, and morale. Streamline workflows, automate where possible, and build a foundation that scales smoothly.

📌 Action Step: Audit one key internal process this week. Where are the bottlenecks? Eliminate them.

❤️ 6. Make Your Customers the Center of Your Universe

Your customers aren’t just a source of revenue—they’re your partners in growth.

Integrate their voices into everything you do. Understand not just their needs, but their deeper CRAVINGS.

Feedback loops should be short, constant, and valued.

📌 Action Step: Reach out to five customers this week. Ask: “What’s one thing we could do to make you love us more?”

😊 7. Craft an “Awesome Feelings” Strategy

People buy how they want to feel. Does your product or service make them feel empowered, smart, connected, or joyful?

Design every touchpoint—from onboarding to support—to evoke positive emotions.

📌 Action Step: Map your customer journey. At each stage, ask: “What emotion should they feel here?” Then design for it.

🤝 8. Recruit Passionate People

You can’t build a great company alone.

Hire Human Being Lovers—people who care deeply about others and are aligned with your mission.

Skills can be taught; passion and character are built in.

📌 Action Step: In your next interview, ask: “What do you love about helping people?” Listen closely.

🔥 9. Sell Cravings, Not Just Needs

A need is functional. A craving is emotional and aspirational.

Tap into your audience’s deeper desire for a better life, more status, more joy, or more peace.

Frame your messaging around the transformation you offer.

📌 Action Step: Rewrite your core marketing message to focus on the aspiration, not just the specification.

🧠 10. Seek Mentors Who’ve Walked the Walk

Theory is useful, but experience is priceless.

Look for mentors with an MBA: “Masters of Business Achievement”.

These are people who have been in the trenches, made tough calls, and navigated real failure and success.

📌 Action Step: Identify one person who has achieved what you want.
Reach out with a specific, respectful ask for guidance.

🚀 Turning Moves Into Momentum

These ten moves aren’t a checklist—they’re a mindset.

Adopt them early, practice them daily, and let them shape your decisions.

The entrepreneurial path is challenging, but it’s also deeply rewarding.

With clarity, focus, and customer-centric innovation, you don’t just avoid becoming a statistic—you build a legacy.

Now, go make your mark.

Ready to escape the echo chamber of tired business theories and academic jargon?

Subscribe now and get the same weekly, battle-tested strategies used by a leader who scaled a company to over $1 billion in revenue.
This isn’t theory—this is what actually works.

Cheers,
Roy
My Podcast Show Audacious Moves to A BILLION shares the specific Moves I made to achieve jaw-dropping growth in an insanely competitive internet business.

”The Audacious Unheard of Ways I Took a Startup to A BILLION IN SALES” is the latest in my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series.

• Posted 6.15.26 at 06:00 am by Roy Osing
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June 10, 2026

Wacky Wednesday: Why Copying Could Be Hazardous To Your Life

Wacky Wednesday: 🔍 Why Copying Could Be Hazardous To Your Life 😱

Let’s face it—copying is the ultimate shortcut.

Why create your own solution when you can just benchmark “Best in Class” and apply someone else’s work? 

But here’s the kicker:
Copying might just be the fast track to an early grave 🪦. 

Yep, you heard me. 

Being a copycat doesn’t just limit your performance—it’s bad for your health. 

💔 Stress & The Copycat Lifestyle

Copying is like playing a high-stakes game of “Will They Notice?”

Every time you emulate someone else’s work, your heart ❤️ races, your palms sweat, and your brain screams, “ABORT MISSION!” 

Spoiler: if copying doesn’t trigger this response, you might be even sicker 🤢!

Chronic stress? Check. ✔️

Increased risk of heart disease? Double check. ✔️✔️ 

🎉 Congratulations—you’ve just shaved years off your life. 😱 

🧠 The Creativity Drought

Copying is like eating fast food every day—quick, easy, and soul-crushing.

Your brain gets lazy, your imagination withers, and soon you’re a walking zombie 🧟 with no original thoughts. 

Studies show that lack of mental stimulation accelerates cognitive decline.

Keep copying, and you might forget your own name by 50! 🎂 

📉 Career Consequences of Copying

No growth-oriented organization values copying.

You’ll lose support and career momentum faster than you can say “plagiarism.” 

If you’re copying to impress people, you’re doing the exact opposite. 

🚫 Copying Isn’t Just Unethical—It’s a Health Hazard

So, stop “Gargling Google”, pick up a pen, and start thinking for yourself. 

Your heart, brain, and social life will thank you. 

Who knows?

You might live long enough to see Wacky Wednesday turn into Wacky Retirement. 

Stay original, folks. Your life depends on it. 💡✨ 

If you’re tired of the coddling and crave more unfiltered takes, subscribe for weekly doses of uncomfortable truths.

Cheers,
Roy
My Podcast Show Audacious Moves to A BILLION shares the specific Moves I made to achieve jaw-dropping growth in an insanely competitive internet business.

”The Audacious Unheard of Ways I Took a Startup to A BILLION IN SALES” is the latest in my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series.

• Posted 6.10.26 at 06:00 am by Roy Osing
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June 8, 2026

3 Simple Reasons Why NOT Fitting In IS Fitting In

🔥 3 Simple Reasons Why NOT Fitting In IS Fitting In

In a world that often pressures us to conform, the idea of not fitting in can feel uncomfortable or even intimidating.

However, not fitting in can actually be a powerful way of truly fitting in—with yourself and with the world around you.

✨ Here are three simple reasons why standing out might just be the best way to belong.

🔥 #1. Authenticity Attracts the Right People

When you don’t try to fit into a mold that doesn’t align with who you are, you give yourself the freedom to be authentic.

Authenticity is magnetic—it draws people who appreciate and value you for who you truly are, not for who you’re pretending to be.

By embracing your uniqueness, you create deeper, more meaningful connections with others who share your values and passions.

In this way, not fitting in with the crowd helps you fit in with the right people—those who truly understand and support you.

💡 2. Innovation Comes from Being Different

History is filled with people who didn’t fit in—think of inventors, artists, and leaders who challenged the status quo.

Not fitting in means thinking differently, and that’s where innovation thrives.

When you dare to stand out in a way other people CARE about, you bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the table.

Your uniqueness becomes a strength, contributing to progress and creativity.

In this sense, not fitting in with the norm allows you to fit into the bigger picture of making a meaningful impact on the world.

🌟 3. Self-Acceptance Is the Ultimate Belonging

Fitting in with others often means sacrificing parts of yourself to meet their expectations.

But when you stop trying to conform, you start fitting in with the most important person of all—yourself.

Self-acceptance is the foundation of true belonging.

It’s about embracing your quirks, flaws, and strengths without apology.

When you’re comfortable in your own skin, you no longer need external validation to feel like you belong.

You’ve already found your place—within yourself.

💬 Final Thoughts

Not fitting in doesn’t mean you’re alone or out of place.

It means you’re carving out your own space in the world, one that’s uniquely yours.

By being authentic, innovative, and self-accepting, you’re not just fitting in—you’re thriving.

So, the next time you feel the pressure to conform, remember: breaking away and not conforming might just be the best way to truly belong.

Ready to escape the echo chamber of tired business theories and academic jargon?

Subscribe now and get the same weekly, battle-tested strategies used by a leader who scaled a company to over $1 billion in revenue.
This isn’t theory—this is what actually works.

Cheers,
Roy
My Podcast Show Audacious Moves to A BILLION shares the specific Moves I made to achieve jaw-dropping growth in an insanely competitive internet business.

”The Audacious Unheard of Ways I Took a Startup to A BILLION IN SALES” is the latest in my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series.

• Posted 6.8.26 at 06:00 am by Roy Osing
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June 4, 2026

Thoughtful Thursday: The Truth About Making Jokes In Today’s World

#ThoughtfulThursday: The Truth About Making Jokes in Today’s World

Welcome to another episode of #ThoughtfulThursday 💥 — where we challenge every norm, entertain without apology, and incinerate conformity.

Ready to engage in the fight for real thinking? Let’s dive in…

😤 Why Comedy Needs Edge

Here’s the reality: comedy is meant to push boundaries, provoke thought, and yes—sometimes offend. That’s its function.

But these days, we’ve handed moral authority to online outrage squads.

Suddenly every punchline is treated like a federal offense.

It’s absurd. 🙄

🙄 When Punchlines Become “Offenses”

Humor hasn’t grown more sophisticated—it’s been declawed.

We once laughed at our own absurdities, our hypocrisies, our collective quirks.

Now?

One risky joke and you’re public enemy number one.

The hypersensitivity is suffocating. 😮💨

😮💨 The Cost of Hypersensitivity

This isn’t maturity—it’s performative fragility.

A culture that can’t endure satire has abandoned both humor and resilience.

💀 Comedy Should Challenge Power

Comedy should challenge power, mock pretension, and unsettle comfortable assumptions.

But when we demand that every joke be safe, inoffensive, and pre-approved, we neuter its purpose.

What remains is toothless, forgettable, and frankly… boring. 😴

😴 Laughter Is a Pressure Valve

Lighten up.

Laughter is a pressure valve, not an ethical violation.

If we can’t ridicule our own sacred institutions—whether political, religious, or social—we’re not evolving.

We’re regressing into brittle self-seriousness. 💀

📉 Stop Catering to the Most Sensitive Ear

So the next time a joke makes you uncomfortable, pause before you rage-post.

Consider laughing instead.

Or scroll on.

But let comedy be comedy.

Stop demanding that every bit cater to the most sensitive ear in the room.

True humor has always made people think and squirm—that’s how it works.

We’re prioritizing performative offense over genuine dialogue, and it’s making our cultural conversation weaker, not wiser. 📉

✨ Let Jokes Breathe

Enough with the pearl-clutching. Let jokes breathe. 😤💬

#ThoughtfulThursday—the cage door is open. Walk through it. 🚪✨

If you’re tired of the coddling and crave more unfiltered takes, subscribe for weekly doses of uncomfortable truths.

Cheers,
Roy
My Podcast Show Audacious Moves to A BILLION shares the specific Moves I made to achieve jaw-dropping growth in an insanely competitive internet business.

”The Audacious Unheard of Ways I Took a Startup to A BILLION IN SALES” is the latest in my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series.

• Posted 6.4.26 at 06:00 am by Roy Osing
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