Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

When you intentionally practice problem-spotting, eventually it becomes something your mind just does automatically. It’s become a game to me—a profitable one.

What products are already selling a crap-ton? iPads, iPhones, etc. Basically, any product you’d find on Amazon’s Bestseller list would work here. How can you accessorize the product (for example, stickers for an iPhone) or sell a service to those people (teaching someone how to use an iPhone)?

Always Be Asking

And yet, even then, I knew I had something, a spark—or really, the ability to create sparks—but my gift was rough, messy, a talent that wasn’t yet a skill. I had this incredible knack for choosing great opportunities, but I kept failing.

The thing is, most people don’t ask for what they want. They wish for it, they make “suggestions” and drop hints, they hope. But the simple fact of business is that only by asking do you receive what you want. No ASK? No GET. That applies to every part of life. Seriously, every part.

If you believe your product or service can fulfill a true need, it’s your moral obligation to sell it. —Zig Ziglar

In trying to share the process I realized that it consists of just a few core steps. I call these three steps the Million Dollar Weekend process: Find a problem people are having that you can solve. Craft an irresistible solution whose million-dollar-plus potential is backed by simple market research. Spend NO MONEY to quickly validate whether your

But seasoned entrepreneurs almost always find and create opportunities within the context of who they are, what they know, and especially who they know.

Customers Want Solutions, Not Ideas