Episode 04: Jeff Sommers Shares His Journey From a Massive IRS Bill to Massive Success!

Steve Burnett

7 years ago

Is it possible to be a painting contractor and make a ton of money?

“Oh YEAH!” says Jeff.

Did it happen immediately?

Let’s find out…as you may have guessed from the title…not for Jeff.

Jeff Sommers is the owner of ESP Painting and business coach at DYB. In this conversation, Jeff opens up about real struggles he had to go through while building his business over the years – from a massive IRS bill, to moving back in with his parents (with a wife and a kid!).

In addition, you will learn how he was ultimately able to overcome these excruciatingly difficult challenges by changing his core mindset, implementing systems, and never giving in.

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QUOTES:

“Take action. Don’t get paralyzed by problems.” – Jeff Sommers
“Writing down why you deserve everything you wanted is key.” – Jeff Sommers

HIGHLIGHTS:

8:55] Jeff Explains some of his initial struggles in building the business
13:18] How Jeff was able to learn more about painting
17:28] How was Jeff able to generate his leads?
26:28] How Jeff was able to get out of his mental funk by using his “Deliver It Creation” Worksheet
33:12] How Micheal Gerber’s E-Myth changed Jeff’s business when he re-launched