“Being miserable and in debt is one of the greatest forces of all time!” – Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs.

Tommy started ClickMinded as a side project while working full-time at Airbnb. He grew it until it started generating more revenue than his annual salary. Two years ago, he quit Airbnb to go full-time on it and ran into a number of problems in trying to grow the business from there.

Selected Links From The Episode:

Connect with Tommy Griffith of Click Minded:

Website / Twitter / LinkedIn / Facebook

The Digital Marketing Strategy Guide by Clickminded.com

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Reinventing How We Teach Our Kids by Peter Diamandis

Lambda School: Learn to code, pay nothing upfront

Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success by Carol Dweck

Inside Elon Musk’s Ad Astra School – Fortune.com

The Tropical MBA

Udemy – Online Courses

“Burn The Boat – Going All-In On A Side Project” by Tommy’s Article

“The Inspirational Power Of Action” by Jared Paul

8 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Send Your Kids To College – Capable Wealth Blog

“I Will Teach You To Be Rich” by Ramit Sethi

PayPal

Onnit

Airbnb

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Imposter Syndrome

Show Notes

(1:50) -Tommy discusses some difficult trips during his travels

(4:13) - Tommy's journey through corporate world and into entrepreneurship

(5:52) - The first digital product Tommy created. An eBook on how to start a Fraternity.

(8:25) - The origins of Click Minded

(12:45) - How Tommy got himself into debt after college

(26:46) - Tommy talks about the early stages of Click Minded

(28:05) - Why your friends and family can be the worst thing for you when starting a business.

(32:07) - How leaving the country while starting a business can be a great financial hack.

(35:00) - The first way Tommy ever earned money.

(38:28) - Tommy's worst financial mistake

(39:55) - Tommy's definition of success

(44:44) - Tommy's views on the modern-day educational system, specifically, graduate level education.

(53:33) - What's next for Click Minded

(54:40) - How Tommy uses a mastermind group to talk openly with about his business, and why he highly recommends this.

(56:58) - Why Tommy believes it's more important to pursue something you are passionate about than to pick an industry or market just because it's thriving.

(1:01:04) - Tommy's advice for success

(1:07:05) - Personal finance advice Tommy loves