Five Keys to Thinking Big

Last year I published the book Think Big! that included powerful stories from long-time mentor and friend, Brian Tracy, as well as Brian Buffini, Chris Gronkowski, Erika De La Cruz, Bob Beoudine and more.

I also shared my Think Big story that included going from an obscure seminar promoter to putting on 2000 person events and eventually making a deal with Jim Rohn for exclusive marketing rights in 1993 and then launching Jim Rohn International. That first year, I was able to take Jim from 20 speaking dates a year to over 110 dates while also tripling his fee. We also created dozens of new products over the coming years.

Then in 1995, also launching Your Success Store, which allowed me and my team to start booking Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Denis Waitley, and others to speak and to sell their books and training programs.

Over the next 14 years, I would put on hundreds of events, create over one hundred products (books, CDs, and DVD courses), plus publish multiple online newsletters with over 1,000,000 subscribers.

Here are the Five Keys to Thinking Big I Shared in My Story

1. What Do I Want to Be Known for in 3-5 Years?

An exercise I often ask myself and take coaching clients and Inner Circle members through is a very powerful centering question: Who do I want to be in three years and what do I want to be known for?

I truly believe everyone has unique gifts and the potential to be world-class in specific areas. But getting there requires clarity, focus, and commitment. When you are clear on where you’re going, you can get clear what you should and should not do, which will impact everything from your daily to-do list, to the books and seminars you decide to invest in, to the people and mentors you choose to be around.

2. Take What Is Working and Innovate

Brian Tracy told me early on in the seminar business to follow proven models of success but then innovate 10-20% to make the model fit me.

Over the years as an event promoter, agent, product creator, publisher, and mastermind and podcast host, I can say that I have tried to follow that advice to take what is working but then innovate and make it my own using my own unique skills and gifts.

3. Think Big, Start Small

Thinking big will often open new doors of creativity and opportunity. But, you then must take what you already have and then apply sustained action over a long period of time to get the results you desire.

My mentor Jim Rohn would say success is predictable. If you plant a tomato seed in the right soil and climate and provide it with water and sunshine, the odds are in your favor to eventually be able to harvest tomatoes.

Success is similar. It is principle-based and requires the right actions over a sustained period of time.

4. Get Around Big Thinkers

I met Mark Victor Hansen in 1994. He and Jack Canfield had just completed Chicken Soup for the Soul and were working on the second edition. Mark and I really hit it off, and I ended up adding Mark as a featured morning speaker on day two of our Jim Rohn weekend events. Mark and Jim were totally different, but Mark brought a dynamic that was interesting to me; I called it “stretching the rubber band.” Mark challenged people’s current thinking and expectations.

Within a year of meeting Mark, we agreed that I would co-author Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul with him and Jack. Throughout that two–three year period, we became good friends and dabbled in a number of projects together, and still do to this day.

Back then, I remember Mark made the bold statement that he and Jack would sell over 100 million books together! I smiled and thought, There he goes again, exaggerating and over-hyping. He and Jack no doubt had a major hit on their hands, but I couldn’t imagine them doing more than 20-30 titles and maybe 10 million books—at best! And that would have been a huge success—10 million books!

Well, was I WRONG! They eventually blew past 100 million books sold and have now sold well over 600 million books, not to mention all kinds of other brand related products.

My mentor and 18-year business partner Jim Rohn would say that who you spend time with matters! Spending time with Mark and other big thinkers over the years has stretched my rubber band of possibilities, allowing me to think outside the box, and instill my faith in others to help them believe bigger too.

5. A Simple Mantra

Daily, I remind myself, “Today, I get to bring my gifts and serve somebody!”

Daily, ask yourself: How can I use my unique skills, gifts, experience, knowledge, and relationships to serve those that need it most and are a perfect fit?

When you approach business with a mindset of bringing your gifts and serving those that can best benefit, it’s amazing how the right people show up.

Also, the right ideas begin to show up for you!

Remember, we best able to help the person we once were and the best marketing is a transformed life/customer.

Reinventing Myself

I eventually sold all my companies, lists, and intellectual properties in 2007 to the same company that would go on to buy Success Magazine. I retired for seven years.

After my kids graduated from high school, I decided to come back to the industry I love and now host my Inner Circle Mastermind and the Success Habits podcast, and I love helping create and publish books. I also have coached many entrepreneurs and speakers including Darren Hardy, Robin Sharma, Dr. Tom Burns and more.

My challenge to you, and to myself, is to keep showing up where people and ideas are flowing and ceilings and expectations are raised. Say yes to opportunities. Say yes to invitations. Step out of your comfort zone. Occasionally do what scares you.

Kyle Wilson Inner Circle

If you want to get around the BEST people and a community of achievers that are heart-centered, ambitious, supportive, giving, and who get results, I welcome you to learn more about my Inner Circle. We have AMAZING members.

In addition to 14 live Inner Circle Mastermind dates to choose from, we have a Monthly Masterclass Call (which allows our members to come together to share strategies and best practices for business, marketing, investing, and much more), we have 2 Monthly Marketing Calls, plus we have our members site and private Facebook group.

Past Inner Circle Masterclass special guests have included (in an intimate setting of 50 people and less): Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Brown, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, Tom Ziglar, Todd Stottlemyre, Lalah Delia, Glenn Morshower (actor in over 250 movies and shows), Bob Burg, Mitzi Perdue, Bob Beaudine, Don Hobbs, Kevin Eastman, and more! Plus, our own world-class members include US Memory Champion Ron White, Colonel Tim Cole, International Speaker Simon Bailey, and many more.

Click Here to learn more and fill out the application. I will then send you a link to schedule a 1-1 call with me to discuss. (while you are on the page please watch the video testimonials by Darren Hardy, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen and many others).

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What Others Are Saying About Kyle

“Kyle, thank you for our partnership and friendship. Friendship is wealth and you make me a rich man. Love and Respect!” Jim Rohn, Iconic Philosopher & Speaker

“I guard my endorsements carefully. Regarding Kyle, he is simply a marketing genius! No joke. Kyle was the wizard behind the successful business of my mentor Jim Rohn. Every marketing dilemma I have ever had Kyle has given me the brilliant and elegant solution on the spot. Kyle’s consulting has saved and earned me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.” Darren Hardy, Former Publisher SUCCESS Magazine

“I have worked closely with Kyle Wilson for 20 years. He is one of the best all-around marketers, promoters, business-builders and entrepreneurs in the business today. We have generated more than a million dollars together.” Brian Tracy, Int Speaker & Author

“Kyle Wilson is brilliant and so very knowledgeable and an icon in this industry. He was the power behind Jim Rohn. Kyle is my longtime friend and someone I have a great deal of respect for.” Les Brown, Iconic Speaker and Author

“Kyle is a valued friend, a marketing superstar and one of the most knowledgeable people in the personal development industry.” Robin Sharma, Author of Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“I’ve known and worked with Kyle Wilson for over 20 years. Kyle is the ONLY person that ALWAYS under-promised and over-delivered every single time my dad Zig and I worked with him. He is a valued friend and some one I have great admiration and respect for!” Tom Ziglar, President of Zig Ziglar Corp

“Kyle is one of my old and dear friends and one of the smartest marketing guys I have had the opportunity to work with. He is the scrappy marketing guy. What I mean by that is, there are lots of guys who will put out business plans and do all kinds of nonsense and swing for home runs. Kyle is the real deal and finds ways to create product, add value, help people, build community, he’s unbelievable.” Eric Worre, Author of Go Pro

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"I guard my endorsements carefully. Regarding Kyle, he is simply a marketing genius! No joke. Kyle was the wizard behind the successful business of my mentor Jim Rohn. Every marketing dilemma I have ever had, Kyle has given me the brilliant and elegant solution on the spot. Kyle’s consulting has saved and earned me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years."

Darren Hardy

Former Publisher SUCCESS Magazine

"Kyle, thank you for our partnership and friendship all these years. Friendship is wealth and you make me a rich man. Much Love & Respect"

Jim Rohn

(1930-2009), Internationally
Renowned Speaker and Author

"Kyle Wilson is brilliant and very knowledgeable and an icon in this industry. He was the power behind Jim Rohn. Kyle is my longtime friend and someone I have a great deal of respect for."

Les Brown

Iconic Speaker and Author

"Kyle you were a master to work with when filming and producing at my house. Also, Helen and I have toured and done so many 'meet and greets' and have had all kinds of cool activities and opportunities on the road, but last year at your house at the Inner Circle Mastermind ranks at the top as one of the all time best experiences we have ever had on the road. At your house the people and the love was so amazing. We are use to doing all the giving, but that day we felt loved and cared for. It was just an amazing experience! We still talk about it to this day. It is at the top of our tour memories from over all these years!"

Phil Collen

Lead Guitarist, Def Leppard

"Thank you Kyle Wilson for being such a magnificent leader and creating a powerful, humanitarian thinking group of leaders. You’re such an amazing human being. Always inspired by who you are!"

Lisa Haisha

Host Amazon Show, Producer,
Philanthropist

"I have worked closely with Kyle Wilson for 20 years. He is one of the best all-around marketers, promoters, business-builders and entrepreneurs in the business today. We have generated more than a million dollars together.”

Brian Tracy

Professional Speaker,
Best-Selling Author,
CEO of Brian Tracy
International™

"If wanting to break into the speaker, author, marketing world, no one knows and does it better than my 10 year friend, Kyle Wilson. He is responsible for millions of people having access to the brilliant wisdom of Jim Rohn and so many other business thought leaders. He attracts the best people to his Inner Circle, something I'm proud to be a part of. I’m also excited to be working on a new book with Kyle, Lessons From Sports. Honored by his friendship."

Newy Scruggs

7x Emmy Winning Broadcaster,
NBC Sports Dallas/Ft Worth

"Kyle is one of my old and dear friends and one of the smartest marketing guys I have had the opportunity to work with. He is the scrappy marketing guy. Kyle is the real deal and finds ways to create product, add value, help people, build community, he’s unbelievable."

Eric Worre

Founder of Network Marketing
Pro and International Best-Selling
Author of Go Pro

"Kyle Wilson, single handedly changed the way I look at life! And the way I participate in my own! Kyle's wisdom, loyalty and commitment to seeing people soar is unmatched in the industry. He is a spring board, sounding board and ultimately a launch pad for anyone committed to pursuing their deepest dreams and ultimate goals! He is the most authentic mentor, friend and business parter I've ever had. I'm so thankful I ended up in your sphere 'KW,' Kyle Wilson.”

Erika De La Cruz

TV & Media Host, Speaker,
Trainer and Author of Passionistas

"Kyle Wilson is the man! When I made the decision to transition from my 15 year MLB career to being a speaker, best-selling author and business consultant I researched and then sought out the man who has been behind such iconic speakers as Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and many others. Hiring Kyle as my coach has been one of the smartest decisions I made.“

Todd Stottlemyre

Author of Relentless Success,
15 Year MLB Pitcher
and 3x World Champion

"Kyle is a valued friend, a marketing superstar and one of the most knowledgeable people in the personal development industry.”

Robin Sharma

Author of The Monk Who
Sold His Ferrari

"Kyle can I thank you for something and congratulate you in the same breath? I've done easily 500 interviews in my life. This has been my favorite one. One that went on and allowed that deeper dive because that's one of the things that time limits can rob us of. And I thank you for that because it's been very healthy and very cathartic. And you kind of brought me back in touch with how ready I am to get back on stages. I'm ready."

Glenn Morshower

Actor in Over 250 Movies and Shows

"Kyle is one of the wisest and most brilliant marketing consultants in the world. He is the man behind the great marketing of Jim Rohn International and so many other personal development legends. He is not only someone I’ve enjoyed collaborating and working with for over two decades, but is also a close and valued friend. I recommend Kyle without equivocation."

Mark Victor Hansen

Co-Creator of World’s
Best-Selling Book Series
Chicken Soup for the Soul

“Kyle Wilson is a masterful marketer and there is a good reason why top investors, entertainers, sports figures, leaders in personal development and entrepreneurs call on him as a coach, mentor, business partner and friend. Kyle knows what works in business and most importantly relationships and always over delivers. As an Inner Circle Mastermind member for over 2 years, it’s been the very best thing I could have done to level up my circle of influence, surround myself with success and have the platform to launch a best-selling book, be invited to speak, partner, invest and take my brand to the next level. I highly recommend you invest whatever is necessary to be a member of the Inner Circle or hire Kyle as your coach.

Kelli Calabrese

Wellness Mompreneur,
#1 Best-Selling Author
Mom & Dadpreneur

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Best-Selling Author The Little Red Book of Selling

"I've known and worked with Kyle Wilson for over 20 years. Kyle is the ONLY person that ALWAYS under-promised and over-delivered every single time my dad Zig and I worked with him. He is a valued friend and someone I have great admiration and respect for!"

Tom Ziglar

President of Zig Ziglar Corp

"Kyle's Inner Circle Masterminds have been some of the most enlightening events I've been a part of. I've met so many incredible people outside the world I live and work in. It is the pinnacle of places you can go to upgrade your network. Plus, Kyle's coaching has helped me create and additional six figure side income that allows me to impact more people."

Seth Mosley

2x Grammy Winner,
Billboard #1 Producer and
Song Writer of the Year

"When I met Kyle Wilson I had been speaking professionally for 12 years and my biggest ‘achievement’ was $60,000 in debt to the IRS, a truck I prayed every day would start, and a simple 6 CD memory training set. Kyle coached me to market that CD set and in less than 12 months my IRS debt was gone and I was speaking in Australia, Bangkok, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia and all over the USA with the biggest names in the speaking business. It was almost magical how Kyle took my business from giving speeches in the back room of an IHOP restaurant to audiences as large as 8,000 in what seemed like overnight. I can honestly say that Kyle Wilson was not a major factor in turning my business around. Kyle Wilson was THE factor. I can’t strongly recommend his wisdom, knowledge, business mind or who he is as a person enough."

Ron White

Best-Selling Author of
Black Belt Memory,
2009 & 2010 US Memory Champion

"Kyle Wilson is not only one of my most valued friends and mentors, he is a marketing genius and brilliant business man, always providing the most honest and insightful solutions to any challenge. I am honored to have him as my book partner and life-long counterpart."
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Jeanette Ortega

Best-Selling Author of
The Little Black Book of Fitness
& Celebrity Fitness Trainer

"Kyle, you ROCKED the EOFIRE show. You are a great storyteller and shared great lessons. Truly impressed…and thank you for what you do/have done for this Entrepreneurial world."

John Lee Dumas

Host of EOFire Podcast with
over 100 million Downloads

"Anytime I'm in a conversation with Kyle Wilson, I always take my notepad out and start taking down notes cause there's so much to learn. Kyle it's a real honor for me to know you."

Bob Burg

Speaker and Best-Selling Author
of the Go Giver

“Kyle Wilson literally built an empire over 18 years working with one of the true legends in the entire speaking space, Mr. Jim Rohn. Somebody I look up too, somebody who was a hero of mine that I wanted to be like because of the way he had great integrity. Kyle has that same integrity, he truly cares about making you look good. He cares about you having quality materials and I will Guarantee you will be so grateful you partnered up and got into one of Kyle's books. Kyle cares truly from the heart about your success. And about representing you in the way you want to be represented. With your great content, and your great information and with who you are as a business, as a brand, as a person. So do yourself a favor, work with my friend Kyle.”

James Malinchak

Featured on ABC’s Hit TV show
Secret Millionaire &
Founder of Big Money Speaker

"Kyle Wilson’s insight, marketing acumen and business knowledge are guru level. His consulting, friendship and brilliant solutions have changed the trajectory of my career and life. His strategies don’t just elevate, they transform you and your brand.”

Olenka Cullinan

Speaker, Passionista, Founder of
Rising Tycoons &
#iStartFirst Bossbabe Bootcamps

"From the moment I met Kyle realized that he was a unique individual. In life their is 'talent' and then behind that 'talent' there is always the business savvy behind it. We say that when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. Kyle Wilson IS that teacher and that consultant....are you ready? Kyle, I know our best work is yet to come. Thanks for the friendship and expertise."

Nick Bradley

PGA Tour Mentor,
Speaker, Author

"Is there anyone in the world who is better at grooming and managing a speaker than Kyle Wilson? Absolutely not! Kyle was the man behind Jim Rohn. Kyle, while managing my speaking career, took me to 60 speaking engagements a year while increasing my fee, and helped me publish numerous books that sold nearly a million copies, produce two best-selling audio programs, taught me how to sell product from the back of a room (with a number of $50,000 days and one $110,000 day) and got me my own television show and a co-host with Zig Ziglar on his television show, True Performance. There is not a single person alive who not only knows but has mastered the speaking business from beginning to end like Kyle Wilson. Take my highest recommendation and multiply it by ten and you have what I think about Kyle. What? You haven’t picked up the phone yet to get on board with him? Get going!!"

Chris Widener

Best-Selling Author The Angel Inside

"Kyle Wilson has been a life changing mentor, friend and business partner. He not only has extreme marketing knowledge, is talented and gifted at speaking, coaching and leading, but he also has a unique focus, drive and charisma that magnetizes others and helps them to succeed and become more motivated. I would recommend anyone wanting to propel to higher levels to work with Kyle"

Kim Somers Egelsee

# 1 best selling author
and Tedx speaker

"Kyle Wilson's Inner Circle is nothing short of Life Changing! It offers insights and valuable outcomes for entrepreneurs, champions, and business leaders. IC is high-trust, honest, and encouraging, an integrity-filled environment that generates awareness, understanding, and wisdom from the team for you. IC provides one a board of trusted advisors... the ""GPS to help you get to the next level."

Tim Cole

(Business) Managing Director,
(Military) Colonel, USMC (Ret)

"After only working with Kyle for a few months, I felt my professional world opening up in new and inspired ways. Kyle’s marketing brilliance and business wisdom combine to make him a one in a million in this coaching world. I found that I literally would just listen to whatever he says and that is not common for a strong-willed woman like me, but his guidance is pure gold and his goodness shines through it all. I am so very grateful to him for his coaching.”

Dr. Stormy Hill, OTR/L

Entrepreneur, Author, Educator, Mom

"Kyle you have greatly influenced my life and career. You and Jim made a perfect team with a legacy that will continue to change lives more than any otherthought leaders with timeless wisdom."