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Derrick Kinney believes if you’re not making the money you deserve, and you’re not making the impact on the world you’ve always wanted, there’s a better way for you to make money today.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Where you are right now is where you can become successful right now.

2. In business, whenever you can tie in the generosity purpose, do it. You can make more money and customers will want to do more business with you because they’re part of something bigger.

3. Your generosity purpose is going to be the X-factor that causes people to engage with you and your business more, develop a stickier relationship, buy more from you, and refer other people to you.

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Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Follow your obsession and turn your passion into a thriving company by immersing in the industry and identifying key inefficiencies.

2. Bootstrap for control, stay focused, and make decisions that served the product and its users.

3. Content builds community. Creating YouTube videos about sports betting strategy grew an organic audience and fueled business growth.

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Carl Barney is an educational entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author of The Happiness Experiment, committed to promoting rational, life-serving ideas. His leadership and business strategies are influenced by Aristotle and Ayn Rand's Objectivism, which Carl regards as the philosophy for success and happiness.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Happiness is not a gift - it’s a pursuit. You must define, plan, and chase happiness with the same intention you apply to building a business.

2. Gratitude is born from generosity. When you give meaningfully - whether time, love, or wealth - you generate genuine gratitude and deeper human connection.

3. Create your heaven. Design a happiness vision rooted in your values, dreams, and purpose - and work toward living it every day.

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