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If there’s one microphone that you’ve likely seen used by your favorite content creators, it’s the Shure SM7B.

Seriously, this thing is everywhere.

It’s not only the microphone of choice for famous personalities like Joe Rogan or Gary Vaynerchuk – this all-around beast of a microphone is used for everything from radio, to live music, to professional voice over recordings.

In this review, I’m going to delve deep into this microphone, highlighting all of its benefits and drawbacks. Because while it may be one of the best microphones for podcasting and overall content creation, there are a few situations where a different microphone may make more sense.

Let’s get to it!

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Regardless of where your company is at now, there are certain things you can do that will aid you in taking it to the next level.

One of those things is hiring a business coach or mentor.

Hiring a business mentor offers benefits that you could never get from a course, book, or class. Regardless of whether you’re running a multi-million dollar corporation or you’re just starting out, the right business coach can help you bring out the best in both yourself and your company.

Because the benefits are so diverse and so powerful, I wanted to dedicate an article to covering these benefits in detail. This way, you can decide whether or not the fees involved with hiring a business mentor are worth it for your business.

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One of the most disheartening problems that entrepreneurs face is slow progress.

The feeling that you’re giving it all, sacrificing so much, and working an unhealthy number of hours – only to discover that you really haven’t seem to have gone that far.

This is discouraging and hard to swallow, even for the most confident of entrepreneurs. Slow business growth can crush our motivation, and cause us to wonder whether it’s even worth continuing to push on. Why try so hard if ultimately, it doesn’t seem to be amounting to anything?

For better or for worse, this is a common problem that many entrepreneurs experience at one point or another, which means there’s been a lot of discussion on how to get past this mental hurdle.

If you’re about to have a breakdown because your company’s progress seems slow, don’t worry. In this article, I’ll cover my best advice.

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