Minimum Standards Beats Motivation: How Marco Passanante Built a Global Sales Machine with Discipline, Systems & Heart-Led LeadershipFormer pro goalkeeper turned entrepreneur Marco Passanante lays out the no-fluff playbook for consistent execution: minimum standards, daily KPIs, and systems that beat motivation. From Sweden to Sicily, borrowing money to fly to Vegas and starting from zero, Marco shows how resilience, rejection tolerance, and heart-first leadership scale teams in direct sales / network marketing—without burning out or sacrificing your family and health.If you’re a founder, CEO, or operator who wants predictable growth, this episode gives you the process, routines, and mindset to win: process over feelings, growth over goals, and standards over streaks.What you’ll learnMinimum standards beat motivation: the daily non-negotiables that compound resultsProcess beats mood: how to install systems & KPIs so you execute even when you don’t “feel it”From rejection to ROI: raising your tolerance for “no” and tracking your notes ratioThe 365-day rule: why “do it badly—many times” is the fastest path to masteryGrowth-focused leadership: build people first, then the people build the businessDistraction vs direction: night-before planning, to-do checkboxes, and weekly dashboardsHiring & culture: values, hunger, coachability, and protecting integrity at scaleRelationships & performance: health, family, and business routines that prevent burnoutAbout Marco

⏱️ Timestamps (YouTube Chapters)00:00 — From football to global sales: discipline over motivation01:40 — “Give me your minimums and I’ll show you your future”02:12 — Health, investing, date nights: how he sets non-negotiables03:59 — Tragedy, meaning & mental health: choosing to “live more”06:12 — Finding a mentor & entering leadership and psychology07:35 — The ladder metaphor: put your effort on the right building10:11 — Love + grit: heart-led leadership with high standards13:02 — Who deserves your time: values, hunger, coachability16:25 — Origins of hunger: scarcity, identity, and work ethic21:18 — Expect failure: how rejection becomes your co-founder22:13 — The 365-day experiment: 7 presentations every week26:41 — Systems Beat feelings: KPIs, dashboards, and planning31:41 — Night-before to-do list: boxes, anchors, and execution33:28 — Break goals into daily activities (notes ratio & funnel)35:40 — Growth-obsessed vs goal-obsessed (peace of mind)41:18 — Team scale, culture, and protecting integrity43:37 — Handling let-downs: rational response over emotion46:00 — Daily non-negotiables: health, family, business47:20 — Biggest myth of success & what “limitless” meansMarco Passanante is an entrepreneur, investor, and speaker. A former second-division goalkeeper in Sweden, he transitioned into the global direct sales industry, where he leads large teams with system-driven execution and heart-led leadership. His ethos: “Give me your minimums and I’ll show you your future.”

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