254: Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters

With author Steve Glaveski

Are you living for the weekend? Are you dissatisfied at work? Are you itching to do something that is important to you?

Wondering how to explore whether entrepreneurship is right for you without giving up your day job?

It’s okay. You’re secret’s safe with me. And my guest, Steve Glaveski, promises to remain mum too.

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Steve’s new book, Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters, is your guide to leaving your job behind and building something for yourself.

He shows you how to navigate the challenges, find the entrepreneurial success that is right for you, and become a better person along the way.

If you’re ready to leave your cushy employee life behind and build a business and a life you believe in, reading this essential guidebook is your first step to making it happen.

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In today’s episode, I ask Steve to share:

  • Why he believes entrepreneurship is a state of mind
  • Questions to ask yourself if you believe you’ve become miserably comfortable
  • How to train yourself to find your passion and purpose
  • …and plenty more! 

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Steve’s Latest Book

You can order Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters right now!

Steve’s Book Trailer

Books Steve Recommends

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Letters from a Stoic by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Check Out These Resources Mentioned

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The Harvard Business Review article Steve mentioned called The Case for the 6-Hour Workday.

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