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281: How You Too Can Find a Business Within You

With Kajabi co-founder Travis Rosser

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For the last six years, I’ve worked for myself. The transition wasn’t planned, per se, but was long overdue.

I’d desired to do my own thing for such a long time but had allowed myself to get complacent because I had a “safe and secure” job.

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There is no “safe and secure” when working for someone else. The sooner you realize that the better off your life will be.

It’s also one of the many reasons I am excited to chat with the co-founder of Kajabi, Travis Rosser.

Last year, Travis released the book You Inc.: The Step by Step Guide to Finding a Business Within You.

If you have even a hint of entrepreneurial spirit within you, you owe it to yourself to listen to this.

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279: Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business

With Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income

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What can I say about today’s guest but that he’s one of the nicest (and most successful) guys you’ll ever meet.

In other words, Pat Flynn is proof positive that the saying nice guys finish last is a myth.

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In his latest book Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business, Pat outlines what it takes to turn followers, subscribers, and customers into Superfans.

People don’t become superfans the moment they find you, Pat says. They become superfans because of the magical moments you create for them over time.

His new book will show you how. Click below to join our conversation now, or keep scrolling for a summary.

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275: Get Better Work, Take More Time Off, and Finance the Life You Want in the Gig Economy

With Diane Mulcahy

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If you’ve followed me even for a few months, you probably know that one of my favorite topics is the changing world of work.

In fact, in late April, I hosted an online conference called the Boss-Free Virtual Summit, an event whose purpose was to help as many as possible discover all that is available to them in the non-traditional work world.

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One speaker you might say I totally missed out on having at the summit is today’s podcast guest, Diane Mulcahy.

Why? Well, her most recent book, released in 2016, is exactly the kind of book designed to help the person I described above.

It’s called The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want.

Diane even teaches an MBA-level course on this very topic at Babson College. In fact, the exercises at the end of each chapter are just like the ones she assigns her students. This book is well worth your time, especially if you hope to be ready for the future of work.

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You Can’t Hate Your Job and Do Nothing About It

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Back in 2016, my friend Jeff Goins shared some strong feelings on Facebook about complaining when it comes to your job.

I’ve included an excerpt of that post below:

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I’m sorry, people. But you can’t hate your job and do nothing about it. Either change your circumstance or stop complaining. Your employer deserves better—and so do you.

And please, please, PLEASE don’t tell me you have no options. You have options. Lots of them:

-You can quit.

-You can change departments.

-You can do something on the side that makes your current situation more tolerable.

You have a choice. You may not like it. It may not be easy. But you are not stuck.

Look. I am a realist.

By no means do I think everyone has to love their job every day, all of the time. I work for myself and it’s no picnic. But I realize this is what I chose, and I deal with it. I try to find something to love every day, even on the days when my boss is a jerk. 😉

But life is too short to do stuff you can’t stand.

Don’t believe the lie that you can’t do anything about your situation. You can. This is the most amazing age in which humans have ever lived. Remember polio? Exactly. The fact that you aren’t dead yet is a friggin’ miracle.

So do something with this one life you’ve been given, please. Or don’t. But for the love of God, stop the complaining. It is quite literally making your life, and the lives of those around you, even more miserable.

I happen to agree with him 1000%. What about you?

Most of us have a lot more control over what we do for work than we realize. We’ve simply made the choices society has told us we should make.

Most of us have a lot more control over what we do for work than we realize. We've simply made the choices society has told us we should make.
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In my last job, I’d been thinking about leaving for a while but never quite got up the courage (I was eventually let go).

I didn’t hate it. I’d just done all I’d set out to accomplish in that industry and desperately wanted something new.

More than that, though, I wanted freedom. I wanted autonomy. Now, I have that!

For example: It’s 1:00 pm as I write this. It’s been a very productive morning.

My wife has suggested I get us some takeout. Awesome.

Do I have to check in with anyone first? No.

Do I need to cut our lunch short or be mindful of an upcoming meeting? No.

Why?

Because I have 11 am to 3 pm blocked out on my schedule EVERY Wednesday as time with her.

So, I’m going to get some takeout.

But first, I have to change because I’m still in my pajamas. I’m serious!

As Jeff says above, it’s not all rainbows and unicorns, but now that I’m on this side, I can’t imagine ever going back. Back to…

  • The god-awful commute
  • The long hours
  • The meetings
  • The incessant ‘reply alls’

If you identify with ANY of this, please do yourself a favor and at least EXPLORE the other options.

How?

The Boss-Free Virtual Summit.

I created this online conference because I want people to be more afraid of NOT trying than of trying, failing (aka learning) and pivoting, or going back to a job.

If going back to a job is the worst thing that can happen, what’s the harm?

No one’s going to die!

When you do eventually die, however, don’t let the fact you didn’t explore other possibilities be a painful regret.

Besides, there’s NO RISK!

It’s free to register, and each day’s sessions will be streamed for three days so you can watch at your convenience. 

If that’s not enough time, there’s also an All-Access VIP Pass option for a nominal fee (just $97 for a limited time).

With the VIP Pass, you get:

  • On-demand access to all the talks so you can take as long as you want to watch and come back to them again and again.
  • Over $1000 in speaker bonuses as part of the Boss-Free Bonus Bundle.
  • An invitation to our private Boss-Free Community on Facebook

Either way, it’s FREE to register and watch as it unfolds. Plus just for signing up, you’ll get a free resource from me (trust me, it’s EPIC).

Just click the link below to register for FREE right now:

===>> Give me my FREE Boss-Free Virtual Summit Registration and the EPIC resource from Jeff!

Let’s explore some of the non-complaining options together (with 32 others who have done it, by the way).

I’m saving your spot. Let’s go!

-Jeff