Patrick Lencioni on one of the Five Dysfunctions of a Team:
John Maxwell introduces his book Intentional Living:
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When first starting, many of us have problems with being an entrepreneur in one way or another. Our main issue, many times, is we simply don’t know where we fit. We’re told to “find your niche” and often times, we find it hard because we could do so many things. However, we need to learn what it is that we do well and hire out for things we’d rather not.
Over at Fizzle, for example, Chase and Corbett hired in Steph Crowder to help with customer support back in 2015.
Steph, having worked at a few startups by that point, knew how to interact with clients on a one to one basis. It was something that Chase, who’s the main creative at Fizzle, and Corbett, the business brain, didn’t have the resources to do themselves.
In our interview with Steph in 2016, we learned that she was expecting soon.
They had to get a fill-in for her while she was on maternity leave.
Today’s guest, Emily Kelly, was the hero for Fizzle during that time.
But, just because she was with them temporarily, doesn’t mean she was bad at the position.
In fact, it was part of her new role as as a virtual customer support specialist. She has taken the phrase “find your niche” seriously.
In this interview, we find out about her journey to become a virtual assistant, what she recommends to folks coming right out of college to keep them from getting burnt out at work, and some pointers in putting emotion into writing.
If you’re thinking about about starting your own business, perhaps being a virtual assistant first might just be in the future for you as well.
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What kind of career did she envision as she was going to school? 8:02
Which creative influences did she have in her life growing up? 10:52
What it was like to have her dad working remotely growing up. 13:15
When was the first time Emily had experience with entrepreneurship herself? 14:47
What was it like to work at a startup vs where she previously worked? 18:13
What advice would she give someone who’s coming out of college so they don’t get burnt out? 21:37
Which mindset did Emily utilize while working for a startup? How did she use the advice “Find your niche”? 27:15
What is some advice that she’d give someone to get more emotion into their writing? 37:04
What are some things to look for when hiring remote help? 39:28
3 Influencers or teachers that have helped Emily get to where she is today. 44:38
One gift that she likes giving others. 45:17
Something she believed as a 21 year old but doesn’t now and why? 45:46
If she could place an ad anywhere in the world cost free, what would it be and where? 46:19
Who does Emily think of as a success and why? 48:29
What are some ways that someone can improve their customer support? 49:53
Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!
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With the beginning of a New Year, comes new beginnings. One of my new beginnings that I’ll be starting is to write blog posts per month based on a particular theme. Not only will this help me curate material, but it will be a bit more organized for you guys.
I thought we’d start this month focusing on getting started and implementation of your new creation.
Using the Word Entrepreneur:
The first thing that we should focus on is that this: if you’re looking to create a lifestyle based on something you like to do and/or create, then you’re going to realize you are technically an entrepreneur.
The term entrepreneur simply means this:
a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
Or more to the point – what we’re more concerned about here at New Inceptions – definition 3:
a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.
So just to set one thing finally straight. If you are creating something and building a lifestyle from the fruits of that creation, then you are an entrepreneur. It might not be a startup entrepreneur, or you might be doing it on your own (which makes you a solopreneur), but you are an entrepreneur. Personally, I’m a lifestyle entrepreneur and really, I always have wanted to be one.
Entrepreneurs Think Different
Do you remember the ad campaign of Apple’s back in the 90’s? It was called “Think Different”. Here’s one of their ads:
That campaign gave me shivers. It just made me smile everytime I saw it. It still does.
The majority of the folks in those commercials were entrepreneurs.
Sure, you had people like Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Einstein in it – and while we don’t think of them as typical entrepreneurs, they were. They were what we call thought leaders. Which is one of the 10 archetypes of online business.
But how do they actually Think Different?
Differences in an Entrepreneur and Employee Mindset:
Most people in the world are employees if they’re not an entrepreneur. They have to make a living somehow, right?
And the truth is that you can be an employee at all levels – anywhere from a janitor to a scientist or government worker.
The same thing can be said about being an entrepreneur – from your neighborhood mechanic to your local startup business owner, all the way to your Steve Jobs and Elon Musk types of the world.
That said, each of the two groups thinks differently.
Here’s how:
Full Responsibility vs Limited Responsibility:
As a business owner, the buck stops with you. If anything goes wrong, it’s ultimately something you have to deal with. For example, if you have employees and your company doesn’t make as much as you would have liked, then you’ll pay them first and you get whatever is left.
On the other hand, if you have success, you’re going to be happier with it as the business is your baby. If you get a big client or land on a big show as a guest, you’re going to be happier about it than your employees might.
Emotion Scale:
Taking responsibility into account, your emotions are going to be a bit more up and down as the business owner.
Keeping with the previous example, if you have employees and you won’t be able to pay them, you might feel really bad if you have to let some of them go. The more employees you have to let go, the worse you’re going to feel.
That said, if you’re suddenly interviewed by a big show host or get a big time client, you’re going to feel the high side of that emotion as well.
As an employee, your emotions don’t vary as much because your life isn’t going to change over time as much – even if you’re suddenly looking at having to get a new job. You’ll have unemployment income as you transfer – so it’s just a matter of getting that new job.
On the other hand, the greatest joy someone might have as an employee is the day they learn they got a new job.
Constant Uncertainty vs Constant Stability
As an entrepreneur, you’re constantly struggling to make sure you have money to cover your overhead and make profits to potentially build your company and pay yourself.
There’s ways to mitigate that struggle, but in the great scheme of things – your control of it is as likely as you controlling the weather.
Sure, you can plan for the market to act a certain way, but if there’s a sudden change in technology that makes your company obsolete or someone ends up doing something better than you do, then you’re going to have to figure out how to change course quickly.
Otherwise you’re going to go the way of Circuit City, Blockbuster, and other companies that are no longer around
On the employee side, your contract with your employer basically states that your wage stays the same no matter what. Well, I take that back. You might actually get a bonus. Point being is that you have a safety net.
Many people who have chosen to be an employee have done so because of this stability factor alone.
Value Economy vs Time Economy
The reason why Circuit City, Blockbuster, and other big companies have had to shrink is because they’re not valued by the market as much as they once were.
As an entrepreneur, this is the world you live in. You’re thinking about how you can bring more and more value to your audience and/or customers. You do this through selling better products and/or services. The more value you give, the more income you get.
As an employee, you’re not selling services or products – you’re selling yourself. You’re trading your actual time for money.
You only have so much time you can trade away so if you want more money as employee, the more of a specialist you want to be so there’s a need for your skills. That’s why it makes sense for those who want to be employees to go to college – especially if they want to focus in something that is in a STEM field.
Take Action
So now that you have this new perspective, think about it a bit before you jump into one or the other.
For me, I know I hate the idea of selling my time. I’d rather be paid by the job or by my value. Even when I had a job, I’d have a better work ethic than those around me and I often found myself being given more work to do. Not cool.
Also, I personally think that signing my income over to someone else is more risky than seeking my own income.
As I’ve mentioned before, working for one company for the rest of your life is a thing of the past. This is why I say people need to realize that it’s better for yourself to at least treat your career as a consultant would. That way when you’re forced to go to the next job, you’re not surprised. For more information on this topic, you can listen to my conversation with Dr. Joe Albano here.
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This is the time of year when people are either making New Year’s resolutions or planning out their next year – especially if they’re a creative.
However, you might find yourself in a situation where you’re not entirely comfortable with where you are in life so making plans might be the last on your mind.
Well, the truth is that if you’re not making plans to succeed, you’re automatically going to fail.
So how can you get started if you’re not sure where your inner self wants to go?
In our chat with today’s guest, John Powell, we discuss this and much more, including his book My Journey, My Truth.
At first glance, it might seem that the book is all about him – but it’s much more than that. It’s actually about the reader.
You see, John has gone through many struggles in his life and now finds himself helping many people with many of the same struggles.
The book shares quite a bit of what he’s learned through the years through the hardships that he’s had to go through.
In this interview we also discuss the creation of the Expert Community as well as why he loves coaching so much.
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What’s the purpose of the Expert Community? 6:51
Where did the inspiration of his book, My Journey, My Truth came from? 9:29
Has transparency always been a strength for John? 13:33
What would people that have already overcome difficulties in their life be able to get from his book? 15:41
What was it like for John to write the book? 17:42
How he knew he was done with all the edits of the book. 21:36
What was the hardest part of the book to write about? 23:19
What made John get into coaching? 27:17
Who does John like to coach? 28:59
What would John say to those folks who are stuck after the age of 25 and want to build some momentum? 31:22
John’s thoughts of the broken schooling system. 34:40
Does he have a process of helping people get out depression since he’s been there a couple of times? 40:03
What is John looking forward to in 2017? 42:22
Three top favorite books or movies he tells others about. 45:13
One gift John likes giving others. 47:05
Something that he believed when he was 25 but doesn’t now. 47:56
Who’s the most awe inspiring person he’s ever met? 52:31
Who comes to mind when he thinks of the word success and why? 55:05
Les Brown on Learning to Trust Yourself and Pursue Your Dreams:
Lindsey Stirling interviewed by Larry King:
Tony Robbins on Building Lasting Change:
Thank You For Sharing Some Time With Us!
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When crap hits the proverbial fan, what are you going to do? Do you buckle down and get through whatever has come your way? Or, does something else distract you from what you were already doing?
What if you were starting a successful little business and then all of a sudden you got a cease and desist letter? On top of that, the social media accounts that you had been building suddenly disappeared?
This is exactly what happened to one of our guests last year.
Sharlotte had every reason to pack it in and say that being a freelancer wasn’t for her.
But she didn’t. She kept plugging on.
Find out in our interview with her how she was able to get through her rebranding, what’s up with her new mastermind group, and some of the decisions she’s had to make to become more successful since we last spoke.
And for those keeping score, this is Silver Edition number 2!
Enjoy!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
Why Sharlotte had to reboot her company 9:35
What kept her from giving up when she did reboot 13:55
What she’s changed for her marketing strategy as a result 15:16
Where the idea of her mastermind group come from and what does she offer with it? 16:25
What does it take to run a successful mastermind? 20:09
How has she been able to use her strengths to be a good facilitator? 23:31
What kind of travel has she been able to experience since she was last on the show? 26:41
How does traveling inspire her work? 27:46
How does she find time to enjoy the fruits of her work versus actually do it? 31:04
What’s her take on time management? 33:14
What kind of things has Sharlotte hired people to help her with? 35:04
What’s going on with her Branding Like a Boss Academy? 40:42
Top books that Sharlotte tells others about 44:02
One gift she likes giving others 44:35
What she would do if she woke up tomorrow and she was her 10 year old self 45:30
How can someone be a difference maker in their online or offline community? 46:18
What’s the secret to achieving personal freedom? 47:15
What are three or four steps to making a brand better today? 47:50
Elizabeth Demeusy’s Testimonial of Sharlotte’s work:
Cyril gets his Green Card:
Thank You For Sharing Some Time With Us!
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As we’re quickly approaching Christmas this weekend and then onto the beginning of a New Year, I thought I’d go ahead and recap the story of where New Inceptions is now including some of our more popular posts and podcast episodes.
If you’re the type that celebrates the holidays, Happy Holidays to you and yours!
We’ll Start with Some Shout Outs:
But before I do, I want to make a shout out to a few people who have really helped New Inceptions grow this past year.
The Team – version 1.0:
This past year, I’ve been able to introduce there was a change of guard for the co-hosts of the Angles of Lattitude Podcast. When I first launched the show, I had a few friends on board as co-hosts that I thought were going to be adding value to the foreseeable future.
Well, life has a tendency to change very quickly. And many times those changes aren’t easy to predict where they’ll take folks. So just to keep you all in the loop of what has happened with my first group of co-hosts, here’s a current update:
Jon has graduated college and is now working for J.P. Morgan in Columbus, Ohio.
Brian is doing quite well with building lead funnels for medium sized companies.
Trin got a promotion at her job, which, I’m sure has given her plenty on her plate.
Thanks to these guys, I had a taste of the refreshing spin that having multiple voices could have on a business oriented podcast.
The Team as of 2016:
Laila Rahmatian
In January of 2016, I brought in Laila Rahmatian to be a co-host of mine. At the time, Laila, like me, had some struggles to embrace her new identity. In fact, in her interview, she mentioned that she still wanted to pursue her engineering career.
Much has changed for her this past year. She has fully embraced her role as The Fitness Astronaut and I’m proud to say that she is really becoming well adjusted with her new profession.
Ginger Kern
Thanks to Cam Adair, I was introduced to Ginger Kern. Ginger, founder of the Traveler’s Mindset, and guest on session 20, quickly became my go to person for anything travel lifestyle related and soon accepted a role as contributor. Her most recent spot was with Cam again in session 62. Look for bigger things from both Ginger and Cam in 2017.
Daniel Postma
One of the sessions Ginger was a co-host for was with Daniel Postma. At the time, I had no idea who he was other than a young serial entrepreneur who had done some pretty interesting things. It was actually during the show, that we realized one of those interesting things had been to shadow Dane Maxwell for month a few years back.
Daniel still continues to amaze me with his quick wit and his ability to just go out and talk to people he’s never met before. He has amazing knack to get to know people really quickly. And I think part of that comes from what Jesse Winton recently said about homeschooler’s having to reach out more to meet people than those of us who have gone a more traditional route.
Clay Green
Finally, I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Clay Green in July. Clay was someone that I had come to find out about once I posted my interview with Daniel – Daniel had actually interviewed Clay at one point.
Clay has only done a couple of shows with me, but you can tell that he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with in this new year as he has started a tour to connect with those around the country and inspire more people to live a life that isn’t so normal. You can find him via his site here.
Anyhow, a big thanks to these folks for coming on the show and being vital parts of the community.
In my part of the country, the old mindset of “a formal education is the only pathway to success” is pretty prevalent. Many people have a habit of counting themselves out before they give themselves a chance to succeed.
In this post, I wanted to challenge that idea and others by answering the question “What kind of business can I start if I don’t have the money, skills, or technology to get it going?”
One of the biggest mistakes that I’ve been doing ever since I wanted to start my own business was just listen to the experts regularly and take no action.
One of the primary goals of New Inceptions is to help others who want to start their own creative business finally be able to do so.
One thing that has helped me actually take action is by practicing Just in Time Learning. Barrett Brooks mentioned this quite a bit during his tenure at Fizzle.
Another thing I’ve learned that is in relation to listening to experts is that many times those folks are giving advice to people who are readily able to put in the kinds of resources that they themselves place in their businesses. Case in point, Pat Flynn is the real deal when it comes to growing an online business. If it wasn’t for Pat, I wouldn’t have started my new journey after getting out of college.
However, he’s on a level where I just don’t see myself at yet. So I have to search for people who can help me fill in the dots between where he is now (where I want to be) and where I currently am for advice.
I had the chance to try plenty of things this year. One of which was a new writing style for “How-To” posts. One of those posts was actually the first of a series of posts for how to make a podcast. I felt and continue to feel that podcasting is the number one thing I’m asked about and I felt that I needed to get some of my knowledge out there.
Because I’m continued to be asked about it, I’m currently in talks with some folks to bring my first course to you guys in 2017 which will be a podcasters roundtable on how they produce their shows.
Not only did Laila and I have the chance to talk with one of my favorite speakers that really influenced me to where I am today, but I also had the opportunity to help him with his book launch!
In this chat, find out more about the book and Mark’s background.
You guys know I love Fizzle and I owe quite a bit to it and it’s community to where New Inceptions is today. Here it from Steph what Fizzle can do for you and why she actually applied to become a member of the team there.
Ashley is someone that I have to mention. She has a lot of stuff figured out and I think a lot of young Millennials can learn something from her attitude.
In this chat, she talks about how even though she seems like an “overnight success” it’s definitely not the case.
Drew, like me, is originally from the midwest. But, unlike me, he did the atypical right out college.
He moved to Japan with just an interest and no knowledge of the culture or language in pursuit of something he wanted to find out more about.
Today he finds himself not only teaching English on YouTube, but helping others learn how to reject what they perceive as the bounds of their life.
A Building Year
All in all, 2016 has been a pretty awesome year. Lots of amazing guests on the show and I’ve met tons of folks who inspire me to continue pushing forward.
While I’ve seen great growth this year, we’ve also had a few growing pains. For one, we recently found out that Google wasn’t registering our site correctly most of the year. Apparently for most of the year iTunes wasn’t making it easy to find AND I was getting negative SEO from some bots out of Indonesia.
And two, let’s not forget to mention the email newsletter I started. Lots of mixed reviews from the first test sequence. I think every week was a little more than you all could handle for now. Perhaps once a month is better?
Take Action: How About You?
Before you go, I want to know how your 2016 went. What did you learn and what are you proud of?
Feel free to share one piece (please!) of content that you’re most proud of from this past year.
Make sure you add some words (keywords?) beyond the link so that all readers here can understand why you chose that particular piece.
Looking forward to seeing what all you’ve been up to this year!!
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