1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,040 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening everybody. 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,560 Welcome to today's episode 3 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,880 of the NeverPeak Project Podcast. 4 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,700 I'm your host, Coach Ranger, and in today's episode, 5 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:10,920 we're going to be diving into three strategies 6 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,000 to help you as a solopreneur 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,400 lead your business effectively by leading yourself. 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,320 So go ahead and grab a beverage of your choice, 9 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,240 sit back, relax, and listen in 10 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:23,340 as we talk about a few of my favorite strategies 11 00:00:23,340 --> 00:00:25,160 to lead an effective business 12 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,640 while you are the only employee. 13 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:28,960 Now today, we're gonna be talking 14 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,480 about a few different things that I've been doing 15 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,340 to make sure that as a solopreneur, 16 00:00:33,340 --> 00:00:35,280 I am focused on the mission, 17 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,720 able to make clear decisions to move my business forward. 18 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,740 And all of these tips fall into three major categories. 19 00:00:41,740 --> 00:00:45,480 The very first is clear mission and vision. 20 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:47,160 The second is accountability, 21 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,600 the second is accountability and self-management, 22 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,520 and the third is all about seeking support. 23 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,020 For the first category of mission and vision, 24 00:00:58,020 --> 00:01:01,000 I touched on this a little bit last week in our episode 25 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,080 about the lessons that I learned 26 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,380 from running a nonprofit for a few years, 27 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:05,760 but this is something that I'm gonna harbor 28 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,200 and constantly throughout a lot of my content 29 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,840 is the importance of a clear mission 30 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,920 and vision statement in your business. 31 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,880 Just like on my walk across America, 32 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,740 I had a very clear mission as to why I was doing it. 33 00:01:18,740 --> 00:01:20,400 I was doing it to highlight, learn from, 34 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,640 and work with people in the US 35 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,840 that are making a difference in their communities. 36 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,960 And that helped me really make decisions 37 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:28,360 about what I was going to be putting my attention 38 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,680 and focus on at any given point throughout the journey, 39 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,600 whether it was in terms of finding guests for my podcast, 40 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,580 in terms of taking days off, 41 00:01:36,580 --> 00:01:38,700 or side missions that I wanted to accomplish. 42 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:41,320 It helped me really focus on what it is 43 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:43,920 that I wanted out of that adventure. 44 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,040 Stepping that back into the business side, 45 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,080 having a clear mission when it comes to your business 46 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,160 does just that. 47 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,280 It helps you focus on the aspects of your business 48 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,860 that you really wanna focus on. 49 00:01:54,860 --> 00:01:57,040 Which events do I go to? 50 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,520 Which offers do I work towards? 51 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,200 Which collaborations do I put my time, 52 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,800 energy, and attention into? 53 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,360 It really all just stems down 54 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,640 to having a clear mission for your company. 55 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:11,440 And where vision comes in is it's about creating 56 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,400 a clear vision for your overall life. 57 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,240 What vision do you wanna create with the work that you do? 58 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,160 And the way that I describe it in my workshop, 59 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,160 The Power of Purpose, is your vision 60 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,040 is the overarching mountain range and scene 61 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,120 that you wanna create. 62 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,360 It is the mountain range, it's the waterscapes, 63 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,540 it's all the minute details, the floor, the fauna, 64 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:33,880 everything that encompasses the life 65 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,520 that you wanna create for yourself. 66 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,200 Whereas the mission statement 67 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,240 will focus on one specific mountain. 68 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:41,340 And that's what you kinda wanna create 69 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:42,920 for different parts of your life, 70 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:44,840 and specifically your business. 71 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,580 The three main aspects of your mission statement 72 00:02:47,580 --> 00:02:49,580 is it should be one sentence, 73 00:02:49,580 --> 00:02:51,560 it should be clear and concise enough 74 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,760 that a 12-year-old can understand it, 75 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,880 and you should be able to recite it under extreme pressure. 76 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,480 So those are the three main things 77 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,280 that you need to focus on with your mission statement. 78 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,120 And if you wanna learn more 79 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,660 about the mission or vision statement, 80 00:03:03,660 --> 00:03:06,240 I'll put more details for the workshop below. 81 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,800 But that is really what you wanna focus on 82 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,680 is having a clear idea of the purpose and reason 83 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,560 that you are actually here in business. 84 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,400 That's going to help you stay focused when times get tough, 85 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,520 when you aren't really sure what decisions to make, 86 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,240 and of course enroll people in being a customer 87 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,000 and a part of the community and vision 88 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,200 that you're trying to create. 89 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,660 And in terms of actionable tools 90 00:03:25,660 --> 00:03:27,680 to really focus in on your mission statement, 91 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,040 here are three tips. 92 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,100 The first one is the general template 93 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:33,800 for your mission statement. 94 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,320 The template is I help target audience 95 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,200 achieve results through methodology. 96 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,360 And be sure that you include some of your values, 97 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:48,320 some verbs and action words that really resonate with you. 98 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,120 The second is to create a vision board. 99 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,080 Something that you can look at and very clearly see 100 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,440 what it is that you're trying to create, 101 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,160 what problems you're trying to solve 102 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,480 as a way to kind of really focus on 103 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,120 what you want out of the business. 104 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,240 I have a metaphor board 105 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,840 where I have put in different pictures 106 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,680 that mean different things to me. 107 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,040 For example, there's a lily padded with a frog on it 108 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:10,880 for one of them. 109 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,560 And that's really about reminding myself 110 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,800 to chunk down from time to time. 111 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,400 Instead of trying to jump over 112 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,960 from one side of the pond to the other 113 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,320 in one swoop to know that I can take smaller steps 114 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:22,920 to get to the other side. 115 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,840 There is the woman in a red dress 116 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:26,720 that represents distractions in business. 117 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,360 And there's a whole bunch of other ones. 118 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,480 I'll probably do a workshop or a specific episode 119 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,160 about that in the future. 120 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,840 But really it's just about having ways to remind myself 121 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:38,760 of these lessons that I've learned along the way. 122 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,800 And the third one is to either journal 123 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,160 or set a time, either journal or set aside some time 124 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,360 every day to do some visualization 125 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:47,920 on where you want your business to go 126 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,760 in the next three to five years. 127 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,440 Really get clear on the outcome 128 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,120 that you're looking to create for yourself 129 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,920 so that you'll know when you've gotten there 130 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,720 and when it's time to change things up a little bit 131 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,160 and write new goals for the business. 132 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,880 The next area is really around accountability 133 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,640 and self-management. 134 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:05,920 That's a big problem that I've heard 135 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,200 from a lot of other solopreneurs, including myself, 136 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,880 is that you kind of go from, 137 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,360 for a lot of people they have a job 138 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,480 or they have a manager, there's that hierarchy 139 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,280 and you're reporting to someone constantly 140 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:16,720 that's checking in on you and making sure 141 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,960 that you're getting your work done. 142 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,920 Whereas when it comes to owning your own business 143 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,480 and being a solopreneur, 144 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,320 you've kind of started to take over every single category. 145 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:26,600 You're the finance department, 146 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,000 you're the management team, you're the C-suite, 147 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,600 you're the intern, you're the graphic designer, 148 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,520 the podcast host, you're a little bit of everything. 149 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,160 And oftentimes we kind of create ideas 150 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,880 of things that we wanna do, 151 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,280 but don't always follow through on them. 152 00:05:42,280 --> 00:05:44,000 And I think there is that level of, 153 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,560 we would rather do the easier things 154 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,240 so that we feel more accomplished 155 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,000 rather than sitting down and spending time 156 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,640 doing the harder stuff that takes more time. 157 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,520 But when it comes to setting up systems 158 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,440 of accountability and self-management for yourself, 159 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,040 here are a few tips to help you out as well. 160 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,440 The first one is something that I kind of stole 161 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,820 from Andy Frisella's 75 Hard and the Live Hard Program 162 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:09,200 is the idea of the power list. 163 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,880 Really all it is is that every single day 164 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,240 before you go to bed, you write down the three to five things 165 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,400 you need to get done the following day 166 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,800 in order for it to be considered a success. 167 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,280 And that's really high level things 168 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:21,040 that you need to do for your business. 169 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,800 For example, on my power list, 170 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,440 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 171 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,960 is related around the podcast. 172 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:28,760 Mondays, I need to record an episode 173 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,540 and I need to get it out. 174 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:32,960 Wednesdays, depending on if I have a guest or not, 175 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,660 it's either getting that up and edited 176 00:06:34,660 --> 00:06:36,340 or just making sure that I am good to go 177 00:06:36,340 --> 00:06:37,640 for the rest of the week. 178 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,340 Same thing with Fridays with the self-employment updates. 179 00:06:40,340 --> 00:06:43,000 It's these non-negotiables that this needs to be done 180 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,120 by the end of the day in order for it to be a success. 181 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,800 And for me, a lot of the time, writing my memoir 182 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,160 about my Walk Across Americas on that as well. 183 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,460 So it's really just about identifying those big items 184 00:06:54,460 --> 00:06:57,080 that will really move you forward in your life and business. 185 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,360 Something that has worked for me pretty well 186 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,560 is the idea of public commitments. 187 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,920 I posted that I was doing my Walk Across America 188 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,480 all over social media. 189 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,600 When I was doing my first half marathon, 190 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,080 I posted about it so that others would know about it. 191 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,480 And posting about it really helps you have an external force 192 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,840 of accountability that's free, 193 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,000 but it's still not as effective as other methods. 194 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,380 It definitely helps. 195 00:07:19,380 --> 00:07:21,140 And what I've noticed is that when you talk about 196 00:07:21,140 --> 00:07:24,080 the things that you want and the things you want to create 197 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,600 and see in your business, 198 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,060 oftentimes others will talk to you about it 199 00:07:28,060 --> 00:07:30,560 and find ways to help and support you. 200 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,040 So be open about your goals and what you want to create 201 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,560 and see what others can do. 202 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,080 And when it comes to others, 203 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,240 a big piece that I would really harbor in on 204 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,640 and urge you to take into consideration 205 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,600 is the idea of an accountability buddy or coach. 206 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,160 The reason for that is because when you have 207 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,200 an accountability buddy or a coach 208 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,020 that you meet with every single week, 209 00:07:51,020 --> 00:07:54,980 you have to say out loud to another living, breathing person 210 00:07:54,980 --> 00:07:58,000 that you either did or did not do something 211 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,440 that you said you would. 212 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,240 It kind of forces you to keep everything urgent 213 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,120 and important. 214 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,240 Something that I've seen a lot of solo printers do 215 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,400 is they kind of have that hierarchy, that important 216 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,240 and urgent graph that we've kind of seen. 217 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,680 And a lot of things fall into that important 218 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,400 but not urgent category. 219 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,400 But over time, those end up in the urgent 220 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,460 and important category and either aren't 100% 221 00:08:23,460 --> 00:08:25,620 what we wanted to create from it 222 00:08:25,620 --> 00:08:27,200 or they kind of just fall flat. 223 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,680 But when you have somebody that you talk to 224 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,180 every single week, like a buddy or a coach, 225 00:08:31,180 --> 00:08:33,720 it keeps everything at a constant state of urgency 226 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,440 so that you get a lot more done. 227 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,520 And that's been extremely beneficial for me, 228 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,140 even as a coach, as an accountability coach, 229 00:08:40,140 --> 00:08:42,460 having my own accountability buddy and coach 230 00:08:42,460 --> 00:08:45,680 has been super helpful to make sure that I get everything 231 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:47,560 that I say I want to get done, done. 232 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:49,880 The last portion that I want to talk about for today 233 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,720 is the idea of seeking support as a solo printer. 234 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,120 Say that five times fast. 235 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,480 And the idea is that we are doing all of this on our own. 236 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,400 We are, again, the finest department, 237 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,760 all these different pieces of the puzzle, 238 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,120 but sometimes in order to really create 239 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,480 and get to where we want to go, 240 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,020 we need other people's support and assistance. 241 00:09:10,020 --> 00:09:12,120 This isn't something that you can do alone. 242 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,640 So what I would suggest are these three main things. 243 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,280 The first one is finding a network, 244 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,400 finding a club or a group or a, 245 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,400 just a room of like-minded people 246 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,120 that want to see you succeed 247 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,800 and then themselves also want to succeed. 248 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,960 And this could be in the way of referral networks 249 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,680 like the BNI or BRN groups that I'm in. 250 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:34,580 It could be professional networking events 251 00:09:34,580 --> 00:09:37,920 or even just boards of directors of nonprofits 252 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,360 where everybody else there is a dedicated individual 253 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,860 to self-improvement and the cause 254 00:09:42,860 --> 00:09:44,600 that they're looking to support. 255 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,080 It just really helps you stay focused 256 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,240 and motivated towards different aspects of your life. 257 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,000 So I would say that the first thing there 258 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,400 is finding a group of people that you connect with 259 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,700 and you can support and be supported by. 260 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,320 The next one is being open to the idea 261 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,920 of having a virtual assistant or somebody 262 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,360 to help you take some work off of your plate. 263 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,200 Right now I'm not working with any virtual assistants 264 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,800 but when I was on my walk across the country, 265 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:16,480 I hired a podcast editor to help me out with the podcast 266 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:17,760 while I was on the road. 267 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,240 And this was super helpful 268 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,760 because all I had to do was pay, you know, 269 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,920 40 to 60 bucks per episode 270 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,120 and I didn't have to worry about the hours of editing 271 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,400 that went into creating that content. 272 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,440 All I had to do was send it off to them. 273 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,280 A few days later, they would send it back. 274 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:34,120 It was super helpful 275 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,160 because without that extra help and support, 276 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,400 I wouldn't have been able to get out the 30 plus episodes 277 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,920 that I did during my walk across America. 278 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,180 So when it comes to that, 279 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:47,880 find ways to leverage the support of virtual assistants, 280 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,920 whether it is somebody on Fiverr 281 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:53,640 or somebody in one of your networking groups, 282 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,140 just find the services that would be the most useful 283 00:10:56,140 --> 00:11:00,100 for you to hire and use so that you can get the work done 284 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:02,000 that you really, really wanna focus on. 285 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,680 And the very last tip is ABL, always be learning. 286 00:11:06,680 --> 00:11:09,280 Always look for other mentors or supporters 287 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:10,960 that you can learn things from. 288 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,360 And this isn't just people in person 289 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,420 or at workshops or online. 290 00:11:15,420 --> 00:11:18,640 It's really about even finding books of creators 291 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:22,720 and experts that you can learn something from. 292 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,280 Finding ways to constantly learn 293 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,840 from other people has been, again, ridiculously impactful 294 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,960 for me and my business. 295 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:31,760 It's helped me see things differently. 296 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,760 It's helped me make better content. 297 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,480 It's helped me really focus my ideas and clarify them 298 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,400 so that I can clearly express them 299 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,520 to others that I come in contact with. 300 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,600 Make sure when it comes to seeking support, 301 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,260 that you find a group that you jive with, 302 00:11:45,260 --> 00:11:46,600 that you're always learning, 303 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,960 and that you're willing and able to take on extra help 304 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,000 and support in the way of virtual assistants 305 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,320 or just a few one-off independent contractor folks 306 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,840 to help you create the image 307 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,360 that you really wanna see in the world. 308 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,320 And really just to completely wrap up today's episode, 309 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,200 I wanna clarify that when it comes to solopreneurship 310 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,080 and running your own business, 311 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,400 is that everything starts and stops with you. 312 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,640 You are the one that's going to take the next step. 313 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,420 You're the one that controls every aspect of your business. 314 00:12:15,420 --> 00:12:17,180 And what I would really urge you to do 315 00:12:17,180 --> 00:12:20,300 is take a second to stop, look around, 316 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:22,440 clarify what your mission and vision is, 317 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,840 find ways for others to support you, 318 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,600 and make sure that you're managing yourself effectively 319 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,200 so that you're actually accountable to the results 320 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,560 that you wanna create and generate in your business. 321 00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:35,520 And all the information, a recap is gonna be 322 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:36,360 in the show notes. 323 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,120 I'm gonna post this on my Instagram and Facebook accounts 324 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,560 so that you can refer back to it. 325 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,880 I hope that some of it is useful and impactful for you. 326 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,560 And if you try these tools and they work out for you, 327 00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:46,400 please let me know. 328 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,280 I'd love to see that the things that have worked for me 329 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:50,980 are working for others out in the world. 330 00:12:50,980 --> 00:12:52,400 Thank you all so much for listening 331 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,920 and giving me some of your time and attention. 332 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,040 It's super valuable, 333 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,160 and I appreciate you sharing some of that with me. 334 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,800 Remember to please leave a rating and review 335 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,720 on whatever podcast platform you're listening to 336 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,240 so that this message can get out to more solopreneurs 337 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,380 so they can feed their families, 338 00:13:06,380 --> 00:13:07,600 create the life they've always wanted 339 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,560 and achieve their dreams. 340 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:12,400 As always, remember that the best is yet to come 341 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,600 as long as you're willing to make the decision 342 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,240 to never settle, never quit, and never peak. 343 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:37,240 I'll see you guys in the next one.