Many entrepreneurs believe their online business feels hard because algorithms change or competition is high, but the real reason is they're trying to figure everything out alone. The truth about mentorship for business is that most successful entrepreneurs didn't build alone—they had mentors, communities, and masterminds providing guidance and accountability.

This episode reveals why the try-fail-switch cycle keeps you stuck and how mentorship for business shortens your learning curve from years to months.

✅Why social media's "self-made success" story is a myth (and what successful entrepreneurs actually did)

✅ONE decision you're avoiding right now that's probably the next step your business needs

✅How mentorship for business gives you clarity on your offer, confidence to market, and strategic focus

✅Why isolation delays momentum and guidance changes everything

✅3 places you can get support right now

Ready to stop building alone? Check out the mentorship for business resources mentioned in this episode and find the support that fits where you are!

Resources for You: 

Family Ebiz Facebook Group

Homeschool Blogger Network

Homeschool Blogger University

Family Ebiz Mastermind

Show Notes:

Many entrepreneurs believe business is hard because algorithms change, marketing becomes confusing, competition is so high. Those are the things they say. But the real reason businesses feel defeated and feel hard and difficult is they're trying to figure everything out alone.

The Try, Fail, Switch Trap

Many entrepreneurs operate on trial and error. They try a strategy, they fail, they switch strategies, they repeat this. Try, fail, switch. Try, fail, switch. And it's not doing anything.

This leads you to burnout, to frustration, to wasted time. You're not getting anything done, and you're not even making any money.

Matt Flynn lost his architecture job in 2008 during the recession, and instead of quitting, he started documenting what he was learning about online businesses. His early success came from experimenting publicly — letting those around him see what he was learning from others who had already succeeded. He didn't try to figure it out himself, which is what a lot of solopreneurs — you and me at times — do.

The Myth of the Self-Made Entrepreneur

Social media makes it seem like successful entrepreneurs did it completely alone, by themselves. This is a lie. This is a myth. The truth is, most all of them had and have mentors. They have communities. They are part of masterminds, and behind their success is guidance and accountability.

I personally pay money to be in certain groups so that I can have accountability, but I can also have guidance from people that have gone before me.

Reed Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, says that no successful company is built alone. He was part of PayPal back in the day, and there was a network of entrepreneurs called the PayPal Mafia. They all ended up starting their own businesses, collaborating, and going on to grow massive companies — including LinkedIn. That network became one of the most powerful entrepreneurial circles in the world.

His phrase: No matter how brilliant your mind, you need a team. Your network is your net worth.

The One Decision You've Been Avoiding

Your business feels hard because you're trying to do what successful people never did — build it alone. So I want you to think about this, and ask yourself today. Even write this down.

What is the one decision you've been avoiding because you're not sure of it?

Maybe it's how to launch your product. How to start a successful email funnel. How to talk about your offer — because some of you, I know, are scared to let people know that you actually sell things. It's a hobby if you're not selling. Maybe it's your social strategy, because let's face it, social media can be overwhelming.

Whatever that one decision is that you are avoiding right now because you're just not sure — write it down. Because that is probably the next step your business actually needs.

What Mentorship for Business Actually Does

If you have guidance, it can shorten the learning curve. Instead of guessing for three years, you can often move forward in months.

In 2021 or 2022, I bought Amy Porterfield's Digital Course Academy. It was $2,000. And you better believe I worked my tail off to get that thing implemented. I bought it in September, I launched in January, because I wanted to make my money back. I didn't try to figure it all out myself. I followed a proven plan. I also joined her mastermind group, where I get training every month and I can get in and get help.

J.K. Rowling was a single mom, struggling financially, writing in isolation, and she faced multiple rejections of her book. Her breakthrough didn't come from staying isolated. It came when someone outside of her finally saw the value in her work and helped bring it to life. That shift — from doing it alone to getting the support she needed — changed everything.

Even the most gifted people need outside validation, guidance, and the opportunity to move forward.

What Happens When You Stop Working Alone

If you stay in isolation, you delay momentum. And we need momentum to be able to grow our business.

Guidance can give you clarity on your offer. In our masterminds, people come and we bounce ideas around and get the clarity we need. Maybe it's getting the confidence to actually market your product. Maybe it's strategic focus — knowing what strategy really works, instead of listening to ten different people and piecemealing it together.

Mara, one of our mastermind members, always says, you just let me talk it out — and we came up with a solution. Daniil would start talking about her problem, and as she talked, she'd go, oh, now I know what to do. Just having the support of people that get what you're doing makes all the difference. A lot of people don't get online business.

When your business stops being lonely and confusing, momentum finally starts.

Where to Get Support

I have places where you can get that support. Family eBiz has a free Facebook group, and Homeschool Blogger Network is a free one as well. But I will say, you get what you pay for.

If you're a homeschooler with an online business, check out Homeschool Blogger University — we've priced it so that even homeschoolers can get in. The other group I have is the Family eBiz Mastermind. Both groups meet at least once a month, and we work together to support each other, with trainings and other support outside of the monthly meetings.

Coming up in a couple of weeks, I'm going to be doing a training on how to grow your list with buyers — not freebie seekers — and turning freebies into customers. I know a lot of y'all need that. It's only available to our mastermind and university members.

If you learned one thing from this episode, would you share it with someone who could use it in their business? And wherever you're listening, please leave a comment or a review — that means the world to me.

Check out the links below to find the right community for where you are in your business journey.