What if you couldn’t get a seat at the table and decided to build your own? What if you took that leap of faith to start your own business and believed you were enough? Amanda Carlo, the founder of Gold Griff Athlete Agency, did exactly that. She was the Manager of Community Outreach & Alumni Relations for the Kansas City Chiefs, but a year ago she resigned and started her own business. In this episode, Amanda talks about how she managed her self-doubt and the challenges that come with taking such a big risk.

• Amanda talks about why she thinks a certain amount of self-doubt is healthy. 

• She reveals that she keeps a list of negative things people have said about her to use as motivation.

• She talks about her secrets to avoid suffering from burnout and why she pushes herself to fail faster.

• Amanda also shares how long it took her to find the courage to leave her salaried job to start her own business and the three things she relies on to pull herself out of doubting herself.

 

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Links:

Book | Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy: https://rb.gy/q4g0i 

Book | Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal: https://rb.gy/uqv0v 

Book | WorkParty: How to Create & Cultivate the Career of Your Dreams by Jaclyn Johnson: https://rb.gy/4zncw 

Book | Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear: https://rb.gy/ym8va  

Book | The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferriss : https://rb.gy/9fs4s 

Book | Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and Arthur R. Pell: https://rb.gy/9k8hp 

 

Connect with Amanda:

Website: https://www.goldgriffaa.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldgriffagency/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacarlo/ 

 

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