How can our Reluctant Entrepreneur keep learning?

As we wrap up episode 18 and the 4th season, we announce the next iteration of the project for our Reluctant Entrepreneur: A Tarot deck. If you’re not into Tarot, these cards can be used as small micro-learning moments on a couple dozen of the best lessons, reflections, considerations, and insights we’ve covered in the past year on the podcast.

If you are familiar with Tarot, they can be used just like the Major Arcana of a traditional deck for inspiration.

Diana explains how the project evolved into this format, and how she was inspired to map her own experiences and concepts into something tactile.

If you’ve enjoyed the series, you can pre-order the Tarot Card kit here: Reluctant Entrepreneur Tarot - Hawthorne Union

In this episode we referenced:

-  The Fool’s Journey is what makes up the first 22 cards in a Tarot deck, also called the Major Arcana. The cards in sequence tell a story, and it’s a commonly cited metaphor for growth and transformational change in one’s life.

- Listen! Mentor Coaching for Coaches is Diana and I’s first collaboration,  similar bite-size lessons on coaching in a coffee table book format. This is where we tried a similar concept of reading cover to cover, or being able to open a single page and get value from a quick lesson.

- The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain is a book by Annie Murphy Paul that explores how the brain works differently based on the activities we’re doing, and utilizes our body, environment, and the people we’re connected to.

- Positive Psychology is a branch of psychology that tries to hone in on what is going right in someone’s life and capitalize on that to build a meaningful and purposeful life.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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What does using our intuition feel like?

In this episode, we talk with Diana’s mom, Theresa Lebeiko. Diana considers Theresa to be a huge inspiration and source of support throughout her entrepreneurial journey. She was an English teacher, a vision disability rehabilitation educator, and considers herself a fan of literature and the arts. She talks about her experience with being first-generation college educated, her husband being an entrepreneur, and now supporting Diana through her ventures.

In this episode, we referenced:

· The passage that Theresa reads is from Circle of Grace by Jan Richardson, which is a Christian spiritual book of blessings and poems. (affiliate link)

· Diana outed herself as a picky eater.

· The song about tacky housing may have been a reference to Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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Does having a drive mean non-stop energy in your business?

Diana and I turned the mics back on at the end of last year and caught some thoughts about the Reluctant Entrepreneur project after a Hawthorne Union coach gathering. We discuss the difference between the expectation that commitment and drive to starting a business equate to having non-stop energy and focus. That there can be a way we wish or are told to operate with drive in our business that may not be realistic or sustainable for our reluctant entrepreneurs.

Passion can also be a double-edged sword to blindly march into a business venture, regardless of being viable or not. Jacen considers it a force that needs to be renewed often. Diana sees it as a starting point, but not enough to carry you through running a business.

In this episode we referenced the following:

- The Disney bumper cars are in reference to Disneyland’s Autopia, also known as Tomorrowland Speedway in Disney World.

- Here is a snippet of Stephen King talking about his daily word count, in pages. Jacen is a big fan of the Dark Tower series, the first book is The Gunslinger. (Affiliate Link)

- Jacen heard Neil Gaiman talk about his writing process and limiting his daily word count on the Tim Ferris podcast. Have you heard the audio drama version of The Sandman? (Affiliate Link)

- The Infinite Game is the latest book from leadership speaker and writer, Simon Sinek.

- “If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.” This is a quote from Lao Tzu, a classic Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism. (Affiliate Link)

- Stephen Covey’s 2nd habit from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is “Begin with the End in Mind.” (Affiliate Link).

- DRiV is a behavioral assessment and 360 leadership report tool.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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Does being considered a Serial Entrepreneur mean you never return to regular work?

Friend of the show Berry Worden comes on to the show to discuss his foray into entrepreneurship. It started with his own experience of getting massage therapy after a 100-mile bike ride, into starting his own wellness clinic. That led to him becoming a certified trainer, a CrossFit coach, and several other ventures in his current role as a Client Service Manager for recruitment advertisement. He’s never lost his entrepreneurial spirit, even as he’s transitioned back into regular employment work.

You can connect with Berry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berryworden/.

In this episode we referenced:

-  A 100-mile bike ride is also sometimes referred to as a century ride.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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How can we truly grow from our limits?

The newest member of the Union, Joseph Castro. ACC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcastrojr/) comes on the show to share his viewpoint on transition coaching, the growth edge, and comfort zones. He tells us about his venture from being an employee, to partnering with entrepreneur services to start his LLC.  We discuss how edges and limits bring up emotion, become a catalyst for developing skillsets, or translate into possibility.

Joseph Castro Jr. is an Associate Certified Coach with experience in diversity, inclusion, racial equity and belonging. He is a first-generation university graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cal Poly University, and infuses these values in his coaching practice. He is also bilingual in Spanish. Joseph has had significant non-profit leadership experience and has served on many boards of Directors at local and national levels. He has received recognition for his award-winning leadership, including the SLO Tribune Top 20 under 40 for his Male/Father Involvement Project, and is committed to working towards peace, culture and education.

In this episode we referenced:

- Dharma is a concept in eastern religion, which can be translated as “duty,” “law,” or reality.” In Hinduism, dharma is the moral law that governs individual conduct and is necessary for the maintenance of order in the universe. Each person's dharma is unique and is influenced by factors such as their class, age, and gender.

- Hell of a View is a 2021 song by country singer Eric Church.

- The Fool is a tarot card that is commonly cited as representing new beginnings, optimism, spontaneity and the need to take risks and trust in the universe.

- ICF Washington is Washington state’s local ICF chapter.

- Lost was a tv show from 2004 to 2010 by JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffery Lieber, and was famous for its sci-fi mystery plot twists and turns. Jacen can’t be the only one who remembers this show, right?

- The Great Work of your Life by Steven Cope is the spiritual self-development book Joseph read from in this episode (affiliate link).

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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How can we remain open to learning while navigating market disruptions?

Michele Rempel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelerempel/) of Westvyne allows Diana and I to come on site to her studio and talk to her about her reluctant entrepreneur journey that stated in education and landed in digital marketing. A few life changes and a customer request really jumpstarted her journey into the career field that she is still in today, but her roots and passion from that educational background is a part of what has made her approach unique to her customers.

She also explores while her family background is not in starting businesses, but she found that once she started one, she was able to start other businesses, such as a creative art side project. What it was like navigating both the recent pandemic and the economic downturn from 2007 – 2009 and what she’s learned after remaining in business after both events.

In this episode we referenced:

- The enneagramis a strength-based personality assessment.

- Pinterest, TikTok, Instagram Reels are all social media image and video sharing platforms that allow businesses to market direct to consumers.

- Diana referenced that Drew was better at the definitions, she is referring to Drew Long of Hawthorne Union.

- Women’s Business Center and SCORE are support programs within the SBA.

- “We tend to buy from people we know like and trust,” is a common sales phraseology that David Malizia shared with us on a previous episode.

- Westvyne’s website is at https://westvyne.com/

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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How can we truly evolve?

Michael Tucker, PCC comes on the show to talk about his transition from running a marketing company and moving to coaching as a reluctant entrepreneur after experiencing a family tragedy. His first instinct was to reject the calling of leaving successful subject matter expertise to restart in a new field of coaching. He then enrolled in UTC Dallas to hone is craft.

We breakdown what reluctance means, and what that changes to in an actual business transition. How these emotions impact success, client work, and using confidence to overcome the pains of evolution.

Michael Tucker is an executive coach that is committed to the acceleration, advancement and conscious evolution of the global human family. As the founder of Tucker Coaching & Consulting, Michael coaches and consults executives, leaders and teams around the world. In 2021 Michael was ranked among the Top 5 executive coaches in Tucson, Arizona by Influence Digest. He is a member of the International Coaching Federation, the Family Life Coaching Association and is a coaching instructor at the Institute for Integrative Intelligence.

You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/in/mrmichaeltucker) or via his website at http://tuckercoaching.net

In this episode we referenced:

-  Rich Litvin is the author of The Prosperous Coach (affiliate link), and several of his Mind Valley keynotes are on his website.

- Mind Valleyis a personal development educational hub

- “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” Is a quote by Arthur Ashe, a professional tennis player and the only African American to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.

- Coaching for Everyone is a Non-profit to increase BIPOC Coaches and provide coaching to non-profits and K-12

- John Slatteryis a BioRegional Herbalist, Forager, and author of Southwest Foraging and Southwest Medicinal Plants. (affiliate link)

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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What is the difference between coaching and consulting?

Drew Long is the most recent addition to the Hawthorne Union. While he has his background and experience in coaching, he came on the show to talk about how he’s contributed to others by consulting and mentoring several other business ventures.

Drew holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a certificate in Biomedical Ethics and has worked and coached in the Sales, Sales Leadership, Finance, Renewable Energy, Education, and Digital Marketing spaces. Drew is currently pursuing his Professional Certified Coach credential through the International Coaching Federation.

In this episode we referenced:

· Drew referenced the phenomenon of psychological reactance, the aversion we have to people telling us what to do.

· Using this as a sales or leadership technique is covered in the book Instant Influence by Michael Pantalon (affiliate link)

· Marcus Buckingham’s (of Strengthfinders and "First, Break All the Rules." fame) new book is called Love and Work. (affiliate link)

· Thomas Delauer is a fitness and nutrition coach, and influencer on YouTube.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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What does personal health have to do with business?

Health is wealth. In this episode, we break down some of the overlooked corners of entrepreneurship, which is your health, because of how dependent your business is on your ability to perform. If you’re sick, unless you have some alternate funding source, it’s impacting your bottom line in some way.

We all know a steady diet of fast food will eventually take its toll on you, s when we talk about getting sick, that’s not the cold, we talk about the whole spectrum of wellbeing that can impact your output. That can include nutrition, spiritual wellbeing, time, or stress management.

In this episode we referenced:

·  The PTSD study Jacen referenced is comprised of two parts, a study specific to healthcare workers here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/19/healthcare-workers-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-pandemic-covidand this 2013 study which cited other industries, such as firefighters, transportation, journalists and industrial workers: https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/63/3/175/1413569

· Atomic Habits is an often-cited book by James Clear, and extremely recommended by Jacen! (affiliate link)

· Atlas Orthogonal (AO) is a specialized type of chiropractic service without popping and cracking the neck.

· The quote, “Give your body an hour a day,” that Diana referenced is from Coming Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body and Soul by Marion Woodman, Ph.D and Jill Mellic (affiliate link)

· Words That Change Minds: The 14 Patterns for Mastering the Language of Influence is a book by language expertShelle Rose Charvet (affiliate link)

· The Knockout Mechanisms a from a monologue in Million Dollar Baby. a  2004 movie directed by Clint Eastwood.

· The story of the Eureka moment was totally not Magellan, it was Archimedes. Please don’t quiz Jacen on Greek history.

· Why We Sleep is a book by Matthew Walker. (affiliate link)

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

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Are we getting a bit too judgey about work-life balance?

Jacen gets fired up about the misconceptions of work-life balance becoming an achievable state and Diana points out some of the judgments that can come along with overanalyzing misuse of the term.

In this episode we referenced:

·  The Life Wheel is a common life coaching exercise.

· The Todoist has a great breakdown of Time Blocking, a calendar management technique.

· “Have you ever been too busy driving to stop for gas?” is a familiar Stephen Covey idiom.

· GSD is a phrase to step into gear, but what Jacen really meant was the GTD method, which is a productivity methodology by David Allen. (Affiliate Link)

· Bullet Journaling is a type of quick note-taking and organization by Ryder Carroll.

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I’m Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach’s point of view.

Contact: [email protected]