A lot of entrepreneurs went from being an employee, before figuring out what they really wanted to do. Who, in the beginning was following the ‘norm’, the program that was taught to us in school and by the society. That was exactly what our guest for today, Jason Van Orden, went through before becoming a huge entrepreneur and who is now teaching other how to transition from being an employer to succeeding in the world of entrepreneurship.

 

We know that a lot of you, our dear tribe, will connect with Jason’s life story and will get huge chunks of knowledge and inspiration to take a leap of faith and finally live a life by your design. Jason worked for three as an employee when he began to feel restless and weighed things heavily before quitting his job. He spent a couple of years figuring out what his strengths are and where his interests lie. He struggled with different forms of fear and shifting his mindset before he really got his thing going.

 

A lot of people has the same obstacles, and Jason is here to help you overcome those. Be sure to listen to this podcast in full to understand how you can understand yourself better, how to overcome fear, and how to train your mindset, even sharing a therapy technique that will help you to become more aware of yourself and your thoughts. By gaining this much needed clarity, you are already halfway through making your dreams into a reality. So tune in, and be sure to share this episode with everybody else!

 

Here’s What You Missed

 

• What it looked like when Jason followed the ‘norm’
• What he did to finally transition from being an employee to being an entrepreneur
• How to overcome fear and train your mindset
• What is cognitive behavioral therapy and how to do it?
• Thoughts on being a generalist of specialist?
• Discovering your ‘unique genius’, how to amplify your message to reach more people

 

Knowledge Nuggets

 

Jason has been always been a curious as a child, and likes to do things in his own way. As he continues to evolve, he sees the importance of following that curiosity and being willing to experiment on it.

 

[6:18] Joint venture affiliate deal. When Jason started marketing about the workshop he was planning to start, he didn't have an mail list yet. The place he's going to rent has a list of about 83 people that he started sending physical mails. So he got the list in exchange of a promised portion of sales.

 

[8:03] Ask yourself, where does your strengths and interests lie? Do your best to look into different things by reading books and trying things out to identify which things are more interesting to you. It may take a couple of years of searching and figuring out what was right for you, but if you continue to do work, you will get where you should be.

[9:00] Write the things you are afraid of. When you are trying to figure things out and pondering if it's time to quit your job, one of the first things you can do is to write the things that you're afraid of. Include the worst case scenarios, and see if you are ready to face it. By the end of that process, you will know if you are ready to quit the corporate world.

 

[10:53] How to overcome fear and mindset problem? Read a lot of books about entrepreneurship, because a lot of it will talk about risk and re-framing, fear and mindset training. Another thing is to have a circle that you can talk with and be encouraged about entrepreneurship.

 

[11:54] Use therapy technique or cognitive behavioral therapy. This is about training yourself, to be aware of your thoughts and then stopping and cataloging those thoughts and analyzing them.

 

[16:49] One of the tips to discover who you want to serve, ask yourself, where can I create like the greatest value? You may want to work with those people. Find a mission you can really get behind.

 

[19:00] First step of business framework: use Venn diagram to answer these questions: Who are you? Who do you want to serve? How are you going to serve them? It starts with knowing yourself, your vision, what do you want to be recognized for and who you would enjoy serving best. Stay true to your vision, strengths and goals.

 

[22:52] Passion or profit first? It should be both. Answering questions like, who are you or what's your unique genius? is where passion needs to come in. Then in the profit side, think about your audience. What are their pains and what do they need? As an entrepreneur, make a product as soon as you can to start selling as soon as possible.

 

[25:38] Thoughts on being a generalist vs a specialist: Jason is all I'm all about strengths and specializing and knowing where you are strong, and how you operate. So you can start as specialist and you can get to a point where your brand can start standing for other things and still be clear.

 

[34:01] Sell as soon as possible. You need to get selling something as quickly as possible. It boosts your confidence and proves that what you have is something that people want to buy. It gives you some cash and testimonials.

 

[39:25] Follow your curiosity. Always look at strategy and growth. Also look for something that will drive you, interests you learn about and experiment.

 

[42:29] Podcasting should be just one channel for your content. Just one piece of your platform. You can take quotes and make graphics out of it to post to other places.

 

[44:06] What's your unique genius? That will boost your confidence and start thinking at different ways you could show up and create something in the world.

 

Important Reads and Links

 

Jason Van Orden Website:                     https://jasonvanorden.com/

Jason Van Orden Podcast:                       https://jasonvanorden.com/category/podcast/

Jason Van Orden Instagram:                    https://www.instagram.com/jasonvo/

Jason Van Orden Facebook:                    https://www.facebook.com/public/Jason-Van-Orden

Jason Van Orden Twitter:                                        https://twitter.com/jasonvo

 

Jason Van Orden resource for finding your unique genius:                                              https://jasonvanorden.com/uncover-your-unique-genius/

 

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