Parent Entrepreneur Power

All Superhero SoloPreneurs go through this growth obstacle:

 

What is the next thing I need to know to grow my business to the next phase?

What is the next thing I need to do to grow my business to the next phase?

Who can help me do this?

 

The What to Know

What process do I need?

What process is stopping me from moving forward?

 

The What to Do

What software do I need?

How do I delegate?

How to do…..? Fill in the blank with the task or skill

 

The Who

Then they get smart!

Whis is an expert in this skill/task already?

How much would they charge me to do it for me?

Can I hire them?

 

You need to know what is necessary to move to the next level in your business. I’d say, you even need to understand the basics of the skill required, but you do not need to actually do the thing yourself. In fact, doing the thing yourself will stop your growth.

 

Understand the next step, then hire someone else to do it so you can focus on what drives your business forward: strategy, overseeing implementation, and SALES!

Once Upon A Time As Austin Blood and Daniel Hill:

* The kids came first for Austin and Daniel.

* Austin found himself fired from his corporate job, and realized that it was kind of cool.

* His loss of a job opened up the opportunity for him and Daniel to work together.

* Austin has always loved to write, so he began writing.

* After their blog took off, it became their business instead of just a hobby.

* Their business centers around helping women have better relationships.

* They never set out to create a business, they started simply with a hobby.

* Once they saw that it was growing very quickly they knew they could optimize it.

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* One of the most important lessons you can learn is how to be selfish.

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* Some people can work anywhere, whereas others need to get out of the house and go to certain places in order to be productive.

* If you work from home, establish the times that you need quiet in order to work.

* In the world we live in today, it is necessary to establish a presence online and share your thoughts, even if it might be controversial.

* Everything that we struggle with oftentimes can be traced back to self-image.

* Sometimes self-loathing can be stopped with more income, but sometimes it needs something more.

* Sensitivity fluctuates, and different people feel different levels of it.

Connect with Austin and Daniel:

AustinBlood.com

Once Upon A Time As Bryan Falchuk

* Bryan grew up with parents getting divorced, and this gave him an intense anxiety about things going wrong

* However, this gave Bryan a high level of skill in making sure things don’t go wrong

* Business aren’t built when things are all going perfectly

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* Just get up and try again; don’t scare yourself into not trying at all

* After a big failure it is usually much more difficult to start again

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* If you don’t believe that you deserve success nothing else matters: you’re going to self-sabotage

* Being an entrepreneur means being connected to your purpose

* What are you doing, and why are you doing it?

* Do what you have to do in this moment; don’t focus on what you may have to do

* Everyone has struggles: they are part of greater things, not the end

* It is not as bad as you thought, you’ve just gotta keep working

* If you didn’t get to your goal; figure out why, what you can do differently, and what you’ll do going forward

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* Commit to not acting in a way that would not jeopardize your relationships

* Once you’re aware, you can work on it

* Focus on what’s in front of you, and keep moving forward

* Start with self-love. Once you unlock that you begin to think that you can do something about it

Connect With Bryan:

Special link for Power Parents with loads of resources!

Once Upon A Time As Dr. Jarret Patton:

* The kids definitely came first for Jarret

* Growing up he always wanted to become a truck driver, but as he grew older he became much more interested in the sciences

* He went to medical school, and from there he gained a great interest in pediatrics

* After beginning his pediatric career he helped lots of communities that really needed help

* His leadership skills led him to move up high in the medical pediatric system

* As time went on, a girl who’s infant son he treated claimed he sexually assaulted her

* This did not happen, but Dr. Jarret still got charged and lost all of his licenses and his job

* What got him through was his faith, family, and friends

* Dr. Jarret needed something to do and he wanted to continue helping people, so he decided to become an entrepreneur

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* Deciding to become an entrepreneur does not make money at the very beginning

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* There is another problem out there: there are people suffering in silence every day because something devestating happened

* People get stuck in that moment, and they can’t find there way out

* Dr. Jarret now coaches people and helps them to restart their lives after something devastating happened

* A coach helps you to see a world of possibilities that you might not normally see

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* A support system is necessary for

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* Once you look at the big picture you can make sure to not let the moment define you, and you can begin to recover

Connect With Dr. Jarret

DoctorJarret.com

* Riley, a 16 year old, has been streaming on a platform called Twitch for around four months, and in that time he has gained a following

* In addition, Riley is a freelance animator (creations of small gifs for people)

* There is etiquette involved in being in business, and as a parent you need to make sure your child is able to communicate with you about the things they find online

* Your child needs to be comfortable enough to accept help from you

* Should your young child have a computer in his or her own room? It was most beneficial to Riley to not have a computer in his room, and as a result he was more mature when he went online by himself

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* Being unique is necessary to get your own following

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* Don’t think about whether or not you can, think about what you need to do in order to actually do it

* The more you create the life you want, the more your kids will emulate that

Resources:

* Rileybones.com

How long should you keep trying before you give up and move on?

If you’re just chasing something because you think it’s cool, stop.

Are you doing the exact same thing day in and day out, or are you adapting and iterating? Don’t immediately abandon something if it isn’t working. Keep changing little things until it works!

How do you measure success?

Just making enough money is not a place you want to stay at for a long time.

You measure success incrementally, it’s not a one time thing.

Why don’t you just quit and get a job?

After debt that results from starting your business, fear can set in through you and your spouse

You have your own threshold as the one carrying the business, and you have to be the one to determine what that threshold is. Once you determine it, don’t cross it.

If you need to, you can get a job with an entrepreneurial company. That is not quitting or giving up, that is taking your skills into an organization that will value them.

Just keep moving forward.

Doing this entrepreneur thing day after day can become exhausting, and staying excited about it can be tough.

Think about this: it’s easier to stay excited about your own business, the business you created and run, than it is to stay excited about a job you have to commute to, a position that is made to serve someone else.

There are seasons in parenting that are paralleled in business. For example, the exit strategy in your business is the same as when your kids transition into adulthood and move away.

Each stage carries different excitements as well as difficulties.

What season are you in? Some seasons are more exciting than others.

Stay focused on your mission; not just the money, but why you started your business in the first place. It’ll have something to do with the benefits you bring to customers.

What kinds of tasks light you up, and what tasks bring you down? The answer to that will help with your motivation.

If you’re very operations focused, you will not be able to communicate your business as well. If you’re more marketing focused, you can.

To figure out which side of business you are more in line with, take the DISC test.

You are most likely spending more time than you would like on tasks that don’t light you up.

Delegate the tasks that are not suited to you to someone else!

If you have never attended a conference or have only had a bad experience, this podcast is for you.

You don’t need to go to a conference with the goal of selling your services to them. It will happen if you develop relationships.

Start with a local meetup, and work up from there. It might feel awkward at first, but go to them with a specific intent and it will work out.

Go with the intent of learning from others, and helping others learn from you. That is likely to result in business.

There is a real value in meeting people in person.

People will shut down and not be as responsive if you just try to sell them. Just go in with meaningful exchange of value, and the responses will be much higher.

Find a conference specific to your industry, and you’ll have much more meaningful exchange of value.

 

Once Upon A Time As Katie Krimitsos:

* In 2015, Katie had co-owned a company with her husband. He was the leader/visionary, and Katie was the operator

* At that point Katie was a new podcastor as well with her podcast Biz Women Rock

* When she got pregnant, 90% of her time was spent in the business, and the other 10% was spent on her podcast

* After the child, Katie started to distance herself from the company in order to raise her child and focus on her dream: Biz Women Rock

* The internet has made this world of online entrepreneurship look “easy” when in fact there is a lot more to it

* Before she had her daughter, Katie gave herself permission to be a stay at home mom if she felt that was right, or to go to work if that is what felt right

* After devoting the little time available to her as a new mother to her business she became frustrated at it not moving fast

* Katie took some time and came up with her very own mompreneur mission statement: what her values were, and what she needs to do to make them happen

* Her values were: spending quality time with her daughter, impacting many women in business, having a meaningful relationship with her husband, and maintaining a fit body

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* Owning the mindset that you can do it makes all the difference

* Katie started to seek out people who are living the life she wanted to live: parents succeeding both in business and as parents

* What you value can actually happen

* Make the big picture, and then decide on what you need to do on a daily basis to move forward

* Katie created the decision making matrix

* At the end of the day the goal of your business is to make a profit

* The matrix is a spreadsheet. On the first column she listed what she can provide and can be paid for

* In the next columns she listed four questions:

* Would I love doing this?

* What is the quickness to market?

* What is the money potential?

* Does my community actually need this?

* Find which one answers the questions the best, and devote your time and energy to that

* Providing value is necessary in any business

* Marketing and sales happen one on one: you are dealing with people

* You CAN pull off the gas pedal a little bit as time goes on

* The guilt does not go away; that is just the way it is, even if you didn’t do anything wrong. Life goes on

* Boundaries are vital parts of life

* It is okay to be “unproductive” when you’re with your kids

* Ask yourself what your values are and what you believe is possible

* No matter what your schedule is you can adjust to get the time you need

Connect with Katie:

BizWomenRock.com

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In order for you to grow, you end up creating a deficit. That is continuous, and it might feel like you’re doing something wrong.

This week we’re going to reevaluate your prices and determine who your ideal client or customer is.

Really look at the time you spend working on a certain project, what your hourly rate equates to, or how much it costs for employees to spend time on a certain project.

Decide if your price is sufficient for the time and energy required.

If you have had clients before: did you enjoy working with them? Were the services you provided in your zone of genius?

If your answers were yes, you need more of that.

If you enjoy working with someone, tell them and show them.

* Write personal notes to them.

* Send them gifts.

* Send them information that goes above and beyond what you do for them.

When there was a day that worked really well, I got on the microphone and recorded a note for myself to listen to on days that aren’t so good.

Sending notes and providing value to clients and friends goes a long way.