The Ready Entrepreneur Podcast

When corporate professionals make the transition to full-time entrepreneurship, there is often a hovering desire for all this is lost.  Beyond wages and a place to go every day, aspiring entrepreneurs have daily reminders of things that have been 'given up.'  

In this episode, Case Lane discusses how to replace corporate perks and comforts to make the transition to entrepreneurship easier.  Begin by focusing on the key goal, to generate new income streams, but provide yourself with the kind of comfort and care that you would receive at the office.

You have to recast yourself as an entrepreneur, and slowly replace the trappings of corporate life with your solopreneur alternatives:

• Salary and other financial benefits come from continuously focusing on the work required to replace the money as soon as possible
• Your comfortable workspace can be established wherever you decide to work
• You can be happy to be rid of idle office time, but desperate to reconnect with people - do that by joining group masterminds or finding an accountability partner

You get corporate out of your head by creating a new focus - the value you want to deliver - the product or service that your soon-to-be-discovered community wants or needs.  

To get a preview of Case's next book Recast: The Aspiring Entrepreneur's Prep Guide to Starting an Online Business, click here for the Reader's Summary.

If you are ready to make the transition to entrepreneur life and are trying to decide on an online business idea, click to register for Case's webinar How to Find An Online Business Idea That You Can Champion.

For tips, resources and strategies, visit the Ready Entrepreneur website.

In this extended interview episode, Case Lane has a conversation with Adrien Harrison, Founder and CEO of Smart Course and Echo Studio about his entrepreneur's journey.  Adrien left college to pursue his dream to travel the world, start a business and change the education system - and so far he has met his goals. 

From using his skills as a videographer to pitch projects, to bartending, to recognizing tech needs for other entrepreneurs, and now providing education resources for children with ADHD, he has managed to create a focused, goal-oriented career grounded in perseverance and a desire to learn.

If you want to learn more, reach out to Adrien at:
Smart Course: https://www.smartcourse.io/ and at Echo Studio

You can reach out to Adrien on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrien-harrison/

Visit https://www.readyentrepreneur.com/ for more tips and resources.

For a list of links to the resources mentioned in this podcast click here 

When creating an online business, you identify a product or service that you want to deliver to the global marketplace.  You have seen a problem that needs fixing, a gap that needs to be filled, or a desire that has not been addressed.  You deliver value by being you.

You become the automatic leader in your online niche by taking the initiative to declare yourself the leader.  And you solidify your position by delivering for your community.  You become number #1 to those who are looking for you, and you take them forward with you as you solve their problems, and deliver the value they want and need.

This episode is the final of 4 in a series about taking your - education, experience, knowledge, expertise, interests, skills - online to create a business you can use to achieve lifestyle freedom.

To sign-up for the webinar Wake Up the Entrepreneurial Genius Inside You (Without Compromising Who You Are) go to: https://success.readyentrepreneur.com/register

For more information for aspiring entrepreneurs, go to: readyentrepreneur.com and read the blog about this subject, and much more.  While you are there, sign up to join the community so you can stay up-to-date with the latest tips, strategies and ideas.

Say hello and follow Case:
On Facebook @readyentrepreneurHQ
On Instagram: @readyentrepreneur
On Twitter: @caselaneworld

For aspiring entrepreneurs who are looking at the online entrepreneurship landscape as a noisy, annoying, boastful drain - you do have an opportunity to create an online business.  The value of your online business is in the unique perspective you can bring to any product or service offering.

You can approach a product or service with a blog, store, podcast or video channel that meets the needs of those who do not see their personality or interests reflected online.  While modeling successful people is a tried-and-try method for achieving success, trying to be someone you are not is a likely tilt towards failure. 

Being your authentic self yields more rewards.  Not only are you the only person who can see a problem to solve from your perspective, but also there are likely to be others who see it the same way, and that is the community you are looking to find.

This episode is the third of 4 in a series about taking your - education, experience, knowledge, expertise, interests, skills - online to create a business you can use to achieve lifestyle freedom.

To sign-up for the webinar Wake Up the Entrepreneurial Genius Inside You (Without Compromising Who You Are) go to: https://success.readyentrepreneur.com/register

For more information for aspiring entrepreneurs, go to: readyentrepreneur.com and read the blog about this subject, and much more.  While you are there, sign up to join the community so you can stay up-to-date with the latest tips, strategies and ideas.

Say hello and follow Case:
On Facebook @readyentrepreneurHQ
On Instagram: @readyentrepreneur
On Twitter: @caselaneworld

In basketball, defining the championship is clear, you either win or lose based on the number of points scored.  In entrepreneurship, success is clear too.  You win or lose in the global marketplace based on whether or not people want or need your product or service.  And wanting or needing includes whether you have distributed and marketed the product or service in a way that people can find it.

Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to start a business in a field where they apparently have no experience can feel intimidated by the idea.  Unlike a high school basketball champion who knows each next level to pursue on the road to a professional career, an online entrepreneur must experiment and test the waters.  While this approach may be a grind, the opportunity for success only comes if the market knows the product or service is available.

An aspiring entrepreneur must understand that there is a path - not clearly defined - but available to choose as long as you do the work required to succeed, you declare your expertise the minute you start moving forward.

This episode is the second of 4 in a series about taking your - education, experience, knowledge, expertise, interests, skills - online to create a business you can use to achieve lifestyle freedom.

To sign-up for the webinar Wake Up the Entrepreneurial Genius Inside You (Without Compromising Who You Are) go to: https://success.readyentrepreneur.com/register

For more information for aspiring entrepreneurs, go to: readyentrepreneur.com and read the blog about this subject, and much more.  While you are there, sign up to join the community so you can stay up-to-date with the latest tips, strategies and ideas.

 Say hello and follow Case:
 On Facebook @readyentrepreneurHQ
On Instagram: @readyentrepreneur
On Twitter: @caselaneworld 

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking at the online world with a mix of envy and dread.  So many people appear to be making money doing what that they want with their lives, but a few too many of the successful also seem to be loud, silly and annoying.  How can you be online without dealing with all the rah-rah noise, techno-babble, and conflicting how-to advice you hear and see? 

This episode begins to answer that question by first looking at the big picture.  Digital is here to stay, and everyone must find a way to make the Internet work in their favor.  

Aspiring online entrepreneurs can approach the business on their own terms by focusing on the content you can deliver through your - education, knowledge, expertise, experience, skills and interests - and not by trying to imitate those you think are doing it 'right.' 

Have as your foundation these core concepts:

1. The Internet is our lifeline, online entrepreneurs are already participating in the future world of work
2. While learning to run a business online, you can accelerate your professional development and build your skills 
3. Focus on your interests, choose the online platform where you are comfortable, and use the tools that best suit your vision

This is the first of four episodes about being yourself, defining your own value, sticking to your uniqueness, and making those facts the business you build for a community that is looking for you.

For a deeper dive into this issue and the series, attend the free webinar of the same title, click here for more information.

For more for aspiring entrepreneurs go to: readyentrepreneur.com and read the blog about this subject.  While you are there, sign up to join the community so you can stay up-to-date with the latest tips, strategies and ideas.

Contact and follow Case:
On Facebook @readyentrepreneurHQ
On Instagram: @readyentrepreneur
On Twitter: @caselaneworld

The road to the entrepreneurial life can be full of unexpected opportunities and surprise options.  In this extended interview episode, Case has a conversation with Laura Wiese, the Co-Founder of Time Traveler Media.  Laura discusses starting - on stage - far from entrepreneurship, and transforming a temp position into a real-life MBA that became her own business.

For aspiring entrepreneurs who may be wondering how freelancing, assisting or even no work can turn you into a business owner, listen to Laura's inspirational story.

Learn how to leverage your creative talent, maintain multiple earning opportunities, negotiate for your value, learn on the job, and literally stay connected to your old job while moving on to your new business.  This is a conversation packed with great tips, strategies and ideas.  Listen now!

You can find Laura at:  timetravelermedia.com and on Instagram @timetravelermedia.

For more links to ideas you heard in the podcast visit:  readyentrepreneur.com/podcast

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On Twitter: @caselaneworld

Join the Ready Entrepreneur community to stay connected and receive tips, strategies and ideas for starting your business today!
 

The term 'aspiring entrepreneur' seems to be used to refer to anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur.  But the origins of the two words would imply a different meaning.  Is the aspiring entrepreneur forever aspiring, fulfilling the 'aspirational' part of the term without any action?  Or is the aspiring entrepreneur who uses both terms implying motivation, perseverance and ambition by insisting on the use of the words together?  And what do you do if you're the former?

If you believe you do too much aspiring:

1. Work on researching your business idea and your potential community
2. Talk to those who have gone before you, and if you do not know successful people watch the videos, read the books and listen to the podcasts of those you would like to know
3. Define where you can add value to a specific niche - by being the niche within the niche
4. Take action.  Implement the information you have learned.

The aspiring and entrepreneur work best together when you take your vision past aspiration and on to implementation.

Entrepreneurs are often asked to name their preferred social media platform and to explain their preference.  In this episode, Case reviews the pros and cons of the most popular platforms from a Ready Entrepreneur perspective.  Learn which platforms have the most flexibility, or create the most opportunity for your business.

The episode covers Facebook, Goodreads, Instagram, Linked In, Pinterest, Snap Chat, Tik Tok, Twitter and You Tube.

When aspiring entrepreneurs hear or read about successful entrepreneurial journeys, they may be tempted to consider the success an example to be followed.  But not offered entrepreneurial paths can be offered as a repeatable approach instead the rising entrepreneur must adapt to the reality of their own situation.  

Case discusses the common mistakes aspiring entrepreneurs make when attempting to follow someone else's path.  And offers three tips for avoiding the pitfalls of this approach.

When attempting to follow a model path:

1. Know the whole story (or as much as you can find)
2. Identify the gaps
3. Build, follow and respond to your own audience