Empowering entrepreneurs to express their creative gift. Personal Brand Guide. Go Pro, or Level Up w/ Bootcamp. ← MBA In A Box
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I’m 51.
Started YouTube at 42.
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I did it. You can too. But you have to start. Give before you ask. Focus on getting better & not the numbers. Learn before you scale.
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I priced it out on the whiteboard (of course).
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Chris Do retweeted
Everything I'm building is exciting...That's exactly the problem.
Like a lot of creatives, I diverge. I explore. I chase the next shiny object because new territory is energizing. But at some point, everything on your plate is competing for the same finite energy.
When I was at @theChrisDo's business intensive at Casa Dojo, each of us got one hour of focused coaching on one big problem. Mine was this one: too many directions, and not enough clarity on which one to lean into.
So Chris had me lay out every initiative I'm running. Then he asked some questions that stood out for me:
1. Which one naturally energizes me?
2. Which one is the most scalable and sellable?
3. Which one supports my foundational income and cash flow?
After reflecting, I realized that those can be three different answers.
The one that lights me up isn't always the one that pays the bills. And the one that could sell someday might not be the one I want to spend my days on.
This is difficult because there's no single right answer... it depends on the season you're in.
- A season of profitability and scalability? Lean into what can grow and sell.
- A season of lifestyle and flexibility? Protect your energy and your time.
- A season of long-term building toward an exit? Invest in what compounds, even when it doesn't pay yet.
Although more ideas and more discipline would help, it wasn't what I needed. I needed someone to pull everything onto the table and reflect it back so I could see it clearly.
This is the biggest benefit that I've found in coaching and to have Chris filter my situation through his experience and lens was a huge privilege.
If you're a creative with too many things going on, try this: list everything you're working on, run each one through those three questions, and ask which season you're actually in.
Curious to know what season people are in right now...👇
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