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#143: How to be super productive – the time management rule
Show notes from Episode #143 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. In business and in life, small habits build success, and one of the most important habits is time management. Beyond being efficient in your work, the most successful people invest their time in activities that deliver value over time. The four quadrants of time management, […]
Read More ...#132 – How dedicated should we be? Why Kevin O’Leary and Shark Tank culture is WRONG
Show notes from Episode #132 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. What are your goals? That’s the first question you should ask yourself when considering entrepreneurship, or any career path for that matter. If you’ve started your business but haven’t answered this question yet, it should be your top priority. Next, ask yourself what it will […]
Read More ...Look up from your computer screen (ep 70)
Show notes from episode 70 of the podcast. If people would just get out from behind their computer and look around them they would have no problem finding opportunities galore. I started my business hauling boxes up and down skinny stairwells during finals week. Sweating my butt off. I worked hard physically for a year […]
Read More ...Are you relocating soon or is the timing not right for you to start a business? Set up a business now that will be waiting for you when you’re ready. (ep 60)
Show notes from episode 60 of the podcast. The previous post about starting a business 100% remotely got me thinking about a common question I get all the time. What if you want to move to a new city to build a better life? What if you are about to graduate in a city and you don’t see yourself sticking around? […]
Read More ...THE HIRING SERIES – Part 2 – Finding the ideal employee and convincing them to work for you (ep 49)
Show notes from episode 49. Many industries have the luxury of having an abundance of talent applying for every position. Marketing agencies, big banks, private equity firms and the like. In the service sector we don’t have that luxury. There is a major shortage of people out there willing to do manual labor for $15 […]
Read More ...How to start a custom closet building company
I moved into a new house recently and all of my amazing storage space had cheap crappy wire shelving inside. The main issues were my walk in closet: And my laundry room: I didn’t get a before picture of the pantry but it was also pretty bad. So I called California Closets and Inspired closets. […]
Read More ...Overcoming anxiety and the fear of failure (episode 30)
We all know that feeling of failure. That feeling of inadequacy. The feeling of rejection. The feeling of embarrassment. The anxiety that comes along with entrepreneurship and generally anything that is worth doing in life. Mine was a basketball game in southern Indiana. Basketball is intense in southern indiana. I was a sophomore and I […]
Read More ...Small business content marketing (episode 37)
Show notes from podcast episode 37. What is content marketing? The practice of creating articles and videos designed to be helpful and of genuine interest to your target customer without explicitly promoting your services or products. This is a case in point example of my favorite business principle of all time – adding value first. You […]
Read More ...How to keep going when business isn’t fun anymore (episode 36)
Show notes from podcast episode 36. I recently read The Dip by Seth Godin. A short book (about 75 pages) that took me just a few hours to read. I took some notes and did some thinking and writing. Let’s talk about how it relates to entrepreneurship. Everything in life has a dip. At first […]
Read More ...Essential Tools
Notes from Podcast Episode 4. These are the essential tools you can use to start your business cheaply and have all the tools you need to operate right off the bat. Step 1: Generate your idea Consider using this guide as a resource. You can also take a look at this list of businesses I […]
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