098: How to Design your work and Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur with Stephen Warley

Show highlights include:

The “decision shift” to do more work
How getting laid off was the best thing that happened to Stephen
Should you go get an MBA?
The niche tribe model - find a group of people you have existing connections with who value your product/services
Find a problem to solve and become the go-to person for that niche
Step 1: Stop believing that you can’t work for yourself
Step 2: Start researching career and business options: “what would I do?”
Biggest mistake new entrepreneurs make: they don’t talk to enough people
Important life skill: tell your story and lead with where you are going
You are the first resource of your business and its biggest obstacle
You have to really get to know yourself: strengths, weaknesses, etc.
You need to understand your “peak performance period”
Check in on your energy every hour throughout the day
Try tracking your time and screen time for a day
Stephen is a big advocate of the “transition” from employee to entrepreneur
Easiest thing to do is become a contractor, consultant or freelancer and get some clients
Why you should marry a problem, not a solution
How to research a problem and find solutions
Start journaling and recording ideas and look for patterns
Addressing the biggest concerns of going into business for yourself
How to get comfortable with sales: Sales is really about solving problems
Make friends, not connections

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