Episode 289: From FOMO to Focus (FS289)

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/289
What does today’s model for success look like? How do you know what to focus on? What is your most direct path to growth and reward?
Our businesses are always evolving and rotating according to our surroundings, our products and ourselves. The path that you end up choosing and taking with your work will obviously define its outcomes and so it is a constant question in our minds.
In this episode we look specifically at Steph’s other business, Courage and Clarity as an example of a growing project and the decisions that are necessary in this process. We think about how to figure out the ever present question of what to work on today and also stress the importance of putting that work in right now.
We talk about letting your business mature, what that maturity means, simplification and raising the stakes. This is the up close and personal look at a business that you have been waiting for!
Tune in and listen to it all!
Key Points From This Episode:
• The evolution and history of the definition of business. [0:06:03.6]
• An introduction to Courage and Clarity and how it started. [0:08:09.3]
• Courage and Clarity’s first ever in-person retreat. [0:09:52.7]
• A list of recent ventures Steph has made with her business. [0:14:43.2]
• Upping your game where it counts. [0:18:01.9]
• The entrepreneurial treadmill and walking away. [0:19:32.1]
• Simplification and the maturation of your business. [0:24:54.6]
• Doing the work to enjoy doing the work and the issue of time. [0:30:42.2]
• Detaching yourself from the results and connecting to the work. [0:36:50.1]
• Maintaining your energy in your strongest spheres. [0:40:01.6]
• The joy of missing out and saying no to opportunities. [0:44:02.6]
• Letting your passion lead your way and motivate your work. [0:50:21.8]
• The rudder of your business and the keel that stays the course. [0:55:25.3]
• Focussing on profit first and taking care of the basics. [0:59:15.3]
• And much more!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
• Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/
• It Will Be Exhilarating — https://www.amazon.com/Will-Be-Exhilarating-Dan-Provost-ebook/dp/B0092OPXX4
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things — https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205
• Seth Godin — https://www.sethgodin.com/
• Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/
• Bizdom Retreat — https://www.courageandclarity.com/bizdom/
• Megan Hale — http://www.megan-hale.com/
• Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/
• Steven Pressfield — https://stevenpressfield.com/
• Pauly Shore — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001736/
• Sigur Rós — https://sigur-ros.co.uk/
• Gladiator — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/
• Jason Fried — https://medium.com/@jasonfried
• David Heinemeier Hansson — http://david.heinemeierhansson.com/
• Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/
• Danielle LaPorte — http://www.daniellelaporte.com/
• Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr
• Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves
• Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders
• Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup
• Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity
• Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters
• Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web
• Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit
• Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals
• Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal
• Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce
• Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs
• Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5
• Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting