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There is no such thing as a solopreneur

There is no such thing as a solopreneur

FromThe Mind Of George Show


There is no such thing as a solopreneur

FromThe Mind Of George Show

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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It's a Monday minute. That means it's time to set that mindset. You ready? This one pisses me off. There is no such thing as a solo preneur. And if somebody tells you that they did it themselves run far away, somebody coaching you, somebody teaching, like I did it myself. They're like the creepy man in the candy van. There is no such thing as a solopreneur. And this is a lesson that it took me 33 years to learn. I pretended to do it myself. I pretend that I could do it myself, but I realized that I was only successful because of all those people around me. And the faster I realized that team is the secret that none of us can do this alone.The faster I started to succeed and I could be cliche there's no I in team. But it doesn't matter where you are, whether you're launching your business, whether you've never launched one, whether you're starting, no matter where you are on this life, you did not get here alone. The people that have been in your life have given you the tools, the feedback.The inputs required for you to be who you are in this moment. I was on a podcast earlier today at someone who's like, how many people on your team? And however many people I see during the day, I'm drinking a cup of coffee right now. If you're watching this and the barista is on my team. The barista is one of the reasons that I'm successful.I walk in and say, good morning. I'm like, Oh, what'd you like your Americano? Yes, of course it makes me feel seen. It makes me feel heard. There's a relationship. I leave that have an amazing conversation. I come kickstart my day and record a podcast and tell a story. We are surrounded by people who are committed to our success when we open our eyes to see it.And one of the things that took me a long time to realize is that I wasn't born a champion. I'm not born the greatest. None of us are, we're all born with the ability, but we build ourselves to get there and we build ourselves over and over day in and day out. And there's a lot of people that encourage us that support us and even contribute to our growth when we choose to pay attention. And the faster that I learned to lean in to ask for support and to also encourage others in reaching their goals, the faster everything started to work in my life, and there's still pockets today. I still get feedback from my wife and from my family and from some of my coworkers where I lose sight of that. And I make it about me and then I get insecure and then people don't feel like their space and my ego takes over and I get defensive and cold and scarce because I'm disconnected from the fact that it's not alone.And so there's two sides of this. Number one is that we never got here alone. I never got here alone. And number two is thinking that I can get there alone. And I learned that one of the reasons that I struggled with asking for help is because asking for help to required real authenticity, real vulnerability, not the kind where I'm like, Hey, this is what I need help with. But the kind of Hey, I'm really scared right now.And they're like, it's okay to be scared. We're human beings. We are tribal creatures. We are designed to love and support each other. We thrive off the positive energy momentum. We thrive off community. We feel safer with those around us. We are a part of something and our job is to lean in and be a part of that.Be a part of your team. Be your team. Your wife, your kids, your husband, your family, your trainer, your barista, the people that you buy your car from, whoever does your oil change. It doesn't matter. Everybody is your teammate. And our job is to show up and realize that there is no such thing as a solo preneur, my skin cringes, because I used to believe it. And the truth was is the feedback I got is that when I was a quote unquote solo preneur, nobody around me felt like they mattered. Everybody felt less than felt unsupported that I was taking and not contributing. And I had a chip on my shoulder thinking I could do it myself.
Released:
Feb 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Mind Of George takes you inside the lives of some of the most respected and successful names in the digital world to reveal what it takes to succeed in life and business today. George Bryant, a New York Times best-selling author, and highly sought-after digital marketing expert has one goal - to help entrepreneurs ethically scale their business through his trademark Relationships Beat Algorithms™ model. Hit subscribe and get ready to listen in twice a week for a mix of interviews and solo episodes that will give you priceless frameworks to increase revenue, create maximum impact, and harness the power of authentic voice to beat the algorithms.