John Corcoran is an attorney and business advisor in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in Hollywood, as a Writer at the White House for President Bill Clinton, as a Speechwriter to the Governor of California.

He is also the creator of SmartBusinessRevolution.com, where he writes about entrepreneurship, interviews successful entrepreneurs and shares his own experiences with entrepreneurship.

John and I discuss the mistakes to avoid for entrepreneurs.

• Improper setup for the business and systems
• The simple fix for your business
• Wasting resources like your time, instead learn where to focus your time
• Taking a look at your finances
• Two takeaways – to help listeners who are solopreneurs.

Items mentioned in the interview

• Koren’s interview with Michael E. Gerber

• Smart Business Revolution

Connect with John

• facebook

• twitter

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Making a Living at What You Love. Valerie Young had a high-stress job that paid the bills but did not feed her spirit. She wanted to leave her job and work on her own.

Valerie and I talk about the often not talked about details of transitioning to self employment. She is quite candid in this interview about her journey from employment to self-employment and the effects of the economy and how she managed them.

You may recall Valerie here before when we discussed the Impostor Syndrome and her book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women.

IN THIS INTERVIEW

• background
• catalyst for change
• what her mindset was when she left her job
• how she overcame fears of leaving a safety net – ie Corporate America
• health insurance
• ebb and flow of income
• what is it really like to make a living without a job or regular paycheck
• Two takeaways – to help listeners who want to make a living without a job

What do you want your life to look like?

~ Valerie Young, on How She Really Does It

Mentioned in interview

• Book: The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women

• website

   

   

   

   

   

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How does one go from being a lawyer to sharing his Disney passion with others and make a real living doing this?

Lou Mongello is a widely recognized Walt Disney World author, expert, host, speaker and historian.

He is the host/producer of the award-winning WDW Radio show, author of the Walt Disney World Trivia Books, and author/narrator of Audio Tours of Walt Disney World.

Lou gives us his back story about how he started his business without a business plan and was a pioneer in the new media of podcasting back in 2005. For those of you who may be a wantrepreneur (a word I learned from Lou during the interview) and want to know the REAL back story of leaving a professional job with a culturally accepted identity (lawyer) to becoming a Disney expert and working for yourself this interview will give you candid and real insight.

IN THIS INTERVIEW

• The process Lou went through from lawyer to Disney expert.
• Starting podcasting
• Building a tribe (community)
• How Lou really does it.
• The truth about leaving your job: scary moments
• How Loud did not get paralyzed by FEAR
• Building blocks
• Takeaway

Connect with Lou

• WDW radio

• facebook

• itunes

   

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Self-Compassion as a Motivator for Change

Frequent guest Brené Brown has called Dr. Kristin Neff s research “powerful and her ability to explain how self-compassion affects our everyday lives makes her book Self-Compassion a transformative read.

“Self-compassion is not a selfish act.”

~ Kristin Neff, PhD., on How She Really Does It

We discuss self-compassion and learn what it really is, and why you have such a hard time being self-compassionate with yourself.

More specifically in this interview you will find out about:

• Her personal journey to self-compassion
• Fixing from the lizard brain.
• Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism as motivators for change
• Compassion is not passive.
• Why people have such a hard time being self-compassionate with themselves.
• Compassion for yourself versus for someone who has wronged you.
• Illusion of control = perfection.
• Compassion is a PRACTICE
• How self-compassion is different than self-pity.
• TAKEAWAY: – tips to practice create self-compassion in your life

“Self-compassion is a more effective motivator for change than self-criticism.”

~ Kristin Neff, PhD., on How She Really Does It

Mentioned in interview

• Test how self-compassionate you are
• Guided Self-Compassion Meditations
• book
• website

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