This episode provides some thoughts on common objections to entrepreneurship. Topics covered include: The myth of an entrepreneur "personality type". Entrepreneurship as a personal development programme that can benefit anyone The possibility of a world where everyone is an entrepreneur
This episode is about how to develop and strengthen your network of business contacts. The ideas discussed are also relevant for friendships. Topic covered include: Following Through on Commitments Responding in Time Making Introductions Referrals and Recommendations Acts of Kindness and Helpfulness Show Notes: Getting Things Done by David Allen Inbox Zero talk by Merlin Mann How The World's Top Relationship Builder Makes Introductions Referrals 50 Ways to Show Gratitude for the People in Your L...
This episode is about identifying your purpose in life. Topics covered include: The concept of Horizons of Focus used in David Allen's "Getting Things Done" How to manifest your life's purpose in every action that you do. Identifying and addressing gaps in your integrity Identifying the level of integrity shown by other people in your life. Show Notes: Getting Things Done by David Allen Episode 101: How To Dream Big (about visions and goals) All previous episodes on productivity...
This episode is about financial freedom and asking oneself the question "how much is enough?" Show Notes Episode 116 (about the 4% rule and financial freedom) Article: "My husband retired young and goofs off all day" Episode 119 (Todd Tressider Interview)...
The biggest challenge to becoming an entrepreneur is overcoming your conditioning. It's never been a better time to start your own business, yet we are all conditioned to think like worker drones. This episode is about how to break your employee conditioning. Show Notes: Episode 111 on Risk in Entrepreneurship The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley The Peter Principle...
An update on my experience of going minimalist. Topics covered: The benefits of minimalism How it feels getting rid of stuff The downside of minimalism? Some suggestions for going minimalist Show Notes It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen...
Andrew is the founder and host of the Nomad Capitalist website and radio show. In this interview he describes his life as an expat entrepreneur, including: travels through South East Asia Becoming a nomad capitalist different opportunities for investment abroad Diversification: do you need it? Dealing with the practicalities of doing business on the road perpetual travel: the good and the bad...
David is an entrepreneur and perpetual traveller. He is the founder of a successful technology consultancy and has been travelling around the world with his family for many years. In this episode he shares his experience of perpetual travel and entrepreneurship, including: The idea that got David and his wife travelling. The influence that The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber had on him How David turned an IT consultancy into a passive income business Experiences of living in Argentina, Spain ...
Pete Sisco is an entrepreneur, blogger and author of The Freedom App . In this interview, Pete talks about his life as a perpetual traveller including: Long term travel with a family Self-publishing Passive income businesses Working with people all over the world Dealing with bureaucracies when travelling Perpetual travel as the ultimate personal freedom Show Notes: Pete's website and blog The Freedom App book...
An interview with Kevin Koskella , host of the Freedom Lovin' blog and podcast. Kevin talks about his life as a perpetual traveller. He explains his approach to funding a digital nomad lifestyle with online passive income businesses and shares some of the best and worst experiences of his permanent travel life!
This episode is an interview with strength trainer and youtube personality Elliott Hulse. In the interview Elliot talks about his approach to getting freedom by creating a non-job. Topics covered include: Growing up rebellious What it means to have a non job Sharing your ideas, even though you suck at first How to finance the early days of your non job Perseverance What to do if there is not much demand for what you are passionate about Being more expansive than your expertise Show Notes Elliott...
Stephanie Murphy interviews Jake Desyllas on the Porc Therapy podcast. We talk about different strategies to escape the rat race, including unjobbing, intensive saving, passive income businesses and selling a business. The discussion focusses on some questions about pursuing financial freedom, including: What is financial freedom? College- is it worth it? Does having kids make financial freedom impossible? How does becoming a stay-at-home parent fit into the idea of quitting the rat race? Is "vo...
This episode is a recent interview about Getting Things Done that I did on the School Sucks Podcast . The discussion is with Brett Veinotte and here is his summary: "This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind."...
The Question and Answer session from my talk about Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race. See Episode 124 for the main talk.
Audio from a presentation given at the 2013 Libertopia conference. The talk explains how I quit the rat race aged 38 and what I have learned about different ways that other people have found to do so. There are four basic ways to quit the rat race presented in the talk: Unjobbing Intensive Saving Passive Income Selling A Business Show Notes: Michael Fogler 's book Un-Jobbing Linda Breen Pierce's book Choosing Simplicity Elliot Hulse Your Money or Your Life Amy Dacyczyn's book The Complete Tightw...
A podcast mashup with Hannah Braime of Becoming Who You Are and Stephanie Murphy of Porc Therapy.
An episode about making conscious choices as an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurs have to make hundreds of decisions about their businesses every day. It is easy to lose sight of which decisions are the really big ones- the ones that have huge repercussions. The big decisions are also an opportunity to express your individuality and creativity as an entrepreneur: to make a conscious choice about the purpose and design of your business. This podcast provides an overview of what the big decisions are: 1. Choosing your own goals and motives Why am I an entrepreneur...
This episode provides an overview of eight tools that can free your mind and massively boost your productivity. One of the things that makes us human is our ability to extend the power of our minds with tools. The tools are only effective when combined with the right habits (repetitive behaviours). Be sure to look up and learn more about the productivity habits mentioned with each tool. 1. A Concentration Timer Your mind is not free if you are distracted and interrupted all the time. A concentra...
This episode is an interview with Todd Tressider, founder of financialmentor.com . Todd founded Financial Mentor to educate business owners and investors about the wealth building principles he learned from years as an entrepreneur in the investment management industry. In the interview, Todd outlines his definition of financial freedom and discusses the hurdles you need to overcome if you want to achieve it. He talks about the importance of developing your own wealth plan and identifies some of...
This episode is an interview with Jorja Leavitt, founder of Sharetown.com . Jorja is an entrepreneur and mother of four, living in Las Vegas. In the interview, she shares her experiences of moving to a minimalist lifestyle. She talks about the freedom that she has found from decluttering and selling unnecessary stuff. She highlights the great opportunities to trade at a community level, using social media platforms such as Facebook. Show Notes: Sharetown Facebook App Article on selling all your ...
This episode is an interview of me by Kevin at Freedom Lovin' Podcast. Here’s what we covered: What does freedom mean? Why entrepreneurship is important Living in Mexico Minimalism/going paperless Tips on becoming more free in your life
This episode provides a mind blowing way of thinking about the true cost of your monthly expenses. If you are interested in achieving financial freedom, then it makes sense to look at each monthly recurring expense as really costing you 300 times more. For example, a gym membership that costs £80 per month really costs £24,000 (in dollars, a $120 monthly gym membership really costs $36,000). The episode explains this perspective in more detail. In summary: You have financial freedom when you don...
This episode is about how to go paperless and what the benefits are. Topics covered include: How accumulating paper limits your flexibility and freedom Simple steps to reduce the paper you accumulate such as using e-billing and e-books. Ways to minimise the paper books you own, such as selling them as soon as you have read them Key tools for digitizing your paper and going paperless: a multipage scanner (such as the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i ), a shredder and Evernote Keeping labelling and metadat...
This episode is a recent interview I did on the Nomad Capitalist Report radio show . The interview is by Andrew Henderson and here's his summary: "Live from Mexico, Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life podcast talks entrepreneurship and freedom. He shares tips to building a location independent business, being a global entrepreneur, and prospering anywhere in the world. He shares suggestions from his jet-setting life, talks about the best countries in South America, and dispels myths about Mexico...
An episode about freedom from stuff. Topics covered include: What I learned living from a backpack for 7+ months Why owning stuff is not wealth The hidden financial and psychological costs of owning stuff How your stuff can control you The goal of purposeful ownership Strategies for minimalism: paperless, zero data and selling all your crap
An episode about finding and clarifying the purpose of your business. Why does your business exist? Topics covered include: The limits of "Mission Statements" The benefits of a really short elevator pitch for your business' purpose: encapsulating it all in just 3 words It can often take a long time to move from intuitive to fully conscious business purpose. Don't worry, you can get going and discover it on the way Three things to think about to clarify your purpose: What will inspire you? What w...
An episode about the financial risks and rewards of entrepreneurship and what they mean for your motivation in starting a business. Here's some harsh data about the financial risks and rewards: More than half of startups cease trading within the first five years . Entrepreneurs on average earn significantly less income over 10 years than they would have earned in paid employment. There are debates about the numbers but one study (Hamilton) suggests a 35% earnings differential. Entrepreneurs on a...
This episode is about things to consider when choosing co-founders to go into business with. Topics covered include: Do you need co-founders? The advantages of choosing co-founders who are different to yourself (in background, skills, personality, and business networks) The importance of shared core values and purpose for co-founders Research by Noam Wasserman shows that teams made from former co-workers are the most stable. Teams made from former strangers are the second most stable of the thre...
This episode is about three approaches to delegating work within your business. No business can grow unless the founder is able to delegate work to a wider team of people. It's essential that tasks are properly delegated and that the business owner doesn't abdicate responsibility. However, there are three very different ways to delegate: The Operations Manual Approach is where detailed standards and procedures are defined for how all tasks are to be undertaken. Work is typically undertaken by re...
