Put down the 61-ton boulder you’re pushing up self-employed mountain

You told me, but I was not listening.

I've heard from thousands of solopreneurs; you've attended 100s of my events and workshops and sent me emails and messages.

Here's what I heard when I took the wax out of my ears. ??

?? I want to do what I do best even when I know that I can't escape some of the hard stuff

?? I want a way to make the hard part easier to free up time and energy to do what I do best

?? I want to feel secure that doing all this work will be worth it in the long run

?? I want to support my lifestyle but without compromising my happiness and family life

?? I want to work like a solopreneur, not a Silicon Valley entrepreneur grinding 24/7/365

Touch the daily joys of self-employment.

Or, why bother?

Solopreneurs who get to do what they do the best feel like Superman right after the Kryptonite.

But how?

Many of us feel exhausted having to do everything but can't afford real help.

When I felt overwhelmed by the tough stuff, I created a system that allows me to spend time on what I'm best at and get support for the rest.

I don't outsource, have a team, or sacrifice my family life. Instead, I work with a partner who does everything that I can't at a level of mastery that astounds me.

I quit work at 5:00, take an hour for lunch, and rarely work evenings. I work hard but love what I do, so it's not work. Instead, my day includes an hour of podcasts and a long walk.

My dad was wrong. "That's why they call it work," he said when I complained in the past that I hated my company and wanted to quit. Hustle culture is in my rear-view mirror.

It wasn't always this way. I struggled with the one-man band blues and sometimes felt like I had a chronic medical condition.

It amazes me that I've built a business that allows me to support my lifestyle without compromising and provide that opportunity to others.

I learned something meaningful this year. What?

Solopreneurs don't want to step far outside their comfort zone, learn the nuances of self-employment, and grind away in the self-employment trenches.

You don't know how to be a successful solopreneur and don't care. You want a support system run by somebody expert on those details and enjoy it only on your own terms.

Creating a support system for solopreneurs that allows them to work on what they do best on an ongoing basis took over two years of trial and error until it started to work.

I supported myself from passive income from another business I founded and a cash stream from investments I made during boom times. Do you want to do that?

You don't have to be like me. My joy may be your pain. It gives me daily satisfaction to step far outside my comfort zone, learn complex topics from scratch, and feel uncomfortable most of the time. Some of us love the pain of learning and change. Most people don't like it.

? Do you want to live the life that I'm living?

? Do the things that I do daily?

? Do the painful routines that I've adopted and mastered?

NO!

My vision is clear. I want to live in a world where for 9 out of 10 solopreneurs, work becomes fun again.

My mission is to change the world of self-employment one solopreneur at a time. I've spent two years trying to figure this out. Thanks for your support. I'm ready to pay back everything you've done for me during the chaotic early days of creating the system.

You were right all along. You can build a business that allows you to do what you do best, despite what much of the business development coaching industry claims to the contrary. You don't have to be like us. You can be yourself. You don't have to suffer so much.

Stop paying for painful programs that force you far outside your comfort zone. They bring short-term benefits but do not lead you to create the business you want.

You may find a few new clients. That happens for anybody who goes from no skills to some skill in business development. Are you experiencing a sugar high, or will success continue?

If you made that money taking actions that drain your life force, it will not continue for long. So ask yourself these questions when you start to accelerate your business.

?? Can you sustain your new pace?

?? Does the cash come from your effort or the effort of a scalable system?

?? Did you build a foundation for the future?

Those methods rarely sustain themselves for longer than a year. At some point, the typical solopreneur reverts to where they started.

It may amaze you that it's possible to create a business that supports your lifestyle without compromising your happiness. It does take work and doing a few tricky things.

?? You are the only one who can be the expert on yourself and must dig deep enough to figure out why you are here, the value you bring, and how to allow yourself to succeed

?? You are the only one who can be an expert in the dreams, desires, hopes, fears, concerns, needs, wants, beliefs, habits, patterns, behaviors, and financials of your market

?? You are the only one who can talk directly with your people, partners, and peers and must know how to create opportunities and close business without sales sleaze

You don't have to know how to be a successful solopreneur or learn how to play all the instruments. It will be necessary to step outside your comfort zone from time to time and master skills not natural to you but critical for success. With support, this is fun and easy.

Here are a few quotes that inspired me this week.

"Buy wonderful businesses, not cigar butts." - Warren Buffett

How does this apply to you and me?

Systems, not an activity, lead to sustained accomplishment. Without a robust support system, you won't sustain activity doing things you aren't well suited to do.

"When a leader decides to live in their zone of genius, they move out of their zones of incompetence, competence, and excellence" - Jim Dethmer.

Do you remember my quote from above?

"You are the only one who can be the expert on yourself and must dig deep enough to figure out why you are here, the value you bring, and how to allow yourself to succeed."

I've buried the hard part in a bullet point.

You don't have to figure out how to play all the solopreneur instruments. Instead, you can do what you do best and get support for the rest.

What can't you do?

Allow a negative mindset to sabotage your success. You and you alone can take that responsibility.

Here's my offer to you for the week.

We take the first eight who sign up for the Solopreneur Inc. support system each month into our pilot program.

The discount is considerable and will end after we close the pilot. Please reach out through LinkedIn messaging for details or show up at one of our weekly Solopreneur Workshops.

Reserve your slot using the registration form. Attend once, or sign up for the recurring event.

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