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Beau Norton
For introverts and aspiring leaders who want to make a difference (and a living) by sharing their knowledge and wisdom with the world. Topics covered include: overcoming imposter syndrome, online marketing and sales, building a coaching business, developing confidence on camera, living a purpose-driven life, and much more.
In this episode, I share some perspectives about success and failure and why our efforts to change don't always yield the results we desire. When you understand the true root causes of success and failure, you will have much more power to shape your life into exactly what you want it to be.
Increase your profits by increasing your joy? In this episode I explain why following common business advice or strategies may not always be the best idea and why aligning your business with your unique personality is the key to long term success and fulfillment.
Learn how to make your online courses and coaching programs more attractive to buyers. Discover the power of "accelerators" and how they make your offers far more desirable and easier to sell.
It's normal to feel fear and anxiety when putting ourselves and our message out into the online world for everyone to judge. But the fear can be greatly alleviated if you just follow these 4 simple steps (the 4th one is the most important!)
Want your message to spread? Then you must know this. Most online educators and thought leaders get this wrong, so no matter how valuable their message is, they have a very difficult time getting it to spread to a wider audience.
Know you're meant to be a leader and make a difference in this world, but have fears and doubts slowing you down? Then listen to this.
The chances of a new creator or online business owner still being around in 5 years: 3.7%
Okay, I just made that up. Lol. But it might be accurate.
People come and go from this digital world for different reasons, but I think one of the primary ones is burnout.
And believe it or not, you can burnout from not doing enough just like you can from doing too much...
I've been publishing online off and on for the past 10 years, and it has helped me recognize some of the patterns that lead to burnout.
Pattern 1: The Serial Procrastinator
This is me for most of the past 10 years. Lol.
The Serial Procrastinator is someone who burns out by spending all their energy thinking about what they should do and how they should do it.
But rarely ever doing it.
Many people believe that over-doing is the only way to burnout.
But over-thinking is just as stressful on the system.
Creating something is a way to release the built up tension.
For example, me writing this right now is sort of therapeutic. It releases pent up creative energy, moves me closer to my goals, and helps me start my day on a positive and productive note.
I'd say the Serial Procrastinator is the most common pattern, but here are two more:
Pattern 2: The Sprinter
The Sprinter is someone who works in short bursts of high energy that cannot be sustained for any considerable period of time.
This is the person who passionately works on a project or business for a month or two, only to lose motivation, give up, and start something brand new in a few months.
These kind of people live for the excitement of a project. They struggle with consistency and the mundane day-to-day tasks.
These people rarely have longterm success unless they change their pattern or hire someone who can fill in the gaps.
Pattern 3: The Grinder
The Grinder is the typical workaholic. They work 12-16 hour days for years on end and seem to never run out of energy.
These people may have success, but their life is usually very unbalanced, sometimes chaotic.
It appears on the surface that these people do not burnout, but they may just be good at hiding the stress that is slowly eating away at them from the inside.
Sometimes it just takes these people years instead of months to finally burnout. Only a small percentage can keep it up for a lifetime.
So with that said, is there a better way? A pattern that is actually sustainable and doesn't lead to burnout?
Yes, it's what I strive to be:
The Methodical One
The Methodical One is slow, steady, and deliberate.
In the short term, it may appear they're not doing a whole lot, not making much progress at all...
But because the Methodical One shows up day in and day out, putting in their small contributions to the world with incredible consistency, they out-accomplish everyone around them given enough time.
The Methodical One can focus on one thing for long periods because they are not focused on the goal, but the process.
They focus on their strengths and ignore what everyone tells them they should be doing instead.
They work for themselves, not the algorithm.
I strive to be The Methodical One. And I think we'd all be better off taking that approach.
Hope ya found this helpful.
Cheers,
Beau
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