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Jonathan Courtney

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3654 total appearances

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The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

basically the topic I want to talk about is kind of like burnout and keeping going as a self-employed kind of solopreneur entrepreneur. Like, I guess my first question is, do you ever feel just like, fuck, like I just have so much going on. There's just too much. I just want to get rid of it all and go sell it and live in a cabin in the woods in Canada.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

basically the topic I want to talk about is kind of like burnout and keeping going as a self-employed kind of solopreneur entrepreneur. Like, I guess my first question is, do you ever feel just like, fuck, like I just have so much going on. There's just too much. I just want to get rid of it all and go sell it and live in a cabin in the woods in Canada.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I guess my first question before I even ask, Any other questions? Because I want to learn some shit from you here. Do you get to those phases where you're just done with it all?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I guess my first question before I even ask, Any other questions? Because I want to learn some shit from you here. Do you get to those phases where you're just done with it all?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I guess my first question before I even ask, Any other questions? Because I want to learn some shit from you here. Do you get to those phases where you're just done with it all?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So talk to me about this. You work every day, by the way, which I think is... who gives a shit? Like there's no rules about when you can work and when you can't work. And I think it's ridiculous that, yeah, everyone's trying to jam everything into the Monday to Friday. And actually that could be causing a lot of burnout because you're jamming it all in there.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So talk to me about this. You work every day, by the way, which I think is... who gives a shit? Like there's no rules about when you can work and when you can't work. And I think it's ridiculous that, yeah, everyone's trying to jam everything into the Monday to Friday. And actually that could be causing a lot of burnout because you're jamming it all in there.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So talk to me about this. You work every day, by the way, which I think is... who gives a shit? Like there's no rules about when you can work and when you can't work. And I think it's ridiculous that, yeah, everyone's trying to jam everything into the Monday to Friday. And actually that could be causing a lot of burnout because you're jamming it all in there.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

Then you're like, now is my time where I take my break and now I'm back. So you said you work best in the morning. So the reason you work every day is just so you can work every morning instead of having to work full days, just Monday to Friday. Like how much do you tend to, Like what's your workday look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

Then you're like, now is my time where I take my break and now I'm back. So you said you work best in the morning. So the reason you work every day is just so you can work every morning instead of having to work full days, just Monday to Friday. Like how much do you tend to, Like what's your workday look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

Then you're like, now is my time where I take my break and now I'm back. So you said you work best in the morning. So the reason you work every day is just so you can work every morning instead of having to work full days, just Monday to Friday. Like how much do you tend to, Like what's your workday look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

How do you figure out what those three things are? Are you doing any sort of like, I don't know, task making exercises or prioritization things? Or is it just like you wake up and you're like, here's the fires or here's the interesting things to do? Or what does it look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

How do you figure out what those three things are? Are you doing any sort of like, I don't know, task making exercises or prioritization things? Or is it just like you wake up and you're like, here's the fires or here's the interesting things to do? Or what does it look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

How do you figure out what those three things are? Are you doing any sort of like, I don't know, task making exercises or prioritization things? Or is it just like you wake up and you're like, here's the fires or here's the interesting things to do? Or what does it look like?

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I'll tell you where my struggle comes from. So I agree, it's fun. I also don't have productivity systems. And honestly, most of the people I know who have really detailed productivity systems are generally entrepreneurs. They pretend they are going to be entrepreneurs, but all they do is just make systems, but they don't make any money at all.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I'll tell you where my struggle comes from. So I agree, it's fun. I also don't have productivity systems. And honestly, most of the people I know who have really detailed productivity systems are generally entrepreneurs. They pretend they are going to be entrepreneurs, but all they do is just make systems, but they don't make any money at all.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

So I'll tell you where my struggle comes from. So I agree, it's fun. I also don't have productivity systems. And honestly, most of the people I know who have really detailed productivity systems are generally entrepreneurs. They pretend they are going to be entrepreneurs, but all they do is just make systems, but they don't make any money at all.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

I actually know someone who is, I don't want to, it could be too close. Let's say I know a person called Kevin, just because I have this book here, who obsesses about systems and reading all the books and reading all the entrepreneurship stuff and collect all these systems and everything.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

I actually know someone who is, I don't want to, it could be too close. Let's say I know a person called Kevin, just because I have this book here, who obsesses about systems and reading all the books and reading all the entrepreneurship stuff and collect all these systems and everything.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Local businesses to start with NO startup costs

I actually know someone who is, I don't want to, it could be too close. Let's say I know a person called Kevin, just because I have this book here, who obsesses about systems and reading all the books and reading all the entrepreneurship stuff and collect all these systems and everything.