Confidence Classic: Start Before You Feel Ready, With Heather!
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Why is waiting for the perfect moment holding you back?
How do you start a podcast or how do you start a business or how do you make a career change? Here's the reality. And this is what the majority of people struggle with. Just do it. Waiting is not the answer. Done will always be better than perfect. Take messy action. I've just seen so many people wait so long. It's that analysis of paralysis, right? You just, you want it to be the perfect time, the perfect conditions. Oh, the marketplace isn't right. All of that is BS, excuses. No matter what it is that you're thinking about in your life, the answer is start now. Come on this journey with me. Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals, overcome adversity, and set you up for a better tomorrow.
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What did Heather learn from her failed partnership with Perry Ellis?
So these bonuses are a great way to help you find the ones you may have already missed. I hope you love this one as much as I do. Hi, and welcome back. I'm so glad you're back here with me this week. Okay, so when I'm asked a question, a multitude of times, I take that as a sign, I should share the feedback, the answer with you on the podcast. So recently, I've received so many DMs asking me how to start a podcast, how to land big guests. How did you get Gary Vaynerchuk? How did you get Sarah Blakely? So I keep getting these questions. First and foremost, this is sort of interesting. I don't really think of it like how do you start a podcast or how do you start a business or how do you make a career change?
All those things are essentially the same. I mean, there can be some nuances in regards to when you launch a podcast, should you just do solo episodes, aka what we're doing right now? Or what category do you want to be in an Apple podcast? There are some nuances that are unique. It's same thing with starting your own business. What product or service are you going to sell? What problem do you solve? There are unique questions you're going to ask around it. But here's the reality. And this is what the majority of people struggle with. just do it waiting is not the answer done will always be better than perfect take messy action and i've just seen so many people wait so long it's that analysis of paralysis right you just you want it to be the perfect time the perfect conditions oh the marketplace isn't right
All of that is BS, excuses, and I get it. Listen, for over a decade, I was not happy, not living my best life, not living up to my potential in a job, but I was afraid to leave. I was afraid to pull the trigger. I couldn't see what was on the other side of that gap, right? If I'm gonna leap, well, what's out there? I had no idea. And because I couldn't see it with clarity, I thought I couldn't go. I was wrong. I think all the time now, if I had left corporate America and that job where I was not treated well, I wasn't respected, and I allowed it to go on, if I had taken that leap that I took five years ago now, could you imagine if I had taken that five years earlier? I'd be light years ahead. I can't even imagine.
So no matter what it is that you're thinking about in your life, if you're always questioning if you should leave the relationship, if you're questioning if you should leave the job, if you're questioning if you should invest in yourself, start the podcast, start the business, whatever it may be, the answer is start now. There's never going to be a perfect time. Take the messy action and go for it. Here's a quick story. When I first got fired, one of the things I wanted to do was partner with a massive brand to give me that brand reputation. that I felt like I had lost because I no longer had a massive company behind me anymore, right? Which also that's just all ego and BS, but it's what I needed at the time.
So anyhow, I ended up partnering with Perry Ellis International, which is a multi-billion dollar clothing brand. And I felt like this is exactly the kind of partnership that I want that's gonna give me that swag and presence.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is waiting for the perfect moment holding you back?
0:00–0:58
2
What did Heather learn from her failed partnership with Perry Ellis?
0:58–6:04
3
How did Heather connect with Gary Vaynerchuk for her podcast?
6:04–7:46
4
What networking strategies helped Heather land big guests?
7:46–10:48
5
How can adding value first create unexpected opportunities?
10:48–13:01
6
What role do setbacks play in achieving success?
13:01–18:05
7
How did Heather's personal brand lead to new opportunities?
18:05–20:48
8
What insights did Heather gain from her TED Talk experience?
20:48–35:48
Speakers
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