Nov 30, 2020
This is the final episode of 2020. Most of us are looking forward to a new year and finally saying goodbye to 2020. I am really excited about this episode. Since it is the final episode of the year, we are going to be looking back a little bit.
I am going to share 3 lessons from this year: a lesson that I learned, a lesson that I re-learned, and a lesson that I unlearned this year. The best part is that I will be sharing these lessons using the British Baking Show.
In This Episode:
- [02:05] Linsi is going to share three lessons and use the British Baking Show as her example. There are all sorts of parallels with the bakers and entrepreneurs.
- [03:17] Space, downtown, cultivation, and purposeful action are really important elements to having fun.
- [04:58] Lesson One: playing big vs. playing small. Playing big isn’t about doing big things. It is the level at which you are following your heart. It is willing to go all-in for what you want.
- [06:03] There are several things that stop us from playing big. The risk that we are afraid of is not the situation, it is a feeling. We are afraid of the feeling of being humiliated, disappointed, or overwhelmed.
- [06:57] Playing big isn’t about taking this huge risk. It is about being willing to follow something that you are passionate about knowing that there is a possibility that you are going to experience risky emotions.
- [09:01] Playing big is showing up in your business time and time again and knowing that it is worth it because we are following something that we are passionate about.
- [10:31] Showing up every day is no small feat. It is a challenge for us to continually overcome the small challenges in our lives. Celebrate in your life where you are playing big!
- [12:19] Linsi shares about the British Baking Show and how it compares to entrepreneurship.
- [14:14] On the show once the bakers receive their challenge they take action so they don’t become overwhelmed which is the same with entrepreneurs. As soon as they are taking action, their confidence starts to rise.
- [15:48] As time goes on the bakers start to make reactive decisions at the moment because doubt creeps in. As entrepreneurs, we also make reactionary decisions when driven by doubt.
- [17:46] Playing big is about choosing your desires over your fears.
- [18:08] You can play a bigger game by practicing the thought, “I am willing to feel disappointed because it means I am trying something new.” The fear is only present because you are doing something that matters.
- [18:40] Lesson 2: Every level feels like starting over.
- [20:24] There is no such thing as backward. We only go forward.
- [21:44] Starting and running your own business is like adopting a puppy. It requires continuing care, affection, and attention for as long as it is alive.
- [24:06] Any time you feel yourself back at what feels like a starting point, it’s because you’ve entered a new level and it’s time to redefine the future of your business again.
- [25:47] When you have the feeling that you are starting over, just recognize that you are at a new level and it’s time to make forward decisions and keep moving forward.
- [26:01] Lesson 3: Stop overthinking! Overthinking gets in the way of our dreams time and time again.
- [27:12] As entrepreneurs we have to self impose our deadlines and we have to learn how to honor our own deadlines so that we can overcome our tendency to overthink.
- [27:43] The antidote to overthinking is action. The simplest thing that you can do if you catch yourself is to take one small but immediate action to disrupt the pattern.
- [29:56] The British Baking show is a good example of community over competition. This is such a great part about small businesses too.
- [31:18] Take a holiday break. Plan for it, give yourself the time and space you need to rejuvenate and restore your energy and get excited about all the great things you are going to do next week.
As entrepreneurs, we are never really done. We are always moving to another level.
Stop overthinking and keep moving forward.