143. Fears When Putting Yourself Out There and Starting Something New | Megan Fox Unlocked | YouTuber and Mennonite Mom

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Fear is one of the main things that holds people back from going after a goal or dream. Anyone who has taken the leap to start something new has felt this intimidation at first and has found a way to push through it. I loved having this chat with Megan all about what it was like to start her successful YouTube channel, Megan Fox Unlocked. She shares all about why she started her channel, how she moves past the fear of what people think of her, her perspective on the negative comments, and the unique gifts of this job! Whether you are thinking of starting your own YouTube channel, online business, Etsy shop, or even a new hobby, Megan’s story is sure to help you move past your doubts and take the risk!

In this episode, we cover:

How Megan took the leap to start her YouTube channel
Why people with ordinary lives can be successful on YouTube
Finding the balance between producing what’s popular and producing what you love
Budgeting your time when you are making room for a new pursuit
Options to consider when the work becomes too much for you to do alone
Determining when it’s worth it to hire help in your home or business
A mindset shift when fear is holding you back
What it takes to handle failure and negative feedback
Ways to learn the skills you need to know in your industry
Behind the scenes of how Megan plans and executes her videos
Discerning when to ramp up your business and when to scale back
The importance of zooming out to determine where you need to make changes
Does an online business owner need to be active on every platform?

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Live podcast. Our family just got back from a major road trip.
0:06.7	We went over to South Carolina to go to the beach. We drove over 13 hours, so whenever we got home,
0:12.8	I was so ready to be home to make sourdough bread, to clean everything up, make yogurt, just spread
0:21.5	my wings in my home, which I so enjoyed doing. I did create a video over on YouTube and go check
0:27.3	that out where I shared a little bit about our trips behind the scenes. But today, I am joining
0:32.5	with Megan Foxx from the YouTube channel Megan Foxx unlocked to talk about fear when starting
0:40.0	something new. So Megan has a successful YouTube channel where she shares motherhood and recipes
0:47.4	and life behind the scenes of being a midnight mom over in Pennsylvania. She has a channel that
0:54.4	is so fun to watch. I love her personality and the heart to heart chats that she has with moms,
1:00.0	the encouragement she provides. So she started the YouTube channel. So specifically, we will go into
1:06.4	YouTube and the fear she had before starting that, before starting her business, learning new
1:12.4	things, putting herself out there. This can apply to a lot of different ideas that you may have,
1:17.9	not just YouTube. There might be something that you want to start, but you have a lot of fear.
1:22.4	And so we're going to go back in time and talk about when she started her channel, some of the
1:28.2	things that she had fears about, some of her encouragement. It will be a really great conversation.
1:33.9	So without further ado, let's dive into that with Megan Foxx from the YouTube channel and Instagram,
1:39.4	Megan Foxx unlocked. My name is Lisa, mother of seven in creator of the blog and YouTube channel,
1:45.9	farmhouse on Boone. Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch,
1:51.4	cooking, and a little mom and entrepreneur life along the way.
2:00.5	All right. Well, thank you so much, Megan, for joining me. I feel like we've talked before,
2:04.6	but I don't know that we actually have. It's probably just from watching your videos. I'm like,
2:08.2	I'm sure I've chatted with her before, but really, I think I've just watched your videos and commented
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