289 | Working for Self
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about how to take back control of our income and our creative outcomes by making a living on our own as an aspiring creator, small business owner, artist, or entrepreneur with the CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, and they answer the following questions:
Why did Jack start Patreon? (04:40)
Where do you find the most practical feedback from your audience? (13:25)
How do I best prepare myself to make the jump from working full-time for others to working full-time as a small business owner with as much tranquility as possible? (15:46)
What should be my primary focus as a budding entrepreneur? (18:20)
How did Jack benefit from his “not be prudent” approach to his professional pursuits? (22:23)
When do you know it’s time to turn your side hustle into your full-time business? (26:00)
What is the first step I should take to become an online creator? (27:32)
What do you mean by “add value”? (28:55)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.8 | Nobody. |
| 0:03.7 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:06.1 | It's focused on backwards. |
| 0:08.4 | Heh. |
| 0:10.0 | Howdy, y'all. |
| 0:10.8 | Josh and I, we'd love to give you something for free. |
| 0:12.9 | That's right, we've got a brand new book coming out called Love People Use Things. |
| 0:16.2 | It comes out July 13th, but if you pre-order it before June 1st, |
| 0:20.7 | you get the free companion workbook that goes alongside this. |
| 0:24.1 | Head on over to LovePeopleUseThings.net to find all the details. |
| 0:37.9 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:42.5 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:47.2 | Every little thing that you're feeding your greed. |
| 0:51.3 | You know I bet that you'd be fighting without it. |
| 0:56.0 | Hello everybody, welcome to The Minimalist Podcast where we discuss what it means to live |
| 0:59.3 | a meaningful life with less. |
| 1:01.6 | My name is Joshua Fields-Milvern. |
| 1:02.9 | And I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the minimalists. |
| 1:05.7 | You know Ryan, many of us are tired of allowing other people to have dominion over our |
| 1:10.4 | income and our creative outcomes. |
| 1:13.3 | Hmm. |
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