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Read to Lead Podcast

505: The Family First Entrepreneur with Steve Chou

Read to Lead Podcast

Jeff Brown

Management, Arts, Education, Books, Self-improvement, Business

4.9532 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Years ago, I remember coming across a podcast and blog called My Wife Quit Her Job. I had no idea then that, one day, the creator of this content would one day appear on my podcast. But then, he wrote a book. And our mutual friend, Jeff Goins, suggested an introduction. I’m glad he did. […]

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0:00.0

This is the Read to Lead podcast episode 505.

0:12.9

When you're a family first entrepreneur, you prioritize time over money.

0:17.8

You're not trying to grow, grow, grow that business just to see it as large as

0:21.6

you can build it. Most entrepreneurs start a business seeking freedom, but end up in a prison

0:26.5

of 100-hour work weeks isolated from their family. Instead, how about letting go of the hustle and

0:32.0

embracing a family-first mindset? Hi, I'm Jeff, and this is the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast that's dedicated to your

0:38.8

personal and professional growth. If you want to achieve true success in business and in life,

0:43.4

it begins with developing a consistent and intentional reading habit. And that's what this podcast

0:48.2

is designed to help you do. Like what books should you be paying attention to in the first

0:52.3

place? Well, this podcast is a good

0:54.6

place to start. And that includes today's author and book. The author is Steve Chu, and he's written

1:00.3

a book called The Family First Entrepreneur, How to Achieve Financial Freedom Without Sacrificing

1:05.4

What Matters Most. I'll be asking Steve what he's learned the last 15 years about the

1:09.7

lies of the hustle, how he recommends validating your business idea, what he's learned the last 15 years about the lies of the hustle,

1:16.0

how he recommends validating your business idea, what he means by chasing your curiosity instead of your passion, and much, much more.

1:19.1

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1:26.3

by Boss Free Virtual Summit.

1:29.4

This is an online conference I hosted interviewing 30-plus entrepreneurs, all who went

1:34.5

from working for somebody else to working for themselves.

1:37.6

Included in those 30-plus interviews are over $1,500 in speaker bonuses.

1:43.1

You get access to the original video interviews, also audio-only versions of those interviews.

1:48.4

Normally, $497 for a boss-free virtual summit All-access pass.

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