Episode 144: 5 Reasons Why I Quit my Business to Pursue my Dream Job (FS144)

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Freelancing, Marketing, Small Business

4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2016

⏱️ 69 minutes

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    <p>Val did the work many of us dream of doing. She was working for herself, building a career doing something she was good at, and she was making money. But something happened that called her whole entrepreneurial dream into question and she had to re-evaluate what she wanted from her work. In the episode today we’ll walk you through Val’s story and you’ll come out the other side with new insight about what you really want from your work. Show note and conversation: fizzleshow.co/144 - Val’s Website: <a href="http://www.valgeisler.com/">Val Geisler | streamline. organize. simplify.</a> - **Fizzle Members:** <a href="https://fizzle.co/forums/index.php?/topic/15251-from-full-time-business-owner-to-employee-again/">From Full-Time Business Owner to Employee Again - General Chat - Fizzle Forums</a> - <a href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/23-tips-to-uncover-what-to-do-with-your-life-when-you-have-no-clue-fs096">23 Tips to Uncover What to do With Your Life (When You Have no Clue, FS096)</a> - <a href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/how-to-manage-a-side-project-with-a-full-time-job-fs115">How to Manage a Side Project With a Full Time Job (FS115)</a> - <a href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/fear-insecurity-business-fs143">I Let Insecurity &amp; Fear Keep Me From Promoting My Business (FS143)</a> - <a href="https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/blackfriday/">Cards Against Humanity Black Friday 2015</a> - <a href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/3-reasons-to-never-take-another-job">3 Reasons to Never Take Another Job</a> - <a href="http://icetothebrim.com/2011/alan-watts-on-buddhism-on-passions/">Alan Watts on Buddhism on passions</a></p>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Fizzle show.
0:09.7	All right, everybody.
0:12.6	We're ready for our children to start on the year 2016.
0:15.5	All right.
0:16.6	Get into it.
0:17.6	Sorry.
0:18.5	This is, of course, the Fizzle show, a weekly talk show for those who want to do great work,
0:24.2	dent the universe, and support yourself doing something that you actually care about.
0:29.6	Every Friday, we publish another conversation about the art and science of supporting yourself
0:34.3	doing something you care about.
0:36.2	It is not as easy or as hard as you thought.
0:39.4	Your hosts are Barrett Brooks, Steph Crowder, Corbett Barr, and me, Chase Reeves.
0:45.2	We run Fizzle.com, where new and used entrepreneurs learn how to create, develop, and grow a personal business in the modern age.
0:54.0	Membership costs about a dollar a day, but, well, actually, we're on a big old special deal here that we're going to offer you here in a little bit in the conversation.
1:03.6	So speaking of which, in this episode, Val did the work that many of us dream of doing.
1:11.4	She was working for herself, building something that she cared about and was good at,
1:16.0	and she was making money.
1:18.4	But something happened that made her question the whole idea of the dream she thought she wanted.
1:25.8	That's what we're going to get into today.
1:27.4	Follow along at home at fizzleshow.co. Slashore. she thought she wanted. That's what we're going to get into today.
1:31.4	Follow along at home at fizzleshow.co slash 144.
1:35.7	I'll be back after this conversation to fill in any gaps.
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