Episode 159: If I’m so Smart why Aren’t I Successful yet? (FS159)
The Fizzle Show
fizzle.co
4.8 • 646 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2016
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
<p>When we compare ourselves to other people our work gets *worse* not better. And yet it’s a totally human experience: * “they have people buying, listening, reading, clicking their stuff, why don’t I have that?”* On the show today we share how to look at this issue from a vantage point that will lead you to *better* work and a more honest way to frame your own path. Enjoy! Show Notes: fizzleshow.co/159</p>
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Fizzle show. |
| 0:09.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:10.4 | Hey, you know, I do that every episode. |
| 0:12.8 | I hope it's not bugging you. |
| 0:14.6 | This is The Fizzle Show. |
| 0:16.9 | Every Friday, we publish another conversation |
| 0:19.6 | about the art and science of supporting yourself |
| 0:22.5 | doing something that you care about on this episode we talk about how to stop yourself from |
| 0:29.5 | resenting other successful entrepreneurs okay because when we compare ourselves to other people |
| 0:34.0 | our work gets worse not better okay if i so smart, why aren't I successful yet? |
| 0:41.3 | That's the question that we get into it. It's a good one. Your hosts are people who, like me, |
| 0:46.6 | run a website called fizzle.co. It's a place where you can find training courses and community |
| 0:52.7 | support to help you run an independent |
| 0:54.9 | small business you yourself that's right you listening to me in your car as you running as you're |
| 1:00.4 | doing a thing what are you doing right now you can get five weeks of this site for free all these |
| 1:07.2 | courses all this training etc when you go to fizzle.com slash try five, we do that for you |
| 1:12.9 | just because you're a listener of the podcast. We really like doing the show. We would love for you |
| 1:17.1 | to have five weeks of fizzle for free when you go to fizzle.com slash try five. Okay, follow along at |
| 1:23.3 | home at fizzleshow.com slash 159. I'll be back after this to fill in any gaps. |
| 1:30.9 | Barrett, what were you going to say nothing, man? Come on, say it. I was saying that today's the first |
| 1:37.8 | day of my third year of working with you dudes. Two year anniversary. Almost a full year of working with Steph, |
| 1:46.0 | but we'll save that one for when it's actually two years. |
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