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61. The Restless Soul: A Journey from Corporate America to Entrepreneurial Empire

September 27, 2022 • Katie Richardson

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Do you feel like you're stuck in a rut, doing the same things over and over again but not seeing the results you want? Are you tired of taking advice that doesn't work and just leaves you feeling more frustrated? Today on What’s Working Now, guest Justin Stoddart shares how this isn’t just a result of being ungrateful. Find what brings you energy again and make a difference with advice from this man “who’s living and building his business on sound principles” (Katie Richardson).

3 Key Takeaways

If you have a good job but are feeling inner turmoil, it’s probably not that you’re just being ungrateful. Justin shares the ways you can tell you’re just not finding ways to grow in your current situation.
How to look for clues that you are uniquely positioned to add value in a certain area and walk toward the direction of your goals.
Remember that the most important thing you will do is within the walls of your own home. Business gives you more options to keep that as a focus.

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The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

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About Justin Stoddart

Justin was an executive at a mortgage company who decided to leave his corporate job and start his own entrepreneurial empire. He is now the author of The Upstream Model, the host of the top podcast Think Bigger Real Estate, and the founder of a coaching and training company. Justin attributes his success to his restless soul and his desire to always be growing.

Show Notes

[00:00:02] - Justin Soldered is the author of The Upstream Model and host of the top podcast, Think Bigger Real Estate. He left his corporate job and started his own business.

[00:01:21] - As a father of six kids, being a dad has changed the way he views the world. He believes in a higher power and that there are things that maybe we were created to do.

[00:07:56] - In his inner turmoil, Justin started to notice that his focus was moving off of his core job responsibilities, and he was doing things that were unaligned with what he was hired to do.

[00:11:27] - Jason began to find a new direction for his career. If he could go back and give himself advice in the early phases of his career, he would tell himself to focus on the areas that give him energy.

[00:15:39] - Jason talks about his journey to writing a a book and the ways that it humbled him and solidify how he wanted to make an impact.

[00:20:11] - He explains how to build a business on the basis of the “upstream” model. He has created an entire coaching company based on this principle.

[00:27:29] - There are many things to do as a business owner, but only one thing is a priority today: revenue. Without it, there is no business.

[00:30:16] - Justin lays out his daily schedule as a father of six and a new business owner. There's so much power that comes from living the principles that you believe.

[00:36:08] - In his company. Justin has given his talented team a lot of autonomy. He doesn't want to be an oversight looking over somebody's shoulder.

[00:46:26] - Justin answers the questions from What’s Working Now’s rapid fire round.