After Dark with Marc Podcast

#5 Karen Mullins - Playing soccer without goalposts what's the point?

January 07, 2019 Marc Jospitre / Karen Mullins Season 1 Episode 5
After Dark with Marc Podcast
#5 Karen Mullins - Playing soccer without goalposts what's the point?
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What do you do when you have it all, according to society standards; a beautiful family, great career, money, vacation, a wonderful lifestyle but yet you feel empty and totally dissatisfied with life. Karen was there 15 months ago and decided to follow her heart and to start her own business. Would you have the courage to do what she has done? 

[1:22] Karen’s path to entrepreneurship

[4:04] “Without a clearly defined goal, we become strangely loyal to daily trivia, until we ultimately become enslaved by it.”

[8:00] Karen’s tipping point to start her own business

[12:32] Dream like a child!

[14:33] “It’s a bit like a football game. If you suddenly come along and you take the goal posts away, what have you got left? You’ve got lots of activity on the pitch, but what’s the purpose to it?”

[18:15] The most important thing to remember when shifting from the corporate world

[24:07] How to shift your mindset in order to succeed

[26:20] Putting the ego aside and asking for help

[34:09] Karen’s advice to young entrepreneurs 

Karen’s path to entrepreneurship
Without a clearly defined goal, we become strangely loyal to daily trivia, until we ultimately become enslaved by it.”
Karen’s tipping point to start her own business
Dream like a child!
“It’s a bit like a football game. If you suddenly come along and you take the goal posts away, what have you got left? You’ve got lots of activity on the pitch, but what’s the purpose to it?”
The most important thing to remember when shifting from the corporate world
How to shift your mindset in order to succeed
Putting the ego aside and asking for help
Karen’s advice to young entrepreneurs