As business continues to ramp up, I begin to survey the landscape of Sleepy Dog and make a decision: I will take on as much work as I can to build a buffer in the business so I can hire my first employee. John challenged this idea, worrying that was taking on too much, but despite his advice, I pushed forward, working longer and longer hours. Little did I know that I was building a debt on my body, and my mind was about to collect.

Some themes to ponder:

-How do you create healthy work/life boundaries when you're responsible for the whole company?

-When you've officially burnt out, how do you recover?

Special thanks to Lucas Hibdon, Cuahutli Alvarado, John Maxwell, Mike Boyack, and Kristen Finney

"The Meaning of Regret" written and performed by John Maxwell. Purchase his book "Hammering Nails" here:

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Oh man, we’ve got a lot to talk about. What do you do when life smacks you in the face with opportunity, and how do you evolve when, in an instant, your business moves faster than you planned? Suddenly, life presented me with a choice: to hunker down and get comfortable, or to step over the edge once again and grow.

Some themes to ponder:

-The decisions you make today MUST be informed by where you want to go. If you don’t know where you are going, you will wander aimlessly.

-If you have stepped outside your comfort zone, give yourself some grace. You will walk a little funny when you’re in uncharted territory.

Special thanks to Annie Bell, Mathew Shumaker, John Maxwell and Lucas Hibdon

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I’ve been reworking this episode for the past several weeks. I had it all nicely laid out. You see, this episode was supposed to be part 2 of my process on finding my niche, but no matter how much I want my life to play out in an orderly, serial tv sort of fashion, life just isn’t that clean cut.

Instead, this episode is about fear. Not so much the dreaded fear of heights or the dark or even the fear of failing. Rather, I want to talk about what that fear does to us, and how it impacts our decisions even when we might not realize it.

Some themes to ponder:

-Fear does not need a present threat, it just needs past experience

-Life is coming from you, not at you

-It’s important to recognize when fear is the one calling the shots

-Treat adversity and opportunity exactly the same; run straight at it.

John Maxwell wrote an entire book of poetry! You can find it here:

https://www.amazon.com/Hammering-Nails-Poems-strange-topics/dp/B0BNJHYVG3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&gQT=2

Special thanks to Ryan Mjoen, Lucas Hibdon, Cuahutli Alvarado, Mike Boyack, Jesse Taylor and Quinn Savignac

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