In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua & Ryan are joined by Jordan Harbinger to talk about what it takes to start a successful small business, and they answer the following questions:
- When is it acceptable to take on debt to expand my business?
- How do I run a minimalist business and still earn a living wage?
- How do I establish a work-life balance when starting a business?
- How do I overcome the fear of failure to migrate from corporate cog to owner-operator?
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Joshua & Ryan’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- “Don’t confuse hustle with productivity, creativity, or quality.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
- “Say ‘yes’ until you have to say ‘no,’ and then say ‘no’ until you have to say ‘yes.’” —Joshua Fields Millburn
- “Short-sighted entrepreneurs focus on hustling over adding value.” —Ryan Nicodemus
- “Job security is a misnomer when your security is in someone else’s hands.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
- “Keep your day job until you’re the only one that’s stopping you from scaling on your side hustle.” —Jordan Harbinger
- “Betting on an employer instead of yourself is playing the odds for disappointment.” —Ryan Nicodemus
Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: Company of One
- Added Value: This Is Marketing
- Added Value: Molekule Air Purifier
- Added Value: Mushroom Elixir
- Added Value: Sleep Master Sleep Mask
- Book: Anything You Want
- Book: Eat That Frog!
- Book: Everything That Remains
- Book: Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life
- Book: The Miracle Morning
- Essay: Buy a Brick for Christmas
- Essay: Essentials, Nonessentials, Junk
- Essay: Ideas for a Debt-Free Christmas
- Explore: Eight Weeks, Eight Bad Arguments for College
- Facebook: Jordan Harbinger
- Instagram: Jordan Harbinger
- Instagram: Podcast Shawn
- Instagram: Jessica Williams
- Listen: Canyon City
- Listen: Minimalism
- Patreon: The Minimalists
- Subscribe: The Minimalists
- Support: The Minimalists
- Twitter: Jordan Harbinger
- Watch: Buy a Brick for Christmas
- Watch: Matt D’Avella
- Watch: Minimalism Documentary
- Website: Jordan Harbinger
- Website: Jordan Moore
- Website: Cal Newport
