The Do What Is Necessary Podcast

🚀 Are you hustling so hard that your coffee needs a coffee ☕️? Say "NOPE 👎🏻" to burnout and "YEP 👍🏻" to chill vibes with our latest vid: "Entrepreneurs, Say Bye to Burnout ➝ Be a Chillpreneur instead!" 🌴 I'm dishing out a 9-step Framework that's like a spa day for your biz. Transform from chaos-captain to calm-collector without sacrificing success. 🧘‍♂️💼 Whether you're a one-person powerh...

🎬 This week's episode was inspired by a call I was on this week. I was talking with a good friend who sold his IT business like me. He started a new company, but is finding himself TRAPPED....AGAIN!!!! His new business has the same choke hold that his IT business had on him. That was one of biggest reasons he sold it. Now he doesn't know what to do.  He's working nearly 7 days a week with staff n...

Embracing the underdog mentality can be one of the most powerful tools for achieving success in life.  It's about believing in yourself, your abilities, and your potential, despite the odds being against you.  Whether you're a student, an entrepreneur, or just someone looking to make a change in the world, understanding and embracing the underdog mentality can help you overcome obstacles and achie...

I've completed a lot of projects in my life. I wrote a book, I've launched several courses, I've traveled around. Started a family.  So I've learned a lot about how to finish what I start, but for this podcast, I'm gonna throw all of that out the window.  Here are the top eight most effective ways to self-sabotage your efforts. If you follow these steps closely, I can guarantee you will stall out...

Are you tired of constantly setting and chasing after goals, only to feel like you're running in place or falling short?  If so, it may be time to consider a different approach.  Instead of focusing on specific outcomes, try creating systems to guide your actions and progress. Systems are a powerful tool for achieving success and reaching your potential.  They provide a framework for consistent ac...

I used to do this for hours at a time.  I would research on a topic, whether it was on exercise, writing, or even how to become productive, but nothing would get done.  I would take in a lot of information, but none of it seemed to help. Here's what I did to change that 👉🏻 https://my.orangenomad.com/podcast #msp, #linkedinlive, #productivity, #entrepreneurship, #dowhatisnecessary If you'd like t...

We are held back from creating the life we want, from our highest purpose, from our greatest growth and learning … by what we know. It's time to : Destroy what you know. I’d like to share a few techniques that will help, if you put them into practice. https://my.orangenomad.com/podcast #msp, #linkedinlive, #productivity, #entrepreneurship, #dowhatisnecessary If you'd like to support this podcast,...

In a study by IBM , about 60 percent of CEOs polled cited creativity as the most important leadership quality, compared with 52 percent for integrity and 35 percent for global thinking.  Why?  Because creativity enables people to solve problems, respond to challenges and come up with innovative ideas. If you want to boost your creativity, there's good news.  Creativity isn't something you're just...

Something I’ve noticed that derails a lot of people’s goals or attempts to form habits is the feeling that it’s pointless to even try. If it feels like it won’t matter if you do anything … why would you try? And so when people feel this, they will usually give up, understandably. But if we want to break through this barrier, then the opportunity is to learn how to work with this feeling of pointle...

I was having a discussion with a coaching client recently who is holding himself back from doing the purposeful work he thinks he wants to pursue. What’s holding him back? Fear of putting himself out there in public. Fear of failure. Fear of being judged. Fear of choosing the wrong path. Fear of not being good enough. Do any of these fears sound familiar? They’re very common, and hold a lot of peo...

Overstimulation is the cause of our inability to focus on anything significant or challenging in our lives. We'd rather sleep in our beds and surf through social media than accomplish things we're enthusiastic about.  Alternatively, we may spend the entire day playing video games till our eyes dry up.  We do this because we want to experience the rush of discovery that comes with discovering somet...

Although not everyone is born with the ability to sell, it is necessary to stay in business. It is true that some people have a natural ability to sell.  Others may stand on the sidelines in astonishment as a naturally gifted salesman turns a perfectly ordinary product into a must-have for a potential buyer. (think Steve Jobs)  Natural selling ability can elicit strong feelings, including the envy...

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas A. Edison I just want to remind you. There's no shortcut. There's no easy button. There's no trick. There's no looking at somebody else and asking "How do they do it?" that I don't know. Well, you may not know it, but it's not a secret.  Any basic search engine, any book you read, listen to enoug...

I’ve learned some important lessons looking back on my past, and I thought I’d share a few with you.  #msp, #linkedinlive, #productivity, #entrepreneurship, #dowhatisnecessary If you'd like to support this podcast, you can go to http://www.buymeacoffee.com/OrangeNomad As always, thanks for listening…. Stay humble and kind, and #DoWhatIsNecessary​ #entrepreneurjourney​ #entrepreneurmindset​ #entrep...

For the last 8 years, I’ve been living a (relatively) simple life. At times, the complexity of my life grows, and I renew my commitment to living simply. Living a simple life is about paring back, so that you have space to breathe.  It’s about doing with less, because you realize that having more and doing more doesn’t lead to happiness. It’s about finding joys in the simple things, and being cont...

When someone takes a vacation at your company, (yourself included) it should feel like they don't work there anymore. You should be encouraging them to go completely dark. Turn their computer off, delete Outlook from their phone, don't check in.  Go away for real. Be gone. Off your grid. The whole purpose of a vacation is to get away. To not only be somewhere else entirely, but to think about some...

As we are two years removed from the Great Lockdown, I have recently found myself struggling to get back into a state of Flow.  I've had some recent life changes, like buying a new (100 year old) house.  With moving to a new area and lots of remodeling projects, I've had a hard time being creative; especially when it comes to making content.  Here's how I'm tackling this hurdle. If you'd like to s...

Entrepreneurship is challenging to say the least. Some days it's just downright exhausting. For many entrepreneurs there. There comes a last straw breaking point. Where the conditions are so stressful and so overwhelming. That it just seems impossible to continue. But for most others, the eventual loss of passion for entrepreneurship. Better known as burnout. Is something slower and more gradual....

When you work for yourself, though, getting stuck can be very harmful. When it comes to GETTING UNSTUCK, as entrepreneurs who are in charge of our own work flow and processes, we must be especially resourceful. Here are 5 strategies to keep in your toolbox. When you're stuck in a rut, try one of these solutions. If you'd like to support this podcast, you can go to http://www.buymeacoffee.com/Orang...

It feels nice to grab out the hammer and slam that sucker back into the ground as quickly as possible so you can get back to digging yourself out of email jail. In business, problem resolution is satisfying, but process solving is superior. On this episode, we'll break down the why and how of process solving as a better strategy to keep your sanity. =================================== If you'd lik...

In your daily life, you will experience the glow of shiny object syndrome today, tomorrow, or someday. You must first comprehend what it is, why it occurs, and how to deal with it. When family or friends discuss how work is going, they frequently bring up the most recent news. They describe what is going on and how it affects them. Unfortunately, many people's descriptions seem like they're suffer...

This issue is known as "time scarcity," and it is one of our society's most common pressures.  So, what are our options? Unfortunately, there is no simple solution - but there are a few things I've discovered to be really effective.  Let's start with the problem and then move on to the solution. If you'd like to support this podcast, you can go to http://www.buymeacoffee.com/OrangeNomad As always,...

When you're feeling worried and overwhelmed by life's apparently never-ending rotation of duties and responsibilities, the last thing you want to do is do less.  But, almost always, that's exactly what needs to happen. Similarly, if we can't keep our homes organized, it nearly always indicates we have too many things to try to keep in order, if we can't get through our days without feeling complet...

The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seems to be deeply ingrained in our culture. In the past, I’d set a goal or three for the year, and then sub-goals for each month. Then I’d figure out what action steps to take each week and each day, and try to focus my day on those steps. Unfortunately, it never, ever works out this neatly. We all know this. You know you need to work on an action ste...

How often have you heard someone refer to their company as their baby? Maybe you've done that yourself. I've had that same feeling myself and I've had that same viewpoint in the past with past businesses. Given the blood sweat in emotional tears that we pour into our businesses, it seems like a logical analogy, but there comes a time when we have to take a step back, and view our businesses in a d...