Joshua J Sheats, MSFS, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CASL, CAP, RHU, REBC is a financial planner who teaches people how to live a rich life now while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less. He mixes creative approaches to lifestyle design, deep-dive financial planning techniques, and hard-core business strategy to equip you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to build financial independence.
http://radicalpersonalfinance.com
Out and About: Control the Risk of Failure with Joshua Sheats - Youversation Episode 035
(RPF is on Spring Break this week, so I'm sharing some interviews with you where I've been featured on other shows. Enjoy! -Joshua)
“I don’t think failure is a mark of shame. Failure and mistakes are inevitable.”
Things Joshua talks about in this episode:
- Why a “hunch” helped him move into his podcast career
- Why he had to ignore the advice of people around him to start the podcast
- Why he had to quit his job to start his podcast
- How he “mitigated” the details of failure
- When we do fail, let’s fail in small, manageable ways and make sure we have backup plans
- Why his podcast fills a gap he could not find anyone else filling
- Why he started his business with a podcast
- What social media platforms he uses to engage his audience and market the podcast
- His advice for people who want to start their business on digital platforms
- Why he thinks people confuse a platform and a tool with content and a strategy
- The podcast is not the benefit, it’s simply the tool that we use to deliver the content
- Why he follows NO ONE on social media
- Why he schedules free time and focus days
Resources
- Patreon (for tips)
- Voice Dictation on iPhone 6+
- Dragon Naturally Speaking