Does your business give you the freedom to do what you love? In this episode, Strategic Coach® Program Coach and Crazy Good Talks founder Deirdre Van Nest joins Shannon Waller to share how she found her entrepreneurial path. Together, they discuss how building the right team and focusing on your strengths can create more freedom, purpose, and room to grow.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Deirdre thought not fitting into corporate life meant something was wrong with her.
• What drew Deirdre to healthcare and why she left.
• How an injury led Deirdre to discover entrepreneurship.
• Why Deirdre sees helping people grow as her purpose.
• How Deirdre went from Fearless Living Coach to speaker.
• How Deirdre helped Shannon become a more confident speaker.

Show Notes:

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make more money, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of the people you serve.

If you’ve never felt at home in a traditional job, it may not be the path for you.

Making good money and having control over your time don’t automatically give you the relationships and purpose you want.

Growth isn’t just about building a bigger business; it’s also about having a better life.

Connecting with people emotionally, to the place where they make decisions from, can help you win business faster.

Having a clear process and the skills to follow it can take much of the fear out of speaking.

You don’t have to become someone else to be a great speaker.

Unique Ability® is where you have both superior skill and passion, not just something you’re good at.

It’s more useful to ask what you can improve than to dwell on what went wrong.

Giving your team the right training helps them take more off your plate.

A Self-Managing Company® doesn’t have to run without you, but it can free you up to do the work you love.

If you’re doing only what you love doing, there’s no reason to stop.

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Resources:

Crazy Good Talks

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

The 4 Freedoms That Motivate Successful Entrepreneurs

Unique Ability®

What Is A Self-Managing Company®?

The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

EOS®