How To Start Living Show (formerly How To Quit Working)

Many people think that introverts are shy and anti-social. Beth Buelow is an introvert entrepreneur who left her corporate job to start a business and built a community to help introverts understand how to use their introversion as a benefit. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Beth explains how to use introversion as an advantage in your business and how to better understand and work with introverts if you are not one. 

I made a bad decision on the How to Quit Working Show recently. Since we don't believe in regrets, I'll talk about what I did wrong and what you can learn from it on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Loralee left her corporate job doing accounting at a software company to start her own accounting firm, with lifestyle as her goal. She figured out how to make it happen by exploring possibilities and being open to doing what scared her and letting her business evolve. Loralee tells us how she did it on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Back in the late nineties Nellie's husband Phil had an idea. He thought there had to be a way to help small businesses incorporate and start their businesses online. With 100 bucks in a spare bedroom, Phil and Nellie started a business they later sold for 20 million dollars. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Nellie will tell us how she did it and how you can too.

Eric Durtschi was a practicing chiropractor. When he discovered the history and health benefits of the cocoa bean, something stirred inside him. He had to figure out a way to take the drink the ancient Mayans discovered to more people. He founded Crio Bru. Needing capital to expand, he applied to Shark Tank and went before the Sharks. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Eric explains what happened in the tank and where Crio Bru is now. 

Julie Busha had an old family recipe for a new kind of condiment. Her dream was to take it to the market -- in a big way. By being stubborn, persistent and working hard and making sacrivices, she got it into over 600 grocery stores across the country. Then she went on Shark Tank seeking a $150,000 investment and what happened shocked her. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Julie tells us about her experience on Shark Tank as well as what she's learned from growing Slawsa from nothing to what it is today. 

Tracey Noonan and Danielle Vilagie took cake-decorating classes as a way to spend quality time together. Soon word spread on social media and people wanted to buy their products. It turned into a business. The demand was there but they needed capital to grow. They applied to ABC's Shark Tank and the rest is history. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Scott, Tracey and Danielle tell us about that journey and what they learned along the way.

We spend so much time trying to get form here to there. What's next? How do I get to the next level? What's it all for? How do you balance achievement with peace. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff discusses a simple 3-part framework to achieve anything and be happy while you're doing it. 

Jessica Oman had her fill of her job in higher education. She felt undervalued, underappreciated and overqualified. But she didn't have a lot of money to invest in a business. So she worked with what she had -- 170 bucks. And it worked. Today Jessica runs a successful business and she's going to tell you how she did it on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Have a business idea? Forget it. Ideas are not what makes a business successful. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, listen to a sample training module from the How to Quit Working NOW! program where Jeff explains how to get away from the "idea mentality" about business and begin thinking in a way that will make your business successful. 

Lots of folks who want to quit their job and start a business invest in online business-building courses, coaching and programs. They usually fail to create the results promised. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff reveals why online business building programs usually don't work and what do to instead to successfully create a business. 

Napoleon Hill wrote Think and Grow Rich in  1908. Under the direction of Andrew Carnegie, one of the most powerful men of the time, he interviewed the 500 most successful people Andrew could find. The result was arguably the most popular business book of all time. Today marks the 100th episode of the How to Quit Working Show. We've talked to nearly 100 successful Lifestyle Entrepreneurs who have generously shared their successes, failures and the most important lesson they've learned. On this anniversary episode of the show, Jeff Steinmann shares the first in a three-part video series on the cumulative lessons of 100 successful lifestyle entrepreneurs.

My guest on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show is Jeff Wilson, an HGTV Host and Green Living enthusiast. Not only that, he is a huge LIFESTYLE SNOB! Jeff did not pick one skill or one type of expertise and monetize it, he blended several of his skills, passions and areas of expertise together to create a business and a life that are completely inextricable.

Kelly Will was a New York City gossip columnist. It was a dream job. But after doing it for ten years, she started wondering if this was all there is to life. "There has to be more." Kelly said to herself. Instead of settling for mediocracy, she packed up her Honda CRV and set out on a one-year journey to visit all 50 states and meet and deeply connect with over 600 people and documenting her experiences on her blog. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Kelly tells us what she learned and what advice she has for you. 

As you drive into work every day you wonder how to quit your job. I get it. Your job sucks. You dread the moment you have to get there and you watch the clock until quitting time; you know there must be another way. And then you start thinking about the bills. You need that paycheck. You can’t go for months or years without making money while you build a business — you’ve got bills. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff explains a three-step process to create a business FAST and while you are still working your job. 

Jennifer Paige knows success. She's had a top 40 hit with a major record label and significant success as an independent musician and now has her own record label. She's passionate about her music, smart about business and extremely generously shares her knowledge and experience. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jennifer shares what she's learned on her journey from waiting tables to the top 40 and beyond.

Too often we seek happiness in achievement; making money, finding a relationship, quitting a job, retiring, etc. Not only does that not work, it actually sets you up to not achieve those things. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff discusses how to disconnect happiness from achievement and the 5 surprising things that happen when you do. 

Trajan King was the CFO of a marketing company. Soon he was promoted to CEO. When he decided it was time to move on, he quit his CEO job and began looking for another C-level job. Nobody was hiring. So he was left with no choice but to start his own business -- in the middle of a recession. He did so quite successfully and he shares that journey and the lessons he learned on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Jason Torres has been working for other people all his life. But, he's always known there was something better for him. After listening to Daniel Vance on Episode 88 of the How to Quit Working Show, Jason made a big decision -- and there's no turning back. Jason discusses his big decision on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Jason Kanigan teaches people how to sell. If I had the choice between being able to sell or being able to read, I'd choose selling. When you know how to sell, all you have to do is find a product and people who want it and you are making money -- if you can sell. Then you can spend that money on reading lessons! Fortunately, you already know how to read and on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jason is going to explain the three "P's" that will get you ready to begin selling NOW. Getting a business off the ground doesn't have to be so complicated.