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

Brandon Kelly had a problem -- it started in college. The problem was that there wasn't enough space to store her bathroom supplies under her pedestal sink. She had an idea. That idea was stuck in her head for 10 years. It just wouldn't go away. Finally, when she had some major life changes come about, she decided the time was right to make the switch from pursuing her corporate career to becoming an entrepreneur. Brandon will tell is what she learned in the process and how she made the transition on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show.

The biggest fear most people have when quitting a job to start a business is: "Will it work?" and what that really means is: "Will people buy what I'm selling?" On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff discusses how to create products that you know people will buy before you ever quit your job. 

We talk a lot on the How to Quit Working Show about doing something you love. But sometimes you want to quit your job and start a business, but just don't know what business to start. Don't wait forever! On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff discusses what to do when you aren't sure what kind of business to create. 

From a young age, Daniel Vance (Danny) has taken responsibility for his own destiny. No matter what the circumstances were, he always took responsibility and did what it took to get what he wanted. After a series of life challenges left him unemployed with bills piling up and a criminal record, he was faced with a choice: start a business or go broke. He took responsibility and figured out what he could do to move forward in life. After reading How to Quit Working and using the How to Quit Working System, he created a business in just two months. Danny shares personal details about his past and how he overcame those obstacles and started a business in just two months. 

Have you ever been sitting at a restaurant with a friend and have a great business idea? That happened to Lori Cheek and it happens to everyone, but only those who believe in themselves and are really stubborn make it happen. Six years later, Lori is no longer working as an architect and is running Cheekd.com full time. Lori explains how she made the transition both emotionally and financially on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show.

Starting your own business can be challenging and the people you are around make a big difference in whether you are successful or you give up. People who think differently than you (who are not lifestyle fanatics) will either bring you down or suck your energy. Being around people who want the same things as you will encourage you and help you get more of what you want. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff Steinmann discusses the importance of community and announces the new How to Quit Working Facebook Community. 

What do emotions have to do with quitting your job? Michelle Mazur spent two years building her business as a side hustle before quitting her job in marketing at a major software company. This was her third attempt at creating a career that was meaningful to her and let her use her unique talents and eduction. She finally found it by taking one small step: writing one blog post. That one little blog post turned into a business she loves, but not without two years of hard work and emotional challenges. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Michelle will talk about how you can get past the emotional hurdles of quitting your job and she'll even share some tips on how she helps her entrepreneurial clients talk about their business in a more meaningful way that makes people want to hire you!

One day when a stoplight turned red on his way to his job, Brent said, "Thank God, that's another two minutes I don't have to spend at work." At that moment, he had a realization: he had to make a change. Brent resigned that day to start Round Pegg, a company that helps other companies create a culture of fulfilled and productive employees. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Brent is going to tell us how he did it. His wife, Andrea, is by his side to discuss how she felt about his abrupt decision to quit a job that was paying the bills (two weeks before their wedding) and start a new business. 

When you learning how to start up a business, you'll get all kinds of advice. Much of it will be conflicting. Some of it will lead you to your goal and some of it will lead you away from your goal. The key to successfully starting a business is to identify what advice to take and what to leave. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff Steinmann will give you five questions to ask to determine if you should listen to any piece of advice you are getting.

Gigi Griffis dreamed of traveling the world since she was a small child. But, like most people, she fell into the typical corporate 9-5. While she was working in marketing, she strarted getting the itch to do something different. She wanted a business she could run while traveling the world. She couldn't just quit her job without a plan, so she figured out a really smart and creative way to make the transition. Gigi will tell us how she created this amazing lifestyle business and how you can too on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show.

Rebecca Tracey refused to settle for less. She decided it was time to give up the standard 9-5 life, grab life by the lapels and make it everything she ever wanted it to be. Rebecca knew the best way for her to accomplish that was with a lifestyle business. So she moved into van. Yep, she moved into a van for 8 months while she got her business off the ground. As she points out, living in a van is really cheap! Rebecca used that time to build her business and travel. You don't have to move into a van while you build your lifestyle business, but you do have to consider how you'll make the transition. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Rebecca explains how she transitioned from 9-5 to having this ideal lifestyle business for herself and how you can too. 

Many of us have been lead to believe a lot of thing about money that is not true. Believing these money myths prevents us from being successful financially and in other aspects of our lives. If you want to quit your job and create a life of freedom, you're going to need money and you can't be successful unless you put these money myths aside. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff Steinmann will bust 11 myths about money and explain the alternate way of thinking for success. 

Many aspiring entrepreneurs have a talent or something they enjoy doing but worry that they could never make a business from it. Milo Shapiro could have thought that way, but he didn't. He knew he could get companies to pay him to bring his passion for improv (yes, just like on Who's Line is it Anyway?) and teach their employees the many lessons about life and business that improv can teach. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Milo will tell us how he successfully left his boring corporate computer job (where he just didn't fit in) and started a company that lets him live a passionate life of freedom. 

Many aspiring entrepreneurs ask about marketing, accounting, products, and all the standard business stuff, when they really should be asking about how to change the world. Starting a business is never easy and it'd definitely a lot of work. How do you generate the drive you need to push through all the days you just don't feel like doing what you must do to create a successful business? You do it based on something you believe. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Ted Manasa of Brand On Belief (brandonbelief.com) explains how to start a small business, but also how to change the world.

There is a particular time on your entrepreneurial journey that is critical. It's called the entrepreneur's danger zone. This is when your business either succeeds or fails. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff Steinmann explains how to identify when you are in the entrepreneur's danger zone and how to make sure you get through it successfully. 

Glen and Caryl both had good government jobs. They didnt' hate them -- in fact they liked them. But as they moved up the ladder, they realized their jobs would require more responsibility, more travel and less of the stuff they enjoyed. They had already purchased a small "hobby ranch" and were raising a small number of cattle. That hobby, combined with their passion for reconnecting people with their food, lead them to start the very successful Organic beef company: Alderspring Ranch. On this episode of the show, Glen and Caryl share years of business advice and lessons -- many of them learned the hard way, so you don't have to!

Charles and Craig were roommates and were working corporate jobs. They got to know each other well enough to feel good about going into business together. They also knew they didn't want to live a life that would end with regrets. So they quit their corporate jobs and, along with Charles' wife Beth, started the Pinot's Palette franchise system. They love that their business helps other people to quit their jobs and create their own passionate lives of freedom. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Charles and Craig join us to discuss how to open a franchise and all they learned along the way. 

When you are starting a business, you'll have a lot to learn. The great news is that information is plentiful and easy to access in today's connected world. The bad news is that sometimes we get caught up in learning at the expense of doing. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff discusses how to take action when you are stuck and overwhelmed with conflicting information. 

Scott Jones and his wife are both quite entrepreneurial. This worked out great becasue neither of them want to sit in a cubicle 40 hours a week until retirement. This has lead them to create several businesses that focus on their favorite topic of fitness. Scott and his wife have clearly defined how their businesses must work so they can live thier lives as they want to. Scott explians how you can do that too on this episode of the How to Quit Working Show. 

Creative people make great entrepreneurs because they have an endless supply of cool business ideas. That can also make it difficult to narrow down your long list of ideas so you can focus on building a successful business that makes money. On this episode of the How to Quit Working Show, Jeff and special co-host Bob Baker will coach listener Joel of familymediaservices.biz through the processing of sorting his cool business ideas and get on the road to success. If you are a creative person, or just want to create a passionate life of freedom, don't miss this episode of the How to Quit Working Show!