Has fear stopped you from taking the steps you KNOW you need to take in order to grow your dream business? You’re not alone.

Every entrepreneur feels fear during their journey, and it can keep them from making moves and taking chances. But there are scientific and psychological reasons behind the fear response. Once you’ve cracked the code, you can counter it!

I started making videos for One Big Happy Life while still working in my legal career. I was so nervous about colleagues and potential employers seeing them. 

I thought I was worried about what other people would think of me for sharing these parts of my life on YouTube. But I’ve realized that my fear of people judging my videos was really a fear of failure. 

And do you know what that fear led to? It led to me never telling anyone about my channel. Never promoting it. Never advertising it. Never taking steps to build up that audience that I wanted.

All because of a fear of failure.

And quitting my job to work on my business full-time? You’d better believe that inspired another wave of fear of failure!

Fear is our brain’s way of trying to keep us safe from harm. That’s great if you’re being stalked by a man-eating tiger, but not so great if you just want to launch your dream business.

So how do you let go of fear and move forward with your biggest, baddest, most exciting plans?

In the latest episode, you’ll discover:

• The science and psychology behind your fear response
• Tools and techniques you can use to conquer fear 
• A case study of how I dealt with my fear of failure when building my own business

“We shouldn’t look at failure as something to be avoided… all it is is feedback.”

—  Tasha Cochran

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Highlights:‌ ‌

• 01:29  Fear of failure: One Big Happy Life
• 04:17  Deciding to quit my job  
• 06:28  The science and psychology of fear 
• 08:50  How to counter fear of failure 
• 13:38  Failure isn’t forever  
• 15:24  Redefine success  
• 16:51  Work with me!   

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https://onebighappylife.com 

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“You don’t ever have to have a million dollar business in order to have a successful business.”

—  Tasha Cochran

It’s the time of year to come up with some big, bold, stretchy, and exciting goals! 

The trick is to keep them intentional.

You’ll hear me talk a lot on this podcast about my goal of hitting $1 million in revenue. And I have very specific reasons for choosing that number. I chose $1 million specifically because it is in alignment with the way that I want to live my life and run my business. 

I want to be able to pay my team well and provide good benefits. I want to work with thousands of people and donate generously to causes I am passionate about. I want to be location-independent and be able to hire help around the house so that I can focus on creating a bigger impact with my work.

In other words, my $1 million revenue goal is in alignment with my overall vision.

But that doesn’t mean that a $1 million goal will be in alignment with yours.

Success isn’t determined by an arbitrary number, but by what kind of life and business you want to have — if your business makes enough to pay for that life, then you are successful!

In this episode, I want to guide you through how I came up with my four main goals for 2021 and help you choose your own aligned goals for business.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What you need to consider when figuring out your goal revenue for the next year 
• How to set target metrics that will help stoke your ambition without leaving you feeling discouraged 
• The #1 goal-setting strategy that will help you achieve your dream business — and dream life! 

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“You should define success in your business by what kind of life and business you want to have, and how much money your business needs to make in order for that to be possible.”

—  Tasha Cochran

Highlights:‌ ‌

• 02:05  Listener spotlight!  
• 02:56  Why monetary goals can be tricky
• 05:30  Four goals for 2021  
• 07:09  Why $1 million revenue?  
• 14:52  Target metrics  
• 17:18  Repurpose in 2021!  
• 19:28  How to move the needle  
• 23:35  Are your systems serving you? 
• 26:45  Make room for rest  
• 29:57  Transparency makes it real   

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Work With Me: https://onebighappylife.com

Join the Ascend Incubator: https://onebighappylife.com/coaching 

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Once your business really begins to grow, you’ll need to make a decision: should you quit your day job to do it full time?

But first, you’ll need to spend time building it up — while working your day job.

While juggling the two can be stressful, it’s an inevitable part of the journey for most of us. Before giving up your salary, you must be sure that your business can meet your income goals!

This is a critical period in your entrepreneurial journey. How can you make it less stressful and more effective?

Practice good time management. 

Schedule 10-20 hours per week to work on your business — and stick to them. This means telling your family you cannot be disturbed during that time. 

Know where to focus. 

Spend your time purposefully and focus on the things that will really move the needle forward. Don’t get caught up on the small things, like which font to use on your business cards. Make sure your website looks professional, but don’t fuss with the small details. 

Batch your work. 

Schedule large blocks of time in order to batch tasks. For example, spend one hour brainstorming content for the month, one creating outlines, and then a few more creating the content. Over the course of one weekend (or even half a day), you could create a month’s worth of content!

These are just a few of my top tips for building your business while working your day job. Want to hear the rest? You’ll have to listen to the episode!

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• 7 top tips for building up your business in your free time
• The #1 early-stage investment you can make 
• How to optimize your home environment 

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“There’s never going to be a perfectly right time where all the stars align. There’s only right now. So you’ve just got to start right now and work with the time that you have.”

—  Tasha Cochran

Highlights:‌ ‌

• 01:11  Stumbling into entrepreneurship  
• 03:55  Savvy time management  
• 05:55  Where should you focus?  
• 07:19  Your #1 investment  
• 08:19  Stop relying on Google!  
• 10:17  Get ready to batch!  
• 11:53  Outside support 
• 14:06  Environment is everything  
• 16:16  The right tools for the job
• 17:28  Work with me!  

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Work With Me:

https://onebighappylife.com 

Join the Ascend Incubator: https://onebighappylife.com/coaching 

Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review!