Time to Burn it All Down…To Begin Again with Josh Tapp
It’s Time to Burn it All Down…To Begin Again with Josh Tapp
Katie Richardson is excited to bring on today’s guest, Top 50 iTunes podcaster and successful businessman Josh Tapp, to dive deep into what makes working worth it. Join them as they discuss Josh’s darkest time as a young entrepreneur seeking to support his new wife and the pivotal moment that made him decide to shut it all down and try something new–without guarantee that it would result in any reward.
Josh and Katie break down the importance of keeping a strong value system and knowing exactly what you want before you try to get there, sharing crucial tips that they learned, from reassessing your principles each month to taking an honest look at your failures. You will not want to miss the experience and vital advice these two leaders are willing to share in today’s episode of What’s Working Now.
3 Key Takeaways:
- How Josh made it past shutting down his finances entirely to pursue a business life with passion that wouldn’t guarantee success
- How to accept time and pace yourself as an ambitious entrepreneur
- Josh’s 4 big focuses to stay grounded in the midst of fluctuating business changes
Show Notes
[6:55] Josh introduces himself
- His role as a 5th generation entrepreneur
- Reading The Richest Man in Babylon at 11
- His dad’s role in Josh’s view of business
[10:49] The point where his entrepreneurial journey wasn’t lining up with his goal
- Josh’s paradigm shift; learning he wasn’t interested in what he was doing
- Identifying a need to pursue what has meaning to him
- “I felt like God brought us a job at that time…I just feel like all the pieces were lining up because I decided to follow what I felt was like more of a calling for me than just facing the money” -Josh Tapp
[15:31] Looking back at those crippling moments as opportunity to reassess your goals
- “Just because it’s hard, doesn’t mean it’s wrong”-Josh Tapp
- Deciding to close his audience and face the financial failures and successes made
[18:08] Being a man who lives his principles
- “For me it comes down to having that hope and belief that there is something better”-Josh Tapp
- Committing to your values despite inconvenience
- What he focused on to make it through the darkest moments of his initial failure
- Telling his wife; facing failure with courage
[22:16] Success happens faster when you align with what you value
- How to handle wondering if the magic runs out
- Understanding that especially in the USA, everyone can be on the equal playing field
- Getting clear on what you want and going after it
[25:33] Being patient and not in a hurry to get there
- Accepting that success does take time
- “What’s going to motivate me to actually want to perform at a higher level?”-Josh Tapp
- Giving back
- Building and choosing a circle of influencers that is positive
[29:31] Working with people that you believe in: Josh explains his business
- Starting from a podcast with low followers
- A shocking email from iTunes
- Making a crystal clear, simple offer
- “My goal is to help the right person who has the right answer to the question that everybodys asking for”-Josh Tapp
- Josh’s experience with his wife’s pregnancy scare teaching him that there are a lot of wrong answers to your question
- Josh’s new free podcasters course on his website
[34:24] How Josh stays grounded during the roller coaster of entrepreneurship
- Be so so protective of the people you have around you
- Protect your confidence
- Josh’s basketball example
- Grow your faith 100%
- The cruciality of your support system (particularly your spouse)
[39:22] Motivating himself to keep playing bigger after reaching his comfort zone
- What area of success are you focused on
- Realign what the goals are with your spouse every month
- Understanding there has to be a shift in your lifestyle to realize there are bigger better things
- Josh’s future dream of a special vacation
- The weird addiction process of the score of money
[44:57] Josh’s advice for the individual looking to pull themself out of the place where they aren’t passionate about what they’re doing
- Start a podcast
- Get out of your head, network, and meet others
- Ask for help
Connect With Josh Tapp
Podcastmultipliers.com
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