Darren Joe's guest appearances

Darren Joe

The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

Creators in Vietnam

Paradoxical

Alastair Humphreys

Wade Foster

Adam Grant

Ben Hunt

Stephen Warley

John Zeratsky

Sean McCabe

Lisa Dazols

Tara McMullin

Laura Gallaher

Diania Merriam

Damien Peters

Rachel Jones

Chris Donohoe

Khe Hy

OwlTail

“You can’t study or learn your way into a new identity” - I love this quote from Darren Joe.  He’s been thinking about carving a different path from 2003 to 2004.  He said that he was driven by a natural drive to be independent and do his own thing.  I found this pretty impressive because in those years not many people were doing what he was doing. He recently published a book titled The Fail-Safe Entrepreneur.  In it he argues that almost all solopreneurs strive for three things: Freedom, Adventure, Meaning.  I definitely agree.  However, he says many fail to reach these aims because they ignore the shadow side of this path.  He details four things - FAIL: Failure, anxiety, instability, loneliness. We explore many things in this conversation including:  Grappling with the achiever identity Longing for independence and freedom Parental approval Building Community Experiments Defining success  You can buy his book the Fail Safe Solopreneur on Amazon ------------------------ SUPPORT BOUNDLESS Subscribe to the weekly Boundless newsletter to stay up to date on new episodes and join the conversation. 🆕 I launched Freelance Consulting Skills Course.  You can find out more and sign up here. If you'd like to support the podcast, consider using my affiliate links   Podia - 14-day free trial  Teachable - 14-day free trial  Wealthfront - $5k managed for free  ConvertKit - First 1k subscribers for free  Charles Schwaab No International ATM Fees

“You can’t study or learn your way into a new identity” - I love this quote from Darren Joe.  He’s been thinking about carving a different path from 2003 to 2004.  He said that he was driven by a natural drive to be independent and do his own thing.  I found this pretty impressive because in those years not many people were doing what he was doing. He recently published a book titled The Fail-Safe Entrepreneur.  In it he argues that almost all solopreneurs strive for three things: Freedom, Adventure, Meaning.  I definitely agree.  However, he says many fail to reach these aims because they ignore the shadow side of this path.  He details four things - FAIL: Failure, anxiety, instability, loneliness. We explore many things in this conversation including: <ul> <li>Grappling with the achiever identity</li> <li>Longing for independence and freedom</li> <li>Parental approval</li> <li>Building Community</li> <li>Experiments</li> <li>Defining success</li> </ul> You can buy his book the <a href="https://amzn.to/2XwBVZF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fail Safe Solopreneur</a> on Amazon ------------------------ SUPPORT BOUNDLESS Subscribe to the <a href="https://boundless.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weekly Boundless newsletter</a> to stay up to date on new episodes and join the conversation. 🆕 I launched Freelance Consulting Skills Course.  <a href="https://reinvent.think-boundless.com/the-art-tactics-of-freelance-consulting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can find out more and sign up here</a>. If you'd like to support the podcast, consider using my affiliate links <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.podia.com/?via=paul-millerd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podia</a> - 14-day free trial</li> <li> <a href="https://teachable.sjv.io/x9JdyO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teachable</a> - 14-day free trial</li> <li> <a href="https://wlth.fr/2uSXB2f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wealthfront</a> - $5k managed for free</li> <li> <a href="https://convertkit.com/?lmref=dSlokg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ConvertKit</a> - First 1k subscribers for free</li> <li> <a href="http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/nn/refer-prospect.html?refrid=REFER6XK8AD26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Schwaab</a> No International ATM Fees</li></ul>

The Shadow Side of Solopreneurship - Darren Joe

As creators and entrepreneurs, we do what we do because we desire freedom, and variety, and control over our own lives. But as wonderful as having these things can be, they come at a cost. Entrepreneurship is lonely, and unstable at times. And if you're not careful, it will really take a toll on your physical and mental health, which is just not sustainable in the long run. But, there are ways to safeguard yourself against these common pitfalls of entrepreneurship.  Our guest today, Darren Joe, has recently achieved a life-long dream to write a book. Darren's book is the culmination of his personal lessons learned over his own 10-year entrepreneurial journey about mental health and well-being as a solopreneur, that you can put into action immediately.  In this episode we dig into a few golden nuggets of wisdom from his book and share a lot of personal stories from our own entrepreneurial journeys.  Darren Joe was born and raised in Southern California, and studied Public Policy and International Affairs at Princeton University. He's been living and working in several different countries in Southeast Asia for the past 10 years.  His business and podcast "Touch MBA" helps MBA applicants match with and get into the world's top business schools. He has just published his first book, The Fail-Safe Solopreneur: 6 Essential Practices to Manage Your Well-Being, Working For Yourself, which was ranked #1 on Amazon for Work-Related Health Books. He's also the host of his podcast ASE, which is about entrepreneurial well-being. In his free time he enjoys Afro-Cuban Dancing &amp; Salsa. Support the podcast by buying us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.saigon  Get in Touch with Darren Buy the Book: https://amzn.to/3xKusD8 ASE Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3ei5pzi Touch MBA Podcast: https://spoti.fi/36CHcj2 Blog &amp; Newsletter: https://upstartist.tv/ Follow Creators in Saigon: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creatorsinsaigon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatorsinsaigon/?hl=en Connect and Work with the Hosts: Dana: https://danadrahos.carrd.co/ Tue Si: https://tuesi.carrd.co/ Nicolas: https://www.nicolasthanh.com/

As creators and entrepreneurs, we do what we do because we desire freedom, and variety, and control over our own lives. But as wonderful as having these things can be, they come at a cost. Entrepreneurship is lonely, and unstable at times. And if you're not careful, it will really take a toll on your physical and mental health, which is just not sustainable in the long run. But, there are ways to safeguard yourself against these common pitfalls of entrepreneurship.  Our guest today, Darren Joe, has recently achieved a life-long dream to write a book. Darren's book is the culmination of his personal lessons learned over his own 10-year entrepreneurial journey about mental health and well-being as a solopreneur, that you can put into action immediately.  In this episode we dig into a few golden nuggets of wisdom from his book and share a lot of personal stories from our own entrepreneurial journeys.  Darren Joe was born and raised in Southern California, and studied Public Policy and International Affairs at Princeton University. He's been living and working in several different countries in Southeast Asia for the past 10 years.  His business and podcast "Touch MBA" helps MBA applicants match with and get into the world's top business schools. He has just published his first book, The Fail-Safe Solopreneur: 6 Essential Practices to Manage Your Well-Being, Working For Yourself, which was ranked #1 on Amazon for Work-Related Health Books. He's also the host of his podcast ASE, which is about entrepreneurial well-being. In his free time he enjoys Afro-Cuban Dancing &amp; Salsa. Support the podcast by buying us a coffee! <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.saigon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.saigon</a> Get in Touch with Darren Buy the Book: <a href="https://amzn.to/3xKusD8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3xKusD8</a> ASE Podcast: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3ei5pzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/3ei5pzi</a> Touch MBA Podcast: <a href="https://spoti.fi/36CHcj2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/36CHcj2</a> Blog &amp; Newsletter: <a href="https://upstartist.tv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://upstartist.tv/</a> Follow Creators in Saigon: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/creatorsinsaigon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/creatorsinsaigon</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creatorsinsaigon/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/creatorsinsaigon/?hl=en</a> Connect and Work with the Hosts: Dana: <a href="https://danadrahos.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://danadrahos.carrd.co/</a> Tue Si: <a href="https://tuesi.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tuesi.carrd.co/</a> Nicolas: <a href="https://www.nicolasthanh.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nicolasthanh.com/</a>

How to Navigate Fear, Anxiety, Instability and Loneliness as a Creator with Author and Podcaster Darren Joe