Jade with Cyprien Clerc on How Honesty, Helping Others, and Failure are the Keys to Business Growth

Does what you DO align with who you ARE?

Or are you just doing what you think you SHOULD be doing?

Cyprien Clerc from the FutureSeeds podcast interviews Jade in an episode FILLED with so many practical insights you might want to take notes to keep up.

Jade talks about the importance of taking the first step to find alignment, which is BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF. You might have convinced yourself that you are thriving in life when, in reality, you are doing the things you think you should be doing, not what you truly want.

Plus, she provides tools to identify what your VALUES are and how to be consonant with them. This will mean cutting bridges with the people, jobs, and businesses that are not aligned with who you are, AND THAT’S OK.

Remember, every little thing you say yes to means saying no to something else. That’s why it’s SO IMPORTANT that you take a hard look at your purpose and what you want to achieve and make your choices accordingly.

Finding YOUR PATH sounds as ambiguous as it gets. Jade gives practical tools, such as taking the first step and reverse-engineering this process by identifying what your goals are AND THEN working from there to identify the steps you need to take to get there.

Starting with WHAT YOU LOVE and asking yourself how you want to serve others is KEY to be successful in this process.

Staying in alignment is not easy but knowing your values and keeping them in mind is what will allow you to determine what is acceptable and what isn’t. You can’t impose your values on someone else but you can establish the VIRTUES you want to see in your business and choose employees and clients that align with this.

No one does this perfectly all the time and Jade is very candid about it. She talks about the times in which she stepped away from her values and found herself reaching burnout because she wasn’t being TRUE TO HERSELF.

And this is another KEY LEARNING from this episode! YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL but how you face this failure and your resilience are what’s going to determine your success as an entrepreneur. Failure is a learning opportunity that will allow you to grow and do things differently AND BETTER the next time.

You need to be DISCIPLINED and apply this mindset to everything. By being disciplined, you will have the freedom to do the things you want to do and that will bring fulfillment to your life.

Jade gives many other important tips and tools for entrepreneurial success, such as the steps you need to take to MONETIZE your idea and key insights into building your personal brand.

This conversation is insightful, practical, as honest as it gets, and a wealth of knowledge all in one. What on Earth are you waiting for? Tune in RIGHT NOW! (link)

Key points

• (00:00): Welcome to Barrels and Business!
• (01:34): Trying to have all the nice things despite being immersed in debt or doing something that is not really fulfilling and calling it thriving when it’s barely surviving.
• (06:14): Identifying what truly makes you happy and reverse-engineering your path to get there.
• (09:13): Cultural programming can become a self-sabotage tool that doesn’t allow for growth and achievement.
• (11:26): Learning what aligns with your personality and using your current skills and acquiring the new ones you might need to work towards that goal.
• (18:37): The cost of not being coherent with your values.
• (24:32): Not loving your job leads to burnout and a ripple effect that affects others in your company.
• (30:18): Only a small fraction of people truly have a calling. A purpose can be simply coming into this world to have a specific experience.
• (38:07): Not everyone has to be an entrepreneur. Finding a structure that aligns with your values and joining it can be equally satisfying.
• (44:23): Resilience is instrumental for an entrepreneur. Being able to bounce back and learn from failures is always necessary.
• (51:33): The steps towards monetizing your idea involve discipline, planning, and identifying the paths that can help you get to your goal.
• (57:50): Doing the necessary market research to understand the potential of your idea.
• (01:00:19): Jade’s realization of what was holding her back and how she had to shatter her own identity to be able to reinvent herself.
• (01:08:55): Branding is a lot about what is the image and the feeling you want to elicit in others when you enter the room.
• (01:13:33): Jade’s programs for business owners and entrepreneurs setting the foundations for their brand and building kickass teams and company culture.
• (01:16:8): Jade’s drive and desire to impact other people and help others build better businesses and change the world through intent and actions.

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