Ep53: Self Employment Fears and the Power of (Good) Networking

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09/27/21 • 35 min

Andy and Aaron discuss the fear of opening up one’s own practice, good networking vs. not-good networking, hidden contracts, the financial benefit of friends, Ted Lasso, and more.

Note: A few instances of language in the back half of this episode. Also, my microphone must not have been working correctly, so apologies for low sound quality.

Audio outro: Led Zeppelin, “Friends”
Links:
“Are We Sure This is Good?” podcast
Jordan Harbinger 6 Minute Networking

Andy and Aaron discuss the fear of opening up one’s own practice, good networking vs. not-good networking, hidden contracts, the financial benefit of friends, Ted Lasso, and more.

Note: A few instances of language in the back half of this episode. Also, my microphone must not have been working correctly, so apologies for low sound quality.

Audio outro: Led Zeppelin, “Friends”
Links:
“Are We Sure This is Good?” podcast
Jordan Harbinger 6 Minute Networking

Previous Episode

Ep52: Happier Finances, Happier Times

Aaron goes solo for this short episode on reducing complexity and adding meaning.

Links:
Living A Happier (Financial) Life By Deliberately Choosing "Less" by Meghaan Lurtz (Article from Kitces.com; the paper copy I was working from didn’t include a byline so I didn’t properly attribute Meghaan during the recording.)
Dr. Mallinson episode
Strangers in Paradise: How Families Adapt to Wealth Across Generations by Dr. James Grubman

Audio outro: Phantogram, “Into Happiness”

Next Episode

Ep54: Payday Loans with Tim Malm

Andy and Aaron are joined by Tim Malm to discuss his experience with payday lending, shame, Disneyworld vs. deck repairs, “as soon as you run out of money, everything’s a crisis,” being comfortable with not knowing something, the power of empathy, and more.

Audio outro: The White Stripes, “Bone Broke”

Links:
“Are We Sure This is Good?” podcast
How Do I Get out of Payday Loan Debt?
Nebraska becomes the latest state to cap payday loan interest rates (Nov. 2020)
Aaron and Andy on the Millennial Mental Health Channel
Five Tropes Local TV News Uses to Dehumanize Homeless People