It takes courage to build your own business or start your own brand.
Whether you decide to start a company, create a podcast, start a YouTube channel, open a small business, or write online, someone someone will laugh in some way.
- Oh really? She's starting a channel about yoga and mindfulness? Yikes her videos are cringey. I'm not sure who's going to follow that.
- He's really going to start a podcast about sales? I mean there's hundreds of them already..
- You're going to start a podcast Dave? Ha. OK.
They might not say it to your face but someone someone is thinking it.
And if you can't accept that and get over that hurdle, you're going to rob yourself from potentially building something awesome.
I know for a fact people thought I was a big dork when I started my first podcast. But that podcast later ended up being the thing that led to my big break. It was through my podcast (Tech in Boston) that I interviewed Drift founder David Cancel. We connected, they were hiring a marketing manager, and I ended up getting the job -- which four years later to be the job that changed the course of my life and career.
So, pardon me if say this: FUCK EM.
You can not care what people think if you want to build your own thing.
It is so much easier to talk shit about someone else's idea (because you're afraid of sticking your neck out there and opening yourself up for feedback) vs. actually going out to try and build something of your own.
I'm writing this because I hope you get over that hurdle and go do the thing you've been wanting to do.