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This week, Jo Watkins, co-founder of The HOW People, joins us to explore entrepreneurial possibilities for doctors without leaving their day jobs. We talk about what holds us back from pursuing a business idea and how you can get started on this journey. We also discuss honing the transferable skills you already have to discover what you’d like to try.
If you want to start doing something different in your life and career, listen to our full conversation in this episode of You Are Not a Frog.
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Reasons to listen
- Discover your ‘why’ in life and business.
- Understand why you learn most by failing.
- Recognise and hone your transferable skills as a professional and entrepreneur.
Episode highlights
The Beginning of Jo’s Entrepreneurial Career
Worrying about the Unknown in Business
Honing the Skills Within
What Hinders Our Transferable Skills
Think about Your Why
Learning by Failing
Jo’s ‘Why’
Putting Boundaries in Place for Your Business
How to Manage the Reality of Running a Business
Getting Advice from People Who Have Done It Before
Unrecognised Transferable Skills of People in High-Stress Jobs
Making Time for Exploration
Jo’s Top Three Tips
Episode transcript
Rachel Morris: Does the prospect of carrying on doing the same old thing day in day out until you retire fill you with dread? Are there creative or entrepreneurial bits of your brain you’d love to use a bit more? And have you ever wondered what it would be like to try a new business idea, either within your current role, or by perhaps starting something new? One thing I know about listeners to this podcast is that you’re all a bunch of incredibly talented, creative and curious people. And many of you are desperate to do something different without…
