{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"EP 224: Building Confidence Through Consistent Action With Shatterboxx Design Founder Jamie Varon","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3493,"description":"\n\n\n\n\nThe Nitty-Gritty:\n\n\n\n* How Jamie Varon decided to embrace an “effortful” attitude and put more intention into her work* Why living and working from France reset her satisfaction meter and helped her find a new level of confidence* Her weekly writing practice and how that habit has impacted her ability to show up and do the work* The results she’s experiencing—personal and professional—from embracing a new working style\n\n\n\n\n\nI used to find confidence in the fact that lots of things come easily to me.\n\n\n\nI taught myself how to play the piano as a small child.\n\n\n\nI could pitch a softball at 60mph without much practice.\n\n\n\nI got excellent grades without studying.\n\n\n\nI was given extra responsibilities at my first jobs.\n\n\n\nMy default mode was to expect to good at whatever I tried. I expected things to be easy and effortless.\n\n\n\nMost of the time, this was good. It meant that I had the confidence to try new things or step up to a new level.\n\n\n\nBut operating like this also had a serious downside.\n\n\n\nThe downside of finding confidence in things being easy is that, when I tried something that didn’t feel easy, I ran the other way.\n\n\n\nAnything that took effort or practice tore down my confidence and left me feeling like a sad sack.\n\n\n\nThis month, we’re examining confidence. Specifically, we’re looking at how small business owners find the confidence to take a big step forward.\n\n\n\nAs you might imagine, lacking confidence in anything that required me to actually work at a thing didn’t serve me well as a business owner.\n\n\n\nFor years and years, I ran my business in a way that allowed me to avoid hard things.\n\n\n\nI hired contractors instead of making a home for employees. I relied on more passive marketing instead of picking up the proverbial phone and closing the deal. I avoided examining my own mindset instead of confronting my biggest fears and weaknesses. I set goals that felt safe instead of taking a long hard look at what I really wanted from my business.\n\n\n\nA couple of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AmfGeDL96-fhMaeOcqmX7TK_eWrvTLco6OJj2QpZtZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGUx/OWY5ZDg1M2E5MmU3/ZjEwOWVmNDM3MWVh/ZjZlOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}