{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"EP 158: Building A New Business From His “Unique Genius” With Strategist Jason Van Orden","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2642,"description":"\nThe Nitty Gritty\n\n* Why Jason Van Orden ultimately left the business he ran for ten years and how taking a sabbatical helped him get to the heart of why he felt so discontent and uninspired\n* The identity crisis Jason experienced as he shifted from being known as the founder of Internet Business Mastery to being a consultant\n* How Jason realized that his unique genius comes out when he’s in a room full of people — not teaching online courses without a real-time feedback loop\n* Plus, a look at Jason’s quick reference guide, a document that reminds him of who he is when he’s at his best\n\nJason Van Orden founded Internet Business Mastery ten years ago — and over the last decade, he successfully grew it into a well-known resource for starting an online business. Yet, as the business boomed, Jason started to feel more and more discontent with his work, especially during the last couple years. Through scaling the business and automating it, Jason lost connection with his creativity and passion.\nThat’s when he decided to take a break and to ultimately start a brand new business from a different angle and doing something completely different. In this week’s episode of What Works, Jason shares what starting a new business looks like after being known for another one — and how he reignited his passion for his work and business.\nWe release new episodes of What Works every week. Subscribe on iTunes so you never miss an episode.\nCuriosity as the antidote to discontent in business\n“I could see that I hadn’t been following my curiosity anymore, hadn’t been experimenting, hadn’t been trying new things, hadn’t been as interactive and connecting with my audience because I’d been making things more and more hands-off. These were all the little things that were adding up to not providing me the energy that it used to.” — Jason Van Orden\nAfter a decade in business, Jason started to feel the inklings of discontent. Where had his creativity gone? Where was the passion? It started to...","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}