In this episode, Joeri sits down with Jan Keck, trainer, facilitator, and experience designer, to talk honestly about what it really looks like to work for yourself over the long term.
From repeated pivots and changing markets to family life, uncertainty, and learning when to refocus, this is a grounded conversation about freedom, trade-offs, and choosing what to stick with.
In this conversation, they talk about:
Building a business around the life you want, not the other way around
Why pivots are not failures, but part of the reality of solo work
The price of freedom and living with ongoing uncertainty
Being a “recovering shy guy” and turning that into a professional strength
Why focus matters more than doing everything at once, and why it’s okay to change direction later
Owning one platform instead of spreading yourself too thin
This episode is a reminder that solo work is rarely a straight line, and that resilience, focus, and self-awareness matter just as much as strategy.
Connect with Jan Keck:
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