Are you building your business backwards?
Are you putting your work first, at the expense of your physical and mental health? Spending little time with your family because you’re ‘too busy’? And hoping that the money you make will somehow fix it all?
What if you could put your health and relationships first—and STILL grow a successful business? What if a strong body and mind is actually the FOUNDATION for a high-performing entrepreneur?
James Patrick is an award-winning photographer (with 500+ covers on his resumé!), keynote speaker and business coach out of Phoenix, Arizona. He hosts the Beyond the Image podcast and serves as founder of FITposium, a conference designed to help fitness entrepreneurs grow their brands. James is also the bestselling author of Fit Business Guide: The Workout Plan for Your Brand, and he is on a mission to create art and opportunity for others.
On this episode of Destined to Be, James joins us to explain how niching down helped his business take off, discussing how he builds rapport with the athletes he photographs and what he does to get his work in front of the right audience. He shares his take on why good timing and luck aren’t enough to be successful, describing how someone else will win if you don’t take action. Listen in for James’ insight around prioritizing the health of your mind, body and relationships and learn how putting your business last can ultimately help it grow!
Why James initially tried to avoid becoming a photographer
How niching down helped James’ business take off despite being in a recession
How James builds rapport with the athletes he photographs
How James thinks about capitalizing on timing by putting in the reps
The mistake entrepreneurs make in not campaigning our work
James’ unapologetic pursuit of getting in front of the right audience
How having someone else win because he didn’t take action motivates James to do the work
What inspired James to start the FITposium conference
How putting work last ultimately helped James grow his business
James’ insight into why success + fulfillment can’t be conditional
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