Joy and Tyler Black on Career, Money Mindsets, and Parenting

Description

Joy and Tyler shared a common early interest: debt. With a focus on paying down this debt, Joy was able to leave an unfulfilling desk job and begin her work as a coach, relying on Tyler’s steady income as a biologist to cover their life’s expenses. As Joy’s business grew, they were able to shift focus from debt paydown to pursuing financial independence.

But along the way, Joy has managed the inevitable bumps in the road of solo entrepreneurship, including crushing hours, demanding tasks outside of her primary skillset, the psychologically draining world of social media, and the emotional toll of coaching women in a particularly important phase in their lives. Looking back though, she wouldn’t trade the experience and personal growth that this path has provided.

This is a really fun yet insightful story of two people with very different world views who really make it work. This is a discussion of money, personality, parenting, and the life-long pursuit of meaning, recreation, and career.

Topics Discussed with Joy and Tyler Black

Joy’s career journey: leaving an unfulfilling job and becoming a coach for pregnant and postpartum rock climbers
The power of niching down in business
Managing debt and beginning a life in pursuit of financial independence
An in-depth discussion on partner support: financial, child-raising, etc.
Musings on early retirement
Gender roles and mindsets on career and money
The gamification of the FIRE movement: Who can save the most or retire the earliest?
Should we feel guilty for building wealth?
Personality and money mindset: logic and reason versus feeling and emotion
The behind-the-scenes reality of the solo entrepreneurial life
Pursuing financial independence with three children
The mental toll of social media for an entrepreneur
The psychology of market volatility
The often-unspoken support systems behind the “quit your job” or “chase your dream” internet advice.
Knowing your self-worth in a career and the downsides of the job-hopping culture
So much more!

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