{"id":3462,"date":"2016-06-08T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T06:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2016-06-08T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:17:00","slug":"146-find-freedom-biggest-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/146-find-freedom-biggest-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 146 The Biggest Threat To Creative Entrepreneurs and Startup Business Owners Looking To Find Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-3462\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-3462\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"https:\/\/simplepodcastpress.com\/?ref=\">Simple Podcast Press<\/a> Player<\/center><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p><strong>(Less than 14 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP146-find-freedom-biggest-threat.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The best tool for mapping out your tasks, procedures and processes<\/li>\n<li>The problem with keeping everything in your head<\/li>\n<li>The very real risk and challenge of not documenting your processes<\/li>\n<li>The most important step to business freedom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3487\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/Ks3N7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ICP-146-Tony-Brown-Regular-Basis.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Brown quote there are certain things you have to do on a regular basis to make your business work\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ICP-146-Tony-Brown-Regular-Basis.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ICP-146-Tony-Brown-Regular-Basis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ICP-146-Tony-Brown-Regular-Basis-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click to tweet)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For many small business owners and creative entrepreneurs one of the biggest risks to their business and freedom is themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In episode <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/145-tony-brown\" target=\"_blank\">145<\/a> <em>Standard Procedure<\/em> author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonylbrown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Brown<\/a>, shared his best tips for anyone looking to scale their business, serve more people and find freedom in their creative work.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Listen to what Tony had to say about overcoming the risks and challenges of having a business that is dependent on you.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[00:40]<\/span> Introducing this short action episode on finding freedom from within your business.<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:47]<\/span> The point in Tony Brown\u2019s life where he had to make a critical decision to find freedom.<\/p>\n<p><span>[02:48]<\/span> The challenge of hiring other people to help deliver your services.<\/p>\n<p><span>[03:22]<\/span> The first step to freedom. Business Model Generation.<\/p>\n<p><span>[04:12]<\/span> Identifying the core functions and tasks of your business.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/2d2Pu\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cOften times we don\u2019t want to share the secret sauce\u201d &#8211; Tony Brown<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[05:27]<\/span> The risk and challenge of not documenting your processes.<\/p>\n<p><span>[07:32]<\/span> Tony recommends his favourite tool for mapping out tasks and processes.<\/p>\n<p><span>[07:51]<\/span> How visualising your process can be a new opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><span>[08:49]<\/span> The most important step to freedom.<\/p>\n<p><span>[10:00]<\/span> Summarising this episode.<\/p>\n<p><span>[11:25]<\/span> The benefits Tony enjoys documenting his processes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/9bBe6\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFor me the technology is secondary\u201d &#8211; Tony Brown<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/146\">Free bonus worksheet for this episode (146)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonylbrown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tony&#8217;s website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonylbrown.com\/book\" target=\"_blank\">Tony&#8217;s book &#8211; 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