Grow Your Video Business 127: How To Build A Regret Free Life & Business w/ Chris P. Jones
So much of our success in this business stems from the community that we build around us. It allows us to tap into each other’s skills, share our work, and be there for one another in when we need it most. In this episode, I sit down with a good friend who explains just how he has benefited from the power of tribe and how you can too.
Chris P. Jones is the founder and owner of Mason Jar Films in Waco, Texas. Chris specializes in filming events as well as making the occasional corporate and commercial video. Chris has intentionally built his company to be flexible and adaptive so that he can take advantage of whatever interesting work comes his way while living his best life.
Today’s episode is all about living life without regrets and how your business should reflect this too. In that vein, we discuss why you should be strategic when choosing which projects and opportunities to do for free. We also talk about the incredible benefits of growing a tribe and how this can lead to near unlimited opportunities. This is a raw and honest discussion that goes far beyond filmmaking into how to build a life and business free of regret.
How have you built your tribe? How has it helped you and your businesses? Let me know about it in the comments on the episode page!
In this episode- The importance of identifying what adds value to your life and getting rid of the rest
- How your community be the most important part of your professional journey
- Being prepared for emergencies by surrounding yourself with people you trust
- What to consider when you’re thinking about doing a job for free
- Recognizing opportunities to provide new content to new clients
- Determining what you want out of life and how filmmaking plays a part in that
“The only thing that I have in common with everyone listening to this podcast is that we’re all dying. At some point you realize it … and you begin to think about really making the most of the time that you have.” [10:28]
“I’m not so much striving towards building up a huge nest egg to retire at some future date. I’m here right now and I don’t know what tomorrow holds.” [14:06]
“If you go out and you meet people who are of different skill sets and you make yourself available to one another, you’ll have all these resources and people at your fingertips who you trust. Then what you have to offer is unlimited.” [36:02]
“We’re just making ourselves available for whatever is out there and we’re not backing down because I don’t have that particular skill set.” [50:36]
“As filmmakers, we are really focussed on documenting important moments in other people’s lives and I don’t want us to neglect our own stories and to experience those moments for ourselves too. It will make you a better filmmaker to experience life.” [1:02:26]
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