82. Allen Brouwer: How To Create Work-Life Harmony

“Change is great, change is exciting, change is scary, but what happens on the side of scary is amazingness.”

This episode’s guest is Allen Brouwer. He’s the co-founder of BestSelf.co, a Forbes 30 Under 30 winner, and the only person to have won Shopify’s Build a Business and Build a BIGGER Business consecutively.

He’s a man whose entirely self-made and has redefined for himself and thousands of others what it means to be successful with tools such as the SELF Journal. In short, he’s an all-round badass!

This isn’t his first time on the show. In fact, Allen was one of my very first Stay Grounded guests way back in 2017, but I wanted to bring him on again because so much has changed in his life. Allen recently became a dad for the first time - one of my first friends to become a parent. So I wanted to get him back to chat about how parenthood has changed him and how he’s learnt to juggle business with being present for his daughter.

This episode is a powerful reminder of the importance of creating harmony in your life. Many people struggle to divide themselves up between different relationships and responsibilities that demand their time, but Allen has cracked the code. In this episode, you’ll find out how.

“I am so grateful that I am an entrepreneur because now I can provide the best life for my family and also experience my family at the same time.”

In this episode, Allen shares how he’s been able to create work-life harmony now that he’s a dad. So tune in and discover:

• The four cycles of entrepreneurship.
• How Allen managed his fear of losing it all.
• The question to ask yourself to check you’re still on your path.
• Allen’s 4-step reflection process that helps him set his goals.
• Exactly how Allen structures monthly 121 calls with his team to cultivate relationships.
• What made Allen discover a ‘mansion of love’.
• Why work-life balance is complete BS [and what you should strive for instead.]
• Allen’s go-to question for avoiding boring small talk.
• The story technique for understanding your impact on others.
• The 3-part framework for adding value in relationships.
• Allen’s three journaling strategies that will help you do more with less time.

And much, MUCH more.

You can’t achieve true success in business if you’re not successful in life. Without work-life harmony, you’ll always be missing something. In this episode, Allen explains some strategies that will help you have it all. So tune in now and discover how you can compromise less and live more. It’s the extraordinary path through life.

“The first thing that you should ask yourself if you’re not sure you’re on the right path or not is, "Am I enjoying this and how many days have I woken up and not wanted to show up?”

How to contact

• Discover how Allen helps entrepreneurs scale and systematize their business at www.allenbrouwer.com
• Learn more about the SELF Journal at www.bestself.co
• Follow Allen on social - www.facebook.com/AllenKBrouwer/

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