The Weekend that Changed Everything: Pat's $24k a Month Story
Jan 23, 2024
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Former YouTube consultant Pat shares his Million Dollar Weekend journey, highlighting the power of taking action, embracing rejection, and pivoting professional experience. He discusses leaving a stable job for entrepreneurship, the importance of successful customers and helping others, and the benefits of setting examples for children. The chapter also mentions creating a website, utilizing referrals, and a sponsor providing video editing services.
Taking action and overcoming procrastination is key to starting a successful business in a short amount of time.
Making sales is not evil and rejection can actually lead to unexpected opportunities and business growth.
Deep dives
Taking Action and Overcoming Procrastination
In this podcast episode, Noah Kagan interviews Pat Goshtik, a former head of customer success who quit his job to start his own business and is now making $24,000 per month. Pat emphasizes the importance of taking action and overcoming procrastination. He shares how he went from being a chronic procrastinator to setting up an entire business within 48 hours. By sharing his story, Pat motivates listeners to stop procrastinating and try their ideas on a weekend, as the upside is unlimited.
The Power of Sales and Overcoming Rejection
During the conversation, Pat discusses the idea that making sales is not evil and how rejection can actually be a good thing. He shares his own experience of reaching out to potential clients, even though he is a self-professed procrastinator. Pat shares that one of the secrets to his success was simply sending messages to potential clients, offering video editing services. He urges listeners to overcome the fear of rejection and just take action, as it can lead to unexpected opportunities and business growth.
Knowing When to Leave Your Day Job
Another key topic discussed in the podcast is knowing when to leave your day job for your new venture. Pat shares his personal journey and how he eventually decided to quit his secure job, even though it was comfortable and paid well. He emphasizes the importance of calculating the 'freedom number' - the amount of income needed to feel financially secure - and pushing past the fear to pursue your dreams. Pat's story inspires listeners to evaluate their own situations and consider taking the leap into entrepreneurship.
Today we chat with Pat, a former YouTube consultant and former head of customer success at Tubics, as he shares his Million Dollar Weekend journey.
Uncover the incredible transformation from being the "biggest procrastinator" to validating and setting up an entire business within 48 hours. Pat's experience reveals the power of taking action, overcoming discomfort in sales,
Pivoting his professional experience into a new agency venture.
Making sales is not evil, and rejection is not a setback but a step forward
Leaving the safety of a stable income for the unlimited upside potential of entrepreneurship.
If you enjoyed this and want to hear more behind the scenes of creating this book, go back and listen to last week's episode where I break down our entire marketing strategy, that’s episode 335 in this feed
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