E459: Bouncing Back From Failure and Redefining Success with Jonathan Jesper

Here’s a reality check: there’s more to life than just money. Amazon seller and aspiring personal development coach Jonathan Jesper shares his story of grit and resilience.

 

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, I am very much aware of how unstable and unpredictable life in the business can be. The journey is never linear.

 

Fellow Vegasite Jonathan Jesper, who has never had a job, has been an entrepreneur his whole life – and he’s no stranger to failure.

 

He lived in a van straight out of high school; went to college and then dropped out; and eventually, as he described, “failed into ecommerce.”

 

Jonathan’s life as an entrepreneur is quite the story. From selling flowers at high school graduations to running his own Amazon business, he certainly knows the hustle.

 

Check out the highlights from this episode: 

• Intro - 0:00
• Background on Jonathan - 2:16
• Jonathan’s early years as an entrepreneur - 3:20
• Benefits of traveling - 6:19
• Being “stuck” in our beliefs - 7:32 
• Transitioning to ecommerce - 9:46 
• Inventing a market - 13:04 
• Dealing with failure - 16:01
• The relativity of success - 20:42 
• The blueprint of life - 23:16
• Connecting the dots - 30:36
• Helpful resources - 34:14

 

That was a great and insightful conversation, Jonathan. Thank you for coming on the podcast. This episode is a reminder that it’s important to reevaluate what success means to us. 

 

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