{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TYE 130: How to run a 7-figure business from home with Ray Blakney","description":"Ray Blakney is known as \u201cThe Pajama Entrepreneur\u201d and has started multiple 6 and 7-figure online businesses from the comfort of home. After realizing his high-paying software engineer job in Silicon Valley was leading to an endless, unmemorable corporate life, Ray quit to volunteer and pursue entrepreneurship.    He now shares what he learned from all of those experiences as a speaker at conferences  around the world and on podcasts. He and his businesses have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Boston Globe and other top publications. He\u2019s also just launched a new platform called \u201cPodcast Hawk'' - a database that helps people get booked as a podcast guest. He\u2019s on The YES Effect show to talk about his journey from high-paying corporate job, to nearly broke, to living his dream life creating and running multiple million-dollar businesses.   In this episode, you\u2019ll learn: The moment Ray knew to quit his corporate job Why so many people follow expectations rather than their desires Why most people are currently in their worst-case scenario The one mindset that separates the most successful people in the world from everyone else How Ray bounced back from businesses that didn\u2019t work The self-discovery that comes from starting a business How Ray invented Podcast Hawk and was able to include a listing of every podcast in the world The unexpected benefits of being a guest on a podcast Why it\u2019s not enough to just tell your story, you have to tell it over and over   Quotables: \u201cA lot of people have the challenge of \u2018the life we\u2019re expected to live.\u2019\u201d \u201cYou are in your worst case scenario right now. What's ahead of you is possibly your best case scenario.\u201d  "When you try something and it doesn\u2019t work, as long as you learn something, you\u2019ve succeeded.\u201d \u201cEntrepreneurship is this journey of self discovery every single day you're doing it.\u201d \u201cMost people are amazing, but most people don\u2019t think they\u2019re amazing. Until you think you are, you\u2019re not going to get to that next level.\u201d Links mentioned in this episode:   Ray Blakney\u2019s website: https:\/\/rayblakney.com\/    Ray on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/raymond.blakney    Ray on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/rayblakney    Podcast Hawk: https:\/\/podcasthawk.com\/  Join The YES Effect Inner Circle Facebook Group for a behind the scenes experience about what it means to Believe, Belong and Become!   Join Shelli on Facebook Join Shelli on Instagram Join Shelli on YouTube ","author_name":"The YES Effect","author_url":"http:\/\/www.TheYesEffectShow.com","html":"