{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"I Put On My Dream Show \u2013 Here\u2019s What I Learnt","description":"A few weeks ago I did something I\u2019ve never done before. I put on my first ever theatre-style business show: Laugh or You\u2019ll Cry. A full script. Lighting cues. Sound cues. Slide timing. Jokes I had to actually write and rehearse. For someone whose speaking style is usually \u201ca few bullet points and make the rest up as you go along\u201d, this pushed me right to the edge of my ability. But what surprised me the most wasn\u2019t the logistics of putting on a show\u2026 it was what it did to my nervous system. In this episode, I\u2019m taking you behind the scenes of the experience and sharing a huge lesson about business, dreams, and how the commercial side of your business actually funds the life you want to create. Because here\u2019s the truth most entrepreneurs need to hear: Your business funds your dreams\u2026 until your dreams can fund your life. At the start of business, you don\u2019t have a reputation. You don\u2019t have proof. You don\u2019t have a community behind you yet. So you can\u2019t trade on reputation. You have to trade on value. You have to do the thing first, gather the evidence, and then use that evidence to grow the opportunity. That\u2019s why you can\u2019t cheat the process. And why chasing a big dream will always take you to the edge of what you think you\u2019re capable of. Most people turn away from that edge. But if you can sit in that discomfort and see it through\u2026 you don\u2019t walk away the same person who started. What\u2019s Covered in This Episode (Timestamps) 00:00 \u2013 Why I decided to put on a theatre-style business show 00:30 \u2013 The idea behind Laugh or You\u2019ll Cry and what I wanted the audience to feel 01:15 \u2013 The reality of producing a scripted show (lighting, sound, slides and timing) 02:18 \u2013 Why this pushed me far outside my normal speaking style 02:36 \u2013 The unexpected impact it had on my nervous system and business focus 03:14 \u2013 Writing jokes for the first time and the pressure of not knowing if they\u2019ll land 04:05 \u2013 Why pushing your dreams will take you beyond anything you\u2019ve experienced before 05:00 \u2013 The moment you become a different person after doing something hard 06:06 \u2013 Why failure becomes less scary when you change the story you tell yourself 06:55 \u2013 The biggest business lesson from putting on this show 07:02 \u2013 The difference between your commercial model and your dream 07:29 \u2013 Why you can\u2019t trade on reputation when you\u2019re just starting out 08:05 \u2013 Why you must gather evidence before opportunities grow 08:29 \u2013 How small audiences are actually the path to bigger stages 08:57 \u2013 Why following your dream will always take you to the edge of your ability If you\u2019re building a business and trying to balance what makes money with what really matters to you, this episode will help you understand why the two don\u2019t always align at the beginning \u2014 and why that\u2019s completely normal. Subscribe for more honest conversations about building a business, making money, and doing work that actually means something. ","author_name":"The Lisa Bean Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/lisabean.libsyn.com\/website","html":"