This episode:  My friend suddenly messaged me and said, “I’ve just been let go”. Then the phone next to me rang. My friend came back with a cardboard box filled with stuff. The phones around me kept ringing and I was prepared to get that call next.

Here’s what you’ll learn about:

• Finding true happiness and identity through career shifts. (0:01)
• Jason Van Orden realized he wasn’t happy as a 9-to-5 employee and wanted to pursue his passion for music, leading to a career shift.
• He found a defining moment that woke him up to live a more authentic life, shaping his future decisions and actions.

• Career change after 9/11/2001. (2:48)
• Jason recounts his experience of being laid off from a job in 2001, which led to a wake-up call about the insecurity of Employment and sparked his interest in entrepreneurship and Investing.
• He reflects on how he filled his free time with books and tapes on entrepreneurship and Real Estate investing, and eventually started meeting others with similar goals, leading to a realization of his own Depression.

• Overcoming fears of entrepreneurship and quitting a job. (5:35)
• Jason quit his job, learned real estate investing, and faced fears of entrepreneurship (health insurance, understanding, etc.).
• He overcame fears by questioning their validity, exchanging risks, and taking action.
• Jason is now a successful business coach and marketer, working with experts to grow businesses.

• Overcoming fears and starting a business. (9:13)
• Jason shares his journey of overcoming fears and taking calculated risks to pursue his passions.
• He mentions specific fears, such as worrying about debt and not having support from his parents, which were unfounded.
• Jason found a mentor and joined a local real estate investing club to gain knowledge and build a support system.
• He eventually started teaching others marketing strategies, leading to the creation of a seminar and profit-sharing agreement with a mailing list of 83 people.

• Entrepreneurship, marketing, and personal Growth. (13:52)
• Jason quit his job in 2005 and started experimenting with online marketing, which led to the creation of a podcast.
• The podcast, Internet Business Mastery, was the first ever about online marketing and took off within a couple of years.
• He and a friend started offering courses and Coaching to audience members who asked for it.
• Jason learned a lot about content creation, finding his voice, and serving his audience through running a podcast for 10 years.
• He found that engineering and music backgrounds resonated with his audience, and he attracted both groups.
• Jason launched many courses over time and learned how to be a good coach.
• By 2015, he realized he needed to change and shift his focus to stand out in the crowded online marketing space.
• He found that connecting with his audience on a personal level and sharing his story was key to his success.
• Jason learned to find his unique voice and serve his audience in a way that resonated with them.
• His journey continues today, and he is now building on his strengths and providing valuable educational content to his audience.

To learn more about Jason, go to LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonvanorden/ or you can go to Jason’s website at https://jasonvanorden.com/.

Jason Van Orden Bio: Jason helps coaches and consultants turn their expertise into a signature system that delivers the same results with half the work. Then he helps them launch and fill a scalable online program based on their system so they can help more of the people they serve best and grow their income. He’s been coaching and creating Online Courses since he left his job as a software engineer in 2003. 

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