FL 193 – We help Dan apply strategic direction on creating and selling his digital product

Getting started with your online business can be overwhelming for a number of reasons. Do you find yourself creating your content, but unable to finish because of endless revising and refining? Do things always get in the way of your time to work on your online business, even if you set a schedule for it? Of course, we want our digital products to be good, or perfect if possible… but how perfect is perfect enough to stop and do the next step? How long will that take? Scheduling time to work on your online business is to be expected, but why doesn't it always work? These are just some of the reasons we feel stuck in our online business, and it can be very frustrating.   Well, hold your horses, y'all, because in this week's episode we will help our guest tackle and overcome these issues to help him start and grow his online business. We're sure you'll learn a lot in our brainstorm and it's going to help you take your own online business to the next level too! Our guest today is Dan Franz. Dan is a general practitioner in Psychology and does mental health counseling. His wife is a teacher, and they have two children. Dan did a group practice for 5 to 6 years working with and supervising other therapists, but recently switched back to doing his own one-on-one practice after the technicalities of having a larger practice deemed quite taxing. Since the beginning of his mental health counseling, he started writing-related blogs to give him an online presence with the goal of leading people to his one-on-one practice. This got him to acquire a list of about 800 people from his online writing, how awesome is that?! And now, with his growing desire to help and reach more people, as well as have more time to spend with his family, Dan went on to take his business online (with an advantage of already having an existing following from his online presence). With the majority of his digital product outline already done, he struggles with its completion due to constant revising and refining. His work time for his online business also seems to get interrupted a lot, causing a delay in his progress. But hey! Everyone needs a little help to get back in the right direction and get to that next step... sometimes even counselors need guidance. :) So, join us as we help Dan overcome these setbacks -- dealing with the overwhelm, prioritization, having the right mindset -- as well as discussing strategies and direction on creating and selling his digital product. [Tweet ""When you see some system is failing, you have to change something." - Shane"] [Tweet ""If we all just try a little better, we're going to find the time to make our lives change." - Shane"]   You Will Learn Overcoming perfectionism Dealing with overwhelm in your online business Time management -- setting a backup time and buffer time Having the right mindset How to sell your digital product online without overcomplicating things The importance of accountability and community The importance of getting audience feedback [Tweet ""Don't let technical overwhelm become an excuse." - Jocelyn"] [Tweet ""It doesn't matter what others are doing, what matters is what you CAN do." - Shane"] Links and resources mentioned on today's show: Dan's Website Building A Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller Flip Your Life Community RELATED: FL 182 – How busy parents can find the time to start, build, and grow a successful online business FL 184 – Our TOP 7 Time management tips that actually work for busy entrepreneurs FL185 – We help Debi understand key strategies to successfully launch her online community Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may even read yours on the air! ? Success Story of the Week: