Description
One of my favorite podcasters, Mike Schmitz, has a rule for his kids: “Create more than you consume.”
This is great advice not just for kids, but for all of us—maybe especially for online business owners.
With a never-ending supply of webinars, courses, blog posts, TikToks, YouTube, books, and more, it’s easy to find yourself consuming more than you produce. That’s a dangerous path to follow when your income is dependent on the courses, products, and other content you create.
But where should you draw the line between “need to learn” and “need to create”? That’s what we’re exploring in this week’s podcast episode.
Prefer a transcript? Here you go!
What you’ll learn in this episode:
Why you can’t learn without creating
How to choose what you consume with more intention
Why content creation is harder than content consumption
Why learning new things feels more productive than it really is
The difference between high-value and low-value consumption
How not to waste time and money on content you can’t use
How to schedule enough time to both learn AND implement
Resources mentioned:
Mike Schmitz on Focused and on Bookworm
MyNAMS
Six-Figure Systems
Lynn Terry’s ClickNewz
How to Grow an Idea Garden
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