223 | Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset: From Employee to Self-Employed Success with Sir Kaya Redford

Welcome to another episode of "The Art of Consulting Podcast" with your hosts, Andy Fry and Cat Lam. As seasoned IT consultants, CPAs, and professional development connoisseurs, we aim to bring you inspiring messages to help you discover the X factor in your professional field, leading to the success you truly deserve in your career and life. For today’s episode, we have a special guest Sir Kaya Redford is a globally renowned Success Coach, empowering Fortune 500 Companies with his unparalleled expertise. As the visionary behind the groundbreaking program, Top Producing Faster to Your Wealth & Freedom, he has transformed the lives of countless entrepreneurs, leaders, salespeople, realtors, mortgage professionals, financial service agents, and network marketers. Beyond coaching and television, Kaya has received the Humanitarian Award from the United Nations and holds the prestigious title of a Knight. As an award-winning producer and director, he has contributed to societal change through the powerful documentary "Homeless in America." The hosts highlight Kaya's remarkable career as a success coach and inquire about strategies for IT leaders transitioning from employee to entrepreneur. Kaya shares a poignant story about a client who faced challenges moving from a successful attorney in a law firm to an independent entrepreneur. The importance of understanding the shift in values from an employee mindset to an entrepreneur mindset is emphasized . Kaya recommends a values elicitation exercise to identify and align personal values with those necessary for success as an entrepreneur.   He stresses the significance of prospecting, marketing, and embracing a different set of values when transitioning to entrepreneurship.   The hosts and Kaya discuss the daily habits and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need to model one's actions after those achieving desired results.   Kaya encourages the audience to reach out to successful entrepreneurs, have lunch with them, and learn about their values, habits, and motivations.   Key Takeaways:   Transitioning from employee to entrepreneur requires a shift in values and mindset. Entrepreneurs should focus on prospecting, marketing, and embracing the values necessary for success.   A values elicitation exercise helps align personal values with those essential for entrepreneurial success. Learn from successful entrepreneurs by understanding their daily habits and behaviors. Model your actions after successful individuals to accelerate your own path to success.   Mindset Shifts: The hosts share personal experiences and observations about the crucial mindset shift needed when making the leap from employee to entrepreneur.   The conversation reflects on the challenges faced by individuals accustomed to taking directions and following rules, now tasked with creating their own rules and determining their hours.   Entrepreneurial Realities: Kaya emphasizes the significant difference between employees and entrepreneurs, highlighting the absence of a safety net for the latter.   The conversation explores the concept of burning ships, referencing historical examples and encouraging listeners to set big goals that outweigh the risks.   Comfort with Discomfort: The hosts discuss the importance of becoming comfortable with discomfort as an entrepreneur, citing Richard Branson's advice.   Kaya shares insights on the necessity of putting oneself in uncomfortable positions and how habitual life for entrepreneurs often involves embracing discomfort.   Life Begins at the Edge: The hosts introduce the concept that life begins at the edge of one's comfort zone, encouraging listeners to question their own comfort zones.   Kaya poses reflective questions to the audience, urging them to identify their breakthroughs and take action based on newfound insights.   Action and Attraction: The interview concludes with a powerful reminder that the last six letters of "attraction" spell "action." Kaya emphasizes the importance of taking action to attract positive outcomes, reinforcing the idea that progress and support come from stepping out in courage and faith.