Reconnecting with Purpose to Fall Back in Love with Your Work with Julie Perkins
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Julie Perkins is a passionate and resilient entrepreneur who learned valuable lessons from her past failures. She began her career at a young age, launching a brand in the Netherlands with high hopes and expectations. However, despite careful planning, the venture faced significant challenges and struggled to gain momentum. While the journey did not unfold as expected, Julie's experiences taught her valuable lessons in resilience and adaptability which she shares in her latest conversation with Rosie Ward. Together, they explore the essential role of cohesive teams, celebrating shared successes, and the pitfalls of holding onto tasks that no longer align with our passion and values. They also tackle the issue of founders and leaders facing an existential crisis when caught up in the growth of their companies. Stay tuned for an enlightening and inspiring conversation!Guest Info
Julie Perkins, Founder of Wyseminds
Julie is the founder of Wyseminds, starting the business following 20 years growing a brand that still holds importance to her today. Drawing on many experiences of navigating the booming world of business, Julie brings a wider perspective that she’s poured into Wyseminds.
With a passion for decluttering the minds of female entrepreneurs, she is able to translate experience and researched theories into a language that helps you see the path to growth, whilst ensuring it’s an exciting adventure.
Show Notes
Key takeaways from this episode:
- Give yourself space to expand your thinking
- Regularly evaluate and remove what no longer serves
- Seek alignment to drive growth and improvement
Things to listen for:
[4:19] Mimicked energy, mistaken unity, and unifying growth.
[9:18] Regularly assess yourself, align with purpose, and succeed.
[13:13] Flexible attitude towards offloading tasks and self-growth.
[14:52] Customer alignment, teamwork, purpose, letting go
[19:11] Choice: opt-in, opt-out
[21:09] Alignment key for success and monetary value.
[27:46] Past patterns influence subconscious beliefs about success.
[30:28] Expanding thinking creates revealed next steps.
[34:13] Normalize human messiness and recognize self-limiting narratives.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Wyseminds
- Learn more about Rosie's company, Salveo Partners