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Over the previous few years, I’ve actually admired individuals who have ONE large factor.
For years I watched my pal Kevin construct his singular cellular app. He was fully centered with no staff on a single app that introduced in significant earnings (till he offered it).
I additionally take a look at pals like Kara & Nate who by way of relentless focus have crushed it on platforms like Youtube.
I felt envy for folks with one main venture as a result of I noticed what can occur with focus. You have got the power to grasp that factor and do it extremely effectively.
During the last 5-7 years Alyssa and I’ve achieved the reverse of specializing in a single merchandise.
We’ve got:
- made a documentary
- began a contract videography enterprise
- hosted a podcast
- written books and programs
- based a software program firm
- labored on advertising campaigns for large out of doors manufacturers
- organized conferences
- traveled
- made Youtube movies
- began a household
Most of these items we did okay.
Some issues I do know I did poorly.
Many days simply sitting down to have a look at my to-do checklist felt overwhelming. I might break up my companies into separate classes. I’d write down gadgets to get achieved for Campground Reserving, RVE, Heath & Alyssa weblog, or our campground property, and so forth.
The checklist was lengthy.
I liked this remark from our pal Abigail who we met years in the past at an RVE Summit. She shared this on Fb once we introduced we have been promoting our campground:
We positively aren’t consultants in dealing with big-ass initiatives. We’re simply consultants in taking up big-ass commitments.
I’ve craved the thought of simplifying.
However it hasn’t felt like a simple change to show off.
Then we offered Campground Reserving final yr.
And we determined to promote the campground (replace: we closed two days in the past).
And with every resolution, we felt considerably lighter, like we didn’t even absolutely acknowledge the impact that piling on so many initiatives had on us through the years.
It sparked a dialog with Alyssa about what we needed to do subsequent now that we had lightened the load.
Her reply: journey extra. That is unsurprising. Whereas we’ve adventured loads within the US, we’ve barely scratched the floor internationally.
Journey is one thing we haven’t been capable of do as a lot since I actually began rising Campground Reserving (after which with COVID). We each miss it. In two weeks we’re flying to Italy and couldn’t be extra excited.
As we talked about what we needed to do subsequent, the subject of what we needed to do with the RV Entrepreneur neighborhood got here up.
We began RVE again in 2016 (the podcast, college, and annual Summit) once we had already been full-time RVing for over two years. We instructed one another that we needed to host 5 RVE Summits—we hosted the fifth one within the fall. And we’d produced over 200 episodes of the podcast. We had 15 programs within the college.
As we talked it over, it felt like the correct time to wrap up RVE too. The concept of eradicating one other venture from our plate felt liberating.
The battle was determining what to do with the convention, podcast and faculty. The neighborhood has meant a lot to us through the years. We didn’t wish to give up and stroll away with out a succession sport plan.
We needed at hand off RVE to somebody who was excited to develop and spend money on it.
So, final week we offered RV Entrepreneur.
The podcast and Summit and faculty will all dwell on by way of Joshua (our new podcast host) and Andy, who purchased RVE. We all know Andy by way of his web site RV LIFE which is run by a neighborhood of RVers. RVing and neighborhood is what RV LIFE is all about, so when it got here time to promote, we felt this may be the right match.
Plus since RV LIFE’s large focus is on neighborhood, there’ll nonetheless be RVE occasions.
Talking of occasions…
Will there be one other RV Entrepreneur Summit?
Sure.
Final yr Alyssa and I hosted what we mentioned was our final RVE Summit. Nevertheless, each the RV LIFE crew and Joshua are excited to proceed bringing the RVE Summit to life.
There aren’t any set dates or areas but, however you may keep tuned for future RVE Summit communication 🙂
How It Feels to Promote RV Entrepreneur
Alyssa and I’ve offered three companies in lower than a yr.
It’s truthfully been onerous letting go of three large initiatives that we’ve labored on for years.
I used to be speaking to a pal about it and he shared one thing useful he heard in a Steve Carell interview. Within the interview, Steve shared that he likes to stroll away from issues a little bit earlier than he’s prepared—like leaving The Workplace throughout season seven earlier than the present ended.
While you go away earlier than you’ve outgrown one thing and whilst you nonetheless find it irresistible, you set your self up to enter the following venture with out being exhausted out of your final enterprise or burned out.
I wasn’t able to let go of RVE fairly but. I nonetheless had product concepts round it, we nonetheless wish to journey and begin companies. However it felt like the correct time to stroll away and power a contemporary begin.
Alyssa has been on a Shutterfly kick these days making customized reminiscence books.
Final week she made one which shared the story of RV Entrepreneur with pictures of me internet hosting the podcast and our annual RVE Summits. It made me tear up all the superb folks we met as a part of this neighborhood. A few of our greatest pals and other people we shall be pals with for the remainder of our lives.
Beginning the podcast was a dream. Individuals listening was a bonus. The truth that a convention got here to life was shocking and we liked it. The quantity of individuals in our lives due to beginning this podcast, convention, and Fb group is astonishing. It’s been among the best choices we’ve ever made.
I really feel unhappy to be closing this chapter however grateful that RVE will proceed to dwell on with out us on the helm.
What’s Subsequent?
Maybe harder than promoting our companies has been preventing the urge to right away substitute them with one thing new. It’s uncomfortable to reply the query of what’s subsequent with uncertainty. But, the thought of making house to dream and luxuriate in this season of life is thrilling.
So what’s subsequent? Subsequent we fly to Italy. I bike the Tuscany Path. Alyssa’s subsequent guide comes out in Might.
And we take a beat to spend time as a household and reset earlier than we launch the following factor.
A Thank You to Our RVE Household
An train I do frequently is 5 minutes of deep respiration with visualization. As a part of that visualization, I take into consideration 3 moments of gratitude in my life. Whereas I usually take into consideration moments with Alyssa or our children, I additionally take into consideration RVE Summit. The chums we’ve made due to deciding to begin a foolish podcast have been life-changing to us.
In case you’ve taken time to share your story with me on the podcast, I can’t thanks sufficient.
In case you’ve pushed throughout the nation to spend time with us at RVE Summit, I’m extremely grateful in your power and your presence.
In case you’ve ever despatched us a considerate electronic mail or engaged within the RVE Fb group, I’m deeply appreciative of your phrases.
Phrases by no means really feel enough if you’re making an attempt to sum up one thing that has meant a lot. Thanks and we love you.
-Heath & Alyssa
PS We are going to proceed to weblog right here in HeathandAlyssa.com and ship you emails by way of our weekly e-newsletter, so don’t suppose you’ve gotten rid of us! 🙂
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