S9E3 - Accidental Entrepreneurship. When Following Your Passions Means Having a Business - Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series

School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

I accidentally became an entrepreneur.

It wasn’t something I chose, and it’s not a term I identify with strongly.

But at some point following my passions, it just kind of happened - I had a business.

I had to learn the skills to run that business. Skills like money management & managing a team. Skills to build structure, find tech solutions to my problems & profitably price services so we could stay cash positive.

Such grown-up considerations, none of which I really said YES to when I chose to pursue my passions.

I see this a lot…

Women are following their passions, and then all of a sudden realize it (might) mean also becoming a business witch.

It can be overwhelming. An unexpected (yet obvious) fork in the road.

You’re still figuring out your passions & likely honing your skills to do your trade well. Yet you also need to consider a whole (previously unexplored) frontier of business.

I wish I had known what I was getting into earlier.

I bloody LOVE entrepreneurship & the joy, creativity, challenge & expansion that comes with it.

But because looking back, the distinction was (is) so obvious if only someone had pointed it out. So today, on the podcast, I’m doing just that.

Today on the podcast we’re exploring…

• How I accidentally found myself on the entrepreneurial path
• The difference between the skills of your trade & the skills of your business
• Which skill to focus on first
• The two key questions to ask yourself if you’re on the path of your passions
• The 6 Pillars of Entrepreneurship
• How our business structure has grown over the years & what it looks like now

Resources From Today’s Podcast

• Pursuing Your Passions Limited Podcast Series - sign up for all 9 episodes here
• Profit First by Michael Michalowicz
• Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
• Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice
• School of Embodied Arts
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