Show Notes
In this episode, we're going to be talking about success. Something that many entrepreneurs and business owners really struggle to identify. And in particular, we're going to cover nine ways to tell when your business is truly successful.
When I first started my business I was full of creativity and ideas, but also I had no clue what I was doing. I had the absolute drive to make it work, but I had many pitfalls along the way. I went through a lot of challenges even to the point where I really started to doubt myself and wonder whether being a business owner was right for me. So I started to hone in on what success actually looked like.
Episode Highlights
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- 04:01You can have time off and have an income
- 07:22Business success brings joy to you and your customers
- 08:37Success is when you're not stressing over the feast and famine
- 10:39You attract opportunities that you never thought of
- 12:40Have clarity and confidence and you start to be in your genius
- 15:04Self-care and putting yourself first is central
About Dawn of a New Era
Dawn of a New Era is a weekly business podcast for founders, experts and professionals who want to grow a company without losing themselves in it. Every episode looks at the practical mechanics of scaling — revenue models, marketing, leadership, pricing and positioning — alongside the psychology that decides whether founders follow through.
Episodes are a mix of solo teaching and long-form interviews with founders, investors, authors and specialists. New episodes are published on Thursdays and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and every major podcast app.
- Episode · 62
- Published · 14 October 2021
- Run time · 18:06
- Host · Dawn McGruer
About your host
Dawn McGruer is a bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker and scaling advisor. She has spent over 25 years building, scaling and selling businesses, and has supported more than 30,000 founders, marketers and professionals worldwide.
Her work sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and the psychology of performance — helping founders build companies that grow beyond their own capacity through better models, licensing and intellectual property leverage. She is the author of The Billionaire Brain®, published by Forbes Books.
Read more on the about page, explore her research and insights or see how to work with Dawn.
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