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Over the previous few years, I’ve actually admired individuals who have ONE massive factor.
For years I watched my pal Kevin construct his singular cell app. He was fully targeted with no workers 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 mission as a result of I noticed what can occur with focus. You’ve got the flexibility to grasp that factor and do it extremely effectively.
During the last 5-7 years Alyssa and I’ve completed the reverse of specializing in a single merchandise.
We’ve:
- made a documentary
- began a contract videography enterprise
- hosted a podcast
- written books and programs
- based a software program firm
- labored on advertising and marketing campaigns for giant 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 record felt overwhelming. I might break up my companies into separate classes. I’d write down objects to get completed for Campground Reserving, RVE, Heath & Alyssa weblog, or our campground property, and many others.
The record was lengthy.
I cherished this remark from our pal Abigail who we met years in the past at an RVE Summit. She shared this on Fb after 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 over big-ass commitments.
I’ve craved the concept of simplifying.
Nevertheless it hasn’t felt like a straightforward swap 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 determination, we felt considerably lighter, like we didn’t even absolutely acknowledge the impact that piling on so many initiatives had on us over time.
It sparked a dialog with Alyssa about what we wished to do subsequent now that we had lightened the load.
Her reply: journey extra. That is unsurprising. Whereas we’ve adventured so much within the US, we’ve barely scratched the floor internationally.
Journey is one thing we haven’t been in a position to 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 wished to do subsequent, the subject of what we wished to do with the RV Entrepreneur neighborhood got here up.
We began RVE again in 2016 (the podcast, college, and annual Summit) after we had already been full-time RVing for over two years. We advised one another that we wished 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 precise time to wrap up RVE too. The concept of eradicating one other mission from our plate felt liberating.
The battle was determining what to do with the convention, podcast and college. The neighborhood has meant a lot to us over time. We didn’t need to give up and stroll away and not using a succession sport plan.
We wished handy off RVE to somebody who was excited to develop and put money into it.
So, final week we offered RV Entrepreneur.
The podcast and Summit and college will all reside 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 proper match.
Plus since RV LIFE’s massive 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 places 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 actually been onerous letting go of three massive 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 slightly 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 mission 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 need to journey and begin companies. Nevertheless it felt like the precise time to stroll away and drive a recent 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 taking a look at all the wonderful folks we met as a part of this neighborhood. A few of our greatest pals and other people we might be pals with for the remainder of our lives.
Beginning the podcast was a dream. Folks listening was a bonus. The truth that a convention got here to life was stunning and we cherished it. The quantity of individuals in our lives due to beginning this podcast, convention, and Fb group is astonishing. It’s been the most effective choices we’ve ever made.
I really feel unhappy to be closing this chapter however grateful that RVE will proceed to reside on with out us on the helm.
What’s Subsequent?
Maybe harder than promoting our companies has been preventing the urge to instantly substitute them with one thing new. It’s uncomfortable to reply the query of what’s subsequent with uncertainty. But, the concept of making house to dream and revel in this season of life is thrilling.
So what’s subsequent? Subsequent we fly to Italy. I bike the Tuscany Path. Alyssa’s subsequent e book comes out in Could.
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 respiratory 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 youngsters, I additionally take into consideration RVE Summit. The chums we’ve made due to deciding to start out a foolish podcast have been life-changing to us.
When you’ve taken time to share your story with me on the podcast, I can’t thanks sufficient.
When you’ve pushed throughout the nation to spend time with us at RVE Summit, I’m extremely grateful to your power and your presence.
When you’ve ever despatched us a considerate e-mail or engaged within the RVE Fb group, I’m deeply appreciative of your phrases.
Phrases by no means really feel sufficient whenever you’re making an attempt to sum up one thing that has meant a lot. Thanks and we love you.
-Heath & Alyssa
PS We’ll proceed to weblog right here in HeathandAlyssa.com and ship you emails by way of our weekly e-newsletter, so don’t assume you’ve gotten rid of us! 🙂