43 min
E023: How to Become Unstoppable and Undaunted with Kara Goldin THE POWER OF REINVENTION with Kathi Sharpe-Ross
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- Personal Journals
Reinventing can be a lonely game especially when you have a lot of naysayers around you. Today’s guest, Kara Goldin, is a perfect example of how to become unstoppable by embracing your fears.
Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint Water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and eCommerce at America Online, where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and ecommerce business to over a billion in revenue.
Kara is the author of the book, Undaunted and she also hosts her own podcast, Unstoppable with Kara Goldin, where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs, and disruptors across various industries.
Today, she talks about how she got started and shares some interesting Reinvention life advice and how to live our best lives – and undaunted.
Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:
- How Kara began her entrepreneurial journey coming from the corporate world
- How to overcome self-doubt and deal with your naysayers
- How to find your passion and some reinvention tips
- What inspired her to write a book
- Why you need to place fears in your life to live undaunted
- How she deals with crises related to her company and people
Episode Highlights:
How to Overcome Self-doubt and Deal with Your Naysayers
Entrepreneurship is lonely and there's always that little voice in your head. Then you've also got plenty of doubters out there. The family and the friends are the worst, because they actually don't want you to take a risk.
It doesn't matter what industry you're in, or what your gender or age is, it’s the same conversation that goes on. Most great entrepreneurs didn't have it figured out. They had tons of fears. They had failures or challenges along the way. But they believed they had to try because they were driven by their passion, purpose, and mission. And it’s when you understand your “why,” that pulls you through those really tough moments.
Having a direct relationship with customers when you're going through those challenging times is also helpful. They are the ones who will pull you and give you energy to keep going.
Some Reinvention Tips
We often get into autopilot in our lives that we're doing the same thing day after day. But we have to learn to pay attention and focus on our everyday moments.
It's not just about having an idea. You have to come up with a solution to a problem and execute on it too. There are a million ideas out there and having a successful startup and a company boils down to the ability to hire people. Without the support, you can't build the company and scale the company. There are so many roles and it's a great way to try things on to try and figure out.
Startups are not one size fits all. It makes a really big difference in defining what kind of start up you want to build. Take baby steps. Maybe write a mini-business plan and start playing around with it.
The Key to Living an Undaunted Life
You’ve your journey up until this point where you can pick and choose how those things might be relevant. They set the framework for why you do certain things and those lessons and nuggets define you and help you move forward. And sometimes, in order to continue to live undaunted, you have to place fears in your life because the more fears you have, the more empowered you become.
www.karagoldin.com
Podcast: Unstoppable with Kara Goldin
Book: Undaunted
Hint Water
Reinventing can be a lonely game especially when you have a lot of naysayers around you. Today’s guest, Kara Goldin, is a perfect example of how to become unstoppable by embracing your fears.
Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint Water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and eCommerce at America Online, where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and ecommerce business to over a billion in revenue.
Kara is the author of the book, Undaunted and she also hosts her own podcast, Unstoppable with Kara Goldin, where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs, and disruptors across various industries.
Today, she talks about how she got started and shares some interesting Reinvention life advice and how to live our best lives – and undaunted.
Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:
- How Kara began her entrepreneurial journey coming from the corporate world
- How to overcome self-doubt and deal with your naysayers
- How to find your passion and some reinvention tips
- What inspired her to write a book
- Why you need to place fears in your life to live undaunted
- How she deals with crises related to her company and people
Episode Highlights:
How to Overcome Self-doubt and Deal with Your Naysayers
Entrepreneurship is lonely and there's always that little voice in your head. Then you've also got plenty of doubters out there. The family and the friends are the worst, because they actually don't want you to take a risk.
It doesn't matter what industry you're in, or what your gender or age is, it’s the same conversation that goes on. Most great entrepreneurs didn't have it figured out. They had tons of fears. They had failures or challenges along the way. But they believed they had to try because they were driven by their passion, purpose, and mission. And it’s when you understand your “why,” that pulls you through those really tough moments.
Having a direct relationship with customers when you're going through those challenging times is also helpful. They are the ones who will pull you and give you energy to keep going.
Some Reinvention Tips
We often get into autopilot in our lives that we're doing the same thing day after day. But we have to learn to pay attention and focus on our everyday moments.
It's not just about having an idea. You have to come up with a solution to a problem and execute on it too. There are a million ideas out there and having a successful startup and a company boils down to the ability to hire people. Without the support, you can't build the company and scale the company. There are so many roles and it's a great way to try things on to try and figure out.
Startups are not one size fits all. It makes a really big difference in defining what kind of start up you want to build. Take baby steps. Maybe write a mini-business plan and start playing around with it.
The Key to Living an Undaunted Life
You’ve your journey up until this point where you can pick and choose how those things might be relevant. They set the framework for why you do certain things and those lessons and nuggets define you and help you move forward. And sometimes, in order to continue to live undaunted, you have to place fears in your life because the more fears you have, the more empowered you become.
www.karagoldin.com
Podcast: Unstoppable with Kara Goldin
Book: Undaunted
Hint Water
43 min