The Intentional Pursuit of Much less (why we offered 3 companies in lower than a 12 months)

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Over the previous few years, I’ve actually admired individuals who have ONE huge factor.

For years I watched my buddy Kevin construct his singular cell app. He was fully centered with no workers on a single app that introduced in significant revenue (till he offered it).

I additionally take a look at associates like Kara & Nate who by relentless focus have crushed it on platforms like Youtube.

I felt envy for individuals with one main challenge as a result of I noticed what can occur with focus. You may have the power to grasp that factor and do it extremely properly.

During the last 5-7 years Alyssa and I’ve achieved the reverse of specializing in a single merchandise.

Now we have:

  • 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 large outside 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’d break up my companies into separate classes. I’d write down objects to get achieved for Campground Reserving, RVE, Heath & Alyssa weblog, or our campground property, and many others.

The checklist was lengthy.

I cherished this remark from our buddy 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 undoubtedly 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.

But it surely hasn’t felt like a simple change to show off.

Then we offered Campground Reserving final 12 months.

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 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 lots 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 needed to do subsequent, the subject of what we needed to do with the RV Entrepreneur group 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 informed 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 appropriate time to wrap up RVE too. The thought of eradicating one other challenge from our plate felt liberating.

The wrestle was determining what to do with the convention, podcast and college. The group has meant a lot to us through the years. We didn’t need to stop and stroll away and not using a succession sport plan.

We needed handy 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 college will all stay on by Joshua (our new podcast host) and Andy, who purchased RVE. We all know Andy by his web site RV LIFE which is run by a group of RVers. RVing and group is what RV LIFE is all about, so when it got here time to promote, we felt this is able to be the proper match.

Plus since RV LIFE’s huge focus is on group, there’ll nonetheless be RVE occasions.

Talking of occasions…

Will there be one other RV Entrepreneur Summit?

Sure.

Photograph credit score Joe Hendricks Pictures

 

Final 12 months Alyssa and I hosted what we mentioned was our final RVE Summit. Nonetheless, 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 12 months.

It’s actually been exhausting letting go of three huge initiatives that we’ve labored on for years.

I used to be speaking to a buddy 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.

Whenever 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 challenge 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. But it surely felt like the appropriate time to stroll away and drive a recent begin.

Alyssa has been on a Shutterfly kick currently 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 individuals we met as a part of this group. A few of our greatest associates and folks we will likely be associates 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 probably the greatest choices we’ve ever made.

I really feel unhappy to be closing this chapter however grateful that RVE will proceed to stay on with out us on the helm.

What’s Subsequent? 

Maybe tougher than promoting our companies has been preventing the urge to right away change 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 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 ebook 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 regularly 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 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 on your vitality and your presence.

In case 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 satisfactory while you’re attempting 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 our weekly publication, so don’t assume you’ve gotten rid of us! 🙂

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