The culture of capitalism and consumption often makes us lose sight of why we work in the first place. In this episode, we’ll attempt to uncover what you really want to make work meaningful and joyous. Nigel Clayton is an entrepreneurial business coach/mentor and the owner of Ultrapreneur Success. His method is helping people pull out that leadership part of them without telling them what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, underscoring the importance of figuring out what you really want in life and in business. Join him and host Stephen Jaye as they dive deep into today’s culture and the issues being brought to the surface by the recent pandemic and the changes that will come with it. Stay tuned!
---

Listen to the podcast here:

How To Make Work Meaningful And Joyous With Nigel Clayton
Welcome to the show. In this program, we’re all about opening up to more possibilities, getting you out of what I call the scripted life, and getting you into the life that you really want. That’s going to mean different things for different people. I’m not here to tell you what that thing is, what it means for you, or what your path is going to be. That’s for you to figure out, but for a lot of us, that path is going to involve some form of entrepreneurship. Even if you’re not specifically starting your own practice or starting your own business, there are aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset that can benefit you in any of these pursuits. I bring to you my guest, Nigel Clayton, who is an Entrepreneurial Coach and Mentor and has been for a few decades.
---
Nigel, welcome to the program. 

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Thank you so much for joining us. Having been an entrepreneurial coach for so many years, you have so many insights into what makes certain entrepreneurs succeed and fail. My first question for you is, what is the mindset that anyone needs to adapt before going into any entrepreneurial pursuit? 

If you can't think about what you want, think about what you don't want. And then think about what's the opposite of that. Click To Tweet

I think that’s a hard thing to do in a way because the majority of our lives have been trained to be followers, whether it’s in school or working for somebody else. Somebody has been there telling us what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. People then get this bright idea of, “I’m going to be an entrepreneur. Everything is going to be great. I got this plan of selling this product or service.” They’re all jumping up and down like Tony Robbins and saying, “I’m going to rule the world,” and then they realize after a while what they’ve gotten themselves into. Part of it is there isn’t somebody telling them what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, so a lot of them are not prepared to be in that situation.

They either react to it positively and they’re able to make the decisions they need to make quickly, or they don’t, and if they don’t, then they try to find somebody that will help them. Much of the time, that person is going to end up being the next trainer that’s going to make them stay being a follower. They need to go from being a follower to being a leader, but you can’t train leadership in the entrepreneurial world. Training somebody means they’re still following somebody.

In Corporate America, since it’s a completed structure and there are little pockets of leadership in there, they can be trained within that little pocket. In the entrepreneurial world, everything is their responsibility. They’re like on stage. All the lights are on them, everybody can see them, and they got to make all the decisions. That’s the biggest problem they have.

What I do is help them pull that leadership part of them out of them without telling them what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. I don’t tell people what to do. I don’t keep them accountable. I don’t say, “Did you do this?” It’s all of those kinds of things that a lot of people do to try and ge...