“How do I really start my own online business?” This is a question I hear pretty often. Recently I found myself saying, “Well, it's pretty simple. You just need to…” and then I heard myself spewing out a long list of stuff that was anything but simple.

Clearly I needed a simpler, more cohesive answer to this question. That's what this episode is all about.

This week I'm recommending another book, Ryan Holiday's The Obstacle Is The Way.

In life we are often frustrated by the obstacles we face. Throughout history, there has been a different way of viewing obstacles. A way that was familiar to John D. Rockefeller, Amelia Earhart, Ulysses S. Grant, and Steve Jobs. A belief that the obstacle is not in the way, but that it is the way.

The philosophy behind this belief was articulated by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who struggled to define the way of excellence in any circumstance. In this book, Holiday spells out in simple language that very philosophy.

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aurelius

What do you trust God with? Over the last few weeks, my life has been deeply impacted by an insight I received from my wife Lynn. In this section of the show, I explain the insight and how to put it to work in your own life.

In the audio, I explore each of these in depth, and provide the actual resources I use and recommend for each part of the system.

Here are links to the products and services I mentioned in this episode.

Here are some steps you can take to put this week's episode content to work for you:

1. Review my 9-item checklist for building your online business and determine what you're still missing.
2. Decide what the next logical step is you can take to fill in your first gap – and take that action immediately.
3. Schedule the remaining actions over the next 90 days.