SUMMARY
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Jason Scott Montoya is a lifelong entrepreneur, not surprising as he’s come from four previous generations of entrepreneurs. Jason grows their online influence & program sales for people development-oriented organizations. He is guided by his values of love, mindfulness, mastery, dependability, and openness.

Today, Jason joins the show to discuss his journey from entrepreneurship to freelancing, the importance of meeting people where they are, and the incredible value that entrepreneurship can bring to your life. Jason and Jonathan talk about cutting out the noise, what Jason misses the most about running a team, and what the transition was like going from running a business to becoming a full-time freelancer.

TAKEAWAYS
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00:51 – Jonathan introduces today’s guest, Jason Montoya, who joins the show to share his experience as a fifth generation entrepreneur and being open about discussing money
09:11 – Early financial lessons imparted on Jason
15:08 – Jason’s career arc
18:38 – The importance of fully committing
21:44 – Defining ‘freelancing’ and the transition from business owner to freelancing
31:20 – Considering entrepreneurship as a path
36:52 – The Jump: a letter to Jason’s younger self
40:07 – What Jason misses about running a team
43:04 – One piece of business advice to heed and one thing to completely ignore
46:20 – The last thing Jason changed his mind about and the one question Jason would like to know the answer to
49:52 – Jonathan thanks Jason for joining the show today and lets listeners know where to connect with him

QUOTES
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“Entrepreneurialism was always something in me, and just my personality of being highly extroverted and ambitious, and just having a safe and loving home, community, family, and church life. It just gave me that safe space to dream big and go after it.” (04:38) (Jason)

“Money is a vehicle for some destination. And I think, for many people, they lose sight of that and make it about the money itself.” (12:48) (Jason)

“If I’m gonna do this - and I’m gonna do it right, and I’m gonna steward this business well - it’s gonna be really hard. And so, if I’m going to do something really hard like that, I gotta be fully committed to it.” (18:38) (Jason)

“As a freelancer, there’s benefits and downsides to being independent. We have the freedom to be independent, but the downside is we’re in the fire. We are the firefighter. And so, we have to be resilient to deal with the heat.” (28:19) (Jason)

ABOUT MINDFUL MONEY
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Do you struggle with money? You’re not alone.
Money is a means, not an end. It’s a necessity of life for sure, but more money does not always guarantee a “good life”. Money enables many aspects of modern life, but as a dominant consideration it becomes destructive.
The paradox is that more time and energy spent on personal finance does NOT create better outcomes. Unlike many other parts of life, we can’t create better outcomes by being smarter, spending more time, or putting in more effort.
Join Mindful Money author and experienced 40-year investor Jonathan DeYoe as he shares stories from artists, authors, entrepreneurs, and other advisors about how they mindfully minimize their need to think about money and get more out of life.
If you aren’t happy with your finances, feel like money takes more time that it should, or want to place your financial decisions into the broader context of your life, this show is for you.
Each episode will draw the line between the “enough” activities that the academics tell us are additive to family outcomes, and those “little bit more” efforts that take time and sap energy, but do NOT improve outcomes.

GUEST RESOURCES
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Jason’s Website: https://www.jasonscottmontoya.com/personal/finances
Jason’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasonSMontoya/
Jason’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonsmontoya
Jason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonscottmontoya/
Jason’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonscottmontoya/
Jason’s Books:
Path of the Freelancer: https://www.amazon.com/Path-Freelancer-Actionable-Flourish-Freelancing/dp/1540735419
The Jump:https://www.amazon.com/Jump-Chaos-Clarity-Striving-Business/dp/1095023233/ref=sr_1_1?

MINDFUL MONEY RESOURCES
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Monthly Coaching Membership: https://courses.mindful.money/mindful-money-membership
Jonathan’s Book – https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Money-Practices-Financial-Increasing/dp/1608684369
Website - https://mindful.money/
Jonathan DeYoe on LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/jonathandeyoe
Mindful Money on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MindfulMoney_Ed
Mindful Money on Facebook - http://facebook.com/MindfulMoneyPlan
Mindful Money on Instagram - http://instagram.com/mindfulmoneyplan
Mindful Money on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MindfulMoney🎙️
Podcast Production by FullCast: https://fullcast.co/sn