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b'The Nitty Gritty\\n\\n* Why Jason Van Orden ultimately left the business he ran for ten years and how taking a sabbatical helped him get to the heart of why he felt so discontent and uninspired\\n* The identity crisis Jason experienced as he shifted from being known as the founder of Internet Business Mastery to being a consultant\\n* How Jason realized that his unique genius comes out when he\\u2019s in a room full of people \\u2014 not teaching online courses without a real-time feedback loop\\n* Plus, a look at Jason\\u2019s quick reference guide, a document that reminds him of who he is when he\\u2019s at his best\\n\\nJason Van Orden founded Internet Business Mastery ten years ago \\u2014 and over the last decade, he successfully grew it into a well-known resource for starting an online business. Yet, as the business boomed, Jason started to feel more and more discontent with his work, especially during the last couple years. Through scaling the business and automating it, Jason lost connection with his creativity and passion.\\nThat\\u2019s when he decided to take a break and to ultimately start a brand new business from a different angle and doing something completely different. In this week\\u2019s episode of What Works, Jason shares what starting a new business looks like after being known for another one \\u2014 and how he reignited his passion for his work and business.\\nWe release new episodes of What Works every week. Subscribe on iTunes so you never miss an episode.\\nCuriosity as the antidote to discontent in business\\n\\u201cI could see that I hadn\\u2019t been following my curiosity anymore, hadn\\u2019t been experimenting, hadn\\u2019t been trying new things, hadn\\u2019t been as interactive and connecting with my audience because I\\u2019d been making things more and more hands-off. These were all the little things that were adding up to not providing me the energy that it used to.\\u201d \\u2014 Jason Van Orden\\nAfter a decade in business, Jason started to feel the inklings of discontent. Where had his creativity gone? Where was the passion? It started to wane so he decided to do something to open himself up to new possibilities.\\nWith prompting from his wife, he took a sabbatical from his business. \\u201cAt first, I thought all I needed was just a sabbatical from my business to figure out how to reinvent the business I already had to be fulfilling for me once again.\\u201d But it wasn\\u2019t an overnight aha moment or quick change. \\u201cI started following my curiosity and it took a good couple years of following that to get to the heart of what needed to change and what the next evolution looked like for me.\\u201d\\nAfter some time, Jason realized that what he needed was much more than a shift within his current business. It was time for something bigger \\u2014 something different \\u2014 than that. Ultimately, Jason realized that he was ready to collaborate with other people and with a completely different audience so he decided to shift into business strategy, coaching, workshop facilitating, and mentorship.\\nUncovering your unique genius \\n\\u201cI haven\\u2019t made a digital course in a few years now. Everything\\u2019s been geared more towards facilitation and the group workshop framework over formula teaching and how-to. That\\u2019s where I create my greatest value and find that people enjoy \\u2014 and benefit from \\u2014 what I do.\\u201d \\u2014 Jason Van Orden\\nYour unique genius is usually something you find incredibly easy that your clients don\\u2019t want to do or can\\u2019t do. For example, Jason\\u2019s unique genius is solving problems in a creative way that provided results for his clients. As Jason says, it seemed to natural to look at problems in a certain way \\u2014 a way that would provide the client with a level of confiden...'