Focusmate.com Founder Discusses Importance of Internal Values in Business - Taylor Jacobson

MindHack Podcast

Taylor Jacobson is the founder & CEO of Focusmate (www.focusmate.com), a virtual coworking community on a mission to help everyone do their best work. Thousands of people in 160+ countries sit side-by-side, via video, to keep each other company, cheer each other on, and hold one another accountable. He's been featured in The New Yorker, CNN, The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek, and more.
In this episode, Taylor & I discuss how healing trauma can lead you to become more productive, how spirituality ties into your business, and the importance of staying true to your internal values as you navigate the world in your career and relationships.
If you’re someone who has had to adapt to life as a virtual worker in the past year and want to learn more about Focusmate or the person behind it, then please welcome Taylor Jacobson.
For full episode information visit: https://www.mindhack.com/episode/taylor-jacobson

Chapters

1. Focusmate.com Founder Discusses Importance of Internal Values in Business - Taylor Jacobson (00:00:00)

2. How did Focusmate come into existence? (00:01:00)

3. Motivation behind starting Focusmate (00:16:47)

4. Internal values (00:18:00)

5. Early experiences (00:20:10)

6. Perspective (00:22:22)

7. Attachment theory (00:34:42)

8. Obsessed with production (00:40:55)

9. Worshipping productivity (00:47:04)

10. What is your goal with Focusmate? (00:58:10)