In 2006, when I told my mother that I was going to quit my job and start a business she exclaimed in the most horrific mom voice you can imagine, “Oh my God child, are you sure you’re doing the right thing? You’ve got such a good job.”
When you have a job and you decide to quit your “very good” job to start a business, everyone thinks you’re crazy to give up your job security because being an entrepreneur is risky.
Defining moments have the ability to completely shift and shape your future. When I think about my own personal defining moments, two different memories come to mind.
Flashback to 2006 when the idea of starting my own business and leaving my (very safe and secure) corporate job was tinkering around in my brain. My mom had just lost her husband and she was going through a terribly difficult time. She was also trying to sell her house but hadn’t had any showings in several weeks, let alone any offers.
Everyone has a horror story when it comes to flying. Lost baggage, delayed flights, and rude passengers are some of the things people love to rant about online when they express their dissatisfaction.
It’s an industry that typically nickel and dimes you on every little thing. You need to pay extra for baggage, extra for food, extra for insurance and don’t even get me started on the change fees.
The Louis Vuitton store in Naples, Florida at Waterside Shops is stunning. Every year when I’m in Florida, I drop by to look at their bags and covet the new and classic designs. They’re one of my favourite handbag designers because their bags are classic pieces that you can invest in and use for decades.
This January, I was looking for a new bag. It’s been a number of years since I bought one and so I was in the market to buy. I found one that I liked, and just like any other consumer, I wanted to think about it before I spent my money. The sales associate was very helpful. He gave me his card and all the information I would need once I’d made my decision.
Social media is a marketing tool that has become crucial in building a business over the last ten years. Marketing is what you do to attract customers to your business, from cash flow problems caused by a lack of marketing to managing the incoming responses to your marketing via your notifications and inbox. It’s all marketing.
This week you’re going to dive a little deeper into the social media marketing side of things.
Whenever someone tells me they have a cash flow problem, I almost always uncover that they actually have a marketing problem.
Humor me for a moment and ask yourself, what would need to change to lose 10-15lbs?
Could you eat healthy one day a month, and binge the rest of the time? Could you exercise only when you “felt” inspired?
Let’s say the path to a million dollar business could be working 60 days of the year, OR busting your butt every single day. Which would you choose? What if the hype around hustle is wrong?
Recently I profiled a bunch of speakers in a presentation I did around The YOU Economy. My presentation covered four key areas where you can create F.A.M.E around your own personal brand to build a business. Let me explain what I mean by F.A.M.E:
Last week I did a bit of a rant about money on Facebook Live. You can watch it here.
Money is one of those topics I get super passionate about because I see so many women working hard to make a difference and yet, they are unable to bring home a paycheck. I hope that isn’t you.
In the Facebook Live, I spoke about four things that I’d love to see you do to change up your situation with money. I’d like to share them with you here, as well.
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