Confession: “It’s easier to make MORE money than less. When I wrapped my head around this, my entire business shifted.” - Tara Travis, Master Coach + Feminine Leadership Mentor
Tara Travis is the leading authority on women entrepreneurs' personal and money mastery. As a master coach and feminine leadership mentor, she has a proven track record of coaching women around the globe to create high 5-figure months in record time (usually in less than 30 days!) and sustainable 6-figure businesses with elegant ease and grace. She teaches women how to master their inner game of abundance, transform their money story and attract ideal, committed clients at premium fees so they can do meaningful, deeply transformational work in the world. Above all, Tara takes a powerful stand for women creating lives and businesses that are spiritually and financially liberating.
Tara is a passionate powerhouse, and I thoroughly enjoyed our interview together (as I’m sure you’ll be able to tell!). There is so much good stuff in store for you, and I have no doubt just watching will instantly elevate your energy.
Dive into this month’s Clarity Confession with Tara Travis to learn why…
It’s essential to to give yourself permission to evolve (and what that evolution looked like for Tara)
Her 1st year of coaching was so unnecessarily HARD
We need to value ourselves & our gifts before clients will invest in us
It’s easier to make MORE money than less
Watch Tara’s Clarity Confession now.
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Fill in the blank with the first word that pops to mind.
Complete this sentence: Asking for help is a sign of ________________.
Ok, so what was the first word that came up for you?
Was it positive, or negative?
Was the word neutral or charged with emotion?
And, how does that statement make you feel?
For a long, looong time, I felt that asking for help was a sign of weakness. (Just for me, personally, not necessarily for other people.)
In truth, I admired successful business women who would delegate out tasks to their team, and yet I wouldn't even bring in someone to help me with the tasks that I haaated doing (like Facebook Ads).
For others, asking for help was dynamic, powerful, a strength -- for me it was laziness, ineptitude, weakness.
It always came back to the feeling that I should be able to handle/do/create/manage everything myself. And, it was exhausting.
I was a control freak. A perfectionist. And it was stifling my potential. (Ok, so I'm still sometimes those things, but I'm getting much better at handing off the tasks in my life and business that are better suited for someone else.)
You know how they say you keep learning the same lessons again and again until they sink in? Well, that is precisely what happened for me in the area of asking for help -- and it all started with the birth of my beautiful daughter, Leona, back in October 2014.
In this week's lesson, I share my own journey with asking for help and how you, too, can find more space and strength in your own life by asking for the help you desire.
I hope it's helpful! ::wink wink::
With love + admiration,
Is there something I can help you with?
Please know you can ALWAYS reach out to me. I'm here to help you find the clarity and support you need. Email me at hello {at} cailenascher {dot} com or book a complimentary Clarity Consultation here.
We just got back from a week at the beach -- an end-of-season getaway to recharge before fall gets into full swing. We spent our days lounging by the pool, enjoying evening cocktails overlooking the bay, taking walks on the quiet beach, reading books for pleasure, indulging in delicious ice cream from our favorite place, and we even fit in a little wine tasting. Perfection.
One of the beautiful things about running a location-independent business is the ability to travel.
My husband and I have been fortunate enough to do quite a bit of traveling over the years thanks to the freedom my business affords us. We’ve visited France, Spain, Morocco, Ireland, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Iceland, and are now discussing where our next adventure should be! (Any suggestions?)
I feel so immensely grateful that I’m able to do work I love and enjoy a lifestyle I adore. #feelinggrateful
And, I know without a doubt that YOU can have that too.
Stop putting your life on hold for “someday” when you have more time, money, a different relationship or live in a different city. If you’re ready to embrace the success that is YOURS for the taking and make the difference that ONLY YOU can make. Now is your time. The world is waiting for you! #mindsetmatters
Looking back, for me it was a month of introspection, connection and personal + professional growth.
I joined a Mastermind of powerhouse, entrepreneurial women who totally “get me”. It is so refreshing to sit down every single week with like-minded ladies who are doing BIG things in the world. Their feedback and friendship is priceless, and I can already see the positive impact it’s having on me and my business -- mentally, motivationally and monetarily!
If you haven’t yet found your Inner Circle of business (and life) support, it is a MUST. Creativity, ambition and drive cannot be sustained without support. Trust me.
I’ve tried to go-it-alone and do and figure out EVERYTHING by myself, and it leaves you feeling confused, frustrated and doubting your abilities. No good. It was only when I enlisted a team of support that I found true, sustainable success. I am now able to serve better and make the difference that I’m meant to make -- helping women entrepreneurs find their path to success.
If you’re saying “amen” as you read this, I put together a little gift you -- a guide to finding your business BFFs. Click HERE to discover the 6 best places to find business best friends.
Speaking of finding your crew, I had such fun sitting down with one of my business buddies (and style icon!), Kristen Domingue, earlier this month on The Clarity Confessions.
Kristen is a rockstar. She’s a branding expert and helps entrepreneurs get crystal clear on their brand and position in the market.
On The Clarity Confessions, she held nothing back and revealed goodies like...
What her first year in business REALLY looked like
The BEST WAY to find your positioning in a crowded market -- and how Kristen’s was “handed to her on a silver platter”
Why you need outside input to achieve BIG insights and make big leaps in your business
The single best thing she’s done for her business
How to easily and effectively determine if you should say “yes” to any opportunity
If you haven’t already, you owe it to yourself to watch this short and sweet 20 minute teaching. You’ll get so much out of it -- I promise. You can find it HERE.
xo,
P.S. I'm working on a new FREE training for you all -- Mindset Reset: Go From Stuck to $6K Months. If that sounds like a YES to you, sign-up here, and I'll send it your way as soon as it's ready.
We see the big picture, yet buckle down for the day-to-day.
We take the highs and the lows as they come (most of the time), and keep coming back for more.
It takes a lot to build a business out of nothing; to put yourself out there day after day.
When the entrepreneurial spirit lives within you, there’s no denying it. There’s no way a 9-to-5 kind of life will suffice. We think outside the box -- heck, we LIVE outside the box.
But, with all those amazing qualities, there is a dark side that I’m sure you’ve noticed at some point. An ailment that can compromise entrepreneurial gumption and leave you feeling depleted, worn out and confused.
Something so sneaky yet so prevalent, we almost don’t recognize it’s there, ruling us from the shadows. Showing up day after day. Draining our energy and confusing our decisions.
In fact, we come to think of it as a “given”, perhaps something that may even be helping us, but it’s really getting in our way. Tripping us up.
This ailment is so pervasive, I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever encountered an entrepreneur who wasn’t afflicted by it to some degree. (I know that it gets the best of me from time to time -- that’s why I felt like I needed to write this post!)
Maybe you have it too? Maybe you’re suffering from it right now...
GUILT.
I know I feel it. I know you do too.
It’s part and parcel for entrepreneurs (especially female-preneurs). It comes with the territory.
And it begins so innocently...in a subtle (almost good) way.
That nagging little bit of guilt drives us to work more, do more, be more. It pushes us to keep on keepin’ on. But, when the guilt takes up too much space in our lives, it can be devastating for ourselves and our businesses. And, it feels awful!
And no matter how much you love your business, your clients, your work, there are still days when the sh#t hits the fan. When the guilt (and everything else you’re dealing with) overwhelms you and leaves you feeling like...
Kristy Gardner While I LOVE my clients and my work, I never feel like I get away from work, and the lack of balance can make me want to curl up in a ball and hide in the back of my closet.
Kendra NasiatkaThe hardest thing about being an entrepreneur is working 24/7 and then feeling guilty when you take a break because you need one. You feel like you should just be going going going like the Energizer Bunny. The constant climb.
Hannah Poles Knowing where to start and when to stop is tough. It's very exciting (and also a little overwhelming) to be your own boss. I feel more pressure to work, work, work than I ever did in past jobs. I almost feel a little guilty when I take a break because, being a one woman show, everything falls on my shoulders and I want to be as successful as possible.
It can seem like we can’t win!
We feel like we’re not giving enough to our businesses, and in the same moment feel like we’re not giving enough to our families. We forgo self-care, meals and yoga class because we haven’t “earned it” or “should be working”. We feel like we should be further along in our businesses, have more figured out, be making more money, have a better website, have a bigger list, guilt, guilt, guilt.
We rush through our day trying to get our endless to-do list done, never taking a breath. We multi-task and consequently don’t show up fully anywhere. No good.
Perhaps, you feel like guilt is a motivator. And, maybe, in a bass-ackwards kind of way it is. But it motivates out of fear. It drives us with a whip and iron fist and feels, well, crappy.
Victoria Cunningham-Downey I feel this constant need to push myself when sometimes all I want to do is curl up into a ball and cry.
Entrepreneurship is tough enough without beating yourself up on top of it!
True and lasting motivation comes from holding the vision you have for yourself and letting your purpose pull you.
I know you know the difference between feeling guilted into doing something versus feeling totally motivated and pulled to do something. How would you rather function? (I know what I prefer!)
Honestly, the thing that helps me the most is knowing I’m not alone in feeling this way.
So, let me say that to you…
You are NOT ALONE in feeling this way. (And here's the FB group to prove it!)
Whether I’m having a high-as-the-sky-everything’s-rosy kinda day or a down-in-the-dumps what-am-I-doing-with-my-life day, I know every other person who has ever set out with a vision to make something out of nothing has felt that way.
Any person who has ever achieved anything remarkable, noteworthy or great has experienced times when they felt like a failure and guilty for not doing more, being more.
And, once you recognize that guilt is not a necessary state of being and that we can choose to move through our days and conduct our business differently, the shift has already begun.
Ridding yourself of guilt isn’t a practice to master. It’s a practice to practice.
You’ll likely never be completely rid of those momentary pangs of guilt you feel when you check your emails on your phone as your kid tries to vy for your attention, or when you feel that you shouldn’t stop for lunch because you’ve got too much to do. But, notice it for what it is -- a choice. Plain and simple.
I promise, your life and business will not fall apart if “this” or “that” doesn’t get done right now. Don’t postpone your happiness by carrying around the weight of guilt on top of everything else you do.
I, personally, want to start living the good life NOW. Not in 5, 10 or 15 years when I’ve “made it”. (What does “made it” mean anyway?!)
I’d rather do good work from a place of integrity on my own timetable than guilt myself into missing important moments with my husband and daughter to get “there” faster.
Is guilt something you struggle with as a business owner? I'd love to hear about your experience and any good coping techniques you've developed in the comments below.
Here’s to going guilt-free!
P.S. A BIG thank you to all the brave ladies who gave me permission to use their words in this post. I appreciate and respect your candidness and honesty. Sending virtual hugs your way xo
