You don’t hit 6-figures by accident. You reach it by design.
I didn’t realize this early on in my entrepreneurial journey.
I thought that if I hustled long enough, tried enough “good ideas” (i.e. followed enough shiny objects) and accumulated enough strategies that POOF! success would be mine!
Not so.
Instead, I was left frustrated, confused and broke.
I had to work part-time jobs for money and felt terrible because I wasn’t contributing financially. At the time, my now husband and I were early 20-somethings, not yet married, and living in a 600 square foot cottage. Adorable, yes, but not where we wanted to remain forever.
I remember thinking, how are we ever going to be able to afford a house? How are we going to be able to support kids when they come along? How much longer will my oh-so-supportive fiance tolerate me not making any money?
Years passed. Seven loooooong years.
Then, I found out I was pregnant.
We were still in the 1-bedroom cottage. I was still making next-to-nothing.
We were so very excited, and for me, I welcomed the shift in focus to prepping for baby, instead of trying to squeeze money out of my broken business.
Our little Leona arrived in late 2014, and I decided to take some time off. 3.5 months to be exact.
During that time, I seriously considered giving up on my business all together and being a stay-at-home mom.
I didn’t want to keep working for so little money now that my daughter had arrived. I wanted time with her and my husband, but I also knew that giving up on my business would ultimately become a regret. It had been my dream to be an entrepreneur since I was 7 years old and wanted to own a bed and breakfast.
I decided to give it one more go. And this time, my way.
I let go of Gary Vee’s voice in the back of my head saying that I needed to “work 24/7 for success” and sacrifice time with my family in order to “crush it”.
No. I wanted a lifestyle that felt great right from the get go.
I thought to myself, “What would feel great? What would feel successful?”
Enter my 3-day workweek.
With the start of my 3-day workweek, a lot of shifts started to naturally occur.
I streamlined my schedule and made better use of my time. I shifted my business model to better suit my new working hours. I started to automate, eliminate and delegate.
And, within a few months, things took off!!!
I went from making a couple hundred bucks a month (on a good month!) to consistent $4K then $5K then $6K months!
I then invested in a coach and mastermind that I knew would set me up for the 6-figure success I was after, and with their support, guidance and proven system, I had my first 5-figure launch ($32,000!!!) within months, and 8 months later my business crossed the 6-figure mark!
In working with these mentors, I realized that success is planned. Intentional. Designed. It’s not random and bestowed upon the “lucky few”. It was such a relief to have a process to follow -- a path to 6-figures that was proven and tested.
That was 4 years ago, and my business has grown every year since. (Even the year I had baby girl #2!)
Now, my life looks very different than it did back in that 600 square foot cottage.
I work 3 days a week (about 15-20 hours), we live in a 5 bedroom home in a beautiful area that we love, I spend quality time with my girls every day, and my husband and I regularly have mid-week lunch dates. I have 2 team members who do the work I don’t want to do, and my husband and I never have to worry about paying the girls’ private preschool tuition or if we need to set a budget for groceries. We are able to outsource things we don’t want to spend our precious time doing -- like cleaning the house, grocery shopping or doing yard work -- and ALL of this is possible because my business now brings in 6-figures consistently and predictably.
The reason I wanted to share this story with you is because I want you to realize that no matter where you are right now, it’s the starting place for ANYWHERE you want to go. Even if you’ve been stuck for years (like I was!), or perhaps you’re just starting out and 6-figures seems so far away -- either way, it says nothing about your ability to be successful and create the life you want.
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Wednesday, June 5th at 12pm ET (9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 4pm GMT)
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Why resetting your mindset is essential to your 6-figure success (and how to do it)
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Why you need to reverse-engineer your 6-figure success in order to make it happen
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