by Cassie Howard | May 5, 2016 | Business Basics |
It doesn’t matter how much you plan and prepare, you are going to screw up at some point. As an entrepreneur, mistakes are a part of life. If you’re scared of failure, scared of messing up, scared of making HUGE mistakes, you’d better go find yourself a “regular” job that has more stability because entrepreneurship is NOT for you. I’ve made more mistakes in my 12 years as a business owner than I can count. Here are a few of them: I hired idiots. Seriously. I hired people that said they were competent enough to do a specific job, but they weren’t. They wasted a ton of my money and made me look stupid. What I learned: Do your research before you hire someone. Don’t hire the cheapest person. Hire the person that can do the job better than you could ever do it yourself. I spent money on trainings that I didn’t need, but bought into their sales pitch (I’m a sucker for a good sales pitch). What I learned: Work with a 1:1 coach first. Spend the money, it’s worth it. And then, only invest in trainings and other programs if they are TRULY a good fit for where you are in your business. (Also: Make a plan to actually IMPLEMENT what you learn.) I spent a ton of money on a website and branding that wasn’t ME. My first coaching website was pink and purple because I thought that’s what my audience (women) would want. Hahahaha. If you know me at all, you know that I am not a pink & purple kind of gal. I...
by Cassie Howard | May 5, 2016 | Making Money |
There are some people in the world who just don’t give a fuck. I’m one of them. Eminem is one of them. Donald Trump is one of them. And there are millions of other people that are just like us in the sense that they just don’t give a rat’s ass what anyone else thinks about them. Take Eminem, for example. He’s one of the most controversial rappers of his time and was told from a young age he’d never amount to anything. When he got into rapping, people laughed at him and said he’d never make it as a rapper. Considering he’s now worth $210 million, I’d say he made it. This guy speaks his truth and does his own thing. He doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks. He’s himself and he’s mega successful because of it. And what about Donald Trump? Sure, he’s disrespectful, racist and downright a nasty human being, but let’s be honest here: He’s really damn good at making money. With many failed businesses and bankruptcies under his belt, he ALWAYS bounces back. He doesn’t give up. He falls down, gets right back up again, and he makes a shitload of cash. With a current net worth of $4.5 BILLION, he’s pretty much a rockstar when it comes to making money. Whether you like him or not, you have to admit that much. He’s never been one to hide his opinions and tell people what he thinks. Even though there are millions of people that hate him, there are also millions of people that love him because he’s honest and he says what...
