by Cassie Howard | Dec 23, 2016 | Business Basics |
It makes me sad when someone asks me how I manage work/life balance because they are clearly under the impression that you need to HAVE a work/life balance, which is not true at all. I usually get this question during interviews, or sometimes from someone in my community (who clearly doesn’t know me well yet) and my answer is the same every time: “I don’t believe in work/life balance.“ Which shocks them. They can’t believe it. I’m sure they start thinking I’m a workaholic. My poor family. They probably never get to see me. But just the mere FACT that they even ASKED ME about work/life balance means they probably believe in it themselves, and so they usually ask me to explain because they’re confused. They don’t get it. When you’re interested in work/life balance, you’re actually saying that you want to take a break from your work every day. And while I get the idea of not being 100% turned on 24/7, of spending quality time with your family and friends, I don’t believe you need to separate the two. Here’s something that a lot of people still don’t understand – THE BUSINESS IS YOU. You do not work IN your business. You do not work ON your business. You simply ARE your business. Your dreams, your goals, your wishes, your passions, your thoughts, your opinions, your message that you share every day – THAT is what people buy. They don’t buy your perfect program. Your course. Your training. They buy YOU. Think about the last information product you bought online. Did you know the person you bought...
by Cassie Howard | Dec 22, 2016 | Work At Home Mom |
Have you ever wondered why some women are kicking ass while others are still sitting on the sidelines, waiting for their turn at bat? It’s a common question a lot of people ask: “Why her and not me?” And I’ve got the answer for you! Ready? HER HEAD IS PROGRAMMED FOR SUCCESS AND YOURS IS NOT. It’s simple, really. When you just DECIDE that you’re going to get what you want, the universe collaborates FOR you and starts making shit happen. And if you’re constantly looking at others and how great their life appears to be, and comparing it to your own life, all that’s going to happen is you’re going to end up feeling depressed, jealous and frustrated. Which is not a recipe for success, in case you were wondering. Why is “she” doing better than you? Why is she making more money? Why is she more visible? Why is she more OUT THERE and present all the time? Why is she featured on the top podcasts? Why is she getting all of this attention? Because she asked for it, she considered it a done deal, and then she took that aligned action every day to make it happen. She is success-oriented. Everything she does, she does it with success on her mind. That’s how you need to be working if you want success yourself. And let’s be honest – That’s NOT how you’ve been doing things. Can I ask you a serious question? Do you really even WANT to be successful? Do you want to make 10x more money, or better? Do you want to work with...
by Cassie Howard | Dec 21, 2016 | Sales |
The month when everyone steps away, takes time off, and relaaaaaaaaaxes for days or weeks at a time. The content is pre-scheduled in Hootsuite and Buffer. The emails are already written and ready to be sent to their list of eager fans. Celebrating the end of another year. And I’m over here like “BITCH, THIS IS THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END. I’M JUST GETTING STARTED!”. Ain’t no breaks happening over here! I’m in full on planning mode. I’m about to uplevel. I’m about to set massive goals. I’m about to take huge risks. I’m about to create new things. I’m about to go WAY MORE in than I am now. Will I take a bit of time out to celebrate the holidays with my family? OF COURSE. I’m not a TOTAL Scrooge. I love the holidays like anyone. But I love my business, too. And I love my community. I’m not gonna just disappear on them. Here’s the thing you need to realize, – If you have to take a break If you feel like it’s NECESSARY to take a break If you truly WANT to take a break You’re in the wrong fucking business. Just admit that you’re in it for the money. Just admit that this is WORK for you. A job that you need, so you can pay the bills. This is NOT your life. Do you understand what I’m saying? You can simply be YOU and THAT can be your business! Why would you want it any other way?? I just don’t get it. Maybe I’m delusional, thinking that people want to monetize their life....
by Cassie Howard | Dec 20, 2016 | Blogging |
I spent all of yesterday completely offline (for the most part), something I never do, to try and deal with the loss of our precious pooch. It wasn’t the being offline part that was hard for me. What was hard was dealing with the overwhelming sadness and trying not to let it completely take over. I remember lying with my husband, crying, and I just said “I don’t know how to be happy right now”, like I was trying to force myself to “get over it” and be happy already. I was so impatient with myself. He responded with the exact words I needed to hear: “then just be sad for now, you’re allowed to be sad“. And it hit me like a ton of bricks. I had to be sad. I had to allow myself to feel that feeling, as much as I didn’t want to. I knew that if I resisted it, if I tried to push those feelings of sadness away, that they would come back and destroy me later. So I was sad. All day. I tried to distract myself with happy Christmas movies and gift wrapping, but it was temporary. As soon as the movies were over and the wrapping was done, I was sad again. I laid in bed and cried for over an hour. I cried every time I walked past something that reminded me of our big, crazy dog we had to let go of earlier that morning. By 6 in the evening, my body was begging me to go to sleep. I forgot just how physically exhausting it is to...
by Cassie Howard | Dec 18, 2016 | Business Basics |
Some days you’re gonna want to give up. Some days you’re gonna scream and cry and throw your hands up in the air, screaming FUCK IT at the top of your lungs. Some days nothing is gonna make sense at all. Some days you’ll be confused, scared, overwhelmed, and just plain fed up. Some days you won’t want to keep going. And these days? All of these days? They’re TESTS. Remember that. You’re being tested to see if what you asked for is REALLY what you want. Are you REALLY willing to endure the bad times so you can experience the good times? Are you REALLY willing to do what’s hard, what’s scary, what’s unknown, so you can enjoy reaching your goals? I wish I could lie to you and say that building an empire is easy. I would I could just say “do what you love and and the money will come” - because yeah NO, that isn’t even CLOSE to being true. You know how you get to experience success? Let’s break it down – 10 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE SUCCESS IN LIFE AND BUSINESS Here we go: 1. Be willing to get dirty. Do the hard work. Put in the HUSTLE, the heart, the grinding it out until you get what you want. 2. Take responsibility for where you are. No one is responsible for your success OR your failures except for you. So stop blaming your boss, the government, your partner… it’s on YOU to find success and live it. Do what you need to do and fuck anyone who tries to get in your way....
