by Cassie Howard | Jul 25, 2018 | Blogging |
Let’s talk about something that most coaches don’t want you to know, are too embarassed to admit, and feel shame around. Sound good? Let’s go. I made a lot of money really quickly in my business. 6-figures in the first few months, and $250K in the first year. And while I celebrate the success that I had so early on, I also cringe. Because getting to that point was excruciating, and I was fucking miserable. Yep. I made $250,000 in my first year of business and I was miserable. Not only that, but I was also BROKE. I spent every cent that I earned on things I thought I needed to buy to make me look “legit” (like the business-class flights) and what I was told I needed to buy in order to feel good about myself (like the “expensive” clothes). For every dollar I received, I saved $0. For every dollar I received, I put aside $0 for taxes. For every dollar I received, I SPENT $1. Which meant, of course, that not only was I broke, I was also in debt. I was back in debt after being debt-free for years. And of course I couldn’t talk about it. I couldn’t ADMIT that I was in debt, because OMG WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK OF ME. I was terrified that no one would trust me or buy from me or want to work with me if they knew that I so poorly managed my finances. So I continued on, sharing my sales strategies and money hustle work.. all the while, feeling like a total fucking fraud. I knew...
