by Cassie Howard | Jun 15, 2020 | Business Basics, Goals |
My mom had to come to the school to sign a paper saying I could drop out - apparently you can’t drop out on your own unless you’re 16 or older. School always felt like a prison to me. Being forced to learn about a bunch of shit I’d never use. What the fuck do I care about geometry? Oh you’re gonna teach me how to play basketball in gym class? Build a wooden bird house in the shop room? Cool, thanks. Never gonna use any of that. I have no desire to be an architect, or a carpenter, and my short AF self sure as shit ain’t gonna be a basketball star. So nah, hard pass. Quit school, went to work at a coffee shop to make money. Making money has always been my passion - been a hustler since I was a kid having daily yard sales in the summer. But it’s never been about the money on its own for me. It’s been about the freedom. The freedom to say “no” when I want to say no. The freedom to say “yes” when I want to say yes. Having so much money that I could be, do, have and experience ANYTHING that I wanted to. I worked at the coffee shop for years, eventually getting to the point where I would run the whole damn place on the overnight shift, serving the drunks that came in for a coffee after hours at the bar next door. After being treated like shit from enough people (seriously, who do you think you are coming at me for the...
by Cassie Howard | Jun 15, 2020 | Business Basics, Work At Home Mom |
My manager said to me “you know that doesn’t usually work out, right?”, because she needed me and didn’t want me to quit. I felt an instant shot of adrenaline run through me as I said “it will for me” and put in my 2 weeks notice. This wasn’t the first time people doubted my abilities to “make it” as an entrepreneur running the show. I’ve had countless family members and “friends” try to convince me to get a regular job because it was “safer” (HA!). But this was what started it all for me. Being in the back room of that coffee shop, stinking of coffee beans and sugar (from all the donuts I glazed for the baker who never showed up on time), tired of working my ass off for minimum wage. I was so ready to move on up. I was ready to leap. And that was my moment - and I haven’t looked back since! I’ve since been an adult model, photographer, baker, blogger, and now, a mentor & strategist for entrepreneurs (by far my fave gig EVER), as well as running a tea business (love of my life). It’s been SUCH a crazy ride, and I wouldn’t change a damn thing about it. If you’re in a place right now where you feel overwhelmed, stressed, and like you’re working for peanuts, here’s what I want you to know: You can do this. You have what it takes. You are WORTHY of having a life that you adore. All you need to do is believe in yourself, surround yourself with people who are further along...
