by Cassie Howard | Jul 2, 2020 | Business Basics, Making Money |
Just a couple of years ago, I was working in the couponing/frugal living industry. I had one of the top blogs in Canada, was regularly featured in the media, and was making 6-figures/year posting coupons and great deals for my audience. But I felt… empty. It’s like I became a robot over time. Find coupon. Post coupon. Insert tags. Make image. Promote on Facebook. Repeat. I would spend HOURS every single day doing this (most days were 12+ hours), neglecting my family, my friends, and my own self-care. I became obsessed with being “first” with the deals. Eventually, I was just so exhausted from it all, so frustrated that no one recognized my hard work, plus I wasn’t even using most of the coupons/deals myself (since they were for products I didn’t want), and I just… quit. I said “fuck it” (or something along those lines), threw out my coupon binder, and didn’t post another coupon ever again. I switched over to coaching when a few people suggested it to me. At first, I was a blogging coach, since that’s what I was really skilled at, but about a month later, I realized that I actually hated blogging, and decided to coach on marketing/sales/general business instead. I’d made 6-figures for years. I knew how to market myself. I knew how to sell to my audience. I knew how to get engagement and grow a huge following. So that’s what I’ve taught. That’s what I still teach. And I am so grateful and EXCITED that this is what I get to call my job every day. Helping other women find...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 2, 2020 | Business Basics, Goals, Making Money |
I’m sorry, but I don’t feel sorry for you if you don’t get results from the consistent work you don’t do. Just because you posted 10x, for a week straight, or every day for a month or two or three – Doesn’t mean you will be finished at the end of all hat. If you are doing this and expect to be rewarded financially and THAT is your ultimate goal, then you will be struggling for a very long time. You’ll struggle because you won’t wanna do the work. Or you’ll do the work for a while, see that it isn’t working (chasing money never will), and give up. You’ll struggle because you’ll be acting from a place of desperation instead of from flow-based and soul-led alignment. You’ll struggle because you’ll allow fears and doubt to creep in and run your life. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Success (financial and otherwise) is really fucking easy. You do the work. The work of listening to your soul and acting accordingly. You do this work, over and over, again and again, forever. You don’t stop because you don’t want to stop. You have a greater passion than just “making money”. You want to help others. You want to be completely free. You want to do life on your terms. You want to talk about all of your favorite things (and get paid for it!). Instead of chasing money, how about chasing PASSION? Do the practical money stuff, yes (sell things you’re excited about, invest in yourself, have savings, set money goals, etc.), but lead with passion. When you...
