by Cassie Howard | Jul 7, 2020 | Business Basics, Goals, Mindset |
There’s a negative trend I’ve been noticing a lot. And most people think it’s okay. Most people won’t say anything about it. Most people are afraid of coming off as a bitch if they do. I’m not. I’ve been noticing this trend way too much and it’s time I called you out on your shit. STOP SAYING YOU NEED TO “MANIFEST THE MONEY FIRST” when it comes to making an investment in yourself. You don’t need to manifest anything except the sheer determination to get what you want. Definition of “manifesting”: Acting as if you have already received what you desire and taking aligned action every day, doing things that will get you to that goal quickly. What most people do when they say they are “manifesting”: Sit on their ass and wait for money to fall out of the sky. It’s true. Don’t try to convince me that no, you’re really trying to make the money, you’re doing everything you can. No you’re not. If this was truly important to you, you would have “manifested” the money already. Let’s use a story to elaborate: Your child is sick. Really sick. They are going to die if you don’t come up with $5,000 to buy the life-saving medication by tomorrow afternoon. I’m willing to bet that by the next afternoon, you are ready and waiting to buy that medication for your child, with $5,000 in your pocket. Saving your child’s life was a PRIORITY, so you made it happen. You sold things, you took on another job, you borrowed from a friend of a family member, you maxed out...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 7, 2020 | Business Basics, Making Money |
I used to think that setting monthly goals was enough. I’d happily sit down and write out my financial goal every month and would confidently proclaim – “This is now how much money I make every month!” But… Then I wouldn’t. Make that much money, I mean. It wasn’t because my goal was unreasonable. It wasn’t because it was out of reach. And it certainly wasn’t because I didn’t do the work. It was because I was focused on the MONTHLY goal, instead of the daily and weekly goals that needed to happen before the big monthly goal could be achieved. I often would set goals and at the end of week 1, be all “oh, I have tons of time, so it’s okay that I’m super far away from my goal!”. At the end of week 2 is when I’d start taking things more seriously because “holy shit, it’s already the middle of the month and I am not even CLOSE to my goal!”. By the end of week 3, I’m having panic attacks and beating myself up about being a terrible business woman. And by the end of the month, not only have I not reached my money goal, but I haven’t even REMOTELY come close to hitting it! At least, that’s how things USED to be when it came to setting my money goals. Last year, I noticed this pattern and decided to shake things up. I made a commitment that I would do whatever was necessary to make money EVERY day, which meant it would be easier to hit my monthly goals (I also decided...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 6, 2020 | Business Basics, Making Money |
Get Paid To Do What You Love, Help People, Love Your Life, And Make A Ton Of Money I want you to know that I understand what you’re going through. I know exactly how you’re feeling right now because I’ve felt the same way myself. I know what it’s like to be scared that you won’t be able to pay your bills unless you get a client. I know what it’s like to create so much content and work all day long, to get a measly 1 “like” on Facebook, and no money to show for it. I know what it’s like to feel like all you keep getting is excuses as to how no one can afford you. I know what it’s like to give SO damn much and wondering when it’s going to be your turn to receive. I know what it’s like to feel like you suck at sales and that you’re never going to get better. I know what it’s like to question your sanity about starting an online business and wondering if maybe you should go and get a “real” job instead. I know. I know. I KNOW. I get it. I really do. But one thing I also know? Is that you have to keep going. If you have a dream inside of you, it’s there for a reason and you can’t ignore it. If you know you were born to do amazing things in the world, get paid to do what you love, help people, make a difference, love your life, and make a ton of money, then PLEASE – For you ...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 6, 2020 | Business Basics, Making Money |
Are there strategies involved in creating a great offer? Absolutely. Are there strategies involved in selling that great offer? Yep, there sure are. But the MOST IMPORTANT thing is to stop second-guessing yourself and to just launch that sucker already! It’s not perfect now, it never WILL be perfect, and guess what – People will still buy! They aren’t looking for perfect. They’re looking for an answer to their problems. They don’t care how nice your sales page looks (if you even have one at all). They don’t care what kind of graphics and fonts you’re using. They don’t care if you had a sales funnel/email sequence set up. They don’t care if you did a bunch of free webinars before promoting it. All they care about is whether or not you can help them. Remember: Your customers aren’t buying your offer, they’re buying YOU. So long as you’re showing up, being you unapologetically, and you’re constantly creating new content and offers that can help your community, selling to them will always be easy. And the first step is to stop second guessing yourself and stop questioning every little (and big) thing. Just make a decision and then follow...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 3, 2020 | Business Basics, Goals, Making Money, Mindset |
I’m not used to making a lot of money. I’m used to scrimping and saving and ALWAYS struggling. I was an extreme couponer for years because I thought this was the only way I’d get ahead. Instead, it left me even more broke, believe it or not. When I got into coaching, I didn’t think I would get rich doing it. I was happy to take just $100K a year talking about business and teaching others how to grow their business online, my #1 passion. I didn’t expect I’d hit $250K in 1 year or that I’d earn 3/4 of a MILLION dollars in just 2 years – In an industry where I was brand new A place where NO ONE knew who I was Talking about whatever I wanted to Being COMPLETELY myself and not following the rules I NEVER thought that it would happen this quickly. But it did. And it happen because I learned the golden rule of making more money: Simply ASK FOR MORE MONEY. In other words, create more stuff to sell, and then sell it. All day, every day, without fail. This is, hands down, the #1 reason I have made as much money as I have in such a short period of time. By creating and selling MORE. I HATE those long, drawn-out launches that never seem to end. I can’t STAND selling something I don’t care to sell, just because I think it will make me money. And so I don’t. I now sell daily, and I only sell what I love and what feels good to me. THIS IS THE...
