by Cassie Howard | Jun 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous |
Sometimes you will need to stop yourself from doing the thing you’re doing, so you can get into the thing you know you’re MEANT to be doing.Meaning – The thing you’re doing may be fun and all, you may be INTO IT, but it is not the thing you feel, deep down, is THE thing you should be spending your time on this moment. I’m talking about LIFE and BUSINESS in general here, but also, very small individual activities you may be doing. It comes down to relentless commitment to your purpose. Doing what you know you MUST because you simply CANNOT. Because you were born for it. Because when you’re in the weeds of it, when you’re actually doing it, you feel lit up from the inside out. You know the feeling when you’re SO in flow, so in the ZONE, that you’re writing up a storm, fingers flying across the keyboard, hustle non stop, words flowing out of you like water flowing down a river, where everything just feels so damn EASY?That’s when you know you’re doing the right thing.That’s when you know you’re on the right track. That is what you need to focus on. Daily. Consistently. Ditch the to-do list and sink deeper & deeper into flow. There is nothing you need to do except go with the flow. BECOME ONE with the flow. (The FLOW is the thing you were always meant to do, if you haven’t caught on to that by now!)Instead of trying to plan out exactly what you will do each day to accomplish your goals and hit those big milestones, focus on getting into flow (and staying there)....
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by Cassie Howard | Jun 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous |
Breaking rules is basically my favorite thing to do. If someone tells me I can’t do something, I will do it. If they tell me I SHOULD do something, I refuse to!Been like this a kid and don’t plan on changing any time soon. #oncearebel #alwaysarebelThey told me I shouldn’t do flash sales because then people would get used to discounts and wouldn’t value my work. I did them anyway. They told me I wasn’t allowed to watch Netflix. That successful people don’t do that. I did it anyway. They told me I shouldn’t charge THAT price (it was either too high or too low). That no one would pay that. I did it anyway. They told me I shouldn’t email my list more than 3 times per week or people would get annoyed. I did it anyway. They told me I shouldn’t check email first thing in the morning. I did it anyway. They told me I shouldn’t work past a certain time because I needed time away from my business and the online world. I laughed and did it anyway.They told me I shouldn’t promote more than one thing at a time or else I would confuse people. I did it anyway. They told me I should prepare before I get on camera (make-up and all) and that I shouldn’t just go live or shoot a video without promoting it first. I did it anyway.They told me I shouldn’t scroll on social media, that if I wanted to be successful, I would avoid doing it. I did it anyway.There are all of these THINGS that people tell you that you shouldn’t do, and that you’re wrong if...
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by Cassie Howard | Jun 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous |
I am not afraid to stand up for what I believe in. I will not keep quiet. I will use my voice to do good.I live for the hustle and am very much anti ANYONE who is ANTI-hustle. Flow-based hustle is where it’s at! I am confused by people who enjoy vacations and taking time off from their work. If it was truly your soul work, you wouldn’t need (or want!) to take a vaction from it! I sometimes compare ourselves to others and immediately feel like shit. Okay, I OFTEN do this. Working on it…I love the hustle and bustle of the city, but also love the peaceful tranquility of the country side, the wilderness, the forest..I love money and know that the more money I make, the more good I can do in the world, so YES I’m always working on growing my income. Wealthy AF, coming right up!I regularly feel like a “bad mom” because I’m not like the others. I don’t enjoy playing with toys or sitting at the park for hours. I despise small talk. Nothing makes me want to curl up into a ball and die more than someone talking to me about the weather. I get up super early (often before 5am) and write, do my inner work, and release all that’s inside of me. My “work” is often finished before most people get up and start their day.I love early mornings and early bedtimes. Coffee makes me go batshit crazy and has be feeling like I’m gonna die. But I love it, so I drink it anyway. What can I say? I’m a rebel. (I only...
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by Cassie Howard | Jun 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous |
For some reason, I get an incredible rush and feeling of joy when I find out that I’m the first customer at Starbucks.I usually come a few days during the week, while the kids are at school and I just wanna be out of the house and around other humans (so long as they don’t try to TALK to me or anything).I get extra excited when I can come in the morning on a Saturday, ’cause the hustle don’t stop, and working from home, even if everyone else is still asleep, is a challenge with the distractions and the strong desire to go back into bed where it’s warm and cozy.So here I am, doing my thang, writing and creating and unleashing, while I play hip hop before 7am, loudly in my headphones, and the world buzzes around me.Most people are scrolling on their phones. Some people are reading the newspaper. I’m click click clicking away on my laptop and shooting 15-second videos for IG stories.And we’re all doing what the flow guides us to do.I’ve never had a desire to live a “regular” life, where Monday-Friday, 9-5, I go to my JOB, and then on the weekend I’m “free” and sleep in, watch TV, go shooping, and then do it all over again when the next week begins.I much prefer the lifestyle of the “always on”, the vibe of the entrepreneur has always run deep in my soul and from a very young age, I knew this was my soul path.Even when I was really young, I knew that I was going to be working for myself, running...
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by Cassie Howard | Jun 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous |
If there’s one thing I never quite understood years ago, when beginning my businesses, was how to surrender. I let the doubts and the fears take over and lead me down whatever path it chose (which was often not one that worked out well for me).I did all the things the “experts” told me to do to be successful.I did webinars. I chased down potential clients constantly.I went to networking events. I invested in mentors. I did free challenges. I hosted livestreams.I charged super low prices. … I did all the things. And sure, some of them worked in the short-term, but never for very long, if at all. I always felt myself back at that point again - you know the one of feeling just so overwhelmed and frustrated with it all?There were many times I wanted to quit. To go and get a “regular” job that was more stable (LOL to that belief!).I had so many days that were filled to the brim with a bunch of shit I didn’t want to do, but did because I thought I was supposed to. Every night I went to bed exhausted, and often not much further ahead than I was the day before. Eventually I called in sick on the STUFF.I said “fuck this shit, I’m not doing it”, and I didn’t do a damn thing on my to-do list that didn’t feel fun and exciting. There were 2 things left: “write something” and “sell ______” (whatever program I was selling at the time). And then I did a bunch of other stuff that I FELT like doing. Stuff that most people would see as a waste of time.I watched TV...
