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...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 24, 2018 | Blogging |
Newsflash: I don’t hire mentors to learn things. It’s true. I don’t want to sound egotistical or anything, but I know my shit when it comes to business. I know how to launch and sell an offer. I know how to make money on repeat. I know how to attract badass, aligned clients. I know how to grow my FB following and email list. I know the things. I do the things. I reap the reward of doing the things. Yet, I still hire and work with private mentors and coaches. In fact, I don’t hire them because I can, I hire them because I simply MUST. It’s a non-negotiable. It doesn’t matter how much money I make or how successful I am, I must ALWAYS work with a mentor. Not because of what they can teach me, although I for sure learn a thing or two through working with them, but because of how I simply AM when I’m in their energy. Quite simply, being in the energy of someone who is at a higher level than you, or who has accomplished something that you want to accomplish, activates this part of you that lights a fire under your ass to make shit happen. I could be making $500 a month or $5 million a month, and I would still have a mentor, due to how quickly I’m able to shift to the next level through working with one (as opposed to doing everything myself). So no. I don’t hire mentors to learn things. I hire mentors because I want to know how THEY do life. I hire mentors...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 23, 2018 | Blogging |
I went to a Buddhist Monastery and Meditation Centre today. I didn’t know what to expect, just that I was meant to be there. And while I was there I had some of the most intense of emotions and feelings and revelations come up. There was something about the energy of the place - it brought up so much inside of me that I had been repressing. The monks were gracious enough to spend time with us and answer any questions we had. Of course I had many, but I just asked one: “How does one stay happy and positive when they are surrounded by negativity?” The answer, as simple as it was, shook me to my core: “Be the light.” This answer didn’t come from the monk himself (his answer was a bit more in depth), but I knew it’s what he meant. It confirmed a part of me that has been giving in to the negativity around me, allowing it, but wanting to redirect it. I’ve been allowing other people to gossip around me (even with me, oops). I’ve been allowing other people to talk negatively about things while in my presence. And I haven’t been standing up for myself and saying - no, that’s not okay. That’s not what I’m available for. And redirecting the conversation back to the light – Back to good. Back to happy. Back to exciting. Back to motivating. Back to inspiring. So I came home, got out my journal, and released. I called to the surface all of the things and people that have not been making me feel good, and...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 22, 2018 | Business Basics |
About 6 or so years ago, we bought a house. Everyone told us not to buy it. It was way over our budget, and we couldn’t afford it, they said (because apparently they knew what our finances looked like - ha!). We stressed about it for days, but deep down we KNEW that this was meant to be our home. The money shit, though.. it was tough. It was hard to get over the cost. We truly DIDN’T have the money. Not without sacrificing something in order to be able to pay for it. We looked at the numbers. STARED at the number for a long time, trying to make something work, knowing we WOULD make something work.. because this was OUR house. We just knew it. Something made us say yes. It was a pull, a tug, a nudge from the universe to just do it, and everything would work itself out. It was a big leap - something a lot of people told us we were crazy to do. And we had NO idea how we were gonna pay for this house. But we trusted our gut and did what we knew was right (even if it looked all kinds of wrong on paper). After putting in our bid, we got a call from our agent who told us that the owners of the home rejected our offer. They were so offended by the amount of money we offered (which actually wasn’t far off from the asking price), they didn’t even come back to us with a counter offer. I cried. And then I got mad. Asked the...
by Cassie Howard | Jul 21, 2018 | Goals |
So what if that client that said yes changed her mind? So what if someone said you were wasting your time doing what you felt called to do? So what if you aren’t sure exactly how to make something happen? So what if you are scared? So what if things don’t happen the way you want them to happen? So what if someone doesn’t like you? So what so what so what?? What REALLY matters is: Are you doing what feels right to YOU? If the answer is yes, then fuck all the other bullshit and keep on doing it! Things rarely work out exactly how you want or expect them to, and by holding on to the notion that they MUST is just going to frustrate you and kill you slowly, day by day. You can’t micro-manage everything - and why would you want to? Life is way more fun when it’s spontanious and off-the-cuff! Listen, here’s the truth: There will be people who don’t like you. There will be people who disagree with you. There will be people who talk shit about you behind your back (chicken shit’s would never do it to your face, of course). As a recovering people-pleaser, I’ve learned all too well just how impossible it is to be liked by everyone. And as soon as I realized that, I stopped trying. I THREW MY FUCKS OUT THE WINDOW AND NEVER LOOKED BACK! I made the decison to show up fully, as me, and fuck what anyone things. I chose to speak my mind, and say what I REALLY think - not just...
