by Cassie Howard | Jan 24, 2017 | Making Money |
Let me guess – You’re behind on your money goals for the month again, right? Why does this keep happening? Why do you keep setting goals but never hitting them? I’ll tell you why – Because you don’t actually WANT to hit them. Yep. That’s it. That’s what’s holding you back. I’m willing to bet my bank account balance on it. 😉 You, are full of excuses. You’re full of reasons why it didn’t happen. Except all of those excuses and all of those reasons are complete and utter bullshit. Oh, you didn’t FEEL like it? You were sick? You were tired? You were overwhelmed? You had 838732 other commitments? You didn’t gave the time? Give me a break. You just didn’t want it bad enough. You can THINK you wanted it as much as you want, but you know damn well that if that was REALLY true, you would have done it. Right? So let’s figure out why you keep holding yourself back. WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY, TRULY WANT? Get out your journal and write down every single thing that you want in life. The physical items, the relationships the mindset, the body, the health, the experiences, the lifestyle – Write it ALL down. Remember that NOTHING is off limits. You can list as many things as you want. I think I have about 50 things on my list! One thing to keep in mind: Write down these things as if they’ve already happened. For example: I own and live in my dream home on the beach I always travel first class and love every minute of my...
by Cassie Howard | Jan 22, 2017 | Blogging |
Think about a cloudy, overcast, cold & wet day. Think about how GREY it is. Think about how DEPRESSING it is. That’s what your life will be like if you allow the toxins in your life to stay there – The toxic people The toxic thoughts The toxic experiences The toxic activities It must be eliminated from your life. All of it! These toxins are guaranteed to slow you down, hold you back, and thwart any progress you’ve made thus far. They will continue to be tapping you on the shoulder, trying to get you to throw in the towel and just give up already. I guarantee there are some toxins in your life right now. And you know this, too. There are some toxic people you haven’t pushed away because you’d feel guilty if you did. People who don’t support you fully, who question everything you say or do, who try to get you to follow their rules instead of your own. This is the definition of a toxic person and they need to go, which yes, can be really hard for you to do, especially if this person is a family member! I know women who have divorced their husbands because that person was a toxic influence. I know others who don’t speak to their parents anymore because they weren’t supportive. And I’m grateful that I do have a supportive husband and supportive family, but I know without a doubt in my mind that if they WEREN’T supportive, and they became toxins in my life, they’d be gone in an instant. Because I value myself too much...
by Cassie Howard | Jan 21, 2017 | Blogging |
You can sit around and complain that things aren’t going your way – Or you can do something about it. Instead of wallowing around in your own self-pity, you need to DO THE WORK. All of the work Not some of the work Not just the work you “feel like” doing But ALL OF IT All of the work that matters! I mean, come on! This is your LIFE we’re talking about here! Do you want your life to be better? Do you want to be making more money? Do you want to help more people? Do you want to have more freedom? Then I’m sorry to tell you, but that requires sweat equity. That requires constat hustle. That requires dedication to do whatever it takes. The fluffy “you don’t need to hustle 24/7 to be successful” articles and Facebook posts you read are full of it. I mean, sure, you can of course be successful without always hustling. OF COURSE YOU CAN. But HOW successful is the question. How successful do you want to be? I’m sure you could build a 6-figure business working just a few hours a week. People do that all the time. But if you want MORE? If 6-figures is the bottom of the barrel for you – If you want more Much more Then you need to grind. I’m sorry, but that’s just the truth. Actually, I’m not sorry. I’m annoyed. Annoyed with people telling you that hustle leads to burn out. Hustle only leads to burn out if you’re wasting time on shit that doesn’t matter and that doesn’t make you happy. ...
by Cassie Howard | Jan 20, 2017 | Business Basics |
There is something that you really need to hear right now: You are enough. You are enough. You are enough. Stop trying to be perfect. Stop trying to get it all “right”. Stop trying to do everything in the “right order”, whatever that means. What? You think you needa big, fancy business plan to move forward? To chase your dreams (and catch them)? First, your ideal client avatar Then your website Then your packages You’ll follow the plan that THEY laid out for you And THEN you’ll be ready? Is that what you’re telling me? Just admit it – You’re scared – That you’ll fall – Flat on your face. Right? I’ll tell you right now that YES, you WILL fall flat on your face. More than once. And whether you believe me or not, that really is a GOOD thing because it teaches you a lesson. It teaches you what NOT to do the next time. And what’s worse than a couple of spills and falls is never trying at all because you’re worried about the damn faceplant. Those falls will make you stronger. Those falls will teach you lessons that you need to learn. Those falls are NECESSARY for you to grow. Nothing happens by accident. It happens based on your thoughts and actions. (Yes, YOU control the future!) So if you think that you’ll fail, you will. If you think you’ll stumble, you will. If you think that bad things will happen to you when you take a risk, they will. But if you try anway? Despite the fear? If you go into every situation with...
by Cassie Howard | Jan 19, 2017 | Planning |
Admit it – You’ve been questioning yourself lately. Questioning your decisions, questioning your actions, even questioning the way you FEEL about your decisions and actions! You’ve been setting big goals and not achieving them. Why? Not because their unattainable, no. But because you haven’t trully allowed yourself to achieve them. Something inside of you is holding you back. And I’m willing to bet it’s that lack of belief in yourself. Isn’t it? You think that you’re not good enough That people won’t listen to you That you don’t have anything interesting to say That this is too hard, and what if you fail, and OMG what would you do then? That feeling of not believing? It’s not gonna go away no matter what you choose to do with your life. Not until you decide to have other thoughts and feelings instead! You see, it’s as simple as this – YOU get to decide how your life goes. So why the fuck are you asking other people for approval? Why are you waiting for someone else to give you a pat on the back and say you’re doing great and to keep going? Does that really matter? What anyone else thinks? Do you want to make your OWN decisions and live your own life, on YOUR terms? Do you? Then step up, do the work, and MAKE IT HAPPEN. Right now. Today. There is no tomorrow. There are no second chances. This is your life NOW; no waiting! When you think about it, about the life you REALLY want, are you really doing EVERYTHING you can to make that a...
