by Cassie Howard | Dec 3, 2016 | Work At Home Mom |
I used to believe in work/life balance. I used to believe that the only way to be successful was to learn how to “turn it off”, “tone it down” and give myself strict work hours. I used to believe everything they said. The internet marketers, the magazines, the “experts” themselves. But separating my business from my life, though I tried it, never felt like the smart thing to do. When I had set work hours, and it was time for me to be done working, all I wanted to do in that moment was work more. All I ever wanna do is hustle! And sometimes I wish I didn’t.. sometimes I wish I was more present with my family, every day I feel like a bad mom because my kids see me on the computer and my phone all the time. Sometimes I wish I had an “off” switch because the guilt fucking eats me up inside. When I see other happy families at the mall, at the park, everywhere.. and none of the parents are on the phone, and instead interacting with one another or their children, but all I want to do is get online and post on social media, or send an email, or talk with my clients – It fucking hurts. I tell myself all the time, “get off the phone, Cassie, be more present”, but I just can’t. I don’t know how to turn it off, and deep down I don’t really WANT to, if I’m being honest. The mom guilt is daily. The wife guilt is daily. The GUILT is daily. I’m honestly always...
by Cassie Howard | Dec 2, 2016 | Business Basics |
Earlier this year, I had a dilemma. I had hired a coach, my 4th one of the year, with the hopes of finally cracking the $100K/month goal I’d had set for myself since January. I thought I knew what I needed to do: Just do a big launch, DUH. That’s how everyone else does it, so that MUST be the answer. My coach agreed, as this is how he did all of his launches, as well, and they turned over big profits. So I went with it. I shot the video series. I hosted the webinars. I did the live calls. I invested in the sales page design & copy. I wrote the DOZENS of sales emails. I paid for the Facebook ads. I shared the program on social media. I even went with a super low price-point. THIS WAS GONNA BE IT. I was going to hit that $100K for sure with this launch. I was doing everything right! My coach was so proud of me for checking off every one of the boxes on his list. I was exhausted, kind of annoyed and frustrated I had to go through all the hassle, but if I could hit my goal, I’d be proud of me, too. Want to know what happened next? Nothing, that’s what. Okay, so I shouldn’t say that. It wasn’t that NOTHING happened, it was that nothing BIG happened, which is what I was expecting. My coach was so sure this was the way to go, since it worked for him. But it didn’t work for me. All the other big internet marketers SWORE to me that...
by Cassie Howard | Dec 1, 2016 | Work At Home Mom |
You know you’re a powerful leader. You know that you’ve already made your mark on the world and now your job is to make it even BIGGER. Mediocrity doesn’t suit you. Being NORMAL doesn’t work for you. Staying the same isn’t what you want, either. You are an ever-evolving, ever-changing, ever-learning leader who just wants to do what she was put on this earth to do - lead. You want to change the world with your words. You want to make people really THINK. You want to empower others every day. I’m the same. I most certainly WILL change the world with my words, I hate just the THOUGHT of being normal, and my goal is to empower women all over the world every day to go after what they want. So I feel you. I’m right there WITH you. We are entrepreneur besties. And we’re going to rock the world TOGETHER! You have a powerful message to share. You have a CALLING. You were born for big things, born to make big things happen. And damn it, that’s exactly what you’re gonna do! How? By showing up, first and foremost. By sharing yourself. By telling your community what they need to hear. By committing to yourself, and to them, that you’re in this for the long haul. By doing everything you can do support them fully. And by doing it all with a smile on your face and true passion in your heart. The only way to have an impact? CARE. Not about you, not about the money – Even though, yes, both are important – But IMPACT...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 30, 2016 | Blogging |
Sometimes you just need to step back and look at how far you’ve come. Express gratitude. Be fucking grateful, damn it! And also – Look at where things are not lining up. Not feeling right. With the GO, GO, GO of being a creative entrepreneur that wants to change the world, it’s hard to slow down sometimes and take time to BREATHE and reflect. In fact, I don’t enjoy the slowing down bit, but I do it from time to time when I’m not feeling completely in alignment and I know a big uplevel is around the corner. See, for me, my goal this year was to bring in a million dollars in sales. And I need to look at the numbers more closely, but I know I didn’t hit that goal. And I also know it’s because I wasn’t completely in alignment for some parts of the year, which left me feeling STUCK. And so I’ve been journaling a lot more lately. Upwards of 3 times a day, totaling 3-4 hours some days. And I know, that sounds like a lot.. and maybe it is. But for me, getting out of that FUNK, getting back INTO alignment, comes more easily to me when I’m journaling. Getting all of my thoughts out of my head and onto paper. Writing. Typing. Speaking. Whatever – But letting it out. Today is November 30th. There is one month left until the new year and I am declaring 2017 not just a million dollars, but TWO million dollars. And not just in sales, but in CASH. I am declaring it here, publicly, to...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 29, 2016 | Blogging |
You need to let it all out. Everything that’s in your head. The good, the bad, the great, the ugly.. No holding back. You can’t suppress your thoughts if you want to grow! You really hope you hit your money goal this month and you’re nervous that you won’t. You’re only two days away from December! And then you’ll feel like shit. Like a failure. Like you don’t know what you’re doing. Like you’re not good at this. Like a fraud. But, ARE you a fraud? No. You only teach what you know. You don’t exaggerate the truth. You’re open and honest about your wins AND your losses. You genuinely want to help people. What you know and can share has the ability to really help others! You’re no fraud. You have already helped people! You have already shown that you know a thing or two. 😉 The only way to hit a money goal (or any goal for that matter) is to consider it DONE and then act accordingly. Believe that it’s done. Believe that you did it! Believe that it’s possible. And take aligned action every day, all day long, until it is so and you blow that goal out of the water! You are enough. Just as you are. Remember to enjoy the journey. Don’t try to rush it, but don’t hold yourself up, either. Be present for your community. Be present for you. Ignore the wannabes, the fakers. Surround yourself with people who give a shit, people who care, people who are JUST LIKE YOU. With ambition, drive, and the desire to have it all....
