by Cassie Howard | Nov 21, 2016 | Blogging |
I love it when people doubt me. I’m not embarrassed to admit that nothing gives me more pleasure than rubbing it in the face of someone who doubted me, that I did EXACTLY what they said I couldn’t. Say I won’t be the next female Tony Robbins. Say I won’t make money when I use the word FUCK in my content. Say I won’t have my own TV show (5-seasons in, yo!). Say I won’t collaborate with the best of the best. Say I won’t be able to afford a beach house (or two). Say I won’t bring in $100K a month regularly. Say I won’t generate millions every year just being ME. Say I won’t fly in private jets. Say I won’t be able to keep up this luxury lifestyle I’ve created for myself. SAY I WON’T. Because that just puts a fire under my ass to do it even more. When someone tells me I can’t do something, not only do I do it, but I do it better and faster than I said I would. And I get immense pleasure saying I TOLD YOU I WOULD! Because let’s be real; sometimes I need to say that just so I believe it myself. Even though I believe in myself 100%, sometimes doubt creeps in, especially when my goals are huge. And so when someone sees my goals and thinks they are “too big” and can’t be done, I say thank you. Because that’s just the push I need to make them happen. Because I can’t have them be right! Hell no! So I hustle harder, make it...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 20, 2016 | Business Basics |
Don’t be afraid. Of the failures. That people won’t like you. To offend someone. To be honest. Of the expense. Of the work. Of the hustle. Show up anyway. Despite the fears. Despite the uncertainty. Be aware of the impact you can make. That you were BORN to make. It’s NOT all about you. You can change lives with your words. Don’t you see? What you DO is not nearly as important as what you SAY. If your words don’t resonate, nothing does. It’s true. Untiltered. You. 100%. Why faking it never works: It COMES OFF as fake (you’re not fooling anyone). You can’t speak from the heart, which is what connects you with your audience. You aren’t able to get inspired. You never actually FEEL like getting your hustle on. You’re really fucking obvious, to be honest. Step into who you ARE at the core. And tell us. Show us. Be one of the few who are comfortable being 100% authentic. Do YOU resonate with people who appear to be perfect? I’m willing to bet NO. Now think about the people who you DO resonate with. Those who say what they want no matter what. Those who call you out on your shit and make you laugh in the same breath. Those who make you think. Those who inspire you. Those who simply make your life BETTER. That’s who YOU need to be for YOUR community. Be the one not afraid to tell the truth. Be the one willing to look like an ass. Be the one who never strays from the truth. Be the one that is...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 19, 2016 | Business Basics |
I used to think I had to hide my imperfections. I had to pretend I was better at things than I actually was. I’ve even held back asking my mastermind sisters for help because I wanted them to think I knew what the fuck I was doing with everything, at all times. I’ve lied. Said I was awesome when I was struggling. Said I was excited when I was scared. My shit is that I want everyone to think I’ve always got my shit together. The truth? I NEVER have my shit together. I never know what the day will hold. I never know if I will get done what I want to get done. I never know if I will hit my goals or fail miserably. I never know how things will go. I thrive in the chaos. I don’t WANT to be organized and know what’s gonna happen next. Truth be told, I enjoy not having my shit together. Because it forces me to be creative and think on my feet. My lack of control gets me into the zone! Chaos + hustle = productivity, baby! But I still For some reason Some really RIDICULOUS reason Don’t like people to think I don’t actually have it all together. (Now you know!) That’s my shit. We all have our shit. The shit that drives us, that works for us, but the shit we try to hide. Because deep down, we just want to be the best we can be, we want others to think we’re perfect, that we have all the answers. But I don’t. You don’t. No...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 18, 2016 | Planning |
I had a hustle VIP date with my client Courtney Bedore yesterday and although most of the day was pure fun, laughing together, drinking way too much boozy lemonade and moving from presidential suite to restaurant, to club house, to coffee shop – We also had some BIG stuff come up. While we were talking together, getting our hustle on, grinding it OUT, one thing that came up a lot was how most entrepreneurs spend their time. And let’s be honest, most don’t spend it in the best way they could. Maybe you’re the same. Maybe you feel stuck Maybe you feel overworked Maybe you feel frustrated Maybe, deep down, you KNOW you’re wasting your time and you WANT to fix that, but you don’t know HOW. You sure as hell don’t want to RESEARCH how to spend your time more wisely, because hello, you don’t have TIME to do that! And so you guess. You hope. You cross your fingers that this new method you saw a 2 minute Youtube clip about is going to change your life. But then you get stuck again And you feel overworked And frustrated And to be honest? REALLY fucking pissed off that you keep doing this to yourself. That you’re spending all of this TIME on your business, but truly HATING every minute. How would it feel to wake up every morning, EXCITED to work on your business? How would it feel to know you are making a huge impact in the lives of thousands or even millions? How would it feel if you didn’t have to worry about money because you...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 17, 2016 | Work At Home Mom |
What you do daily MATTERS. What you DON’T do daily also matters. Whether or not you get the dream life you want, that’s your call. That’s your choice. That’s your GIVE. Your pull. Your push. Your shove. Your EVERY FUCKING THING. You showing up doing the DAILY You showing up doing the HUSTLE You showing up doing it ALL There is no magic fucking bullet. Success? It comes from hard fucking work. It comes from the HUSTLE. Don’t be afraid of the hustle! If you’re trying to separate life and business, what the fuck kind of business do you have? Is it a JOB or a LIFESTYLE? And which one sounds more appealing to you? The hustle happens because the hustle can’t NOT happen. You LIVE FOR IT. Because the hustle doesn’t just equal results and success, but the hustle also equals living LIFE. What most people don’t realize is that “hustle” isn’t a bad word. It doesn’t mean you grind 24/7 on “building” a business, it means you’ve learned how to monetize YOU and your LIFE and therefore, you never really “work”, but instead LIVE, and get paid for it. So the hustle is gonna happen anyway because that’s just what you do. That’s just your LIFE. So fuck the naysayers and get your hustle on, daily, and focus on the DAILY DO’S. This is the stuff that YOU need to do for YOU, for your life, for your community, for your lifestyle, for everything. For me, that’s the following – Daily, I show up and do the work. Daily, I sell from a place of service and integrity....
