by Cassie Howard | Aug 28, 2016 | Making Money |
There’s nothing that gets me more riled up than hearing someone use the word expensive. Even “INexpensive” drives me up the damn wall. And here’s why – When you tell yourself that something is expensive, what you’re actually saying is that you don’t see the value in it. Which is fine, you’re totally entitled to feel that way. But what you’re doing on a much deeper level is telling yourself you can’t afford something that may very well be in your reach, had you seen that value. In which case, you will NEVER be able to “afford’ it. Let’s use a couch as an example. You need a new couch for your house. You go shopping for a badass couch that suits your style. You find one that is absolutely PERFECT, it suits you and your space amazingly well. It’s comfortable and the colour is spot on. “Ahhh, it’s amazing! I love it,” you say. You sit down on it and smile, thinking of all the naps you’ll take, and the work you’ll be doing on that amazing couch. And then you look at the price tag – It costs $1,500. “That’s way too expensive for a couch!”, you balk. “No way would I ever pay that for something I’m just going to sit on ocassionally.” Then you find another couch that is $500 and it’s the right size, right shape, and it’s comfortable, too. But - the style is not really you. You don’t get excited when you look at it, let alone sit on it. However, it’s $1,000 cheaper than the other couch. And so you go...
by Cassie Howard | Aug 25, 2016 | Making Money |
Last night I stayed out way too late and drank way too many pints of Guinness, leading to a massive hangover today. This, for someone who never gets hangovers, really messed me up. I couldn’t get out of bed (I could barely lift my head off the pillow), I couldn’t read anything, I couldn’t eat. But I sucked it up.I showed up anyway.I did the work. Why? Because honestly? Fuck excuses. Excuses are going to do absolutely NOTHING to improve your situation. You know what else will do nothing for you? Complaining about your current situation. I could have got up this morning, complained about my pounding headache and how I thought I was about to spew vomit at any moment, I could have been all “I’m going to take the day off work, it’s no big deal, it’s just one day”, but here’s what I did instead – I cringed at the blinding light coming in from the bedroom windowI drink a glass of water, took some painkillers and ate a bowl of oatmealI washed my face and got dressed so that I felt relatively human againI did social media work and answered messages and emailsI cleaned up the main floor of the house that the kids destroyed the day beforeI had a short napI had a call with one of my #bestofthebest clientsI did my mindset work I did my money workI signed on 2 new clients All in all, I showed the fuck up. I made shit happen. Because I simply don’t have time for excuses. I have so many things I do each day, that I...
by Cassie Howard | Aug 24, 2016 | Goals |
Every day you have a choice. You can continue to sleep in your warm, cozy bed, or you can wake up and chase your dreams. Chasing your dreams isn’t fun. The end goal is fun, but the process is a real bitch. You struggleYou failYou loseYou hurtYou’re tiredYou’re scaredYou’re always ON But that end goal, that destination you want to end up, THAT is what you need to focus on, because the process won’t get you out of bed in the morning. The end goal will. And if it doesn’t, it’s not the right goal. Each person on this earth was born with a gift they’re supposed to share with the world. The sad reality is that most people not only avoid sharing their gift, but avoid living at all. They’re just surviving. Going to work at a shitty job you can’t stand, missing out on time with your family, living somewhere you don’t love, and even more, HATING your life most of the time. This is the unfortunate reality for some people and it no longer makes me sad, but instead it makes me angry. Really fucking angry. I’m angry that you’re not putting yourself first.I’m angry that you’re complaining all the time.I’m angry that you’re only just EXISTING. I’m angry that you’re throwing your hands up in the air and saying “oh well”, instead of trying to figure out how to get what it is you actually want. I’m angry that you’ve given up. It pisses me off that you don’t think you’re worthy enough to live your dream life. I’m really fucking mad about that! Your...
by Cassie Howard | Aug 23, 2016 | Work At Home Mom |
When you look back over your life for the last.. let’s say 10 years - have you done everything you wanted to do? Or did you hold yourself back? Not allowing yourself to indulge in certain purchases or experience because – They were too much moneyYou didn’t think you were readyYou were way too busy Or you simply didn’t know if you SHOULD? Most people deny themselves of pleasure, deny themselves of things they want, because they simply don’t ALLOW themselves to have it. They are constantly denying themselves of what they want, what feels good. But listen,You DO have the money.You ARE ready.You AREN’T too busy. What you don’t have, and what you NEED to have, is the ability to tell yourself YES. Practice saying yes to yourself over and over and over again. Because YOU are important, your needs and your wants are important, your feelings and desires are important! Let yourself indulge. I’m not saying to raid your savings account and go buy all kinds of shit you don’t need. I’m not saying to quit your job to lay on the couch watching “Gilmore Girls” all day. And I’m most definitely not saying to ignore all of your responsibilities and go run away. What I AM saying is that you need to stop saying no to YOU. When you feel that twinge in your gut at the thought of something, you need to stop ignoring it. Take action on that NOW. Your gut never, ever lies. If it’s telling you that you need to buy something, work with someone, travel somewhere, eat something, say something – DO...
by Cassie Howard | Aug 21, 2016 | Making Money |
Sometimes I wonder why everyone isn’t an entrepreneur. I get mad that my non-entrepreneur husband has to go to work every day, and I whine to him and ask “why can’t you just create your own business so you can stay home?”, because I’d like the company. Entrepreneurship is fucking LONELY. But I know that being an entrepreneur is something you don’t get to choose. You either ARE an entrepreneur or you aren’t. You can’t learn how to be one. You can’t TRY to make it work, because it won’t. The thing about us entrepreneurs is that we LOVE the grind. The set-backsThe money lostThe mistakesThe late nightsThe early morningsThe missed partiesThe working on vacation & holidaysThe confusionThe stress A true entrepreneur LIVES for that shit. Believe it or not, we love it when things feel “hard”. We like the struggle and the push and the pull and the “what the fuck am I going to do?” issues that come up on a regular basis. We love it because we have the drive and the PASSION to make it big, to keep moving on, to prove ourselves, to do better, and ultimately, to survive and succeed in ways that others never could because they aren’t willing to take the risks and put up with the stress, money lost, late nights and early mornings. I remember once I heard Gary Vaynerchuck say something like “I used to secretly wish I lost all of my money, just so I could make it all back again and rise like a phoenix“, and I totally resonate with that, because I have the same...
