The last time I stayed at this hotel it was June 2016.
I was co-hosting an event, where we invested well over $20,000 to host over a dozen women entrepreneurs and show them how to scale their online business.
It was the first time I’d ever set foot in a 5-star hotel, let alone one that I was shelling out over $20,000 to for just one weekend.
I remember walking into the hotel and just being in awe. It was so beautiful. Way different from my usual Howard Johnson hotel visits, LOL!! Even those rarely happened..
Because I was cheap.
I wasn’t broke. But I was broke-minded.
I thought of money like something that was only for others. Something that was hard to get (and even harder to hold on to). I’d look at wealthy people walking in and out of these hotels and think “must be nice”.
I’ve even had bitter family members say “must be nice” to me when they find out where I live, how much I travel, and what I do with my time.
Yes –
It is nice, actually.
Very fucking nice.
And it happened because I decided I was worthy of it. I decided that I was sick and tired of always struggling. I decided that I wanted something more for myself and my family.
I decided to free myself of the broke-mindset.
I hired coaches with money I didn’t have to teach me the lessons that would forever change the trajectory of my life.
I invested in team members, paying them way more than I could afford, to help me do the things I knew I couldn’t do on my own.
I bought courses. I went to events. I read books. I joined masterminds.
What I did, was I backed myself. I decided I was worth it and I said YES to the opportunities that came before me.
That weekend back in 2016, staying at this hotel, I remember that feeling of “yes, this is what I was meant for, this is what I get to do now”.
THIS IS WHAT I GET TO DO NOW.
It was such a pivitol moment in my life.
Deciding on a new way of living, a new way of being.
I’m so grateful that I can now share this with my kids. Last weekend I brought my daughter Kaylee here for the night and this weekend is her brother’s turn.
They both “oohed” and “ahhed” at the hotel when we walked through. It was their first time at a “fancy hotel”.
Showing them what is possible for them is one of my favorite things. I don’t like to spoil them, but I do like to show them what is available if they put in the work, have the belief, and back themselves.
No matter what it is that you want in your life, it’s all possible for you, the second you believe it is, and you do what’s necessary to have it.
Yes, you have to work for it.
Yes, you have to sacrifice at times.
Yes, you have to deal with hard shit that you’d probably rather ignore.
But it’s all for the purpose of giving you the life you’ve always known you were born for.
It’s having the freedom to be, do and have ANYTHING you want, any time, with no hesitation.
You’re worth it. You’ve always been worth it.
xx,
Cassie