Word vomit alert. You have been warned. š
Thereās a PRIMARY reason that only 6%-12% of women entrepreneurs ever cross the 6-figure mark in business.
itās inspirational, I suppose. And a bit triggering. But mainly, itās instructional. Here goes:
Itās easy to look virginal..
if youāre hanging around with really promiscuous women, right?
I meanā¦ youāre NOT a virgin, š
but COMPARED to THEMā¦.
well, youāre looking like a pretty āgood girl.ā
Itās all relative.
In the same way,
itās EASY to look like the rock star
when youāre hanging out in a room with a bunch of treadmillers. (For more on my ātreadmill of businessā analogy, go here. )
And itās tempting, right?
Itās fun ā for a while ā to be the rock star in the room.
š¤§ But donāt you ever just get sick of it?
š¤§ Donāt you ever get sick of being the most accomplished one in the room?
š¤§ Donāt you get sick of the small talk and do nothingness of the typical networking event?
š¤§ Donāt you get TIRED of the meaningless noise?
Because ā sick of it or not ā it is holding you back.
All of it.
EVEN feeling like a rock star,
EVEN that temporary pride in being the biggest fish in the smallest pond.
Iāve been there. And, for a (very) BRIEF period, I enjoyed it. Truly. Being the primary bread winner in a room of people barely making anything made me feel proud of what Iād accomplishedā¦ and also, happy I could actually help them!
But the conversations were small.
The questions were so fear-based.
The standard caution was all about being reasonable and taking things slow.
Ugggā¦
I grew intolerant.
For a while I thought it was me.
I thought ā to be vulnerable ā that it was my own jealousy. My resentment that I HAD to be the breadwinner and these other women could play business as long as they wantedā¦ their husbands patiently investing in this little hobby of theirs. I tried to rise about it. I WANTED to find a place there.
A big fish in a small pondās not so bad, right???
šš But THIS is why so many women entrepreneurs fall short of that first six figure year. Theyāre in small groups with small thinkers having small conversations and tolerating small goals. šš
I know I sound harsh, and that this will trigger some womenā¦ but I have to keep going. BECAUSEā¦. ARENāT YOU SICK OF MORE OF THE SAME?
š¤§ Arenāt you sick of experiencing groundhog day in your business and life?
š¤§ Arenāt you sick of making promises you donāt keep and setting goals you give up on before you even REALLY get started?
š¤§ Donāt you get sick of NEVER being challenged by others in your environment?
Who you hang around with matters.
If you are never around people who make you feel SOMEWHAT TRIGGERED by what they are doingā¦ youāre in the wrong groups!
Nowadays, I LIKE to be the small fish in the room. These are the rooms I grow the most in.
š Today, I Like feeling a little sheepish about reporting my accomplishments because Iām hanging around people doing amazing things.
š These are the people that stretch my thinking.
š Today, I love when someone in my circle shares a win that makes me ā even for a moment ā sting with jealousyā¦ because it PROPELS me towards my own success.
IN other words, when you leave the room of treadmillers,
youāre no longer coasting.
Youāre creating.
Youāre CONSTANTLY reminded of whatās possible.
Your conversations, goals, actions and commitments grow.
As does your income, impact and influence.
THIS is why I grew Women Who WOW so deliberately
by print invite ONLY.
THIS is whyā¦ because I wanted to create a greenhouse for female entrepreneur success. I wanted to harness the power of association. I wanted ALL of us to push the others. I wanted to create a circle of women entrepreneurs that tolerated NO āsmall thinking.ā
And print invite by print invite,
state by state,
industry by industry
we grew.
Thereās no place like Women Who WOW,
and that has NOTHING to do with me.
It has EVERYTHING to do with the defiant, determined, driven and loyal women that call WOW home.
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