Much harder when the collection wolves are at the door,
you’re avoiding phone calls because — let’s face it — you’re not paying because you don’t have it… (What else is there to say???)
and every idea your kids have, every suggestion your doctor makes, every freaking thing REQUIRES a “cha-ching” when your pockets and accounts are empty.
I grew my business with no credit card and no business loan
and while…
— making payment arrangements with the power company (to keep the lights on)
— falling behind on my mortgage,
and nearly EVERY other bill,
paying JUST BEFORE “shut off,”
— defaulting on student loans,
and
— using gift cards from Christmas or birthdays to pay for date nights.
Excuse the financial gore. It’s just that sometimes you want to know that the person you’re listening to GETS IT. Like really gets it, not in just some ethereal “I could wrap my head around that” way, but in a CONCRETE, I HAVE LIVED IT way.
I used to say “I was so broke I couldn’t afford contact lens solution” but I don’t think that REALLY told the story. 😊 And I get it, because using water for my contact lenses didn’t stress me that bad. Frankly, it was the LEAST of my worries.
What DID stress me was watching my already paltry bank balance go to the negative when I still had bills to pay and a family looking to me for fun and food and all the things.
When you’re broke, EVERYTHING is a burden. The gas to get there, the food the kids will DEFINITELY want while there, checking the mail, all of it becomes stressful. Grocery store trips. School shopping. Doctor visits.
But here’s the thing. I didn’t stay there.
A LARGE part of my success is that I NEVER (in those early years) thought about building a brand or business. My focus was LAZER SHARP: What can I do to make $1000?
I would jot down ideas.
And then I would jot down people I could pitch with that idea.
NO attention paid to ANYTHING other than my next money project.
In this approach, I spent NOTHING.
And I earned a lot.
Year one: $63K. I was on my way!
Today, I teach people how to make $10K. FAST.
NOT because that’s all they need,
but because when you can THINK UP an idea
that makes you $10K once,
your financial approach changes.
Your financial reality changes.
Your finances change.
TOMORROW at 3 PM, I’m hosting day one of my FREE Project $10K Mastermind. We’ll focus on PERSPECTIVE first so that you can shift your mindset BEFORE your money sitch changes. And then I’ll take you behind the scenes of my $10K plan.
So, register. Tell your friends to register.
And join me tomorrow at 3 PM EST.
**picture of my grand-girls for attention. 😊
