- The life of an entrepreneur is often portrayed
as being super glamorous, complete with sports cars
and first class plane tickets.
But it's not like that at all.
And definitely not when you're first starting out
as a business owner.
So today I wanna talk to you about the real life
of an entrepreneur and the processes
that go into becoming the CEO of your own company.
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I became an entrepreneur by accident,
which I feel like is a lot,
is a very common story for entrepreneurs
that they didn't really think
that this was what they were going to do,
but they were able to turn their hobby into a business
which is exactly my story started.
That I was a dental hygienist,
I was cleaning teeth all day, kind of boring.
So because I was bored, I was doing the social media
for the office between patients.
And from there, their IT guy noticed and said,
"Hey, can I refer you to another one of my clients?"
And he referred me to all of his clients.
And that's when I started to realize,
that there was an opportunity here.
And that's the big key with entrepreneurs,
is they see a solution,
or a problem that needs to be solved,
that they can provide that solution for.
They see a need that needs to be filled,
or they see an opportunity
that they can really capitalize on.
And that's how the dream starts.
So for me, I realized that I was good at creating content
and that there were companies
that needed to promote themselves online,
especially as social media and video marketing
is only growing and becoming more important to companies.
I found the opportunity
that I could leave what I was doing in dental hygiene
and do this full time.
Meaning that I wouldn't have a ceiling on my income anymore
and I wouldn't have the lifestyle
of being in a nine to five.
I always wanted freedom and flexibility.
To be able to set my own hours, to travel when I wanted to,
heck to go to doctor's appointments
without asking permission.
I feel like that's why most entrepreneurs
take the leap and become an entrepreneur.
It's because they want to have
this lifestyle, and flexibility, and freedom
and they wanna be able to give back
and make a massive impact, and a profit while they're at it.
Alex Charfen is someone that I admire so much,
and he has a book called
"The Entrepreneurial Personality Type."
And he really sets out in this book how our personality,
our type, the way that we're wired
is different than most people.
And sometimes that makes us like the black sheep.
But what's so fascinating about it is that, as Alex says,
"Entrepreneurs are the only consistent source
"of positive human evolution, and always will be."
We're the ones that are willing to fight the dragons,
and take those leaps, and have less comfort and security
because we see the vision of what we wanna create
for this world, and make our dent in the universe.
In the beginning, it was just about getting out
of my nine to five.
How could I make enough money to replace that income
so I could work for myself.
And once I accomplished that goal,
it was how could I expand this business?
How can I get more clients?
How can I increase my impact and my revenue,
and bring on a team?
So I learned pretty quickly
that it was new level new devil.
You reach the goal, and then there's the next one.
It's never this feeling of like
smooth sailing and I've made it.
You get to that goal, you reach that accomplishment,
and it's what's next?
Which I feel like is another struggle for entrepreneurs,
is there's never this finish line.
And we have committed ourselves to a lifestyle
of inconsistency and, and constant transition.
The only thing that's consistent is being inconsistent.
Leaving the security of a nine to five
is probably one of the biggest things
that held me back for a long time.
Was feeling like I needed to get to a certain level
before I'd be ready.
Like once I get another client I'll be ready,
or once I take this course, or once I have this skill,
or once I'm an expert, then I'll be ready.
Major imposter syndrome
that everyone faces at some point or another.
Especially growing up where the belief was, go to school,
get a good job, make a good salary,
get your two to three weeks of vacation,
and enjoy your life.
And I discovered pretty quickly
that having someone else sign my paychecks
didn't feel comfortable for me.
I wanted to create, and not have a ceiling on my income,
and not have rules for when I needed to show up
and where I needed to show up.
But I definitely had to first overcome mindset shifts,
and the the belief systems that I had
that were holding me back thinking that this was secure.
I had to redefine those beliefs
and decide what was really best for me
and my entrepreneurial personality type.
So for me, the three biggest things I learned
since starting my own business was number one,
to invest in myself, financially, mentally,
emotionally, physically.
And I actually made a whole video about this
on my YouTube channel, where I talked
about the importance of investing in yourself.
And it's about giving to yourself so that you can become
the leader that you're meant to be.
I need to make sure that I am taken care of
first and foremost, so that I can give my best,
so that I can give myself the ingredients that I need
to give my best to my team, to my family, to my clients.
And investing in myself means like,
the time that I need for my mindset to be at its best
because for me to grow, I have to constantly be able
to push through those boundaries and those limitations
or the challenges that I have.
And to also invest in myself financially
when it comes to my personal development,
my professional development, having mentors to lead the way
and to learn from, and to support me in growing who I am
and where my business is meant to go.
The second lesson was to build a team around me.
And if I could go back,
I probably would have built a team sooner.
My superpower is in strategy and creation,
and working with my clients.
And one of the things that held me back for so long
was feeling like I had to do it all myself.
That I thought I was this snowflake unicorn
and that I was the only person
that could do all of these things.
But I very quickly learned that there's a ceiling on that.
And I wanted so badly to not have a ceiling on my income
and to be able to reach more people,
make a bigger impact, and a bigger profit.
But you can only do so much with your 40 hours a week,
or let's be honest,
entrepreneurs do not work just 40 hours a week.
But I wanted to be able to do more.
And I can only do so much in the 24 hours a day that I have.
So I needed to build a team around me
so that I could be the visionary that I meant to be
in my business and lead the team.
And I've always said that my job as a leader
is to create more leaders.
And I can't do that when I'm stuck in the tactical
of the day-to-day things like even things like
designing a graphic, or checking my email
when there are things that are more strategic
and things that are actually gonna move
the needle in the business.
So building a team around me made all the difference.
And the third lesson, was to just be willing to take risks.
As an entrepreneur, like I said, you have signed up
for a life of inconsistency and constant transition.
So the anxiety and the leaps you're gonna take
in your business, and the risks you're gonna take
become like your new normal.
You are constantly facing challenges
and overcoming obstacles, and roadblocks
and that's what you've signed up for.
Any business that isn't growing, is dead.
Any business that isn't broken, has closed.
Your business is, another Alex Charfen quote,
"Your business will constantly be broken.
"And if you're doing it right, that's a good thing."
And what that means is, you're constantly evolving.
And even as you grow in one area,
another area needs to be able to evolve
and transition to meet that.
So let's say for example,
if you have an amazing sales process,
now you need to be able to improve your fulfillment process
so that your business can always be at a level
where you're growing and not broken from being stagnant
or not having the systems in place
to really serve your audience
and your clients to the best degree.
If you're new to the entrepreneurship world,
I have a whole playlist for you
that walks through the types of questions
that you're gonna get asked to make the most of this career
and the most of your personal development.
Because I believe that your business will only grow
to the level that you do.
So, personal development, growth, entrepreneurship,
motivation is so important to me.
So go check out that playlist.
I hope you enjoyed hearing a bit about my origin story
and how I've grown to become the entrepreneur
that I am today.
And for all you entrepreneurs out there,
I'd love to learn more
about how you got started with your business.
So let me know in the comments below.
And don't forget to check out
the infinite video impact challenge linked below.
Thanks so much for watching.
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