I'm answering a question I get a lot today WITH a bonus. The question I get most often is "how do you think you'll grow a million dollar business without even putting in full time hours?" so I'm putting my money where my mouth is & I'm sharing not only my secrets, but WHY I'm doing it this way.
First off, you should know that I'm incredibly ambitious. Not only in what I can provide for myself, but what I can do to empower other women to reach similar success. I think that women in general are taught to doubt ourselves more often, can be less assertive & struggle a little bit in a world that has grown to devalue feminine energy & the value it brings and I think it's unfair AF, and I desperately want to change not just how women are viewed by society, but how women view themselves. My ambition exists none-the-less, but what really fuels me is the desire to add successful women to the world, into politics as well as in business & economy, in the hopes of not only creating change that represents & protects my womanhood, but also in the hopes to add to the representation of successful women that will empower future generations to question what's possible & what they can achieve.
I draw endless inspiration from previous feminist icons & hope to provide that empowerment to future generations, not necessarily to follow my footsteps into business, but to know that they are equally capable & entitled to any form of personal success, regardless of what that is for them.
For me, I feel called to represent financial success & independence by leading by example: Growing a million dollar business that employs women & gives back to charities, finding success not by stifling my feminine energy, but embracing it.
In all honesty, I'd truly love to throw myself into my business, work 20 hours/day, and hustle, but I can't. I have chronic pain, residual symptoms from a brain surgery a year ago, and as a highly sensitive person, I can easily get overstimulated by screens & need a lot of recovery time - more than average. So, in the hopes of creating a long-term legacy, I have to treat my business as a marathon, not a sprint.
I can't allow myself to fall into the "hustle" mentality of grinding hard for quick results - For me, the hustle is like a crash diet. You might lose 10 pounds in ten days, but can you sustain that long term? Or are you going to gain the weight all back & be super discouraged about failing? Yeah, like crash diets, the "hustle" is not for lifers - it's just not sustainable (nor is it healthy).
So, what's a girl to do? I have million dollar dreams & 25 hours a week for my business, which, yeah, does make growth hard. And giving anything less than my best effort is not an option - I am making this dream happen, and I'm not making myself sick while I do it, and I'm not losing my relationship, home or happiness either.
Discipline is the name of my game. Since I have less time than I'd like to grow my business, when I sit down to work, I WORK. I am focused, I set a timer, I use my daily routines to energize me & set me up for what's next AND I still crush my goals. It might be a little slower than usual, but really, who decides what is & isn't valid when looking at the time of your business? You do. And I refuse to look at my slow but steady progress as anything less than valid because I'm choosing to prioritize my health as I grow.
HERE'S THE JIST
Time for some details. If you'd like a time-table of what my work weeks look like (back to school style for all my Virgo babes out there), then grab a PDF of what my work week looks like. It changes a little everyday, I'm not going to lie, but in general, this is how I’m growing a million dollar business, and I'm going to break down the key components below.
