The 8 epic trials of my 22 months of solopreneurship.

From broke, frustrated, and lost to earning over 6 figures in under 2 years:

The direction trial:

I left corporate to be a coach but in my 1st months I did everything but that.

I affiliated products. I built programs. I focused on likes and followers.

Finally, I found direction.

I asked people if they wanted performance coaching and several said yes.

Inner game trial:

Running your own business is a raw emotional journey.

You can’t hide from your problems. I spiralled emotionally several times over the last 22 months.

But, I used journaling and meditation to explore and unblock emotional barriers as they appeared.

Defeating procrastination trial:

I suffered from procrastination because of my lack of direction and not working on my inner emotional game.

To defeat procrastination I created productivity systems and routines that removed it as an option.

Clarity of actions is essential.

Know your WHYs trial:

I had several of my core WHYs wrong.

When I 1st started my business I wanted my external world to change. To prove people wrong. To gain status even.

But those are dumb goals and they emotionally tripped me up.

Make sure your WHYs are meaningful.

Positive environments trial:

I let myself be influenced by the wrong 5 people.

I had family and friends who were supportive but negative. They didn’t understand solopreneurship. I chased vanity metrics online because other people did.

Define and design your environments.

Defeating negative habits trial:

As a solopreneur you are 100% responsible for your time and focus.

When stressed out I would overthink. Scroll mindlessly on Insta and TikTok. Or get lost in sports news.

I used walking and meditation as stress response habits.

It worked well.

Believing in yourself trial:

In my 1st months as a business owner my confidence went missing.

I questioned myself. Spread myself too far too thin.

It's like I threw my core self-belief out the window.

I reconnected with my basic habits and started stacking my confidence.

Taking risks trial:

I continuously place different-sized bets on myself when running my business.

There is no playing it safe. You are constantly out of your comfort zone. You don’t protect what you have - you improve what you have.

To expand your freedoms - bet on yourself.

I partner with business owners and solopreneurs to help them defeat their trials:

They end up:
• Saving 10 hrs a week
• Increasing their focus
• Making an extra $10k-$100K

All within 90 days of working with me.

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In Summary:

Here are your 8 trials to becoming a better business owner:

• Get Direction
• Strong inner game
• Defeated Procrastination
• Know your why and what to achieve
• Be in positive Environments
• Defeated negative habits
• Believe in yourself
• Take more risks

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