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Q uh, to be fair, it was a good bit more than what you just mentioned. Um, so What was the most expensive thing that you spent money on or that you, yeah, I guess what's the most expensive thing you spent on? And it doesn't have to be a bad thing. It could be a good thing. Something that like you love that just makes you feel good about yourself.

A Yeah. So I, I would say the, the biggest advances, cause I don't, I don't kind of look at things like now when I spend money, I, I spend it on purpose. Like I'm a purpose spender. And so like, for me, um, the biggest investment I would say That I've made was on a coach. Um, the greatest investment was on a coach, and it was probably about 55,000 dollars, but this coach actually had the knowledge that I needed to break into. Um, and literally, um, by learning the concepts that he had to teach me, I actually made, um, uh, had a multiple six figure day, right? So most, most business owners don't even have like six figures or multiple six figures in a year, but I was able to do that in a day just by leveraging This person's knowledge. And so that was like one of the greatest investments that I ever made in myself. But even before I got there, I want to say this, um, when I was a struggling entrepreneur, I didn't really understand like the, the purpose of investing in myself. Like I was a very cheap person. And so when I would go to business and networking events, and then they would have these vendors, um, of all of these different, like, um, MailChimp would be there and like, Square and like all these different people that are like, use this service. It'll help you grow your business. You know, pay me 25 dollars a month or pay me 50 dollars. I'm like, nope, I'm gonna do this by my…

AI assessment note: “the biggest investment I would say That I've made was on a coach”

Q not, I won't, uh, I won't position, I won't take a position on that here, but, um, I just think it's interesting that they think that it's the government's responsibility to, um, to do that. So it's, it's cool that you found the opportunity. I'm curious, what was the first business that you tried to make, and, and, uh, where was it that you felt like you were getting stuck?

A Yeah, so the first, the very first business that I started, actually, I started off with, um, a clothing line, so it was called, uh, Dyson Fashion Plus, so, um, I, you know, I was heavily involved in the church, and so, you know, the women would wear these nice, fancy church suits with hats and all those things, and I'm like, well, I can just, you know, start there, you know. Um, the struggle with that was really being able to Make money on a consistent basis. Cause I'll, I'll be able to sell suits and hats here and there, but they, these are like for first ladies, you know, so we're spending about three to 400 dollar, you know, a piece on an outfit. So I was like, okay, so you're just like, you have to tap into the right market of people who can really afford that. And this was like, you know, this was back in the, the, the early 2000, you know? And so for me that, you know, that was just a lot of money for people to be able to spend. Not really understanding the marketplace that I was in. Um, but I did make some money, but it's just what, it just wasn't enough, you know. Um, but yeah, so that was one of the biggest struggles is just really trying to understand the marketing piece and how to really go from like, um, you know, just this person who just has some, you know, some items or some merchandise in hand to this person who, you know, who is tapping into technology, which …

AI assessment note: “the very first business that I started, actually, I started off with, um, a clothing line”

Q Right, of course. So have you ever thought about stopping either of these companies?

A Yeah. So that's a good question. So I have, I have thought about stopping my, um, my media company. I have because I enjoy coaching so much. Um, plus it gives me the ability to be able to travel and do coaching from anywhere in the world, all those different things. Like with the media stuff, like you kind of gotta be, um, where, where you're, you know, where you're doing the business at, like you have to have a studio or maybe, or just equipment and all that stuff is, is more difficult to travel to do that. So I mean, I've thought about it a million times and every time I, I'm like, I'm done with that business. My husband was like, no, you can't do that. So you can't, you can't do that. So, and so he will build a team to go out and do the work. He's like, just get the contracts and, you know, we'll go out and do the work. I'm like, okay, that's cool. So that's where I am with it now. I just get the contracts and then I hire other people to go out and do the work.

AI assessment note: “I have thought about stopping my, um, my media company.”

Q Can you pinpoint a time in which you felt this switch where the fear went away?

A Um, I think it was like when I actually, I think, I think it had to do with like my belief When I started believing that I can succeed and accomplish things and oh, okay. So here's, here's, here's like the, the ultimate pivotal point for me. Um, I started creating vision boards for myself. Right. Um, and I would do the work and look like literally forget that I created the vision board, but look back at it like years later and say, oh my God, I did every single thing that's on there. And so it forced me to have the dream and think bigger about where do I want to go to next? And so for me, um, I think that the, it's, that's when it's really kind of started diminishing, like the fear for me, because I'm like, there is no limit to what you can accomplish in life. If you just believe in yourself, um, and create, you know, action steps and, and do the work and you may fall down, but you gotta get back up. It's the person that persevere that, that accomplishes things and that succeeds and stuff like that. And so I'm like, When I saw that, that stuff became real in my life and it, and it's like, it became the truth. I'm like, okay, well, there's nothing to be fearful for about. Like if, if this happens, it happened. So what are you going to do about it? There's something that can be done about it. Right. So, yeah.

AI assessment note: “here's like the, the ultimate pivotal point for me. Um, I started creating vision boards”

Q Do you think there's a disconnect between entrepreneurship, the pursuit of money, and spirituality?

A I think so. Yeah, I believe, I believe so. Because entrepreneurship, like, business is, is, is completely a spiritual walk, you know. Um, I learned that when I opened up the book The Secret, and I learned about, like, the laws of attraction. All that stuff is spiritual, you know. And even in the Bible, when they talk, you know, when they talk about give, and it shall be given unto you, Press down, shaking together, running over, and all that stuff. All that stuff, like, it's, it's in business. Like, if you give, like, you plant seeds, it will be given back to you. Press down, shaking together, and running over. Those are spiritual concepts that comes from the Bible, but it also is so much very relevant in business. That's, in business, it's called a return on your investment, right? But you gotta do the work. And so, um, yeah, I, I believe there's a total disconnect, because most people don't really understand that. You have to be in total alignment with yourself. Spirituality. Like, you can't have all this negative energy and think that you're gonna attract, like, the right customers. You're gonna attract, like, greatness and abundance in your life if your heart is, like, stony. Like, that stuff does not work. So, so yeah, I think, I think that, um, there's, there's a complete disconnect. Most people don't know that they're related. Business and religion, or not religion, but,…

AI assessment note: “I believe there's a total disconnect, because most people don't really understand that.”

Q Um, so how old were you when you learned that specific lesson? When, when you got that contract?

A Okay, so how old was I? I was in my late, I want to say late thirties. So this was probably about 12, 13 years ago. So it was about 13 years ago. Um, when I landed my first contract, it was, um, for the 70,000 dollars for 28 days of work. Um, so 13 years later, um, you know, now I'm teaching and empowering other entrepreneurs how to do it, um, in a shorter time period. So where they're not having to spend two hours, I mean, two years trying to figure it out. Like, you know, People are getting contracts, of course, in record time, but really it's just like, what do you need to do? First, it's like some of the stuff, like there's, there's all the tactics and there's all the steps that you can teach, but the most important thing is like, you have to believe. So I, what I really try to tackle and help, you know, my clients tackle from the beginning is belief, right? All the things that you speak is, you know, it actually affects what, what you attract into your life, all those things. It really does have an effect on where you are today. So it's just like, you can't say you, you have to stop speaking. I can't. And the people said, no, and I, it's too difficult and it's too hard. It's too much work. You have to start speaking life into your situation. And so that is like the most important part, all the steps, like that stuff is easy. You know, you can give a dog some steps and he p…

AI assessment note: “I was in my late, I want to say late thirties.”