As a kid I experienced not having money as embarrassing, feeling scared and anxious. When I grew up, I wanted to stop struggling, and create a life where I didn’t have to worry about money anymore.

I felt a huge pressure to succeed and change my life circumstances. 

I used entrepreneurship as a tool to be in control of my path and my choices.

After 5 years of running my own business as a marketing consultant, I became a business coach to help other women succeed faster than I had. I wanted to help other women avoid the intense fear and anxiety I had experienced while building my business.

I know how painful, scary and isolating running a business can be, and I want to give you all the tools you need to set fear and anxiety aside, so you can thrive in your business and in your life.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: My Money Story

As a kid, my parents were constantly worried about how to pay for things, and I didn’t want other kids to know my parents didn’t have money to pay for things, like new clothes for me to wear to school. 

I was scared the kids at school would find out that I was wearing hand-me downs that we had gotten for free from another family.

There were also times when I was worried that my parents didn’t have money for food and other necessities, like money to heat our house. I was in constant fear that we would run out of money, and that our situation would get even worse.

Now I’m not telling you any of this to make you feel sorry for me. Even as a kid, I knew we had it better than some, and that things could have been worse.

Are Your Money Hangups Stealing Your Success?

Anyway, in the back of my mind, I was probably always worrying about the worse case scenario. What if we ended up without a car or a place to live?

It didn’t help that my dad befriended this weird homeless dude who wore these super elaborate suits that were torn and tattered. Hi name was Max. He was highly educated and had a PhD, but he had lost everything and had ended up on the streets.

This man coming to our house may have impressed upon me that we ran the risk of losing everything and ending up like him too.

I felt sorry for the guy, but I also didn’t like that my dad would bring him over for lunch. He smelled really badly, and just brought this dark sadness and heaviness to our home.

In a way, this childhood fear of becoming homeless probably followed me around for most of my adult life.

The Fear of Scraping By

As an adult, I have always felt like I was scraping by, getting through life by the skin of my teeth, in the nick of time. I’ve always felt like I was just barely escaping the worst, like I was clutching onto a ragged old fishing net, hanging a thousand feet up over a precipice. I’ve always felt like I was in imminent danger, and I had to hold on and keep going for dear life.

The number one thing that I didn’t like about working a job was that it could be taken away from me. The second thing I didn’t like about being an employee was someone else dictating how much money I would make.

My parents made some poor choices that I had to go along with as a kid.

As an adult, it became extremely important for me never to be in a situation where I would have to along with someone else’s poor choices.

Living My Life On Purpose

After I went back to school, I had a tsunami of motivation to start my own business and become an entrepreneur.

I wanted to be in control of the kind of work I got to do and how much money I could make. I wanted to be able to choose my own path, at any given time.

Entrepreneurship gave me a way to take control of my choices, to choose my own path and to be in control of my life.

Things are very different for me now. 

I’ve been in business for almost seven years. I have many marketable skills, talents and experience that are in high demand. I have lots of different ways to attract clients and make money on any given day.

I live in a big, beautiful home in a gorgeous neighborhood, at the edge of a golf course. 

I have thousands of dollars in credit, I drive a car that’s paid for, I have a retirement account, health and life insurance.

I also have a husband who loves me dearly, and supports me even when I’m being grumpy or bitchy.

The Weird Truth About Fear

That scared little kid is still inside of me.

Sometimes she freaks out or has a temper tantrum. Sometimes she feels scared, anxious or worried about safety and money. Sometimes she feels vulnerable or helpless.

I go to great lengths to take excellent care of her every day. I give her lots of time and attention. I provide her with everything she needs to feel safe and happy, and almost everything she wants.

I try to be the best parent I can be, every single day.

I tell her that I love her often, and remind her that I will always be here to provide for her, to protect her and to love her unconditionally.

Success isn’t about getting rid of your fear. You just have to be excited and fired up more times than you are scared. And when you feel scared, you have to stop, listen and take care of yourself. That’s it.

If you can do that, you can do anything. 

I can show you how to build the life of your dreams by building a business that’s easy, fun and profitable.

You deserve it, and you really can have it all.