From No Clients to Your First 100K+ Win

Feeling overwhelmed by the steps to landing your first client? In this episode, Divya Parekh and Rose Higgins discuss and dismantle real struggles – imposter syndrome, fear of flopping, and analysis paralysis. Get ready for a healthy dose of...
Feeling overwhelmed by the steps to landing your first client? In this episode, Divya Parekh and Rose Higgins discuss and dismantle real struggles – imposter syndrome, fear of flopping, and analysis paralysis. Get ready for a healthy dose of inspiration, the real-life journey from going from zero to 100k+ in clientele, and practical tips to land those first clients. Let's get rid of the self-doubt and get you started on your entrepreneurial adventure – today!
Beyond Confidence is broadcast live Tuesdays at 10AM ET on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Beyond Confidence TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).
Beyond Confidence Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-confidence--1885197/support.
1
00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:04.160
The topics and opinions expressed on the
following show are solely those of the hosts
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:07.440
and their guests, and not those
of W four WN Radio It's employees or
3
00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:11.720
affiliates. We make no recommendations or
endorsement for radio show programs, services,
4
00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:15.640
or products mentioned on air or on
our web. No liability, explicit or
5
00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:19.920
implied shall be extended to W four
WN Radio It's employees or affiliates. Any
6
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:23.199
questions or common should be directed to
those show hosts. Thank you for choosing
7
00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:29.559
W four WN Radio. This is
Beyond Confidence with your host w Park.
8
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.640
Do you want to live a more
fulfilling life? Do you want to live
9
00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:36.960
your legacy and achieve your personal,
professional, and financial goals? Well?
10
00:00:37.079 --> 00:00:41.240
Coming up on dvparks Beyond Confidence,
you will hear real stories of leaders,
11
00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:46.039
entrepreneurs, and achievers who have stepped
into discomfort, shattered their status quo,
12
00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:49.920
and are living the life they want. You will learn how relationships are the
13
00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:55.039
key to achieving your aspirations and financial
goals. Moving your career business forward does
14
00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:58.799
not have to happen at the expense
of your personal or family life or vice
15
00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:03.560
versa. Learn more www dot Gwpark
dot com and you can connect with vants
16
00:01:03.760 --> 00:01:10.280
contact at gwpark dot com. This
is beyond confidence and now here's your host,
17
00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:15.560
W Park. Good morning everyone,
it's still today here and I'm thrilled
18
00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.760
to be here because I get to
be with you and yes, you,
19
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:25.799
my audience. You are the bane
and the backbone of this show because without
20
00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:30.560
you, the show would not be
possible. So keep that kind of circle
21
00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:34.719
going. And if you have a
story, do share with us because I
22
00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:40.400
love hearing the kind of circle stories
going. It's about taking one hour of
23
00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:45.040
your time and spending it as you
want throughout the month, whether it's five
24
00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:49.120
minutes here, ten minutes there and
doing a cond act and helping someone with
25
00:01:49.359 --> 00:01:56.159
no strings attached. And also I
want to thank you for getting our books.
26
00:01:56.760 --> 00:01:59.599
Two of my favorite ones I've never
written several, but two of my
27
00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:06.560
favorite once are The Entrepreneur's Gotten an
Expert to Influencer. I can definitely tell
28
00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:10.479
you based on the comments back and
the reviews back from our readers, they've
29
00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:15.039
build changed your life. Not only
that, partial profits from our books go
30
00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:23.960
to other entrepreneurs because I believe entrepreneurs
are a special breed and there are unique
31
00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:31.280
species that growing so much growth and
closes the gaps between different human beings.
32
00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:36.879
So partial profits go to kywa dot
org. So think you, thank you,
33
00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:39.319
Thank you for those who have got
a copy than if you have not,
34
00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:46.240
please share the word. We keep
the entrepreneurship growing. So let's bring
35
00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:53.680
in our guest. Welcome Rose Hi
div Yes, so happy to be here,
36
00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:58.240
so honored and thank you so much
for having me. I'm so excited
37
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:06.080
to share my journey and inspire others. Yes, you said that, beautifully
38
00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:10.560
inspire others because at the end of
the day, it's all about impacting others.
39
00:03:10.960 --> 00:03:19.439
Without the impact, the as entrepreneurs
would not be able to try because
40
00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.240
at the core of it, most
of the entrepreneurs have the why of impacting
41
00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:28.319
other people. So I want us
to take it a little bit back.
42
00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:34.759
Do you have any moment or a
person in your childhood that left a positive
43
00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:42.039
mark on you? Going back to
my childhood, I have a special teacher
44
00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:49.360
that inspired me and she was my
teacher for five years and just her positivity
45
00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.840
and her encouragement were so infectious that
I decided I wanted to be a teacher
46
00:03:54.000 --> 00:04:00.400
just from her example. And I
have been a teacher several times and I
47
00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:03.240
think of her when I when I
am teaching and inspiring young kids, because
48
00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:06.960
I want to be that impact and
I want to be that role model for
49
00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:14.960
any kid that I am teaching or
my own children. Mmmm. That is
50
00:04:16.279 --> 00:04:23.480
very insightful because here's there's so many
teachers, and our teachers don't get paid
51
00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:30.439
as much, which is I am
not going to go into that because I
52
00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:35.600
believe, you know, teachers are
shaping leaders of tomorrow. And I will
53
00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:39.759
tell you, like, you know, talking about kids and all that,
54
00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:43.560
when I used to be just a
volunteer and all that, and I would
55
00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:50.279
see that so many teachers would spend
their own money to bring in classroom day
56
00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:53.959
to day things that the kids needed. And of course, you know,
57
00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:59.759
as part of being the mom's group, we would make sure that you need
58
00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:02.360
be we're bringing in just a classroom
supplies, and that they were not spending
59
00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:06.839
money out of their pockets. So
as you continued growing up, what were
60
00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:12.639
your interests, because since you're an
entrepreneur, I'm assuming it didn't become a
61
00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:19.079
teacher. Art. Art was actually
one of my favorite interests in hobbies,
62
00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:27.079
and I recently dove back into art
and I've found a very amazing parallel with
63
00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:33.879
art and being an entrepreneur, and
the foundation of being an artist is practicing
64
00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:40.319
the skill and just practice and practice
and practice. So my teacher, my
65
00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:45.000
mom has been an artist for over
fifty years, but I've been hosting twice
66
00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:50.720
a year an art workshop with oil
painting from doing portraits, and my teacher
67
00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:57.240
is just amazing and so just watching
over the four days, by the end
68
00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:01.199
we have a portrait. But it's
all about how we start it and building
69
00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:08.639
the strong foundation and not actually getting
into the fun and you know, like
70
00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:13.560
doing the jewelry or doing the details, which in the world of being an
71
00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:16.160
entrepreneur, it's the same thing.
We want to get into making all the
72
00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:21.199
graphics and doing all the websites and
doing all the things. And really the
73
00:06:21.240 --> 00:06:26.800
most important is the foundation, which
is the skills that we're bringing who we
74
00:06:26.959 --> 00:06:30.839
are and how we can impact and
serve other people. And that's really the
75
00:06:30.920 --> 00:06:35.439
foundation that needs to be worked on
before we even go out and present what
76
00:06:35.480 --> 00:06:42.399
we have to offer and serve to
others. Very powerful. So you mentioned
77
00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:47.639
that art is parallel to entrepreneurship,
so you went into art. Tell us
78
00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:55.759
your transition from being an artist into
becoming an entrepreneur. Well, watching my
79
00:06:55.839 --> 00:07:00.199
mom be an artist, as an
artist my whole life. I her way
80
00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:04.839
of doing art was more of a
meditation, so she would paint for twenty
81
00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:10.720
years one painting and it was it's
amazing. I mean, it's a masterpiece.
82
00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:15.959
But for me, I became I
was very impatient as a young kid,
83
00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:18.439
so I didn't I did. I
did the art and I had fun.
84
00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:23.079
But I quickly gave up when I
saw, you know how long it
85
00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:26.480
would take her to do a master
piece. So I came back to that,
86
00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:31.199
you know, that journey with my
teacher that does a masterpiece in one
87
00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:36.319
weekend. But how I got to
an entrepreneurship is that my mom was a
88
00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:43.639
single mother of twins. And if
I wanted to buy the fun things and
89
00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:46.759
have the fun things, I needed
to start making money. So I started
90
00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:50.879
at nine year old, nine years
old, you know, being a babysitter
91
00:07:50.959 --> 00:07:55.279
and all the things. Then at
eleven, I was making four fifteen hour
92
00:07:55.639 --> 00:08:00.759
working for a woman who's still very
important to me this to this day.
93
00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:05.839
And she became my first business partner, and she taught me everything, you
94
00:08:05.879 --> 00:08:09.839
know, how to start a business
and how to just go out there and
95
00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:13.600
do it. And she was a
big inspiration to me, and she still
96
00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:20.560
is today. She's still out there
being an entrepreneur. And yeah, she's
97
00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:24.120
she's an amazing cook, she's an
amazing entrepreneur, she's an amazing mother.
98
00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:30.120
And so that really inspired me that
I could start things that I didn't need
99
00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:35.120
to work for someone else and help
them build their dreams, that I could
100
00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:41.519
work on my own businesses. M
So, you mentioned that you started at
101
00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:45.000
an early age of nine, So
it sounds like the seed of entrepreneurship was
102
00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:48.720
splanted in your heart a long time
back and has taken road and blossomed into
103
00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:54.440
a tree, which is fantastic.
So tell us, like, you know,
104
00:08:54.480 --> 00:09:00.759
what kind of business do you want? So I've actually this journey of
105
00:09:00.799 --> 00:09:07.159
being a coach is actually my twelfth
business that I've opened up and launched.
106
00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:13.240
I've done everything I've had. I
had a store in Santa Barbara, California
107
00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:18.480
for eight years, which was so
much fun because it was like being a
108
00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:22.000
kid at Christmas. Every day I
would get new toys and new games that
109
00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:26.759
I could share with all the children
and teach all the grandparents what all the
110
00:09:26.840 --> 00:09:33.519
things were. And you know,
I've done a lot of smaller businesses for
111
00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:41.919
Christmas season or seasonal businesses. I
would pitch and sell home and garden products.
112
00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:46.120
So I learned a lot from that
and then I would find my own
113
00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:52.480
products. I've done online businesses,
I've done Yeah, I've just tried tried
114
00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:58.120
it all. Oh, do you
have a favorite out of the businesses that
115
00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:03.679
you have run? Definitely the toy
store. Just being able to see people
116
00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:07.320
and see the faces of the kids
every day. You know, their excitement
117
00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:11.399
coming into and walking into a toy
store. And during that time, it
118
00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:18.039
was actually really sad because that was
the time where the toys r uss Is
119
00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:20.759
closed down and I actually had one
in my in the mall, the same
120
00:10:20.799 --> 00:10:24.480
mall that I was in that was
a little smaller than my store, and
121
00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:30.679
so the manager actually I ended up
hiring her for my store. And you
122
00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:33.759
know, just that feeling of when
you're a kid and you can walk in
123
00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:39.720
a toy store and just see all
the games and toys. I loved providing
124
00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:43.600
that experience. And also, you
know, we had a whole book corner,
125
00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:46.200
so kind of like a library.
Kids came in and we had story
126
00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:50.679
time and just you know, connection
with them. So that really brought me
127
00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:56.000
a lot of joy. To be
there, especially you know in the Christmas
128
00:10:56.039 --> 00:11:01.600
season with the Christmas spirit and all
all year round. It was really a
129
00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:05.240
great, great honor to be there. Sounds like so much fun, and
130
00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:11.919
I can see the passion just kind
of exoding out of here very being and
131
00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:18.840
how you were there. So that
said, every business there comes ups and
132
00:11:18.919 --> 00:11:26.159
downs, those ebbs and flows.
So did you experience those ebbs and flows
133
00:11:26.200 --> 00:11:31.000
and what did you learn from them? Oh? Absolutely I was. I
134
00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:39.000
am a recovering workaholic, and so
I would spend all night re arranging my
135
00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:43.519
toys and the books and the puzzles, and it would be five o'clock in
136
00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:46.840
the morning and I was like,
oh, I guess I got to go
137
00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:50.840
to Starbucks to get to get a
coffee to keep going. So I have
138
00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:56.200
always had that tendency to go to
burnout. So I've actually ended up in
139
00:11:56.200 --> 00:12:05.000
the hospital four times from and yeah, so that each time was supposed to
140
00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:11.879
be the last lesson amongst really my
final straw. But yeah, I learned
141
00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:16.480
that from just being in business,
is that when you have so many hats,
142
00:12:16.519 --> 00:12:20.559
that to learn how to delegate those
to other people instead of trying to
143
00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:26.399
do everything yourself. Even if you
have better faster. It's always important to
144
00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:33.600
respect yourself and to delegate to others. And that is so true because I've
145
00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:39.320
been on the brink of borne out
a few times myself, and then as
146
00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:45.879
I kept on growing my team,
I've realized that that having a team bio
147
00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:52.159
side because being an ex corporate we
used to be surrounded by teams, we
148
00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:54.799
had a family. And then when
you are an entrepreneur, as you mentioned,
149
00:12:54.960 --> 00:13:00.519
we're wearing so many different hats that
sometimes you feel I related and alone.
150
00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:05.480
So rather than doing the journey just
yourself, building that team around you
151
00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:09.639
and then that can be you know, trading, bartering. It doesn't just
152
00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:16.279
have to be everything through investment or
time and energy. And when you build
153
00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:20.320
that team as you're talking about or
delegating it out, it makes life simpler
154
00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:26.399
because if you are not doing good, then your business is not going to
155
00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:33.240
do good either. Yes, that
is so, that is so true.
156
00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:37.600
I've seen so many women entrepreneur and
that's my passion is to you know,
157
00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:41.919
help them see that if they just
step back and delegate a little bit out
158
00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:48.639
and take care of themselves, that
their business can thrive without them. Mm
159
00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:52.279
hmm. So, as you were
growing your business. You know, some
160
00:13:52.440 --> 00:14:00.399
of the things that women face more
so than the other gender is that fear
161
00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:07.000
of fundnel, overthinking, impostor syndrome. So did you experience any of that
162
00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:11.600
and if you did, how did
you overcome them to achieve your fear?
163
00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:20.120
So overcoming your fear and achieval goals? Yes, actually, for sure in
164
00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:24.919
this new venture of being a coach, as I've been a coach in my
165
00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:28.720
whole career, I've had hundreds of
employees, so I've always I've actually paid
166
00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:33.240
to coach because I paid my employees
and then I coached them. But the
167
00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:41.279
moment I took the role of being
a coach, I started to overthink,
168
00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:46.759
and the impostor syndrome came up,
and the overthinking and overanalyzing, and I
169
00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:56.720
basically for nine months overthink and did
all of the you know, allowed the
170
00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:01.279
fear to overtake me. I allowed
the impost syndrome to say, no,
171
00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:03.200
I can't do it myself, but
I can help other people do it.
172
00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:11.000
And you know, I allowed the
fear and to stop me. And then
173
00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:18.200
one day I made a decision and
I chose to be confident and to believe
174
00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:24.440
in myself. And it was from
all the knowledge that I had put into
175
00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:31.600
myself and invested in myself, and
I suddenly felt compelled to help other people.
176
00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:39.039
And suddenly the money didn't matter,
the titles didn't matter. It just
177
00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:45.440
was so clear my path and I
didn't know how it was going to happen.
178
00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:50.679
I completely surrendered, And that was
the most magical thing, was to
179
00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:56.919
become detached and to be completely surrendered
to what was how it was going to
180
00:15:56.000 --> 00:16:00.799
manifest, and to just allow it
to. And within nine days I had
181
00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:07.759
my first hundred K client, which
was absolutely miraculous. Well, what I'm
182
00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:11.799
hearing is that you created the space, because when you let go of something,
183
00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:19.120
you create space for new possibilities,
new potentials to unfold. I want
184
00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:23.480
to revisit what you said that there
was this one day you decided that this
185
00:16:23.720 --> 00:16:29.919
was it. So was there anything
specific that happened what brought you to that
186
00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:36.240
decision? Actually, I was at
a picnic with a lot of friends and
187
00:16:36.759 --> 00:16:41.639
I heard a lot of the concerns
that my friends were sharing, and I
188
00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:49.080
just knew that it just clicked to
me. In less than twenty four hours
189
00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:57.200
after that day, I realized that
hey, I can help I can help
190
00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:03.960
people. It doesn't matter what the
titles, and like I'm saying is I
191
00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:07.400
just said, oh my gosh,
I can do it. Then once I
192
00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.839
realized, once I realized I could
do it, everything else just fell away,
193
00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:17.039
all the reasons and the overthinking and
that everything else, I was just
194
00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:22.799
clear. So yeah, that day
was very magical. So it sounds like
195
00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:29.559
you saw yourself because so many times
what happens is, you know, as
196
00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:34.079
coaches, So a lot of my
clients will say, oh, how do
197
00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:37.480
you know that I can do it? So I tell them that if I
198
00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:42.400
don't see that within you, I
would not be working with you. And
199
00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.759
then the next step is that,
yes, you see it through my eyes.
200
00:17:47.119 --> 00:17:49.359
But then the last step is that
you see yourself through your eyes,
201
00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:55.720
which what you're describing is that you
saw yourself, you saw your potential and
202
00:17:55.759 --> 00:18:00.960
you're like, bamn, just that
moment think clicked. And that is so
203
00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:11.759
powerful and so inspiring because it tells
us that then you let go of things,
204
00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:15.160
you don't know what the outcome is
going to be, and yet just
205
00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:19.160
kind of coming into your own.
So you also mentioned about your children,
206
00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:26.400
So tell us a little bit about
that personal journey of my children. Yeah,
207
00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:30.680
like, how did you when did
you get married and how are you
208
00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:34.920
doing as a mom or preneur.
So actually, I'm currently a solo mom
209
00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:40.759
preneur and that was a very big
journey. At the end of last year.
210
00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:45.319
Well, I was in the hospital
in March, and uh, the
211
00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:49.000
first thing I thought of was my
daughter's Okay, if something happens to me,
212
00:18:49.839 --> 00:18:52.240
you know, how am I How
am I going to be there?
213
00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:57.240
And you know, raise my daughters
and be there for my daughters. And
214
00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:03.480
at the time, I'm my partner
and I were on very different paths and
215
00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:07.839
I had done a lot of the
blaming and the you know, putting things
216
00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:12.079
on him, and I stopped all
of that. I started just fully taking
217
00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:17.160
responsibility, and I got a coach, and I started working on myself.
218
00:19:17.839 --> 00:19:25.000
And then by November, so close
to Thanksgiving time, we had a beautiful
219
00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:32.599
conversation and now we are happily co
parenting. And it was because of all
220
00:19:32.640 --> 00:19:37.559
the work that I did on myself
and not putting any of the pressure or
221
00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:42.039
any of the blame on him.
And one day I'll write a book Happily
222
00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:48.759
ever after co parenting because it is
and that's beautiful because like see think about
223
00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:52.119
it, like you know we have
this one version of happily ever After.
224
00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:57.960
It is also important to known that
there are multiple different versions of happily ever
225
00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:04.359
after. So tell us what brought
you to the hospital where you were thinking.
226
00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:12.079
So it was the night after my
well, the day before was my
227
00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:18.559
daughter's fourth birthday, so I was
doing I was doing all the things to
228
00:20:19.079 --> 00:20:23.119
you know, have a big birthday
party. I neglected myself so I didn't
229
00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:26.200
drink so much water. I was
just go, go, go, go
230
00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:33.119
go. And I now, looking
back, a big part of that was
231
00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:37.759
proving proving to others, Okay,
I can do this, I can do
232
00:20:37.880 --> 00:20:44.880
everything. And the next morning I
woke up and face planted and was in
233
00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:49.599
the hospital for four days. And
so now my mantra, now my mantra
234
00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:55.160
is to myself that I say and
I encourage every woman to take it on
235
00:20:55.799 --> 00:21:00.640
is from Nissa Usa Nichols is.
I have nothing to prove, I have
236
00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:04.000
nothing to protect, I have nothing
to hide, and I have nothing to
237
00:21:04.079 --> 00:21:10.759
defend, you know, So I
got really clear that you know what other
238
00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:15.519
people I you know, instead of
trying to prove to them, I'm just
239
00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:22.279
here to serve and to be myself, and the less I worry about how
240
00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:27.359
I'm impacting or you know, if
I'm trying to prove myself. It all
241
00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:33.480
depends on where it's coming from.
If I'm trying to fire people, then
242
00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:36.839
you know, all I need to
do is serve. But if I'm trying
243
00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:40.680
to coming from a place of oh, I need to prove that I've got
244
00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:42.799
this or that I can do this
as a mom, as a solo mom,
245
00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:48.119
as a you know, business entrepreneur, if I'm if I'm coming from
246
00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:56.400
that place, then it's just chaos
and it's not serving anyone. M H.
247
00:21:56.960 --> 00:22:00.200
And thank you for sharing your personal
story, because what happens is when
248
00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:07.240
we share our vulnerabilities, other people
will connect with it and we all have
249
00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:11.519
those days. We all have those
moments in lives. It's the way I
250
00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:15.599
look at it is it's every single
day we fall and we rise. The
251
00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:22.039
whole thing is knowing that mere human
beings and we are perfectly imperfect, and
252
00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:30.759
it's perfectly okay to be imperfect.
It's about not about the failure and falling
253
00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:34.720
down. It's about how many times
you rise and continue and not giving up.
254
00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:41.640
So tell us more about like you
know you were mentioning, like you
255
00:22:41.680 --> 00:22:45.720
know, happy printing. That is
awesome. You brought that harmony back into
256
00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:52.119
your life because that impacts children too. So how are your daughters doing and
257
00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:59.279
how are are you teaching them some
entrepreneurship. I there right now a little
258
00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:03.960
young. My youngest is two and
a half and my goal is five and
259
00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:11.480
it's never too young, So I
actually I do want to teach the skills
260
00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:17.359
that are necessary for being an entrepreneur. So my older daughter wants to sing
261
00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:21.640
on stage, and I want to
encourage that because speaking is such a powerful,
262
00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:25.440
powerful tool and skill to have.
You know, that's how we can
263
00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:32.279
inspire others, whether it's through singing
or talking or doing courses or teaching or
264
00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:37.160
whatever role you play in life.
So my goal is to really teach them
265
00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:45.920
those skills that are not maybe in
schools these days, and those skills can
266
00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:49.440
be applied in any whichever way they
decide to go in life. And I'm
267
00:23:49.519 --> 00:23:55.759
going one hundred percent support them,
you know, in finding their deep purpose
268
00:23:56.079 --> 00:24:03.039
and teaching them by example by showing
them that I'm doing. Absolutely, you
269
00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:10.480
are their role model because as you
mentioned, not only you're bringing that harmony
270
00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:15.200
in your personal life, finding that
work life harmony along with living entrepreneurship.
271
00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:22.079
So tell us about your journey as
you made this decision. Yep, I
272
00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:27.880
can help other women to lending your
first one K client. So it was
273
00:24:27.920 --> 00:24:36.759
a very very intense journey because I
got the system in place about nine months
274
00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:41.559
ago, and then my father passed
away, so kind of my world crumbled.
275
00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:47.559
So sorry to hear about that.
Sorry for your loss, thank you,
276
00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:55.480
and through I actually met a new
person from him after as he was
277
00:24:55.480 --> 00:24:59.240
passing away, I was reading all
of his scripts that he'd written. He
278
00:24:59.319 --> 00:25:04.000
was an amazing seeing scriptwrit I mean
he could he could quote Shakespeare and uh
279
00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:11.240
just make everyone like put their jaws
to the floor because he was obviously very
280
00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:17.279
elderly and he would still move people
with his words. And I gained a
281
00:25:17.319 --> 00:25:22.359
whole other side of him. I
really feel like I gained more after he
282
00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:26.720
is gone. Now I have more
than when he's here, because I didn't
283
00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:30.680
even have all of his h and
now I have songs from him and things
284
00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:37.799
that at him. So we never
listened to. So so that was a
285
00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:47.079
very very delicate time in my life
of just putting putting those pieces back.
286
00:25:47.720 --> 00:25:52.680
And then right after that, my
my relationship was was ending and I needed
287
00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:57.440
to move out on my own.
So I actually took a teaching job.
288
00:25:59.200 --> 00:26:03.160
I took a cheat job because that
was the only way to get my two
289
00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:07.160
kids into daycare. And I felt, Okay, I can serve here.
290
00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:11.200
I always loved teaching. I've taught
here and there as a teacher, you
291
00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:18.440
know, art, or I've taught
online before to children. And so I
292
00:26:18.440 --> 00:26:26.920
started working forty hours a week in
a daycare. And I learned so much
293
00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:32.359
from having those toddlers. Oh my
goodness, that was. If I didn't
294
00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:37.240
have that piece, I feel like
all of the other pieces wouldn't have lined
295
00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:40.519
up. You know. I had
the system of how to get a hundred
296
00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:48.920
K client, and then by working
in this daycare, I learned just unconditional
297
00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:56.440
love. And also the other side
is brute honesty. The toddlers have nothing
298
00:26:56.480 --> 00:27:00.119
to hide. They they live my
mantra every day, nothing to hide,
299
00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:07.039
nothing to prove they are who they
are. And so I learned so much.
300
00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:11.519
And I went into that job with
that mindset that, hey, I
301
00:27:11.640 --> 00:27:15.160
have something to learn even from two
year olds. And you know, of
302
00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:18.839
course I learned from my daughters every
day, but having you know, seventeen
303
00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:25.960
two year olds was a whole nother
world. So well, you know,
304
00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:32.039
I'll say that children are the biggest
teachers that you can have, absolutely,
305
00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:37.799
so I learned so much from them, and you know, so I continued
306
00:27:37.839 --> 00:27:44.039
to work on that, you know, full time, and my energy was
307
00:27:44.079 --> 00:27:48.759
it was a lot, and so
I was building up my my focus on
308
00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:52.960
my career on the side. And
then I knew when I was ready,
309
00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:57.319
I had learned all the lessons that
I had needed to learn, and then
310
00:27:57.359 --> 00:28:07.079
I just dove in and I had
some people around me that were not encouraging
311
00:28:07.119 --> 00:28:10.640
at all, and that was really
hard for It was really hard for me
312
00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:17.640
when people that I felt I could
open up and share this excitement with were
313
00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:23.759
fearful for me. And that fear
came across as you know, judging me
314
00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:29.880
for taking this leap and saying,
you know, kind of making me feel
315
00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:32.400
like, oh my gosh, what
are you doing. It's that's a crazy
316
00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:38.480
thing to quit your quit your full
time job and go into being an entrepreneur.
317
00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:45.240
And actually that's when I wrote down
how many businesses I had had and
318
00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:51.000
how many successes I'd had, and
really I only had one failure, which
319
00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:56.160
I think all the mistakes and failures
that you learn as an entrepreneur is gold.
320
00:28:56.319 --> 00:29:03.680
That's that's really how you succeed.
And so I realized that even when
321
00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:08.319
you are doing something, taking those
steps and taking those big, big risks
322
00:29:08.359 --> 00:29:14.200
as an entrepreneur, sometimes the people
around you aren't able to see the same
323
00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:18.200
vision and they're not able to support
you as we would hope or like.
324
00:29:19.039 --> 00:29:26.559
And still I was able to understand
that it was coming from a place of
325
00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:30.799
care and concern, and so I
took those steps, and you know,
326
00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:41.319
now I have the success and I
am able to share that in a more
327
00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:52.759
in a very beautiful way and very
humble way with them. That's very beautiful
328
00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:57.200
laced with humility. So tell us
a little bit about your system and tell
329
00:29:57.279 --> 00:30:03.920
us how did you get one hundred
K client? Because I'm sure the entrepreneurs
330
00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:10.119
and our audience are just hanging onto
their seats wanting to know and how they
331
00:30:10.160 --> 00:30:17.720
could get their first one hundred K
client and what what the learnings along the
332
00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:23.240
way. So again kind of what
I've been saying, the biggest the biggest
333
00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:27.519
lesson I would say to getting a
hundred K client is again within ourselves.
334
00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:33.200
It's to simplify all the things that
we're doing and to focus on our goal.
335
00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:37.519
If our goal is to have one
hundred K client, then what else
336
00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:42.200
are we doing throughout our day and
how is that serving our goal? And
337
00:30:44.160 --> 00:30:48.759
you know, again back to the
foundations of just building building up within ourselves.
338
00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:56.680
I would say the two things that
served me in that way was having
339
00:30:56.720 --> 00:31:02.200
a system that I learned it was
now I've put it together in a workshop
340
00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:10.640
because going through my experience I did
add a lot of overthinking and so I
341
00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:15.720
have tweaked and come up with my
own version of the workshop. But really
342
00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:22.160
the key elements are to simplify,
simplify your life, to raise your consciousness.
343
00:31:22.680 --> 00:31:26.880
So to look at all the things
that you're eating, because we are
344
00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:33.359
who we eat. To look at
all the things that we are consuming on
345
00:31:33.400 --> 00:31:37.680
a daily basis. Are we consuming
social media? Are we consuming you know,
346
00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:42.799
skills that are going to help us
towards our goal. So the number
347
00:31:42.799 --> 00:31:47.839
one thing I would say to getting
your one hundred K client is making that
348
00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:56.240
clear decision and going all in if
you are completely clear and surrendered to everything
349
00:31:56.240 --> 00:32:00.920
else. And again, you know, the how we want to focus on
350
00:32:01.319 --> 00:32:05.160
how do you get the client?
How do you get that client? And
351
00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:09.240
that is the wrong question. We
should be answer asking, it's who do
352
00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:16.599
you need to be to serve the
client at at that level? And that
353
00:32:16.799 --> 00:32:22.079
is the question that you need to
go deep within yourself and see what is
354
00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:28.880
my service? What is my purpose? How can I bring that to my
355
00:32:29.039 --> 00:32:35.680
client? And that's what I really
really clear on, was who I am
356
00:32:35.920 --> 00:32:39.720
and how I can be of service. And as soon as I was able
357
00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:44.640
to see that, nothing would stop
me. Now now I knew, hey,
358
00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:50.000
I even if you know when I
when I found my client, it
359
00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:54.759
was just it was just like that
spark was there and both of us just
360
00:32:54.799 --> 00:33:02.559
got it. And now just so
grateful for each other because we are bringing
361
00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:08.440
so much positivity and I'm learning from
her even though I'm her coach. But
362
00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:12.160
she, you know, she thanks
me every day, and I thank her
363
00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:16.519
because we are building something amazing together. I'm able to support and serve her
364
00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:23.000
in her business and her journey and
her life. And you know, she
365
00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:29.640
gave me that first that first yes, which is always the hardest to get
366
00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:34.480
one person to believe in you,
and especially on this level, because it
367
00:33:34.720 --> 00:33:42.079
it does it is easy to stay
in the impostor syndrome and say, oh
368
00:33:42.079 --> 00:33:46.160
my gosh, do I have enough
to provide this much of value and so
369
00:33:47.079 --> 00:33:52.440
yeah, now you hit a very
key point there. It's about, oh,
370
00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:58.400
you need to become to serve your
time, because then you see your
371
00:33:58.519 --> 00:34:04.279
value on ramatically will be able to
provide that value to others and then the
372
00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:13.000
rest happens on its own. So
tell us where can our audience connect with
373
00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:21.320
you? Where can they find you? I'm actually barely on social media,
374
00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:27.199
but LinkedIn is the best place to
reach me. That then I'm happy to
375
00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:31.360
connect and have a conversation you know, on my calendar with anyone and just
376
00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:35.960
see where they are. And my
favorite thing is to connect with women,
377
00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:42.360
so I'm very open to chatting and
to connecting with them and just seeing where
378
00:34:42.360 --> 00:34:46.239
they are. Well, thank you
so much. Rules. Do you have
379
00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:52.960
any last tips or any last wisdom
boards that you want to share with our
380
00:34:53.000 --> 00:35:02.000
audience? I yeah, I would
say, but in yourself and kind of
381
00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:07.880
like the just just do it Nike
slogan instead instead just be it. Be
382
00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:15.880
the person that you want to coach. Just as as you know your ideal
383
00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:21.119
client is most likely you twenty years
ago, that person that you were,
384
00:35:21.280 --> 00:35:25.480
that you've overcome all those obstacles,
look and see who is struggling with the
385
00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:31.599
problems that you had and just go
help them. And that's that's the best
386
00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:37.639
way to start, is to just
helping and serving without any agenda and just
387
00:35:37.719 --> 00:35:45.719
you know, seeing seeing what your
purpose and in this life is beautiful.
388
00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:50.760
Thank you for sharing that, and
thank you for joining us and sharing his
389
00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:54.920
story. Thank you listeners for joining
us because with that you the show would
390
00:35:55.000 --> 00:35:59.000
not be possible. Reach out to
us, let us know how we can
391
00:35:59.039 --> 00:36:04.400
support you, and thank you on
for making the show technically possible. Be
392
00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:08.320
well, take care and I'll see
you next time. Thank you for being
393
00:36:08.360 --> 00:36:12.800
part of Beyond Confidence. With your
host v Park, we helpe you have
394
00:36:12.880 --> 00:36:15.360
learned more about how to start living
the life you want. Each week on
395
00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:21.039
Beyond Confidence, you hear stories of
real people who've experienced growth by overcoming their
396
00:36:21.079 --> 00:36:25.800
fears and building meaningful relationships. During
Beyond Confidence, Vpark shares what happened to
397
00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:30.679
her when she stepped out of her
comfort zone to work directly with people across
398
00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:34.599
the globe. She not only coaches
people how to form hard connections, but
399
00:36:34.679 --> 00:36:39.000
also transform relationships to mutually beneficial partnerships
as they strive to live the life they
400
00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:43.360
want. If you are ready,
to live the life you want and leverage
401
00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:47.519
your strengths. Learn more at www
dot dvpark dot com, and you can
402
00:36:47.519 --> 00:36:52.920
connect with dvat contact at dvpark dot
com. We look forward to you joining
403
00:36:52.960 --> 00:37:00.480
us next week. Zero




























