Value = Success

Your job is to create so much value for people that your success is inevitable.

Value might be a conversation, or an Instagram post, or connecting two people together.

Value is anything that helps someone get closer to their goal.

And it doesn't just happen after a transaction.

Value is something you deliver ahead of time.

Before payment is ever discussed.

What would add incredible value to your people's lives right now? Actual, genuine, life-changing value? What do they actually need?

Deliver it, and success is yours.

The Now or Never Clause

I’ve been walking around with a rip in my jacket for two years.

And it’s been on my list to fix it for two years.

And today, I decided to release it from my to-do list.

It’s now or never.

And sometimes, I choose never.

Even though it’s probably only a 30-minute job.

I’d rather just wear it ripped.

So I’m giving myself a Now or Never Clause.

If something on my to-do list isn’t important enough to get done now, it probably isn’t important enough to get done ever.

Goodbye, boring list of things to do that I will probably never do but feel guilty about every time I look at my list.

Good riddance.

I'm Breaking Up With My Impossible Goal

I’ve thought long and hard about this one. Because I refuse to give up on my goals and dreams. Ever.

But what happens when a dream is something I no longer want?

I also refuse to spend my precious time on this earth pursuing a dream that is no longer a dream.

So, I am officially breaking up with of one of my goals: 100k Subscribers on YouTube.

Because it dawned on me that if hit 100k on YouTube – I would be a YouTuber. And I would have to put out more videos.

I don’t want to be a YouTuber.

I want to be a coach – and I am.

I don’t want to do both.

It’s not that I don’t like making videos. I do.

It’s just that it’s not what I want to spend most of my time doing.

And if I aim for 100k on YouTube, guess what? 

I’ll most definitely be putting myself in a position where I then need to spend most of my time creating YouTube videos.

I am not “quitting” YouTube (can I even say that as someone who isn’t actually a YouTuber?).

I may still put out videos from time to time.

I will certainly still binge-watch other people’s content.

But I realize that my goal was misdirected.

There’s a litmus test you can do to see if you still want your goal:

Ask yourself, “Would I still want this goal if I didn’t have to work for it?”

If someone handed me 100k subscribers on a plate right now, I wouldn’t take it.

I don’t want the life that comes with it.

So don’t give up on your goals because they’re hard.

Break up with them because you no longer want the end result.

Setting a Goal Always Feels Good

At the beginning of the year or month, it always feels amazing to set an impossible goal.

Because it’s easy to feel good about a goal you haven't started yet.

It's exciting, you've got time ahead of you, your belief is strong.

You haven't had to take action yet, and you haven't had to OWN your goal yet.

When you're freaking out and doing an ugly cry on your bathroom floor, it's because you're finally taking the goal seriously.

If you're not freaking out, fantastic.

But if you are, know that it is part of the impossible goal-getting process, and your only job is to love yourself and keep going.

Stream of Thoughts

Things are shifting in my business and I’m excited about the changes that are to come.

Thoughts that have been occupying my mind:

1. Will I continue blogging after my 730-days-in-a-row challenge is up? Is it still the best place for me to put my energy and value?

2. What do I actually want my day to look like?

3. How many of the things on my to do list are actually totally unnecessary for my ultimate mission and goal?

I’m pondering these thoughts today. I’ll keep you updated.

Happy International Women's Day!

In honour of International Women’s Day AND my Grandmother’s birthday, today I’m reposting this, one of my favourite posts on my blog:

Sometimes people ask me why I am such an ambitious woman. 

Why do I need to go after impossible dreams? Why not just be satisfied with the way things are?

And I'm like, GIRL. We need to talk.

You and I are some of the first women in history – and still in the world today – to have the freedom to even TRY to fulfill our potential.

And that is only because we are standing on the shoulders of generations of women who fought for us to have the opportunities we have. 

My heart breaks at the thought of all the women with brilliant ideas and dreams who never got a chance to attempt them.

Thanks to ambitious women fighting for our rights – to vote, to go to school, to have bank accounts, to have reproductive choices – you and I have the chance to go after our dreams.

Ambitious women changed the world for us.

And now it's our turn to be an example of what is possible for the next generation of women.

I will never, ever, apologise for being ambitious.

I owe it to my grandmother.

I'm Hosting a Free Challenge!

THIS IS HAPPENING.

The official Impossible Girls 5 DAY CHALLENGE:

Make Your First Dollar Doing What You LOVE

Inspired by the conversations in my Facebook Group over the last few days, I'm going LIVE each day this week to walk you through the steps to making your first dollar (at least!) doing what you love in FIVE DAYS.

Shifting from seeing yourself as a “newbie” or a "struggling entrepreneur" to being someone who makes money in business is the most important thing you can do at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey.

By the end of the week, my goal is to get EVERYONE who participates over the line to officially be a paid coach/artist/consultant/brand designer/*insert your thing here*.

What we're going to cover:

• How to create a compelling offer that people actually want to buy

• Pricing/how much you should charge for your offer in the beginning

• Exactly where to find your ideal clients/customers

• How to get those to come to YOU (we won't be chasing after people or sliding into DMs)

(If you've already made your first dollar, you can still participate – and set the goal at $100 or $1000 for 5 days).

The challenge is totally free, but it could be the most important thing you do all year.

We start Monday.

To participate, join the group here.

Scheduling Thinking Time

I’ve started scheduling time in my calendar just to think.

To sit with a pen and let whatever thoughts I need to think come to me.

(My mum always says she can’t think without a pen, and I’m exactly the same).

It’s blissful to schedule this time into my calendar, instead of attempting to squeeze it in when I have a free moment.

Have you ever tried scheduling thinking into your day?

Things You Don't Need In Order To Make Money Doing What You Love

Things you totally don't need in order to make money doing what you love:

• A website

• A sales funnel

• An email list

• A logo

• A business card

• A podcast

• A blog

• A business plan

• A large following

• Social media

Yup, you don’t even need social media AT ALL.

All it actually takes is:

1. Connecting with people

2. Adding actual proper mind-blowing value to their life for free

3. Reminding them often that they can buy your epic stuff

This is true whether your passion is mowing lawns or creating courses or designing websites or selling scuba diving gear online.

You can make money doing what you love today – literally on this very day.

You already have everything you need.

What if you just went out and connected with people today, added value to their lives, and let them know what you have to offer?

You could make money doing what you love today.

Why not start now?

Favourite Thought Right Now

Favourite thought right now: I can handle anything.