Not all first-year entrepreneur stories look like seven-figure launches — mine definitely didn't lol. I made less than $50,000 in my first year of business, survived on jobkeeper, and was attempting to get out of debt.

In this ep, I'm sharing the story of my first year as a consultant and turning my blog into my consultancy brand.

This isn't a motivation dump of me sharing my wins. It's a chatty episode where I talk about what it took me to build something on minimal income, maximum doubt, and a serious commitment to making it work anyway.

THIS VIDEO IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're in your first year of business and nowhere near six figures 
• You've felt shame about your slow revenue growth 
• You've questioned whether you should keep going 
• You're wondering if slow, steady growth can actually lead somewhere 
• You need permission to not be a seven-figure founder yet 
• You want an honest conversation about entrepreneurship without the BS 
• You're struggling and need to know someone else has been there

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:17 - Why I'm sharing my first year story (and why people avoid talking about it)
0:01:00 - My pre-consulting era: Network marketing, doTERRA & early income streams
0:02:43 - The article that broke me mentally
0:04:56 - Deciding between e-commerce and consulting (and why I chose consulting)
0:05:36 - Creating my first offers
0:06:00 - My first client, Roy, and why he saved me
0:09:00 - The turning point: focusing on what actually worked
0:12:00 - Preparing for GGE launch and clarity on my actual business
0:15:00 - The 2020 lockdown: becoming the rock for anxious clients
0:20:00 - Supporting clients through crisis while I was struggling
0:25:00 - Why that hard year shaped everything that came after
0:31:00 - Year two: Making a year's revenue in two weeks
0:31:24 - Why I wasn't surprised by big success (I saw it coming)
0:33:29 - Closing thoughts: You can still build something beautiful

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