Should I give up?

I was scared sh*tless.

The year is 2018 and my eComm business just went boom and bust.

Back then I was still working full time as a vet surgeon, but I knew it was a career path that no longer aligned with my goals.

I wanted to create the financial abundance and location independence I desired, and I knew the fastest way to get there is to enter the internet marketing world and build an online business. ???

I was this close to starting another eComm business, but my coach back then saw talent in me and invited me to start a coaching business instead.

The business opportunity checks all the boxes - low cost of fulfilment, use your expertise to solve other’s problems, high autonomy…etc.

So I said yes and paid for his business coaching program for coaches.

After 10 weeks, I closed my first few clients for productivity coaching. My first close was worth $47 per session, then $497 for 8 weeks of 1on1.

I was having fun and collected testimonials, but there was one problem:

I was still very far from being able to make enough to confidently quit my job.10k per month was the goal. lol.

In fact, over the next 18 months I’d see my bank account get smaller and smaller. Because whenever I made some money, I’d invest that amount plus some more into programs, courses and tools.

I knew the process wasn’t going to be easy especially with me working a 45-50hour job,

I knew I had to invest the time, energy, consistency and money to make it happen.

??What I did not account for was the backlash I will receive from the people around me.

My mum wanted me to fail and lose all my money so I’ll give up and focus on my career.

My friends thought I joined a cult and became a weirdo.

My girlfriend back then got angry after realizing how much I was paying for these programs, and eventually cheated on me because I had no time left for her between the business and the job.

February 2020, I was on my last leg.

??Covid hit.

??UK went into lockdown.

??The vet clinic was short-handed and I had to work 12-hour shifts.

??I lost access to the gym which was my only emotional outlet.

??I was emotionally exhausted.

??Doubt was creeping in.

??I started wondering whether I’m cut out for this, or should I just give up.

Then I saw an ad for a $97 productivity course.

I bought it, and 2 days later I was on a sales call for a high ticket program on how to sign high ticket clients.

The offer was $10800 with a split pay option of $5400.

I was scared shitless, because making the first instalment would mean maxing out my credit card, selling my stocks, plus emptying my savings account. And should this fail, I would be forced to give up everything.

I said yes anyway.

Because if I gave up, my mum, my friends… they would be right about me.

If I gave up, then I’ll join the crowd of people who died at age 23 but don’t get buried until 73.

But as Steve Jobs once said, the dots only connect once you look back.

Before the end of 2020, not only did I paid off my debt and quit my job, I was able to bring to life everything I put on my vision board back in 2018.

If you’re reading this, I would like to take a moment to thank you for investing your attention.

No matter how hard things get, never lose clarity on your goals, your WHY, and everything you’re fighting for. ??

Do what is necessary even if it scares you, because magic does happen.

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