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Your first $10k month is an exciting milestone. But what actually happens when we reach it? And what happens after that?
My first $10k month happened when I was energetically ready for my first $10k month. Consistent 5-figure months, on the other hand, took quite a bit more strategic planning, and what gets you ‘here’ to your first $10k month isn’t usually what will take you ‘there’ to consistent 5-figure months.
That’s why in this episode, I’m talking about what to focus on to create your first $10k month versus what to focus on to create consistent 5-figure months.
This isn’t a conversation I’ve heard a lot of business owners talking about, which is why inside Season 2, Episode 1 of Selling Chocolate, we’re diving into:
- The nitty gritty of what actually went into my first $10k month (& how I felt afterward)
- How to start creating sustainable 10k months for yourself
- The temptation to skip ahead and reach “ease” faster
- The mindset shifts that are required to create that ease and sustainability
I hope you have your notebook or notes app handy, because you will want to take some notes as I help you dive deeper into creating sustainability in your business.
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“When I was pre-10k month in my business, I can’t tell you how many hours each day I spent just sitting in front of my computer doing all this random fancy busy work, that didn’t actually need to be done—at least not back then—because I believed that I had to work eight hours a day in order to be successful. And let’s be honest, I often worked more than that. I also did that because, let’s be real, part of me thought that I had to work really hard in order to be worthy of success. So what that practically meant is that I would finish client work, and then I would start thinking about all the other things that someone, somewhere said that I ‘should’ be doing and I would try and get started on every single one of them. The only problem is when you try to do everything you really end up doing nothing.”
— Carly Jo Bell, Selling Chocolate
LINKS:
- Get all the resources mentioned in Season 2 of Selling Chocolate here.
- Apply to work with me in EXPAND.
- Join Marketing, Magnified.
- Join the WholeCo Media Facebook Group for Big-hearted Entrepreneurs.
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I’m Carly Jo Bell.
(Though you can just call me Carly.)
Carly Jo Bell is a business strategist and mentor, and fonder of Whole Co media. Through her courses and programs, podcast, and one on one coaching, Carly helps pulled-in-every-direction entrepreneurs create a business that brings in as much joy as it does revenue — by cultivating deep self trust, and solid foundations as the first step.
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