Aug. 13, 2024

Leveraging Collaboration for Financial Empowerment with Dr. Teresa Martin, ESQ

Leveraging Collaboration for Financial Empowerment with Dr. Teresa Martin, ESQ

In this episode, Dr. Teresa Martin, ESQ, shares her journey from financial adversity to success, emphasizing the importance of taking the first step and collaborating with others. She offers guidance through her book, "Push Beyond Your Limits," and her magazine, "Fiscally Fabulous," and invites listeners to her upcoming 3-day event in November.

Guest bio:

Dr. Teresa Martin, ESQ is a financial empowerment expert, attorney, and author of "Push Beyond Your Limits." She specializes in helping women entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and real estate investors achieve financial stability and success.

5 Key Points:

1. (09:45) Overcoming Financial Adversity: Dr. Martin shares her personal experience of overcoming a drastic credit score drop and financial struggle after 9/11.

2. (17:20) Importance of Collaboration: Emphasizing the need to focus on strengths and collaborate with others to fill in the gaps, especially in areas like marketing.

3. (25:00) Serving Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Dr. Martin discusses her focus on helping women entrepreneurs secure funding, navigate legal complexities, and achieve financial stability.

4. (33:10) Mentorship and Coaching: Stressing the value of mentorship, coaching programs, and collaboration for business success.

5. (40:15) Taking the First Step: Encouraging listeners to take the first step towards their financial goals, no matter how small it may seem.

Main Quote:

"The hardest step is the first one. Take it."

Links:

Connect with Dr. Teresa Martin, ESQ: www.enjoyyourlegacy.com

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Until next time, keep moving forward!

Chuck Anderson,

Affiliate Management Expert + Investor + Mentor

http://AffiliateManagementExpert.com/

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Hello, everybody, and, welcome back. This is the creative



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collaboration show with Chuck Anderson, and this is the show



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where we serve business owners, entrepreneurs,



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and, anyone on a journey to build



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wealth, in whatever way you're doing that. And part



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of the journey of building a business



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is obviously to earn money. One of the things



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we're gonna talk about today is how do you keep that money,



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and how do you get it to grow for you? And so it's all well



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and good to earn money through your business, but then what do you do with



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it afterwards? So today's guest is an



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expert at that and has some really awesome advice for



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you and some great strategies. Today, I am



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joined by doctor Teresa r Martin Esquire,



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otherwise known as doctor t, and, we're gonna have a lot of



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fun today. So, Teresa, welcome. I'm so glad you're here. So much.



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I'm so excited to be here. I love talking about this topic, so



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I'm excited. Yeah. So I think a great place



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to start is, let's let's tell your story.



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Let's let's go with, you know, tell everybody a little bit more



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about, you, what you do, and, and



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how how it came to be that you're doing this work. Well, thank



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you for asking. And, you know, for me, it was, you



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know, go to school, get a good job.



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Nobody told me that 911 was gonna happen, and someone was gonna



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run planes into buildings, and then everything just go complete.



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Right? So I saw I saw my credit go from a



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739 to a 437, Chuck. I



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couldn't go to the bank to get money without a mask and a gun. Okay?



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That's where the story started. Okay? So I started thinking, you



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know, about how do I, how do I get from here? I love real



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estate. I come from a family of real estate investors, but like I mentioned,



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my credit was just not what it needed to be. So I basically had



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to kind of figure out how was I going to stay in the game. I



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was an attorney, you know, I know how to do certain things, but that



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ESQ didn't matter. Right. And so that's how it really



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started for me. So through every single crisis, it seems



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like I had to do a pivot. So COVID wasn't anything new for me. So



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I, you know, took that and I figured out how to do creative



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financing. I figured out how to get my credit back where it needed to be,



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but I did it the long way. Right? And so now I'm on



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a mission, you know, to help people get from foreclosure to fiscally



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fabulous. Right? And so that's exactly what it is that I do, and



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I'm really excited about the work that I do and the people that I



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have come into contact that I'm able to serve. So that's the story in a



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nutshell. Wow. And I I bet that story



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is very relatable to a lot of people listening that to the show.



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I know that I have survived the 439



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credit score or something. It could have even been lower for all I



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know. And and so you



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just can't get anything from anybody when when when when



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your score is like that. And so, to be



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able to go from there, turn things around,



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and, like you said, you know, live that fiscally fabulous



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lifestyle. I love the I love the the the title of your book, which



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we're gonna definitely talk about, later. You



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know, that it's quite a journey. And, you



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know, getting there you know, getting to that point



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is one thing. What would you say was the



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turning point? What was the big turning point for you? It's like, hey. Things



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went in a certain direction, and you realize, okay. This



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is not working. I need to I need to do something different. You



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know? What what was the turning point that kinda either led you to discover what



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you're doing or learn or get a better result? Like, what



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what was that point? I think the I think what made me turn



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everything around is because I had just built my my home from ground



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up. Right? And so what a terrible time. And so when you now I got



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mortgage to pay, I got kids to feed, you know, I've got stuff to do.



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Right? And so there's no time to kinda wallow and things of that sort.



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But one of the things that I learned through this whole thing, Chuck, and



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I'll tell your audience out there, if you're really struggling and this first,



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you gotta get over the shame. We as women, we hold a lot of, you



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know, shame and stuff. Right? You know what? People to know, you know, your story,



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especially when you're coaches and trainers. Right? So you're help you're helping other



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people solve their problems, but yet back in the in the in the



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bush when nobody sees, you know, we have to deal with our own. And



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so one of the things that your credit I really realized



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that your credit tells that story. Right? And I always say



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it's, you know, your social security number is how they find you,



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but your credit score is how they define you. And I



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never ever wanted people to define me any which way because it wasn't



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my fault that the the, you know, the planes went to the thing and I



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lost everything and everything like that. Right? So I read everything that



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I needed to read, and the traditional stuff out there really just didn't



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work. Okay. Save. What if you don't have no money to save? I got no



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money to save. Okay. You know, go work harder. I'm working hard. I I you



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know, what what am I gonna do? Right? You know, invest in real estate. Okay.



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I I don't have any money to invest in real estate. Right? So everything people



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were telling me, I I couldn't really relate except for the fact



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that when I graduated high school, my parents gave me a house,



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for my graduation gift. And when I graduated when my kids graduated, I gave



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them 1. And so we kept that whole rich dad thing going on.



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And and and so for me, it was just a matter of



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really just trying to figure out, you know, who could help me. And I went



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to every seminar. I went to, you know, every



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bootcamp I could think about just to get the information. Because remember I



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still had, you know, law behind me. I still had some education. I still



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knew some stuff. Right? And then I really realized that,



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okay, I can sell my knowledge. I can sell my



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knowledge. I went to school. I, you know, I I know how to do this.



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And then I just started mapping out the SOP. I didn't know it was SOPs



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at that time. This started mapping out everything that I was doing and then



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everything that I did, I then created that now into a



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course and stuff like that. So it really was really just



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listening, you know, reading and really just taking in and



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being coachable. That's really, you know, what helped me. And when you



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have, when you go on from broke the joke, you know what I mean? It's



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it's kinda, you know, people give you all this nice wisdom. It sounds



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nice at parties, but that's not the real world. Right? And so I really



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was struggling, and I really had to figure out how to make ends



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meet. And I was one of the people who actually hired



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to do the death certificates for those people who perished in



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911. And and and so, you know, it it was



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really difficult for me seeing, you know, other people going



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through that because I survived and other people wasn't, you



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know, that lucky. And so when you put things in perspective, you



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realize that I'm here for a reason and this is what I'm gonna do.



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And I'm I'm never ever gonna look back and I'm gonna do everything in my



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power so people can follow my road map and they never have to worry



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about this again. And that's how I developed my programs where you can



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apply for a loan and you'll never be denied again if I if you follow



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the steps that I give you. So that's how I came about, Chuck. Amazing.



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And I love your energy around this. It's just it's just fantastic.



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And, so, you know, I love that



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story because, again, being someone who was in



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that 4 100 area, I'm also



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someone who turned it around. I get it because



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there's just so many, there's just no options. And then to to



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decide, okay. Yeah. It wasn't your fault that that happened, but you know



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what? You took responsibility, and you did something about it,



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and you created something amazing. So let's talk about



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that. So you you you created this work. Let's talk a little bit



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about who it's for. Like, who are you finding who who are



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coming to you for help? What are you hearing from them in terms



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of the struggle that they are experiencing



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that you're able to help with? Yeah. It's one



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one of the things I'm finding is that it's entrepreneurs. You know,



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my, my space is obviously serving, you know, aspiring



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women entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, real estate investors,



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And you know, that's who I'm usually, you know, in that



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space that that's who I work with. And the reason why is



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because as entrepreneurs, you know, we talk about, you know, we're, we're



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self funding, right? And you know, we're bootstrapping, right? We don't really, you



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know, we're trying to figure it out. You know, sometimes, you know, you're trying to



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get into a coaching program. You don't even have the money to get into a



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coaching program, hoping that they got a payment plan. You know, that, but



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you're you're trying to get in. Right? And so that's who I'm



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serving right now. So women who are looking to start



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their own businesses, who need guidance to secure funding or



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business credit or navigating, you know, the complexity of, you know,



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entrepreneurship, you know, legal entities and things of that sort. And then



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real estate investors who are looking for, you know, ways that they can actually get



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into real estate or save the home that they're actually currently working in. So



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I'm in the b two b space. Anyone who is really looking



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to, you know, try to separate their EIN from their social,



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you know, separate themselves and not have to self guarantee, you know,



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in order to get funds so that they can build, grow, and sustain their business.



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That's who I serve. Mhmm. So I bet that there's



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some of those people listening in right now because it's such a common,



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you know, such a common story. And, like you said, we we do



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fund ourselves. We are, in a sense, our own bank.



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And then, and and through the grind,



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we're out there selling our services, selling our



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courses, selling our programs, earning what we can.



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And and then, you know, obviously, keeping the cash flow going. But then,



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also, the bigger picture is, how do we keep it? How do we



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save? How do we build wealth,



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in all of that so that at the end of this, when we're done with



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our business, when we're done working, you know, there's something



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we can look back and go, yeah. I built that. And there's you know, you're



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not just starting from, you know, let's say, ground 0 again,



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which unfortunately does happen in entrepreneurship. So what is



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your advice to someone listening in right now who's



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at that stage, or whatever stage they're in? What what



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is your advice in terms of, you know, some of the things they need to



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start thinking about differently than perhaps they're doing right now?



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Well, first thing I would say, well, you know, get with Chuck. Right? Because, you



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know, you know and and and I say that and I and I say that,



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you know, in reality because, you know, some of the big big



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biggest expenses that we see as entrepreneurs and business owners is



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marketing. Right? It it's it's it's, like, huge. That's like a big



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thing. And so a lot of times, you know, people are out there, you know,



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before they're ready going out, you know, getting social media ads and, you



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know, they're doing things before they're actually ready, you know, to do these



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things. You don't really know who your real avatar is. You don't know who's



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listening. You don't really know what the metrics are saying. You're not really



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understanding how to read your numbers. You know, business,



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Like, behind everything that we're doing, it's just bare



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bone business practices. Right? So we think that



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we go out, you know, we wanna make a 100 k, so we know that



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we're gonna sell, you know, a $1,000 product to a 100 people. That's a 100



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k. But what about the profit margin? What about, you know, how much did it,



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you know, cost you, you know, in those expenses to actually get that? What



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is the real true value customer value that you're putting,



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you know, onto your clients and your customers? So I would say



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the advice that I really would have is if you're not in a good coaching



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program and you didn't go to school for business, you know, you really



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need to understand business and the foundations and fundamentals



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of business, you know, because sometimes 1 plus 1 is supposed



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to be 2, but sometimes it's minus because you haven't accounted



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for, you know, the payment or the bill that you haven't paid waiting for the



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client to pay you. Right? So now you're in a negative because you're still trying



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to, you know, figure it out. So it's a lot of things like that. So



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my advice is really to get into a good mentorship program, get into a



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good group coaching mastermind. You know, I can't tell



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you enough, but partnerships and affiliates,



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you know, is really, you know, the key. You know, that's why I came into



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your community, Chuck, is because, you know, for me, it's just like, I don't



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understand anything about the marketing because I know how to do, you know, the



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fulfillment. That's what I do. Right? I'm a fulfillment specialist. You tell me this is



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your problem. You need this money. You need this. You need that. I can get



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it done. The marketing, not so much, but I am smart



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enough to know who to go to when I need help. Right? And so



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that's the advice that I give everyone listening, that you



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really need to, you know, take the chip off your shoulder. Let's



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get rid of the ego. Okay. Because I always tell people,



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revenue feeds your ego, but profits feed



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your family. And we need to focus on profits.



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Okay. And so that's what we need to get, you know, through to



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everyone is that the revenue is the first step, but you also need to



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make sure that those profit margins are making sense. Because if it doesn't make



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sense, it absolutely can't make dollars. Yeah.



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If it can't make sense, then it absolutely can't make dollars.



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I I I love that. That's,



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I've never heard that one before. I really like that one. That one see, it



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stumped. It it it blew me away. So I love what you



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were just saying here about, you know, what the my takeaway from



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one of the things you just said was not doing things alone.



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Yes. And, you know, when I first started in business, I wish someone



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woulda just, you know, pulled me aside and slapped me around a little bit and



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said, hey. Stop doing everything



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yourself. And we hear it all the time. Like, I'm a solopreneur



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or I'm a self made millionaire or whatever. And I No such thing.



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No such thing. Exactly. You know? Like, nobody's really self made. Like, partners. It didn't



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involve employees. It didn't involve anyone. You're self made. Yeah.



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So, you know, it well, you know, one of the themes that we like to



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talk about is collaboration and and then,



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you know, working collaboratively with others.



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So, you know, what's your what's your philosophy on



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that? And and, in terms of when do you know when



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it's time to bring another piece in? Like, there's a stuff that you



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do, and then when when is it time to bring another piece in? And



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then what's your what's your go to place? Where do you start to go



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to look for what you need? Yeah. So



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so how do you know? I you always know



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because when you're coming outside of your zone of genius Mhmm. You always



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know that it's time to go and collaborate. Right? And so you



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because you can't be everything to everyone, I have my



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zone of genius. Even though you may do something similar,



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it's not the same. You add another oomph to it.



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Right? So I say I stay in my zone of genius. And,



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you know, for me, I think that you need to



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hire or collaborate your weakness. My weakness is



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marketing. I know that. Okay? I don't like marketing.



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You know, I like talking. I like speaking. I like engaging. Right?



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But I don't really like the task, the administrative task of



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marketing. Facebook ads and funnels. I don't even it's just too much. It's



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overwhelming, you know? And so I get away from my zone of genius



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when I'm focused on that. Right? I don't need to do that. There's someone I



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can collaborate with that that that is their zone of genius. So I



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need to collaborate with someone who loves marketing and who knows that funnel



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stuff inside and out. And then I can then bring my zone of genius, and



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now we are like a 1, 2 punch. Right? So



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that's, you know, what I would say about that, how, you know, you always



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know now whether or not you want to admit it and you want to be



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this one pony show or whatever the case may be, you know, but I say



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you serve your customer. You do, you do your customers or



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potential customers a disservice when you're trying to be everything,



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because you're gonna miss something and you need to be their difference.



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You know? It's a but they may be coming to you with their



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last. And how dare you, you know,



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really jeopardize their last because you're trying to do things that you really don't



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have the skill set to do. Because you don't want to collaborate or you don't



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want to, you know, partner with someone or you don't, it's not enough money on



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the table, you know, how dare you, you know? And so that's what



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I would say, to that. And then when do you go? You go to



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communities. You know? You go to, you know, the community you have a community, you



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know, there's commute, joint venture communities, affiliate, you know, communities,



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partnership communities. And then just really just going



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in and identifying, you know, with that



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vibe, everybody's not going to mesh. Everyone's not for



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you. Just like every client is not my client and I'm not their



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sheep. I tell people if you don't like what I say, because I'm New York.



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Yeah. I'm straight no chaser. Right? It's just kinda hard. You know, you love me,



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don't love me. You know, it it is what it is. But if what I



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say, you know, offends you, I'm offended that you're offended. That's



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what I tell my guys. Right? And so all I'm doing is trying to share



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my wisdom, my knowledge, and, you know, I'm like the, you know, personal



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trainer. You may not wanna do the extra push up. You might not wanna hear



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that you need to do more, but I'm here to let you know that you



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do need to do more. And so for me, I think that you need



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to engage with people who are not your yes people and who will give you



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something straight no chase. So that's a real accountability group.



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Okay? If your offer suck, if your talk



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tracks suck, you need to have a real accountability partner to



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say, you know, okay. Maybe, you know, say suck. But maybe you say it needs



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a little work. Maybe you say whatever. But if you're not that person who



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can, like, take criticism, then that's not someone who will be



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a great accountability partner for someone else. Because if you can't



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take critiques, then you can't really give them. Right? And so



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I say that when you're looking for communities, it has to be a



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community that you know, like, and trust, that you trust with your,



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you know, inner inhibitions. Right? You need to be able to



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be transparent because that's the group that you are now growing



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with so that when you go out into the marketplace, you know, your



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stuff is shining. Right? I tell my ladies, you know, you want somebody to tell



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you your slip is hanging or you got a little tissue on your shoe. Right?



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You know, you need somebody to be able to tell you that. Right? And so



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that's how I know about, you know, when it's time to collaborate and when do



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I go to find collaboration partners or potential collaboration



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partnership. So now let's take this a step further.



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For the people who you work with, what is



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the point where they should not be trying to do this on



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their own, but they should be reaching out to you for help because you're



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the right person to collaborate with. What what is that for them? I



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I think it I think that looks like, you know, if you're in a



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space where, you know, you have limited access to



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funding and, you know, you know that you have been



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using your own funds, your savings, or what have you, you know,



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to fund your dreams, fund fund your deals. You may



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not know that your entity is a funding ready



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LLC, you know, that you can actually get funding



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straight from your, you know, LLC or your c corp or s corp,



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not partnerships. Right? So, you know, you wanna make sure that if



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that's something where you are, that's when we should have a conversation



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so that I can do an assessment because everything is like an assessment. I always



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tell people when you start taking money from people without giving a full assessment,



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it's like a doctor, you know, going into operation without doing the



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x-ray. I don't know what's wrong with you yet. Right? So we kind of need



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to know where you are, you know, so that you may not need my services,



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but you may need the services of 1 of my collaboration partners.



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Right? And you might need, you know, some, some, some help from one of my



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affiliate partners or something like that. I may not be your girl yet.



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You know, I might be your girl soon, but maybe not right now. So



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if you know that you're confused and overwhelmed about starting your business as



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far as the formation and entity is concerned, you're limited in your



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funding, you lack the financial education in the real estate



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space or the business space, and you lack support and guidance in that



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arena, I'm your girl. I love



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that. So what is the first step



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into into connecting with you? I know you have events, you have



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webinars, you have your book. What is the best first step



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for someone who's meeting you for the first time and they wanna make



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take the next step to learn more with you? I think the first



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step is to either, you know, jump on my calendar, you know, on



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my website, enjoy your legacy.com, you know, and let's just have a



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little conversation, no holds bar, you know, it truly is a



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conversation, right? Because you know, it's just like the first date. Right? And



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I always tell people, you know, you gotta have the 1st date before you have



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the second. Right? You never, you know, ladies, you know, you never want them to,



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you know, kind of try to take you home on the 1st date. So, you



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know, why are you trying to make that sale on the first date? Right? So,



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you know, it's really I call it the first date. And I think that's the



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first, step into, you know, coming into



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the space because you may have something that I need. I may



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have something that you need. Let's have that first conversation. Let's have that



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first date, you know, and see if the and see if we're a fit. So,



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you know, go to my my website, enjoy your legacy.com, and you can just



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schedule an appointment right there. You also get to see all the fine goodies and



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freebies that I have on the site. You get to know me a little bit



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better. I have a little video there so you can hear my story, you know,



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just to see if this is something for you, you know, cause I'm not easy.



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I'm not easy to take sometimes. And you gotta, you gotta make sure, you know,



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that it's, it's a good fit, but you know, I love on people. I love



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helping. I love serving. I am a servant leader, you know? And so, you



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know, this is what I do. So that's the first step, Chuck. Just come on



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to my website, you know, see if I'm a fit for you, and let's have



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that first conversation, that first date. Yeah. You know what, Teresa?



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I've I've had the privilege of spending some time with you multiple



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times over the last month or so. And, look,



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nobody wants a coach who has low energy. Like, you know, so, you know,



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you gotta bring some energy and bring some fun to it. You and I have



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fun, in a in our in our conversations.



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And, you know, so I think, you know well, that's what's really wonderful about,



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that. By by the way, Teresa did mention



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her website address. If you're watching



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this on video, look beneath the video. There's a link



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there, so that's really convenient for you to go ahead and click



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that and and visit our website. And if you're listening to this on



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a podcast, just click into that player, whether it be Apple



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or Spotify or whatever it is. And in the notes is the link



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to her website there as well. We're gonna have some other links



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there, of some of her other things. I know you've got the book. You've



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got an event. You've got a webinar. Let's talk a little bit



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about your book. I mean, because you've got that. You know, tell everybody about that



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and and, yeah,



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what's it called, and what's it about, and what what are they gonna learn?



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And so I have a book. I have many books, but the book that



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I'm most proud about is my anthology book, which is push beyond your limits,



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teaching people how to become physically fabulous. It's a



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nice anthology of some super fantastic, co



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authors inside that book, and it it definitely is like



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telling their story, Right. Because everybody started from somewhere. Some



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people have already achieved, you know, what they are set out to



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achieve. Because my goal is for everyone to hit that 6 figures and



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then go beyond. Right? So once you hit the 6 figures, that's enough to



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show you that you can do this, and you can pay expenses and things of



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that sort. And then you can now do, you know, the acceleration and going



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into that, you know, quarter million and then the half million and then that million.



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Right? And so that's the whole goal. Right? We gotta start from somewhere. So push



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beyond your limits is just that, push beyond your limits. You can find it on



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Amazon. You can find it on my website. It's a free chapter. If you go



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on my website, you'll get a free chapter of that. And then also



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I have, you know, my magazine, subscribe to that or



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fiscally fabulous magazine. And that's also, you know, helping you,



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you know, just learn how to be fiscal and fabulous at the



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same time. And, you know, and that that's pretty much, you know,



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what it is. And I have a super fantastic event. I'll be remissed if I



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don't tell people about, you know, my 3 day event that I have every November.



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It's in New York, and it's a 3 day 100%



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implementation event. You come, we're implementing. You're doing your



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social media. You're you're getting your entities form. You're you're getting your you



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know, you're getting funding. You're getting access to funding. All of that. We're doing



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all of that. When you walk out on the 3 days, you already are walking



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out with your game plan and things are already in motion for that and and



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on that Saturday we have a purple carpet because it has to be purple.



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It's a purple carpet affair and paparazzi style



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just like the Grammys. We're going to be doing it there, that's our awards dinner



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and it's just a fun time for everyone and everything that you



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invest into the conference is being reinvested back into your business. That's the whole



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goal. So there's no selling from the stage. There's none of that. It's all



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about you, your mission, your vision, and implementing in those



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3 days. Fantastic.



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And, do, again, check those notes



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beneath this video and in the podcast player because we have links not only



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to, the book, the magazine, the,



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the 3 day event that's coming up in November, and



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some regular preview webinars where you're gonna get a chance to



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learn more about that and meet Teresa as well. All



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those links are right here, beneath the video and in the



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podcast player, and I highly recommend that you go and, check that



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out And, go spend some time with Teresa. It's time well



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spent. Before I let you go, right, before I



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let you go, I wanted to ask you because, you know, we we we were



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talking about your book, but, you know, some some such a



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big part of my journey as an entrepreneur has been learning



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from other people's books. So



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and I started asking on the show a while back what



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people's favorite book was. And it's hard to pick just one



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favorite. I get that. But it's it's kind of turned



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into a bit of a social experiment now where everyone's got their



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own favorite. I thought I was gonna hear all the the same books over and



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over and over again, but I I didn't. It's just like



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everybody has their own favorites. So my question for you, Teresa, if you



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could recommend just one must read book



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that was, you know, life changing for you, made a big difference to you,



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that could potentially make a big difference in other people's lives as



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well. What book would you recommend? I would



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say, hands down, it would be Cashflow Quadrant by Robert



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Kiyosaki. So I I that



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that book really changed the



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trajectory of my mindset going from



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the employee to self employed to



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business owner to investor, you know, that left side of the quadrant



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where we have everybody stuck and then moving over to that right side of



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quadrant where we become business owners and running businesses and



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investing. Absolutely. No doubt. Cash Flow



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Quadrant. Everyone should read it. Wow.



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You know, I love so much that you have recommended Cash



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Flow Quadrant. I mean, I I read that book. It was probably the second



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book of Kiyosaki's that I read.



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A lot of people say Rich Dad Poor Dad, which was, you know, a great



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introduction, but it didn't have quite the depth.



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Cash flow quadrant goes into depth. Yeah. And, you



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know, I had the the privilege of touring with the the Rich Dad Poor Dad



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seminars for a while and got speak on stage and all of that. And,



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it it I saw when people really learn the



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quadrant, everything you're just talking about, it absolutely



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changes everything. It changes changed for me. I thought I was a business



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owner. I was really just a self employed person with, you



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know, you know, like and sometimes we quit our job and we start our own



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thing, but you have more bosses as a self employed person than you did



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when you when you had the job. And then being able to move into



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a real business owner, having the systems in you know, in place



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for your business to run without you and then having that



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money to invest, into,



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you know, places where your money will grow. It is



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it's so huge. I think when you get it,



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hindsight's 2020. It's like, yeah. Yeah. I should have always got that. But it, you



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know, it's not obvious to most people. Right? And so I love



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you start getting that mailbox check, Chuck. That



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mailbox check is real. When you when you can go away on vacation



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for 2 weeks and you come back and you got mailbox checks,



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it changes everything. So yes. Absolutely. It's



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phenomenal. Absolutely. And, and one thing I can say



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is I probably earn money in all 4 quadrants. And, I



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mean, there I definitely have my favorite. I mean, it's gotta be more, you know,



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from that right side and, less from the



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left side. And, you know, that's that's a great reminder, and



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thank you for recommending that book. Well, I have put a



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link beneath this video to cash flow quadrant and in the



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podcast show notes. So go check that out. It's, one of,



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Robert's better books, to be honest. You know, it



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was one that was probably the most impactful for me as



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well. Teresa, thank you. This has been amazing.



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I love the journey. I love the energy. I just I



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I think that we've, we've we've shared a lot of great stuff here



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today. And I just wanna also



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thank our audience and, you know, look. Hopefully, this has



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been time well spent for you. And if we've inspired you to take



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even just one action towards



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your goal, towards your financial future, towards that



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thing in your business or your investment or whatever it is, then go and



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do that thing today. And if you don't know what that thing is, then go



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to Teresa's website, book a time to talk to her. She'll



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help you figure it out, and, download the free chapter of her book and



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all the goodies that we talked about here today, because that was a great step



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if you don't already know what to do. And



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so, Teresa, if we were just gonna leave our audience here with just one



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final, piece of advice or words of wisdom, what would you leave them



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here with today? The hardest step is the first one.



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The hardest step is the first one. Yeah. Just take that first step,



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whatever that step is for you. You know? Just take it.



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Just take it and it gets easy. Yeah. And it gets easier from there, doesn't



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it? So Absolutely. Great words to end this



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episode by thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being such an



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amazing guest. And to our audience, thank you for tuning



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in. Hopefully, this has been a a great,



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time spent for you. This has been the Creative Collaboration



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Show. I am Chuck Anderson. Please join me for the next one, and go click



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on those links, everybody. And in the meantime, keep moving



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forward. Never ever give up on your big dream, your goal,



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your business. Whatever it is, there's a solution to every problem, and



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we're gonna bring you even more of these solutions.



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So go connect with us, connect with Teresa, and keep



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moving forward. We'll see you on the next one, everybody. Thank you.