Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur

What is the one thing that you feel women business owners need on
their journey?
Aside from other women business owners to fellowship with, women
business owners need unshakeable self-confidence. If you’re looking to
have a more profitable business and make a bigger impact on the world,
you have to own your brilliance. Trust your decisions. The more confident
you are in yourself, the more confident others will be in you.
How do you stay motivated?
I deeply believe motivation is a temporary state of emotion and because I
suffered and still do occasionally suffer from depression, I rarely rely on it.
Instead, I focus on my plans and really listen to my inner thoughts. There
are some days I truly do not feel like doing a single thing. That’s when I
turn inwards and start asking questions. Why don’t I feel like doing
anything? Did something trigger me? Am I sad, mad, upset, or deflated?
Has someone said or done anything to me to make me feel this way? Have I
dropped the ball somewhere and now I’m afraid to face the music? Am I
burnt out? Do I need to do some self-care?
I ask question after question until I find the answer that satisfies. Often I
will listen to a podcast or take a walk just to stimulate another area of my
brain and release some different hormones.
What is inspiring you right now?
New York City Women. I’m spending the month of July in my hometown
and I’m surrounded by so many amazing, phenomenal, driven, ambitious
fun women, I can’t help but be inspired by them all.
How did you conquer fear when building your brand?

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Conquering fears is less about conquering and more about facing. I face my
fears every single day and much of what I have achieved has not been done
in the absence of fear. On the contrary, I do things even when I’m scared.
I’ve learned that when you face your fears, they aren’t as big in real life as
they are in your head.