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

What is inspiring you right now?

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I am just really feeling inspired and empowered by my growing business. It
is hard to explain what working as a model for thirteen years can do to your
mind [laughs]. It distorts it and really makes you believe on a subconscious
level that your worth is just your beauty. I have worked really hard to
challenge that program and as a result I think I have inspired others. The
more we learn about the media, advertising, and how we are being
manipulated, the stronger we become. When you connect to that inner
strength the desire to be small fades away. I wasn’t born to be pretty, small,
or quiet and is why I am so much more than a model. That realization
changed my life.
What do women need more of?
We need more truth. Enough with just the image of happiness and health.
Let’s get real and start to talk about things that matter! We can’t just say we
are “activists” we need to actually be active. I want to see more women
speaking up and joining together to fight back against the injustice that so
many girls and women face each day. Less naked photos telling girls to love
their bodies and more features on bad-ass women who are out there
changing the world.
What do women need less of?
We need to shift the focus away from our bodies no matter what size we
are. We are not our bodies! We need to start to connect to who we are on a
soul level.
What is one piece of advice you have for a female entrepreneur just
starting out?
Don’t wait for your idea to be perfect. You will change it a million times.
Don’t wait for your content to be perfect. When you start out, no one is
looking at your stuff. Don’t wait for the perfect time. Just start. The perfect
time is now. Just get going, then your business can evolve into what you

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want it to be as you learn and grow. I know so many people who spend their
lives waiting for perfection and they are missing out. In five years I have
changed the Healthy is the New Skinny website five times! Yep, and it gets
better and better. Your business cannot grow if you never plant the seed.
Stop waiting and start doing. Perfect is boring anyway.
Connect with Katie:
www.KatieHWillcox.com
www.HealthyIsTheNewSkinny.com
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GIRL CODE: Extra Credit
List three ways you are going to raise your Glam Vibration this month:

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GIRL CODE: Notes
MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THIS CHAPTER:

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CHAPTER SEVEN
Look for the Diamond Lining
“What looks like garbage from one angle might be art from another. Maybe
it did take a crisis to get to know yourself; maybe you needed to get
whacked hard by life before you understood what you wanted out of it.”
– Jodi Picoult
There are lots of twists and turns that come along with being a business
owner. Every day looks different, and there’s always a new lesson to be
learned. Things can change from one hour to the next, and moments are
anything but dull. And there is always, always a diamond lining.
A few months back I did a TV segment in Indianapolis. To say my
experience was a whirlwind is an understatement. The segment itself was
great, but my travel experience and some other events surrounding the day
were a bit ... intense. I would call it a clusterfuck, but I really did learn so
much from all the chaos so I prefer to view the experience in a positive light
as I do most situations.
Arriving in Indianapolis was fairly seamless despite a pretty turbulent
flight. Luckily I powered through with the help of some Pinot Grigio, and
arrived at my hotel in one, albeit slightly tipsy, piece. I spent the evening
catching up on some work, enjoying room service, meeting with a client,
and preparing for my appearance the next morning. So far so good, right?
Fast forward to 8 am the next day and I am ready to roll. Seventeen
pounds of HD makeup slapped on my face, stilettos on, and I am out the
door. I had asked the front desk the night before how far the station was by
taxi and they assured me it would be a ten-minute ride – tops. I decided to
leave myself thirty minutes, because I assumed there may be traffic, and I

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detest being late. When I get to the taxi stand outside the hotel that
morning, the staff convinces me to take a town car. They tell me the rate is
the same, and who wouldn’t want to travel in a brand new Lincoln with
fancy tinted windows as opposed to a junky cab? Sold.
My first red flag comes when the hotel staff is talking to the driver for
a good five to seven minutes before I even get in the car. All they’re doing