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The point I wanted to make is that people have asked me many times how I got started, how I got people to agree to be on my podcast. Those have been long hard years, but they pale in comparison to the tornado this year has been. In the last year as we’ve embarked on an intense entrepreneurial life, there have been far more failures than successes. There have been hundreds of moments when we wanted to give up. It’s the most passive income stream we have, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t take a lot of work to get it where it is now. We struggled with selling our own items and finding the balance between doing that and also creating online education to help others learn this amazing and powerful income opportunity. We were desperate to make things work. We did as much as we were able to do, while trying to give ourselves a break and the gift of time and patience as everything clicked into place. We had to decide whether to stay in California, or move back to Utah to enjoy a cheaper cost of living and all the benefits of living near family members eager to help. We gave up Disneyland, beach days, and the most amazing set of friends to move back to a place where we had repeatedly failed. Southern Utah is where we had lived before as we struggled to find jobs and make life as awesome as we wanted for half of our married life together. For that reason it wasn’t at the top of my list of desirable places to live, but we did it because it felt like the right move. 
The Curtains Close
Coming back to a place where we failed so many times caused us to feel like failures the moment we moved back. We had said we wanted to stay in California forever, and yet here we were. We had a nice house, sure. But we didn’t believe we could succeed within the walls of this home the way we had succeeded in California. I had no idea how we’d achieve millionaire status now that our lives had changed course, which was silly because our businesses, my podcast included, could happen literally anywhere in the world. We were totally untethered and that was a good thing. But it felt so wrong, so daunting. It was the first time we felt full responsibility for our future, for making a life we were proud to live. We went back into scarcity mode for a few months, worried only about how we were going to pay the monthly bills, rather than how we would reach a million dollars. My husband sat me down one day and brought it all into perspective. I had been working so hard to make money and had made being a millionaire my goal, but had completely disregarded the journey necessary to get us there. I had forgotten that to achieve that level of success, I would have to serve many people, to work my way up. Something Stupid
It wasn’t enough to want to be a millionaire, I had to enjoy the journey that would get me there. Less than a year ago from the time I am writing this, I started a podcast called Marvelous Moms Club. I had undergone some big transformations in my mindset, my life, and my level of happiness, and I was itching to share that with others. I wanted to bring positivity to the internet, to remind women, mostly mothers, that they were truly extraordinary. I had so many messages, all of them positive, that I knew they needed to be shared. So with no prior experience, I started my own podcast. The first time I sat down at the microphone I just stared. I went cross eyed looking at the microphone, this big intimidating object that was waiting to claim my deepest, most profound thoughts. This device that would somehow project my words to people all over the world. I think somewhere in the abyss of my computer files, that episode recording is still sitting, waiting to be shared. It probably never will be. All the insecurities I had ever known came rushing to me in that moment. Immovable Objects
I wasn’t smart enough, interesting enough, or awesome enough to do this. I had nothing to offer. What if nobody listened? If she could do it, I was sure I could, too. After all, she was part of me. The part of me that didn’t care what anyone else thought, the one who could say what was in her heart and make people feel something. So I shifted into Vera mode, and sat down and just talked. I talked for five minutes straight without taking a breath. I also realized how boring it was for me as a social creature to sit at a microphone alone. I needed to talk to other women, to share their victories and failures with the world. So that’s what I did. I’ve been a pretty fearless person my whole life when it comes to social situations. Sure, I’ve been the quiet person in the room when I don’t know anyone, and I like to play it safe in high risk moments. I wasn’t the most popular girl in school, but I valued friendships and people. My report cards always said something to the tune of talks too much or chatty Kathy. I can look back and honestly say I don’t think my parents ever got mad at me for those comments. I think they knew back then that I was a social butterfly and that was nothing to be ashamed of. Fast forward 20 years and, Guess what, elementary school teachers? I have this amazing podcast and it’s important, do you want to be a part of it? I wasn’t completely fearless in the beginning. I was fully expecting people to say no to me. And when not a single person said no, I was pretty blown away.