03/23/2023
I had to file for bankruptcy.
My first big business idea failed.
It was an e-commerce store, I wanted it to be the Canadian version of Colette (where the cool Parisians went for art, music, and fashion).
Here’s why...
- Spent all the money in the wrong places
- bought way too much inventory
- paid upfront
- sold remaining seasonals at an extreme discount
- failed to build demand
- didn’t have a marketing plan 🤦♀️ (I was building something so cool, of course, people will come right? WRONG)
Soon, there was no more money to invest in the business
And I saw no way out except to declare bankruptcy.
I would sleep in until 3 - 4pm, wake up feeling like s**t, maybe package a few orders, and sit there hoping that a new order would come in, get high, and play video games
At the time, I didn’t see a future - I had even thoughts about ending mine…
Everything changed once I really sat down and saw failure for what it was - a lesson to be learned, a blessing, a step towards your success.
I realized all the horrible things I would say to myself were just fabrications of my own poor mindset.
Without this experience, I wouldn’t have understood failure for what it was.
I wouldn’t have found success in multiple business ventures down the line.
So work on your own self-talk, self-love, and self-care.
Do the inner healing work to overcome setbacks.
There is no success story without you taking the time to level up a skill set & do deep inner healing (in whatever way works for you.)
In real-time, this came up recently because I caught myself feeling down and second-guessing before launching a brand new offer.
Even when I know it’s the best offer I have ever released after 17 years of being an entrepreneur.
Providing a full DFY sales team, implementing it into your business - without you ever having to be involved, while maintaining or doubling your profit guaranteed.
So it goes to show, these thoughts will come up again. I am still on a healing journey.
But when the black cloud hangs over your head again, you can still fearlessly go after what you want.
✌🏼️