Sometimes we encounter resistance. That's the fancy way of saying that as you build this, (your speaking career, your products, your coaching business). We WILL get resistance. And we're supposed to. When we built our company, we put everything on the line. There were times bills DIDN'T get paid. There were times that utilities got SHUT OFF. There were times that we had to say "no" to things we were used to saying "yes" to - like family trips, little getaways, and a bunch of subscriptions for those little personal care luxuries from some of my favorite small businesses. This is especially hard when we are used to being paid more in our 9-5 than we are making in our start up. Believe me when I say that I absolutely understand how hard it is to build your business. And then stack on top of that, looking online and (even though we don't mean to) comparing ourselves to those that look like they've "made it." Some people ARE NOT MEANT for this, and SHOULDN'T RISK IT, at least not yet - they're just not ready. But think about this. If you got a game and you easily won every level, would you keep playing it? Or would you abandon or delete it because there was no challenge? If you're going to earn the right to coach new clients, it will be because you paid the price to go through the hard. If you want to have the ability and influence to change lives with what you're doing, you have to start with your own. If you want to make the millions or billions that you want to make, you must first become the kind of person that posses that ability. And that kind of life experience isn't easy or cheap. That's why most people don't do it. This business is a muscle you must continuously flex, without looking for a "plan B." If you have a plan B, scrap plan A, because your plan B is the one you believe in. You must become the person you look up to. You must be the one who inspires you first thing in the morning. And just in case no one has told you today: I AM proud of you