“If I can be where I am today based on what I've been through, then you can too.”

In life and in business, sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom to make the changes necessary to take your life to the next level. This week on the SimplyBe Podcast, Jessica Zweig pulls back the curtain to share some of the darkest moments of her life and the lessons they taught her. Sure, her meteoric rise to success looks effortless, but it was a combination of formative struggles that taught her the grit and tenacity she needed to grow her business to seven figures in just nine months. 

On this solo edition of SimplyBe, Jessica shares the seven lessons she’s learned from hardship. Use these tips to navigate the dark moments in your life. Remember, transformation is on the other side of fear.

• [01:17] - Massive epic international trip to Europe
• [03:41] - Jessica Zweig on Instagram
• [03:43] - DJ Megan Taylor on Instagram
• [03:47] - #mtjzhoneymoon on Instagram
• [04:21] - 7 Lessons from 7 Rock Bottoms in Business, Money, Body, Leadership and Love
• [07:52] - Lesson #1: Focus on what makes you feel the most you
• [14:19] - Lesson #2: Look at every point of pain as an opportunity to grow
• [19:03] - Lesson #3: Learn to be a great leader
• [24:16] - Lesson #4: Always stay in abundance
• [29:47] - Lesson #5: Do what truly makes you happy
• [34:24] - Lesson #6: Learn to be in a relationship with yourself
• [39:46] - Lesson #7: We are always in the process of becoming our most successful and joyful selves
• [42:11] - It can happen to you too

Jessica Zweig is an international award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of SimplyBe. In 2018, she won the Gold Stevie® Award for “Female Entrepreneur of the Year,” was previously named a Top Digital Marketer To Watch by INC. and a “Personal Branding Expert” by Forbes. As a thought leader with over ten years of experience in digital marketing and social media, Jessica frequently speaks and facilitates workshops and masterminds, teaching the power of personal branding to corporations. 

Jessica has been featured as a leading entrepreneur and personal branding expert in Forbes, Crain’s, MarketWatch, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Refinery 29, Tasty Trade, BizTech Magazine, Today’s Chicago Woman, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX News 32, and more.

She is currently writing her first book, Be. A No-Bullshit Guide to Creating Self-Worth and Net Worth Just by Being Yourself. Follow her on Instagram @jessicazweig or send her a note at [email protected].

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This podcast episode was produced by Dante32.