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EP 18: Jesse Lee Ward — From ‘Hot Mess Express’ To Making My First Million At 26
Jesse Lee Ward’s childhood set her up for later success as an entrepreneur — though not in the way you might think.
“I grew up with nothing. I was the kid that got made fun of for not having the right clothes, not having the right food at lunch — if there even was food at lunch,” she said. “I was the kid that couldn't go on field trips. Like, it sucked. And I'm really grateful for that. Because it made me not so much know what my ‘why’ was — a lot of people in personal development are like, ‘What’s your deep-rooted why?’ And I’m like, I don’t know! But I can tell you very clearly what I don’t want, because I lived it for so long.”
After college, Jesse Lee found that she was still struggling. She was sick of the “glorification of the 9-to-5,” as well as the “glorification of going broke every two weeks.” She knew she could work hard, but not if it meant giving her everything to a job that was paying her $35,000 a year. She’d already been fired once and needed a way of making rent, fast. So, she decided to go out on a limb.
“I just googled ‘at-home businesses that make the most money,’” she said. “I went to trainings. I showed up. I started personal developing because I was a hot mess express. And at 26, I made my first million that year, and it’s been crazy ever since.”
In this episode of the Working For a Dream Podcast, Jesse Lee tells Patrick how she made it big in network marketing after starting at zero — and how she ultimately created success on her own terms.
What You’ll Learn:
- How being told no her “whole childhood” made Jesse Lee resilient against the rejection of early entrepreneurship
- How she turned the things that make her “not a great employee” into (profitable) strengths
- What helped her to overcome her scarcity issues
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“When was the last time you wrote down, pen to paper, where you want to be in five years? In 10 years? This year?... When is the last time you said out loud that you have, not even that you’re going to, but that you have multiple streams of income that flow abundantly to you? You’re gonna feel like a strange, little witch. That’s fine. But the crazy thing is when you start to see yourself as a different version of yourself, your brain literally reverse-engineers the steps necessary to get there.”
— Jesse Lee Ward
How to Get Involved:
Connect with Jesse Lee:
YouTube
Podcast
Connect with Patrick:
I grew up with nothing. I was the kid that you know, got made fun of for not having the right clothes, not having the right. You know, food at lunch. If there was even food at lunch, I was a kid that couldn't go on field trips. Like it sucked. And I'm really grateful for that. Because that made me not so much know what my y was, you know, a lot of people in personal development are like, what's your Why? What's your deep rooted? Why? And I'm like, I don't know. But I can very clearly tell you what I don't want very clearly because I lived it for so long. And I never wanted to go back to that.
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Jesse Lee Ward’s childhood set her up for later success as an entrepreneur — though not in the way you might think.
“I grew up with nothing. I was the kid that got made fun of for not having the right clothes, not having the right food at lunch — if there even was food at lunch,” she said. “I was the kid that couldn't go on field trips. Like, it sucked. And I'm really grateful for that. Because it made me not so much know what my ‘why’ was — a lot of people in personal development are like, ‘What’s your deep-rooted why?’ And I’m like, I don’t know! But I can tell you very clearly what I don’t want, because I lived it for so long.”
After college, Jesse Lee found that she was still struggling. She was sick of the “glorification of the 9-to-5,” as well as the “glorification of going broke every two weeks.” She knew she could work hard, but not if it meant giving her everything to a job that was paying her $35,000 a year. She’d already been fired once and needed a way of making rent, fast. So, she decided to go out on a limb.
“I just googled ‘at-home businesses that make the most money,’” she said. “I went to trainings. I showed up. I started personal developing because I was a hot mess express. And at 26, I made my first million that year, and it’s been crazy ever since.”
In this episode of the Working For a Dream Podcast, Jesse Lee tells Patrick how she made it big in network marketing after starting at zero — and how she ultimately created success on her own terms.
What You’ll Learn:
- How being told no her “whole childhood” made Jesse Lee resilient against the rejection of early entrepreneurship
- How she turned the things that make her “not a great employee” into (profitable) strengths
- What helped her to overcome her scarcity issues
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“When was the last time you wrote down, pen to paper, where you want to be in five years? In 10 years? This year?... When is the last time you said out loud that you have, not even that you’re going to, but that you have multiple streams of income that flow abundantly to you? You’re gonna feel like a strange, little witch. That’s fine. But the crazy thing is when you start to see yourself as a different version of yourself, your brain literally reverse-engineers the steps necessary to get there.”
— Jesse Lee Ward
How to Get Involved:
Connect with Jesse Lee:
YouTube
Podcast
Connect with Patrick:
I grew up with nothing. I was the kid that you know, got made fun of for not having the right clothes, not having the right. You know, food at lunch. If there was even food at lunch, I was a kid that couldn't go on field trips. Like it sucked. And I'm really grateful for that. Because that made me not so much know what my y was, you know, a lot of people in personal development are like, what's your Why? What's your deep rooted? Why? And I'm like, I don't know. But I can very clearly tell you what I don't want very clearly because I lived it for so long. And I never wanted to go back to that.