Plan B Success

As one world, it's not often that we are all affected by a single common event. This pandemic is one such event. And, it's historic in every sense of the word, not just for the havoc it caused but also for bringing us all that much more close, as one community and lighting the spark of hope for a better tomorrow. There have been changes that we embraced so quickly, made mental shifts, and re-evaluated our values and priorities.

And, it's time we rise like a phoenix again!

A former lawyer with university degrees in biomedical science, business, and law, Lloyd Ross has built a million-dollar share portfolio from scratch, and is the author of the book "Money Grows on Trees."

Lloyd and his wife, Alisha are the founders of "The Side Hustle Secret", having built a large online network marketing business helping people create 5 & 6 figure online side hustles following their system. They are now on a mission to help you diversify your income and level up your money game in 2021.

We live in interesting times; on the one end technology rapidly changes how we work when at any given time, there are over 3 generations working together. The challenge is to create an environment where all of them can thrive and be productive.

Age may have an impact on values and culture based on your growing years and experiences of such times. Yet, every generation is out to do good. Every generation values and communicates business goals differently.

The magic is in weaving them together.

When you work full time, you go way beyond the 40+ mandated hours a week in order to meet your responsibilities. You may love your job and it may not seem like work, but it's still time away from your life.

At the end of the day, isn't it financial freedom that you seek; freedom to do what you desire and have control over how you spend your time?

Money is about choice and the freedom to make decisions when money is not the only deciding factor.

But, does only hard work allow you to get there?

Dilan Jay, a writer, musician, and actor from Los Angeles was born to Sri Lankan parents. His work speaks of identity and believing in yourself. With six albums, an award-winning film, his new book, and a coaching program, Dilan aims to inspire others to reach for their dreams no matter their background. Growing up as an awkward social outcast who was shunned, he found his love for music and began deejaying professionally by age 12. Dilan's purpose is to show that everyone deserves a voice.

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Our life, career, and progress are dependent on the decisions we make, questions we answer at every crossroads we come across.

On any given day, as an individual, professional, or entrepreneur, you can create a number of possible futures for your business and for yourself. But, to ensure you create the one you truly desire, you need to ask better questions of yourself and come out with apt answers.

Whether you choose to scale up or not, your decisions today will predict the outcomes of tomorrow.

Everyone wants to be interesting and fun. But, in order to be so, you must first be curious and interested in others, new things, and experiences.

To be fun to be around, you have to make others feel comfortable around you. It begins with you being comfortable with yourself without worrying about being judged. You are a unique individual with distinct traits. Express yourself by being just you! Those that connect with you will find you. And, such relationships will make you more interesting.

Terry McDougall is an executive, career coach, and author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. Terry works with high-achieving business owners and professionals who are "successful but not satisfied" to help them increase the overlap between their professional success and personal happiness. Prior to becoming a full-time coach and entrepreneur in 2017, she was a long-time marketing executive with a large national bank.

In this episode, we explore career choices and what it takes to not just climb that corporate ladder but to find fulfillment in your choices.

What is the purpose of money in your life?

Very few think about how to spend money in terms of what we value in life instead of just paying our bills and buying things we desire with it.

A healthy relationship with money ensures spending control and wealth growth. Money values are hence important to have and follow. They are a set of internal and external factors that determine your relationship with money and help shape your decisions with it, for better or worse.

So, what are your money values?

Product-market fit can make or break a venture.

The assumptions and hypotheses you made in your business plan need to be tested and iterated upon. It impacts not just your strategy but day-to-day execution as well. Your business positioning, messaging and content strategy are highly dependent on this. You may have a great product but it means nothing if you can't define a killer GTM strategy.

Hence, experiment early to define your product-market fit and your GTM strategy.

How? Tune in...