Podcast Welcome: A Toast to Truths is where I share the mental, financial and emotional frustrations of being an entrepreneur. This is Season 9 Episode 8, "Struggle With Your Own Event".

Q: How do you cope with facing the reality of things not working?

Part I

• The intentions behind wanting to do another blog conference
• S9E2
• Sabbatical Year
• Scrambling to find a venue as the one I thought I had fell through
• S9E5
• S7E2
• Refocusing so I can conquer the challenge of not having a venue
• Understanding that things just happen and not take it personal
• Taking my ego and pride out of the equation
• Remember who this event is for
• How I lucked up on the venue
• This is the venue for 'Get Me Paid' Influencer Bootcamp 2019
• The things I learned during the challenge of finding a new venue
• How the support has come in
• Why I keep talking about 1 situation
• Telling my story has helped other people deal with their own heartbreaking situation
• Be an excellent #2 if that's what your role is
• The negative effects in change in leadership
• The process of the challenge is when you can stretch and grow
• S9E7
• What could have stopped others didn't stop me
• The refining process of a challenge
• How I feel about the process
• Design and Launch challenge with Aprille Franks
• I didn't even want to do this conference but I received the vision
• Push myself to polish skills
• Being freed from things holding me back
• This challenge tested me and I passed
• Pushing through everything to get to where I want to be
• My character and integrity stayed in tact through it all

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Part II

• If you really want something it shouldn't stop you
• I'm not an entrepreneur, I'm a blogger who gets paid
• My plan with Women Are Gamechangers, Fusion Tour, The Truth Confidant
• I created the foundation for someone else who has the vision for it to thrive
• The cost of doing business
• Know what to do when things don't go according to plans
• Why your character and integrity matters
• Why this process of dealing with this challenge has helped me in so many ways
• Appreciate the people who believe in you
• Never stressed just knew to take a moment to regroup
• S9E6
• The intentionality of managing your thoughts
• This is a public event so what's happening was no secret
• Don't allow others to dictate how you move in or for your business or blog
• Be in control of your thoughts
• Don't wish for something then not back it up with action
• The soft skills that helps tremendously in business
• A lot of nos before I found the right venue
• Send a clear message to reach the right audience
• The difference between the target audience and the right audience
• Mindset shift
• What I do as a Paid Event Blogger
• Why I no longer sell 'How to Cover Events and Get Paid' training
• Proud of myself for sticking through until the end
• Don't let a challenge take you out of the game completely
• Entrepreneurship doesn't replace a job you hate
• The brief journey from being miserable to owning peace within
• In the midst of my transformation
• What I promise to do for myself
• Everybody needs to be making money
• Step our game up

Final Toast:

Don't quit on yourself when you're facing a challenge. Look at that challenge, face head on and allow it to stretch & grow you. Don't worry too much about the challenge if it makes you a better person.

This has been A toast to truths with me, Vernetta R. Freeney. This is season and the consequences I've encountered.

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