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003. 7 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started My Business

August 19, 2022 • Yevgeniya Davarashvili

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The journey to becoming an entrepreneur and running your own business is a bumpy, rocky, and unpredictable road. And, if you've heard my story, then you know that I quit my secure 9-5 corporate job as a Marketing Director without any kind of backup plan...

... and the result? Well, let's just say that I got to hit all those roadblocks and bumps pretty hard and learn these lessons the hard way. In this episode, I'm sharing with you the 7 things that I just wish I knew before starting my own business and I have no doubt that you learn some valuable lessons from it too.

Here’s a quick rundown of this episode…

[01:54] Getting comfortable with money
[04:40] The lesson I paid $10000 to learn
[08:50] Becoming an expert at one thing
[10:15] Activity doesn’t equal growth
[12:00] Why you should focus on client relationships
[13:00] The 3 Ohs - Optimize, Outsource, Automate
[15:00] Your business can be a blessing or a curse

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