Freelancing and Building a Mindset for Business ft. Morissa Schwartz - #118

Morissa has had plenty of entrepreneurial endeavors, from freelancing to selling Mighty Beans online when she was 8 year old to starting her own self-publishing company, GenZ Publishing. Today we talked about her journey, things she has learned on it, and advice she would give for anyone who wants to start freelancing or their own business today!

In this Episode:

• How to get started in freelancing
• Staying on track when people try to throw you off your game
• Trusting yourself and building routines to ensure your success

Resources:

Her marketing company: https://www.drrissyswriting.com/

Her self-publishing company: https://www.genzpublishing.org/

Her TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morissaschwartz?lang=en

Books She Mentioned:

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss: https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Titans-Billionaires-World-Class-Performers/dp/1328683788

4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357

Sapiens Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - https://www.amazon.com/Ishmael-Novel-Daniel-Quinn/dp/0553375407/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ishmael&qid=1624350095&s=books&sr=1-1

Time Stamps:

0:33 – Selling Mighty Beans at 8 years old

1:30 – Starting her self-publishing company

3:39 – Her biggest lessons from entrepreneurship

7:25 – What skills/places are hot with freelancing right now

9:10 – How she got into Fiverr at 16 years old

10:12 – How to keep going when you receive negative feedback

11:45 – Thoughts on positivity and visualization

13:00 – What helped Morissa’s entrepreneurial mindset the most growing up

15:25 – Gushing about Shark Tank

17:01 – How audio recordings have changed her life with her writing

18:03 – How to get over Writer’s Block

20:19 – My analogy for understanding why we worry so much about stuff in the short-term

21:50 – Who has helped Morissa with staying committed to her dreams

24:00 – What would you say to someone who is struggling to find time to freelance and keeps on making excuses to not start?

27:08 – Thoughts on Precrastination (the opposite of Procrastination)

 28:08 – A book that has helped her change how she sees herself

31:45 – Motivating yourself to do the next thing

Quotes:

“I asked 100 companies to publish my book, and I only heard back from five of them.”

“Problems are just opportunities in disguise.”

“I think we will get to the point where Tik Tok and YouTube ads are saturated but for now they are a blue ocean.”

…”Just start moving the pen and you will get over your writer’s block.”

“Rule number 1 – Don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number 2 – It’s all small stuff.”

 
On Thursday I will be releasing the final part (3 of 3) of the "How to Start Your Own Podcast" series talking about mindset, the long-term value of starting one, growth, and networking with it. It'll be awesome! :)

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