Build Your Business

On this episode, I am diving into what it looks like to actually build a business when you’re dealing with chronic illness, how to balance the two and what to do when failure happens. I’ve started four different businesses and some have imploded, but I have to remind myself that I am going to get nowhere in business if I don’t push myself a little.

Here’s what we discussed:

  • Stepping into a different vision of your business
  • Why these are not unprecedented times
  • Questions you need to ask yourself to set your business up for success
  • Pushing through failure when it happens

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