"Building that first six figures is the hardest part of all of this; once you crack that, it's like ok, I know how to keep growing now." Listen as Cayla and her guest, Julie Ciardi, discuss showing up and staying the course when making money, investing in yourself, and following your passions, plus much more on this Mommy Millionaire Podcast episode.

Julie is a former Fortune 500 Marketing VP turned multi-passionate entrepreneur and the podcast host of IGNITE Your Side Hustle. Julie believes that there has never been a better time for women to create an additional income stream aligned to their passions and purpose on this planet. She also believes that it is the wild wild west out there for these women; they waste so much time and money and not make any money. Julie is dedicated to helping women make profitable side hustles that give them joy, purpose, and profit with proven timeless business strategies in today's online world.

Listen, as Julie shares leaving a toxic environment to start her journey to entrepreneurship, the things she invested in for herself, and her husband's response when it took a little longer than she planned to bring in money. Julie says the secret to growing is to start, take that imperfect action, learn, and then refine.

Julie says to remember it will take longer than you think it will. She discusses the change in her husband's mindset over the last few months and what they are doing to secure their wealth during this pandemic. Julie shares some last advice and encouragement and lets Cayla know how important she was to giving her the courage to set out on her journey.

*Cayla has opened The Mommy Millionaire Mastermind one last time* Cayla has found that by being a part of a mastermind, she got in the right room with the right people who caused her to uplevel. She found that she wanted to create a special group of women because she believes when you get females together, we can learn how to harness our feminine energy to build powerful empires. Head over to www.mommymillionaire.co/mastermind to fill out an application to join today.

In This Episode:

• [03:32] Welcome to the show, Julie!
• [04:21] Julie shares why she left a profitable corporate job to become an entrepreneur.
• [07:13] Julie speaks about leaving a toxic environment and starting her journey to being an entrepreneur.
• [10:29] Listen, as Julie discussed her mindset when she decided to invest in herself.
• [12:55] Julie shares what she would say to people who have excuses for not starting now.
• [14:22] What do you think you got from things you invested in, even if they didn't give you the results you were looking for?
• [17:48] Julie shares her husband's response when she wasn't making money as fast as they hoped.
• [20:58] Start, take that imperfect action, learn, and then refine.
• [23:17] Cayla says to focus on enjoying the journey.
• [26:51] Julie shares what she wishes she would have done differently when she first started.
• [29:51] Julie says to remember it takes longer than you think it will.
• [31:30] Cayla believes as women, we need to learn the surrender power and go with the flow.
• [33:02] Julie speaks about how much her husband's mindset on her entrepreneurship changed.
• [35:34] Listen as Julie shares what she is doing to secure her wealth during the pandemic.
• [37:42] Cayla believes people should invest so they can pay themselves.
• [38:28] Julie leaves the listeners with some final words.
• [41:15] Thank you for being on the show!
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