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Here’s what’s up…

I’ve worked with thousands of women entrepreneurs all over the world. My goal, my mission, was, is and always will be to empower and give you the skills to explode your online businesses.

For years, I did this in a variety of ways, from one-on-one coaching to courses, from free advice in my Facebook communities to training series and webinars.

Here’s what I learned: It wasn’t enough.

Some women took the information and ran, building 6- and 7-figure businesses. Others did not.

So why could some use my FREE advice to shift their businesses in days – and make tens of thousands of dollars – while others paid me well for advice and didn’t follow through?

That was the question I set out to answer.

Note: Some people in my groups grabbed freebies like they were starved but did nothing with them. (That’s not the right kind of hunger.)

What I discovered prompted me to re-create a program and community, while falling in love with my purpose all over again.

And let me tell you, I’ve never been so lit up about anything in my life.

But before I get to that, back to the question.

These are highly-intelligent and motivated women. So lack of 7-figure success was not about brains or willingness to work.

I shared the same information, spilling all my secrets, with every client. My team and I created the websites, curated the copy, wrote social media posts, hired experts to teach them how to position themselves and more.

So what was missing?

What I discovered was it always came down to one thing – and ONLY one thing…

BELIEF.

The women who succeeded in big ways decided to change the way they thought.

They chose to believe they could do it and invested in their own futures, not just financially – not all the time – but mentally too.

They made the choice that no matter the external circumstances, they would win in the end.

See, most women are raised to stay out of the spotlight and help others. We nurture. We take care of everyone around us at our own expense.

We don’t show up bigger than other people in our lives. We don’t have strong opinions or create controversy, for fear of what other people might think.

And we certainly don’t pat ourselves on the back.

But as an entrepreneur? That shit has got to go.

You cannot sell if you aren’t in the spotlight.

You cannot show up as your best self for your business or your clients if you are exhausted from taking care of everyone else and never taking care of you.

You cannot build a business if you are the first one to step aside because you’re afraid of what other people may or may not think.

And you absolutely cannot continue to excel, rise, succeed, if you don’t recognize your accomplishments and celebrate them every damn step of the way.

Stop criticizing yourself.

Stop the self-flagellation.

Stop the perpetuation of not enough or too much.

The path to everything you ever wanted? Starts with putting yourself first by changing the way you think.

And I’m going to prove it to you…in my next email. (This one is way too long already.)

– Becky

P.S. The new program and community I mentioned? I’ll tell you more tomorrow. And it will undoubtedly be worth the wait.

It’s all okay

I talk a lot about how the best business strategy isn’t a strategy.

I remind people every day to just be themselves and build a business that feels good.

Why and how does that work?

Let’s start by looking at what DOESN’T work.

Everyone has obstacles to overcome. That’s life.

Pretending you don’t means projecting an image of having it all together.  That feels gross, often induces a case of imposter syndrome and projects shitty energy.

But there’s something else that happens when you pretend you don’t have obstacles. You perpetuate the myth that if someone’s life is not all together, there is something wrong with them.

It’s not overt. You don’t say that.

But other humans see so-called perfection and think they cannot succeed if they have problems.

This is where “I’m not ready yet,” “I don’t know enough yet,” “I’m not good enough yet,” come in.

The result is no one learns anything.

No one sees their own potential, because they refuse to take a risk (because life isn’t yet perfect).

They believe if they have obstacles, they suck.

There’s something wrong with them.

They’re not okay.

It’s the biggest lie on the planet right now.

Now let’s look at what DOES work.

Let’s say you talk about your obstacles, share the lessons you’re gathering, openly discuss our common humanity.

What do you think other people see then?

I’ll tell you: They see a person being open and vulnerable, doing her best to navigate inevitable difficulty.

They learn something from you and your struggles.

They begin to see they are not alone.

They start to realize taking a ride on this planet in a bag of skin and bones REQUIRES difficulty.

AND IT’S ALL OKAY.

And then?

They respect the fuck out of you.

They connect with you.

They want to learn more from you.

They are invested in you because you remind them of themselves.

In my lowest moments, I am not looking for someone playing a role. I am seeking a person who has been in the shit as deep as I have and found her way out.

And the only way I can find her is if she has the courage to admit she’s not perfect.

We are all looking for proof that it’s okay to fall and rise higher than we knew possible. We want to know mistakes don’t define us.

You have unique circumstances, experiences, screw ups. And you gained a towering pile of knowledge from those.

If you are brave enough to share that journey, you will have the business you crave.

It’s as simple and as complex as that.

If you want an expert to help you peel back your layers, get to your truth and dance with the fear, I’m your woman.

Go here for more info on how to work with me: https://rebeccatdickson.com/mmm/

Either way, stop being so fucking mean to yourself.

Stop trying to use someone else’s “strategy” to build a business.

Understand you have the tools inside you, as you are, right now.

Because it’s all okay. I promise.