Like many others, in the early days of the pandemic, I found myself moving back into my childhood bedroom.
I had stopped traveling for my consulting job and was working from home>How I turned my training side hustle into a million-dollar business
I posted my first video>Growing Miss Excel
Since leaving my job, I've made more than $1 million in Miss Excel sales. And in October 2021, I crossed a major milestone: I made $100,000 in sales — in just>My best advice to aspiring entrepreneurs
In addition to course sales, which make up 95% of my income, I also host corporate Excel trainings and do motivational speaking engagements on how to shift your energy to find fulfillment in your career.
Here's my best advice for people who want to create a product that catches on:
1. Find your purpose
When I stopped traveling for work, I had time to reflect on what I really wanted to do with my life. On a quest to find my purpose, I started asking myself: What could I joyously share with the world?
I wrote down all the things I love to do — helping people, Excel, dancing — then tried to concoct a way to combine them. I credit my success to the passion and purpose I find in teaching Excel. It makes my content fun and unique.
2. Practice self-care
I firmly believe that building a healthy relationship with yourself is the greatest thing you can do to achieve success.
Through my dedication to practices like meditation and kundalini yoga, I was able to shed subconscious beliefs that were discouraging me. I went from being an incredibly shy person with an anxiety disorder to dancing in front of millions of people on TikTok.
3. Dive in and face challenges
Letting go of my tendency to be a perfectionist made me realize that there's never really a "perfect time" to do something.
My first deal, for example, was creating training videos in Google Workspace. I wasn't as familiar with Google products at the time, so I was hesitant and considered waiting for another project that I might feel more comfortable with. But then I trusted that I would figure it out along the way. And I did.
Once you dive into something, no matter how challenging it seems at first, you'll find that you're much more capable than you think.
