As a daughter of immigrants, I was raised believing that making money should be hard.
“If I want to retire my parents, travel the world, and donate to causes I care about - I need to put in the hours and grind hard,” I thought.
But then I made $70,000 while having fun…and it completely changed my mindset.
My limiting belief: money comes with hard work
Every day, I’d prepare myself for 12-hour workdays.
90% of those hours would be spent trying to force myself to do the boring admin and research:
9am - 12pm: mentally prepare to do boring admin
12pm - 1pm: do boring admin
1pm - 4pm: recover from doing boring admin
4pm - 6pm: plan boring admin for tomorrow
6pm - 9pm: recover from planning
Boring admin tasks included:
Researching competitors’ content
Figuring out my niche (why’s it so hard to pick 1)
Going through emails
Creating a content calendar that I never follow
Scheduling all my videos
Looking at my content analytics in detail
Brainstorming content ideas
Cleaning up my Notion
Planning my business goals for the 11th time this month
Changing my plan
Feeling like a failure for changing my plan again
But here’s what my day looks like when I’m doing creative work I actually enjoy:
Get a genius idea I’m excited about
Film idea
Edit video
Post
Make more videos about my ideas
Edit
Schedule
Can you guess which tasks made me more money?
…
Definitely the second one 😂
So why was I spending all my time doing the first one?
admin work had more hours than film last year but it should’ve had WAY less
It’s not just me: 5m views example
Last year, my (also ADHD) friend really struggled with content.
“Jen, it takes me 1 hour to make 1 video and that video gets less than 200 views. How do I stay consistent when I feel burned out already?”
I looked at his videos.
“Who are you trying to be…just be yourself,” I told him.
He had been spending hours creating content that wasn’t meant for him,
Just because someone online told him that’s how to get views.
But when he started making content he actually enjoyed…
He made 5 videos in 1 hour and had so much fun doing it.
The result:
im so proud 🥺
i always get personalization/handholding as positive feedback in my coaching
It’s not just about money, it’s about who you become
Let’s say you chase your dreams and make it big as a business owner/content creator.
You have an amazing offer you can sell.
Go find a stranger today and sell them your offer.
“Omg I can’t do that…I don’t wanna bother them,” you might think.
It’s the people pleaser side of you that doesn’t want to be a burden.
But if you became someone confident in their offers, you might think:
“I know my offer can change this person’s life. I’m excited to learn more about their situation to see how I can help.”
Changing your identity like that isn’t easy…
It’s why people hire coaches.
one of my clients said the hype woman was me and i teared up 🥺
It’s hard to see where your current beliefs are limiting you without outside perspective -
That’s why it’s so important to know whose worldviews and beliefs resonate with you.
If you don’t want a life where you’re grinding 24/7,
Why listen to people who are telling you that money takes hard work and long hours?
You’re just reinforcing your limiting beliefs.
i was so touched, she told me that i rly helped her w the limiting beliefs to become more confident
Why I’m sharing this
I spent the last few weeks helping people with their content + offers.
Before:
Burnt out from trying too many different strategies
Scattered offers and confused about niche
Feeling overwhelmed because there’s too much info out there
Constantly re-planning as a way to procrastinate
Inconsistent with posting or selling out of fear of visibility
Acting from a place of fear (scared to pivot, sell, or quit something that isn’t serving you anymore)
After:
If you felt seen reading this, I’d love to hear from you to see if I can help!
Here’s what you can do:
Read how my client went from $0 → $3k in 90 days (while having fun + feeling confident)
Fill out a 1-min coaching application form by Sunday, May 10 (deadline flexible but I gotta put a deadline cuz ADHD 😂)
Hope to hear from you soon 🥰
How was today's email?
Til next time,
Jennifer
P.S. don’t worry about wasting my time or anything, that’s another limiting belief/people pleaser thing 🥺 I genuinely love reading application responses so encourage you to please apply even if you’re scared 🫶 it’s the first step towards becoming the best version of yourself!
