Posts tagged entrepreneurship
Self made entrepreneurs don't exist
Self made entrepreneurs don't exist

I’d love to meet an entrepreneur that received ZERO help. Personally, I believe the self-made entrepreneur doesn’t exist, well perhaps maybe with the exception of a narcissist’s mind. Over the past 5 years, I have met a variety of people who work in diverse fields and very few of them call themselves self-made but there are still far too many articles, news clips, and books obsessed with the ‘self-made’ title. While I understand that your ego can encourage you to pride yourself on how much you have learned and what you have done in business over time I believe the self-made entrepreneur is exhausted, broke, and hiding a deep hatred for the business they once loved. Sadly though, this is a reality for many business owners who believe that they have to do it all on their own in order to be successful.

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BlogJulia Traskentrepreneur, entrepreneurship, self awareness, leadership, business, small business, growth mindsetComment
Work life balance doesn't exist- dispelling the myth
Work life balance doesn't exist- dispelling the myth

There are multiple people in the corporate world right now including coaches who suggest that work-life balance doesn’t exist but at Julia Trask Coaching we believe this attitude is just another way to ensure that you don’t take time for yourself and instead focus too heavily on one aspect of your life. This is why we often talk about life-work balance because we believe that life happens when work doesn’t take over the living and that it in fact is not elusive nor far fetched at all but essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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BlogJulia Traskwork life balance, balance, lifestyle, lifestyle tips, myth busting, health and wellbeing, entrepreneurshipComment
Using your skills or dying with passion
Using your skills or dying with passion

One of the greatest things about running a business is that you do it with passion. In those beginning days where you set up your products and services, you work your butt off to make sure everything turns out the best that it possibly can for the skills that you have at the time. The process continues on a rinse and repeat cycle for as long as you have a business, I’ve been loving this for the past 4 and a half years. In fact, it’s this raw passion that separates the ‘everyday job’ from entrepreneurship for me, and its why I can happily choose to start my workday at 10 pm and work for 6 hours after an entirely chilled out day or why I have been happy to stay in so many nights that others were going out.

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The 8 year old entrepreneur
The 8 year old entrepreneur

Recently my nephew was asking ‘how do I make more money Aunty Joey?’ I love it when children ask these kinds of questions, it shows how much they are thinking about their future and how much they want to take control of it. In today’s society, I don’t believe there is a time that is too young to be having these kinds of conversations, especially if a child instigates it. The conversation was initiated with me because my nephew is fully aware of my prowess with the Facebook marketplace, so like the clever boy that he is, he went straight to the source and asked questions. I love that spirit. Needless to say, it was a great teaching and learning moment between us and an opportunity to impart so much more than just money beliefs to a child that will live in a society with the epic potential to make millions and get into millions of dollars worth of debt easily. Here is a snapshot of our story.

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BlogJulia TraskJulia TraskBlog, finances, financial literacy, entrepreneurshipComment