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I’m homeschooling my daughter next year. I’ve already named my school.
It’s called, Tiphani Montgomery’s Extraordinary School of Genius.
She rolls her eyes everytime I force her to say it out loud. And me? Well, I think it’s hilarious.
Two reasons I decided to homeschool:
Reason #1: I think regular school sucks
Reason #2: I know I’ll do a better job of preparing her for life with my own (genius like) curriculum
Oh, and there’s a 3rd reason.
I’m afraid that they won’t be able to handle her awkwardness and awesomeness all at the same time.
So that’s why she’ll be homeschooled.
I like to consider myself a problem solver.
I like to consider this problem…solved.
I told a few people that I was homeschooling my kid and they had a few things to say.
This didn’t surprise me.
They said things like, ” That’s a bad idea. She needs to be around her peers. You’re not going to want to be stuck with her all day.”
Problem was, this stupid advice came from people who:
A) Didn’t have any kids of their own
B) And if they do, they clearly are not raising any geniuses
I normally end up cutting the convo short by letting them know that I wasn’t asking their advice. Oh, and I offer them a straw to go and suck the fun out of someone else’s life.
My sister says I’m mean. I say I have boundaries.
I get asked all the time how I got to the place of not caring about the opinions of other people.
The answer is quite simple and the timeline goes as follows:
* 1.7 gpa in high school. They talked about me like a dog.
* Knocked up at 17. They talked about me like a dog.
* Dropped out of college. They talked about me like a dog.
* Wrote my first book and called it, Hate Me Bitch! They talked about me like a dog.
* Sold 2,500 copies of said book in less than 30 days. They praised me. And then asked to borrow some money. I rolled my eyes so far back that I saw my brain. Then said no.
* Wrote my first fiction book and called it, Millionaire Mistress. They thought it should’a been more “Christian like.” Then they talked about me like a dog.
* Said book hit the Essence Magazine bestsellers list 2 months after it came out. They praised me. Then asked me to get them a book deal.
* I quit writing fiction books in 2009, decided to be a stay at home mom and start a blog. They told me I was nuts. Then talked about me like a dog.
* I make six figures now from said blog. And they praise me.
The people you love (or look up to) the most have opinions that normally suck and are based off of their limited experiences. Don’t get sucked into what they think will be best for your life. Trust me, they’re talking about you anyway. Might as well give ‘em something to talk about!
Anyone can start a blog in a day. That’s why there are a trillion inactive blogs floating around the internet now. Because people wake up one day with no strategy and think that they’ll simply set up a blog that looks something like this (www.InsertHideousBlogNameHere.Wordpress.com), stay safe by writing what you think people want to hear, and sit back and wait for the people to come.
WRONG!!!
Starting a blog has never been easier, but there’s a science to creating thought provoking content (whether it’s written, video, or audio), building an audience that appreciate someone who isn’t afraid to be (dare I say it) themselves, and selling your products and services like your life depends on it (this is a business and you have kids to feed, right?).
I’m looking to teach 50 passionate people everything I’ve learned about blogging and branding. 32 of those passionate people have signed up so far. I want you to be one of them.
Click here for a more sophisticated description of the bootcamp
It’s time to let go of the bondage of caring what people think about you and live life on your own terms. It’s time to play BIG. And it’s time to laugh all the way to the bank. Cause life is much better on this side. Trust me.
Sign up here
Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you ever thought possible.
xo
Tiph
P.S. Early bird special ends soon and it would kinda suck if you missed it. So then don’t miss it. Problem solved.
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You ever have one of those lives?
The kind where everything is going wrong. Nothing could get worse.
And if it did, you’d jump out the window (into a soft pile of snow, of course) :/
The kind of life that if something didn’t change soon, you were positive
that you’d drown in a sea of your own (and everyone else’s) drama, failed
dreams, and toxic thinking.
I’ve experienced that life before and let me tell you it’s life
draining and…it sucks!
I remember not too long ago (five years to be exact) when I used to cry
myself to sleep with worry about how I was going to make ends meet
with my new life as an entrepreneur, which I had made the decision
to become after quitting college and making a declaration to NEVER
work a nine to five.
The fear of not being able to feed my daughter, worrying
what everyone else was going to think about my decision, and
not believing that I could actually create a business from my dream
of writing and giving unsolicited advice…crippled me.
I didn’t know much when I started my entrepreneurial journey, but
the three things I knew for sure were that:
1. I was too talented to let all my gifts go to waste.
2. I was too amazing to be playing so small.
3. I was too special to let anyone treat me like I wasn’t.
And so are you.
They said I didn’t have what it took.
They said I’d fail.
And they were all wrong.
I’ve created a business that allows me to be myself. Unapologetically.
And I quite honestly didn’t think that I could make the amount of money
I wanted to make by being MYSELF. Boy was I wrong.
I’m now proud to say that I’m a stay at home mom who runs a
six-figure business from my home office. I’ve come a long way from being
a scared teen mom and college dropout and I’m here to teach you how to
do the same!
From my consulting and coaching biz, to my online training and VIP
mentorship programs, I absolutely LOVE what I’ve built and I’m
dedicated to teaching those who have been underestimated and who
have the desire to learn how to do the same.
(Introducing drum roll please..)
It’s a 4-week bootcamp for people who want to start a blog, build a brand, and actually make money!
I’m super excited about this. I’ve been wanting to teach an entrepreneur bootcamp for some time now and I’m ready to roll out the red carpet for you!
Here’s what you’ll learn in this bootcamp:
* How to overcome your fears of playing BIG
* How to set up your online empire for success, even if you are a
one woman/man operation, including-how to name your company, what
business structure to use in setting up your company, how to set up
a business bank account, and much more!
* How to determine your ideal target audience and niche-because
your blog IS NOT and SHOULD NOT be for “EVERYBODY”
* How to choose a profitable topic for your blog
* How to write a blog business plan
* How to stop caring about what other people think of you…and
your dreams…and your choices. This is your life, right?
* 7 simple steps to creating epic blog content
* How to create an editorial calendar
* How to increase traffic to your blog and get loyal readers
* How to convert first time visitors into customers
* Why marketing, personal branding, and sales are soooooooo
important to the success of your blog…and why most blogs fail
* How to build a solid social media campaign
* How to build a POWERFUL personal brand that will command premium prices
* Fearless Self-Promotion techniques
* How much money you can REALLY make as a blogger/ online
entrepreneur
* 12 lucrative blogging income streams
* How to determine what services and products you’re going to sell
* How to create (and name) your first product…effortlessly
* How to MASTER the art of selling-as if your life depended on it
* My personal (never before shared) blogging income breakdown (aka
How I make my MOOOOLAH)!
All calls will be recorded in case you can’t them it LIVE.
A Q + A session will also be given at the end of each workshop. That’s right…ask me anything. No question will go unanswered!
Monday, June 03 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 10 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 17 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 24 (8-9pm EST)
I’m offering a payment plan for our early bird special:
One Payment: $197. Click here to pay via paypal.
Two Payments of: $107. Click here to pay via paypal.
1st payment due now
2nd payment due: Friday, May 31st
Note: To take advantage of the early bird special of $197, you have to make the first payment by Wednesday, May 22nd.
Regular cost of this bootcamp is $497.
This is an online event
Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you thought possible.
xx
Tiphani
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The internet is such a strange place.
On one hand you have this wonderful opportunity to share yourself,
your family, and (by the way I’m totally against this one) your
secrets with the world and on the other hand you (most of the time)
forget that these people are complete STRANGERS.
Yup, you heard me right.
Strangers.
Well I consider YOU a friend.
But not like a ‘Girl come by the house and help me pick out
something to wear’ friend.
But more like a ‘Tiph I need some advice, what do
you think about (insert MAJOR problem here)’ friend.
And since I’ve just concluded that we should know each other
better, I want to share with you 12 random facts about myself.
Now of course you may have heard that I got knocked up at 17, fed
Ritalin to my dog, Zues, dropped out of college, and was forced to
go to anger management by my principle in high school, but there’s
so much more to me that that:)
1. I played the french horn for 11 yrs.
Was offered a full scholarship to play at an University
(because apparently not too many black girls pick this instrument).
I didn’t wanna lug that thing around campus so I respectfully declined.
I regret that decision, but only because not too many black girls pick this
instrument:/
2. I went into labor with my daughter at 7 months pregnant on
Carnival cruise ship in the middle of the ocean.
I almost named her Carnivala. We’d call her Carni for short.
And this is why teens shouldn’t have children.
3. I once hopped on my daughter’s school bus and threatened some
kids who I thought were bullying her. I wrote about this over at Global Grind.
4. I once found a severed finger in a freezer. I was only 12.
5. I have a heart tattoo with a bullet hole and blood running down
it with (wait for it)…my daughter’s name in the middle. Pitiful. I know.
6. I have a CRAZY doodling problem. I mean like, INSANE ASYLUM crazy.
7. I’m extremely intuitive. I’ve never been wrong about someone. Ever.
8. I read 2 books a week. Always non-fiction. And I’d rather read 10 good books 100 times than read 100 great books once. I retain what I learn best this way.
9. I’m 100% AGAINST women paying for dates. Call me old fashioned.
10. I say NO to people (including friends, family, and
opportunities) way more than I say YES. This has been one of the secrets to my success.
11. I went bungee jumping once. Probably won’t do it again.
12. I believe that people procrastinate on following their dreams,
don’t charge what they’re worth, stay in toxic relationships, let
people run all over them, and sabotage their success because they
subconsciously don’t think they deserve to be happy. Rich. Healthy.
Abundant. Worthy. Or loved.
Well, from one friend to another I want to let you know that you
deserve everything you desire simply because you EXIST.
I feel like we know each other better already!
Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you ever thought possible.
xo
Tiphani
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