How I Went From Quitting Everything I Started to Building a 6-Figure Biz

Once when I was a kid, I started a julep business. Do you know what
juleps are? They’re frozen koolaid in styrofoam cups. Demand was
high, but I wasn’t making too many sales because I was getting high
on my own supply. So I quit.
 
I started a snow shoveling business once. After pitching the idea
to neighborhood friends we were all pretty sure that this was going to 
be our big break. It was winter time in Rochester, New York. The snow 
was plenteous. We’d be millionaires in no time. The snow in our first driveway 
came to our knees. My employees took one look and walked away. I was left 
with the responsibility of telling my first customer that we had to stop before 
we even started. And plus, I couldn’t feel my toes. So I quit.
 
I worked at Taco Bell once. It lasted for two days. Inhaling the
secret meat was making me dizzy. So I quit.
 
Once when my aunt was the Vice President of Kodak, she made me
shadow high level executives. She dreamed of us ruling corporate
America and signing 7-figure contracts with our fancy Mont Blanc
pens. I would doze off in those “very important” meetings. They
bored my brains off. “This can’t be life,” I thought. So I quit.
 
I became a licensed nail technician when I was 16. Won 2nd place in
a NY state competition once. This was my passion. Skipped classes
in high school to fill the high demand of full sets the students
required. I was booked. And then carpel tunnel set in. So I quit.
 
Worked loss prevention at an expensive department store once. I had
to watch the security cameras for thieves and then go out in plain
clothes to follow them. Just close your eyes and imagine me. 110
lbs. In the plus size section, thumbing through plus sized clothes
and glancing at “the suspect” occasionally making eye contact. This
was as awkward as it sounds. So I quit.
 
Went to hair school once. Figured since everyone asks me about my
hair that’s almost waist length, they’d come to me to get theirs done. 
I knew the money would come pouring in. Effortlessly. 
Problem was, I hated hair. So I quit.
 
I waitressed at a high end restaurant once. Never made less than
$200 per shift. One day a customer asked me why his oyster
rockefeller was cold. I told him that they were supposed to be. I
found out later that they weren’t. My manager called me to his
office and said he had to let me go. “Over oysters?” I asked. “No,
I was supposed to fire you for screwing up orders a long time ago,
but you’re such a great and positive person that I couldn’t bring
myself to do it. Plus our customers who complained begged us not
to.” I got fired anyways. Nicely.
 
When my aunt became Vice President of HewlettPackard.com,
she offered me $50k to be her assistant. 2% of me wanted to scream 
YAAAAAS! But 98% of me knew that if I started my own business, I 
could double her offer with my own income. So I declined.
 
I’ve quit.
 
I’ve declined.
 
And I’ve been fired. 
 
Oddly enough I never considered myself a failure. I consider myself
the Queen of the ultimate game of life, knowing when to hold ‘em
and knowing when to fold ‘em. And I fold when my heart isn’t in
something 100%. 
 
So in 2011, I stepped out on faith and started my blog over at TiphaniMontgomery.com. I wrote what I wanted to write and taught 
what I wanted to teach. I focused on sharing my experiences with other 
single mothers, providing value, and having fun. Two years later my hobby 
has turned into a 6-figure biz. My heart is all in. I haven’t quit. And I don’t 
intend to.
 
If you’re interested in learning how to do the same with your own blog, 
check out my new bootcamp:
 

How To Create A Business Around Your Dream:

It’s a 4-week bootcamp for people who want to start a blog, build
a brand, and actually make money!
 
Click here to see all the details like:
 
“When does the class start?” 
“Are there payment plans?” 
“What EXACTLY will I be learning?”
“What if I can’t make it live?”
 
 
The early bird special is $197. I’ve added a payment plan and you can 
pay via paypal. The deadline for said special ends on 
Wednesday, May 22nd 11:59pm EST. 
 
Regular cost is $497.
 
Note: I’m sure I don’t have to tell you which one is the best
offer, but since I make a living giving unsolicited advice, I will.
You should take the early bird special unless of course you enjoy
paying premium prices for things you don’t have to pay premium
prices for. In that case I say go for the $497. You have my
blessing:)
 
 
Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you ever thought possible.
 
xo
 
Tiphani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Tiphani Montgomery’s Extraordinary School of Genius (or The Real Reason I Decided to Homeschool)

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!

Have you ever thought about sharing your experiences and starting a blog as a business?

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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How to Create a Business Around Your Dreams

“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different…” -C.S. Lewis

 

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..)
 

How To Create A Business Around Your Dream:

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:
 

Module One- Blogging 101

* 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

 

Module Two- Content Strategy

* 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

 

Module Three- Online Marketing + Personal Branding

* 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
 

 

Module Four- Profits!

* 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!

 

The Details.

 

Dates + Times

Monday, June 03 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 10 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 17 (8-9pm EST)
Monday, June 24 (8-9pm EST)

 
 

Cost

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.

 

Location

This is an online event

 

Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you thought possible.

xx

Tiphani

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Who Told You That You Weren’t Good Enough?

My daughter used to love hush puppies.

Love.

One day when she was six years old, I sat and watched her devour a whole plate of them in about sixty seconds. They were golden with just the right amount of crisp and sweet, just how she liked them. She was enjoying every last bite.

And so I did what any responsible mom who had their kid way too early would do.

I watched her put one more in her mouth, waited for her to chew and then told her that her beloved hush puppies were made from puppies that had been hushed… (if you know what I mean:).

Her eyes widened in horror as she spit out what was left of the dead puppy and to make matters worse, she was dog sitting her BFF, Einstein, who was sitting on her lap while all of this was happening.

After that day, she never ate a hush puppy again.

Fast forward seven years later.

Yesterday, to be exact.

I brought home some BBQ chicken with a side of hush puppies and I watched her as she picked one up to examine it.

Her: Mom, did puppies really die for this?

I shook my head and said, “Yes baby…they did.”

Seven years later at the age of thirteen, because of the seed I’ve planted in her head, she’ll probably never try a hush puppy again!

Note:  There’s a point to this story. Stick with me here ;)

What lie did someone tell you early on in life that you still believe to this day?

Did they tell you that they weren’t good enough?

That you were stupid? Ugly? Worthless?

Did they tell you that you would be broke for the rest of your life?

Do you believe them?

Well, they’re all lies!!!

You are fully capable of making your dreams come true with the resources you have right in front of you.

You are worthy.

Beautiful.

Enough.

And don’t let anyone (including a creative mother like myself;) tell you different…EVER AGAIN!

Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you ever thought possible.

xo

Tiphani

 

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Because I Think We Should Know Each Other Better

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:)
 

12 Random Facts About Tiphani:

 
 
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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No More Excuses

February 26, 2013

I hate people who make excuses. Hate. Excuses about why five years have passed and you’re still dreaming about one day pursuing your dreams. Excuses about why you haven’t gotten out of that horribly toxic relationship that’s sucking the life out of you. Literally. Excuses about why after all these years…you still don’t have any [...]

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How I Self Published My Book…While Broke

February 1, 2013

Below is my new video with a short story of how I used my tax money to start my successful career as an author a few years ago and some tips with what you could do with your “windfall!” Click here to watch:   Because I want you to believe in yourself. HARDER than you [...]

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How To Create a Best Selling Book: A Free Teleseminar with Tiphani + Azarel

January 22, 2013

  “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelou Did you know that 81% of Americans say they want to write a book? 81%!!! Are you one of them? * Have you always wanted to be a published author? * Do you get frustrated with the process of trying [...]

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If You’ve Ever Wanted to Create a Best Selling Book, This is For You

January 18, 2013

Ever have one of those days when you’re working like a Hebrew Slave on a project and it turns out to be harder to accomplish than like…GIVING BIRTH. And after the weeks, months, and years creep by you start to wonder to yourself if everything could’ve been (gasp)…easier? The answer is YES, 9 times out [...]

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Don’t You Dare Give Up!

January 2, 2013

What if you forgave them? Him? Her? Yourself? What if you finally put YOU before your kids? Made yourself a priority? Became selfFULL to the benefit of everyone who needs you? What if you really did love yourself…more than you love the people who mean you no good? Enough to leave. Enough to let go. [...]

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