How To Create A Business Around Your Dream:

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.

“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

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

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

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
money.

I hate excuses. Hate.

Look, I get it.

Life knocked you down.

And sometimes it’s easier to stay down than to risk fighting to get
back up.

Because you’re always wondering what if you hit rock bottom again,
like the last three times. You might. But it’s really hard to win
against someone who refuses to give up.

I watch single women and single mothers year after year disrespect
their dreams, talents and gifts by ignoring them…and I’m tired of
it!

And so I ask you, why haven’t you started yet?

What are you afraid of?

 
Not having enough money?
You’ll never have enough money to fund your vision at the
beginning, but in the most magical way, the money will come once
you get started. Trust me. But better yet, trust yourself.

Not having enough encouragement from the people you love the most?
They won’t understand you or your dreams. They’ll try talking you out of it.
Sometimes it’ll be because they don’t want you to leave them behind with the reality that they didn’t become successful. Sometimes it’ll be because they don’t want you to embarrass
yourself.

Either way, you’re going to have to guard your dreams and
goals like you would a newborn baby…with your life.

Failing?
You’ll fail. It’s inevitable. Most millionaires and billionaires failed miserably before reaching their level of success. You will too. But it was always in my failures that I learned the best
lessons.

Succeeding?
Believe it or not, there are tons of people who are afraid of
success. They don’t believe they’ll be able to handle the money or
fame and so they self sabotage any good thing that comes their way.
Happens all the time in relationships and even more in the world of
prosperity. The question is, why don’t you believe that you deserve
to have it all?

Let today be the last day you make an excuse about why you’re not putting your dreams into action. Instead of excuses, just tell the
truth.

The truth is: You’re afraid to start.

The truth is: You’re afraid of what they’ll think.

The truth is: You’re afraid to fail…or succeed.

The truth is: You’re afraid to just (dare I say) be yourself.

Bottom line.
I’m tired of your excuses and I wish you were tired
of them too. They’re handicapping you. They’re stooping you to the
level of mediocrity. And they will be your demise.
 
Because I want you to believe in yourself.
HARDER than you ever thought possible.

xo

Tiphani

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 ever thought possible.

xoox

Tiph

“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 to learn the publishing business?

* Do you wish you had two seasoned pros who’ve been as frustrated as you are with the publishing process and are willing to hold your hand and show you how to THRIVE in this industry?

If you’re ready to beat procrastination into submission and finally publish your book, then sign up for our FREE tele-seminar with Azarel, CEO of Life Changing Books.

Sign up below to listen to the recording!

In this FREE tele-seminar you’ll learn:

 
* Tiphani’s strategies on how she writes her bestselling books in under 3 months!   
 
* How to turn your mess into your message and package it into a fiction or non fiction book that people will read!  
 
* The pros and cons of self-publishing!
 
* How you can use self-publishing to build your brand!  
 
* What you need to know to build a successful publishing company from scratch.  
 
Whether its your personal life story you want turned into a memoir, a self help book to help guide others through their difficult journeys in life, or that best selling novel that’s been stuck in your soul for years, this FREE q+a tele-seminar is for you!        
 

 
Azarel is the Essence Bestselling Author and CEO/Publisher of Life Changing Books, Inc. She started her journey by selling her first novel from the trunk of her car in 2003. Since then she’s signed over thirty authors, has published over ninety titles and has built a successful publishing empire.                                          
 

Tiphani Montgomery is the seven time Essence Magazine Bestselling Author of The Millionaire Mistress Series. She started her journey by selling her self published poetry book behind the bar where she mixed drinks and hustled tips. She sold over 2500 copies…in one month!                      
 

Register.

Pick our brain.

Leave inspired.  

Sign up below to listen to the recording!

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 of 10 it could’ve been, but as a
society we’re so used to doing things the hard way.

As most of you know, I’m a seven time Essence Magazine Best Selling
Author, but before I landed a book deal I started out my literary
career by self-publishing my first book.

* I sold my books in the hood to every dope boy who would make eye
contact with me.

* I sold them at the top of elevators at Women Conferences to every
unsuspecting lady who would make eye contact with me.

* I sold them in the club where I hustled tips and mixed drinks.

* I sold a little over 2,500 copies in 30 days – introducing me to
my first five-figure month.

I found a lot of success with self-publishing, but I learned how to
do it (you guessed it) … the hard way!

Just think for a second.

What would your life be like if you just…LET IT BE EASY?

My publisher, Azarel, started her publishing company called, Life
Changing Books, 8 years ago and made $40k in the first two months of self publishing. Since then she’s built it from a one woman operation
into one of the leading independent publishing houses in the
literary industry.

Combined we get THOUSANDS of emails each year. Each one asking us
HOW we did it.

So we FINALLY sat down and took the time to lay out our COMPLETE
blue print.

STEP.
BY.
STEP.

And we’re welcoming YOU to take part in a wild and crazy bootcamp
to learn how to get your book out to the world…in 30 days.

If you’ve written a book (or will in the near future) and want us
to teach you how to build a SUCCESSFUL publishing empire and sell
LOTS of copies, then this is for you!

Welcome to The Best Sellers Project: A Radical 4-Week Online Self-Publishing Bootcamp designed to walk you through starting your own profitable publishing company in 4-weeks.

Learn how Azarel grew from self-publishing her own book to signing
over 30 authors and having over 90 books in print (most of which
were Best Sellers).

Azarel will also show you how she acquired NATIONAL distribution
and how her company remained HIGHLY profitable while most
publishing companies (big and small) FAILED.

Interested?

Click here for more details and to secure your spot!

xo

Azarel + Tiphani

P.S. A year from now you will wish you had started today!

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. Enough to try again.

What would happen if you let go of all the toxic people
in your life? Even if it meant being lonely for a while.
Even if it meant coming to the harsh realization that you
were one of those toxic people all along.

What if you simply…CHANGED?

But for many of us, change is not easy.

We become feigns (of sort) addicted to the same drama
that is killing us. Literally. And we spend our nights in cold sweats, waiting for our next fix of drama, hoping that change will fall out of the sky w/o us having to
be any different than who we are.

But most change doesn’t come easy.

CHANGE is difficult and not for the impatient.

CHANGE requires a strategy. A relentlessness.
A patience and a tenacity that declares come hell or high
water, things will be different in your life, this time.

I’m here to tell you — DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

No matter how hard it is.
DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

No matter how brutally life has beaten you down.
DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

No matter how many people abandoned and abused you.
DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

No matter how rejected you were.
DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

No matter how bad it looks…
DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP!

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

xoxo

Tiphani