"Wow!" pretty much sums up my reaction to everything my guest, Business Coach Em Ducharme, shared with me in this episode! Em has experienced all sorts of adversity and struggle at various points on her journey and offers invaluable advice to any entrepreneur who may feel like she's facing "impossible odds."
Aside from sharing insights and inspiration from her experience building and working with multiple 6- and 7-figure businesses (in multiple industries, no less), Em and I also spoke about travel, heartbreak, and overcoming loss. Trust me, this is one episode you don't want to miss!
SHOWNOTES
- (3:55) [Em] Born in small village in northern Quebec Province. High-school drop out; moved to Montreal. Opened first restaurant at 20. Weeks into business, discovered mother was terminally ill. Sold the business to be with her until she passed away; studied health and wellness.
- (6:06) Launched first online business when mom passed away. Sold everything; moved to Italy at 21/22. Lived and worked in 43 countries.
- (7:26) Restaurant or brick and mortar is physical—you have to be there everyday and see people in person.
- (10:28) Online business expenses are very different from physical businesses.
- (11:55) Life is finite. If building a business allows you to spend more time with those you love, then that is an amazing thing.
- (15:35) Favorite life changing countries: Iceland and Egypt.
- (16:30) Egypt changed the way I saw the world. Not easy to work there; no phone or internet. Wrote a book. It helped me to understand different culture and religions.
- (18:10) I also really liked Australia—they have a similar culture like America so it’s easy to make friends.
- (18:42) Dubai was amazing but very difficult to make friends because of how society acts.
- (19:30) My personal definition of success is when I started getting referrals and testimonials from people.
- (21:07) Biggest success: Overcoming hardships and always landing back on my feet.
- (23:55) You’re always strong enough, you just need to go through a few storms to realize it.
- (24:32) Want to start a business? Find out what you’re passionate about! If you’re not obsessed with your business when it gets hard you’re going to give up.
- (27:07) If you feel your vision is too big but you are worried about how you’re going to get there, set milestones for yourself along the way. Start with baby sets.
- (28:13) Next level of success: When I feel my income is stable, I change something in my life.
- (29:27) Next for travel: Philippines & Morocco
- (30:27) Nightmare marriage. Rushed into it. Chose not to let situation destroy me.
- (34:32) Mindset work needs to be something that is repeated. Tip: Change commonly used phrase of “I know” to “I will”.
Links: Em's Website: https://www.zerotoceo.co/membership-enrolment | Instagram: @em.ducharme
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