014 Melodie Dewsbury | Confidence & Visibility Coach

06-06-2022 • 44 mins

"Taking Chances, Stress & Safety "

Confidence coach and visibility consultant Melodie Dewsbury reinvented herself, leaving a full-time stable career as a teacher to build her online business.

She joins me in this episode for a real talk about:

The reality of being a teacher, and why she left a stable teaching career to become a business owner
The struggles she’s faced running her business
Getting a 9-to-5 to support her while she grows her business
The importance of having a support system
Why you should get a coach or mentor, and what you should do if you can’t afford one

Key Highlights

00:47 About Melodie Dewsbury
02:10 Dog moms Melodie and Sian talk about Oakley the Pomchi and Rufus the Boxer
03:23 Melodie opens up about her divorce and reveals why she left teaching to become an entrepreneur
04:45 What the transition from teacher to entrepreneur was like for Melodie
06:44 The rough reality of teaching nowadays
07:47 What is a confidence coach and visibility consultant?
09:37 How Melodie handled her confidence and visibility when she left teaching
12:04 Melodie’s support system wasn’t whom she expected it would be
17:23 What really surprised Melodie about starting and running a business
20:31 It’s okay to take a part-time or full-time job while building your business
26:32 Dealing with moments of drought and handling rejection as an entrepreneur

Rapid-Fire Questions

29:54 What’s a fundamental value that you’ve woven throughout everything that you do, and why is it important to you?
30:54 What is your secret sauce?
33:09 What’s your go-to remedy when you’re having an off day?
35:19 What is the big dream?
36:30 What is a resource/tool/system that you use in your business that you couldn’t live without?
37:51 What is something that has happened recently in your business that you’re proud of?
38:53 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone who’s thinking about starting a business or at the beginning of their business journey?
43:01 Final word for listeners?

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