Meet Innovative Woman Katie Macks coach and founder of Get Your Glow On.
1. How/why did you begin your business?
Early in my career, as a leadership trainer, I wanted to help people live to their full potential and live a life they desired. I knew this work was my calling; however, my focus shifted when my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I became her primary care giver until she passed away. While grieving, I realized that our time here is so limited, that I decided to fulfill a dream to travel the world. After a year of saving enough money, I began my solo journey around the globe. I traveled for nearly 3 years with a backpack, a camera and an open heart. My reentry to the states was challenging to say the least, but I found my way back into a very successful business for a decade. I experienced great financial success, but I was not fulfilled, quite to the contrary. To the outside world, I looked as though I had it all together. Once again, I found myself being called to work with people on a deep level. I got certified as a relationship coach, with the focus on the most important relationship we have, the one with ourselves. After a year of conducting trainings for a coaching company, I knew the time had arrived to start my own business offering transformational coaching and training to women who are ready to be in the drivers seat of their lives and to reignite their glow.
2. What has been your biggest challenge and how did you overcome it?
My biggest challenge in starting my own business was running it like a business. To save money when starting, I thought I could handle all aspects of my business. I soon realized that I was focused on all the minutia rather than serving my clients and building my revenue. I needed to run my business as though it was 5 years out and invest in a team that is qualified to handle the daily tasks that are not my forte. Delegating allows me to do what I love and to serve my people!!!
3. How do you define SUCCESS?
Success is an inside job that can have many twists and turns. Having the courage, the commitment and the willingness to take risks in all areas of your life to achieve what you truly want, be it in your business, or in your personal life, is success. To face your fears, your doubts and your uncertainties and go for it anyway, is success. To take action without any guarantee, is success. And then to learn the lessons along the way, is success.
4. If there was one thing you wish you knew before you began your business, what would that be?
Progress not perfection! Waiting to get ready, to get ready, can turn into an eternity. The key is to go for it and learn what’s wanted and needed as you are in action!!
5. What makes you an innovative woman?
Having the desire and abilities to reinvent myself with heart and courage, and to be willing to take risks despite my resistance. Facing my fears, doubts and self limiting beliefs and going for it anyway is my juice for being an innovative women!!!
For more information about Katie Macks visit www.GetYourGlowOn.us or connect with her on Facebook or Twitter.