When starting a business or growing one, we often fall for the RA RA mood of it all. We find ourselves pushing harder and harder sometimes out of full motivation, other times because we want to be seen as being consistent and other times, to meet our goals. We are plagued with the whole “sleep 4 hours a day” hustle mentality that in my experience, does us no good. If you are starting a business or growing one, am essential part of what we do is SELF CARE. You should never put yourself second to your goals and your business. As hard as it may be. To join us in Hellofounder , go to www.hellofounder.co and click on SIGN UP. You can find us on YouTube as HelloFounder, On instagram also as @hellofounder.co --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

Yes, there are certain factors to consider before going ahead to invest in a business. I know there are people that will say “RISK IT AND GO FOR IT” but, I love taking calculated risks. No need putting myself through a wall when I know it will end in tears. In this episode, you will learn some of the key ways to know if your business idea is worth investing in. Join us inside Hellofounder. Go to www.hellofounder.co and click on “Sign Up” to join in or Click on SHOP to get the business idea workbook. Watch this video to learn how to validate your business https://youtu.be/dHyuoLEkZwg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

When it comes to growing a business, nothing else can hurt our growth than lack of profitability. A lot of people make mistakes when starting that goes on to hurt the ability of their business to survive long term. Remember, cash flow is the lifeline of a business. Once money stops coming in, the business is headed for the grave. In this podcast, you will learn the 6 tips to avoiding this trap with your own business. Join Us at hellfounder by going to www.hellofounder.co and clicking on “Sign Up” to become a member and access all the courses, resources and mini classes we have available. Watch this video to learn how to VALIDATE your business idea https://youtu.be/dHyuoLEkZwg. Watch this video to get more insight into PRICING for profitability from day 1 https://youtu.be/dHyuoLEkZwg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

There are two key things I have struggled with a lot when it comes to growing my business and starting a business, they are COMPARISON and CONFUSION. If you are trying to grow a new business or start one then, you know what I am talking about. In this episode, I talk about this in way more detail and explain the power of trusting your journey and trusting your gut when dealing with this two. This episode is more like a gentle reminder --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

Starting or growing a business can be super over-whelming. There are a million things to do and for most of us, we are doing it on our own. I know this feeling so well because I have dealt with it before. For a long time, overwhelm kept me in inaction. Until I found this process that has helped me a ton. I have been able to use this process over and over again to move past overwhelm and do the things I need to do when starting a business and I am using it as I work to grow Hellofounder. Go to www.hellofounder.co to see what we are about. Hellofounder is an online space for you if you are looking to start a business but do not know where or how to start OR, you have launched but don’t know what to do next or have the skills to get you the desired results you want. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

With the situation the world is facing, a lot of us in business are left asking “Is this a good time to be selling?” The answer is YES. Why? There are still people who 100% need what we are offering even in these times and , if we stop showing up, we make it hard for these people to get the help they need. In this episode, I break down the mindset change that enabled me to focus on building and selling my products and services. Then, I share the simple 3 step process to use in showing up during this time with your products and services. Hi there, my name is Diamond okoh and I am the founder of Hellofounder. Hellofounder is for people looking to launch a business successfully but don’t k ow how or where to start and, for people who have launched but don’t know how to get their first 1,000 customers. Go to www.hellofounder.co to find out more about hellfounder --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

If you go on google and type, how to start a business, different people will list out things you need to have before you launch. In my experience though, most of these things are not at all necessary and will lead you to spending on things that will slow down your business progress in the long run. In this episode, I break down things that will actually make a difference that you should cloud on and things that don’t. That way, you can give your business a stronger chance of surviving your first year. Go to www.hellofounder.co to get some of the resources mentioned in this episode. Go to www.hellofounder.co/LaunchBux/ to join the waitlist if you are looking to launch your business --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

In this episode, I pull out the 9 key growth things I have focused my attention on for the year and during this time as well in my business. With different people suggesting different things, it can be hard to know what direction to go. I share exactly where my head is at and why I strongly believe these things will make a ton of difference for me and for you as well in your business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

In this episode, I share all the new habits I need to form in 2020 to move forward and get closer to some of my goals. Today, the first will mark the beginning of my reflective period for the year looking at the things I need to iterate and do better at for growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message

Execution is one of the things a lot of us struggle with when it comes to our goals. I know I do, in this episode, we talk about 4 simple things I have been trying that have consistently helped me execute on my goals --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hellofounder/message