Burnt out to Badass: How Pauline grew her 6-figure business from nothing

Quits and Giggles

How much is your mindset holding you back from starting or growing your business?
You doubt yourself, your abilities, and don’t get me started on talking about yourself online.
My thriving client Pauline Gidoin did things the hard way. After 12 years of long, unforgiving hours she burnt out and quit with no work in the pipeline. She started from nothing to create her own residential interior architecture studio.
With no plan, the mindset issues she had to overcome were huge, which is why she wanted a coach. We worked on everything from her negative money beliefs, outsourcing tasks and developing her offerings.
Fast forward to today and she has just signed her biggest client to date, hitting her annual goal six months early.
In this fascinating conversation, Pauline gets super vulnerable about the ups and downs of working for herself. We also dive unapologetically into our thoughts on returning to work within a few months of having a baby, taking back control of the parts of our lives that make us who we are.
Pauline shows that hard work, support and the right mindset are the real tools you need to create your business. None of that earn a million pounds in 3 days bullsh*it you see all over social media.
“I didn’t plan ahead, I had no strategy, I was like, f*ck what am I doing?” - Pauline
You'll hear about:
02:45 - Why Pauline wanted to work for herself
04:32 - Did Pauline have a plan?
08:52 - The fear and mindset of starting from nothing
10:55 - How Pauline found her first client
15:46 - Why Pauline needed help from a coach
18:39 - What were the struggles Pauline worked on in coaching
21:22 - Having a baby whilst being an entrepreneur
28:34 - No strategy and in a bad place
35:32 - Pauline's mindset on talking about herself
38:16 - The risk of investing in people
47:10 - Pauline's tips for women just starting out

Pauline’s resources:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mm_studio_interior/
MM Studio Interior - https://mmstudiointerior.com/
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/mmstudiointerior/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MMStudiointerior

My resources:
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1. Burnt out to Badass: How Pauline grew her 6-figure business from nothing (00:00:00)

2. Why Pauline wanted to work for herself (00:02:45)

3. Did Pauline have a plan? (00:04:32)

4. The fear and mindset of starting from nothing (00:08:52)

5. How Pauline found her first client (00:10:55)

6. Why Pauline needed help from a coach (00:15:46)

7. What were the struggles Pauline worked on in coaching (00:18:39)

8. Having a baby whilst being an entrepreneur (00:21:22)

9. No strategy and in a bad place (00:28:34)

10. Pauline's mindset on talking about herself (00:35:32)

11. The risk of investing in people (00:38:16)

12. Pauline's tips for women just starting out (00:47:10)