Morissa has had plenty of entrepreneurial endeavors, from freelancing to selling Mighty Beans online when she was 8 year old to starting her own self-publishing company, GenZ Publishing. Today we talked about her journey, things she has learned on it, and advice she would give for anyone who wants to start freelancing or their own business today!
In this Episode:
Resources:
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Her marketing company: https://www.drrissyswriting.com/
Her self-publishing company: https://www.genzpublishing.org/
Her TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morissaschwartz?lang=en
Books She Mentioned:
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss: https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Titans-Billionaires-World-Class-Performers/dp/1328683788
4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357
Sapiens Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - https://www.amazon.com/Ishmael-Novel-Daniel-Quinn/dp/0553375407/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ishmael&qid=1624350095&s=books&sr=1-1
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Time Stamps:
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0:33 \u2013 Selling Mighty Beans at 8 years old
1:30 \u2013 Starting her self-publishing company
3:39 \u2013 Her biggest lessons from entrepreneurship
7:25 \u2013 What skills/places are hot with freelancing right now
9:10 \u2013 How she got into Fiverr at 16 years old
10:12 \u2013 How to keep going when you receive negative feedback
11:45 \u2013 Thoughts on positivity and visualization
13:00 \u2013 What helped Morissa\u2019s entrepreneurial mindset the most growing up
15:25 \u2013 Gushing about Shark Tank
17:01 \u2013 How audio recordings have changed her life with her writing
18:03 \u2013 How to get over Writer\u2019s Block
20:19 \u2013 My analogy for understanding why we worry so much about stuff in the short-term
21:50 \u2013 Who has helped Morissa with staying committed to her dreams
24:00 \u2013 What would you say to someone who is struggling to find time to freelance and keeps on making excuses to not start?
27:08 \u2013 Thoughts on Precrastination (the opposite of Procrastination)
\xa028:08 \u2013 A book that has helped her change how she sees herself
31:45 \u2013 Motivating yourself to do the next thing
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Quotes:
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\u201cI asked 100 companies to publish my book, and I only heard back from five of them.\u201d
\u201cProblems are just opportunities in disguise.\u201d
\u201cI think we will get to the point where Tik Tok and YouTube ads are saturated but for now they are a blue ocean.\u201d
\u2026\u201dJust start moving the pen and you will get over your writer\u2019s block.\u201d
\u201cRule number 1 \u2013 Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff. Rule number 2 \u2013 It\u2019s all small stuff.\u201d
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On Thursday I will be releasing the final part (3 of 3) of the "How to Start Your Own Podcast" series talking about mindset, the long-term value of starting one, growth, and networking with it. It'll be awesome! :)
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