EP23: Why and How I Started My Business

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fifteen years ago, I was an accountant clocking in 60 to 70 hours for work, especially during tax season. Every night when I arrive home, the babysitter already tucks my two kids in bed, always sleeping by the time I come. Making 50K annually was no longer worth it; after paying for daycare and all my other expenses, I am left with nothing. On top of that, I was experiencing failing health. I reached the point that I had to be on IV every single day. I begged the doctor to put the IV on my left hand as I wrote my goals and to-dos, making the crucial decision of starting my own business. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this</span> <strong>Wealthy CEO Accelerator</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">podcast episode, I will let you in on personal details and share valuable lessons I learned of starting from scratch to building a seven-figure accounting firm. <br /> <br /></span><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS: <br /> <br /></strong><strong>✔️</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">When I first started my business 15 years ago, nobody was able to help me. I couldn't even find coaches or mentors and was going through it, figuring things out by speaking to other business owners, reading books, and failing and learning on my own. <br /> <br /></span><strong>✔️</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tapping people in the community telling everybody that I started preparing tax returns was the first best step of marketing my strengths and my business.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️ My primary motivation is drawn from my father's experience. He was detained for not paying a huge tax bill due to a piece of bad accountant advice. He was deported from the country because of that. I pursued this kind of service because I am passionate about helping every business owner make sure that they understand exactly what they need to do and not go through what my father did.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️ Accountants must take to he