Jenna Kutcher bought a camera for $300 on Craigslist when she was 22 with the dream of leaving her stuffy corporate job to pursue her passion her passion for photography. Her investment paid off – she now runs her own 7-figure empire.
We sat down with the small-town Minnesota success story to her advice on becoming a successful business owner.
Questions for Jenna Kutcher:
Why did you pursue a career in the knowledge-sharing industry? To me, knowledge is power and sharing knowledge is the best way to add joy, save time, or help others to make money… isn’t that kind of what life is about? For me, sharing knowledge is like grabbing the hands of people I care about and leading them to bigger results faster and thus, it’s how I make a greater impact not just on those directly exposed to my content but to anyone they then share it with. What was your biggest challenge to reaching success? Time! It’s easy to wonder how it’s possible that we have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyonce. Time is my currency and so making the time to create the content, share the knowledge, and get it out into the world is always the biggest obstacle, especially as a mom. I’m pretty much a naptime warrior these days and fighting to spend every minute well. Understand that you are an expert in something… even when you don’t feel like one or don’t feel ready. When you start to harness your genius and honor it, that’s when the magic happens. If you keep doubting that you have something of value to offer, then you’ll never move forward. The world needs what you’ve got and what you know. In your opinion, what’s the biggest myth about becoming a successful business owner? That it happens overnight…. nothing happens over night. The most successful people are the most relentless people, the people who believe in the power of their dreams and are in a pursuit without caution. Nothing happens overnight, you have to want it bad enough to wake up every day to take just one imperfect step towards those dreams. Forward is forward but it’ll take time… and the best thing about time is that it will pass, so start today. What’s one thing you think everyone who wants a career in the knowledge-sharing industry needs to know? The things that come easy to you aren’t easy to everyone else – they are your genius spots… and truth be told, a lot of times we’re too close to our own genius to recognize that not everyone knows what we know. I’d like to start a business that makes an impact. What’s the first thing I should do?
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