“I'm an expert. I was already an expert. But now I have the book,” explains Tina Larsson, Author and CEO of The Folson Group. As entrepreneurs, we are often encouraged to leave our day jobs to focus on our businesses. Familiar with this dilemma herself, Tina shares how different coaches, from speaking coaches to business coaches, gave her the confidence to control her input and achieve incredible, almost impossible-seeming results.

Throughout her entrepreneurial journey, coaching has been Tina’s key to success. When she first left her company after ten years, the CEO encouraged her to start a new business at their office while she got started. This experience led to her leaving and creating the Folson Group, which consults co-op and condo board members on managing projects and reducing expenses. From there, she found coaches who gave her Linkedin advice, encouraged her to speak at networking events, and eventually encouraged her to write a book, which she did in record time. Without leaving her job, she wouldn’t have had the push to take on these opportunities and add achievement after achievement to her name.

Sometimes the advice to quit our day jobs is the exact advice we need. Whether through networking, mentors, or coaches, it can be helpful when someone else gives us the go-ahead to be bold. If we have a positive mindset and let ourselves receive guidance, we can gain the motivation to try new things and turn our bright shiny objects into profitable ventures.

Quotes

• “We had raised $50 million, so we had a sustainable business. It was kind of easy.” (6:04-6:11 | Tina)
• “We're two partners, and we outsource a lot. But we are the idea generators behind this entire business. And it's a word-of-mouth referral business. We're out networking a lot, and we network more than anybody I know.” (13:49-14:04 | Tina)
• “Look at all these sports athletes. They would never make the team if they didn't have a coach. So, I have no idea why I thought that I could do this without a coach.” (16:27-16:35 | Tina)
• “You can't control how much revenue you're going to make or how many clients are actually going to sign up. What you can control is your input.” (23:51-24:00 | Tina)
• “I'm an expert. I was already an expert. But now I have the book.”  (28:13-28:18 | Tina)
• “​​We could not have done this if it wasn't because of the coaches. We know. I don't see how it could have been done. But now we have all the tools, we have all the spreadsheets and all this is how you do it. So all the automation or whatever we need it. We have it all set up, so I don't see how we wouldn't be able to reach our goals for this year.” (29:37-30:04 | Tina)

Links

Connect with Tina Larsson:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinalarssonli/

Website https://www.thefolsongroup.com/

Insta: folsongrp

Email: tina@thefolsongroup.com

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi4ASnnA09tGMKQObmk_NbQ

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