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Haters gonna Hate….KEEP Shining!

Throughout life, and especially during the last eight years, I’ve worked so hard to grow my professional speaking business. While speaking at my first national conference with other professional speakers, I had the time of my life and it was so clear to me that I was meant to be exactly where I was. I had a story to share, a message to spread, struggles to relate to, and lessons to teach that could help others success personally and professionally.

I came home from the conference feeling excited and called to do more by spreading my presentations further. While there, I met amazing people who helped me make deeper connections and encouraged me to keep pushing. In that moment, everything seemed right. I felt like I was finally getting a bit of a payoff for all the hard work I’d put in over the years.

A few weeks after I got home, I received a letter from another speaker that I’d never met but who was also at the conference. I guess he’s something of a big deal, which he made evident through a threat to sue me if I didn’t change my business name, even though it wasn’t his business name and our messages are nothing alike. He claimed it was too close to his name and requested action. We were in the same association so I had to let everything go and keep moving forward.

I struggled that year, losing $40K from the recent investment in my branding only to have to start over. Yet, the whole time all I could think was, “Haters gonna hate!” As heart breaking as it was, I knew I was meant to do this work. It’s what I was being called to do. That year, I picked up part time jobs at the school and worked as a waitress while still running the gym and selling AdvoCare.

The next year I kept moving forward with my speaking business and decided I would create a Master Mind of Professional Speakers to challenge myself to become better. I was now being called to do more in order to make a larger impact. I reached out to many women asking them to join me which met me with a lot of rejection.

In an email I received from one woman, I was told I wasn’t good enough now nor would I ever be at her level. She told me I should be with entry level speakers. As heartbroken as I was, I’m lucky I learned to never quit. Again, I just kept thinking to myself, “Haters gonna hate!” Gratefully, I didn’t give up.

After that, I started asking men to join me too believing that collaboration is always better than competition. I’m happy to say that today eleven of us have been meeting monthly for over 6 years.

Now this year in the midst of making a huge move in my life, I got a call from a different lawyer threatening to sue me. This time, it was regarding my newest book even though our books have different names, a different message, and a different audience. Here I told myself again, “Haters gonna hate!”

If I didn’t feel passionate about my call to doing this work, I would’ve given up hundreds of times by now. This last year alone I lost 80% of my contracts due to Covid-19. I’m called to this work though and not because it’s easy. I do what I do because it matters; it’s important, and it invites people to rewrite their stories in order to stop blaming others and start living their exceptional life.

Many times along the way I’ve felt I’m going at it alone and want to give up. Then, I remember things my clients have told me about the hope I give them and the changes they’re working to make in their lives just from hearing my message about getting up and moving forward!

This week, I encourage you to keep going with me and remind yourself, “Haters gonna hate!” It’s not always going to be easy, but we have each other to root for even if others aren’t!What does living your exceptional life look like to you?

Have you ever felt pushed down? How did you get back up?

Let Annie know what you think! E-mail her at:

Annie@AnnieMeehan.com

What do you do when you want to quit but you feel called to keep going?

Let Annie know your plan! E-mail her at:

Annie@AnnieMeehan.com

Who’s rooting for you when others aren’t?

Haters gonna Hate….KEEP Shining!

Throughout life, and especially during the last eight years, I’ve worked so hard to grow my professional speaking business. While speaking at my first national conference with other professional speakers, I had the time of my life and it was so clear to me that I was meant to be exactly where I was. I had a story to share, a message to spread, struggles to relate to, and lessons to teach that could help others success personally and professionally.

I came home from the conference feeling excited and called to do more by spreading my presentations further. While there, I met amazing people who helped me make deeper connections and encouraged me to keep pushing. In that moment, everything seemed right. I felt like I was finally getting a bit of a payoff for all the hard work I’d put in over the years.

A few weeks after I got home, I received a letter from another speaker that I’d never met but who was also at the conference. I guess he’s something of a big deal, which he made evident through a threat to sue me if I didn’t change my business name, even though it wasn’t his business name and our messages are nothing alike. He claimed it was too close to his name and requested action. We were in the same association so I had to let everything go and keep moving forward.

I struggled that year, losing $40K from the recent investment in my branding only to have to start over. Yet, the whole time all I could think was, “Haters gonna hate!” As heart breaking as it was, I knew I was meant to do this work. It’s what I was being called to do. That year, I picked up part time jobs at the school and worked as a waitress while still running the gym and selling AdvoCare.

The next year I kept moving forward with my speaking business and decided I would create a Master Mind of Professional Speakers to challenge myself to become better. I was now being called to do more in order to make a larger impact. I reached out to many women asking them to join me which met me with a lot of rejection.

In an email I received from one woman, I was told I wasn’t good enough now nor would I ever be at her level. She told me I should be with entry level speakers. As heartbroken as I was, I’m lucky I learned to never quit. Again, I just kept thinking to myself, “Haters gonna hate!” Gratefully, I didn’t give up.

After that, I started asking men to join me too believing that collaboration is always better than competition. I’m happy to say that today eleven of us have been meeting monthly for over 6 years.

Now this year in the midst of making a huge move in my life, I got a call from a different lawyer threatening to sue me. This time, it was regarding my newest book even though our books have different names, a different message, and a different audience. Here I told myself again, “Haters gonna hate!”

If I didn’t feel passionate about my call to doing this work, I would’ve given up hundreds of times by now. This last year alone I lost 80% of my contracts due to Covid-19. I’m called to this work though and not because it’s easy. I do what I do because it matters; it’s important, and it invites people to rewrite their stories in order to stop blaming others and start living their exceptional life.

Many times along the way I’ve felt I’m going at it alone and want to give up. Then, I remember things my clients have told me about the hope I give them and the changes they’re working to make in their lives just from hearing my message about getting up and moving forward!

This week, I encourage you to keep going with me and remind yourself, “Haters gonna hate!” It’s not always going to be easy, but we have each other to root for even if others aren’t!What does living your exceptional life look like to you?

Have you ever felt pushed down? How did you get back up?

Let Annie know what you think! E-mail her at:

Annie@AnnieMeehan.com

What do you do when you want to quit but you feel called to keep going?

Let Annie know your plan! E-mail her at:

Annie@AnnieMeehan.com

Who’s rooting for you when others aren’t?