Business — and entrepreneurship — are not always comfortable endeavors. They often involve calculated risk, moving quickly, and doing new things that take you out of your comfort zone.
Whether it’s flying across the world to visit the factory that might produce your prototype, or hitting ‘post’ on the first Tweet from your new business account, chasing professional success can be uncomfortable and even downright scary, according to Rachel Ngom.
The Founder of She’s Making an Impact, Ngom helps purpose-driven professionals to take the scary leaps that lead to multiple income streams, financial freedom, and generational wealth. With a range of online classes, coaching options, and a podcast, she shares tips and tricks with a devoted following.
From avoiding burnout to working fewer hours each week, Ngom shares productivity hacks, scientific techniques, and the latest business theories. At the start of 2023, she will introduce a new course, Success Without Stress.
Among the lessons in the new course is material on how, why, and when to go after those uncomfortable situations, deals, and moves that ultimately lead to success.
Looking for those hard moments doesn’t mean avoiding what makes you happy about your work, though — quite the opposite. “Figure out the areas of your business that you enjoy and excel in. Think about the things that annoy you or are time wasters. Outsource those and focus your time and energy on the things that only you can do and that you actually enjoy doing. Doing this will help maintain joy and excitement in your daily life and provide confidence when you most need it,” said the astute coach.
Uncomfortable Moments
Ngom’s career success was not an overnight phenomenon. She graduated with a master’s in social work but struggled to find a job in the field. She started in network marketing and quickly found herself pregnant, crippled with debt, and living off of food stamps. She knew she had to face down her inner saboteur and begin to build herself — and her career — seriously. That she did, and eventually became a Pinterest entrepreneur.
“I realized that, up until that point, I literally had no idea what I was doing. But I knew I could work it out and began studying the best way to market my business and regain my independence, financially and personally,” she said.
And that’s exactly what she did. Moving to Africa alone, learning new languages, and trying extreme sports were just a few of the uncomfortable circumstances she placed herself in order to grow.
“Pursue discomfort — whatever makes you uncomfortable, you should do it. Like when I moved to Kenya at 20 years old and to Senegal at 22 years old to learn French. Whenever I get a feeling of discomfort, I lean into it, and I know I need to do it to reach my next level of growth. That’s why I’ve jumped off literal mountains,” she said with a laugh.
Creating Income Streams
Having all your eggs in one basket is rarely a good idea, and it’s downright terrifying to most self-employed people and entrepreneurs. Ngom is included in that group.
“You have to have multiple income streams because if you rely on just one and it goes away, you are left without almost anything,” she said. “I help clients hack the system and learn balance. I help them think outside the box and generate multiple income streams.”
That’s why Ngom has developed a number of complementary income streams to ensure that she’s never in the position she was at 25: broke and with few prospects. Ngom has her successful coaching and podcast, while she and her husband, a horse trainer and entrepreneur, have a car rental business in Senegal, and a chicken farm that is projected to produce 75,000 eggs a month.
In their current home state of Florida, they have equestrian property that her husband manages and are looking at opening a baseball batting business next year.
Going For It
If you wait for the perfect moment to launch that product, start that LLC, or sign up for the course that will change your life, you’ll probably never do it. Ngom shared that, for most of her career’s big pivots and changes, there was never a perfect time — except the present.
“Take messy action!” said Ngom. “It’s never going to be perfect. Launch the thing. This is how you grow quickly. You can always go back and make it better later.”
Ngom is an inspirational leader, whose business tips have educated, inspired and resonated with thousands of entrepreneurs around the world.
About Rachel Ngom
Rachel Ngom is the founder of She’s Making an Impact, where she is helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs create multiple income streams, financial freedom, and generational wealth that will serve their families without sacrificing what matters most. She offers guidance to anyone on their entrepreneurial journey to scale without burnout with her online courses, coaching, and the She’s Making an Impact podcast, all while working just 20 hours each week. In January of 2023, she is launching a new course, Success Without Stress. For more information, or to make an impact with her, please visit rachelngom.com/
