Monica Zimmerman is an Agility & Leadership Coach. She has an MFA from Kent State University. She is an Artist, Athlete, Equine Specialist, and former Midwife and Lactation Consultant. Monica has experienced life in mid level management where the lack of inclusion, diversity, promotion and positive leadership mentors for women were missing. As a result of working with Monica her clients gain tools for self empowerment, navigating the world as a HSP (Highly Sensitive Person), create healthy sustainable boundaries in business & relationships, while stepping into their greatness.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Marie Forleo, named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation, shows you practical ways to become the person you most want to be
- Lisa Nichols – is a transformational company its commitment is to Educate, Motivate and Inspire you.
- Rich Lipton
When business started difficulties overcame:
“…five months ago I decided times up, I couldn’t walk through the door any more, I had an internal voice saying you are no longer going to walk in this facility, you are done, you did your time, and I left. So I have been doing coaching full-time for the last five months 100%. Super scary. At the beginning I didn’t have a lot of things lined up. At some point I had to take the leap. The leap wasn’t going to leap for me if you will, I had to take that leap, and move the needle and keep in action. And I did and it’s the best decision I ever made” (4 Lines minimum) …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Undervalued Self: Restore Your Love/Power Balance, Transform the Inner Voice That Holds You Back, and Find Your True Self-Worth Book by Elaine N Aron
- The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level Book by Gay Hendricks
Favourite Quote:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
Recommended Online Resources:
- Gary Vaynerchuk – Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian American entrepreneur, author, speaker and internet personality. First known as a wine critic who grew his family’s wine business from $3 million to $60 million
- LinkedIn – LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
- Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
- Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“create some savings if you want to venture out and be your own boss some day, create your own business. Be in action every day even if it’s writing one email, that’s action. So everyday move the needle, every day you the needle, every day move the needle. Try to find your tribe, supported people who can support you so when you leap in land you have a soft place to land. And finally leap. Just leap.” (4 Lines minimum – if less then need more quotes) …[Listen for More]
More About Monica Zimmerman:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“When you dream, do not worry about how you must orchestrate events to ensure your success. Focus instead on why your dream is important to you. When you define your dream with razor-sharp clarity and articulate why you want to pursue it, answers about how to do it will begin to become clear.” Julie Connor
Other Quotes From the Chat with Monica Zimmerman:
- “my business is a part of myself. And I think we often times forget as entrepreneurs that is not separate from you, you are your business, you are your brand. So how you represent yourself represents your brand”
- “I encourage all entrepreneurs to stay in integrity, keep your word true and use kindness and empathy”
- “there is a zone of genius which everyone has an opportunity to go in to”
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