Natalie Ard is the creator, author, and illustrator of The Christmas Star From Afar®, She is a wife and a mother to three children and has built her company on the foundation of creating lasting memories for children and their families.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Natalie’s husband
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Time, there’s only so much time in the day, when you’re starting something whether you’re a stay at home mom or you already have a full time job, it’s really hard to juggle the time because for me I was so passionate and fired up about what I was doing that I could have went on into the hours of the morning most days which was not good for my health, also not good for my productivity the next day, so the balance of time” …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands Book by Lysa TerKeurst
Favourite Quote:
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Set yourself a reasonable goal and just take a step towards it, that might be something as simple as buying you domain name of something you’ve been thinking you might want to offer, a service you might want to sell but constantly give yourself little goals to keep moving in the right direction” …[Listen for More]
More About Natalie Ard:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.” John J. Plomp
Other Quotes From the Chat with Natalie Ard:
- “You would probably have to do all the things you said yes to at a very mediocre level in order to accomplish them, so if you are able to be selective on what things you say yes to and make sure there’s meaning and purpose that yes then you can have better success rate of doing things well if you don’t overwhelm yourself”
- “Keep learning all the aspects that go into the business because it really helps you to understand more why you’re doing, what you’re doing and how to do it better”
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