I have been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and in that time; I have helped hundreds of brand managers, event coordinators, and entrepreneurs build their brands. I loved what I did. I won a Regional business award, was featured in Cosmopolitan and Destiny Magazine and I was the vice chair for the Johannesburg Business Women’s Association. But after I turned 40, I realized that every victory was fleeting. I was only as good as my last deal.
I wanted to create something meaningful. To leave a legacy. I realised that books could do that. Not only could they transform people’s thinking one book at a time, but I could get real passive income from a catalogue of books. And I could make sure that my children benefitted from my royalties long after I am gone.
But as an entrepreneur, I realised that I was going to have to build my brand. I would have to commit. I learned everything I could, spent years preparing and learning the hard way. I realised my best successes came when I followed a system and had an accountability partner.