Jun 21, 2022
While working full-time as a relocation specialist, today’s guest Janis Doherty started making and selling little concrete gnomes as a side hustle. Within 6 months, she was able to quit her job. Now as she celebrates with us, the 1 year anniversary of her business Gnome & Garden, we look back at her steep learning curve, lessons learned, and how she scored an interview from a national broadcaster that caused her sales really to take off as she and her gnomes garnered some pretty sweet TV exposure.
Be sure to catch the wrap-up at the end of the show, where I drill down on two very key gems that Janis shared. They’ll help you become a better decision-maker and problem solver. These are two vital skills to have in your back pocket for both your business and personal life. I hope you’ll enjoy and benefit from my conversation with Janis Doherty, this side hustle hero known as “Mama Gnome.”
What you’ll hear:
02:26 Why Janis’s past jobs now make sense
04:02 No regrets!
05:10 Why don’t you make gnomes?
05:56 If an idea lands on your lap, seize it or it’ll move along to someone else
07:13 The business has changed her
09:15 The gnome making process
09:35 Mis-gnomers…the mistakes
10:36 The steep learning curve
12.13 Dealing with problems
14:09 Harvest the good
14:55 The concrete “stepping stone” everyone should create
15:20 How to view problems…there’s always a solution
16:44 A single order for 700 gnomes? Sure!
17:50 Not everyone supportive of her side hustle
19:20 Let go of negative people
20:35 6 months of gnomes part-time before making the leap
21:00 The moment of decision
21:20 Time to turn concrete into money
22:37 How she landed a TV news segment on a national broadcaster
27.40 Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try
29:50 There’s something that makes you special
2 Key Takeaways
30:36 A very powerful decision-making technique
32:32 What to do when searching for a solution to a problem
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