071 • Why Your Money Goals Matter

Are you a henna artist that prefers to focus on your passion for the art instead of spending time worrying about finances? It’s great to be passionate about your art, but it is just as important, if not more important, to remember that you are also running a business. In this episode of Hennapreneur, host Chelsea Stevenson talks about why your money goals matter and how to feel more comfortable handling the numbers.

As a henna artist, you deserve to be compensated fairly for your work and talent, and it is completely possible to use your art to gain financial independence. When you get really clear on your financial goals while being cognizant of your energetic capacity, you can actually reverse engineer your marketing and operational strategies to lead you directly to those goals. Looking at the numbers does not have to be intimidating. Instead, view money as pure data. This data will help you to align your actions within your business with your goals.

Even though henna is an artistic pursuit, it is still a business and should be treated like one. Your money goals are important for determining exactly what steps you need to take within your business to be fulfilled and successful. By shifting your mindset about money, you can begin aligning your marketing plan with your short and long term goals.

Quotes

• “Our art has an inherent value, and artists deserve to be compensated appropriately for their contributions to the world.” (6:19-6:28 | Chelsea)

• “While it's okay for you to feel called to the art alone, if you're going to step into the business world, then you have to treat your business like a business. And that includes looking at numbers.” (6:43-6:55 | Chelsea)

• “Having clear financial goals and having a realistic expectation regarding your own energetic capacity actually is what allows for you to reverse engineer your marketing and your operational strategies that would lead you to your preferred milestones faster and with more ease.” (8:03-8:23 | Chelsea)

• “One of the things that I teach my students is how to treat their money as pure data. This is data that tells you about this business that you're building, what's working, what's not working, and how you can make adjustments. And what's beautiful about looking at it as data is that you also are very empowered to make switches, changes, adjustments in your business in real time based on the data that you're collecting.” (18:56-19:20 | Chelsea)

• “When you have solid financial goals then you can align the actions that you take inside of your business to reach that milestone, to reach that goal post. And in doing that, that feels incredibly empowering as a business owner, because you have a guiding light as you're making your decisions.” (23:52-24:10 | Chelsea)

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