How Quinn Made $32K in the First 4 Months of Her Business

This is an interview with Quinn Downie of QuinnDownie.com

Hey, Quinn. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.

I am an intuitive life & business coach who specializes in helping people to connect with their intuition using basic psychology and spirituality as my modalities.

I help anyone who wants to learn more about their intuition, especially how they can apply their intuition in the way that they live their lives. This is important because it helps people to trust themselves and their own decisions without consulting the outside world for validation.

I also help entrepreneurs to apply their intuition to their sales and marketing strategies so that they are attracting more clients with more ease and playfulness.

What was your life like before becoming a coach?

Before becoming a coach, I was in school for psychology. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with thesis before moving onto my Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology.

I chose to study psychology as a result of my own mental health experiences, including my diagnosis of major depressive disorder when I was 18.

I wanted to learn more about my brain (and mind), especially so that I could understand how I became mentally ill in the first place.

So, even before I became a coach, psychology and personal development were a big part of my life anyway. I was even an activist on campus for mental health awareness as well as a volunteer peer counsellor for my fellow university students.

What inspired you to become your own boss?

As I was finishing the internship training for my Master’s degree, I realized that traditional therapy was too dry and too limiting for the type of work that I felt called to bring into the world.

What I mean by this is that my intuitive gifts felt like they needed to be a part of how I helped others. So, I dropped out of my internship (all classes completed though) and started my business.

I knew coaching would give me the opportunity to support others with my psychology knowledge while also allowing me the freedom to express the more spiritual/intuitive side to what I do.

What was the turning point to growing as a business owner?

Actually, I found that investing in business coaches led to more confusion for me. This is when I turned to my own intuitive manifestation model for attracting clients to my business.

I didn’t know if my method would work, but I tested it out. After about a month of practicing this method, I hit the jackpot with it!

This is when I finished the fourth month of my business with a total of $32K in booked sales (mostly cash).

After uncovering my own signature method, I hired business coaches with more intention, being pickier about whom I chose.

My most recent business support was a year-long mastermind that really helped me to expand the way that I attract clients to my business.

What limiting beliefs did you have to overcome to make this work?

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I had to overcome many limiting beliefs, and it is still a part of my business work today.

Changing these limiting beliefs helped me to hit my first big income milestone:

It is hard to make money, and you need to have a job in order to make money because entrepreneurs are usually broke/struggling.
I am one of many coaches, so it is difficult for me to stand out.
It is too good to be true that your intuition, alone, is enough to bring in clients to your business.

What were the first steps you took to get the business off the ground?

My first step was hiring my private business coach. Like I said, this really led to more confusion for me.

However, that confusion is what pushed me to consult my personal intuitive awareness as to how I was going to get my work off the ground.

From there, I started a Facebook group (as guided by my intuition) where I started live streaming based on what inspired me the most.

These live streams became LOVED by my community, even bringing in daily listeners. These live streams were usually about how your intuition, emotions, and mindset are related to your sales in your business.

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