Whoa! What an amazing month! Which end is UP?
by Not Well Versed
Whoa! Just stumbled upon my blog and realized it’s exactly one month to the DAY of my last blog post. Feels like ages! Can’t believe all that goes on in one singe month of my life. In just 30 short days I’ve acquired two new referral clients to add to the ever growing roster of amazing businesses of M.Y.O.B. Consulting firm. (May I just say how very blessed I feel that my clients are so satisfied with our services that they are telling their friends and colleagues about us?) In these four short weeks, I’ve read 4 eye opening books~ The Purple Cow, UnMarketing, Beyond Booked Solid & The 4 Hour Work week. I have gone as far as to now re-read certain sections so I can begin to apply some of the lessons learned, experiment with some of their theories and having a blast with it at the same time! Oh, I’ve also enrolled in UCF Excellence in Entrepreneurship course, and am now halfway through my night classes there. I’ve been so fortunate to network with so many great business owners, start up entrepreneurs and long time business veterans, the energy packed into one night of class is so stimulating! I enjoy learning and meeting new people so much, this is definitely proving to be such a worthwhile experience for me. Expanding my knowledge and network all in the same 3 hour session – twice a week!
Alongside my effort to catch up with the growth spurt of my business, I’ve finally got around to incorporating my own consulting practice. Funny how part of my job is assisting my clients to establish and incorporate their business and for the longest time my own incorporation paperwork has sat on the desk collecting dust. In one week, I formed an LLC, registered for our Tax ID and opened up our business bank account! Whew! Finally! I did it all so quickly, it was almost effortless and painless (made me wonder why I had procrastinated for so long). It’s a nice feeling having my checks paid to M.Y.O.B. Consulting and deposited into my business checking as opposed to being made out to ‘Natalie Caro’.
Another great achievement this month is seeing a record number of clients through their ever dreadful TAX season. (Even the last minute people who dumped a years worth of bank statements on my lap at the last possible second have seen the light at the end of the tunnel). I felt a great sense of pride that Corporate Tax, Personal Income tax and most recently Payroll Taxes all were filed and delivered on time… dotting all my I’s and crossing all my T’s.
Somehow, in the midst of all that I managed to work in celebrating my 33rd birthday! I was honored to be surrounded by great friends, family and colleagues for a celebration at Dueling Pianos in downtown Orlando, hosted by my sister Jillian. I also spent some great quality time with my older sister and her family who vacationed down here from New York for a week during their spring break. There were a few more great things that happened this month like reuniting with a dear friend and mentor and such… but my free time is almost up so I have to cut this post short.
Can’t wait to share what’s coming up next month! Stay tuned!
