Throughout my entrepreneurial journey, I have experienced many highs and lows. This is the nature of the business when you decide to become self-employed. You can’t build something great without having to solve many challenges along the way. Those challenges have moments where things are awesome equally as much as moments that are challenging to say the least. This situation of course is not for everybody. Some would prefer to cruise right along through life leaving the difficult things we deal with each day for others to solve so they can enjoy a life of leisure, while being financially strapped. This is not the path I wanted to take.
I decided a long time ago that I wasn’t going to let others determine my destiny. Which is exactly why I took control of fate in my own hands. I decided that I was going to work for myself even though I had no idea what I was doing. There was no plan other than I just wanted to pursue creative work on my own. I had no blueprint to follow. Little did I know what was ahead. It wasn’t going to be an easy process, but I was up for the challenge because I would have control.
All I knew was that I no longer wanted to work for someone else, I wanted to operate on my own schedule and I also wanted to be able to spend more quality time with those I loved. You see, I was working 80 hours a week at three jobs to support my family. This didn’t work for me. I would much prefer to work in the comfort of my own home in smaller chunks of time where I was most efficient. Ideally in much less time each week.
You see, working a 9-5 was not my thing. Especially, working as a broke graphic designer when creativity didn’t just come out of my at a moment’s notice. Trust me, I tried but it just doesn’t work that way.
So off I went, building one business after another. Each time learning from the previous experiences and optimizing for the next one to be better. Over the years I have gone from creating a sole proprietorship where I did it all to building an agile seven figure business with a team of twelve. The latter being my digital ad agency, Impakt Results, that helps businesses around the globe to scale sales for their online ecommerce stores.
Looking back, I have enjoyed the process of each of my ventures in some way. The part I can truly say that I have enjoyed the most has been when I have been teaching others to help them grow. From teaching college students, my team, my young business partner or educating prospects. This is my passion. I truly love sharing knowledge and helping others find ways to solve the problems they are experiencing within their business.
Which leads me to my latest business. You see, over the last few years I realized I was doing more business building than teaching. I missed the days of teaching college design classes or helping young professionals just starting within their careers. The feeling of watching others grow is an amazing thing, especially when you’re part of the process. So I made the decision to get back into this realm.
In the Spring of 2024, I was at an event in Florida watching the magic happen as my mentor shared his transformation process with the audience. I saw the excitement in his students’ eyes along with those in the audience that wanted to be just like them. I realized that I already knew exactly what I needed to do, I just needed to take action. So, I made the decision once again to pursue my dreams. I was going to start something new that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I was going to build a transformative educational platform.
My vision with this organization is to educate businesses to help them grow through the proven processes I have developed over the course of my career. I have taken three decades of creative business experience and put together systems that can be easily implemented. Whether a new or pre-established business, I’m confident that the methods I share will be helpful to many.
In the end, I hope to help others avoid the pitfalls I experienced over the years. I hope to accelerate the process so others can swiflty get back their time, create memories with their families and help to make the world a better place through the talents they have to share.
This will all be achieved through the proven methods I teach in my book. So here’s to starting something exciting. I hope to meet you along the way to see how I can help you achieve your goals.
Warmest Regards,
Jeff Welsh
Founder | Leader
WelshTraining.com
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