November 6, 2019

Episode 109: My True Motivation

The learning curve of a clear day
Status jockeying feelings
The hugely, powerful force in the world
Is this entire podcast ill-advised?
The shocking insight I came to around my $1M goal
A shout-out to my number one listener!

Quotables

“Oh shoot is this whole podcast premise terrible?”

“Ughhhh!”

“Marketing always screws with my head in some way.”

“The productivity I had today was messing up and realizing that I needed to have a better plan.”

“I really believe that a number is neutral.”

“I’m trying to bring in money in a high integrity, being of service type of way.”

About Your Host

Alison Cardy is motivated by three main drivers: to be helpful to others, to personally grow and to have fun along the way. She’s a quiet rebel who pushes limits. She dreams big and executes regularly. And she has the dual capacities of creativity and systematic thinking.

On To a Billion with Joy Alison shares the ups and downs of her entrepreneurial endeavors, including how she built, grew and even tried to break one business that ran like a machine. Spoiler: it didn’t break.

Alison is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups, including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She is the author of the bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, and The Washington Post.

Her other business ventures can be found at cardycareercoaching.com and bethebeacon.com.