How to Decide Between Purpose and Earning Potential

16 years ago, Teneshia Jackson Warner left her cushy corporate job at IBM with nothing but a dream, a box of her belongings and the certainty she wanted more. That gamble paid off; through tenacity and a tireless work ethic, she grew her dream into an award-winning, multi-million-dollar multicultural marketing and communications firm, EGAMI Group.

Her new book, that came out at the tail end of last year is The Big Stretch: 90 Days to Expand Your Dreams, Crush Your Goals, and Create Your Own Success. A soul-searching, life-transforming, 12-week boot camp revealing how to get from where you are to where you dream to be – in life and in business.

Top Takeaways: How to Decide Between Purpose and Earning Potential with Teneshia Jackson Warner

Teneshia is a dreamer
My truth was I was no longer happy in my job
Am I confident enough to resign?
I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t fulfilled
I wondered what life could look like if I chose purpose over earning potential
The Big Stretch: 90 days to expand your dream
90 days to expand your dreams, crush your goals and create your own success
The Big Stretch: The distance between your comfort zone and your dream
Say yes to the stretch
Can we shortcut the stretch for others?
The Dream Project- I was inspired by other dreamers
Every dreamer experiences butterflies as they stretch beyond their comfort zone
The dream will never be close enough to eliminate all discomfort
Steppingstones for the big stretch; Stone 1: give yourself time to be with that dream
Steppingstones for the big stretch; Stone 2: what version of that dream can we accomplish in 1 year
The inability to be still- the #1 challenge in leadership today
Bite sized attainable goals
Small actions taken consistently over time yield massive results
There is nothing like experiencing your own success as a motivator