27. From Meth to Millionaire Coach: A Story of Becoming with Tara Wagner

In this episode, Ati interviews Tara Wagner, a business coach with a powerful personal story.    Tara shares her journey from a rough start to becoming a successful business owner.  Her story of struggle with drugs , leaping into personal development and running businesses for 15+ years is truly inspiring and with so many take aways for anyone in business at any level.   They  discuss the importance of separating personal worth from business success, the challenges and opportunities of starting a small business, and the power of identity work.    Tara emphasizes the need to identify underlying needs and meet them in order to create a fulfilling and successful business.    Overall,expect this conversations to inspire you and  show you different ways you can overcome adversity    Currently Tara Wagner helps entrepreneurs build full time income working part time and  shares her journey from burnout and rock bottom to personal and inner growth, shifting identity, passion and purpose, and finding liberation and gratitude.    Highlights of this Episode:   00:00 Introduction and Background 01:07 Tara's Work as a Business Coach 03:15 The Importance of Separating Personal Worth from Business Success 04:30 The Alignment of Values Between Ati and Tara 05:10 The Importance of Having a Heart for Business 08:24 Defining a Small Business 10:41 The Challenges and Opportunities of Starting a Small Business 12:16 Tara's Rough Start and Transformation 21:18 The Igniter for Change 23:29 The Importance of Identity Work 25:27 The Power of Saying No More 27:57 The Transformation of Self 30:58 Identifying Needs and Meeting Them 33:28 Getting into Personal Development and Inner Work 34:25 Burnout and Rock Bottom 39:22 Personal and Inner Growth 47:33 Shifting Identity 51:25 Passion and Purpose 53:57 Liberation and Gratitude 54:48 Finding Tara Wagner   About Tara Wagner:   Tara Wagner uses her 20+ years experience as an entrepreneur to help other small biz owners overcome burnout and create part-time schedules with full-time profits. And not with some new marketing strategy, but with a new approach to how you operate.   Connect with Tara Website: https://xotara.us Access Tara’s How to upgrade your business so it doesnt burn you our FREE TRAINING https://xotara.us/training   Find Tara also on YouTube : youtube.com/tarawagner       Ready to build a personal brand you are proud of:   Take the profitable personal brand quiz  https://atigrinspun.com/quiz/   Get started on you inner work journey : Purchase 300k blueprint 90 minute  Masterclass  https://atigbranding.thrivecart.com/300k-blueprint/   Enroll in Highest self Highest income ( Started 2-26-24 but you can still enroll)  https://atigbranding.thrivecart.com/highest-self-highest-income/   Inquire about the Be you Brand academy https://atigrinspun.com/contact/   Buy tickets for BE YOU BRAND LIVE https://atigrinspun.com/beyoubrandlive/ Connect with me: Instagram:   / ati.g.branding   Website: https://atigrinspun.com/ Personal branding strategies for female entrepreneurs FB community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/perso...