{"id":1807,"date":"2015-02-23T00:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T05:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:51:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:51:46","slug":"how-to-build-businesses-out-of-your-ever-changing-interests-with-joan-sotkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/how-to-build-businesses-out-of-your-ever-changing-interests-with-joan-sotkin\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 147: How to Build Businesses Out Of Your Ever-Changing Interests with Joan Sotkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-f29900-EEEEEE\" data-uid=\"0b0f\"><\/div>\n<p>How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Joan Sotkin of Prosperity Place\u00a0to find out!<\/h1>\n<p>Joan Sotkin is a proud\u00a0entrepreneur\u00a0in her 70&#8217;s! \u00a0As you might expect, she&#8217;s been through so many different phases as a business woman&#8230;from establishing a big mail order business before the internet existed to a thriving crystal company to her latest company,\u00a0<em>Prosperity Place<\/em>. \u00a0Prosperity Place helps others find peace and happiness in their finances through coaching, her podcast Prosperity Place, her books and programs. \u00a0She&#8217;s leveraged the internet beautifully in a way that helps her share her wisdom with others! \u00a0You will be inspired in this interview with Joan as she shares her biggest lessons of cash flow management, how she dealt with a difficult business bankruptcy and how she just focuses on putting one foot in front of the other&#8230;even after 7 decades of life!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Joan&#8217;s\u00a0Kick-A$$ Quotes:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>I don\u2019t know where I get this desire to move forward. \u00a0There\u2019s something in me that just doesn\u2019t give up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>When you have faith that it\u2019s all going to work out okay, what you need shows up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you don\u2019t pay attention to your numbers, you cannot strategize as to what you do next.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Resources We Discussed:<\/h2>\n<p>Great books:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Launch<\/strong>\u00a0<em>by Jeff Walker\u00a0<\/em>(you can get a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\">FREE audio book with Audible HERE!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Profit First\u00a0<\/strong><em><em>by Mike Michalowicz\u00a0<\/em><\/em>(you can get a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\">FREE audio book with Audible HERE!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Joan&#8217;s\u00a0Ugly Spreadsheet that will help you manage your cash flow<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proplace.leadpages.net\/spreadsheet-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click HERE to check it out!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Find Out More About Joan&#8217;s New Program HERE!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fj103.isrefer.com\/go\/mm\/katiekrimitsos\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2125\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-22-at-10.37.12-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-22 at 10.37.12 PM\" width=\"559\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-22-at-10.37.12-PM.png 994w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-22-at-10.37.12-PM-800x509.png 800w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-22-at-10.37.12-PM-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Check Out Today&#8217;s AWESOME Sponsors!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/postcardmania.com\/bizwomenrock\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1885\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PostcardMania.png\" alt=\"PostcardMania\" width=\"293\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PostcardMania.png 1500w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PostcardMania-800x213.png 800w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PostcardMania-300x80.png 300w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PostcardMania-1024x273.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/postcardmania.com\/bizwomenrock\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PostcardMania<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Your number one choice for PROVEN Marketing that produces results!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedinfocus.com\/bwr\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2126\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LIF-hdr_977x175.gif\" alt=\"LIF-hdr_977x175\" width=\"295\" height=\"53\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedinfocus.com\/bwr\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn Focus<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Only the most effective strategies that help you reach your business goals!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Love the Biz Women Rock podcast? \u00a0Rate the show!<\/h2>\n<p>If you love this show, I would so appreciate you rating and commenting about the show in iTunes! 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