I was told by a little birdy to look up this woman named Marie Forleo.
She is a business entrepreneur who built a multimillion dollar online business entirely from scratch. She embraced being a multi-passionate woman and hated hearing the advice, “Pick one thing to be good at.” Remember that one post I did that ended with a discussion about being a Jack of all trades, master of none? Well, she is proof and inspiration that you CAN pursue all your passions successfully.
Marie allowed herself to pursue all her passionate avenues. She worked at the New York Stock Exchange, Gourmet and Mademoiselle magazine, bartended, created dance videos, was a choreographer and fitness professional and became one of the first Nike Elite Dance Athletes. She wrote a book, makes silly hip hop music videos and started her own TV show. In addition to all her other endeavors, Marie created an online Business School (B-School).
Naturally, I’m highly skeptical of people on the internet claiming life changing advice in exchange for thousands of dollars but the more I dug in to her content, watched her videos, and read example modules of what would be in her curriculum, the more convinced I became that B-School is something I am ready to be a part of.
Read the Case Study Forbes did on her.
I have a couple of business ideas floating around in my head, but I’m a biologist by training! I have no formal “business” background and I am definitely not a marketing salesperson! I figured I should pay attention to what this woman has to say. I’m hoping B-School will be a tool box I can use for these dreams to take root and grow! Plus, once you take the course, you have access for life. Not a bad deal.
Her 8-week program cost is $2000.
Gulp.
I’m convinced its worth it but working as a non-profit scientist, I don’t exactly have a lot of spare cash lying around. The good news is that Marie offers 40 scholarships a year to take her course for free! All you have to do is create a 90 second video saying Who you are, What your idea is, Why this would impact the world. Post it on YouTube and spread the word via social media! EASY.
Actually, saying all of that in 90 seconds is not as easy as it would seem.
The contest opened February 12th and closed February 16th. The winners will be announced February 20th. If I don’t win the scholarship I can still enroll until March 4th so not all will be lost (except that $2000 ;P)
Check out my video at this YouTube link! Its what I could come up with in only 2 days! http://youtu.be/phjnKmqosfw
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