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Jessica Winderl is originally American,  but is joining me all the way from Norway today. On this episode of the podcast, Jessica shares her path as a yoga teacher, how she overcame perfection in her teaching, taking her career to Norway and all of the challenges that came along with starting a business in a foreign country.

Jessica also shares how she was able to transition from teaching part-time to full-time in a sustainable way, and how she was then able to transition to doing what she loves: leading teacher training programs. We talk about what Jessica has learned about the business of yoga, including how to get your offerings out there and to create a brand that serves you and is sustainable long-term. She shares how she has overcome the challenges of running a business in a foreign country and how, as yoga entrepreneurs, we can learn to be resilient through any challenges that come our way!

Enjoy!

Business Lessons from this Episode:

• You don’t have to be perfect before you teach your first class
• Start even if your voice shakes and your nervous!
• The only way to get better at teaching is to get out there and teach
• Working full-time corporate and full-time yoga isn’t sustainable over a long time
• Be smart when you transition to full-time teaching so that it’s not a stressful transition
• Have all the information before you make the decision to make the leap from part-time teaching to full-time teaching
• We need to be constantly evolving on the business side – work smarter rather than harder
• Living somewhere where what you offer isn’t saturated can give you a lot of opportunities
• Be resilient and keep pushing forward!
• Be okay with failure and setbacks and don’t give up if something is hard
• Remember that not everyone is going to love your teaching and resonate with your message, and that’s okay – don’t let your ego get in the way
• We always have to be thinking about the next thing as a yoga entrepreneur
• Being a yoga entrepreneur can be very hard, but it’s also very fulfilling
• Never stop showing up for your dream and your vision!
• And much more… Here’s the episode!

Connect with Jessica:

Jessica Winderl

Atman Yoga School

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