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Lizy Triffo: Canadian Small Business Woman of the Month of March 2016

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Canadian radio and television host Lizy Triffo was born in Chile and raised I Brazil. Entrepreneurship and storytelling were skills that Lizy had expressed interest in at a young age. She always pretend to interview people around her while sticking a fake microphone in their faces.  These clues, however, were not enough of an indication to Lizy when it came to her early career choices.  She studied Dental Hygiene for one year in Brazil and later moved to Regina, Saskatchewan were she earned a job in the telecommunications industry.

Although this career kept her more than financially stable, Lizy felt that she was missing out on her true destiny. What held her back? she would often ask herself. Lizy then realized, “Sometimes people don’t follow their dreams out of fear that they may not be good enough.”

Now, in her early 40’s Lizy has cast all her fears aside and followed her childhood dream. For the past three years The LizyT Radio Show has been a platform for singers, songwriters, coaches, business owner, TV celebrities, child actors and many more. The radio show allows Lizy the platform to report on the latest global and international news and feature music requests by listeners around the globe.

She created a following and a kind of community, each captivating interview starts off with a simple catch phrase created by her husband: “Tell me who you are, what you do, contact info, anything new?” This is all Lizy needs to start a great interview and conversation.

Thus far, interviewing Wedding SOS host Jane Dayus Hinch has been one of Lizy’s fondest moments. When it comes to all her interviews, Lizy says, “I like to give 150% of myself, sometimes it feels like I’ve run a marathon. In the end, it’s not about me, it’s about them.”  This philosophy pushes her to do whatever she can to promote her guests. Perhaps it is this dedication and passion that has allowed her to have over 13,000 listeners worldwide and a Top 20 radio show on Blog Talk Radio. Lizy also was the recipient of the 2015 Absolutely Fabulous Women Community Helper Excellence Award for her commitment in helping charities and non-profits.

Our Q & A with Lizy:

*What inspires you? 

To see my guests flourish and see them have the opportunity to enlighten or inspire my listeners.

*As a small business owner what achievements make you most proud? 

To have been able to take my business from nothing to a great success and not just financially.

*What advice would you give to other aspiring small business owners? 

Never stop trying.

*What new things can we look forward to from your business in the upcoming year? 

Reaching more audiences around the world, especially with my new television show!

 

Connect with Lizy

https://www.facebook.com/LizytRadio/

That Overnight Success was years in the making!

Uchechi

Have you ever read or saw an interview of someone in your industry or anyone whom you admired that reached a high level of success that you aspire too? Have you ever felt a pang of envy wishing you had the same level of success they had? Heck, even just half of it would be great! Yeah, I’ve been there too.

You see someone who seems to have come up from nowhere and just seem to be everywhere and crushing it! Everything they touch seems to turn to gold and you wish you had the secret formula that they had to be an overnight success.

Something I’ve come to know about these so-called “overnight success” is that most of them were years in the making. Yes, there are those small few that seem to have things fall into their laps, but those are not the norm. Many of the people you admire, whether they’re in your industry or not, had put in a tremendous amount of hard work for years prior to them seeing the success they now have.

I’ve seen people get so frustrated and down on themselves because of where they’re at. They research people they admire for inspiration, but then find themselves feeling even more frustrated because they then compare where they’re starting out to someone else who is much further along. This is a huge mistake because many of these high achievers will tell you that their so-called overnight success you see took time, hard work, dedication and setbacks along the way. Oftentimes they started exactly where you started and it was only through hard work, dedication, faith and perseverance that they achieved the high level of success that they now have.

Know that their success did not just magically happen and come about overnight. They went through similar journey that you now embark on. Even though things may seem slow or even stagnant for youright now, you are exactly where you need to be for your growth and development.

Lasting success takes a lot of work and time. You need to lay the foundation to build sustainability in your business. This can be long, hard, tedious, and takes time to develop. It’s also important to remember that overnight success is not always a good thing, because you will not be prepared to handle it.

Stay consistent and enjoy and celebrate the small successes that you get along the way, and use it to help you build momentum and to keep going.

So now I ask, how can you put in the time to prepare for your “overnight success”? Share in the comments below.

 

Uchechi Ezurike-Bosse is a Business & Lifestyle Strategist, Speaker and Writer, but most importantly, a proud Mother and Wife. Uchechi is Co-Founder of Elite Wellness Services Inc. (www.elitewellness.ca) and Founder of My Empowered Living (www.myempoweredliving.com) a website aimed at helping women change negative and disempowering mindset and live their passion! Whether it’s starting and building their dream business, or helping them create a lifestyle they crave, Uchechi is the modern woman’s secret to success! Visit Uchechi at www.myempoweredliving.com to get your FREE copy of 5 Simple Steps to Create a Life you’re Crazy About! A 15-page workbook!