Rebecca Gill: Marketing Guru and Alpaca Farm Owner on Turning Adversity Into Career Success

Success doesn’t come easy but we believe that is a good thing. What you learn on the path to success is an integral part of embracing your true potential.

In episode 3 of Finding Career Zen, host Pete Newsome invites special guest Rebecca Gill to share her story of how she became a successful owner of a digital marketing agency and an alpaca farm.

Rebecca didn’t have an easy childhood but that did not stop her from working hard and pursuing her career goals. At just eleven years old, she began working at a local store and learned quickly how to be self-sufficient.

Fast-forwarding to after college, she found a passion for software and search engine optimization. Once she was burnt out from corporate life, she decided to pave her own way and create her own digital marketing business. Since she made a name for herself in her previous role for her ability to get pages to rank on google, clients flooded in and she was making over six figures in no time. Which by the way was in a middle of a recession.

How did these experiences shape her future and what advice does she have for people in similar situations? Tune in to listen to this inspiring story of overcoming adversity and reaching career zen.

Career Advice:

1. Embrace being uncomfortable. Most of the time, being uncomfortable is necessary to grow and evolve. Achievements usually require encountering a few failures and frustrations along the way. 
2. Take ownership and accountability for your own success. How well you can take the things you learn and then apply them to situations is very powerful. You cannot wait around for someone to hand you success. 
3. Confidence is key. You have to be confident in yourself and know what you don’t want to do, don’t like to do, and aren’t willing to do. 
4. Find balance. Money gives you options but your happiness is just as important. You may have to sacrifice things while you’re young to set yourself up for the things you want later in life. Find your balance and what makes you happy.
5. Be introspective. Don’t discount your future for today. Success happens for everyone at different times and in different ways. Know where you want to end up and then work your way to get there.
6. Find something you want to wake up and do. Whether there is money involved or not, find something you are willing to immerse yourself in and sacrifice time doing. You spend a huge portion of your life working, make sure it's something you are passionate about. 

•  Additional Resources

Check out the alpacas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2KzZSyC_bI

Visit Cotton Creek Farms: https://www.cottoncreekfarms.com/

Contact & visit Rebecca's website: https://www.rebeccagill.com/

GoDaddy Article: https://www.godaddy.com/garage/author/rgill/

Interested in working with Rebecca?: https://www.web-savvy-marketing.com/seo-consulting/