Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in personal development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Dannie De Novo, Author, Speaker, and Attorney, located in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

I am a happiness coach, and my clients are people who are tired of living a mediocre life and know that there is so much more out there for them in this lifetime.

Tell us about yourself

At the age of 19, I underwent electro-shock therapy as a last-ditch effort to battle a depression that had left me exhausted and suicidal. But that depression lingered for decades until one fateful evening. I was stirring a pot on the stove, and my baby, who was about a year old, picked up the play bowl and spoon she was banging on the kitchen floor, looked up at me with her big brown eyes, and started mimicking my stirring. I almost fainted on top of my baby because I suddenly realized she was copying my every move, and I was teaching her how to live a very depressed, lonely, and unfulfilling life. I made the decision right next to her on that kitchen floor that I was going to learn everything there was about happiness for the sake of both of us and our respective futures.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

Being an entrepreneur and balancing many different areas of interest.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Making time to take really good care of myself. I am obsessed with my work and love it, so sometimes I forget that I need my own attention as well.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Know yourself.
  2. Be honest with yourself.
  3. Be relentless.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://www.danniedenovo.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danniedenovo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danniedenovo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/danniedenovo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danniedenovo/


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