EP391: Andrew Seguin - Business Tips For Overcoming Fear & Self-Doubt - Part 1

Ad Read: I had a bit of imposter syndrome when I was teeter-tottering between whether I wanted to do it or not. I was like, do people actually want for me to do their bookkeeping and taxes? Right. And, and, you know, just because I had 2 clients on the side for bookkeeping, you know, that means I need to get 10 or 15 or 20 to essentially cover my salary. And will people want to work with somebody with not much experience? Right. And I think a lot of bookkeepers will often feel that same way when they're starting their journey, which is, well, I don't really know if I can get clients. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by purebookkeeping.com. The proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back to the Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I'm your host, Michael Palmer, and we have a two-part special series with bookkeeping business owner Andrew Seguin of Seguin Financial. In part one, he will share his journey from leaving a comfortable job to becoming an entrepreneur and how he overcame initial fears and challenges Plus, he'll discuss his unique approach to building relationships with clients and his marketing strategies. Let's get to that conversation now. Our guest is the founder of a cloud-based bookkeeping and tax firm located in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, called Seguin Financial. Andrew Seguin, welcome to the show. Thanks, Michael, for having me.

It's wonderful to have you, and I'm excited. You know, this is an interesting episode, as I said, because one of our previous podcast guests listened to you at an event recently and right away reached out to our podcast producer Dave and said, this person has got to be on the show. And so here you are, Andrew, uh, welcome. And so for our listeners that don't know you yet and soon will, please tell us about your career journey leading up to this point and how you came to be doing what you're doing.

Guest: Yeah, this is awesome, Michael. So, you know, I recently attended the CPP Ignite conference in Toronto about 2 weeks ago. I love those types of conferences, you know, getting to see all my colleagues and friends in person. So it's always a pleasure. And I was fortunate enough to start off the week. I was one of the first presenters that week, and my