Ep 78: How Wendy Holmes Multiplied Her Income by Changing What She Believed
For years, Wendy Holmes felt like she was running in place. She spent 24 years as a nurse. She raised three kids on her own. At one point, she was working three jobs at the same time and still barely making the same income year after year! Every time she got a little bit ahead financially, something would happen - some unforeseen emergency would come up… or something would break down - and that would drop her right back where she started.
Then she made a crazy decision that made absolutely no sense on paper. With just $2,000 left to her name, she booked a flight to Calgary and went to meet Dave Conway in person.
Five months later, she had her first $100,000 month.
In this episode, the first-ever interview on The 30-Day Year Podcast, Dave and Jacq Conway sit down with Wendy, now a coach on the Conway team, to share her story and show you exactly how she did it. This is an inspiring story about belief and persistence. And it might just change what you think is possible for your own life!
In this episode you’ll discover:
Why hard work alone kept Wendy STUCK for years…
The surprising “lemon tree lesson” that showed Wendy transformation doesn’t have to take a lifetime…
The huge difference between knowing an idea and actually trusting it…
The 45-minute daily practice Wendy still practices religiously every single morning…
Where her unstoppable persistence really comes from…
The most challenging part of multiplying your income that no one ever warns you about…
And much more!
If you’ve ever been working really hard, but felt frustrated… like you’re taking one step forward and two steps back… or unable to gain any real traction or momentum…this episode will show you what it really takes to become the person your goal requires, and will show you a completely different way to think about what is possible for you. You’re going to love this one.
Tune in to the full episode now!
Key Takeaways
1.) The Decision That Changed Everything For Wendy (0:03:29)
The month before Wendy flew to Calgary, she had made just $2,000. It was a real low point after leaving nursing behind. Most people would have used that as the reason to wait until things improved. Instead, she made a decision, took a leap of faith, and used that money to get on a plane to go meet Dave Conway.
When Dave introduced her to the idea of turning her yearly income into a monthly income, she thought it was impossible. There was simply no way she could ever do that. (Or so she believed at the time.) But she was willing to learn, and that willingness changed the entire trajectory of her life!
What made her book the flight when everything told her to stay put? Listen to the episode to find out!
2.) The Strange Little “Lemon Tree” Story And The Unexpected Lesson Wendy Learned From It…(0:06:29)
Wendy tells a great story about a trip she took to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she stayed in a bungalow with a lemon tree right outside her door.
She noticed the tree as soon as she arrived. But a few days later, she looked at it again and noticed something she hadn’t seen before, and she froze in her tracks.
That simple realization completely changed the way she thought about how long transformation really has to take.
And not long after that, Wendy had her first $100,000 month.
I’m not going to tell you what she saw, because Wendy tells the story much better herself.
You’ll have to listen to find out!
3.) “Knowing” this Material vs. Trusting It (And Living It.) (0:08:20)
Five months. That’s how long it took Wendy to go from $2,000 a month to $100,000 a month!
In this episode, Dave asks her: What made the difference?
Wendy’s answer came down to one thing: There’s a big difference between knowing this material and actually trusting it and living it.
She trusted it 100 percent; she trusted Dave 100 percent, even when there was nothing around her telling her that her goal was “realistic” or going to happen.
So how do you get yourself to trust something before you have the external results to prove it?
Dave and Wendy talk about exactly that in this part of the episode…tune in to hear it!
4.) The Daily Routine Wendy Still Follows Every Morning (0:12:52)
You might think making this kind of huge change means spending hours every day working on your mindset. But Wendy has gotten her whole morning routine down to only about 45 minutes.
She studies. She gets a clear picture in her mind of the goal she’s working toward. And then she keeps that picture with her throughout the day, whether she’s working or just standing in line at the grocery store.
But there’s another part of her routine that is very important…
Wendy practices being the person she wants to become before she has the results to prove it.
So what does that actually mean? And how do you do it without just pretending?
Wendy walks Dave through exactly what she does every single day.
Tune in now to hear what she said!
5.) Where Wendy Gets Her Persistence and “Stick-To-It-Ness” (0:18:33)
Wendy tells a great story that explains where a lot of her persistence comes from.
Years ago, she had a very clear picture in her mind of a certain amount of money arriving by Christmas morning. But then Christmas came and went. And nothing happened.
It would have been easy for her to think, “Well, I guess this isn’t working.”
But Wendy kept going.
And by February, something amazing happened that completely changed the way she thought about faith and trusting the process.
Wendy still carries that lesson with her today, and it’s a great story to hear her tell in her own words. Listen in now!
6.) What Wendy Says Was the Hardest Part About Multiplying Her Income (0:20:20)
When Wendy talks about multiplying her income by 50X, she’s also very open about the parts that weren’t easy. For her, she says the hardest part was changing some of the beliefs she had carried with her for years.
That meant looking at herself differently, letting go of some things she had believed for a long time, and learning not to tie everything to whether she got the result she wanted right away.
And some of that, Wendy admits, was really uncomfortable and even painful.
Wendy also talks about the role her faith played in all of this, which leads to one of the funniest and most unexpected stories in this whole episode.
Hint: that story ends up with Dave in a confession booth.
You’ll have to tune in to hear Wendy tell this hilarious story! 😂
What to Do Next…
Wendy’s story is a great reminder that transformation doesn’t have to take years.
For her, things began to change when she got crystal clear about what she wanted, trusted what she was learning, and stuck with it even when she couldn’t see the results right away.
And when Dave and Jacq asked Wendy what advice she would give someone who’s just getting started, she kept it incredibly simple:
Just start.
You don’t have to have everything figured out. You don’t have to know exactly how you’re going to get there.
Decide what you want, take that first step, and get started.
Want help taking that first step? Then be sure to check out the free resources mentioned in this episode!
Free Resources Mentioned In This Episode
🎯 FREE 30-Day Year Goal-Setting Guide
What would happen if you stopped setting goals based on what feels realistic and started thinking much bigger?
That’s exactly what Wendy did.
This free guide will help you get clear on what you really want, choose a goal big enough to excite you, and turn it into something specific you can start working toward right now.
Download the FREE 30-Day Year Goal-Setting Guide now!
🚀 FREE 21-Day Money Momentum Challenge
Wendy talks a lot about how important consistency was as she went from earning $2,000 a month to more than $100,000 a month.
Now it’s your turn to put that same kind of consistency to work for you.
For the next 21 days, this free challenge will give you something to focus on every single day as you work toward your own income goal and start building real momentum!
Begin the FREE 21-Day Money Momentum Challenge now!
🧠 FREE Visualization Checklist
Wendy spends time every single morning getting a crystal-clear picture in her mind of the kind of life and results she wants to create.
Want to try it for yourself?
This simple checklist walks you through the process step by step, so you can create a clear mental picture of what you want and start making visualization part of your own daily routine.
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In Episode 78 of The 30-Day Year Podcast, the show's first interview, Dave and Jacq Conway talk with Team Conway coach Wendy Holmes about the moment she stopped believing success had to be slow. You'll learn how identity, self-image work, visualization, and daily consistency turned a far-off goal into her everyday life.