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Welcome to football season in the bluegrass🏈💙

Oh yeah…….HOW ABOUT THEM CATS!!!!😻
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IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱 @ukfootball, we have mi IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱

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If I could sit down with the version of me who fir If I could sit down with the version of me who first started network marketing, I’d probably grab her by the shoulders and say…

“GIRL. You are making this WAY harder than it needs to be.” 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

Because here’s what I know now:

This business isn’t complicated.
But it will expose your consistency.
Your discipline.
Your confidence.
Your willingness to talk to build relationships.
Your ability to put others first.
And whether you’re actually willing to do the work when nobody is clapping for you yet. 👏🏽

I’ve learned that you don’t need to be the loudest person online.
You don’t need 100K followers.
You don’t need to quit your 9–5, become a full-time influencer, or suddenly turn your entire personality into “HEY GIRL!” messages. 😂🙄

You DO, However, need to show up.
Build relationships.
Use the products.
Tell the truth about your experience.
Follow up.
Remain a student.
And keep going long enough to actually get GOOD at this.

And maybe the biggest lesson?

Treat it like a hobby and it’ll probably pay you like one.
Treat it like a business and give it time to compound! 👏🏽💰

Swipe through my post because these are the 9 things I REALLY wish somebody had told me when I started.

And if you’re reading this thinking…

“Okay Candace, but what would starting actually look like for ME?”

That’s my favorite conversation to have.

Comment “NEXT” or DM me “NEXT” and I’ll send you the details. No pressure. No weird sales pitch. Just the information so you can decide if this makes sense for your life.

Because another thing I wish someone had told me? You don’t have to leave the boardroom to build something that belongs to you. 🫶🏽
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I can’t believe we are here already, but you are so loved and we are all so proud of you!!! 

You’re officially an adult now, and Auntie Can is NOT ok! But it’s time for you to soar and do all the amazing things I know that you will accomplish! I’ll always be here cheering you on!! 

Now, let’s turn it up!!!!!! 🫶🏽🎉💃🏽@talan_stevenss
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about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best li about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best life with my country loving besties!!! 🎤🤠

Take the trips 
Spend the money
Laugh a whooooole lot
Make the memories

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Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Ju Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Just hit me when you’re ready for the change your mind and body deserves! 

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Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to feel better! YES, you deserve to feel comfortable in your own skin. YES, you should have the energy to do all the things. and YES, you should be able to just feel good!!

If you’re ready to explore what adding peptides into your wellness routine could look and feel like, message or comment “🌶️” and I’ll send you all the details!
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But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute Gem yesterday, and this old crazy world of ours will never be the same. 💔

Dolly Parton was all of the good and light this world needed and I know we all knew there was so much more work she wanted to do!

Beyond the rhinestones, big hair, music and that unmistakable voice, Dolly used her money, platform and influence to actually DO GOOD.

She created the Imagination Library to put books into the hands of children regardless of their family’s income. 📚

She poured millions into education, scholarships and communities in need. She supported families devastated by the East Tennessee wildfires and donated $1 MILLION to Vanderbilt for COVID-19 research that helped support development of the Moderna vaccine.

And one of the things I respected most? Dolly made room for EVERYBODY. 🫶🏽

She openly supported the LGBTQ+ community, spoke out against racial injustice and made it clear that Black lives mattered.

She didn’t just talk about diversity, equity and inclusion. She LIVED it.

Through access.
Through opportunity.
Through generosity.
Through kindness.
And through ACTION.

She showed us that you can build an empire, stand firmly in who you are AND still make room at the table for people who may not look, love, live, believe or vote like you.

THAT is a legacy. 🤍

I hope her family, friends, and fans all around the world can continue to live out her legacy, her wishes, and all the good things as Dolly herself would have!

Maybe we honor her best by continuing to do exactly that — dream bigger, love people, help where we can and leave this world a little better than we found it.

Take your rest Auntie Dolly….a job well done. 🫶🏽🤍
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Business · February 3, 2025

How I Built a Thriving Side Hustle While Working a 9-5 (And How You Can Too!)

Let’s be real—balancing a full-time job while trying to build a successful side hustle sounds exhausting, right? When I first started my journey in health and wellness, I had all the doubts: Would I have the time? Could I really make money? What if I failed? But I knew one thing for sure—I wanted more. More freedom, more income, and more control over my future.

Fast forward to today, 5 years later, and I’ve built a thriving online business that brings in weekly pay while I still work my corporate leadership job. If you’ve been wondering whether you can turn your passion into a profitable side hustle, let me tell you—you absolutely can! Here’s exactly how I did it (and how you can too!).

I Got Crystal Clear on My Why

Before I jumped into the world of online business, I had to ask myself: Why do I want this? For me, it wasn’t just about extra money—it was about creating a life of freedom. I wanted to build something that could eventually replace mine OR my husbands corporate salary, allowing us to live life on our own terms.

Your turn: What’s driving you? Is it financial freedom? More time with your family? The ability to travel whenever you want? Having a strong “why” will keep you pushing forward even on the tough days.

I Leveraged My Daily Routine

One of the biggest excuses I hear is, “I don’t have time!” But here’s the truth: You don’t need more time, you just need to be intentional with the time you already have.

I structured my side hustle into my daily routine. Each morning, before heading into the office, I took my supplements and shared it on social media. Throughout the day, I engaged in group chats with my team, answered questions, and followed up with potential customers—all from my phone! I set aside specific blocks of time for team Zoom trainings and 1:1 coaching calls.

Your turn: Look at your daily schedule. Where can you fit in 30-60 minutes to work on your side hustle? Maybe it’s during your lunch break, after dinner, or while waiting in the school pickup line.

I Used Social Media as My Marketing Powerhouse

I didn’t have time to do in-person meetings or events, so I used social media to reach people easily. I started sharing my journey authentically—my morning Thrive routine, the energy boost I felt, and how I was building my business in the pockets of my day.

I didn’t need a fancy website or a massive following—just consistency and authenticity. People resonated with my journey and wanted to know how they could do it too!

Your turn: Start showing up on social media! Share your story, your progress, and the benefits of your product or service. You don’t need to be perfect—people connect with real, relatable content.

I Plugged Into a Supportive Community

One of the biggest game-changers was surrounding myself with people who had the same goals and mindset. Being part of a team and having mentorship gave me the motivation and strategies I needed to grow my business. Something I learned years ago, is that you can’t learn from everyone. I believe that with everything in me, so when deciding to join a company, you are also deciding who to join that company with. Choose wisely. Those leaders, and the community they bring you into are a direct reflection of how your potential can view you and your business. Make sure you are setting them up with a positive community to build with.

Your turn: Find a mentor or join a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. Having accountability and support makes all the difference!

I Focused on Serving, Not Selling

Building a business doesn’t happen overnight. There were times I felt like nothing was happening, and even 5 years later, that can sometimes feel like thats the case. But I reminded myself that success is built on small, daily actions. I kept showing up, kept learning, and kept believing in myself.

Your turn: Stay committed! Even when it feels slow, every post, every conversation, and every effort is planting seeds that will grow over time.

Are You Ready to Build Your Own Side Hustle?

If you’ve been thinking about starting a business but don’t know where to begin, I’m here to help! I offer 1:1 mentorship to show you exactly how to build an online wellness business without high overhead costs or inventory. I would love to personally invite you to join my Believe Nation community.

💬 Drop a comment below and tell me: What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to starting a side hustle? Let’s chat and get you started on your journey to time and financial freedom!

If you’re ready to start earning with me, click HERE to get started!

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Hey friends….I checked my schedule and I’m availab Hey friends….I checked my schedule and I’m available starting the 2nd weekend in December! 🤦🏾‍♀️😂🫶🏽

Welcome to football season in the bluegrass🏈💙

Oh yeah…….HOW ABOUT THEM CATS!!!!😻
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#bbn #weareuk #footballseason #secfootball #kentuckyfootball
IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱 @ukfootball, we have mi IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱

@ukfootball, we have missed you! 🫶🏽
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#bbn #feedthestuds #ukfootball #kentucky #secfootball
If I could sit down with the version of me who fir If I could sit down with the version of me who first started network marketing, I’d probably grab her by the shoulders and say…

“GIRL. You are making this WAY harder than it needs to be.” 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

Because here’s what I know now:

This business isn’t complicated.
But it will expose your consistency.
Your discipline.
Your confidence.
Your willingness to talk to build relationships.
Your ability to put others first.
And whether you’re actually willing to do the work when nobody is clapping for you yet. 👏🏽

I’ve learned that you don’t need to be the loudest person online.
You don’t need 100K followers.
You don’t need to quit your 9–5, become a full-time influencer, or suddenly turn your entire personality into “HEY GIRL!” messages. 😂🙄

You DO, However, need to show up.
Build relationships.
Use the products.
Tell the truth about your experience.
Follow up.
Remain a student.
And keep going long enough to actually get GOOD at this.

And maybe the biggest lesson?

Treat it like a hobby and it’ll probably pay you like one.
Treat it like a business and give it time to compound! 👏🏽💰

Swipe through my post because these are the 9 things I REALLY wish somebody had told me when I started.

And if you’re reading this thinking…

“Okay Candace, but what would starting actually look like for ME?”

That’s my favorite conversation to have.

Comment “NEXT” or DM me “NEXT” and I’ll send you the details. No pressure. No weird sales pitch. Just the information so you can decide if this makes sense for your life.

Because another thing I wish someone had told me? You don’t have to leave the boardroom to build something that belongs to you. 🫶🏽
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#NetworkMarketingTips #NWM #corporatebaddie #SideHustleForWomen MultipleIncomeStreams
Just love how they play along with my shenanigans Just love how they play along with my shenanigans 🤣🤣 
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#jcole #thefalloff #TwoSix #FOE #explorepage
Screaming from the rooftops…..HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY Screaming from the rooftops…..HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TALAN!!🎉🎉🎉

I can’t believe we are here already, but you are so loved and we are all so proud of you!!! 

You’re officially an adult now, and Auntie Can is NOT ok! But it’s time for you to soar and do all the amazing things I know that you will accomplish! I’ll always be here cheering you on!! 

Now, let’s turn it up!!!!!! 🫶🏽🎉💃🏽@talan_stevenss
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#hbd #happybirthday #birthdayboy #18thbirthday
about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best li about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best life with my country loving besties!!! 🎤🤠

Take the trips 
Spend the money
Laugh a whooooole lot
Make the memories

🫶🏽😘
Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Ju Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Just hit me when you’re ready for the change your mind and body deserves! 

Happy Friday, JR friends! 
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#healthylifestyle #wellness #wealth #weightlossjourney #thriveexperience
Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to feel better! YES, you deserve to feel comfortable in your own skin. YES, you should have the energy to do all the things. and YES, you should be able to just feel good!!

If you’re ready to explore what adding peptides into your wellness routine could look and feel like, message or comment “🌶️” and I’ll send you all the details!
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#health #wellness #weightlossjourney #over40 #explorepage
But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute Gem yesterday, and this old crazy world of ours will never be the same. 💔

Dolly Parton was all of the good and light this world needed and I know we all knew there was so much more work she wanted to do!

Beyond the rhinestones, big hair, music and that unmistakable voice, Dolly used her money, platform and influence to actually DO GOOD.

She created the Imagination Library to put books into the hands of children regardless of their family’s income. 📚

She poured millions into education, scholarships and communities in need. She supported families devastated by the East Tennessee wildfires and donated $1 MILLION to Vanderbilt for COVID-19 research that helped support development of the Moderna vaccine.

And one of the things I respected most? Dolly made room for EVERYBODY. 🫶🏽

She openly supported the LGBTQ+ community, spoke out against racial injustice and made it clear that Black lives mattered.

She didn’t just talk about diversity, equity and inclusion. She LIVED it.

Through access.
Through opportunity.
Through generosity.
Through kindness.
And through ACTION.

She showed us that you can build an empire, stand firmly in who you are AND still make room at the table for people who may not look, love, live, believe or vote like you.

THAT is a legacy. 🤍

I hope her family, friends, and fans all around the world can continue to live out her legacy, her wishes, and all the good things as Dolly herself would have!

Maybe we honor her best by continuing to do exactly that — dream bigger, love people, help where we can and leave this world a little better than we found it.

Take your rest Auntie Dolly….a job well done. 🫶🏽🤍
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#RIPDollyParton #DollyParton
Just checking in! 👀💊💃🏽💦🫶🏽😘 Just checking in! 👀💊💃🏽💦🫶🏽😘
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Hey friends….I checked my schedule and I’m availab Hey friends….I checked my schedule and I’m available starting the 2nd weekend in December! 🤦🏾‍♀️😂🫶🏽

Welcome to football season in the bluegrass🏈💙

Oh yeah…….HOW ABOUT THEM CATS!!!!😻
.
.
.
.
.
#bbn #weareuk #footballseason #secfootball #kentuckyfootball
IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱 @ukfootball, we have mi IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME! 💙🏈🐱

@ukfootball, we have missed you! 🫶🏽
.
.
.
.
.
#bbn #feedthestuds #ukfootball #kentucky #secfootball
If I could sit down with the version of me who fir If I could sit down with the version of me who first started network marketing, I’d probably grab her by the shoulders and say…

“GIRL. You are making this WAY harder than it needs to be.” 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

Because here’s what I know now:

This business isn’t complicated.
But it will expose your consistency.
Your discipline.
Your confidence.
Your willingness to talk to build relationships.
Your ability to put others first.
And whether you’re actually willing to do the work when nobody is clapping for you yet. 👏🏽

I’ve learned that you don’t need to be the loudest person online.
You don’t need 100K followers.
You don’t need to quit your 9–5, become a full-time influencer, or suddenly turn your entire personality into “HEY GIRL!” messages. 😂🙄

You DO, However, need to show up.
Build relationships.
Use the products.
Tell the truth about your experience.
Follow up.
Remain a student.
And keep going long enough to actually get GOOD at this.

And maybe the biggest lesson?

Treat it like a hobby and it’ll probably pay you like one.
Treat it like a business and give it time to compound! 👏🏽💰

Swipe through my post because these are the 9 things I REALLY wish somebody had told me when I started.

And if you’re reading this thinking…

“Okay Candace, but what would starting actually look like for ME?”

That’s my favorite conversation to have.

Comment “NEXT” or DM me “NEXT” and I’ll send you the details. No pressure. No weird sales pitch. Just the information so you can decide if this makes sense for your life.

Because another thing I wish someone had told me? You don’t have to leave the boardroom to build something that belongs to you. 🫶🏽
.
.
.
.
#NetworkMarketingTips #NWM #corporatebaddie #SideHustleForWomen MultipleIncomeStreams
Just love how they play along with my shenanigans Just love how they play along with my shenanigans 🤣🤣 
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.
.
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#jcole #thefalloff #TwoSix #FOE #explorepage
Screaming from the rooftops…..HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY Screaming from the rooftops…..HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TALAN!!🎉🎉🎉

I can’t believe we are here already, but you are so loved and we are all so proud of you!!! 

You’re officially an adult now, and Auntie Can is NOT ok! But it’s time for you to soar and do all the amazing things I know that you will accomplish! I’ll always be here cheering you on!! 

Now, let’s turn it up!!!!!! 🫶🏽🎉💃🏽@talan_stevenss
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.
.
.
#hbd #happybirthday #birthdayboy #18thbirthday
about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best li about a week ago…..I was in #ATL living my best life with my country loving besties!!! 🎤🤠

Take the trips 
Spend the money
Laugh a whooooole lot
Make the memories

🫶🏽😘
Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Ju Got it?! 👀 Call, Text, DM, Email, or by pigeon! Just hit me when you’re ready for the change your mind and body deserves! 

Happy Friday, JR friends! 
.
.
.
.
#healthylifestyle #wellness #wealth #weightlossjourney #thriveexperience
Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to Stop second guessing whether or not you deserve to feel better! YES, you deserve to feel comfortable in your own skin. YES, you should have the energy to do all the things. and YES, you should be able to just feel good!!

If you’re ready to explore what adding peptides into your wellness routine could look and feel like, message or comment “🌶️” and I’ll send you all the details!
.
.
.
.
.
#health #wellness #weightlossjourney #over40 #explorepage
But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute But in all seriousness, the world lost an absolute Gem yesterday, and this old crazy world of ours will never be the same. 💔

Dolly Parton was all of the good and light this world needed and I know we all knew there was so much more work she wanted to do!

Beyond the rhinestones, big hair, music and that unmistakable voice, Dolly used her money, platform and influence to actually DO GOOD.

She created the Imagination Library to put books into the hands of children regardless of their family’s income. 📚

She poured millions into education, scholarships and communities in need. She supported families devastated by the East Tennessee wildfires and donated $1 MILLION to Vanderbilt for COVID-19 research that helped support development of the Moderna vaccine.

And one of the things I respected most? Dolly made room for EVERYBODY. 🫶🏽

She openly supported the LGBTQ+ community, spoke out against racial injustice and made it clear that Black lives mattered.

She didn’t just talk about diversity, equity and inclusion. She LIVED it.

Through access.
Through opportunity.
Through generosity.
Through kindness.
And through ACTION.

She showed us that you can build an empire, stand firmly in who you are AND still make room at the table for people who may not look, love, live, believe or vote like you.

THAT is a legacy. 🤍

I hope her family, friends, and fans all around the world can continue to live out her legacy, her wishes, and all the good things as Dolly herself would have!

Maybe we honor her best by continuing to do exactly that — dream bigger, love people, help where we can and leave this world a little better than we found it.

Take your rest Auntie Dolly….a job well done. 🫶🏽🤍
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.
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.
#RIPDollyParton #DollyParton
Just checking in! 👀💊💃🏽💦🫶🏽😘 Just checking in! 👀💊💃🏽💦🫶🏽😘
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