Scots mum says hippie upbringing led to success of self-help business that earns up to £20k a day

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A Scots mum who grew up with hippie Buddhist parents earns up to £20k a day giving self-help tips and attributes her success to her 'free range' childhood.Iona Russell, who lives in Edinburgh, was brought up on a farm in the Welsh countryside near Hay-on-Wye, with her family home acting as a meeting point for the local Buddhist community.The 52-year-old says she learned vital skills that have contributed to her success as an entrepreneur and helped her build a self-help empire worth thousands, Edinburgh Live reports.

Glasgow mansion with sauna and palm trees for sale for first time in 100 years She said: “Being trusted as a child helped me to trust myself.

I was encouraged to find my own way which built social skills, and good intuition which have served me well in adulthood.“When children don’t develop this skill because they are micromanaged it can cause all kinds of issues in adulthood with poor boundaries."I started my coaching business in the red for the first two years.

I'd invested in all the training and overheads, I didn’t start to make money until my third year."Then with each year my income increased, my experience and confidence grew.