Profit by Design
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsYou work hard in your business.
On the Profit by Design Podcast, we ask the BIG question:
What has your business done FOR YOU lately?
Join Dr. Sabrina Starling, The Business Psychologist™ and founder of Tap the Potential weekly, as she brings you tips, tools and strategies to support YOU in making intentionally profitable AND sustainable business decisions to live the lifestyle you desire. After all, work supports life, not the other way around. Dr. Sabrina is the author of the The 4 Week Vacation® and the How to Hire the Best Series.
Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production.
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292: Navigating Entrepreneurial Challenges: Persist, Pivot, or Throw in the Towel?
April 11, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBBeing in business is tough. Hard times come, and sometimes they go on for a long time. Have you found yourself asking, “Is it worth it? Will it EVER get better?” You are not alone–but are experiencing common feelings of most entrepreneurs. The big questions are: How do you know if it’s time to quit? How do you know when to keep going and persist? Join Dr. Sabrina as she dives into this topic and shares the reality that challenges will come to small businesses, how to persist, and when to...
291: Embracing Legacy: An Entrepreneur’s Triumph Over Adversity with Deanna Cotten
April 04, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome to a very special episode. You have my guarantee that you will find this conversation inspiring and impactful for your business and your life. Please take the time to listen. I’m joined by Deanna Cotten, the owner of Jumpstart Business Builders. She helps business owners acquire the tools, resources, and coaching to grow six-figure businesses. Deanna and I were introduced by a mutual client and hit it off immediately because of our shared passions and goals in helping busi...
290: Why Being Everything to Everyone Leads to Burnout
March 28, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDoes this sound familiar? You are on the hamster wheel, always working hard just to keep up with the demands of your business and trying to be everything to everyone—and still coming up short. This is a common scenario for entrepreneurs, but things CAN be different! In today’s episode, I’m diving into the mindset that is undermining us in our self-limiting beliefs and how our personality styles can contribute to the role strain that we experience as entrepreneurs. Join us to learn more! ...
289: How to Make Your Time Worth $10,000 an Hour, Part 2
March 21, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBToday’s episode is the follow-up to last week’s episode on how to make your time worth $10,000 an hour. Today we shift from you, the business owner, to your team members and how you can support them in making their time more valuable to the team. Dr. Sabrina reveals how to support your A-player team members in delegating effectively so they invest their time in higher-value activities to support the business. We have resources to help you! Download your copy of the Chart of $10,0...
288: How to Make Your Time Worth $10,000 an Hour, Part 1
March 14, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBYour time is valuable. Don’t waste it on clients and customers who don’t fit your ideal client profile. A much better strategy is to identify the sweet spot of your business and have a system for attracting the right people and deterring the wrong people. Today’s episode covers a popular topic with the Tap the Potential family of business owners: how to make your time worth $10,000 an hour. I’ve been using these strategies and teaching on this subject for many years, and I’m excited to sh...
287: I’m Scared to Hire! How Do I Know If I Can Afford It, and Other Hiring Fears
March 07, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB“We’re busy, I’m overwhelmed, and my team is overwhelmed. We have more work than we can handle. I know we need to hire, but I’m scared. How do I know if we can even afford it?” Does this sound familiar? If this describes your experience, today’s episode is for you! Many business owners face this common problem, and we are diving deep into this topic today. We’ll address the fears around hiring, hiring PTSD, and the big question of how you can afford to hire a new team member. Tap ...
286: Your 4 Week Vacation®️ is Within Reach and Entirely Possible! with Kristin Meyer
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAre you preparing for YOUR 4 week vacation®️ in 2024? Or is this another year of stress and overwhelm moving you toward full-blown burnout? Help is available, and your 4 week vacation®️ is possible! Today’s episode is a live coaching call with Kristin Meyer, the CEO and co-owner of Southern Crafted Shutters. They are an exterior shutter manufacturer and retailer in upstate South Carolina where there is an intentional focus on team and culture. Kristin wants to take a 4 week vacation®️...
285: Tapping Into a New Talent Pipeline to Grow Your Business
February 22, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBAre you ready for another game-changing strategy to grow your business? A successful internship program can be transformative in bringing fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the table. This topic prompts many questions about how to hire interns, what they can do for your business, what requirements should be in place for an internship, and how to build a successful internship program. Just imagine the magnitude of possibilities when you believe in and create opportunities for the fu...
284: How to Hire Your Next A-Player with Dr. Sabrina Starling
February 15, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBToday’s show focus is very near and dear to my heart: hiring A-players. I’ll explain what small business owners are getting wrong and why traditional hiring practices will only bring difficulties and heartache. The mis-hiring process is painful because of the time and effort involved in screening applicants and interviewing, and statistics show that 75% of business owners are mis-hiring. Join me in today’s episode for a look at what not to do and what will give solid results in attracting ...
283: Expect More, Achieve More: The Power of Setting Boundaries and Owning Accountability
February 08, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAre you struggling to set boundaries with your team and hold expectations? This is a common struggle for business owners. If you find yourself having the same conversations over and over with your team members just to see nothing change, this episode is for you! We are diving into practical ways to set boundaries and hold expectations for them, along with the challenge of the tough conversations you need to have with team members who criticize your choices as the leader and business owner....
282: The Dream Manager: An A-Player's Story of Aligning Her Vision with the Company's Vision
February 01, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome to today’s episode! Last week, we covered how your organization’s future and your team members’ potential are intertwined. You also learned why Tap the Potential’s Dream Manager Program is the solution to the monumental problem of employee disengagement. Today you’ll learn the vital importance of putting your personal strategic plan in place, how identifying your dreams supports your business vision, and how to energize your A-players and keep them engaged. Join us to learn more...
281: The Dream Manager Program: The Solution to Employee Disengagement
January 25, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB“The great corporate battle in the coming decades will be the war for talent.” Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenge of attracting and retaining engaged A-players on your team? Is employee disengagement sinking your ship? In this episode, Melissa Kay, Tap the Potential’s Lead Strategist and “Chief Dream Officer,” shares how your organization’s future and your team members’ potential are intertwined. We are diving deep into team member disengagement, what the core issue is, how it can en...
280: How to Strategically Manage Your Time with Melissa Kay
January 18, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDo you feel like you never have enough time to get everything done? You are not alone! Most business owners identify time management as one of the biggest challenges they face. When you started your business to have more time freedom, you probably didn’t envision getting caught in the survival trap and experiencing real symptoms of burnout as your business grew. If you are unsure of how to prioritize your time, have too many meetings to attend, and don’t know what to focus on next, we can ...
279: Strategic Planning Series Part 4 of 4: Designing for Profit in 2024
January 11, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBSet yourself up to double or triple your profit and owner’s pay in 2024! How does that sound? Join Dr. Sabrina for Part 4 of our Strategic Planning Series as she walks you through what it means to design your business to be sustainably profitable. You’ll learn how to get out of the survival trap, plan for growth that increases profit and owner’s pay, and discover the most often overlooked business expenses. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production. Links and Res...
278: Strategic Planning Series, Part 3 of 4: Design Your Clear Compelling Vision for a Better Business and Better Life in 2024
January 04, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAre you caught in the survival trap? If you take a few steps forward but aren’t building the momentum you want or getting the results you need, it could be that you need to design your clear compelling vision. Why not start now to improve your quality of life in 2024? Download your copy of our Strategic Planning Series Workbook today; you’ll also get the Tap the Potential 2024 Strategic Planner as a bonus gift. What are you waiting for? We love celebrating specific wins with our clie...
277: Strategic Planning Series Part 2: Celebrating Wins and Looking Ahead to 2024
December 28, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBOur clients’ successes, big or small, help fuel our team at Tap the Potential. We have supported business owners in 2023 through some very challenging circumstances, and I want to brag about our clients who have been resilient in achieving major wins this year. If the end of 2023 finds you still in the struggle, I hope today’s show inspires and encourages you. You can absolutely have a profitable and growing business in 2024—-AND a great quality of life! Our clients have reached ...
276: Strategic Planning Series, Part 1 of 4: Reflect, Plan, and Exercise Your Resilience Muscles
December 21, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBIt is an exciting time of year with all the joys that the holidays bring! As the year winds down and we have time to reflect, it’s the best time to strategically plan for the year ahead. This episode kicks off the first in our four-part Strategic Planning Series, and today’s focus is on you, the entrepreneur—because the success of your business begins and ends with you. In the middle of all the challenges and failures, we have to be resilient to bring our best forward. We must stop and ref...
275: Practical Steps for Handling Difficult Clients and Customers
December 14, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBHave you ever found yourself scratching your head wondering how to deal with someone who has a very difficult personality? Dealing with a difficult client, customer, or team member is a situation that a lot of us encounter in business because we deal with different personalities all the time. I have identified three types of personalities that are typical of difficult clients and customers: those who have strong personalities and want things done their way, those clients who just don't mak...
274: Breaking Price Increase Anxiety: Profitable Tips with Dr. Sabrina
December 07, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBWhen was the last time you increased your prices? Does it strike fear in your heart and make you uncomfortable to have these conversations with clients and customers? You are not alone! Price increases are necessary, and they must be strategically planned. Let’s talk about how to know when you need a price increase and how to address this with clients and customers! Our upcoming Better Business Better Life Jumpstart aligns perfectly with the focus of today’s show. In this free, five-d...
273: The Courage You Need to Get Out of Your Own Way Part 1
November 30, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB"Assuming you have all the courage you need, what action could you take that would have the greatest impact on your life?" Answering that one powerful question can help you to avoid fear getting in your way. It will allow you to address what is best for yourself and prevent difficult or uncomfortable situations from persisting for years. Avoiding tough decisions can hinder both your personal and professional growth. That can be devastating for entrepreneurs! Dr. Sabrina draws from her ...
272: Let’s Take a Moment to Think About Gratitude with Dr. Sabrina Starling
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBLast year’s Thanksgiving episode about gratitude is one of our most popular episodes, so I’m bringing it back! For every single listener, I hope this season is full of reconnection with your loved ones. Remember to slow down and savor these moments and take this opportunity to let work go so you can be fully present with the most important people in your life. I hope you enjoy this replay episode. This show focuses on ways we can all work gratitude into our daily experiences. An i...
271: How to Deal with an Underperforming Team Member with Dr. Sabrina Starling
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBHow do you deal with an underperforming team member? It is a tough, but common, situation for business owners to find themselves. Do you keep them to coach them, or do you let them go? Join Dr. Sabrina as she walks you through this process with clear actions to help you assess their potential for improvement and make the tough decision. This topic comes from a member of our Mighty Networks community at Tap the Potential. The scenario is that a long-time team member, who has been loyal ...
270: Turning Tough Feedback into Learning Opportunities with Melissa Swire
November 09, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWhat do your clients REALLY think of you and your business? Figuring this out is a challenge for all of us business owners, and we can’t guess at it, make assumptions, or take it lightly. There is a formula to this realization, and we have the secret sauce to make it happen. In this behind-the-scenes episode, you’ll learn what we discovered when we interviewed our top clients and how we implemented big changes. Join us to learn more! I’m joined by Tap the Potential’s Lead Strate...
269: Get Up and Move Your Body for a Better Business and Better Life! with Chris Wilson
November 02, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBWould you agree that entrepreneurship can be an all-consuming endeavor? Have you found yourself neglecting your health, good nutrition, sleep, fitness, and other aspects of appropriate self-care? We are at increased risk for health-related issues because of work-related stress and intense lifestyle. Physical health ties into our mental health and effectiveness, and we deserve to be at our best. Let’s talk about the most important part of your entrepreneurial journey: taking care of YOU. Jo...
268: Maximizing Profitability: The Art of Strategic Hiring
October 26, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB“What role should I be hiring for next?” is a common question we hear from business owners who are at capacity and know they need to hire, but they are confused and don’t know which role they should hire for next with considerations about cash flow, profitability, and how the hiree will support the sweet spot of your business. In today’s show, I’ll give some parameters for determining your next hire to ensure the best fit for the team member AND the role. Join us to learn more! A...
267: Profit-Boosting 1 to 1 Meetings: Quick & Effective Strategies
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIs your team as productive as they can be? Are you dealing with disengagement on your team? We are focusing on quick and effective strategies for implementing profit-boosting 1:1 meetings with your team members. Join me to learn the best strategies for resolving communication problems and boosting productivity. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to set clear objectives and goals for 1:1 meetings, tips for scheduling and structuring those meetings, and strategies for providing co...
266: No More PITA Clients with Dr. Sabrina Starling
October 12, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIf you’ve been in business for any length of time, you have most likely had your share of PITA clients (those “pain in the assets” clients). They can make you want to pull your hair out and ask, “What kind of person does this? Why am I having to deal with this? How can I possibly fix this and make them happy?” They can put us in a terrible position and significantly impact our profitability AND our mental health. I have great news for you: a few simple changes can make a huge difference an...
265: Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture with Russel Lolacher
October 05, 2023 19:12 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBHow do you create a healthy workplace culture where your team members want to stay around? If you have a healthy workplace culture, what do you need to do to preserve and protect it? Today’s guest has expert advice on creating AND maintaining the workplace culture we long to have—and it all comes down to leadership. Join us to learn more! Russel Lolacher is an international speaker, podcaster, and advocate who helps leaders create great workplace cultures–and not destroy them. He is the...
264: Help! I've Lost My Best Team Member. What Am I Going to Do?
September 28, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBDoes this sound familiar? You are stretched really thin, you have a lot on your plate, you are filling multiple roles—and your best team member leaves. It’s the worst feeling ever to lose the person you’ve counted on, the one who always had your back, and the key person helping you get things done. It can leave you feeling hopeless, helpless, and confused, feeling overwhelmed about going through the hiring process again. If you’ve felt this scenario and know exactly what I mean, j...
263: How to Cultivate a Can-Do Mindset for Your Business and Life with Denise Gabel
September 21, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBAs a leader, striving to maintain a positive attitude is a challenge. It’s hard to dig deep and keep yourself and your team motivated when obstacles appear at every turn. This is where the Can-Do mindset comes in. My guest is here to teach us how to make things happen with enthusiasm, both for ourselves and our teams. Join us to learn the Can-Do mindset! Denise Gabel, the Can-Do-ologist, is the most positive person I’ve ever met! Denise is a professional speaker, mentor on the...
262: How to add 6 to 7 figures to your Revenue with YouTube Featuring Nate Woodbury
September 14, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIs YouTube part of your marketing strategy? It’s the second most popular website in the world and the second most popular social network. People watch one billion hours of video on YouTube EVERY day. Join us to learn how to make the most of YouTube for your business profitability! I’m joined by Nate Woodbury, the producer of over 50 YouTube channels focused on generating leads for their corresponding businesses. Nate pulls back the curtain to teach us his entire YouTube strategy so you...
261: Pricing for Predictable Profit with Dr. Sabrina Starling
September 07, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBHow is the profitability in your business? The biggest factor in your profitability is making sure you are pricing appropriately, and you have to know your numbers to predict your profit! In today’s show, we will discuss how to set your prices, when to increase your prices, and what to do if your low margins don’t provide appropriate owner’s pay. There is a LOT to consider within this topic, but it’s relevant to every small business owner and can make all the difference in your profitabili...
260: Embracing Failure, Shame and Guilt: The Journey of an Entrepreneur
August 31, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAre you in the judger pit? Are you allowing fear-based reactions to shrink you and minimize your impact on your business? Here’s the truth: failure, shame, and guilt are all messy and normal parts of the entrepreneurial journey. It feels risky and vulnerable to admit our failures, but we can’t let them keep us from moving forward. Let’s reframe how we think about our experience and journey as entrepreneurs so we don’t give into the tendency to hide our messy parts. Join us to learn more in...
259: Great Place to Work Spotlight Featuring Michael Watts
August 24, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWe LOVE to honor business owners who are committed and dedicated to the mission of becoming a great place to work. To be honored with a Great Place to Work Spotlight, a business owner must complete our How to Hire the Best course and use that training to become a good leader and an employer of choice in their field. They learn strategies that focus significant attention on creating workplaces where A-players want to work. Today’s spotlight shines on Michael Watts of Bel Air Construction. ...
258: Profit Secrets Unveiled: Cracking the Code to Save Thousands on your Marketing
August 17, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBIt’s not always about how much you make; it’s about how much you keep! In this episode, I’m unveiling some profit secrets that we utilize with our Tap the Potential clients to help them be mindful of their profit as they use strategic marketing techniques. This topic comes from a small group conversation recently in our Better Business Better Life program, and I’m excited to share how you can get better marketing results with highly focused, minimal efforts. Join us to learn more! ...
257: Behind the Scenes of My 4 Week Vacation®️: Revelations and Renewal
August 10, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBWhat would happen for you if you took a 4 week vacation? How would it impact your team, your loved ones, and your personal rejuvenation? Let’s talk about the positive impacts a 4 week vacation can have on many aspects of life and business as I share with you my revelations and renewal from my recent 4 week vacation. In this episode, I will help you understand how to achieve peak performance and flow by understanding the critical balance between work and recovery. Uncover the secrets to...
256: Expert Tips on Planning and Enjoying a 4 Week Vacation®️
August 03, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWe can always learn a lot from experts, and we have packed a bunch of them into this episode! We have compiled tips from leading experts about taking a 4 week vacation®️. You’ll hear a summary of key elements to put into place with tips that are amazingly simple to execute. Just think–next summer could be the time for YOUR 4 week vacation®️ if you start planning now to make it happen! You could step away from your business for an extended time and know that your team is well-trained to kee...
255: The Power in Declaring and Making Your 4 Week Vacation®️ A Reality [Encore Edition]
July 27, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBProfit Designers, I’m bringing you another past episode featuring an entrepreneur who has taken a 4 week vacation. It is my intention to inspire you, no matter where you are in your business, that it IS possible to have a business that can run without you as you take a 4 week vacation®️ Rodrigo’s story is a powerful one with many life lessons, one of which is the power in declaring something that is important to you and making it happen. Join us for this encore edition of Ep.165 and learn ...
254: Reclaim Your Life and Plan Your 4 Week Vacation®️ Today! [Encore Edition]
July 20, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBHow long have you been in business? What’s the longest time you’ve been able to be away, fully unplugged? When was the last time you took time off from your business, fully unplugged? If your answers to these questions make you cringe, let me help. I want to support you in taking your life back from your business. In today’s episode, I’m sharing an interview from 2021 with a longstanding client. I hope this conversation will inspire you to take action and make plans for your business to ru...
253: It’s Bold and It’s True! Tax Accountant takes 4 Week Vacation®️ in the Height of Tax Season with John Briggs [Encore Edition]
July 13, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBAs you are listening to this episode, I’m on my 4 week vacation®️, but I did not forget about you! I want to keep you inspired and motivated about what’s possible, so I’m bringing you another 4 week vacation®️ story that is full of fun. We are featuring this encore edition of Ep. 28 with John Briggs, founder, and CEO of Incite Tax Works, who took a 4 week vacation®️ at the height of tax season. We recorded this interview in March 2019, when John was two weeks away from his 4 week vacation®...
252: Be Inspired by Steve’s Story–and Make the 4 Week Vacation®️ Pledge Today!
July 06, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBGuess what? I’m on a 4-week vacation right now, but I didn’t want to leave you without regular content. I’ve chosen to fill these slots with some of our best interviews with business owners who have taken 4-week vacations. I want to inspire you with what’s possible for YOU! Today’s episode is an interview from 2018 with Steve Bousquet, and we spoke the day after he returned from a 4-week vacation. I hope that, in the midst of the challenges and pain of entrepreneurship, you are inspir...
251: Mastering Work-Life Balance: Unleashing the Power of 25-Hour Workweeks and 4 Week Vacations®
June 29, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBToday’s topic is exciting because it has the power to change your life in a positive way! Combining 25-hour workweeks AND 4 week vacations®️ is a powerful formula for entrepreneurs, and it took me years to make this discovery. Now, I’m passionate about helping entrepreneurs disrupt hustle culture and take their lives back from their businesses. Think it’s not possible for you? Join me for a look at how you absolutely CAN combine 25-hour workweeks and 4 week vacations®️ in running a success...
250: How to Take a 4 Week Vacation® Part 3
June 22, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThanks for joining me for the third of a three-part series about how you CAN take a 4 week vacation®️ from your business. I am ramping up for my 4 week vacation®️, which is only two weeks away! I love having the time off for fun and family time, but I also love what happens with my team when I am away. My amazing team is gearing up to take ownership and implement the plans we have put into place, and our success team is rocking it so that I don’t have any worries about stepping away. They ...
249: How to Take a 4 Week Vacation® Part 2
June 15, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSmall business owners deserve a 4-week vacation! Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs think that’s impossible and way out of reach for them. I’m on a mission to change that mindset and help small business owners take back their lives from their businesses. This is what we do at Tap the Potential every single day. We are in a series of podcast episodes around this topic to show entrepreneurs how to take a fully unplugged 4-week vacation. In last week’s episode, we talked about the...
248: How to Take a 4 Week Vacation®️ Part 1
June 08, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBMost small business owners have no clue how they could EVER take a 4-week vacation–or where to begin in making it happen. Just imagine what it would feel like to get out of the office and experience the freedom of spending more time doing the things you love to do. It takes intentionality to prevent your business from taking over your life, and I want to help. The next few episodes of the podcast will include excerpts from my book, The 4 Week Vacation, with the hope that, wherever you ar...
247: Is Your Business Taking Over Your Life?
June 01, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIs your business taking over your life? This is an important question to ask as you check in with yourself. It may be more accurate to ask the people around you what they are seeing. We business owners focus on putting out daily fires in our business to the point that we have no awareness of how other people see us, and those whom we love the most are watching us struggle and suffer. Don’t we owe it to them (and ourselves) to do better? I wrote the book, The 4 Week Vacation, to h...
246: Your Mental Health Matters
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBBelieve it or not, the month of May is winding down, and I want to acknowledge Mental Health Awareness Month with a topic that is vitally important for EVERY entrepreneur. Your mental health matters! It is important for you to take good care of yourself, check in with yourself, and understand where you are in relation to burnout. I know burnout; I’ve been there, I’ve studied it, and I know how hard it is to come out of a season of burnout. Burnout is not fun for you or your loved ...
246: Your Mental Health Matters
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBBelieve it or not, the month of May is winding down, and I want to acknowledge Mental Health Awareness Month with a topic that is vitally important for EVERY entrepreneur. Your mental health matters! It is important for you to take good care of yourself, check in with yourself, and understand where you are in relation to burnout. I know burnout; I’ve been there, I’ve studied it, and I know how hard it is to come out of a season of burnout. Burnout is not fun for you or your loved ...
245: Why is Leadership So Hard?
May 18, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWelcome to this episode, where we dive into the challenges of leadership in small businesses. During my recent travels and interactions with small business owners and entrepreneurs, a recurring theme emerged in our conversations. Many business owners approached me, seeking advice on the difficulties they face in leading their organizations. It struck me how prevalent this question was: Why is it so hard to lead in our small businesses? Let's explore why this challenge exists and recognize ...
244: Jumpstart Your 4 Week Vacation®
May 11, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLife is short! If something unexpected happened to take you away from your business, either short-term or long-term, is your business constructed to survive? Or–are you leaving your employees and loved ones at risk to have to scramble, struggle, and pick up the pieces without you? As entrepreneurs, we don’t just need to “grind it out” and sacrifice the time we have with our kids; those 18 summers go by quickly, and you’ll soon be standing with head-shaking disbelief as your “baby” traipses...