UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 15 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIf you're a teacher, a helper, and/or a giver, and you run a business sometimes your BEST intentions are ALSO the things that make growing a business the MOST complicated. Sometimes your best intentions feel like they conflict with what you're 'supposed' to do to build a successful business... and that makes creating success (and not hating it) hard. And THIS is where the UNcomplicating Business podcast comes in. UNcomplicating Business is for the teachers, the helpers, and the givers who want to HONOR their best intentions, BE themselves out in the business world, AND grow a successful business - one without all the shoulds, the drama, or the complicated steps. If you're a teacher, helper, and a giver, and you want to find success as YOURSELF, the UNcomplicating Business podcast is here for YOU.
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The Missing Piece from the Conversation Around Leaving Teaching
November 09, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIf you are a teacher, or you are plugged into the education world in any way, you know there is a BIG conversation going on right now about TRANSITIONING out of teaching. For a whole host of reasons there are more teachers than ever thinking about leaving school buildings, and as a result there is a robust conversation going on around what that transition might look like. There's a lot of talk about the wide array of skills teachers have, and how awesome they are, and all of the opportun...
How to Focus
November 02, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBFocus is one of those things we all think 'if I only had a little more of that, things would be.______ (insert dream here!).' What goes wrong with focus is that we have expectations of what it is, and how it SHOULD be that it can't possibly live up to - and that makes us feel like CONSTANT failures. This week on the podcast we're talking about where exactly things are going wrong with YOUR focus. Then, I'll share my tried and true recipe for SUCCESSFUL, and more EFFECTIVE focus startin...
Teaching and Giving Yourself Permission to be an Expert on YOU with Renee Grady
October 26, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBWhen we know our superpowers, we can USE them to help others to find theirs. THIS - and SO MUCH MORE - is what my guest this week, the fabulous Renee Grady teaches girls and moms. If you want to use your superpowers for good, AND embrace your OWN expertise (plus help the girls in your life to do the same...) this episode is for YOU.
How to Stop Procrastinating
October 19, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBDo you procrastinate, especially when it comes to the new, the scary, the risky, the important, or the challenging? This week on Teachers in Business I'm going to share 3 simple hacks for STOPPING procrastination in its tracks. These strategies are built specifically for business owners like you who are not only wearing ALL the hats but who are constantly trying on NEW ones - running a business and working to GROW it all at once. Each strategy is meant to help you take action and move ...
How to STOP Underpricing Yourself
October 12, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBUnderpricing is a lose-lose. You lose because you don't make the money from your business that you want (and deserve!), and your clients lose because they aren't getting the BEST possible version of you (the one where you feel amazing about your business, your life, and your work!). And here's the craziest part - when you are NOT underpricing yourself, it's actually EASIER to make money and sell your work... sounds crazy, but it's 100% TRUE. This week I'm going to share 4 simple ways t...
The Teacher’s Guide for Creating a Money-Making Business
October 05, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBFrom a struggling former-teacher-turned-entrepreneur, to a business coach who makes more than DOUBLE what she did when she was teaching, I want to share the four simple steps to building a business that makes money AND gives you the truly flexible schedule you've always dreamed of that I've used, and that I teach my clients. The four steps are: --effectively connect with & sign new clients, -- pricing & selling without EVER feeling salesy, spammy, or slimy, -- creating simple, right-fo...
Why They Aren’t Buying and 3 Changes to Make Right Now to Make More Money!
September 28, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBThe main reason that people hire me as a business coach is because their business isn’t making the money they want. Period. As a coach, I know this struggle well - I sell a service (and I also have a second business where I sell a product, so I’ve done both). Here’s how it goes: A new client recently captured it PERFECTLY. She said ‘Sara, I KNOW what I have is worth while, but the people aren’t coming. People tell me it’s a great idea, that people really need what I’m doing, that I’m amaz...
Why They Aren’t Buying and 3 Changes to Make Right Now to Make More Money!
September 28, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBThe main reason that people hire me as a business coach is because their business isn’t making the money they want. Period. As a coach, I know this struggle well - I sell a service (and I also have a second business where I sell a product, so I’ve done both). Here’s how it goes: A new client recently captured it PERFECTLY. She said ‘Sara, I KNOW what I have is worth while, but the people aren’t coming. People tell me it’s a great idea, that people really need what I’m doing, that I’m amaz...
Too pushy, too salesy, too braggy...How to STOP letting the 'toos' hold you BACK!
September 21, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBWe ALL get the 'toos'. The 'toos' are when we're worried that we're going to be TOO something...to pushy, too spammy, too salesy, too braggy, too agressive - and then we hold ourselves BACK to avoid going too far. So what's the issue with this? We were NEVER in real danger of going too far - so when we hold ourselves back all we're doing is holding ourselves back (for no reason!). This week on the Teachers in Business podcast we're going to talk about how to identify your 'toos', and...
Loving Your Body, Teaching, and Containers with Jennifer Lebo
September 14, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHow do teaching and learning to love your body connect? This week the AMAZING Jen Lebo is sharing her teaching journey from teaching in a classroom to teaching women how to love their bodies, and everything in between. What's the secret? It's all about the containers...:) (Jennifer Lebo: Website: www.jenlebo.com FB Group: LOVING YOUR BODY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovingyourbodyforwomenoverforty Freebie: My free Guide, 17 Ways To Boost Your Body Image ...
Teaching, Practice, and MONEY with Jessica Kleine
August 31, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBJessica Kleine is one of my favorite teachers...but she doesn't actually think of herself AS a teacher. This week on the podcast, we'll talk about that, teaching, homeschooling, business, and MONEY (because those are all the things Jessica does BEST), and about the role practice plays in ALL of it. Listen on to get ALL of the goodness! You don't want to miss this!
How Do You Want to STRETCH Next?
August 24, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.67 MBOne of my FAVORITE questions to ask myself (and clients) is how do you want to STRETCH next? It's a great question for LOTS of reasons, but the biggest is that it's an OPENER. It's the kind of questions that opens me (and them) to ideas, to things we might way to try or experiment with. Thinking about stretching means you are leaning into learning, into experimenting, and into the leading edge of your own growth (and when you're stretching, so is the rest of your life and business). ...
Teaching, Coaching, and Magic with Stacey Andon
August 17, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWhy are teachers EXCELLENT entrepreneurs? Why is starting and building a business a perfect match for teaching skills? And magic? What??! This week on the Teachers in Business podcast my guest, former ELA teacher and now AMAZING life and business Stacey Andon and I talk about ALL the reasons why owning a business is a GREAT fit for teachers. We share our own experiences at making this transition ourselves - the things that helped AND the places we've gotten in our own ways on the way...
How to Set a Goal that WORKS
August 10, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBHaving a goal is a good idea, right? I mean...it seems like a good idea, BUT. Here's the thing. It's easy for goal-setting to go terribly wrong. And when it does, we get FRUSTRATED - it sucks to set goals and not reach them, AND doing this over and over again KILLS your confidence. Who wants to set themselves up for failure over and over again? I get it. I see you. And I'm here to offer you an alternative. This week on Teachers in Business I'm sharing how to set A goal - one goal...
Why Knowing How People Learn is a Business Advantage with Dr. Carrie Graham
August 03, 2021 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBTeachers have a deep understanding of how people learn. And this understanding? This is a business ADVANTAGE (because if you've ever taken a boring course, you know that NOT everyone just gets this). This week I'm talking with Dr. Carrie Graham about creating effective learning experiences as a teacher IN a business.
The 4 Word Business Model: Talk to MORE People
July 26, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBMy business model is 4 words. Nope, not 4 steps. It's 4 WORDS. Talk to more people. Period. This model is exactly what has created ALL of my business success, and it's ALL you need to create yours. And yes, you're probably thinking "That's crazy. It's NOT that simple." - but I'm here to tell you it is. The MODEL simple, but what you GET from the model is way more than 4 words. In this episode of Teachers in Business we're talking about CONNECTION and the insane amount of growth/rewar...
Finding Clarity and Purpose with Deb Stanley!
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBSpecial Guest Alert! This week the AMAZING Deb Stanley shares her story of moving from the teaching world to the worlds of business AND book authorship. Deb is a great example of what it looks like to do it YOUR way, to make your own rules, and to find your way to clear purpose and consistent growth. She has created a business where she gets to focus all of her time and energy on doing what she LOVES - and you can too!
Finding Clarity and Purpose with Deb Stanley!
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBSpecial Guest Alert! This week the AMAZING Deb Stanley shares her story of moving from the teaching world to the worlds of business AND book authorship. Deb is a great example of what it looks like to do it YOUR way, to make your own rules, and to find your way to clear purpose and consistent growth. She has created a business where she gets to focus all of her time and energy on doing what she LOVES - and you can too!
5 Questions to Ask Yourself BEFORE You Buy that Next Course
July 13, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBTeachers LOVE learning...and so we buy a LOT of courses. Some of them we start AND finish, some we just start, and then there are the ones we buy and NEVER even touch - yikes! This week on the Teachers in Business podcast I'm going to share the questions I ask myself BEFORE I decide to buy a course (or really, anything related to my business!). Before you buy that next course, try these on and never waste money on a course that you don't need, won't finish, or that won't actually solve...
Genius Hour + business = GROWTH
July 06, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBGenius hour has long been a thing in schools. It's a tool to help motivate and engage students, and one that helps them build critical thinking, problem solving, and connection skills. On this episode of the podcast I'm going to make the case for YOU to have genius hour in YOUR business (spoiler alert: it's good for you the same way it's good for students!), and how exactly you might put it into place and create MORE GROWTH as a result.
Genius Hour + business = GROWTH
July 06, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBGenius hour has long been a thing in schools. It's a tool to help motivate and engage students, and one that helps them build critical thinking, problem solving, and connection skills. On this episode of the podcast I'm going to make the case for YOU to have genius hour in YOUR business (spoiler alert: it's good for you the same way it's good for students!), and how exactly you might put it into place and create MORE GROWTH as a result.
How to Stop WAITING
June 29, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBConventional wisdom is to be patient, to let it all come with time, and to wait when we aren't sure. And I think when it comes to waiting conventional wisdom should take a hike. Waiting, particularly in business, is a sneaky progress killer. It keeps us 'safe', small and NOT creating the life and business we actually want. This week we're going to talk about WAITING... I'm going to share a few of my favorite tricks you can use to notice when you are waiting and then three strategies...
How to Take a VACATION as a Business Owner
June 15, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBEveryone needs a vacation sometime - even just a day or two - ESPECIALLY business owners. But if you own your own thing, and you wear ALL the hats, how do you walk away, even just for a day or two? This is a HUGE topic with my coaching clients right now, so this week on the Teachers in Business podcast we're going to talk about what you can do NOW so that you can actually take a vacation from your business in the next few weeks or months, and NOT drown in work either before or after as a...
How to Plan without OVER-Planning
June 08, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBOne of the MOST common issues teachers in the business world face is that we PLANNERS. In the teaching world, we plan weeks (months!) in advance, and have a clear path of what's going to happen when from the start of the year to the end. In the business world, planning FEELS productive. It's laying out all the details and the steps and the flows - it's AMAZING. But in so many cases this is OVER planning rather than planning - and there is a BIG difference. OVER planning is planning for ...
How the Heck Does Motivation = Weather??
June 01, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBOne of the things I hear from clients ALL the time is 'I've lost my motivation'. Friends, motivation is like the weather - it changes ALL the time! Depending on motivation to power you allllll the time is like planning for fair skies and perfect temperatures EVERY DAY forever (not happening). So, what's the alternative? What about COMMITMENT? This week on the podcast we're talking about motivation and commitment - how they're different, and how you might think about them for the long...
How to SIMPLIFY Your Business
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBWhen business is convoluted and complicated it's also NOT fun. And when it's not fun, you probably aren't growing either. On this episode of the podcast, I'm sharing a new definition of simplicity along with a handful of easy to use (starting NOW) strategies to dramatically simplify your business asap.
How to Stop Freaking Out About Your Niche
May 18, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThe online business world says you MUST have a clear niche right NOW. And if you don't? You're DOOMED. As a result, business owners spend an ungodly amount of time freaking out about their niche in 100 different ways. Which is ridiculous - because your niche is relevant and also totally irrelevant to your success all at the same time. This week on the podcast I'm going to share my favorite analogy for your niche (really, stop standing in the hallway like a weirdo), and the three simp...
How to Create ALL the Content
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBOne of the things clients ask ALL the time is 'how do you manage to create SO MUCH content? You never seem to run out of ideas.' One this episode of the podcast I'm sharing how I think about creating content. Then, I'm teaching you exactly how to create MORE...without also driving yourself bananas. Here's the KEY: You already have ALL the ideas and all the skills needed. It's just a matter of how you collect and use them... You're closer than you think!
The 3 MOST common Reasons Your Pricing isn't working - and how to fix them NOW
May 04, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBIs pricing your nemesis? Does it take an insane amount of your brain space (and maybe steal your sleep)??! No. More. Today I'm going to talk about the three most common reasons your pricing isn’t working. I'll share how it LOOKS in your business and life, as well as what's ACTUALLY going on. From there I'll explain what you can DO about each one so that you can get OUT of the pricing-drama trap right now, now and forever more.
Mapping Teaching Skills to Biz Skills: From Questions to Connections
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBYou might not realize it, but your teaching skills are your unique business advantage. They are what sets you apart from the rest. One of the MOST vital skills in a teacher's tool kit is asking great questions - and this skill translates SO well into business because asking great questions creates CONNECTION (and when people are connected to you they buy!).
How to Get OUT of Comparison Mode
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBOne of the most common causes of my clients getting stuck is being in COMPARISON mode. We have all heard about ‘compare and despair’ and it really is a thing. Its something we have all met at some point in our work - and it really can (and does) paralyze people and impede forward progress. For me, there are two flavors of comparison mode that paralyze people. Today we’re going to talk about the two flavors - how to notice if they are happening to you, and how to move OUT of this spot, and...
3 Business Mistakes You Don't Need to Make
March 30, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBBetween my two businesses I have made ALL the mistakes. And while I'm a big fan of making mistakes in order to learn and grow, I know that there are (at LEAST) a handful of mistakes I've made that didn’t need to take ALL the time and energy that I gave to them. Today I'm sharing 3 specific mistakes I've made in my businesses - and that clients have come to me making - over the years that took LOADS of time and energy to untangle, that you just plain don't need to make yourself.
How to Be Consistent
March 23, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBConsistency is the secret sauce of business. But it can be tricky to achieve... we all WANT to be consistent, but struggle to actually BE consistent. This week I'm going to share the key to consistency, and the two most important questions you can ask to create consistency that will ACTUALLY work for you and your business.
How I CREATED a job I love (and you can too!)
March 16, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBToday I have a job I love. But that didn’t just HAPPEN. Moving from the classroom to the business that I have today has been a journey. This week I’m sharing two key lessons that I learned on my journey from classroom to coach that helped me create a job I LOVE, and that can help you to do the same.
How to Make Decisions Without Drama
March 09, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBWe’ve been taught to think that making decisions is hard, or that it has to be hard. But actually, most of what’s hard about making decisions is INDECISION. This week I’m going to teach you how to recognize indecision, what it means (it’s not what you think…), and how to simplify and speed up making decisions from now on.
Success by THINKING
March 02, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBSuccess isn't created by what you DO. It's created by how you THINK. I know it sounds nutty but you can change your ACTIONS and what you do in your business 1000 times - you can try every course, every coach, every program - and still never reach your goals because you haven't changed your THINKING. Changing your thoughts about your business, your people, your value, and yourself IS the difference maker. This week I'm going to teach you the 4 stages of thoughts and how to RADICALLY chang...
How to Be Your Own Coach
February 23, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBHaving a coach is great - for me it’s an essential part of business. But it’s ALSO essential to know how to be your OWN coach. To learn how to see when and how you are in your own way. To learn how to give feedback to yourself. This week I’m teaching you the handful of simple steps needed to start coaching YOURSELF right now.
The 4 Views of Evaluation
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBEvaluation is rocket fuel for your business, in general. In this episode I’m sharing the 4 views of evaluation - for ways to look at your work and evaluate it - that are essential for business success.
How to find THE ZONE in your business
February 09, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBThe very BEST version of your business - whether it’s a dream now, or already up and running - is the ZONE between what you’re good at, what you love to do, and what need. The trick? Actually FINDING that place. This week on the podcast we’re going to talk about how to find THE zone in your business, and my favorite visual way to think about it.
The Magic of Incremental Expansion
February 02, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBGrowing is NEVER instant. And yet we often have expectations of ourselves that are for exactly that. We expect to be perfect, to be expert, to be able to figure out all the things immediately, rather than incrementally. This week I’m making the case for embracing the idea of ‘incremental expansion’ in your business. Embracing this idea will save you hours upon hours of time, and help you do EVERYTHING in business more easily, right now.
Problem Solving as a Business Owner
January 26, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBOne of the superpowers of ALL teachers is problem-solving. In a teaching setting, we solve a million problems a day, as they come up, from one moment to the next. We do exactly what we need to figure out what’s happening and how to move forward, and we use the tools and resources at our disposal in the system we work in as supports. In the business world - especially if you own your own - things feel a little different. There are fewer supports. There aren’t as many resources. But...we st...
Talking to Your YESES
January 19, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn a classroom the responsibility of a teacher is to get everyone on board - no matter how much or how little the faces in the room want to ‘buy’ the information for sale. As a result, you have to talk to EVERYONE. You have to connect to everyone. In business, things are different. You aren’t responsible for getting everyone on board or for talking to everyone. You only have to talk to your yeses - the people who are bought into what you do. But doing this well? It can be a sneaky challen...
Networking YOUR Way: how to talk to more people (and make more money) this year
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBNetworking is something lots of people AVOID, but really, it’s just business-speak for talking to people. And talking to people is one of the fastest and most effective ways to make more money in your business. So how do you network effectively in a way that actually works for YOU? This week we’re talking about simple, easy to implement strategies to network like YOURSELF. Watch out - you might even start to enjoy it!
Keeping it Simple in 2021
January 05, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBSimplicity is one of my core business (and life!) values. Simple is just better. It makes everything - from day to day life to work and everything in between - easier. This week we’re going to talk about how to approach growing a business in 2021 without making it complicated. It really is possible to keep it simple AND thrive, all at the same time.
10 Life changing thoughts from 2020
December 23, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBThis week, I’m sharing 10 thoughts that have changed my life and business in 2020. They are the thoughts that have helped me to create a thriving business from nothing in less than a year, the thoughts I use to help my clients create their OWN thriving businesses, and the thoughts that have kept me sane in a less-than-sane year. I’ll share not only how these thoughts have helped me, but also how YOU can apply them in your own life and business starting today.
Planning for 2021: The ONE Goal Approach
December 22, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn planning for your business in the new year, I believe that the most effective approach is focusing on ONE goal. This week on the podcast we’re going to talk step by step through the ONE goal approach to planning for your business in 2021!
Turn down the Noise! How to be an effective learner for your business
December 15, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBTeachers LOVE to learn. We like to read, to research, to figure out, to discover, to hunt down resources...and it’s a GREAT asset to us in the education world. It’s the ability to think ‘hmmm, I wonder how other people have done that’ and then go out and find something to help us do what we need to do. When teachers move into the business world, we take our learning brains with us. And this learning-centered way is a huge blessing, but it also has a BIG downside because it creates a LOT of ...
But what about the guilt?
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWhen I left the teaching world and started a business I had alllll kinds of guilt. Guilt that I’d left my calling - my forever job. Guilt that I had changed my plans. Guilt that I wanted to do something else. Guilt that I was making more money than I had made as a teacher (and even more guilt because I wanted to make even more…). On this episode we’re going to talk about all the flavors of guilt that come with the move from education to business, what the heck to do with them (instead of lett...
Gah! It's silent: Assessing in teaching vs. business
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBSilence can be scary in business. Especially if you are coming from the teaching world, where there's ALL kinds of feedback/information coming at you all the time. In this episode we talk about assessing as a teacher versus in a business (and where to start thinking if it's so quiet you're WISHING there were crickets...)
Teaching skills ARE business skills
November 18, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBOne of the core ideas of Teachers in Business is this: teaching skills ARE business skills. This is what I’m here to help you see. Today we’re going to talk about the first layer of this which is how this idea - that teacher skills ARE business skills - could actually be true. We’ll also talk about who the hell am I to have the nerve to say so!