November 03, 2023

238: Why Revenue Goals Don’t Work (For Me)

20 minutes

Abundance was my word of 2019.

I’d love to tell you I meant abundance in the broadest possible sense, appreciating the bounty already in my life, financial and otherwise.

But mostly, my theme was about money.

Specifically: to surpass one million dollars in revenue by the end of the year. I was going to build the sexiest small business rocket ship to achieve time-and-money escape velocity with my Delightfully Tiny Team.

*Today's post is a crossover from Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h. Check out my profile page to see what I’m publishing across ‘Doh, Free Time, and Pivot at [http://substack.com/@jennyblake.](http://substack.com/@jennyblake.*)*

📝 Permission

Not to hit—or even set—super specific revenue targets.

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🔗 Resources Mentioned

Statistics: Census Bureau’s latest data, nonemployer business constitute nearly three-quarters of all businesses, Chartable’s top 50 entrepreneurship podcasts

Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h Articles: Why Revenue Goals Don’t Work (For Me), Mutually Assurred Rejection, An Honest Accounting + my emoji balance sheet, the Self-Imposed Pressure to be an Expert, Love That! For You 🙄

What Works: The Money Always Goes Up

Gizmodo: The untold story of Napoleon Hill—the greatest self-help scammer of all time

An Accidental Sabbatical: It Might Feel Safe, But It Won’t Feel Good

Term: Limerence

Zen parable: “We’ll See”

Songs: We Are Young by fun., Unanswered Prayers by Garth Brooks

Apps: Substack

📚 Books Mentioned

My favorite spiritual financial reads: Creating Money, It’s Not Your Money, Happy Money, and one forthcoming by my longtime friendor Penney Peirce :)

Loving What Is and The Work by Byron Katie also changed my life

For a quirky one, check out Dollars Flow Easily To Me by Richard Dotts

Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler

Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton

Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

Life After College

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The Examined Life with Khe Hy: Should You Play Status Games? With Jenny Blake

The Dream: Think and Grow Duped (S3 E4)

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