Honest Business

Feeling like you're impatient in business? Constantly climbing and uphill battle? You're not alone. A lot of the clients I work with are impatient and in today's episode I'm sharing some key things you should know about along your journey as an entrepreneur and leader.
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Are you planning on making your next hire? Wondering when is the best time to bring a team member on?
In today's episode I walk you through some questions you need to ask yourself to help you decide if now is a good time to hire and what areas you need extra support in.
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Today I am opening up and answering 10 questions that my community have asked me. If you're interested hearing my answers to the below questions, then take a listen to this episode.

The 10 questions I answer:

1. Do your family support you?
2. Who are my dream clients?
3. What do business owners that are scaling need to focus on?
4. What keeps you up at night?
5. How are you navigating the changes in social media?
6. What is the biggest mistake of entrepreneurs at the 300k mark?
7. How do you recover from set backs?
8. How big is your inner circle?
9. What to do when someone says you're too expensive?
10. What do you do when clients aren't seeing results?

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Are you hearing a lot that your offers are too expensive? I understand this can be really hard to hear and you might be thinking about cutting your prices. But that doesn't have to be the only option. This episode dives into both sides, the seller and the buyer, to give you a holistic approach to this scenario.
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Wondering when it works best to use secret menu items in your business? Or even what they really are? In today's episode I'm sharing how you can implement secret menu offers, when it's appropriate to and how it can propel your business and improve your client results.
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Curious as to what I predict will happen in the industry for the rest of 2022? Listen to today's episode to hear the 21 things that I believe are going to take place over the upcoming months.
From closing businesses to demand increasing and decreasing across different offers, I discuss not only what I predict is going to occur but why and what you can do about it.
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Last week I discussed how to take time off in your business and in today's episode I'm sharing the 7 lessons (mainly confirmations) that I had during my week away.
It was the first time I've been away for a beach holiday since the pandemic and it was such a joy, I was finally was able to switch off and reflect on the past 3 years and it made me realise that working does make me really happy, and I honestly love what I do. Take a listen to this episode to hear my other learnings from my week away and hopefully it encourages you to take some time off.
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Are you struggling to take time off from your business? Overthinking about how your clients will respond? Then definitely listen to this weeks episode. I share with you how I take time off, from a week to multiple weeks throughout the year as well as how I managed to take a month out of my businesses overnight. 

A lot of people like to overcomplicate this, but I want to break down how it can be simple. I discuss why you want to be taking time off, how taking time away from work will allow you to do your best work and my secret to being prepared to take time off.
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Are you currently doing market research in your business? Or is this something you think you don't need to do anymore? In this episode May shares with you her opinion on market research and when it's best to do it in your business.

Are you thinking about packing in your business and pulling the plug on everything? Wondering if you're 'cut out' for this and maybe you have started looking at job adverts on LinkedIn looking for the next option.

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