If 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 opportunities that exist for them to apply those skills OUTSIDE of school buildings...and all of that is very reasonable, very practical advice. 

And also, there's a BIG component missing (like the chicken in the chicken soup big). 

Today we're going to talk about this missing piece; what it is, why it matters, and also how to NOT miss it if you are one of the 1000s of teachers thinking of transitioning...

When 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.

Do 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 forward - even when it's scary, risky, challenging and you just might fail (and, spoiler alert, FAILING is one of the strategies...)

Underpricing 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 that you can use RIGHT NOW to stop underpricing yourself. 

You can use these to start making more money in your business and to feel absolutely certain that the money for time tradeoffs you are making are WORTH it today!

From 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-for-you business systems and processes that save time,

-- building your business to full-capacity AND own your time once and for all.

This step by step guide is built especially for former-teachers-turned-entrepreneurs, but it will work for ANYONE who wants structure/process and works better when there’s a plan.

Rest assured there will be no fancy-MBA terms here - no SWOT analyses, no formal business plans, no executive summaries - instead, you'll learn about running a successful business AS a teacher.

This episode is all about a simple, straight forward plan - just like a teachers' guide - that you can point to and say ‘this is what I need to do today, this is what I need to do tomorrow’ so you can go make money AND enjoy your time starting NOW.

The 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 amazing - and yet no one pays me. People are happy to take what I create for free and use it, but no one is actually BUYING.

Sound familiar?

Today we’re going to tackle this… what I’ve learned as a coach is that when people aren’t buying there are only really a handful of reasons, and they’re easy to take action to address. 

I’m going to lay out the three most common reasons I see with my clients that people aren’t buying from them, and then we’re going to talk about the change you can make right now for each one.

We 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 how to STOP holding yourself back because of them. 

(Hint, instead of avoiding the toos we're going to EMBRACE THEM!)

How 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

           Link: https://colossal-builder-737.ck.page/boostyourbodyimage)

Jessica 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! 

One 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). 

So, how do YOU want to stretch?