In this week’s episode, I’m talking about being prepared for the curve balls that life sends us and the importance of the framework of our freedom business.

Whilst I was reflecting on my COVID experience, five things came up for me that I think are so pivotal in life, design, and business freedom design and I want to share them on this episode so that you can do a little check-in with yourself to see, how you’re doing in those five areas.

Here are the highlights:

{02:53} The power team that you're surrounding yourself with

{07:31} Where is your income coming from right now?

{11:41} We need to rest and recharge

{13:21} Think about your mindset

{15:35} Practice gratitude

In this episode we're going to look at the very reason you all want to have your own freedom business, and that is planning your ideal day. 

There is no point building a business that gives you the freedom you want, if you don’t know what you want that freedom to look like. So what does YOUR ideal day look like? Are you in your dream home? Do you have any non-negotiables (for example, I won’t have any meetings before 9.30am)? 

Building your ideal freedom business starts with understanding what your ideal day is. 

Here are the highlights: 

{1:53} I am owning my life 

{4:11} What lights you up? 

{7:57} Learning to take control of your day 

{12:07} Covid has changed our perspective on life and work 

In this episode we're going to look at that thing you all probably try to avoid as entrepreneurs - the accounts. But we're here to tell you that balancing the books AND having money for yourself doesn't have to be this intimidating, unconquerable challenge, and it all comes down to pots. 

Organising your money into pots allocated to tax, or mortgage, or personal use, helps you stay in control of your finances, and you may even find you save a whole lot more than you thought you could! 

So on this episode we will give you some practical tips you can use to create and manage your pots and unlock financial freedom in your business. 

Here are the highlights: 

{1:39} Everyone has different financial needs 

{4:27} If the money is there, it gets spent 

{9:18} Success leaves clues 

{13:28} Pay yourself first 

{16:50} The pot strategy can work for EVERY balance sheet 

When starting a business, we all get caught juggling more balls than we can really cope with. There's the school run, the food shopping, the family events, the ad hoc emergencies, all while trying to dedicate every available moment to growing your business. 

So believe us when we tell you the juggle is real, but you are NOT alone! 

In this episode we talk you through how to create a better balance in order to build the freedom business you not only deserve, but desperately need in order to live a happy, healthy life. 

Here are the highlights: 

{2:14} Juggling the guilt 

{6:35} Sometimes things fall between the cracks 

{10:51} The 3, 2, 1 exercise 

{13:00} Valuable tweaks we made in our own lives 

On today's episode we are talking all about the laptop lifestyle, but what do we actually mean by that? 

This podcast is all about helping you create a freedom business, and so the laptop lifestyle is a phrase meaning you can work from anywhere, with complete freedom to run your business the way you want. 

In this episode we help you understand the benefits and the pitfalls that come with this lifestyle, so you can better prepare the day you have your own freedom business. 

Here are the highlights: 

{2:16} There's nothing better than transforming lives 

{5:33} If you follow our strategies you will crack that lifestyle 

{11:19} Life doesn't have to be this way 

{14:51} Give yourself the space to recreate 

{19:24} It's still important to do the numbers! 

In this episode, we’ll be talking all about why you need a power team for a freedom business. It’s not only important for your business but also for your home life. We think it’s important no matter who are or what requirements you need. We're going to take the opportunity of giving you the benefit of our experience with power teams and the difference that they made to us and how they might make a difference to you.

Here are the highlights:

(01:45) I don't have to do it myself. I just have to make sure it gets done.

(03:10) What is a power team?

(07:17) The 1, 2, 3 exercise

(12:35) Don't wait until you can afford it till you get some power team, be strategic with it.

(15:00) How do you find your power team?

(17:29) Set out clear boundaries so that your power team can thrive

On this episode we're talking about the brain. Obviously it's super important, but specifically we're going to look at the brain's role in success or failure, and how we can hardwire it ourselves through simple practices to start getting the results we want.

We discovered early on in our coaching career that the tools we gave clients could have wildly different results, and that's because those tools are only as effective as the people using them. If your mindset is negative, you will get negative results.

Here are the highlights:

{3:11} The brain 101

{6:31} Understand your filters

{10:17} Mindset is nurture over nature

{15:12} Battling your internal monologue

{18:59} You become the people you're surrounded by

{21:54} Rumination is addictive

As entrepreneurs, we want to work for ourselves. That means doing what we want, from where we want, when we want. But all too often we get stuck working harder than ever and a poor work-life-balance.

So in this first episode of Your Freedom Business podcast, we're going to take a closer look at what freedom is and how you can take steps towards creating your own freedom business.

Here are the highlights:

{2:39} Freedom is about choice

{6:19} Michael Gerber and the bricks & mortar business

{13:06} Good business culture

{16:13} Finding the right price

{21:32} Position yourself in a niche

{27:23} Build a strong network around you

{31:11} Moving from pain to pleasure

Welcome to The Freedom Business podcast. We are Jo & Steve Davison, a husband and wife coaching team with a brand new podcast for business owners who feel like they want a better way to run their business. 

We are going to have conversations that help you set yourself free, figure out how to have your own Freedom Business, and encourage you to reimagine your life and business so that you have less stress, more money and more impact doing what you love! 

So listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and share with your friends so you can really help this podcast make a difference.