208: What to Do When You Find Yourself Unfocused Or Overwhelmed

12/22/22 • 29 min

HerBusiness

If you are feeling...

Overwhelmed?
"Scattered" or "Swamped"?
Like you have TOO Many Things on the To-Do List
Confused by all the options and "Bright Shiny Objects."

Or, if you're:

Wondering which strategy to put your energy into next
Laying awake at night second-guessing yourself or just flat-out feeling stressed and confused?
Looking at all the parts of your business and thinking, "there's not enough of me to go around?"

... what we're talking about in this episode of the HerBusiness podcast ends that turmoil and uncertainty.

Because in this episode, we'll zone into five essential things you should focus on when you find yourself unfocused or overwhelmed.

By the end of this episode, you'll have some specific things to work on and a few resources I've created that will help you along the way.

While simple, the five steps we'll cover can be challenging. It's a mind shift to start thinking strategically about your business.

These five steps help you understand where to focus and feel like you have ample time to do the right things and the things that matter instead of racing around trying to do everything and burning yourself out.

Here’s a sneak peek.

1. Set Your Vision - Where are you headed in the next 12 months?

2. Create Your Plan - How will you get to that Big Kahuna 12-month vision? What projects will you put on your schedule that will directly lead to your 12-month Vision, and what can you remove because it is a distraction?

3. Master Your Message - Create and refine your Connection Statement® and use it to open doors of opportunity for yourself.

4. Simplify Your Marketing Plan - - how will you attract, convert and keep more of your ideal clients? I encourage you to create your one-page plan. It makes thinking about your marketing so much easier.

5. Choose Your Growth Zones. What business area is most important for you to focus on right now?

I’ve included links below to resources that can really help. And, for more personalised support and coaching and access to an incredible community of other women business owners, request your invitation to join us inside the HerBusiness Network.

Mentioned in This Episode:

-> Back-of-the-Napkin Marketing Plan

-> HerBusiness Strategic Planning Framework

-> The 3 x 3 Secret to Creating Your Best Year Ever

-> Connection Statement® Template

-> The Plan That Gets More People Buying From You

-> HerBusiness Network

-> The REACH Retreat

-> Marketing Success Mastermind

If you are feeling...

Overwhelmed?
"Scattered" or "Swamped"?
Like you have TOO Many Things on the To-Do List
Confused by all the options and "Bright Shiny Objects."

Or, if you're:

Wondering which strategy to put your energy into next
Laying awake at night second-guessing yourself or just flat-out feeling stressed and confused?
Looking at all the parts of your business and thinking, "there's not enough of me to go around?"

... what we're talking about in this episode of the HerBusiness podcast ends that turmoil and uncertainty.

Because in this episode, we'll zone into five essential things you should focus on when you find yourself unfocused or overwhelmed.

By the end of this episode, you'll have some specific things to work on and a few resources I've created that will help you along the way.

While simple, the five steps we'll cover can be challenging. It's a mind shift to start thinking strategically about your business.

Here’s a sneak peek.

1. Set Your Vision - Where are you headed in the next 12 months?

3. Master Your Message - Create and refine your Connection Statement® and use it to open doors of opportunity for yourself.

5. Choose Your Growth Zones. What business area is most important for you to focus on right now?

Mentioned in This Episode:

-> Back-of-the-Napkin Marketing Plan

-> HerBusiness Strategic Planning Framework

-> The 3 x 3 Secret to Creating Your Best Year Ever

-> Connection Statement® Template

-> The Plan That Gets More People Buying From You

-> HerBusiness Network

-> The REACH Retreat

-> Marketing Success Mastermind

Previous Episode

207: The Plan That Gets More People Buying From You

Right now, inside the HerBusiness Network, we are focused on planning. Our members are all working on their 2023 plans.

And we’re running everything from all-day planning days to 3-hour online workshops. We’ve also curated hundreds of dollars in resources for members to read, listen to, watch webinars, and complete worksheets.

We’ve also created a popular 2023 Planner Kit with beautiful 2023 mega planners and our popular “Planning Day” guidelines.

Why are we so fanatical about planning?

The ability to create a plan and then work to it is one of the most fundamental secrets to the success of any project or venture.

It doesn’t mean everything always goes to plan ☺, but I’ve always found HAVING a plan got me closer to the outcome I wanted than NOT having a plan.

Having a business plan also helps you confirm your business model is viable. That is, your business is structured in a way that will make it profitable.

In This Episode You’ll Hear:

-> Why a FEW marketing campaigns each year is all you need to attract all the potential clients you want -> How knowing what you want people to buy FIRST leads to more buyers. -> The power of starting with the end in mind when setting dates for your 2023 schedule -> How to keep more clients coming back and referring you to their friends -> The MAIN way you will ATTRACT your ideal clients -> How we structure our year at HerBusiness so that we build momentum through the year, and how you can too -> And a whole lot more

Mentioned in This Episode:

-> 2023 Planner Kit -> Back-of-the-Napkin Marketing Plan -> HerBusiness Network -> HerBusiness Mentoring -> The REACH Retreat -> Marketing Success Mastermind

Next Episode

209: 5 Ways You’re Isolating Yourself From New Clients and Connections

Now more than ever, our connections are so crucial to the growth of our business. We want to be deeply connected to the right people to have solid and sustainable businesses, no matter what the economy throws at us.

In this episode, I share the most overlooked and misunderstood approach for growing a lucrative network that brings you sales, connections and support and works EVEN for introverts or people who hate networking.

OK, so let's get started...

Firstly, this episode is ALL ABOUT YOU and how you can avoid the five big connection-breaking mistakes business owners make!

So, If you know you have a great product, but you remain the "best-kept secret."

Or, you have people say they love what you're doing, but they don't seem to buy

Maybe you need to get more leads or sales.

Or, you're giving lots of value but don't know how to ask for the sale

Or maybe you're struggling to communicate the value of your products and services

You're in the right place.

Getting more clients and feeling like you have a flow of business opportunities coming your way comes down to recognising these 5 Ways You're Isolating Yourself From New Clients and Connections.

These mistakes prevent you from getting the desired results - more clients, growth, and profit.

Here's a sneak peek at what we cover in this episode:

-> The effortless changes you can make to your approach to get more connected and comfortable with what feels natural to you.

-> How to create long-term mutually-beneficial relationships.

-> How to steer yourself away from transactional, superficial and often self-sabotaging actions.

-> The first thing to do if you want others to recognise you as having the solutions they need in their businesses and feel an authentic rapport with you.

-> Madonna's advice about asking for what you want and why it's a lesson we can all learn from.

-> The simple method that I've used to make thousands and thousands of dollars in business and have clients stay with me for years

Mentioned in This Episode:

-> The HerBusiness Connection Scale

-> HerBusiness Network

-> Episode 205 - Your Business Everest: Lessons in Big Goals, Strategy, Preparation and Community – with Peter Johnston (PJ)

-> Samantha Konyeshi of - MY UNO Drafting and Design