UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers

You might not realize it, but your teaching skills are your unique business advantage.
They are what sets you apart from the rest. One of the MOST vital skills in a teacher's tool kit is asking great questions - and this skill translates SO well into business because asking great questions creates CONNECTION (and when people are connected to you they buy!).

One of the most common causes of my clients getting stuck is being in COMPARISON mode.
We have all heard about ‘compare and despair’ and it really is a thing. Its something we have all met at some point in our work - and it really can (and does) paralyze people and impede forward progress.
For me, there are two flavors of comparison mode that paralyze people.
Today we’re going to talk about the two flavors - how to notice if they are happening to you, and how to move OUT of this spot, and get unstuck, especially when this mode has become your normal.

Between my two businesses I have made ALL the mistakes.
And while I'm a big fan of making mistakes in order to learn and grow, I know that there are (at LEAST) a handful of mistakes I've made that didn’t need to take ALL the time and energy that I gave to them.
Today I'm sharing 3 specific mistakes I've made in my businesses - and that clients have come to me making - over the years that took LOADS of time and energy to untangle, that you just plain don't need to make yourself.

Consistency is the secret sauce of business.
But it can be tricky to achieve... we all WANT to be consistent, but struggle to actually BE consistent.
This week I'm going to share the key to consistency, and the two most important questions you can ask to create consistency that will ACTUALLY work for you and your business.

One of the MOST common issues teachers in the business world face is that we PLANNERS.
In the teaching world, we plan weeks (months!) in advance, and have a clear path of what's going to happen when from the start of the year to the end. In the business world, planning FEELS productive.
It's laying out all the details and the steps and the flows - it's AMAZING.
But in so many cases this is OVER planning rather than planning - and there is a BIG difference. OVER planning is planning for perfect.
It's planning from FEAR and need to control rather than just planning and then DOING.
On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm laying out the differences between planning and OVER planning.
Then, I'm sharing 3 SIMPLE strategies to plan effectively (without OVER planning OR ditching plans all together!)