Find the money to grow your business and stop doing everything yourself!

Find the money to grow your business and stop doing everything yourself!

Feel like you’re stuck doing everything yourself – and can’t find the money to grow your business?

Today’s episode will help you find the money you need to get help so your business can grow – and so YOU can get a break!

Just imagine…

WHAT IF … the money you need to grow your business is RIGHT right under your nose?

 

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A while ago on my Facebook page I asked, “What would you do differently if you TRUSTED that the money will keep flowing into your business?”

And everyone basically said they would invest to get help in their business (without feeling guilty or fearful) – so they can stop having to do ALL THE THINGS.

When you’re in the earlier stages of business, it can feel like you’re stuck in a place where you’re doing everything yourself to keep the wheels turning – but you’re not making enough money to pay somebody so you can get to the next level and free yourself up.


If that’s going on for you, then I want to challenge you:

What if the money to grow your business is actually there?

And what if the thing that’s getting in the way of unlocking that money to grow your business is mostly your THINKING?

So let’s talk about how your Money Habit Archetype – the way you’re innately wired around money – can actually stop you from seeing that the money’s right there .. and how it can stop you from accessing it.

(We’ll also talk about what some of the deeper-seated fears and limiting beliefs might be, that could be the REAL cause of you feeling like there’s not enough money to grow your business)

Plus, we’ll cover some practical tips so you can put a strategy together for finding the money to grow your business. And I’ll tell you exactly what I actually did myself.

Wearing all the hats in your business is exhausting and there just aren’t enough hours in the day.

You’re trying to learn about SEO, building a website, a funnel, writing high converting emails, tinkering in Canva (but your graphics still come out looking a bit like Frankenstein..).

Then there’s Facebook Ads, Reels and all those endless glitches to deal with.

And while you’re trying to do all these things to grow your business, they leave you no time and energy to show up fully for your clients or to relax a bit and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

You end up having meals at your desk, staying up way too late, saying no to friends, watching a movie while working and missing the whole thing and basically not having a life.

It never ends. And when you’re in this state, you’re so tired and stressed that you can’t even think straight. All you can think about is getting back on that hamster wheel. And any time you step away from it and take a break, you end up feeling guilt and anxiety that you are not there, keeping the wheels turning.

It’s a very unhealthy pattern that creates a whole lot of stress & overwhelm and can end in total burnout.

So let’s look at your Money Habit Archetype and how it could be contributing to this situation.

There are 3 Money Habit Archetypes. The Accumulator, the Spender, and the Overextender. (If you’re unsure which one is yours or you’d like to find out more, just take this quiz)

1. ACCUMULATOR ARCHETYPE

Most of the Magnetic Money®️ Club members fall into this category. (And hilariously, they often think they don’t qualify to be an Accumulator because they haven’t accumulated enough yet!)

An accumulator is innately driven by the need to feel safe. They need that buffer, that safety net to know that all is okay.

But the problem is that when this comes from a place of fear of not having enough and not being safe – it’s never going to be enough!

They feel like they’re never quite in a place where they can risk some of their safety net for the purpose of growing their business.

They always feel like I need that money in reserve – just to be safe. And so if this is your thinking and your wiring, it means that even though the money might literally be right there, you may like it’s not available to you because you need it to stay safe.

It’s a really crappy thing to suffer. You have money but you’re still afraid. This is why I talk so much about creating a state of abundance that’s both internal & external.

Yes, we want the money in the bank. But we actually want to feel abundant and safe internally – and ideally, we want that feeling to be independent of the money in the bank.

So you resonate with being an Accumulator, time to be honest: 

Is the money actually there – BUT you’re afraid to risk it?

 

2. SPENDER ARCHETYPE

The spender’s pattern is basically that money comes in and … whoops! There it goes again.

It’s coming in, but it’s also flowing out at pretty much the same speed. And interestingly, how much money comes in doesn’t change this pattern.

(In fact, none of these patterns are changed by the AMOUNT of money. We’ll get back to this in a moment because it’s important to recognize.)

If you’re wired to be a Spender, then you are going to be looking for ways to spend money the moment it comes in.

Spenders often come from a background where they didn’t have much money growing up – or they’ve had a powerful poverty experience.

And so they get used to “spending it while they can” – because tomorrow it may not be there.

So it’s actually a fear of not having enough tomorrow that makes them spend it today.

What can happen in business if you’re wired as a Spender, is that although plenty of money comes in, you’re spending it on things that aren’t really the highest priority.

You invest in courses or new equipment without really looking at the bigger picture and overall best strategy so you can use your money to grow your business – rather than just RUN your business.

And there’s a HUGE difference between the two!

 

3. OVEREXTENDER ARCHETYPE

The Overextender is the type of person who, if they win $10,000, will put a down payment on a car and take out a car loan.

They may actually end up in a WORSE financial position than they were in before.

When running a business with an Overextender pattern, it often means getting way ahead of yourself. Trying to do too many things, playing like one of the big boys when you still need to put foundational steps in place.

So you end up being spread too thin, doing way too many things, and that results in a lack of income. Because there’s so much going on that you’re not actually able to properly show up in any one of those areas.

Nothing’s getting traction and you’re doing ALL the things but without enough income to get help.

And you know what? The truth is that you’re not READY for help because you actually need to pull back and focus on the 1 or 2 main areas that WILL move the needle forward.

You’ll start making more money faster by reigning things in – and THEN you’ll be able to pay someone to support you so you can grow.

So that’s how the 3 Money Habit Archetypes affect your ability to find the money to grow your business.

And more money won’t change those patterns!

The same pattern will show up for small amounts of income, moderate amounts of income and huge amounts of income.

What can actually happen, is that as things get bigger and there’s more money coming in, the problems start to feel bigger & bigger too!

So you need to create a STRATEGY that allows you to grow your business from where you’re at.

It’s time to talk about some practical things to help you find that money to help you grow to the next stage.  (and then the next and the next)

But first, let’s hit PAUSE & reflect before we move on:

Is this making sense? What’s coming up for you? Which Money Habit Archetype do you resonate with?

And most importantly are you starting to think that just maybe… you do actually have the money to grow your business – you’re just not using it properly, or not willing to spend it, or maybe your priorities are all over the place.

Are you starting to see that if you can change your pattern, you CAN get help to grow your business and stop having to do all the things yourself.

Let me know in the comments below!

OK, let’s get practical.

These tips will help no matter what your Money Habit Archetype is.

As is often the case, we’re going to start with a reframe.

See, most people think about getting help in their business in terms of a permanent commitment and a new ongoing cost.

And the reframe I want to invite you to make, is to think of breaking it down into STAGES.

So you want to ask, “Where do I need help in my business first? What’s the first (low value to you) task that you’d like to farm off to somebody else?

So number 1: Decide what that is.

(You know, instead of just randomly thinking “I’m snowed under. I need help!”

Get really clear on that very first priority.

THEN decide how you’re going to raise SOME money to get started.

For example: When I was building my finance business, I was burning the candle at both ends, working to grow the business around my 2 young children. I knew I needed help.

So I decided that I needed an assistant to do certain tasks so I could go out there and make more connections to grow my business.

I needed to GROW a little first, so I could then afford to pay someone ONGOING.

But initially, my target was to just have an assistant for 6 months so I could spend that time growing the business and have more clients coming in consistently.

Only then would we look at moving on to the next stage where she could become my permanent assistant.

At the time, I was convinced I could not afford to pay her that part-time salary. (Because I didn’t know what I know now so I was still doing everything the hard way)

But looking back, I know my business was making enough money. I was just spending it on all the wrong things.

So I actually took money out of my mortgage to fund those 6 months of salary.

I made it very clear that this was initially just a 6 month thing – the idea being that if everything worked out, she would end up having a fulltime job.

So that was our goal.

And so I want to encourage you to do the same – no matter how you fund this first stage.

Break it down & be really clear on the goal.

It makes it feel much more do-able and achievable.

Just set small goals and milestones you can reach, then move on to the next one.

It will stop feeling like a huge, scary commitment that you’re too afraid to step into.

It will save you time & money because rather than spending money on a course to learn a new skill – then having to spend the time to DO the course, become proficient at that skill AND do the actual work.

Instead of all that, you just get someone else to do it for you and it INSTANTLY frees you up!

Now, EVEN if you feel like the money’s just not there, you can STILL take the same approach.

Come up with a strategy to raise some funds – whether it’s having a special sale, making a special offer, or taking on a side gig.

Raise the funds, then use that money to pay somebody to free you from your business so you can achieve that first goal for growth.

When you think of it as this step by step process – rather than just trying to come up with a salary for somebody out of nowhere – it starts to feel so much more achievable.



IS FEAR OF SUCCESS KEEPING YOU BLIND TO OPPORTUNITIES?

If this is all making you feel uncomfortable – if fear is coming up, then you might suffer from ‘Fear of Success’

This is the fear of building a business monster. One where there are so many pieces of the puzzle and you’re locked in tighter than ever – with more people relying on you other than just your clients.

It’s the fear of having staff and contractors relying on you for their livelihood and that it’s asking more from you than you’re able or willing to give in the long term, but feeling trapped by the machine you’ve built.

That’s a real & valid fear! And it can absolutely happen. It happened recently to Vanessa Lau, a YouTube coach I follow. She built a multi-million dollar business in just a few short years, then realized that she had to walk away from it because it was burning her out and making her feel trapped.

In fact, I did a whole episode about it, which I encourage you to watch next (link below and here)

In that episode, we talk about the 5 key strategies and elements you need to ensure you’re not building a business monster.

It’ll help you ensure that Fear of Success isn’t unconsciously getting in your way, making you blind to all the opportunities for getting help so you can grow.

It’ll also help you create a building that feels aligned and sustainable so you love showing up for work and get to enjoy the satisfaction, fulfilment and FREEDOM you want.

So click on that next and I’ll see you over there!

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How to build a 7 figure online business you’ll love

How to build a 7 figure online business you’ll love

Imagine building a million dollar business – then deciding you need to walk away from it!

That’s what happened to Vanessa Lau. And if it can happen to her, it can happen to anyone!

Because knowing how to build a 7 figure online business is just ONE part of the equation.

But ensuring this business nourishes & sustains you, not just financially, but emotionally, physically, mentally & spiritually – is another thing altogether.

 

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If you don’t know who Vanessa Lau is, she’s a coach whose online business exploded to multiple 7 figures over the course of a few short years.

She seemingly had it all, even being featured in Forbes magazine and speaking at all the big events.

But just a few weeks ago, she announced her indefinite sabbatical! She closed her programs, cancelled all speaking engagements and scaled her team of 9 down to 1.

WHY?

She felt like she was running on an unsustainable hamster wheel. And the joy she once felt about her business was no longer there. 

This story speaks directly to the ‘Fear of Success’ so many entrepreneurs hold. The fear of what happens if your business succeeds. What if it does so well you can no longer keep up?

For women, especially mothers or anyone who’s ever suffered corporate burnout, this is an especially frightening scenario.

Burnout is why I jumped off the fast track of my Engineering & Corporate Development career.

How about you? Do you fear burnout? Have you experienced it before? Let me know in the comments!

The great news is there are strategies you can implement to avoid business burnout.

Because you want a business that is financially successful, but also feels aligned AND sustainable – WITHOUT getting trapped on a hamster wheel.

One that nourishes you instead of depleting you.

So today, we’ll cover 5 principles that will help you create a sustainable & aligned business – and ensure you enjoy the journey along the way!

I’ll also share a hot tip to get you there faster along with the 2 questions that help you do so.


Let’s get into it!

 

 

Principle #1: Core Values



Your core values are what light you up most in life. They’re the reason certain things feel so great to you.

They connect you to your inner joy & sense of fulfilment – they’re what life is ultimately all about for you.

This is why core values are the very first thing I cover with my VIPs and my Aligned Business Mastermind.

Core values become your North Star, the guiding light that ensures your business lights you up, each & every day.

They should permeate every part of your business as well as HOW you do things, WHEN you do them, how OFTEN you do them, WHO WITH and WHO FOR. 

Designing your business AROUND your core values is essential to building a business that truly aligns with your soul so you can feel deeply fulfilled every step of the way.

If you’d like some help uncovering your core values and creating more life balance, then grab my book Today’s Woman – Life Balance Secrets. Just click here to have it posted to you.


A lack of alignment with my core values is what caused me to leave my Engineering career.

I felt like I was just going through the motions, showing up to collect a paycheck. It all felt very disconnected & meaningless with no sense of purpose.

When I quit, I had no idea what to do next – but I knew I had to get out.

I became desperately unhappy and felt like my soul was slowly being sucked out of my body.

It left such an imprint on my body, that for years later, I still felt anxiety whenever I drove past that office building.

 

Principle #2: INTEGRATE BUSINESS & ALIGNMENT STRATEGIES

 

Most people create their business strategy, then try to shove alignment into the gaps.

But that’s a recipe for disaster!

Instead, you want to design your business strategy AROUND your alignment strategy.

 

You need the way you operate your business to support the ways in which you nourish your soul.

It’s critical to take care of yourself as you take care of your business – and doing it BY DESIGN is the key to maintaining a sense of balance in life.



Principle #3: ALIGNED EFFECTIVENESS

There’s a big difference between being effective, being productive and being efficient. 

Being productive is about getting lots done.
Being efficient is about getting it done fast.
But being EFFECTIVE is about doing what truly matters.

When you take it a step further and practise ALIGNED EFFECTIVENESS, you’re getting into alignment BEFORE you get to work on the most important things that move the needle in your business!

This allows you to tap into an unlimited supply of energy & enthusiasm that fuels you from within.

It means you’re being pulled along by inspiration, rather than needing to be pushed by motivation.

 

In my finance business which I started after my divorce, I still didn’t get this right.

I started that business from a place of desperately wanting to create financial stability for myself and my children. I wanted to be my own boss and have a financially successful business.

And I did it – but something was missing.

The business was running me instead of me running the business.

 

And before you know it, again felt like I was going through the motions. I had to force myself to go to work & everything felt heavy.

It started to feel just like my corporate job.


Yes, I loved the money and I loved helping my clients achieve their dreams.

But I didn’t enjoy the pressure & deadliness, the mindless nitpicking over details and being at the mercy of banks and credit managers on power trips.

I had used my business as a means to an end, rather than creating it to fulfil my needs along the way.

 

I was very blessed because I could hand it all over to my husband while I built a new business that truly lit me up, armed with everything I’d learnt along the way.

I not only got to do the work I wanted to do in the way I wanted to do it – I also got to FEEL the way I wanted to feel while I was doing it!

Leaving the finance business I’d worked so hard to create as a broke single mum was a scary thing to do. But I knew it was necessary if I wanted to avoid burning out again and ever feel truly fulfilled by my work. 

 

Principle #4: GOLDEN RULES


Enforcing your golden rules is essential to retaining a sense of balance and maintaining your energetic alignment.

The trick is to be clear on what they are and to make them non-negotiable.

This will ensure you’re building a business that suits YOU, not others.

So what are golden rules?

Golden rules are guidelines you set for yourself that will ensure your business remains in alignment with your values and your soul’s needs.

GOLDEN RULES KEEP YOU SANE

 

Here’s some examples:

  • no more than 2 client facing hours per day 
  • no more than 2 out of office meetings per week. 
  • NEVER work Fridays 
  • Meditate BEFORE checking messages in the morning


Your golden rules will be your own, but whatever they are, they should honour your core values and support your alignment strategy.

 


Principle #4: GOLDEN GOOSE (LIBERATED)

 

What’s a Golden Goose?

YOU are the Golden Goose, baby!

 

Your time and energy are precious & irreplaceable resources.

Which means that every player and process in your business should be supporting and protecting you so you can play your role.

 

Here are 2 principles that will help:
1. Know what’s urgent vs what’s IMPORTANT

  1. Less is more! 

 

You need to be willing to delete or delegate tasks and projects.

 

To help you decide what to delete or delegate, just ask these 2 questions:
1. Does this task need to be done at all?

  1. If so – can it be done by someone else?

 

This will go a long way towards simplifying your business so you can focus on the things that are truly important and actually move the needle.

It will help avoid you spinning your wheels & burning out on low level tasks that don’t need to be done at all – or make very little difference.

And if you’re reading this, thinking, “I really need help but feel like I can’t afford it!”, then be sure to catch the next episode! Because that is exactly what we’re going to cover for you.

In the meantime, remember you can grab my Life Balance Secrets book at the link below if you need help with that.

xx Miriam

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Tips For Building a Business You LOVE – that I wish I’d known sooner!

Tips For Building a Business You LOVE – that I wish I’d known sooner!

Building a business is one thing – but building a business you love is another thing altogether.

So today, I’m sharing my golden rules that I wish somebody had told me when I first started. Because building a business that you’re going to love takes clarity, focus and above all else – TRUST.

 

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As women business owners, we generally don’t just want a business that makes lots of money. We want a business we love and that ticks a whole lot of boxes. We want a business that helps us feel fulfilled, to work with people we like, create a lifestyle that works for our family and that generates plenty of income.

Achieving all that takes a lot more than the traditional, masculine approach to business and success, where you just focus on maximizing profit. That’s why in Magnetic Money™️, what we focus on most of all is ABUNDANCE – creating an abundant state of being. And that’s about a whole lot more than just money (although we love the money too – don’t get me wrong! 😁)


When you’re in business, you’re going to have to pivot along the way. You have to be willing to admit when things aren’t working and you’re not heading in the direction you wanted. And then you have to find the courage to pull back and make changes.

This happened to me in a major way a couple of years ago. My business was happily making multiple six figures, but it just wasn’t working for me. It all looked good on paper, I was doing some fun stuff, but it was draining me. I was giving too much of my energy out and not getting enough time to just keep the wheels turning and chill.

I got to the stage where I realized that it wasn’t worth the money. And so I had to pull back and make some drastic and quite scary changes. I called it ‘pruning the rosebush.’ I literally cut out all this stuff, all these branches that had sprouted and that I was struggling to keep up with.

And so I pruned it back to the essential core of what I wanted my business to be. And along with that, I significantly pruned my income! So it took a lot of guts, faith and surrender to go through that process.

And it was a sobering and eye opening experience. For instance, I had to cut unnecessary costs, shrink my team down & really streamline my processes because my income had gone from multiple 6-figures to hovering just above the 6-figure mark.

But most importantly, pruning the rosebush gave me the chance to ask:
“What kind of business do I actually want?”

So let me share with you my golden rules for building a business you love – that I wish somebody had shared with me when I first started!

Hopefully these will help you avoid having to later make drastic changes like I did.


NUMBER 1:  GO SHOESTRING TO STAY NIMBLE!

Even if you don’t have to, I highly recommend starting your business on a shoestring budget. Pretend you have no money!

Because the truth is, these days you don’t even need a website to start an online business. You can make do with a Facebook page, an Instagram account or a free YouTube channel.

When I first started my finance business – and even my current business – we used to spend so much money on business cards and tangible marketing material that we truly didn’t need.  These days, I don’t even have business cards! Because I honestly don’t need them.

But often new business owners will spend a whole lot of money on websites, logos and branding – when the truth is that, in the beginning, you don’t even know exactly where your business is going yet.

And often it’s just a sneaky way of procrastinating so you can avoid moving forward.

Plus, when you spend a whole lot of money on these things, chances are, you’ll stick with them way longer than you want to, because you’ll feel bad about ditching them. And that stops you from moving forward with something that feels much more aligned.

So go shoestring & stay nimble!


NUMBER 2: TEST & MEASURE

I know this will sound like it’s more of a masculine approach, but hear me out.

Test and measure everything and take a scientific approach to making decisions so you can ensure your mindset isn’t leading you astray.

Because one thing Ioften see is the belief that it has to be hard making us persevere with all the wrong things, while the EASY things that really move the needle go unnoticed.

A great personal example is my Money Habit Archetype Quiz.

I used to assume it wasn’t doing much because it’s just a quick quiz. But when I finally looked at my conversion data, I realised it performed THREE TIMES better than my next best opt-in!

I hadn’t even bothered building out a proper funnel for it, because I just assumed it wasn’t doing much.

So test & measure to avoid making decisions based on incorrect assumptions!


NUMBER 3: EASY IS GOOD!

Following on from the last one, the next golden rule is that EASY IS GOOD.

Because easy means you’re in flow, that you’re in your zone of genius and in alignment where things just fall into place.

Once again, this is often a mindset issue. We will pursue the hard path just because we have an old limiting  belief that it has to be hard.

(You know… ‘Nothing worth doing is easy’ and all that crap)

I saw a great example of this recently with a new Magnetic Money™️ student. On her  welcome call with me, I asked about her business. She told me she did 2 separate things:

The first one she was actively working on and finding it really hard & challenging.
And the other one was kind of ‘just happening’. People kept asking for her help and offering to promote her work and she just really enjoyed doing it and it felt super easy.

So I asked why she wasn’t just focusing on that & she just looked at me….
Because it hadn’t even occurred to her that business could be so easy!

Needless to say, she’s been pursuing that part of her business and is absolutely killing it now 😁


OK, let’s press pause & check in…

What about you? Where have you been making it hard for yourself?
Where have you been ignoring the ‘easy’?

 
Let me know in the comments!


NUMBER 4: DO IT YOUR WAY!

There is no formula for you.
Every expert and business strategist out there is teaching and selling their system that works for THEM.

And often it’s literally this weird twilight zone thing, where you pay them to teach you how they just sold you the thing where they teach you to sell things the way they just sold you the thing where they teach you… etc …

The point is they’re teaching you what works for THEM – what’s in alignment for THEM – what helped THEM build their seven, eight figure business. And that’s awesome, but it may not work for you. It may not be in alignment and may not be the right thing for you.

So remember that you’re allowed to do things your way. You’re allowed to invent YOUR way of incredible business success (and then you can teach it to others for whom it’s also in alignment)

So trust your instincts and don’t believe the gurus just because it’s worked for them. Because there is no formula for you.

 

 

NUMBER 5: PAY AS YOU GO

Make your business pay for growth as you go!

Don’t just keep throwing personal money into your business to pay for expansion.

Yes, there may be times where it’s appropriate to lend your business some money, but generally speaking, make your business pay for its own growth.

That might mean delaying things while you save the money. And that’s a good thing!

Use that time to track & review your data and make sure this investment really is going to be your best move.

Paying as you go allows you to slow down a little and gives you breathing space to consider your decisions more carefully and prioritise.


NUMBER 6: FOCUS & BACK YOURSELF

Do your best to focus on one thing at a time and make sure you really believe in it.

Often we’ll spread ourselves too thin because we’re trying to do all the things at once. Usually that’s because we’re not sure which one will work. And so we spread ourselves thin while we fling spaghetti at the wall.

And before you know it, we’re frazzled and out of alignment. And that’s not going to help anyone.

So you’re better off staying grounded and focused on ONE thing. Give it all your energy, make sure you’re in alignment with it and then put something out into the world that you’re really proud of and stand behind.

There are a million different strategies and things you can do. And there is no right or wrong. There is just the one that you feel aligned with and choose to go with. Then put all your love, energy and focus on it.

LET’S TAKE 5…

Before I share the final – and possibly most important rule – let’s talk about WHY we often don’t do these things that can seem so simple and obvious.

The reason is old programming – limiting beliefs, lack of self belief & self worth, and thinking that we need to work a whole lot harder. That we’re not qualified enough – that we need another piece of paper,  a better website, or whatever before we’re finally allowed to have what we ultimately want.

If that’s something you need to address, then grab the Limiting Belief Busting Toolkit. It’s a powerful method based on hypnosis and NLP concepts and it mirrors the things I will do in a 1:1 session with clients – except it’s a whole lot cheaper because you get to do it on your own!

It comes complete with worksheets, hypnosis audios & tutorials to help you identify & release old limiting beliefs – then replace them with empowering new ones.

Ok, moving on to:

NUMBER 7:  BUILD IT AS YOU WANT IT TO BE.

This one is really important to embrace from the very beginning.

A lot of people will work 7 days a week so that one day, they can have a lovely, hands-off business they run in just a few hours a week.

But it doesn’t work like that!

The business you’re building now is the business you’re going to have.

So if you’re working long hours and making it hard and stressful, then you are building a business that will feel hard & stressful and require you to work long hours.

You are training your business and you are training yourself!

Instead, engineer it backwards.

What kind of end result do you want? How many hours do you want to work? What do you want to spend those hours doing? Do you want to spend them client facing or on your marketing or content creation? Do you want to create self study programs or live courses? Do you want to coach people in groups or 1:1?

What do you want to spend your time on and how many hours do you want to work?

Then build your business along those parameters and set up those boundaries for yourself NOW.

Get automated systems and support in place so you don’t get stuck doing things you don’t want to do. And even if you have to do them at the beginning (#becauseshoestringing) then create a plan to hand them over ASAP.

So there you have them. My golden rules for building a business you will love.
If I could go back and do it over again, I’d have somebody sit with me and tell me these.

I hope you got lots of value from them. Please let me know in the comments:

  • What did you learn? 
  • What did you love? 
  • What action will you take?


I’ll see you in the next one!

xx Miriam

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Financial Success for Small Business Owners – The No.1 Rule

Financial Success for Small Business Owners – The No.1 Rule

Did YOU know about it when you started your business?

The No.1 rule for financial success for small business owners.

For many business owners, starting our business is about freedom, the potential for unlimited income, creating a lifestyle we choose and escaping the rate race.

We want to follow our passion, live with purpose and make a difference by tapping into our gifts and zone of genius.

But all too often, a little further down the track, new business owners suffer a rude awakening on the subject of money. And it can become a major source of stress!

And it’s all because people don’t honour this ONE rule for financial success… that is ESPECIALLY important for small business owners.

So let’s talk about:

  •  what this rule is and 
  • give you some practical ideas and tips to help you honor it 

 

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Because we want your business to be a financial success.
And we want YOU to avoid unnecessary money stress.

 

Of course, along with money stress come the mindset wobbles. Because you might start thinking your business isn’t doing well, that you’re not cut out for it, that it’s not meant to be. And that can cause you to want to give up – when you absolutely don’t need to!

It just takes a few little tweaks to help you honor this very important rule.

So what is this rule?

It’s that CASH IS KING.

When you’re in business, your cash flow needs to be protected above all else.

And if you don’t have the right systems in place, it’s way too easy to go off track and get yourself into a pickle where your business is struggling to pay its bills – or to pay you!

There’s a bunch of episodes where I cover some key concepts to help your business succeed. You’ll find those links below.

But let’s look at two that especially help to protect your cashflow so that cash can continue to be king:

The first is making a deal with yourself to take a long term view.


This comes in a couple of different forms.

From a mindset point of view, people will often convince themselves their business isn’t doing well on the basis of just one or two months’ trading. They don’t look at the bigger picture.

When I started my finance business, I made an agreement with myself. I promised myself to ONLY ever judge my business doing based on the last six months’ average.

Now let’s translate that into PRACTICAL ways to protect your cash flow.

This is about also looking FORWARD. Knowing where you plan to spend money in the future and having a plan for that.

(ie… not just spending more money because you just had a great month…. yes, I see you!)

Having a great money system to smooth your cash flow by using your actual income to create a consistent source of funds for expenses, growth and expansion, alongside some forward planning is the magic combo.

A great money system, such as the Magnetic Money™️ System will help you do that. Want my help to set yours up? Check out the Bootcamp here.

OK, let’s take a break and check in.

Is this ringing some bells for you?

Are you suddenly realising that you’ve been taking a short term view?

Have you been panicking way too soon?
Or not planning properly and spending too quickly on all the wrong things? 

Let me know in the comments below!

Now, the second thing you want to do is get really clear on STARTUP CAPITAL.


Most small business owners and entrepreneurs invest personal funds to start our business.

But what are the rules around that?

Are you investing a lump sum designed to keep the business going for a certain period of time? Are you drip feeding income from savings, a job or maybe a partner’s income into the business? How long will that go on for? Where will you draw the line? And what’s the plan to help make it happen? 

Being really clear on those things upfront avoids you getting into a situation where you keep putting more and more personal money into the business… and feel awful about it.

Because when you’ve not been clear upfront, you’ll get emotional. You’ll feel the pressure. And that kind of energy won’t help your business succeed.

You may also let it drag on & on. Because you have no idea where to draw the line… and no plan to ensure your business will take over and pay its own way by the deadline.

Being clear on the rules around start-up capital helps you:
a – avoid panicking way too soon
b – make a plan so your business can stand on its own feet by the due date

By being clear, you give yourself breathing space to focus on getting the business up and running.

And by knowing what the boundaries are, you can develop a business plan and strategy that works.

This clarity allows you to protect your cash flow and use it wisely.

In the Magnetic Money™️ System Bootcamp, we show you how to smooth your cash flow and spend money wisely so you don’t run into a cash flow crisis.

If you need to get your money system then check out the Magnetic Money™️ System Bootcamp. In Bootcamp, I take you through my entire M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C process to help you sort your business and your personal finances.

The best part? Once it’s set up, it only takes 5 minutes a week to manage your money!
I love that!!

If you want to start by dipping your toe in the water and organizing your banking, be sure to jump on my free workshop called ‘Organize and Tidy Your Banking’. The link is below.

OK, tell me – Did you enjoy this episode?
What’s your biggest take-away? Let me know in the comments!

See you in the next episode – or in the Magnetic Money™️ System Bootcamp 😊

xx Miriam 

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Splitting income by percentage – why it doesn’t work for entrepreneurs

Splitting income by percentage – why it doesn’t work for entrepreneurs

Do you use percentages to distribute your business income?

If you feel like your business still isn’t doing well enough, you need to STOP splitting income by percentage right now!

Lots of people will recommend splitting your income by percentages. But the truth is, that for most entrepreneurs, this approach is completely inappropriate & doesn’t work!

And worst of all – it can make you feel like your business isn’t succeeding, when it’s actually doing just fine.

In this episode, we’ll talk about why that is & what strategy to adopt instead, so you can stop feeling like there’s not enough money & start celebrating your success instead!

 

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When I first started my finance business, I also split my income by percentages. Because it’s what everyone said to do.  But it just didn’t work!

At first I thought it was because I wasn’t making enough money … but as I started to understand numbers better, I realised that wasn’t the case.

Percentages just weren’t appropriate for my stage of business!

So I developed a better way, that you can start using from the very beginning – and continue to use as your business matures. I call it the Magnetic Money™️ System.

I frequently see students come into the Magnetic Money Program with the same issue. They’ve been using percentages to split their income but it’s not appropriate for their stage of business and so it doesn’t work!

Unfortunately, they usually don’t know that the problem is and just assume their business isn’t doing well enough.

Let’s talk about the idea behind using percentages:

  • Why do people advocate this system of using percentages to split income? 
  • What’s the thought process behind it? 
  • And who’s it really designed for? 

The idea behind using percentages to distribute your income is that you’re always splitting the pie equally.

During big income months, you have more money available for your business, for yourself and of course, you need to put more tax money aside.
And on slow income months, you split the pie by the same proportions.

The idea is that it all evens out in the end. Except it doesn’t!

Because here’s what happens:

On big income months, you get more money. Your business gets more income, you get more income and you put more aside for tax.

The problem is that people usually SPEND that money.
Even if you’re paying it towards a credit card, it’s still gone. You no longer have access to that cash.

So if the next month is a LOW income month… what happens?

Well, you have less money to go round. The DOLLAR amounts are smaller. Your  business gets paid less and YOU get paid less. It may not even be enough to cover the bills.

And that money you spent last month? Gone.

So the problem with percentages is that there’s no accountability & no SYSTEM to ensure that things will even out as intended.

Because this system of percentages is designed for people whose business brings in at least their ‘baseline income’ every single month.

Then it’s not a problem.

But for most entrepreneurs – especially in the early years – there are plenty of months where they do NOT meet their baseline income target.

And this can cause an ongoing problem they can’t seem to get on top of.

It can leave you stressing about money and feeling like your business isn’t doing well – when in fact, if you were to average yoru income, it’s actually enough.


So tell me in the comments:
Is this making sense?
Have you tried to use percentages? How did it go?

So if percentages are not right for you, then what can you do instead?

Well instead of using percentages – which can lead to a feast and famine rollercoaster, where you go from jubilation to depression – you want to smooth that cash flow.

You want the low income months where you fall below your baseline income to be offset and balanced out by the higher income months.

In order to do that, you need to PROACTIVELY smooth your cash flow.

That means tracking any shortfalls and then making them up with surplus. I’ll link an episode below where I talk you through how to do that.

It actually only takes 2 steps to smooth your cash flow – but you do need to do them religiously. And when you do that, everything changes.

When you’re proactively smoothing your cash flow, you’re no longer giving away money one month, that you may need next month.

That’s why it’s so critical that your money system helps you smooth your cash flow.

And this is why I developed the Magnetic Money™️ System. It helps you achieve your financial goals, pay off debts, accumulate savings, spend your fun money guilt-free and very critically… it helps you smooth your cash flow if you have irregular income.

You can check out & enrol in the Magnetic Money™️ System Bootcamp HERE.
It guides you through the entire process of setting up your Magnetic Money™️ System.

It’s time to create more abundance, inside & out, gorgeous. And you’re ready for the next step.

Have a great day, gorgeous!

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3 Money Management Secrets For Entrepreneurs

3 Money Management Secrets For Entrepreneurs

Except, if you’re like most of us, you went into business all excited about your offering and expected the money to just start flowing.

Maybe you injected some personal cash and had savings to live off while you built your business.

The plan was to then have your business start making lots of money and fund a lifestyle that’s so much more ABUNDANT lifestyle than the one you had before, right?

But the thing is… Without any real plan of what that transition is going to look like, you can get yourself stuck in no man’s land.

A place where it feels like you’re constantly throwing money at your business and not being able to pay yourself – let alone enjoy that abundant lifestyle.

It’s stressful and frustrating and it sucks.. and I’ve been there too.

So in this episode, I’ll share 3 things every business owner really needs to know – ideally BEFORE they start – to ensure your business starts paying you as quickly as possible.
(so you can enjoy that abundant lifestyle & sing the song of sweet freedom ASAP)

 

 

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A quick personal story:
When I first started my finance business, I was a broke single mom. So the pressure to succeed was on!

But I wanted more than to just put ‘food on the table. I wanted to create a really beautiful, abundant lifestyle. But I didn’t know what I didn’t know. 

And so before long, I felt like I was working really hard but getting absolutely nowhere.
I felt like my business was a black hole I couldn’t seem to extract enough money out of  for myself to enjoy a comfortable life.

But once I deeply understood and applied the things we’re about to cover, everything shifted. I realized I’d had completely the wrong attitude. It wasn’t a bad attitude.

It’s just that when you go into business, things are different.
And the sooner you realise that, the easier your life will be.

Here we go:

Number 1: Money mindset trumps strategy every time.

You really have to sort out your money mindset as soon as humanly possible – ideally BEFORE you start your business. 

Because in business, you can only succeed to the level of your self belief, your self worth and your self image. So the sooner you start expanding those things, the better.

Otherwise they act like an invisible barrier you can’t seem to move past.
And when you don’t realise the problem is your mindset, you start thinking it’s your strategy – and that can keep you stuck & broke for years!

For most entrepreneurs, this shows up as imposter syndrome – thinking we still don’t know enough. So we take another course, work with another coach, implement a new strategy, try yet another approach.  EX-HAUS-TING!!!

We keep throwing money, hard work and time at the problem, when the problem is really just up here <taps head>

You can have the best business strategy in the world, but if your head’s not in the right space, you’re going to unconsciously do all these weird things to undermine that amazing strategy. You’re going to be repelling opportunities, abundance & clients as if by magic.

Some become course junkies, always thinking, “I don’t know enough”.
Others will miss opportunities – not reaching out to people can help or might be interested in what we offer, not getting in touch with that person you met, etc. By NOT doing these things, they stay small.

If you don’t do the mindset work, your patterns will keep you stuck in the same old place. 

But as you expand your self belief, self worth and self image, the abundance flowing into your business will expand to match.

So the very first thing every business owner needs to embrace is that your money mindset trumps your business strategy – every single time.

So get your mindset right FIRST. Then get the right strategy in place.


I’d love to hear from you in the comments below:
When did you realise that your mindset is your most important business asset?


Number 2: Your business pays YOU

When you’re in business, you need to start managing your money differently.

That’s because your business pays you.
On one hand, there’s your business and its finances.
And on the other hand, there’s you and your personal finances.
The two should be separate.

And your business needs to generate enough income to pay you AND pay its bills.

That’s a very different mindset to the mindset of an employee.

Number 3: In business, Cash is King!

When you’re in business, the golden rule is that ‘Cash is King’.

Your cash flow is the most critical factor in making sure your business can keep growing and flowing. It needs to be able to pay its expenses and continue to expand – and it needs to be able to pay you as it grows.

Learning how to manage that cash flow and smooth it out, is critical.

See, as employees, it’s easy for us to ignore our finances. We get a regular paycheck and it’s easy to work out how to make it last.

But when you’re in business, we need to ensure the cash keeps flowing into & THROUGH your business – and that’s all on you!

Because business income is usually irregular, you’ll also need to learn how to smooth that cash flow.

And then, once your business has paid you, you also want to be really smart with that money so you can create financial stability and grow your wealth.

It all comes back to knowing that ‘Cash is King’ – then smoothing and managing that cash flow as well as possible.

I recently uploaded some 2-minute ‘Quick Tip’ videos on my YouTube channel, including one on how to smooth that cash flow. You can watch it here.

To manage your money well, it’s critical to have it well organized.

So if you haven’t yet taken my free ‘Organize and Tidy Your Banking’ workshop, then I recommend you jump on that next. The link is both here & below for you.

The workshop is designed especially for entrepreneurs and leads you through a simple 3-step process to organize and tidy your banking so you have the essential foundations and structure in place to help your money flow – and grow.

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