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In this episode I talk through some of the things I have been considering as of late. I think it is important to recognise how the business dealings we have had in the past may be positively or adversely affecting the way we negotiate business dealings in the present and the future. If our nature is to seek stability and safety, when burned don’t we also seek opportunities to slow down, hide from the world and protect ourselves from even worse possibilities? Well those feelings of self-preservation aren’t ALWAYS the best thing for a small business owner, sometimes they are the best thing. I guess in this episode I’m talking about dealing with your past to have a more successful future in business.

Have you ever thought about how easy it would be to quit your business and just get a job like everyone else? I have. I still do sometimes. Running a business is hard. As a business owner you are constantly stuck between a rock and a hard place, but that feeling is a very important part of the journey of a business owner.

In this episode, I discuss something I have learned over the years about launching a business. I talk about the best practice to actually build the kind of sustainable following you need for your business to succeed.

It can be difficult to know when it is time to leave a client or say no to a deal, but hopefully if you have some key things in place already, it won’t be so tough.

In this episode, I go through a couple of things that have helped me avoid imposter syndrome and burnout over the past few years.

A probationary period is a time of mutual adjustment. Your goal for a probationary period is to get to a place where you are working in perfect sync with the new addition to your team.