Profits + Prosecco: The Podcast Katie Ferro

If there’s one thing I want you to take away from today’s episode, it’s this:
Your worth is not your work.
I’ve talked before about how, as accountants, we tend to glorify hard work. We compete to see who can work the most hours, who can miss the most school events, who can eat the most lunches at their desks…
All because we think working hard is what makes us worthy.
Well, I’ve finally unlearned this definition of self-worth…but it wasn’t easy, and it took a long time. So today, I want to help you get started on your own deprogramming with the return of my good friend to the podcast: ChatGPT.
We’re going to go over WHY you’ve attached your self-worth so inextricably to your work, how to shift that in a healthy way, and I’m going to give you a couple journal prompts to get you started. 
It’s not an easy change, but it is a necessary one…and it starts today.

 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into LIBBY, my program all about what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
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If you’ve been listening to me talk about Kajabi, have been wanting to get it, but it’s just too expensive to justify when you’re first starting out…
I have some amazing news.
Kajabi has just come out with a brand-new tier called the “Kickstarter” plan…for only $69 a month.
I’m on the Basic plan, which costs $149 per month—and for me, that plan is worth its weight in gold. So for them to be offering a new tier just below it at $69 is insanely cheap. 
Almost too cheap.
They haven’t said this plan is only sticking around for a short while, but I can’t help but think it might not be long before it disappears. So if you’ve been considering Kajabi, I strongly advise you take that leap NOW…because even if this plan does go away, you’ll get grandfathered in as long as you remain subscribed to it.
This is one of the most exciting opportunities I’ve seen for new business owners trying to build their website and automations in some time. In fact, I’m so excited that if you use my link to sign up for your trial of this plan, I’ll throw in some pretty amazing bonuses…
 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Sign up for your 14-day trial of the $69/month Kickstarter Plan: https://app.kajabi.com/r/K2WSUjRh/t/sbewaj44
Ready to save yourself time—and therefore, increase your profits—by automating your admin tasks? Get access to my FREE workshop now: www.katieferro.com/automate
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into LIBBY, my program all about what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
For first dibs (and the best prices!) on new offers from me, follow me on Instagram, then subscribe to my email list: 
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By now, we all know what I believe about time: it is your most valuable resource. And, in a lot of ways, the saying “time is money” is LITERALLY true. So when you save time, you save money…
But you’ve got your hands full, and there aren’t any balls you can drop. So how can you increase your profits by saving your time?
The answer is automation—and the tool is Kajabi.
I’ve raved about Kajabi before, and for good reason—it is THE ultimate software for building out your website and creating automations to free yourself up from tasks you really don’t need to be doing manually. 
If you aren’t familiar with the platform—or you looked into it, but found all the options overwhelming—today’s episode is for you. My wonderful friend Katie Fleming is here to ask me about all things automation using the Kajabi platform, and I am so excited to share all the ways this software has made it possible for my business to function the way it does today.

 
CONNECT WITH KATIE FLEMING:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiefleming/ 
 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Ready to save yourself time—and therefore, increase your profits—by automating your admin tasks? Get access to my FREE workshop now: www.katieferro.com/automate
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into LIBBY, my program all about what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
For first dibs (and the best prices!) on new offers from me, follow me on Instagram, then subscribe to my email list: 
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It has been a minute since I had a GUEST on the podcast…
It’s time to rectify that, don’t you think?
I am so thrilled to welcome Christy Steinman, CPA and LIBBY student, onto the podcast to share about her journey from corporate to quitter’s club to full-time bookkeeping business!
Christy’s path started out much like mine…college, accounting, etc. But some of the twists and turns her journey took afterward are TRULY fascinating, and I can’t wait for you all to hear just how many different paths can bring you to the bookkeeping biz of your dreams.
This might not be the easiest road, but it is absolutely possible…and it is a lot easier with the LIBBY resources and community to guide you along the way. 
 
WORK WITH CHRISTY: 
Website: https://www.steinmanaccounting.com/
 
CONNECT WITH CHRISTY: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christysteinmancpa/ 
 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into LIBBY, my program all about what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
For first dibs (and the best prices!) on new offers from me, follow me on Instagram, then subscribe to my email list: 
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For most of 2024, I’ve been sharing about Become a Bookkeeper, my program set up to help teach people the practical skills of bookkeeping.
But some of you might be wondering…what do you do if you already HAVE those skills—you just don’t know how to turn them into a business?
Enter Life By The Books, aka LIBBY!
LIBBY is the program I created for people who are already skilled in bookkeeping, but need some support to take those skills and build a sustainable, life-honoring business on top of them. Inside LIBBY, you’ll find a framework to follow, a community to turn to for support and answers, and so much more…
And to give you a sneak peek into what being part of LIBBY is like, I’m sharing a special treat with you on today’s episode: a message I sent out exclusively to the Life By The Books community, never-before-heard outside that program!
 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
For first dibs (and the best prices!) on new offers from me, follow me on Instagram, then subscribe to my email list: 
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I’ll be honest…lately, I feel a bit dried up on podcast topics.
Luckily, I don’t have to come up with ideas alone. When I ran out of inspiration on my own, I called in an old friend: ChatGPT came to the rescue!
After a few rounds of refining my questions, I asked ChatGPT this: “Why do people have a dream and not act on that dream?”
Now, this is a hard question for ME to answer, so I wasn’t sure what ChatGPT would say…but it gave me some really great answers. And after narrowing them down, I chose a topic that I am absolutely giddy to discuss:
The cost of procrastination.
Procrastination is SO expensive…monetarily expensive, yes, but it actually costs us much more than that. Let me walk you through all the ways procrastination takes from us…and how we can start taking back.

 
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Need to boost your bookkeeping basics? Join BABs now: https://www.katieferro.com/become 
Want a peek behind the curtain into what it really takes to have a simple and scalable (and successful) bookkeeping business? Get access to my free, on-demand four-part series, 6 Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business: www.katieferro.com/6-secrets
Learn how to take your bookkeeping skills and turn them into a business that allows you to replace (or surpass) your corporate salary, be present for your life, and profoundly impact your clients without selling your life in the process by joining Life by the Books (LIBBY).  
 
CONNECT WITH KATIE:
Website: https://www.katieferro.com/
For first dibs (and the best prices!) on new offers from me, follow me on Instagram, then subscribe to my email list: 
IG: www.instagram.com/orderlyaccountingbykatie
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