Why People Do Stuff Molly Rouse

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Hey there, welcome back to Why People Do Stuff! In this episode, we're diving into the crazy, exciting, and sometimes scary journey of leaving a stable job to start your own business... including dealing with people who JUST DON'T THINK THE WAY YOU DO. Like, perhaps, your family.
You'll learn how to explain your hair-brained risky ideas to your family in a way that they might understand... and how to be more understanding of what's causing their (sometimes negative) reactions to your plans.
Key Points:
The Big Decision: Remembering the emotional and mental hurdles involved in leaving comfort and certainty of a comfy job for the wild ride of starting a business. Family Reactions: Navigating the mixed bag of family and friends' reactions when you announce you're ditching stability for the entrepreneurial dream.The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Why entrepreneurs think a little differently, love a good challenge, and sometimes aren't afraid to take risks (compared to the just-as-normal, certainty-driven, risk-averse people in your family).Overcoming Challenges: The traits that keep entrepreneurs going through thick and thin... including traits that others see as very very strange. Finding Your Tribe: The magic of finding a supportive community who gets you and your wild ideas.Risk and Reward: Balancing the excitement of new ventures with the reality of risks and how to prepare for them... and how to use your "unsupportive" friends and family's advice to your advantage.Personality Traits: How your personality (and those around you) can impact your entrepreneurial journey. AND how to understand the fears, concerns, discouragement and doubts that are thrown at you by well-meaning people in your life.Continual Growth: Why you need to keep learning, growing, and shaking things up to avoid getting bored or burned out.
Episode Highlights:
Flashback to that key moment in a pizza joint deciding to start a business. Yes, garlic balls were a thing... back when we used to eat bread.The ups and downs of leaving a predictable job for the wild ride of entrepreneurship... and why on earth anyone would ever do such a thing (including YOU).Balancing a corporate job while building a business on the side, and the moment it was time to choose.Insights into the psychological traits that make entrepreneurs tick and keep them pushing forward.
Join the Conversation:
Ever faced a similar crossroad in your career? Share your story...
Watch on YouTube - drop a comment about which part of our chat hit home for you.Come over to our Instagram to chat and share your thoughts.
Tune in to this episode for some laughs, some aha moments, and a whole lot of real talk about taking the leap into entrepreneurship. Whether you're just dreaming about starting a business or already in the thick of it, we've got some tips, stories, and encouragement for you. Let's do this!
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WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE anyway?
Serial entrepreneurs, quick-starters, researchers, nerds and goofballs. This show is for business owners who love interesting conversations about how minds work.
After many years of running several high-profit...

In this episode, we (Molly & Jason at whypeopledostuff.com) dive into all things about helping your clients or students actually follow through and get the results they signed up for. We chat about what might be holding them back, what you can do to help, and what’s totally up to them.
Why do people buy access to the water, you lead them to it... and they don't drink it?! 🫣
It can be really upsetting and frustrating when you sell a program, course or service... and the people don't stick with it. They don't listen, follow through or stick around long enough to see results.
Which means YOU feel like a failure. Or you blame humans for being human. Or both.
What can you do to make sure that more of your people stick through and see the outcomes you'd love them to get?
This episode will give you all new perspectives on what it takes to influence results for your clients & students... and which parts you do actually have control over.
And some of the what's and why's of your mind as an entrepreneur... and your audience's mind, when it comes to how "success" is perceived in your programs.
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Key Points in this episode:
Getting Clients to Follow Through:
Figuring out what’s your responsibility and what’s on them.Leading clients to success without babysitting them.
Increasing Client Successes:
How your course design, pricing, and structure can make a huge difference.Early decisions and course formatting can seriously impact long-term results.
Getting Clients to Share Their Wins:
Creating a culture where clients feel comfy sharing their successes.How to tackle clients not reporting their results and why it’s not just about getting testimonials.
Balancing Your Role and Client Responsibility:
Avoiding that nasty imposter syndrome and keeping your confidence up.Finding the sweet spot between over-delivering and letting clients own their journey.
Math that Guesses How Many People Will Apply What You Teach:
How a certain "law" explains client results and why not everyone’s gonna make it.Understanding why some clients drop off, and why that’s okay.
Avoiding Common Coaching Pitfalls:
The most common pricing strategy that keeps you stuck feeling like no one listens to you.How a better way to structure your programs keeps clients committed and gets better results.
Prepping Clients for Challenges:
The importance of setting them up for the initial tough spots.Using simple analogies to explain progress and persistence... and what to expect from some personalities in your audience.
Building a Supportive Community:
Encouraging clients to shout out their wins and progress (because they might not if you don't do this!)Creating a group vibe that celebrates all victories, big and small.
Tips for Coaches:
Offering quick wins to keep clients pumped through early hurdles.Structuring programs to highlight early benefits...

Why (and How) People Confidently Break Into a Saturated Market When "It's Already Been Done"**
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In this episode, we (Molly and Jason at whypeopledostuff.com) talk about the fascinating, scary and sometimes business-threatening experiences entrepreneurs face when they considering entering a market that seems over-done already.
We talk about the mindsets, psychology and misconceptions that influence many coaches, course creators, service providers and entrepreneurs of all types, sometimes preventing them from entering markets (or continuing to put themselves out there in markets) that they perceive as saturated.
We explore our own journey of starting an online coaching business, the lessons we learned and whether or not it's too late to share your unique perspective and skills.
And how to STAND OUT when you do.
This episode is a must-listen for you if you are feeling kind of hesitant about starting or expanding your business due to the perception of competition, or other people who are already in the market, or you've ever really just thought to yourself something like, "Who am I to do this? Who am I to teach this? I didn't invent this information. It's already out there. People already teach it. Who am I to get involved in this?"
Or you just worry about standing out next to all of the other people who seem to have had the idea before you or are already going.
And maybe you just feel like you're kind of permanently behind.
This is just one of the many ways that you can understand yourself better and how that can impact your business and the decisions you make and the things that hold you back.
And of course how quickly you can become successful once you do finally get out of your own way and get started. Which we can completely relate to and you'll find out why.
So please enjoy this episode. And don't forget to head over to whypeopledostuff.com/podcast so that you can join the conversation and tell us what you think, and what YOUR experience has been confidently breaking into a new, expanded, or different market.

This episode is all about recovering underchargers (including us), pricing psychology, and strategies to increase your prices and feel good about it.**
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In this episode, we talk about the psychology behind undercharging for services, programs and courses… and share insights on how to overcome the mindset that leads to low pricing. 
We explore main 4 reasons why entrepreneurs and business owners tend to undercharge... and a bonus reason during the last 4 minutes of the episode that we hear ALLLLL the time.
The episode also delves into personal stories of our own success and struggle… and what we figured out about wisely making this decision along the way…
INCLUDING how you would go about even coming up with a price for what you offer.
KEY POINTS:
- **Case Study**: The episode begins with a success story of a client who used to undercharge but now earns three times more per client after changing her mindset and raising her prices. This transformation has led to increased $, less work, and higher client commitment.
- **Reasons for Undercharging**:
  - Fear of rejection and criticism.
  - Guilt about charging higher prices.
  - A belief that high prices create high expectations, leading to more pressure.
  - The desire to make services accessible to everyone, even at a cost to the business.
- **Pricing Strategy**: We explain the primary two factors that should be involved in coming up with a starting point as the price for your programs, offers or services.
- **Emotional Impact**: Undercharging can lead to burnout, low morale, and lack of confidence. The episode dives into how higher prices can increase confidence, leading to more success.  BUT how to still make your help accessible to those who don’t have a lot of money.
- **Benefits of Higher Pricing**:  We talk about the circumstances where it’s wise to charge more and HOW… and the great things that happen when you do.
- **Tips for Breaking the Cycle of Undercharging**: Once you realize that you have, in fact, been undercharging… what do you do?  We dive into that, too.
- **Personality Traits**: We talk about how certain personality traits can lead to undercharging… and how learning these things about yourself can help you get out of your own way before it even happens.
- **Overcoming Desperation**: Desperation can lead to undercharging and negatively affect sales. We make mindset and book reading suggestions to help shift mindset and overcome challenges.
Now what?:
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In this episode, Molly interviews the resident card-carrying most introverted member of the Why People Do Stuff family (and actual family member), Jason.
Molly is an introvert collector, but not an introvert herself. Though she understands what it takes to run a business (and put yourself out there) despite feeling uncomfortable... in this episode Molly & Jason dive together into the wonderful world of understanding the challenges introverts face when it comes to sales, marketing, and putting yourself in front of OTHER HUMANS all the time.
We also talk about understanding how introverts think, make decisions and face these challenges when living in a business that requires peopling means that you have to do uncomfortable things.
As a sneak peak about what's to come, Molly's an introvert nerd and personality psychology nerd... so be ready to hear about personality types and cognitive functions in future episodes, if you're into that sort of thing.
Now what?:
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In this episode, find out the answer to the number one question we'd all want to know about marketing a course or a program or a service... what's the #1 thing that influences whether someone desides to spend the money?
And THEN! After that, figure out whether you're breaking the rule and making the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make when they talk about what they do.
Then head over to whypeoplebuystuff.com to get some goodies that will help you sell MORE of your stuff.
Now what?:
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