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Wealth and Wellbeing

Wealth and Wellbeing

  Helping businesses make more money is not solely an individualistic motivation but a collective, regenerative wellbeing strategy. It's not about just increasing the volume of cash one person or one business has, even though this is an important consideration....

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Money Types Explained

Money Types Explained

We don't manage money, we manage our behaviour around money. Money behaviour awareness work.    I think it's the new frontier of any finance professional that works with money + people. I always say, we aren't managing money, we're managing our behaviour around...

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What If You Don’t Fit In?

What If You Don’t Fit In?

To say that I don't do 'normal' is quite the understatement. And... I'm guessing that you might be the same. I remember finishing my Accounting Masters and saying to my mother "I'm not going to be a 'normal 'accountant". And her looking at me like, 'I'm not...

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Choosing Yourself

Choosing Yourself

“While the Giver archetype is celebrated in our culture, the Receiver is almost wholly unknown. The result? Busy-ness is a virtue." Amanda Owens. Before we get onto the topic of Choosing Yourself: the basis of Sustainable Business. A super important topic for today's...

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Too Much Or Too Little Structure

Too Much Or Too Little Structure

Too much structure in business and life is constricting, that's how it feels when I ponder about it.    That if I have systems and plans, I'm going to feel constrained, it will bottleneck my expression and creativity in business. So I'll do the opposite, I'll stay...

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Why Financial Goals Are Misunderstood

Why Financial Goals Are Misunderstood

I've thought for a while that Financial Goals are misunderstood.  We try to use them as motivation, and that's not what they are best for in business. So how do we stop using them as motivation? And what is their real purpose? I think it is in discussing the...

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Business Minimalism To Prevent Burnout With Alana Jade

Business Minimalism To Prevent Burnout With Alana Jade

  How can we design our business to ensure it doesn't impact our health, relationships and lives? Have you also noticed the epidemic of burnt-out business owners? When do we decide enough is enough and make the change? How do we start making changes that really...

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Riding Out Uncertain Times

Riding Out Uncertain Times

Ok beautiful business owners so here it is. The businesses that will ride out these crazy times, will be the ones with financial clarity. Not necessarily the biggest bank accounts, the best marketing or the largest sales or discount or free stuff. Why? Because those...

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Making A Living vs. Actually Living

Making A Living vs. Actually Living

It has been normalised in our society choose to make a living over, well, actually living. We're forced to make choices daily that keep us in monetary or societal entrapment. Where we have to put earning and our livelihood in front of taking care of important aspects...

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Value Based Pricing: Is It Right For You And Your Business?

Value Based Pricing: Is It Right For You And Your Business?

Today specifically I wanted to mention Value Based Pricing, especially for service providers, digital product providers and other products or services that have very little ongoing or variable expenses related to them.  I know that pricing in general can be tough for...

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Apparently You Gotta ‘Charge What You’re Worth’

Apparently You Gotta ‘Charge What You’re Worth’

I believe it’s time to stop saying ‘Charge What You're Worth’ and instead say ‘Charge what is necessary for a sustainable and profitable business.’ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you noticed all these cute memes around that say “Charge what you're worth and add tax”? Disclaimer: when...

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Choosing The Key Elements Of Your Business

Choosing The Key Elements Of Your Business

Many businesses begin when we see a product, service or knowledge gap in the marketplace and decide we have the skills or desire to fill it.  You start with the product or service, work out a price and then get it into the hands of the customer. You make sure that...

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How To Know If You’re Experiencing A Biz-Life Crisis

How To Know If You’re Experiencing A Biz-Life Crisis

  I started talking and writing about Biz-Life Crises when I noticed that the way we are running our businesses was starting to impact our health, relationships and lives. The entrepreneur's dream could no longer sustain these clients that were approaching me....

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Why Focusing On Your Financial Wellness Is A Radical Act

Why Focusing On Your Financial Wellness Is A Radical Act

In a world where debt and financial stress is the norm, being financially well is a radical act. It is the start of a grassroots movement. A way to exercise our economic power.  I was chatting with two business owners recently and I mentioned my reason for switching...

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A 6 Month Business Money Plan

A 6 Month Business Money Plan

"He explained that he had calculated what he needed to make in profit in order to cover his cost of living and put a decent amount of money into investments. He had figured out the amount of wealth he needed to be comfortable...past that, he didn't need any more money...

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Why Financial Goals May Not Be Motivating You In Business

Why Financial Goals May Not Be Motivating You In Business

We are running businesses in an era where we are being told higher revenue, bigger goals and infinite growth are indicators of success. Yet there a trend that financial goals are no longer motivating business owners on a day-to-day basis.  During a strategy session or...

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Benefits Of A Monthly Financial Review

Benefits Of A Monthly Financial Review

I've explained to many clients the benefits of creating a practice of a monthly financial review in your business. Not only does it give you a great birds-eye view on what is happening in your business. It encourages business owners to pause and reflect on how the...

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How Do I Price My Products And Services?

How Do I Price My Products And Services?

Pricing your products and services as a business owner can be a confusing task. But I hope to clear it up with a post to give an overview on how you can do it confidently, your way. With your 'End Goal' in mind, for you, your customers and how you want your...

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How Can I Increase My Prices?

How Can I Increase My Prices?

  There are times in business that we feel we can't increase our prices any higher. And without the increase in prices, we may not reach our desired income levels, or provide for the lifestyle we wish to live.   There are times when we work locally, and the local...

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How Money Is Changing

How Money Is Changing

  I've noticed that money management nowadays has become confusing, unclear and overwhelming. It is no longer a mere exchange of coins and notes at the same time we receive a product or service.   HAVE YOU NOTICED SOME OF THE CHANGES? Money has changed and...

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A Quick Pricing Calculation

A Quick Pricing Calculation

  There are times when you can over-think financial decisions in your business, to your detriment. Pricing decisions and strategy is a topic that commonly causes business owners a few headaches. It can lead to procrastination in putting out your new offer or...

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Business Financials: From Not Sure To Nailing It

Business Financials: From Not Sure To Nailing It

Business financials can be well... confusing or overwhelming. And it's not generally taught to new business owners, or seasoned ones. It's through trial and error that most business owners work out their own 'rule-of-thumb' when it comes to making and managing money...

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4 Ways To Work Smarter, Not Harder

4 Ways To Work Smarter, Not Harder

In today’s world, we spend a lot of time in business focusing on volume of sales. Have you walked into a shopping centre and checked out the clothes racks lately? They are so full, hangers fall to the floor as you try to take one off the shelf. This high-volume world...

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3 Must-Do Financial Tasks

3 Must-Do Financial Tasks

If you’ve spent endless hours setting up your business and working super hard to make sales, when it comes to getting your financials sorted, you hope hiring a bookkeeper and doing your tax is enough. I’m here to let you know, this is only 1 of 3 important tasks you...

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5 Unusual Roles of an Accountant

5 Unusual Roles of an Accountant

This may sound familiar...   You've started a business and the first 'tax period' comes around. So you head off to your tax accountant with your shoe box full of receipts. The tax accountant tells you to see a bookkeeper to get your books in order so you're less...

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Your Monthly Financial Review

Your Monthly Financial Review

  I'm just finishing up my Monthly Reporting clients and we've been discussing how last month went. It's a process we go through every month. Sitting down and discussing what worked and what didn't work. What are the figures telling us, what is the financial...

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The Micro Effect – Small Decisions, Big Results!

The Micro Effect – Small Decisions, Big Results!

  THINK SMALL, SERIOUSLY. There’s not many finance professionals out there that tell you to 'think small', but on this occasion, I am! For good reason though – it has taken many ‘micro’ decisions to get where you are today in life and business. Thousands of...

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Why Managing Cash in Your Business is Getting Harder

Why Managing Cash in Your Business is Getting Harder

MONEY IN, MONEY OUT – IT’S THAT EASY, RIGHT? Cash flow management can be one of the trickiest parts of running a business. Even well established businesses get this wrong. Without available cash, how do you make good business decisions? Your choices are limited. HOW...

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6 Lessons from Lean Times

6 Lessons from Lean Times

I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear that many of my clients make their way into my business life when their financial situation doesn’t feel as good as they want it to. I would say that the majority of the clients I work closely with begin when they’re in a position...

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