7 Ideas for the One Person Business

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Prioritize Clarity

Know what you want, and what you don't want.

Because if you don't know which direction to go, any path will do, and you will be pulled in a million directions.

Run funnels.

Don't do funnels!

Sell high ticket.

Launch a membership!

So much conflicting advice floating around can make it difficult to know what to do today, right now.

The present moment is where all your power and peace exist. So knowing what you want right now will help you discern how to use your present moment, and tune out the noise.

Make a list of everything you want in life and business.

Make a list of everything you don't want to help you get even clearer about what you do want.

Daily/Weekly Rhythms 

This has been a big one for me recently.

I wake up and work out.

Then I write in my journal and/or read until my girls wake up.

Then we do breakfast, get ready for the day, and either off to school or off to an activity if it's the weekend.

If it's a work day, I do my coaching calls, writing blocks, admin, and content creation.

The flow of taking care of my mind, body, and family before business helps me feel like my own cup is full before I begin to pour into my community.

Other business rhythms I'm experimenting with:

This newsletter.

My podcast (it comes back live this Saturday!)

Posting regularly on Instagram and Threads.

Batch days- I'm. moving all my group coaching calls to one day (Wednesday)

How will you create daily and weekly rhythms for your...

body

mind

soul

family

career/business?

More Play + Flow

I have a lifestyle business.

Which to me means I optimize my work life to enhance the other aspects of my life. I don't try to sacrifice my family, my fun, my faith, or my free time.

I optimize for all of this.

I've been skiing more, and playing basketball more.

I've been working on arranging my calendar to create more white space to think, write, and create during my work day.

I am building in more active recovery and rest (long walks, date nights away from kids)

If you run a creator style business, where your ideas are a huge asset to the flow of income and impact... 

It's important to prioritize flow.

Make space for your best ideas.

 Take time away from work.

More play, more flow, generates genius ideas and fresh perspectives. Key for the long haul.

Write More

It's no secret I'm writing a lot more.

My newsletters, my book Quiet Wealth,  my Instagram...

all reflect this shift in me.

I've noticed more clarity, more excitement, more depth, and more flow in my day to day because I'm writing.

Instead of scrolling, I write.

Instead of comparison, I write.

Instead of stressing, I write.

It's been a huge advantage for me, and I can already see how this will play in my long term goals and short term vision. 

Work with Aligned Clients

2 very important questions for you if you do client work:

Who do you love working with?

Who pays you the most?

Ideally, the person who is the answer to both of those questions is the person you are innovating for, writing to, and spending time overdelivering for them.

Simplify

This image from the book Essentialism by Greg Mckeown demonstrates the power of simplifying.

When you simplify, you can make meaningful progress on the things that matter most

Another favorite idea from Essentialism:

How can we discern the trivial many from the vital few?

Another way I've heard this described:

What are the 20% of activities that lead to the 80% of your results?

In business this is worth exploring, then you can double down on what gives you the most bang for your buck.

 Compound It 

Especially in business, I love thinking in 2 frames:

Good for me, good for you, good for us.

Good for now, good for later.

When you think about the activities in business you do, consider the compound effect.

When you create value in your podcast, on your social media, or in conversations, you are building rapport and trust with your community...

This compounds into sales now, and sales in the future.

Sales now, and referrals in the future.

Opportunities now and in the future.

Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated if you feel like content is a hamster wheel. Lots of action but getting no where...

But think about the compound effect of building a body of work that makes an impact now and for months and years to come?

Think about your skill, experience, and mastery as you commit to tiny gains...

Worth it.

From James Clear.

The 7 ideas:

Prioritize Clarity (know what you want)

Daily/Weekly Rhythms

More Play + Flow (optimize creativity)

Write More (get clarity and capture ideas)

Work with Aligned Clients

Simplify

Compound It!

1% better everyday can change the entire trajectory of your life.

Cheering you on always!

Amber

 P.S. Don't forget, tonight is the last chance to join Lighthouse Mentorship. A cohort like this won't open again until August. This is your time!