The Business Journey can be divided into general phases that reflect the progress and next steps for heart-centered entrepreneurs.
What you will learn from this session: Understand the purpose of the 7 Chakra Business Model Pinpoint exactly where you are on the business journey Identify the activities you should be focused on (and what you SHOULD be ignoring!) Find out exactly what you need to focus on in your business to take it to the next level.
Fixing The Biggest Problem For Business Owners Information overload Not knowing what is appropriate for YOUR stage of business Every piece of business advice only works for certain stages of business EXAMPLES: Email platforms Jim Collin s Level 5 Leadership
So Where are YOU on the Business Journey?
THE SEED STAGE
RED : ROOT CHAKRA Big Focus: Starting Point Who Is This For: To Help Myself Your Big Question:How can I make my life look more like what I want? More control, more passion, more opportunity to help, make things better for my family? What Big Issues: Don t know WHAT you want to do Work/Life Balance: Play with determination, follow your curiosity. Mindset: Sitting with the question - what do I have? Books & Resources: I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was & Refuse To Choose by Barbara Sher Big Magic - Liz Gilbert Artist s Way - Julia Cameron Discover Your Life s Wisdom - Academy
ORANGE: SACRAL CHAKRA Big Focus: Economic Model Who Is This For: To Help Myself Your Big Question:How can I make money from my passion? What Big Issues: Don t know who will buy Work/Life Balance: Hustle With Mindfulness + Boundaries Mindset: Mine for the gold + try out different income streams Pricing: Decide on pricing to begin - costs/current market Accounting: Begin recording expenses Books & Resources: Business Goddess e-course One Minute Millionaire
YELLOW: POWER CHAKRA Big Focus: The First Clients Who Is This For: To Help Myself Your Big Question:How do I find the clients I need to share my gift? What Big Issues: Don t know how to get people to buy or learn how to market to build clientele Work/Life Balance: Hustle With Mindfulness + Boundaries Mindset: YES to everything Pricing: Low-end pricing to begin Accounting: Keep all receipts. Find an accountant Open separate bank account Use Magic Money Maker Kit monthly Resources: Fully Booked - Michael Port Business Goddess 2.0 e-course (Academy)
Leonie shares: Her business story of the SEED phase.
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THE SAPLING STAGE
GREEN: HEART CHAKRA Big Focus: Who Is This For: $40 000 a year Help My Family Your Big Question:How do I focus on the things that bring my passion and income together? What Big Issues: Don't know HOW to grow a business beyond fully booked Need passive income streams Need first level of support (i.e. VA) Start creating wiki Increase prices OR release passive products Need to quit your job
GREEN: HEART CHAKRA Work/Life Balance: Passive Income: Mindset: Staff: Start applying brakes. Seasons of craziness. Moving forward hinges on time reflecting. Identify possibilities and begin testing potential streams of passive income. Pay attention to Pareto's Law - what 20% of your activities is giving you 80% of your results? First level VA support
GREEN: HEART CHAKRA Pricing: Accounting: Resources: Consider price increase OR passive income streams Keep all receipts. Find an accountant Open separate bank account Use Magic Money Maker Kit monthly Double Your Biz program (in Academy) Shining Six Figure Team (in Academy) 10 Steps To Building A Million Dollar Company "E-myth Revisited" - Michael Gerber "Beyond Booked Solid" - Michael Port "Multiple Streams of Coaching Income" - Andrea J Lee
BLUE: THROAT CHAKRA Big Focus: Who Is This For: 6-figure Help My Family Your Big Question:How do I become a good custodian of this income? What Big Issues: Date employees Release employees that don't fit back into the wild respectfully Develop standards around what you want
BLUE: THROAT CHAKRA Work/Life Balance: Passive Income: SELF CARE = OPTIMAL Decide on one passive income stream or multiple. Either increase prices for services or wean off entirely. Mindset: Staff: work well with. Start saying NO more often. Say YES + NO with intention. Start building team, date, use contractors, find people you
BLUE: THROAT CHAKRA Pricing: Accounting: Experiment with pricing to find the continuum that bears most profit. Financial advisor Quarterly accountant appointments Xero/accounting software Resources: Double Your Biz program (in Academy) 10 Steps To Building A Million Dollar Company (in Academy) Shining Six Figure Team (in Academy) "Good to Great" - Jim Collins "The E-myth Revisited" - Michael Gerber "The Entrepreneur's Trap" - Tina Forsyth
THE OAK STAGE
PURPLE: THIRD EYE Big Focus: Who Is This For: Your Big Question: What Big Issues: Work/Life Balance: 7 Figures To help my community How do I build a solid, steady, lasting business? Permanent, functional team COO Systems Increased income = increased expenses Cashflow Self care = critical
PURPLE: THIRD EYE Mindset: Pricing: Passive Income: Staff: Accounting: Resources: Say NO more than YES Keep going with what works No services offered. Entirely PI. Continue optimising and building a permanent team 1. Cashflow savvy 2. Setting the company + self up for lasting financial freedom "Scaling Up" - Verne Harnish "How The Mighty Fall" - JimboJimbob Collins Double Your Biz program (in Academy)
INDIGO: CROWN CHAKRA Big Focus: Who Is This For: Legacy, philanthropy, giving back Help the World Your Big Question:How do I fulfill my purpose? What Big Issues: Staff retention Masterful oversight of company Sell company? Keep as passive income? Move into philanthropy? Or is company your vessel for your purpose?
INDIGO: CROWN CHAKRA Work/Life Balance: Passive Income: Mindset: Staff: SELF CARE = A NON-NEGOTIABLE NORMAL No services offered. Entirely PI. Independent Direction Continue optimising and building a permanent team
INDIGO: CROWN CHAKRA Pricing: Accounting: Resources: Become more scientific - test, demonstrate value/roi Business & Personal wealth building. Success planning "Scaling Up" - Verne Harnish "How The Mighty Fall" - Jim Collins
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