Being profitable doesn't always feel like enough. Sometimes the next level requires a leap you're not ready to make.
That's the moment a lot of business owners hit and don't talk about. You built something that works. The revenue is there. But the next step, hiring, delegating, letting go of control, feels like a risk you can't afford to get wrong. So you wait. Waiting starts to feel like the safe choice, even when it's the one holding you back.
The Client Who Wouldn't Hire
One of our clients, Sharon, was doing about $800,000 in revenue. She was profitable. She still couldn't bring herself to hire the team she needed to hit her next goal.
She told us plainly what was holding her back. She knew she needed leadership. She knew she needed management. She just couldn't get past the fear of getting it wrong.
That's when we sat down and built her a ten year vision and a full business plan together. We didn't skip past her fear. We planned around it, mapping out every hiring scenario and worst case outcome before she made a single offer.
The Shift That Changed Everything
Sharon has since doubled her business. She now leads a full team with confidence.
This week's episode of CEO Numbers Network is about the three shifts that made that possible. Two of them are about how you use your numbers, moving from just knowing them to actually using them, and from looking backward to looking ahead. The third is bigger, moving from expert to CEO. I also walk through the four decision making styles I see most often, and the four roles every money team needs to support a decision like Sharon's.
What You'll Learn In This Episode
- Why the four decision making styles keep business owners stuck
- The financial whiplash cycle that leads to burnout
- Why a ten year vision has to come before your budget
- How Sharon doubled her revenue by facing her fear of hiring
- The four roles every money team needs
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Key Takeaways
00:00 Four decision-making styles for CEOs
02:38 Bookkeeping and budget drive decisions
04:11 Financial whiplash kills business confidence
07:46 Build your 10-year vision first
10:26 Growing past $800K by hiring
13:32 Building a strong money team
This episode is for any business owner who's felt profitable and stuck at the same time.
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