Ep138: Are you throwing your money down the drain?

00:51 Welcome to Unfrazzle, a podcast for solo business owners with a big vision who are ready for a kinder more sustainable approach to productivity. I'm Louise Miller and each week i share bite-sized insights to help you step away from the hustle stop faffing and stay focused so you can make your brilliant ideas happen and make a bigger impact in the world Before we dive into today's episode, if you enjoy what I'm sharing here on Unfrazzle and you'd like to support the podcast You can buy me a cuppa by going to BuyMeACoffee.com slash Louise Miller and making a one-off donation. I'll pop a link to that in the show notes Okay grab yourself a cuppa and let's get started

01:30 Every now and then I need to have a bit of a rant so please forgive me, and know that what i'm about to say is coming from a good place. I want you to succeed, to make a bigger impact so that we can get more influence in income in the hands of people who will use those things wisely for the good of people on planet. And because my mission is to help you change the world sometimes I have to get a little bolshie! And today's one of those days... So are you throwing your money down the drain? If you're investing in memberships, courses group programs books events and goodness knows what else but you don't know how to prioritize stay focused follow through and take action I would argue that those things are not a good use of your hard-earned money. I know that they feel sexy right who doesn't want to learn how to sell more of their thing? How to use AI to make life easier connect with more interesting people how to write compelling emails or start a new podcast

02:22 Those are all exciting things that make us feel like we're making progress. We want to learn how to show up better on video, how to make good use of the time we spend on LinkedIn what content we should create in the run-up to a launch but if you're not implementing what you learned those things are a total waste of your time and money So am I saying that you should never invest in any of those things? Of course, I'm not. Right growing a successful business requires us to learn new skills and new strategies all the time but what iIm saying is if you have trouble actually getting things done that needs to be addressed first because half-finished courses content plans you don't follow and coaching that gives you ideas that you don't implement are not going to move you forward

03:03 Whereas knowing how to focus, prioritize shut out distractions and get the important things done that is going to make all the difference. So I've come to realize over time that people are happy to invest in things are all shiny and exciting But less willing to invest in the foundational stuff. And I get it, it's not flashy there are no bells and whistles and I can't promise that you're going to 10x your income in just ten minutes a day but doing the work to find your productivity groove is quietly powerful It's deep, it's sustainable and it'll change the way you feel about yourself on what's possible for you in the future Because once you've figured this stuff out, once you've seen what happens when you take regular time in the treehouse to make good decisions and quietly create a plan that you'll actually stick to. You will be far more likely to follow through with the exciting things that you invest in So figuring out what it is that you want to achieve and how can stop faffing and stay focused

04:52 Just imagine how much more of an impact you'll make when you have clarity around exactly what you're trying to achieve, what you need to do to get there and when you're going to get those things done. Wouldn't that feel amazing? So go take that quiz! And as always I hope this helps and look forward to seeing you again soon Thank you for listening to Unfrazzle. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend who needs a dose of calm productivity in their life and I'd love it if you could leave me a rating and review as that will help more people discover this podcast. If you would like to hear more from me to help stop faffing and take back control of your time, you'll find the link to join my mailing list in the show notes and I would really love for you to join us! So thanks so much for your support and I look forward to seeing you next time