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You’re Maxed Out
This is a great problem to have, so much so that it’s often hard to see it as a problem.
You have plenty of clients, a steady income and a business that looks successful from the outside. The problem is that most of it still depends on you showing up, doing the work and keeping everything moving.
That can work really well for a long time. Until it doesn’t.
At some point, adding more clients, more hours or more offers just eats up your precious time and energy for not much benefit.
The Signs
You might notice things like:
- New enquiries are good news, but part of you wonders where you’re going to fit them in.
- Taking time off means working harder before you leave or catching up when you get back.
- Most of your income still depends on you being personally available.
- You’ve become very good at squeezing more into your week, but you can’t remember the last time you were able to squeeze in lunch with your friends.
- There are ideas you’d like to explore, but there’s no time to actually bring them to life.
- You’re reluctant to change things up because the current model is still making good money and many of your clients have been long time clients.
- You know you ‘should’ be feeling grateful about the business doing well, but you’re still feeling exhausted and on the edge of burn out.
Reflection Questions
Here are 3 journaling questions that make a good starting point for working through this problem:
- What am I avoiding changing about my business because I’m worried about upsetting my current clients?
- Who are my favourite clients and what about them makes them my favourite?
- If my client load was cut in half but I was still earning the same money, what would I start doing with that free time?
Next Steps
Working out what’s causing you to stay stuck is huge! But you might now be wondering ‘now what?’ and ‘how do I fix this?’.
If you’d like, here are a few ways I can help you:
Starting tomorrow, I’ll send you a short 4 email series on your problem, with some suggestions on how to move through this stage of your business and get unstuck.
If you’d like more direct help from me in working through this, you could try me on as your coach. This is the main way I help clients. I have a few spots available at the moment. If you’re interested enquire here and we’ll catch up for a free chat.