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Ash Roy asks Ali Abdaal what an independent professional should do when they swing from too much client work to an empty pipeline. Ali explains his LASER method for finding the one thing that's stopping you getting clients, and the simple test that tells you whether your problem is attracting people or converting them.
Timestamps
0:00 — Intro: doing seven things at once
0:30 — Ali's LASER method
1:18 — L: Lifestyle first
2:01 — A: Find your area of constraint
2:57 — The 3-to-5 sales calls test
3:13 — S: The five S's
4:56 — E and R: Experiment and review
5:34 — Priorities and the 80/20 split
5:50 — The mistake: trying to do everything at once
6:19 — Ash's takeaway
6:58 — Full conversation and the free one-page guide
0:30 — Ali's LASER method
1:18 — L: Lifestyle first
2:01 — A: Find your area of constraint
2:57 — The 3-to-5 sales calls test
3:13 — S: The five S's
4:56 — E and R: Experiment and review
5:34 — Priorities and the 80/20 split
5:50 — The mistake: trying to do everything at once
6:19 — Ash's takeaway
6:58 — Full conversation and the free one-page guide
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Creators and Guests
What is Productive Insights Podcast: Business Growth for Independent Professionals with Ash Roy?
The Productive Insights Podcast is for independent professionals who want to become the obvious choice in their field. That's lawyers, doctors, consultants, advisers and other experts who run their own practice.
Host Ash Roy is a CPA with an MBA who helps independent professionals build authority so they attract high-quality clients who pay their full fees without haggling. He does this through content marketing: a podcast, YouTube videos, and AI that turns every episode into LinkedIn posts, short clips and newsletters.
Since 2015 Ash has talked with guests including Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, James Clear, Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, Brian Tracy, Derek Sivers and Amy Porterfield about building a business around your expertise.
Show notes: https://www.productiveinsights.com/podcast
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