Beyond Margins

Charlie and I tackle not just getting out of your own way but ALSO how to get out of your team's way and how the stage your business is in affects the roadblocks you'll run up against.

Key Takeaways:

- Founder mojo and how to use it to your business’ advantage
- How we use procrastination to avoid doing work that matters
- How the business stage you’re in impacts the roadblocks you have to overcome
- How your issues as a founder affect your TEAM

Show Notes

Busy, busy, busy.

We are all so busy.

And that makes it really easy—too easy, in fact—to come up with excuses not to do the work that’s most important to us.

Because that’s also usually the work that’s the scariest.

For the last month, we’ve been talking about all the ways that founders get in their own way and the practical tools you can use to get OUT of your own way.

In the first episode of the series, Michelle Warner talks about the critical importance of setting up systems and how process can be a competitive advantage.

Second in the series, Tonya Dalton highlights our love affair with to-do lists and how that overcommitment can lead to burnout.

Next, Agnes Kowalski lays down practical money and mindset tips (because we all can use a little healthier approach to money!)

I also talked with business therapist Nicole Lewis-Keeber about getting out of your own way and not allowing your past create barriers for your future.

And last week, Jason Van Orden shared about the power of patience in business.

Today, to wrap up the series, we’re tackling procrastination.

It’s probably the most common way that founders, business owners, and—really—just about anyone trying to do anything get in their own damn way.

Charlie Gilkey helps people start finishing the stuff that matters. He's the founder of Productive Flourishing, author of the book Start Finishing (2019) and The Small Business Lifecycle (2012), and host of the Productive Flourishing podcast.

Charlie and I tackle not just getting out of your own way but ALSO how to get out of your team's way and how the stage your business is in affects the roadblocks you'll run up against.

Listen to the full episode to hear:
  • What founder mojo is and how to use it to your business’ advantage
  • How we use procrastination to avoid doing work that matters
  • How the business stage you’re in impacts the roadblocks you have to overcome (and where you’ll get tripped up) 
  • How your issues as a founder affect your TEAM
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Creators & Guests

Host
Susan Boles
Speaker, Podcaster & Consultant at Beyond Margins | 15+ years of experience as both a CFO and COO

What is Beyond Margins?

Can you build a business based on… “calm?” On Beyond Margins, host Susan Boles looks beyond the usual metrics of success to help you build a business where calm is the new KPI. With over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur, CFO, and COO, Susan shares the business strategies that lead to a business with comfortable margins—financial, emotional, energetic, and scheduling margins. Join her and her guests as they counter the prevailing “wisdom” about business growth, productivity, and success to provide a framework for making choices that align with your values and true goals. Episode by episode, you’ll get a look at the team management, operations, financials, product development, and marketing of a calmer business.