Did You Budget For That?

It's a bit of a business chicken and egg - you need revenue to have profit and you need profit to be able to invest to generate more revenue. But you also need to prioritize or you'll lose out on both.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Much liker gamers can lose entire days to chasing the next level, business owners can waste time, money and energy chasing a level they were never ready for to begin with.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

When you feel off track in your business, you need to change course quickly and effectively before we've gone too far. But in the swirl of panic or the blahs of burnout, it can be hard to figure out how.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Chasing squirrels is fine as long as you don't chase on into a dead end or a disaster. So how do you measure your success as a squirrel hunter?Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Our brains would explode if we had to deeply analyze every decision we need to make daily so we create little short cut to help us get there more quickly and with less energy. But sometimes those shortcuts are leading you up the garden path.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Online business has become its own little bubble and it can be easy to forget there's a whole world out there that impacts us. And that can lead to some less than fun surprises you might not be prepared for.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Without looking at your competitors, you have no information about your current market position to inform your pricing strategy. That's a data point that is readily available and you're wasting itMentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

There is nothing new in the world but there can be different. Let's expand our definition of creativity in business.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

We're an industry that prides ourselves on our sales and marketing metrics but that is only half the picture. If you're not measuring your operations, all that revenue could be dripping out the door and you're left with nothing in your pocket at the end of the day.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical

Just because you have the best idea for the thing your people really need, doesn't mean they'll want it and if they don't want it they won't buy.Mentioned in this episode:The 5-Minute Strategist is on hiatus* until September. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you high and dry, there's a playlist of 25 earlier episodes you need to hear again or you can go deep on the mid-year with a difference series playlist. If you're still missing me, come to LinkedIn, or Instagram and say hi, or jump on my email list to stay updated with everything I'm working on during this creative break. Head to https://dianemayor.com/podcast for all the links *hiatus - a gap, pause, or break that's longer than a vacay but shorter than a sabbatical