182: Fall In Love With Your Numbers By Starting Small with Ciara Stockeland
Think you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or interest in learning how to get a grip on the numbers in your business?
Ciara Stockeland is back for the third time to show you how! She’s the genius who helps business owners with inventory create profit, so she loves digging into the numbers and getting her clients to learn to fall in love with it, too.
We always have great conversations, and this one is no different. Even if you don’t have inventory, you’ll still want to listen in as she has so many great ideas and tactics that can apply to your business.
In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how one small step can help you get your business financial house in order. Ciara will also reveal examples of what happens when you start small, how urgency and distraction help lead to a loose grip on understanding your numbers, and so much more!
What’s Covered in This Episode on How to Fall In Love With Your Numbers
2:26 - What many entrepreneurs tend to do with a sense of patience versus a sense of urgency
4:35 - Why it feels like you don’t have the time or bandwidth to start handling your numbers and how to start small
7:47 - What happens when you take that first step towards better understanding the financials of your business
14:33 - When it pays off to add something to your business (and why many business owners feel compelled to do so)
19:11 - Contemplating the choice to do or not do and one way to mitigate the urgency factor might feel
23:33 - Why you’re never too far gone to get a grip on your business finances and speed round questions with Ciara
Connect with Ciara Stockeland
Ciara Stockeland is a mom, wife, triathlete and serial entrepreneur who built a seven-figure retail business. She was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and even invited to the White House. But in over 10 years of business, she never took home a consistent paycheck… until she learned the numbers and understood what they meant. Now as an inventory and cash flow expert, she helps her clients get focused on the right things in their business so they can finally get a consistent paycheck.
Inventory Genius: Create More Profit and Keep More Cash by Ciara Stockeland
Mentioned In Fall In Love With Your Numbers By Starting Small with Ciara Stockeland
Quotes from the Episode
“You have to put a number on distraction. Distraction is very expensive.” - Ciara Stockeland
“Maybe entrepreneurs are adding things because of the excitement or interest factor, not because it’s a smart decision.” - Andrea Liebross
“People think numbers are boring, not sexy, and super dry. But the numbers actually give you decision-making power, which is very sexy.” - Ciara Stockeland
Links to other episodes
159: How to Level Up Your Profit and Keep More Cash with Ciara Stockeland
57: Why It’s Important to Know Your Numbers with Ciara Stockeland
172: How to Turn Your Vision Into Action With WILD Goals
135: Where Do You Need More Freedom In Your Life or Business?
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