If you like to eat, you have to like to sell. That's the first thing I'd tell myself on my first day as a business owner, and there are six more. This week on Businessing: what I'd say to day-one me after eight years of running my own business. Then Lisa Raebel from Rebel Girl Revenue on planning your revenue without just hoping: where to find your own trends, what to do when you have no history yet, the two questions to ask every client, and how often to check the plan. And one more thing: my to-do list turned into a to-done list, and I'm not sure I like it.

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In this episode:
00:00 - Everybody quits (and that's fine)
00:16 - Welcome to Businessing
01:18 - The Big Story: a talk with day-one me
02:17 - Number 1: If you like to eat, you have to like to sell
03:39 - Number 2: Revenue first, network second
05:07 - Number 3: Be disciplined with your money
06:27 - Number 4: You can quit, but never give up
08:00 - Number 5: Take email off your phone
10:25 - Number 6: You're responsible for all of it now
11:52 - Number 7: The risk comes with freedom like nothing else
14:28 - The point: build a great life
14:45 - The Guest: Lisa Raebel on planning your revenue without just hoping
17:14 - Forecast from your own history (12, 24, 36 months)
22:31 - The two questions to ask every client
23:50 - A no might have been a not now
25:35 - Did you solve the problem yet? (the follow-up call)
28:39 - Review monthly, adjust quarterly
30:03 - A minimum goal and a big hairy goal
31:29 - One More Thing: my to-do list became a to-done list
36:13 - That's the show

Resources mentioned:
Be Your Future Self Now, by Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Lisa Raebel, Rebel Girl Revenue: https://rebelgirlrevenue.com
Lisa's podcast, Pitch 2 Purchase: https://rebelgirlrevenue.com/podcast/
Todoist, the to-do list Pat has used for a decade: https://todoist.com

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