Is Your Business in Reactive Mode?

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Quiz Questions

1.
It's Monday morning and you check your email. You see your weekly newsletter went out as scheduled yesterday, and open it up to give it a scan. You immediately notice that the formatting is all off and it looks horrible. What do you do?
- A.
  Immediately hop up, grab your computer, and go to work fixing the formatting issue.
- B.
  Send your VA a nasty message about the formatting being off and that they need to fix it right now.
- C.
  Decide you definitely need an email designer to handle this from now on and start Googling.
- D.
  Kindly let your VA know that the formatting was incorrect on that email and ask them to repair the issue before the next newsletter goes out. Then respond to that important client email.
2.
When you're not working you...
- A.
  LOL not working? What is that?
- B.
  Spend time with my family and friends, but still spend a lot of time on my phone or laptop.
- C.
  Go out and do things that you love, but your brain is still thinking about work.
- D.
  Turn off my phone and laptop and spend time being present and relaxing. Maybe you'll even get a massage! 💆‍♀️
3.
When you have a Quarterly Planning meeting for your business you...
- A.
  Wing it and end up talking about a million things we can improve in the business, but never actually create plans.
- B.
  End up talking more about what's wrong with the business than what you want the future to look like.
- C.
  Make plans based on what is happening in the business right now, without looking at a strategy or the vision.
- D.
  Make plans with a bigger vision in mind, have clarity on our take away goals & action items, create clear road maps to get there, and recognize concerns/address hiccups in the business.
4.
You're choosing between two email campaign systems for your business, System A & System B. System A is cheaper than System B, but it doesn't have automated workflows so you will have to send emails automatically. You...
- A.
  Go with System A and send out the emails manually. We aren't made of money over here.
- B.
  Go with System B. It will save us so much time and if we forget to send an email automatically it's got our back!
- C.
  Don't purchase any system and just decide to hire a VA to send the emails out. It'll be cheaper 🤷‍♀️
5.
Which of the following pictures depicts how you feel working in your business every day?
- A.
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  Answer A
- B.
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  Answer B
- C.
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  Answer C

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Oh dear, your business is in Reactive Mode.
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Oh, dear. Your business may be in a state of reactivity. If you are feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and like you are always running on empty, the time to act is now. Focus on moving your business out of a place of chaos and reactivity and into a proactivity and calmness. Here's an activity I like to use with my clients 🤫 Start by brain-dumping a list of all of the things you are currently doing in your business. If you genuinely have no idea what all you do, take one week and track every single task you do. No matter how small, track it. It will be a tedious week, but the pay off will be SO worth it. Once you have your list, check out my Three D's decision tree (under Resources on my website) and list one of the three D's next to each task you did that week. This will give you a chance to identify things you can systemize immediately. And remember: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.” John Gall in SystemanticsHi, there. I'm Laura Beth ✨I am an Online Business Manager who helps Hustling coaches, course creators, and consultants shift their businesses to a place filled with calm, flow, and ease.After spending the first half of my career buried in "hustle-culture" heavy, reactive businesses, I realized that building business doesn't always have to be SO energy consuming. By setting up a foundation focused on proactivity, planning, and strategy, we are able to create businesses that grow without all of the chaos and messy energy. My favorite thing is watching my clients’ businesses flourish while they create a business that is 100% aligned with them and honors their need for rest, flow, and calm. Get in Touch:1. Join me on Instagram, if you haven't already! @LauraBethHaleOBM2. Subscribe to my newsletter where I spill all about how to Calm the Chaos in your biz. 🙌
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Look at you being all Proactive 😍
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Well, look at you! Your business seems to be in a great state of productivity! You seem like a leader who... Uses strategy and vision to drive your vision forward, not problems or emotions. Embraces long-term planning and values their employee's input. Sees all challenges as a learning opportunity rather than a weapon of mass destruction. Doesn't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Keep doing what you are doing and make sure you continue that style of leadership as your business flourishes ✨ Hi, there. I'm Laura Beth ✨I am an Online Business Manager who helps Hustling coaches, course creators, and consultants shift their businesses to a place filled with calm, flow, and ease.After spending the first half of my career buried in "hustle-culture" heavy, reactive businesses, I realized that building business doesn't always have to be SO energy consuming. By setting up a foundation focused on proactivity, planning, and strategy, we are able to create businesses that grow without all of the chaos and messy energy. My favorite thing is watching my clients’ businesses flourish while they create a business that is 100% aligned with them and honors their need for rest, flow, and calm. 🧡Get in Touch:1. Join me on Instagram, if you haven't already! @LauraBethHaleOBM2. Subscribe to my newsletter where I spill all about how to Calm the Chaos in your biz. 🙌