What should you focus on next to grow your business?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  How long have you been in business?

  • A.
    Less than a year full-time or still figuring it out!
  • B.
    1-2 years
  • C.
    2-5 years
  • D.
    5+ years
• 2.
  Who is in your audience?

  • A.
    My friends and family
  • B.
    My personal network, former clients, and their referrals
  • C.
    My list is less than 500 largely composed of my clients/referrals and exposure from some speaking, podcasts, and guest teaching
  • D.
    I have a steadily growing audience of around 1000 that are loyal and engaged
  • E.
    My audience is over 5000 or I am considered a thought leader in my industry
  • F.
    My audience growth has slowed, and I'm seeing less engagement than in the past
• 3.
  How defined are your offers (persona, packages, and prices)?

  • A.
    Single and Fabulous: I haven't decided on anything yet!
  • B.
    Mixing and Mingling: Trying lots of formats and prices!
  • C.
    Exclusively Dating: Sticking with a set of offers and pricing yet still feeling it out
  • D.
    Partnered: Staying the course on an offer suite and pricing model that is profitable
  • E.
    Mid-Life Itch: I'm craving some novelty
• 4.
  Let's talk sales. How do you feel about sales?

  • A.
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    Um... payment? Sales?
  • B.
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    I'm struggling with my sales game
  • C.
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    I'm doing it and figuring it out!
  • D.
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    I'm consistently bringing in sales
  • E.
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    What used to be easy is getting harder.
• 5.
  How consistent is your revenue?

  • A.
    What revenue? I'm still figuring out what to sell!
  • B.
    Inconsistent at best
  • C.
    I'm consistently bringing in revenue, but it's lower than I'd like
  • D.
    It's regularly sufficient to cover my needs (including savings, investments, and profit)
  • E.
    It was consistently high, but has decreased lately
• 6.
  What does your calendar and to-do list look like?

  • A.
    I'm struggling to find time for business with day job or other commitments
  • B.
    It's a hot mess; everything is all over the place
  • C.
    I know what I need to get done... I'm just too busy to get to it
  • D.
    I'm finally delegating so my time is free for the bigger picture
  • E.
    Me and my team are rock solid on what gets done when
• 7.
  What describes your next business goals the best right now?

  • A.
    Launch my business and get my first paying customers
  • B.
    Regularly be working with clients every month
  • C.
    Get my first $100K or consistent $10K months
  • D.
    Free up my time and put in sustainable processes
  • E.
    Scale up to the next revenue milestone after $100K
  • F.
    Stabilize while I expand my impact
  • G.
    Pivot or Reset my business

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Spark

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  Congratulations! You’ve made the courageous decision to build a business. But what type of business are you creating?At this stage of your business, the goal is to curate that spark of an idea. To sit lovingly, imagining the possibilities you could plant.To cultivate the receptivity to new ideas, to your soul’s calling, to what power is radiating from you, to what brings you pleasure.This stage is all about receiving and intuition to discover your spark and your business idea or concept. Tune into what resonates. Map out your past journey for inspiration. Sit with what ‘bothers’ you. And dream about how that might birth into a business.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Spark" stage in your email shortly!
• 2.
  Seed

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  Congratulations! You’ve found a spark of an idea. Now, it’s time to get excited about exploring what that spark could be by planting and cultivating seeds.That means you talk to people, you try out your work, you see what resonates when you're in real life with the humans.And at this stage, you're still exploring what works: who you like to work with, the formats you like to work in, and gaining confidence. This is the stage to experiment.We tend to a variety of seeds to see which grow into sprouts.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Seed" stage in your email shortly!
• 3.
  Sprout

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  You’ve been consistently planting seeds, and those seeds are sprouting into more and more clients. You have a business with growth.At this stage of your business, the goal is to tend to that sprout and turn it into a stronger seedling.To provide it loving nourishment, sunlight, water. To give it light support and structure as it grows.This stage is all about radical focus on the foundational elements in your business as you expand your client and services base, build your sales confidence, and incorporate rhythms and rituals to sustainably tend your business in the seedling stage.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Sprout" stage in your email shortly!
• 4.
  Strengthen

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  You've built the business fundamentals, growing stronger by the day. Your sprout has turned into a sapling.At this stage of your business, the goal is to strengthen that sapling so it can grow into a mature tree. To provide it a structure that can hold up the limbs that will be bearing fruit.Saplings need strength and support to grow tall and while continuing to deepen the foundation.This stage is all about generating radical visibility to grow your audience, building systems to support your offers and customer journey, and enlisting support. You won't be able to do it all at this point, and you'll have the financial foundation for building your right-sized team.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Strengthen" stage in your email shortly!
• 5.
  Scale or Sustain

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  You've got a strong business. A business that can weather storms and has been through cycles of growth, cycles of rest.And at this stage, you're at a decision point. Do you continue to grow your tree bigger, taller - which requires more resources, more structure but results in a bigger canopy?Or do you sustain? Sustaining at this level of revenue and complexity by cultivating resiliency and regeneration for the long-term without burning out.This is where the work of building deep roots and a strong trunk becomes critical. Staying true to your gifts, your soul, your vision and declaring the next steps in your vision - free from comparison-itis and the compulsion for growth for growth's sake.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Scale or Sustain" stage in your email shortly!
• 6.
  Sunset

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  You've built a strong business. A business that can weather storms and has been through cycles of growth, cycles of rest.But... it's not as easy as it used to be. Maybe your programs are no longer filling. Your core clients and customers have ended their engagements.Or you might just be exhausted and ready for something new yourself. Your message and mission has shifted, and the core business you've built needs to shift along with it.Just like trees have an end of their life, so do business models, brands, or entire businesses. But understanding the lifecycle of businesses can allow you to confidently step into the Sunset phase for a transition.Look for your detailed action plan and guide to the "Sunset" stage in your email shortly!