The Small Business School Podcast
Ready to leave the small business struggle behind? The “School for Small Business” podcast supports small business owners in scaling a business that is profitable, purposeful, and doesn’t leave you burnt out. No matter whether you run your business online or you own a brick-and-mortar, you can expect our world class experts to support you with mindset, tactics, and everything in between so you can have the business you dreamed of. Based on our lived experience, we know that small business CAN be easy and we are here to show you how.The “School for Small Business” is hosted by Staci Millard, a CPA by trade with over 15 years of experience seeing the behind the scenes of thousands of small businesses. After growing and selling her first 7 figure business, Staci has been on the ground running - mentoring small businesses and working to increase success rates. Staci strongly believes you don’t need to have gone to business school to be successful so you can expect nothing but simple, impactful advice. Tune in each Tuesday for a new 30 minute or less episode of nothing but valuable advice to help you grow your small business. We are so excited for you to be on this journey with us!
The Small Business School Podcast
Business Builders (Pt:7) Avoiding The Comparison Trap
In this episode of the Business Builders series, we're diving into the comparison trap, that sneaky mindset challenge that can slow you down while scaling your business. If you've ever found yourself looking at others and wondering why they seem to be growing faster, you're not alone. Today, we're tackling how to stay focused on your own scaling journey without getting too distracted by what others are doing.
Key topics covered:
- The dangers of comparing your backstage to someone else’s highlight reel, especially on social media.
- How reactive decisions based on comparison can drain your energy, creativity, and strategic focus.
- Practical strategies to set your own success metrics and audit your information inputs.
- Key questions to help snap back to your path, like “Is that business even on the same path as me?” and “Am I making decisions based on fear or strategy?”
- Scaling your business is challenging enough without the added weight of comparison. Stop comparing your backstage to someone else’s highlight reel and remember, everyone moves at their own pace.
You're on your own journey, and that's exactly where you're meant to be!
Challenge: Identify an area in your business where you are comparing yourself and where that comparison is distracting you, and ask yourself these 3 questions:
- Is that business even on the same path as me?
- What’s actually working for right now?
- and am I making decisions based on fear or strategy?
Then write down 1 metric that actually contributes to your growth and commit to watching that instead of watching others.
Mentioned In Episode:
This Mother Means Business
The Gap and The Gain:
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