Episode 14

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17th Oct 2016

Kate Erickson | Creating Systems that Work for Your Business

#14: Are you a planning freak like I used to be?

Well, I meant I am much better now after relocating over 3 continents/3 states in USA plus Jamaica, and 2 pregnancy on the go; and wrote an Amazon Bestseller, plus own my virtual business since 2004. So. it’s safe to say that I learned a thing or 2 about planning and establishing systems both in business and in life. However, I also learned sometimes I just have to let go and let God, and the importance to strive for that balance.

Today’s guest, she admitted that we are like partner in crime when it comes to planning, well—I guess we cannot really blame her, because after all that’s how she and John Lee Dumas have built their 7-figure business. In today’s interview, I asked a question which isn’t usual for business podcast, and its the very thing how Kate and John used it to help them grow both in life and in business to the next level! Curious? I hope so! For those of you might not know Kate or John just yet, here is her official Bio:

Kate Erickson is a creator, engager and implementer over at EOFire, a 7-day a week podcast that interviews today's most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs. She is also the host of Kate's Take: The EOFire Audio Blog and author of The Fire Path: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Your Online Business. Kate is passionate about helping entrepreneurs create freedom in their business and life through developing systems and processes that can help their business scale and grow.

Key Lessons:

  • Why Kate and John relocated to Puerto Rico, and how it has helped them grow both in life and business.
  • What Kate and Kelly shared about the mindset of resourcefulness as entrepreneurs
  • The balance of letting go and planning all out
  • How to overcome the #1 Challenge when we are struggling to create systems for business
  • 5 Key Steps to create any system for your business

Links:

 

Show Page: http://kellybaader.com/014

 

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Kelly Baader is a TEDx speaker, Amazon bestselling author, and ICF-certified coach who's spent nearly two decades helping Christ-centered entrepreneurs across three continents build profitable businesses without burning out.

After building her own "successful" business that nearly cost her everything that mattered, God met her in her kitchen on her 50th birthday with a clear mandate: gather His Esthers and Josephs and equip them to take their places in the marketplace.

Since 2008, Kelly has coached founders from zero revenue to corporate contracts, helped entrepreneurs scale to teams of 8+, and watched clients hit 50% closing rates on their first launches. Her approach centers on one revolutionary truth: Grace is the fastest accelerator.
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