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WELCOME!

The Four Essential Ingredients Founders Often Overlook When Building a Business

Say hello in the Chat and tell us why you’re here.

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THERE ARE FOUR THINGS QUIETLY RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS

(whether you’re paying attention to them or not)

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Your relationship with money

Your emotional and physical health

Your strategic vision

Your network

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Which of the four ingredients are you strongest at?
Which of the four ingredients do want to work on the most?

Share in the Chat

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Jennie Cashman

A bit about me

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HOUSEKEEPING

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RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY

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What are you thoughts about money?
How do you feel about money?
How do you behave towards money?

Jot down your thoughts

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What’s your earliest memory associated with money?
How did your family talk about money when you were young?
What feelings do you remember having, or your family members having?
How did your family behave towards it?

Jot down your thoughts

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EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

Exercise

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STRATEGIC VISION

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When was the last time you allowed yourself to imagine your future 10 or 20 years from now?

What feels exciting but impossible right now?

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When was the last time you let yourself get into a play state as an adult?

What did you do?

PLAY STATE

Enjoy; Voluntary; No Fixed Outcome; Lose Self-Consciousness; Want More; Improvisational

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What did you love doing as a child?

How did you love to play?

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Can you connect how you played as a child to things you like doing as an adult?

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Two types of connections:

People who pay you money

Future clients / customers / audience members

People who help you get paid

Future collaborations / partnerships / introductions / invitations / team members / mentors / advisers / teachers / coaches etc

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Start with who you know

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Who do you know that you would love to connect with?

Exercise!

Write a list

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Ways to get into conversation with people you know

Connect for the sake of connecting
Share something you’ve learned or created
Ask for advice

How would you like to approach your list?

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Create your own thing

Dinner party / Workshop / Event / Interviews

Attend something (you want to attend)

Talk to others / swap details / follow up (see above)

Others’ platforms

Speak at an event / on a panel

Do an interview on a podcast / radio

Write for someone’s blog / Substack

Ideas for meeting new people

How do you enjoy meeting new people?

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COOL THINGS HAPPEN

(when you genuinely connect)

introductions

invitations

advice

collaborations

clients, customers etc

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Your relationship with money

Your emotional and physical health

Your strategic vision

Your network

FINAL THOUGHTS

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Resources

‘Get Rich Lucky Bitch’ - Denise Duffield-Thomas

‘You Don’t Need A Budget’ - Dana Miranda

‘The Soul of Money’ - Lynne Twist

‘Overcoming Underearning’ - Barbara Stanny

‘Financial Freedom in 8 Minutes a Day’ - Ron Hulnick

‘The Art of Spending Money’ & ‘The Psycology of Money’ - Morgan Housel

‘Think and Grow Rich’ - Napoleon Hill

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