Fun Business Fun Money Podcast
EP 012 – Do you need to raise your standards?

We all put up with stuff, good, bad or otherwise. But what are you putting up with that no longer serves you?

Its time to raise your standards and do something different.

Today’s quick tip episode has some pointy questions and examples to get you thinking about what you’re tolerating and what you can say NO MORE to!

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Welcome back to the Fun Business Fun Money podcast!

I’ve got a quick tip for you today, and I’m going to do my best to actually MAKE it a quick one so we’re going to get straight on into it – What are you TOLERATING?

We’re talking about the status quo here, the life we’re all living on a daily basis. There’s a baseline standard that we settle into and accept as our ‘normal’.

But what if thats actually holding you back? What if thats stopping you from experiencing more fun, joy, love, happiness, peace, freedom, all the good things?

I’m talking about things like general clutter, broken stuff that needs replacing, feeling like you have to do it all yourself because no one can meet your standards, using credit and debt to support your lifestyle instead of working out how to make more money to pay for the things you want.

All of those become the norm that we end up tolerating.

Of course I’m going to relate this to the money archetypes, or money personalities, because thats an easy way for me to explain it. If you don’t know YOUR money archetypes its as easy as taking my online quiz! It takes less then 10 minutes and you’ll receive an email with a full list of your results, as well as a more detailed analysis of your top money archetype. 

You’ll find the link to the quiz in the description of this episode, and its also in the show notes.

I’m not going to cover ALL 8 of them because this is a QUICK tip episode! But here’s some examples…

Accumulators will often settle for using old, worn out and broken things simply because they’ve still got a bit of life left in them, or another bit of tape on that and she’ll be right for a while longer. No need to spend good money on replacing it when its still ‘perfectly fine’.

But the time, energy and mental space that this thing takes up can be HUGE. Instead of just spending the money to replace it or get it fixed properly, those little repairs become all consuming and THAT becomes the norm. 

You might be tolerating old worn out things when a simple update could make all the difference. And I’m not talking about expensive things here either.

It could be something as basic as a vegetable peeler that you’ve had for YEARS, the blade has gotten blunt and peeling the carrots and potatoes takes a whole lot more work! You can walk into any kitchen ware shop and buy a new one for literally a couple of dollars.

Another one is a Connector, like me. We tend to feel overwhelmed by complexity and mess, its no secret that I’m a huge fan of simplicity. But thats not just when it comes to business and money, its also about the environment around you.

A messy workspace is a HUGE distraction for me, I can’t stand it! I’ll tolerate it to a point but eventually I have to stop everything and have a good declutter so I can focus again, and remove the overwhelm that it creates.

I do this with my content, keeping it organised in a master index, even the desktop on my laptop has to be uncluttered and simple. Same goes in the kitchen, I can’t cook or bake something if there are dishes everywhere and limited bench space.

Rulers can often tolerate doing everything themselves, simply because they feel like no one can do it as well as them. But the reality is no one is good at EVERYTHING, and there comes a point where you need to hand some things over to someone who is highly skilled at that thing and can do it more efficiently. That in turn frees up your mental space and energy for other things.

You don’t have to tolerate doing everything yourself.

So that’s my quick tip for today. Have a look at your life, your business, your money situation, and be real with yourself about what you’re tolerating. There’s no need for guilt or anxiety about it, because when you acknowledge what you’re tolerating you can then choose a different option.

It could be that the next step you take is to delegate, declutter, dispose of it, upgrade, whatever shifts you from tolerating things that no longer serve you.

If you’d like some help working through this or any other thing you’re stuck with in your business right now, book in a SPARK session with me.

This is a one off 60min call to get clear on your biggest challenge right now and spark new ideas and ways of moving forward, so you can get on with the things you need to do with more energy, more enthusiasm, more ideas.

We can ALL feel stuck now and then, and instead of getting completely bogged down for days, weeks or even months because of it, you’ll have the clarity to quickly move on and bring in new clients and new money from just one SPARK session.

You’ll find the link with all the details and to book your session in the description AND in the show notes.

You can send me a DM on Facebook or Instagram, I’m @funbusinessfunmoney on both platforms, or send an email to hello@deirdreamies.com – not the easiest thing to spell so you’ll find the link to that in the show notes as well.

Thats it from me today, have a think about what you’re tolerating and what you can do to move towards the things you WANT, not just the things you’re settling for right now.

As always, take care, have fun and I’ll catch you in the next episode!