• Anyone else feel like Enneagram 8s should come with a warning label or at the very least a disclaimer when meeting new friends? Just me? Cool. I’m an 8 and have found myself giving lots of personality disclaimers lately out of concern that the new friend will mistake my bluntness for dislike. All of these disclaimers come when meeting new friends in my personal life. I’ve noticed that I rarely present the disclaimer when meeting new friends or even clients in business. The harsh characteristics that 8s carry for being over protective, hard workers and fighters - all of those are blessings in business but it takes lots of mistakes to learn how to “manage” those characteristics or somewhat dial them back in my personal life. A couple months ago a friend of a friend emailed with questions to pick my brain. I responded politely and sent over a link to book a consult (always pay your friends!) She was interested in starting a venue and asked if I thought it was a good idea. I asked what her goals were in life for the next 5-10 years and then asked why she wanted to start a venue. Her goals and her why did not align. So I told her I didn’t think venue ownership was a good fit for her and instead gave her some business ideas to sit on and research. I could tell my blunt answer caught her by surprise and she seemed a little upset ending the call early but I slept well that night because I knew in my gut my answer was the best I could give. She reached out yesterday to let me know she was pursuing a loan for one of the ideas I mentioned. And you know what? She’s going to kill it! Look I’m not here to blow smoke up your you-know-what. We speak truth around here. Sometimes (ok a lot of times) it’s harsh but it’s always out of love. What’s your personality type? Photo by @fulleylovephoto
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    Anyone else feel like Enneagram 8s should come with a warning label or at the very least a disclaimer when meeting new friends? Just me? Cool. I’m an 8 and have found myself giving lots of personality disclaimers lately out of concern that the new friend will mistake my bluntness for dislike. All of these disclaimers come when meeting new friends in my personal life. I’ve noticed that I rarely present the disclaimer when meeting new friends or even clients in business. The harsh characteristics that 8s carry for being over protective, hard workers and fighters - all of those are blessings in business but it takes lots of mistakes to learn how to “manage” those characteristics or somewhat dial them back in my personal life. A couple months ago a friend of a friend emailed with questions to pick my brain. I responded politely and sent over a link to book a consult (always pay your friends!) She was interested in starting a venue and asked if I thought it was a good idea. I asked what her goals were in life for the next 5-10 years and then asked why she wanted to start a venue. Her goals and her why did not align. So I told her I didn’t think venue ownership was a good fit for her and instead gave her some business ideas to sit on and research. I could tell my blunt answer caught her by surprise and she seemed a little upset ending the call early but I slept well that night because I knew in my gut my answer was the best I could give. She reached out yesterday to let me know she was pursuing a loan for one of the ideas I mentioned. And you know what? She’s going to kill it! Look I’m not here to blow smoke up your you-know-what. We speak truth around here. Sometimes (ok a lot of times) it’s harsh but it’s always out of love. What’s your personality type? Photo by @fulleylovephoto
  • Today’s Agenda: ➕ Tv OFF ➕ Feel good music blaring ➕ Taking action on plans for a bright + prosperous year ahead ➕ Soaking up this gorgeous Texas weather ➕ Reading Proverbs 2 with @katieoselvidge Eyes up. Stout hearts, friends. Happy Monday!
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    Today’s Agenda: ➕ Tv OFF ➕ Feel good music blaring ➕ Taking action on plans for a bright + prosperous year ahead ➕ Soaking up this gorgeous Texas weather ➕ Reading Proverbs 2 with @katieoselvidge Eyes up. Stout hearts, friends. Happy Monday!
  • 🛑 WARNING 🛑 Blunt Enneagram 8 post ahead...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been seeing a lot of posts from biz owners bragging about their team members (great!) then quickly follow up the brag by telling their audience not to hire them. (shame!) Here's what that looks like.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Sally is amazing! Because of Sally I've achieved X, Y, & Z in my business. Everyone needs a Sally! But don't take my Sally. Get your own Sally."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Poor Sally.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wanna know what this tells me? It shows me you aren't confident in your relationship with your team members. It tells me that you're scared to lose them. And maybe you're scare to lose them because you aren't the best leader you could be.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you're a good CEO who is fortunate enough to have an amazing team who are all incredible at their individual talents then there are two things you should be doing regularly:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1.) Pay them WELL. and 2.) Promote the shizz out of them (especially if they're contractors!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll start. Here are my people 👇 YOU SHOULD HIRE THEM!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @brookeolsenco - my COO & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @thecreativescfo - my CFO & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @paige.hulse - my lawyer & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Provident CPA - my tax accountant & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @msaleia - helps me with email funnels & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @jessicarasdall - my speaking coach & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @ashlynscarter - writes my sales pages & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Curious why I said 'best money I spend in my biz' next to each one? Because it's true! Talented, hard working people who understand & respect your business are hard to find. Hire good people. Pay them WELL. Cherish them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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    🛑 WARNING 🛑 Blunt Enneagram 8 post ahead...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been seeing a lot of posts from biz owners bragging about their team members (great!) then quickly follow up the brag by telling their audience not to hire them. (shame!) Here's what that looks like.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Sally is amazing! Because of Sally I've achieved X, Y, & Z in my business. Everyone needs a Sally! But don't take my Sally. Get your own Sally."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Poor Sally.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wanna know what this tells me? It shows me you aren't confident in your relationship with your team members. It tells me that you're scared to lose them. And maybe you're scare to lose them because you aren't the best leader you could be.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you're a good CEO who is fortunate enough to have an amazing team who are all incredible at their individual talents then there are two things you should be doing regularly:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1.) Pay them WELL. and 2.) Promote the shizz out of them (especially if they're contractors!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll start. Here are my people 👇 YOU SHOULD HIRE THEM!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @brookeolsenco - my COO & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @thecreativescfo - my CFO & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @paige.hulse - my lawyer & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Provident CPA - my tax accountant & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @msaleia - helps me with email funnels & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @jessicarasdall - my speaking coach & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @ashlynscarter - writes my sales pages & the best money I spend in my biz⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Curious why I said 'best money I spend in my biz' next to each one? Because it's true! Talented, hard working people who understand & respect your business are hard to find. Hire good people. Pay them WELL. Cherish them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.