Explore every episode of the podcast Differently Aligned - For Neurodivergent Business Owners
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| [LIMITED TIME] Build your Business without Burnout Webinar - Listen before 4th July! | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:43:25 | |
Making it easy for you to tune in to the Build your Business Without Burnout Webinar replay - right into your ears! Looking for more support, guidance, resources and community for your business, in ND friendly ways? Neurodivergent Business Collective Doors are open right now, until Friday 4th July.Learn more and register now! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/
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| NDIS Pricing Freeze - What Allied Health Business Owners can do Right Now to Remain Sustainable | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:30:21 | |
If you’re an Allied Health business owner facing the NDIS pricing chaos, this episode gives you the practical steps you can take right now (today!) to steady your business, support your clients, and stop spinning in uncertainty. “When you strengthen your business with a solid, sustainable model, your clients and community are the ones that are going to benefit, as well as you, as well as your team.” —Adina Levy In this episode, I speak directly to Allied Health professionals facing the NDIS pricing freeze (or backslide), and offer practical, grounded ways to respond with clarity, sustainability and self-care. Even if this exact situation doesn’t affect you, there’s plenty here to support you through any big, unexpected change in your business. I share about: • The immediate, simple action you can take today, using my free email template, to steady your business and show clear leadership • What the NDIS pricing freeze actually means for your business • Two key pricing paths you can take in response, with mindset shifts and maths to support your thinking LINKS:
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| Do LESS to help you and your business thrive | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:15:03 | |
This episode dives into why doing less can make your business more sustainable, enjoyable, and impactful. I share how curating, slowing down, and focusing can help you avoid burnout and align your business with your energy and needs. Key Points:
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| How I saved my failing promotion | 24 Jan 2025 | 00:30:11 | |
Reflections and a full breakdown of my recent promotion that was about to flop... I share how I saved the promotion with mindset shifts and strategy shifts mid-promotion, and ended up exceeding my revised goals! Register for my free Aligned Action Reset Webinar - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-action-reset-webinar/ Learn more about my group coaching program Your Aligned Business Journey - https://ndbusiness.co/group-coaching/ LINKS: Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/h-D-eY36N2c Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business Check out my business buddy's incredible, creative jewellery business - Fairina Cheng Jewellery (that I mention in this episode!) | |||
| Listen to this if you’re feeling overwhelmed | 16 Jan 2025 | 00:14:57 | |
Sharing my 3-step process to help you move through overwhelm in your business. Register for my free Aligned Action Reset Webinar - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-action-reset-webinar/ Learn more about my group coaching program Your Aligned Business Journey - https://ndbusiness.co/group-coaching/ LINKS: Watch on YouTube Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business | |||
| 4 Steps to Map out Your Aligned 2025 | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:18:30 | |
Here's my simple 4-step plan for setting yourself up for a VERY aligned, fabulous business year ahead. 0. Figure out your best, most preferred way of planning. Assemble all your best markers if that's your vibe! 1. Map out unmovable dates 2. Add time off for yourself! 3. Put in promos & events 4. Build your content plans around this!
PLUS I'm sharing my 5-days of Black Friday deals (which I'm kicking off on Monday 25th November - Friday 29th November 2024) and giving you a peep behind the curtains so you can see what's coming up and how I can support you in your business in 2025!
If you're listening before 29th November 2024, check out my Black Friday Deals Week! Learn more: https://ndbusiness.co/deals-week/
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| Streamline your business to reduce friction, free up time & free your brainspace | 05 Nov 2024 | 00:12:08 | |
In this episode, I’m sharing about why streamlining, systematising, and automating are so important for neurodivergent business owners. I'll help you figure out where to even get started with systematising, and how these systems "cheat codes" can help you ditch the boring, repetitive stuff, free up your brainspace, making life a little easier. You deserve a business that's more easful! If you're ready to dive deeper, check out my Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom course! If you're listening before 8th November 2024, enjoy 50% off my Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom course as an introductory offer! After this date, you can still get 20% off with code POD20 because you're a fabulous podcast listener! Get it here: https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ | |||
| Unleash your brand's true personality - with Shan Fitzgerald | 02 Oct 2024 | 00:17:44 | |
In this episode, Shan Fitzgerald (Copywriter and Brand Strategist, and fabulous ND human from WildSpark) brings the fun and important, actionable ideas as she shows you how to tap into your brand’s true personality and quit being boring. Language note: Some swears in this one! Connect with Shan Fitzgerald: https://wildsparkcopy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wildspark.co/ https://www.threads.net/@wildspark.co https://www.pinterest.com.au/wildsparkcopy/ Resources mentioned to help you Suss out your Archetype: Shan's What's your Brand Spark Quiz Medley Think's Brand Personality Quiz FREE EVENT 14th-16th October 2024 - The Aligned Action Reset for Neurodivergent Business Owners! Register here: https://ndbusiness.co/free-event-aligned-action-reset/ (if you're listening after the date, you can hop on the waitlist for future events like this one!) Learn more about the Neurodivergent Business Collective and Join (if we're open!) or hop on the waitlist: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ | |||
| Balancing life, business & joy – Lessons from 3 weeks away (that you can try too!) | 17 Sep 2024 | 00:28:09 | |
In this episode of Differently Aligned, I’m sharing the lessons I learned from stepping away from business for three weeks. From discovering what’s truly essential to keeping your business running, to creating a balance between work and life, I’ll offer actionable takeaways you can implement in your own business. Key takeaways include: - How doing less can keep your business thriving - The importance of having a flexible plan for content and activities - Creating space for creativity in your everyday routine - Why it’s okay to take breaks from social media without losing momentum Tune in to hear how you can simplify your business and still find joy in both your work and personal life. Get on the waitlist for the Neurodivergent Business Collective - Doors open in a few weeks (October 2024) and those on the waitlist get the best offers! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Free resources that I talked about: Guide - Ideas to Support Business Alignment for Autistic Business owners: https://playlearnchat.ck.page/9105548a1f Guide - Ideas to Support Business Alignment for ADHDer Business owners: https://playlearnchat.ck.page/a3416797b4 Grab 20% off my already-low-cost workbook - The Aligned Business Workbook for Neurodivergent Business Owners. Use code POD20 here: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/kdZKBFa3?coupon_code=POD20 | |||
| ADHD strengths (and some challenges) as a business owner | 05 Sep 2024 | 00:19:38 | |
Today I'm sharing some of the ways that being an ADHDer is a strength for me as a business owner, and a few ways it makes things challenging. If you're listening on my Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast, and you'd like to learn more from me in my 'other hat' where I support Neurodivergent Business owners, here's how you can find me:
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| Autistic strengths (and some challenges) as a business owner | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:17:45 | |
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| Managing Burnout and Prioritising Achievable Self-Care in Business - Chat with Anna Clarke, Psychologist | 05 Aug 2024 | 00:15:38 | |
I had the fabulous pleasure of chatting with, and learning from Anna Clarke, a psychologist, play therapist, and EMDR Accredited Consultant. Anna has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced sexual assault and family violence. They are passionate about supporting clients through a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming lens. Anna discusses: - Managing Demand Avoidance - Anna offers insights on managing demand avoidance if you feel triggered by requests that your clients put to you, by understanding the reasons behind their requests and setting compassionate boundaries. - Balancing Mental Health and Business - Strategies for balancing mental health and business responsibilities, including flexible planning, knowing your key supports, and having a self-compassionate mindset. - Managing Burnout and Energy - The importance of recognising signs of burnout and implementing key supports, adjusting energy levels to maintain well-being and productivity. Connect with Anna Clarke at Divergent Futures: https://www.divergentfutures.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/divergent-futures/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090385277236 Learn more and join the collective waitlist here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Free things for neurodivergent business owners: ndbusiness.co/freebies Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co | |||
| Why it’s so important to surround yourself with people who GET you | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:09:34 | |
Spending time with other neurodivergent people isn’t just lovely... it can fundamentally change how you see yourself, your energy, and your business. "Spending time with other neurodivergent people just helps with that self-acceptance, that self-compassion. Which is the most beautiful starting point because from there you can do anything but not everything." - Adina Levy In this episode, I share: • How the Yellow Ladybugs Conference reminded me why connecting with neurokin matters so much • Why measuring ourselves against neurotypical norms is unfair, and how to stop • What doing business differently from 'expected' can actually look like (hint: it’s not 20 clients a week, if that's burning you out!) LINKS:
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| What is 'busy' helping you avoid? | 15 Jul 2024 | 00:14:59 | |
A good friend asked me a very powerful question recently, which I'm sharing with you today. And this is what has been tumbling around in my head for days. What is 'busy' helping you avoid? I share my reflections from the brink of burnout, and how I'm coping with 'quiet' now. Learn more and join the collective waitlist here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Brand new - Aligned Business Workbook ndbusiness.co/workbook 20% discount for fabulous podcast listeners! Use the code POD20 Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co | |||
| Prioritising tasks in your business - What you should focus on first | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:15:49 | |
In this episode, I’m going to cover prioritising tasks in your business and what you should focus on first. One of the members of my neurodivergent business collective recently asked me this question: 'I'm not sure of the order to follow. What should I set up first? What will help my business? How much time could be allocated to different business tasks?' This question, and I feel like many of you will benefit from hearing the answer. So I thought I would make today's podcast episode all about this. I think an important factor here is that depending on the stage of your business, there will be different amount of time spent on different parts of your business.
Learn more and join the collective waitlist here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Affirming Communication for Autistic Children Course for Speech Therapists - Info here: https://playlearnchat.com/acac-course/ (Registrations open until 5th July) Coverkit Link - https://partners.convertkit.com/r0q3orewj68e Guide to Raising Prices in an NDIS Capped World - https://courses.playlearnchat.com/offers/pazgwu2f/checkout Free things for neurodivergent business owners: ndbusiness.co/freebies
Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co | |||
| Shift your Business from Burnout to Boundless | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:48:58 | |
In this episode, I wanted to give you an easy way to listen in on a live webinar that I delivered to over 50 amazing Neurodivergent Business owners. The webinar is called shift your business from burnout to boundless. I shared with everybody key areas where you can get some quick wins in many cases, and really look at how aligned your business is for your brain, your needs, your life. And make some shifts that are going to support you and your business and help your business support you. Neurodivergent Business Collective doors are open right now for new members! Doors close on Tues 11th June. Learn more and join the collective here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Want to watch the video of this webinar? It's available until 11th June 2024: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/burnout-to-boundless-watch-the-webinar You can grab the free PDF workbook here anytime - Free things for neurodivergent business owners: ndbusiness.co/freebies
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| Stop Something Good to Invite Something Better into Your Business | 20 May 2024 | 00:14:50 | |
In this episode, I’ll be sharing more about the concept of sunk cost fallacy and why we tend to hold on to things that we've already invested in, such as time, money, or effort, and how this affects our business decisions. Whether it’s reassessing our business services, business model, team dynamics, or even our calendar schedule. I want to help you maximise your joy in life, your profit in business, your ease and flow and goodness of business and alignment of the business to you. And we don't just do that by only cutting out things that are not going well. We actually need to continually question everything that we're doing in our business and lives as well. What can you let go of in your business, even if it's going well, that by letting it go you may likely invite in more good things, more calm, more alignment, more money, more chill, and bigger impact when all of that alignment is going on for you. Aligned Business Workshop online on Saturday 22nd June 2024: Get 10% off with code POD10 - https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/S9wu3NE8?coupon_code=POD10 Very limited spots! Register now or add yourself to the waitlist for future workshops. Learn more and join the collective here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/Free things for neurodivergent business owners: https://ndbusiness.co/freebies Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co
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| Finding your authentic voice, public speaking and advocacy (rewriting the rules) - Chat with Annie Crowe | 06 May 2024 | 00:21:51 | |
In this podcast shortie version of our chat, Annie Crowe and I talk about:
Join the Collective and get access to the video & full chat with Annie! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Aligned Business workshop live on 22nd June 2024, with earlybird ending 15th May 2024 - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-business-workshop/ Get your first month free! Use coupon code PODMONTHFREE to join for free in your first month so you can adventure through and experience life as a Neurodivergent Business Collective member! Learn more here: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Register here for your free month access: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/JHPj3bPx?coupon_code=PODMONTHFREE Connect with Annie: Free things for neurodivergent business owners: https://ndbusiness.co/freebies Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co
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| My Strategic (sometimes Chaotic) Content Creation Workflow as an Autistic ADHDer & Business Owner | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:21:35 | |
In this episode, I’ll be sharing my content creation workflow and process. When you own a business, whether you signed up for this part of it or not, you are a marketer. A certain part of your job is going to be marketing, sharing messages, telling people what you have for sale, what great ideas you have, helping people connect with you. And a lot of that happens through content creation. Content Get it Done Day: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/yYWB79Ga/checkout Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5rkaxtMqUB/?img_index=1 Learn more about future events: https://ndbusiness.co www.instagram.com/neurodivergent.business | |||
| Automating & Streamlining your Business to support your Neurodivergent Needs | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:30:01 | |
In this episode, I'm going to be sharing my love of streamlining, automating, and systematising. I totally love nerding out on automating computerised bits and pieces of my businesses. It is one of my SpIns (also known as special interests). If you already love automating and streamlining and systematising, then probably you're going to tune in and you'll be like, cool. This is my jam. Let's talk. If this doesn't sound like something you love and I'm already starting to lose you, I would actually seriously encourage you to stay tuned! LINKS: 1:1 Business Coaching or Consulting Support: https://ndbusiness.co/1-1-coaching-consulting/ Free things for neurodivergent business owners: ndbusiness.co/freebies Content Get it Done Day!: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/yYWB79Ga/checkout Aligned Business Workshop in Melbourne for Neurodivergent Business Owners (Saturday 22nd June 2024, in Melbourne): https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-business-workshop-melbourne/ Tools I mention: Textpander - https://textexpander.com/ Zapier - https://zapier.com/ Make - https://www.make.com/ Acuity - https://acuityscheduling.com/ ndbusiness.co www.instagram.com/neurodivergent.business | |||
| Listening to your Body to Thrive in Business: Sensory Needs & Interoception - with Steph Robertson | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:21:54 | |
This epsiode is some fabulous highlight snippets from my guest speaker webinar that Steph Roberston recently did for my Neurodivergent Business Collective members: Listening to your Body to Thrive in Business - Exploring Sensory Needs and Interoceptive Awareness. You'll hear Steph sharing and our chats about:
Connect with Steph: www.sgroccupationaltherapy.com Instagram: @sgroccupationaltherapy Facebook: SGR Holistic Family Focused Occupational Therapy Podcast: Alphabet Soup! Exploring Complex Neurodiversity ndbusiness.co www.instagram.com/neurodivergent.business | |||
| A tale of 1000 businesses - My business model journey & what I've learned | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:26:56 | |
I’m sharing my business model journey and what I learned through all the different types of business that I've had so far. I hope that you'll take away some thoughts and ideas for your next, more aligned business direction! Links & Resources: Books by Mike Michalowicz: The Pumpkin Plan and Profit First Jenny Blake's Podcasts (her books are great too!): https://www.pivotmethod.com/podcast https://itsfreetime.com/ Neurodivergent Business Collective https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ Aligned Business Workshop in Melbourne for Neurodivergent Business Owners Saturday 22nd June 2024 10am – 4pm, in Melbourne https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-business-workshop-melbourne/ | |||
| Just get started - How to move forward in your business when you're feeling stuck | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:24:10 | |
Have you ever said any of these things to yourself or even out loud? "I just can't get started because I don't know where to start." "It's going to cost me $10,000 to set up my website and get a logo. So I can't get started yet because I don't have the funds for that." "I don't have time to do everything perfectly. So I'm just waiting until I do." In this episode, I talk about how you can just get started, whether that's getting started in business or getting started on a big project in your business. 5 ways you can move forward in your business when you're feeling stuck:
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| You can do the right hard things! (With the right support, at the right time) | 08 May 2025 | 00:21:03 | |
Being neurodiversity affirming doesn’t mean avoiding challenge. It doesn’t mean staying where you are, only doing what’s easy or comfortable. We can do hard things. We can learn new stuff, try new stuff, stretch ourselves – and we absolutely should. The key is doing the right hard things, for the right reasons, with the right support, at the right time. That’s how growth happens without stress, burnout, or disconnection from who we really are. “You get to define what the hard thing is in any one moment. If it feels hard, it is hard. That’s a valid, real experience.” - Adina Levy
In this crossover episode with my Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast, I share: • Why doing hard things is not at odds with a neurodiversity affirming approach LINKS & MORE SUPPORT • Neurodivergent Business Collective – my membership for neurodivergent service-based business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • New webinar for Allied Health Practice Owners (including and especially for sole traders!) - Diversifying Revenue Streams – webinar on innovative business models – https://playlearnchat.com/webinar-diversifying-revenue-streams/ • Blog post + visual model of my “You can do hard things” framework – https://ndbusiness.co/podcast-30/ • Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business
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| Come on in to the Differently Aligned Podcast for Neurodivergent Business Owners | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:06:27 | |
Welcome in to the Differently Aligned podcast, for Neurodivergent Business Owners! In this shortie welcome episode, I share who the Differently Aligned Podcast is for: It's for you if you're neurodivergent (including if you're not sure whether you are, or if you're self-diagnosed. You're welcome here!) and you're a business owner (including sole traders, contractors and entrepreneurs. You're also welcome here!). Join me for ideas, support, conversations and guidance to grow your business without burning out. Let's turn up the fun, the flow, and the alignment.
Adina Levy Neurodivergent Business Coaching & Consulting https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent.business
📝✨Grab your free Reflection Questions Worksheet: Align your Business to your Life and your Neurodivergent Brain: https://playlearnchat.ck.page/eaf6091d4a
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| Behind the Scenes of My Quiet, Slow Project Week - Why I did it, Why it was hard, and Why you should have Project time too! | 02 May 2025 | 00:36:59 | |
This episode is your permission slip to slow down, zoom out, and get strategic in a way that actually fits your neurodivergent brain. "This kind of deep, intentional work feels really different to business-as-usual wins. It’s quiet, slow, and sometimes flat, but I know it’s going to pay off. Rather than jump at all the little ideas I had for making the membership better, I decided to go slower, which was really hard to slow ADHD me down and not put all the ideas into place." - Adina Levy
LINKS • Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business | |||
| My Fave Business Tools & Systems for my ADHD/Autistic Brain | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:29:48 | |
Sharing the tech tools I actually use (and love) as an Autistic ADHDer running two businesses, how I use them and how they help me. "ADHD brain was struggling big time having too many different bits of information and too many spreadsheets, and the second I think, oh, I need to go and get that information from the other spreadsheet, I half open it up and I'd go on another side quest because I realized I needed to rename a file and move it over there. And suddenly I'm building an automation to move the file and I'm 10 steps away from where I needed to be." — Adina Levy You’ll hear me share about:
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| 3 Streamlining Tips to Ease your RSD and People-Pleasing in Business | 07 Mar 2025 | 00:09:51 | |
In this episode, I share 3 quick ideas around how you can use streamlined processes and automations to make things easier for you in business if you experience RSD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, or if you're a people pleaser. The 3 tips I share are:
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| Find the friction points in your business and fix them - My Process for Streamlining | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:18:10 | |
Where is the Friction in Your Business? It’s easy to notice when things go wrong, but what about when they go right? In this episode, I explore how identifying friction points in your business, and eliminating them, can create a smoother, more successful, and more sustainable workflow. From automations to CRMs, I share the systems I’m refining in my own business and how you can do the same. Key Takeaways:
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| Innovative & Creative Accessibility for Teams with Haylea Hodges | 19 Feb 2025 | 00:22:36 | |
In today’s episode, I’m excited to share parts of a guest speaker chat from the Neurodivergent Business Collective. Our guest, Haylea, a late identified AuDHD psychologist and passionate advocate for neurodivergent individuals, discusses innovative accessibility, balancing creativity, team accommodations, and sustainable business growth. We dive into how to manage a small, thriving team of neurodivergent employees and explore personal strategies for maintaining balance between work and personal life, all while fostering a business that truly sees and hears its people. Haylea shares how her journey and experiences can provide shortcuts to those navigating similar paths. If you want the full conversation and more insights, I mentioned my membership community for neurodivergent folks - Neurodivergent Business Collective - Hop on the waitlist here for the best offer when I open up! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ LINKS: Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2TlSAb6UrM Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business | |||
| Email Management for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs | 04 Feb 2025 | 00:16:56 | |
In this episode, we're diving into email management for neurodivergent business owners. I've traditionally been really bad at this, but I've spent an inordinate amount of time trying to get better, automate, and shift my processes. If managing your inbox feels overwhelming, join me as I discuss ways to automate, systemise, and bring order to the chaos. Key points:
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| How to decide what to spend money on in your business | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:21:44 | |
Learn a practical, six-step framework for deciding what to spend money on in your business, so you can invest wisely and actually create more time, clarity, and space to grow without falling into the trap of needless expenses or limits. "The cost of holding yourself back because the level you’re on limits something that limits your actual business growth. It's a trap that we may all easily fall into." - Adina Levy In this episode, I share: • My six filters for business spending, showing you exactly how I decide what’s truly worth investing in, from software to people and everything in between • Why freeing up time, propelling yourself forward, getting expert help, streamlining, finding clear next steps, and making space to grow are the real keys to sustainable and profitable business decisions • Honest stories from my own business including rethinking my... large costs in annual software (yep I share the real numbers!), what I’m cutting or keeping, and how I’m using these filters to simplify, save, and support my business future Links: • Neurodivergent Business Collective – supportive membership for neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • Streamline Your Business course – practical course to simplify your business systems – https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ | |||