Running your own business is decision central. All day, every day, you are making decisions. I often collapse at the end of any given day fatigued… from decision making. They call it decision fatigue, it’s a thing! Some days it’s easy: What time will I send this email? Do I really need another snooze on […]

I thought it was time for a proper introduction around here, so here it is—a little about me, Stacey.  I grew up in Wauchope in New South Wales, here in Australia. I have three gorgeous kids Lucinda, Patrick, and Henry and a very supportive and very understanding husband, Heath. I have run my business, Port Macquarie […]

Do you feel like you have a lot of business ideas floating around in your head that have never been acted upon?  Are you a dreamer who is always coming up with new projects you could pursue, but then don’t quite get around to seeing them through? Do you WISH you had the time / […]

This month I was held hostage on the lounge with Henry watching The Wiggles. He wouldn’t allow me to go to the toilet, get dressed, have a shower or do anything that meant my attention wasn’t on him.  This made me think about ways I have been held hostage in my business, either by clients or by staff […]

“What’s your pantry like?” Ahh… next question? If you’re anything like me, your honest answer to this would be something along the lines of “a hot mess”! But what if the question was asked to you by a 14 year old? You’d probably be less interested in your answer and fascinated as to why a […]

Should I start my own podcast? I get asked this question a lot, and while my natural tendency is to scream “YES” from the rooftop, (you know my love of podcasting) I thought it was time to answer this in more detail by sharing a little of my own podcast journey.  How were you first […]

If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know I’m a huge podcast fan; I host them, I produce them and I avidly listen to them! My love affair with podcasts actually started back in 2014 when my co-host on commercial radio at the time, Josh Withers, asked me to voice the intro to a podcast […]

When I started my business I was convinced I was going to do everything myself. I was going to teach every day all day, do all the finances, all the HR, all the admin, all the accounting, all of the marketing.. all of the things. I struggled to see what the immediate pay off would […]

How do you feel about collaborating with your “competitors”? I’m all about it – but I know that’s a somewhat controversial opinion so I’m going to elaborate. First up, the “going it alone” approach that was popular for such a long time is dead, in my opinion. I prefer the mindset shift of considering how […]

In Part 3 of this 3-part instalment about the importance of vision, mission and values, we’re going to focus on determining your business values. BUT, if you haven’t read Part 1 about Vision, and Part 2 about Mission, I recommend you pop back to those first and then come back to rejoin us.  Now you’re […]