A successful day at the business is a day where we:
- Work 6 hours or less in a manner that is body-led,
- Take breaks for breakfast, lunch and snacks
- Take a walk and/or a restful nap
- Have a meaningful conversation with another human that makes us feel good
- After we are taken care of and feeling abundant, make someone’s day better through empowerment, development, or the lessening of a burden
We make money by:
- Having a superior product that generates referrals
- Talking about our passion for connecting people with like-minded business owners and workers (in 1 on 1s, through content, and other ways)
- Retaining clients and growing the products they have with us
- Firing mismatched clients so they can thrive somewhere else
We save money by:
- Retaining employees by not working people into burnout
- Having a healthy onboarding process, with retraining and a culture of accountability so our product feels the same every day
- Firing mismatched employees quickly so they can thrive somewhere else
- Promoting from within so that we retain and grow institutional knowledge
- Avoiding working people into health crises potentially leading to lower health insurance costs
- If we have an office (I don’t think we will, but just in case) working less hours will lead to lower utility bills and less wear and tear on equipment
- Taking advantage of programs that benefit progressive businesses.
- Being entirely transparent with salaries and negotiations and not wasting time trying to get more out of someone than we pay them for
- Keeping meeting hours to an absolute minimum with as few people as possible, then disseminate the meeting info widely to avoid time drain
We measure our success with:
- How many employees are meeting their personal financial goals (buying a house, starting their own business, financing education or travel, growing their family)
- How many people were promoted or met their personal career goals
- How many employees built their credentials (certifications, public speaking, articles published, etc.)
- How much money our clients made
- How much money we were able to put back into the local economy (related to client income)
- How many more people we were able to bring in, both in terms of becoming clients, but also in terms of becoming staff, vendors, connections, etc.