One of the most painful places to be in business is when you have lost all forward momentum.  You look at your pipeline for clients and it is empty.  This is especially challenging to navigate after you lose an important client, several proposals get rejected or it feels like everyone is 👻 ghosting you. Where do you even start? And what can you do to mitigate ever getting into this situation in the first place? Today, I share a training from our Six Figures Lab group coaching program, where I cover the ways I observe business owners LOSING momentum, and several ways to GAIN momentum.  If you enjoy this episode, please share with 1️⃣ friend today. 🙋‍♀️ I’d love to work with you! There are 3 options: ​<a href= "https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Six Figures Lab Group Coaching</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales that want a clear strategy for getting a continuous pipeline of clients while staying out of overwhelm  ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">CEOCHIX Mastermind Program</a> - open to consultants averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales who want to be in a room with other like-minded experts, get out of the weeds and build an enduring business, while having an important impact on the 🌏 world <a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 Coaching</a> - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience that will fast track them to the next level of business 🫶 <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Connect with me on LinkedIn</a> and ask me any questions about our programs. Get our <a href="https://bizchix.com/private-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🤫 Private Podcast</a>!

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;One of the most painful places to be in business is when you have lost all forward momentum. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;You look at your pipeline for clients and it is empty. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This is especially challenging to navigate after you lose an important client, several proposals get rejected or it feels like everyone is 👻 ghosting you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Where do you even start?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;And what can you do to mitigate ever getting into this situation in the first place?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Today, I share a training from our Six Figures Lab group coaching program, where I cover the ways I observe business owners LOSING momentum, and several ways to GAIN momentum. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;If you enjoy this episode, please share with 1️⃣ friend today.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🙋‍♀️ &lt;strong&gt;I’d love to work with you! There are 3 options:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;​&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Six Figures Lab Group Coaching&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales that want a clear strategy for getting a continuous pipeline of clients while staying out of overwhelm &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CEOCHIX Mastermind Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - open to consultants averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales who want to be in a room with other like-minded experts, get out of the weeds and build an enduring business, while having an important impact on the 🌏 world&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;1:1 Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience that will fast track them to the next level of business&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🫶 &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Connect with me on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and ask me any questions about our programs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Get our &lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/private-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;🤫 Private Podcast&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

One of the most painful places to be in business is when you have lost all forward momentum.  You look at your pipeline for clients and it is empty.  This is especially challenging to navigate after you lose an important client, several...

625: Don’t Lose Momentum in Your Business

Let’s diagnose whether or not you have a sales problem in your service based business.  Sales is an umbrella term for a function in your business that has many facets. Are you struggling more to get leads or to convert leads you have into clients? 🎯 In this episode, we go deep on the three most often overlooked elements in the sales offer: specificity, urgency, and ROI.     I’d love to work with you! There are 3 options: ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 Coaching</a> - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Six Figures Lab Group Coaching</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">CEOCHIX Mastermind Program</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales ⭐️ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Connect with me on LinkedIn</a> and ask me any questions about our programs.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Let’s diagnose whether or not you have a sales problem in your service based business. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sales is an umbrella term for a function in your business that has many facets.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Are you struggling more to get leads or to convert leads you have into clients?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🎯 In this episode, we go deep on the three most often overlooked elements in the sales offer: specificity, urgency, and ROI.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’d love to work with you! There are 3 options:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;1:1 Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Six Figures Lab Group Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CEOCHIX Mastermind Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-66fa9efc-7fff-be75-57a5-576ed3c4fd7e"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ⭐️&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Connect with me on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and ask me any questions about our programs.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Let’s diagnose whether or not you have a sales problem in your service based business.  Sales is an umbrella term for a function in your business that has many facets. Are you struggling more to get leads or to convert leads you have into...

624: Do You Have a Sales Problem?

The most common area new clients rank as needing 🔥 urgent help with is marketing.  They report they aren’t doing enough marketing.  They don’t have a real plan. Or their current marketing plan isn’t working.  🧐 But, 9 times out of 10, they DON’T have a marketing problem.  In today’s episode, Elizabeth Cook, coaches with me in our Six Figures Lab group coaching program, and I discuss why “marketing” may not be the issue and what the real problem could be.  Also, Elizabeth pulls an actual formula for you to use that I didn’t even know was in my brain!    Ready to go deeper with me? There are 3 ways we can work together: ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 Coaching</a> (🌟new) - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Six Figures Lab Group Coaching</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">CEOCHIX Mastermind Program</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales   ⭐️ <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Connect with me on LinkedIn</a> and ask me any questions about our programs. ✅ <a href= "https://bizchix.thinkific.com/courses/automatic-yes-framework" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purchase our on-demand workshop The Automatic Yes Framework</a>.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The most common area new clients rank as needing 🔥 urgent help with is marketing. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;They report they aren’t doing enough marketing. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;They don’t have a real plan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Or their current marketing plan isn’t working. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🧐 But, 9 times out of 10, they DON’T have a marketing problem. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In today’s episode, Elizabeth Cook, coaches with me in our Six Figures Lab group coaching program, and I discuss why “marketing” may not be the issue and what the real problem could be. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Also, Elizabeth pulls an actual formula for you to use that I didn’t even know was in my brain! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ready to go deeper with me? There are 3 ways we can work together:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;1:1 Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (🌟new) - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Six Figures Lab Group Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CEOCHIX Mastermind Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;⭐️ &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieeckdahl/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Connect with me on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and ask me any questions about our programs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;✅ &lt;a href= "https://bizchix.thinkific.com/courses/automatic-yes-framework" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Purchase our on-demand workshop The Automatic Yes Framework&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The most common area new clients rank as needing 🔥 urgent help with is marketing.  They report they aren’t doing enough marketing.  They don’t have a real plan. Or their current marketing plan isn’t working.  🧐 But, 9 times...

623: Do You Have a Marketing Problem?

The fresh energy of Spring is blooming all around me and it has made me excited to set some very big goals for 🌷Q2. You can harness this energy around you too and join me in a Six Week Sprint. Go to <a href="https://bizchix.com/sprint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bizchix.com/sprint</a> for our free worksheet to guide and document your sprint.  🏃‍♀️A sprint will be especially useful if you have had a 😓tough Q1 (many people I know have) and are feeling like you need to create some momentum in your business. A Six Week Sprint is a tool made popular by software companies, that we can leverage in our small businesses. It is also a tool we can keep in our back pocket and pull out ANYTIME we need to create focus, build energy, and develop momentum. Plus you can use it alone or together with your team. LISTEN IN TO LEARN: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How to do a Six Week Sprint </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How to accomplish a goal in six weeks </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How to rally your team to help complete your business goals </li> </ul> Ready to go deeper with me? There are 3 ways we can work together: ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 Coaching</a> (🌟new) - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Six Figures Lab Group Coaching</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CEOCHIX Mastermind Program</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales   🎗Don’t forget to snag your FREE Six Week Sprint worksheet: <a href="https://bizchix.com/sprint" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">bizchix.com/sprint</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The fresh energy of Spring is blooming all around me and it has made me excited to set some very big goals for 🌷Q2.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;You can harness this energy around you too and join me in a Six Week Sprint.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Go to &lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sprint" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;bizchix.com/sprint&lt;/a&gt; for our free worksheet to guide and document your sprint. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🏃‍♀️A sprint will be especially useful if you have had a 😓tough Q1 (many people I know have) and are feeling like you need to create some momentum in your business.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; A &lt;em&gt;Six Week Sprint&lt;/em&gt; is a tool made popular by software companies, that we can leverage in our small businesses.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; It is also a tool we can keep in our back pocket and pull out ANYTIME we need to create focus, build energy, and develop momentum.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Plus you can use it alone or together with your team.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; LISTEN IN TO LEARN:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;How to do a Six Week Sprint&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;How to accomplish a goal in six weeks&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;How to rally your team to help complete your business goals&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Ready to go deeper with me? There are 3 ways we can work together&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;1:1 Coaching&lt;/a&gt; (🌟new) - for service providers in business for 2+years who want a customized and intimate coaching experience&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Six Figures Lab Group Coaching&lt;/a&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CEOCHIX Mastermind Program&lt;/a&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🎗Don’t forget to snag your FREE Six Week Sprint worksheet: &lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sprint" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;bizchix.com/sprint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The fresh energy of Spring is blooming all around me and it has made me excited to set some very big goals for 🌷Q2. You can harness this energy around you too and join me in a Six Week Sprint. Go to  for our free worksheet to guide and...

622: Dive into Q2 with a Six Week Sprint

Have you noticed that the longer you do the same type of work, the more efficient you get? That is why charging hourly or selling a package of hours starts to feel less great over time. We teach our clients to create either a monthly or a high ticket project business model based on the deliverables not based on the number of hours it takes This works especially well for consultants, marketers and financial professionals. Elizabeth joins me in this episode and we discuss the four stages of the Retainer Roadmap and how you can specialize your services and uplevel your clients. We will share common concerns as well as examples of how the Retainer Roadmap will help you scale your business to offer a package of value instead of a package of hours.    🗺️ <a href="https://bizchix.com/retainer" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Purchase our on-demand workshop The Retainer Roadmap</a>   Ready to get my brain/experience/network into your biz? 👇There are 3 options: ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Six Figures Lab Group Coaching</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales (accepting applications NOW) ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 Coaching</a> - apply so we can see if we are a fit to work together ​<a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CEOCHIX Mastermind Program</a> - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales (new semesters start in August and January)

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Have you noticed that the longer you do the same type of work, the more efficient you get? That is why charging hourly or selling a package of hours starts to feel less great over time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We teach our clients to create either a monthly or a high ticket project business model based on the deliverables not based on the number of hours it takes&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; This works especially well for consultants, marketers and financial professionals.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Elizabeth joins me in this episode and we discuss the four stages of the Retainer Roadmap and how you can specialize your services and uplevel your clients. We will share common concerns as well as examples of how the Retainer Roadmap will help you scale your business to offer a package of value instead of a package of hours. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🗺️ &lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/retainer" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Purchase our on-demand workshop The Retainer Roadmap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Ready to get my brain/experience/network into your biz?&lt;br /&gt; 👇There are 3 options:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/sixfigureslab" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Six Figures Lab Group Coaching&lt;/a&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $3K to $10K/month in sales (accepting applications NOW)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/coaching" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;1:1 Coaching&lt;/a&gt; - apply so we can see if we are a fit to work together&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;​&lt;a href="https://bizchix.com/ceochix" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CEOCHIX Mastermind Program&lt;/a&gt; - open to consultants, marketers and financial professionals averaging $10K to $70K/month in sales (new semesters start in August and January)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Have you noticed that the longer you do the same type of work, the more efficient you get? That is why charging hourly or selling a package of hours starts to feel less great over time. We teach our clients to create either a monthly or a high ticket...

621: Moving Beyond Selling a Package of Hours

Host Natalie Eckdahl, MBA is a coach to high performing women. She is married with three children ages 7-20. Natalie helps women entrepreneurs own their role as CEO through her business trainings, on air coaching calls and expert interviews. Learn how to master your mindset, grow as a leader, refine your strategies, build your team and gain visibility in your industry. Natalie is also an expert in outsourcing at home and at work.

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