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Profitable Proposals and Processes with Cass and Amanda of Foxtrot Branding EP 90
byShannon Mattern
WDA Global Live Strategy Call 05-09-2023

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Shannon's Meeting Notes

  • You can ignore the email I just sent you. 3:16
    • Angelina is the only one scheduled for today.
    • Open enrollment on friday.
  • What’s going on at the moment with the business. 5:03
    • No one wants to be on camera.
    • No pre-scheduled calls today.
    • Ghosting of well-known people in the industry.
    • The holding of breath of uncertainty.
  • The importance of being clear on what you want to do. 8:50
    • Be clear on what you want in five years.
    • Consider what you choose to do.
  • Do you have a “survival mode?”. 11:07
    • What she would continue to do regardless of her current situation.
    • The two-year plan.
    • Going into survival mode in the moment.
    • Following up twice is not a good action.
  • The shift that can help you shift out of desperation. 15:49
    • The shift that can be very empowering to make.
    • Leadership or results.
    • Taking action from a place of service, support and leadership.
    • Patience is the hardest part.
  • Why it shouldn’t be this hard to start a business. 21:02
    • Why it shouldn't be this hard.
    • The first time the online space is experiencing contraction.
  • Survival mode is just another skill we get to learn -. 23:09
    • Being in survival mode, but still planning for the long-term.
    • Survival mode is a choice.
    • Getting clear on non-negotiables in survival mode.
    • How to think about the long-term.
  • Don’t decide for other people that they’re not spending. 28:00
    • Don't stop doing any of the outreach.
    • Planting the seeds now to harvest later.
  • It’s ok to have things that aren’t working, but not work. 30:33
    • Having a lot of negative conversations this year.
    • Deconstructing in his own mind.
    • Experimenting with different things at the moment.
    • The future of the web designer academy.
  • If that’s what you’re feeling called to do, you aren’t doing anything wrong. 34:47
    • Be scrappy and experiment right now.
    • Try out old offers and create new things.
    • Start-up offer for grandkids, but with no strategy.
    • Dubsado proposal, minimum viable product.

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