A client came to me last month with fifteen different lead magnet ideas for her personal training business – and not one single plan for launch any of them. That gap is what this episode is about: how to create an action plan that turns an idea into something live in your business.
I walk through the exact process I use with clients to get an idea out of their head and into a working part of their business. We cover how to validate a business idea before you spend a single hour building it, how to write an action plan by reverse engineering your end goal back to one first step.
If you’ve had an idea sitting untouched for six months or longer, you don’t need a full-blown strategy. You just need to take step one.
Timestamps:
3:39 – Business idea validation: is your idea actually aligned?
5:05 – How to validate a business idea (real client example)
6:50 – How to create an action plan: reverse engineering the steps
8:05 – Your first move, not step ten
10:56 – How to turn ideas into action that moves the needle
What I cover:
- Why most business ideas never become a real action plan
- How to validate a business idea before you invest a single hour in it
- How to set goals and create an action plan by working backwards from the outcome
- What business idea validation looks like with a real client (fifteen ideas, one plan)
- How to turn ideas into action without drowning in the whole list at once
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About The Working For Me Podcast:
Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.
Whether you’re still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you’ve already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free – this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that’s set up to achieve your goals.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me – each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that’s genuinely working for you, not one you work for!
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Success isn’t just a fantasy – but you do need to write your own version of it – this podcast helps you do exactly that.
Find your starting point:
📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
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💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/
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