Sarah Jolly Jarvis

So you're not going to be able to use their services. And so that's where that growth can be really stunted. And that in itself can put you into that kind of feast and famine scenario. So, you know, you can get loads of money in and think, oh, yeah, this is great. But you spend and then you don't have the minimum that you need to kind of keep going and keep reinvesting.

So you're like, yeah, okay, Sarah, I get the problem. I can totally see where you're coming from. What do I do about it? Well, you know, there are ways to navigate it to help you to better balance things. The first up really, the sort of main thing that you can do is manage your expectations. You know, don't plan for a wedding, a big holiday.

So you're like, yeah, okay, Sarah, I get the problem. I can totally see where you're coming from. What do I do about it? Well, you know, there are ways to navigate it to help you to better balance things. The first up really, the sort of main thing that you can do is manage your expectations. You know, don't plan for a wedding, a big holiday.

So you're like, yeah, okay, Sarah, I get the problem. I can totally see where you're coming from. What do I do about it? Well, you know, there are ways to navigate it to help you to better balance things. The first up really, the sort of main thing that you can do is manage your expectations. You know, don't plan for a wedding, a big holiday.

etc etc don't put that pressure on yourself but also on your business and its finances um to come up with the goods for that instead you know pare things back a bit when you make the decision to work for yourself then be prepared to to just rain things in a bit not go on that holiday not have those those new things or or that big christmas etc that you would normally plan

etc etc don't put that pressure on yourself but also on your business and its finances um to come up with the goods for that instead you know pare things back a bit when you make the decision to work for yourself then be prepared to to just rain things in a bit not go on that holiday not have those those new things or or that big christmas etc that you would normally plan

etc etc don't put that pressure on yourself but also on your business and its finances um to come up with the goods for that instead you know pare things back a bit when you make the decision to work for yourself then be prepared to to just rain things in a bit not go on that holiday not have those those new things or or that big christmas etc that you would normally plan

That can sound a bit pants. Absolutely it can. But if actually you use forecasting and revenue cash flow, then you can have a realistic view of actually where your finances are at and what you can therefore afford. At this stage, it makes sense not to get yourself into debt. I know people who have. I've been there with myself with using money and using credit.

That can sound a bit pants. Absolutely it can. But if actually you use forecasting and revenue cash flow, then you can have a realistic view of actually where your finances are at and what you can therefore afford. At this stage, it makes sense not to get yourself into debt. I know people who have. I've been there with myself with using money and using credit.

That can sound a bit pants. Absolutely it can. But if actually you use forecasting and revenue cash flow, then you can have a realistic view of actually where your finances are at and what you can therefore afford. At this stage, it makes sense not to get yourself into debt. I know people who have. I've been there with myself with using money and using credit.

to get yourself in a better position. That can really seriously damage your business and put a lot of unnecessary pressure on yourself. So if you've got that better grip, and that's the thing is, is people put their head in the sands. I must speak to people on a weekly basis who want to leave their job. And I get it. I was there. I didn't like being told what to do. I was really conscious of...

to get yourself in a better position. That can really seriously damage your business and put a lot of unnecessary pressure on yourself. So if you've got that better grip, and that's the thing is, is people put their head in the sands. I must speak to people on a weekly basis who want to leave their job. And I get it. I was there. I didn't like being told what to do. I was really conscious of...

to get yourself in a better position. That can really seriously damage your business and put a lot of unnecessary pressure on yourself. So if you've got that better grip, and that's the thing is, is people put their head in the sands. I must speak to people on a weekly basis who want to leave their job. And I get it. I was there. I didn't like being told what to do. I was really conscious of...

how to balance the life that I wanted with having a job. And so I totally understand the desire to leave a full-time job. The challenge is that that provides a consistent revenue. And so if you're not going to be getting that revenue from there, where are you going to be getting it from?

how to balance the life that I wanted with having a job. And so I totally understand the desire to leave a full-time job. The challenge is that that provides a consistent revenue. And so if you're not going to be getting that revenue from there, where are you going to be getting it from?

how to balance the life that I wanted with having a job. And so I totally understand the desire to leave a full-time job. The challenge is that that provides a consistent revenue. And so if you're not going to be getting that revenue from there, where are you going to be getting it from?

And so regularly with clients who are sort of leaving the corporate world and setting up their own business, I'll encourage them to have kind of key milestones. So milestones of the amount of a buffer in the bank. So how many months they are comfortable with having sat there waiting to be used if things don't go so well. And the thing is, is we're not just talking about, oh, you know what?

And so regularly with clients who are sort of leaving the corporate world and setting up their own business, I'll encourage them to have kind of key milestones. So milestones of the amount of a buffer in the bank. So how many months they are comfortable with having sat there waiting to be used if things don't go so well. And the thing is, is we're not just talking about, oh, you know what?

And so regularly with clients who are sort of leaving the corporate world and setting up their own business, I'll encourage them to have kind of key milestones. So milestones of the amount of a buffer in the bank. So how many months they are comfortable with having sat there waiting to be used if things don't go so well. And the thing is, is we're not just talking about, oh, you know what?

I always get leads. I always get clients. We're talking around like people being ill. You know, I'm in a position now where I've got a young family, but I've also got aging parents. There are demands on me everywhere. And so, you know, it's all right when the going's good, but if something goes wrong, then what? So having that many there, not wanting to be too doom and gloom,