57 | Simple Sustainable Scaling in Business

Simplify to Scale Show

Have you ever chosen a word of the year? That word you use to guide your decision-making and hit your personal goals before the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve? I’m not a big fan of those words, mainly because I think they look good on social media but they rarely translate to action.

At The Lean Out Method, instead of choosing a word, we choose a themed intention, and then we set out to achieve that intention by putting in place strategies and systems that are aligned with the vision we have for ourselves, our business and our clients.

In 2021 the themed intention at The Lean Out Method was “Inspired Growth.” From a high level perspective a lot had to change in order for us to achieve that desired growth, but the biggest change came when I made the decision to focus exclusively on my entrepreneurial clients, removing all corporate clients (about 80% of my workload) from my schedule. You can hear more about this big bold business move in Episode 25 of The Lean Out Your Business Podcast.

Last year our theme was inspired growth and our goal was to match the revenue that came in from my corporate clients. I’m proud to announce that we achieved that goal.

In 2022 our theme at The Lean Out Method is “simple, sustainable scaling.” If you joined us in 2021 and also adopted the theme of inspired growth then I’d love to invite you to adopt our 2022 theme as well. Why? Because if you, like us, just went through a season of inspired growth, you most likely spent a lot of time creating. The creative energy is fun, but it’s also messy. You most likely tried a bunch of different things to see what would work and there’s a good chance that not all of that is sustainable if you want to scale success and not noise.

If you want to join us in simple sustainable scaling this year, start by listening to this episode where Host, Crista Grasso, Founder of The Lean Out Method discusses:

2:08 last year’s intention of inspired growth

2:50 the high level changes she made to achieve her growth goals

5:51 what simple, sustainable scaling is

6:06 the number one thing you need to do before you scale your business

7:02 why you need to simplify after a creative season

8:58 what it looks like to embrace simplicity in your business

9:59 the first thing you want to simplify in your business

10:35 practical ways to simplify your schedule

11:40 how to simplify your business model

12:45 what your business needs in order to be sustainable

13:12 a key factor when looking at sustainability and your schedule

14:09 why daily heroics are bad for business

15:51 the difference between growth and scaling

If you’re ready to for simple, sustainable scaling in your business this year and want some help getting started, you can book your FREE assessment call at leanoutmethod.com/assessment

Ready to build your signature, scalable offer? Join our 90-day Build to Scale incubator program.

Apply to join the Simplify to Scale Business Accelerator program, a program for those who have completed Build to Scale or who already have a proven scalable signature offer. It helps you grow and scale that offer and then develop your full scalable signature offer suite.

Want to start your strategic planning? Order your 90 Day Planner to help you create and execute your plan, remembering to plan "just in time."

If you have a plan but are struggling to execute, are not getting your desired results or are wondering if your vision needs some fine tuning, your book your 1:1 business intensive session with Crista and start getting the outcomes you knew you could.

If you loved this episode then you won't want to miss the opportunity to join like minded, high achieving women at the Lean Out, Level Up Retreat. Reserve your spot today!

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