1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Britney Saunders and welcome to Big Business, the 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: place where business is far from boring, and today I'm 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: recording on gadigal Land. Now I somehow manage to build 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: an empire from the garage underneath my house, and I'm 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: here to share it all with you, from the winds, 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: the huge mistakes, the challenging times and the funny moments 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: in between. So, whether you're in business yourself already, maybe 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: you're not in the game at all, perhaps you're looking 9 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 1: for some inspo, or you simply just want to hear 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,959 Speaker 1: the tea when it comes to running a business, this 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: is the podcast for you. Now. Coming up on today's episode, 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to be sharing with you some of the 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: things I find really challenging in business, and as I'm 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: sure you can guess, there's a billion things. But I'm 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: going to share with you my top challenges that I 16 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: mentally deal with every single day, and I think a 17 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: lot of them stem from my own inner bully, just 18 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: always bullying myself that I need to be doing absolutely 19 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: everything to the best of my ability, and that I 20 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: always have to be perfect and I can never put 21 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: my own feelings first because everyone else matters more than me. 22 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: So without further ado, let's just get straight into it 23 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: and get down to business. Tell you why I'm loving 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: this pod, It's because I feel like it's also a 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: personal diary. I don't do journaling or anything like that, 26 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: but I feel like this podcast, in particular is my 27 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: personal journal and diary. I get to sit down here 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: every Monday and kind of just spill the beans on 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: what's on my mind. So today I'm going to be 30 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: chatting with you about some of the things that I 31 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: find challenging as a business owner. And I know I've 32 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: said this a billion times, but business is just challenging 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: in general. There's a billion things that I could talk about. 34 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: But in saying that, I don't think having challenges is 35 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: necessarily a negative thing. I think you can learn a 36 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: lot from all of the challenges that you go through 37 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: in business. But I'm just going to share with you 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: some of my challenges that I think about often or 39 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: am faced with often, and maybe someone can relate or 40 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: maybe not feel so alone in their own challenges, because 41 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: let's be honest, life is full of challenges, let me 42 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: tell you. So let's just get straight into it. One 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: of the things that I find challenging as a business 44 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: owner is the pressure that you put on yourself to 45 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: feel perfect at doing everything, especially in my position where 46 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: I am the CEO of the company. I'm also the 47 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: founder of the company. I started the thing from scratch 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: and have built it out to where it is now. 49 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: And now it's not just me anymore. There's sixty plus 50 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: other people involved in this thing, and I think a 51 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: lot of business owners and entrepreneurs and especially those that 52 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: have started it from the beginning and are still very 53 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: heavily in it. Like me, I feel so much pressure. 54 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: Not that anyone puts this pressure on me, but I 55 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: feel pressure for myself that I have to be perfect 56 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: at everything, and by that I mean I feel like 57 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: I have to be the perfect entrepreneur. I have to 58 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: come up with every idea that's going to move the 59 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: company forward. Yes, I've got lots of other people in 60 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: my team that are helping bring ideas to life and 61 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: move the business forward, but I feel immense pressure from who, 62 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: No one from me, But I feel immense pressure that 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: I am solely the one that's going to make this 64 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: thing keep moving forward. And I feel that pressure more 65 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: and more with the continued growth of my business. I 66 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: just feel like it all falls back on me, and 67 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: that's a really scary thing to deal with mentally. And 68 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: then at the same time, there are so many other 69 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: things that I feel like I need to be perfect at. 70 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: So not only do I feel like I have to 71 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: be the perfect entrepreneur who is always innovating, always coming 72 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: up with the next thing, always trying to be ahead 73 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: of everyone else, I then feel like I have to 74 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: be the perfect boss. And being an entrepreneur and being 75 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: a boss are literally two different things, like they are 76 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: not related. I think it's actually impossible for someone to 77 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: be the best entrepreneur and then the best manager. Like 78 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: you can be a fucking fantastic manager and you can 79 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 1: absolutely nail that, but then it's really hard to also 80 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: be a fantastic entrepreneur. And I think as a founder, 81 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: I just put pressure on myself that I need to 82 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: be perfect at both of those things. And that's just 83 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: two things I feel like I need to do perfectly. 84 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: And by that I mean in my role, I'm obviously 85 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: in charge of continuing to move our company forward. I'm 86 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: always thinking of the next marketing idea for us to do. 87 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: I'm always thinking of the next collection that we're going 88 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: to come out with. And yes, I've got people obviously 89 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: helping me in all of these areas. Now I couldn't 90 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: do all of this on my own, but I think 91 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: it's just being that owner founder that I feel like 92 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: it all falls back on me. And then I also 93 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: like think, you know, for example, on Mondays, I come 94 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: down to the podcast and I always think, fuck, like 95 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: what if someone needs me back in the office today, 96 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: or I feel bad if I'm not there for someone, 97 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: And it's crazy because as big as fate has gotten, 98 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: the more I've felt that way. What's wild is I 99 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: have people working for my company that I've never even met, 100 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: and then I feel this guilt that I should be 101 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: getting around to all of our stores to make sure 102 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: I know everyone, and that I should be managing everyone 103 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: directly and helping them in their role and asking them 104 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: if they're okay. And then I have this guilt that 105 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: I don't do that. But I think that's just me 106 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: putting unrealistic expectations on myself. But I think that feeling 107 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: will never ever go away. Another thing that I feel 108 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: is challenging is always feeling the pressure, especially being like 109 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: a social media based business, and I'm sure every business 110 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: would feel this, just feeling that constant pressure of needing 111 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: to stay on top of your game on social media, 112 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: always making sure that we jump on the trends, or 113 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: we always try to have the mindset of we need 114 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: to set the trend because you don't want to seem 115 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: like you're copying everyone all the time, and just always 116 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: having our finger on the pulse when it comes to 117 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: social media, like jumping on that trend, creating that trend. 118 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: That's another pressure that I feel. I think, just all 119 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: in all, a thing that I find challenging is feeling 120 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: like I need to be doing all of the things 121 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: all at once perfectly. And I also feel I make 122 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: up scenarios in my head that everyone expects that of me, 123 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: which is really wild. For example, our office and our 124 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: warehouse are separate now, so for the entire history of Fate, 125 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: since the very beginning, the office and warehouse have always 126 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: been in the same building, and we've moved a lot, 127 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: as you would know, over the years. We've gone from 128 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: one or we've gone from my shed to a little 129 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: bit bigger shed, and then like we had our shop 130 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: and our warehouse and our office all in one building 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: at one point. Then we had our second last warehouse, 132 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: and you know, the office was there in the warehouse, 133 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: and then was it this year that we moved Who 134 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: fucking knows, I'm pretty sure it was this year our 135 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: office and warehouse separated for the first time, so our 136 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: team got split in half, and that was a huge 137 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: decision for us to make because people that saw each 138 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: other every day have since been split up. And by 139 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: doing that, I think it's been great in a lot 140 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: of ways. I think our office has become a lot 141 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: more serious since splitting from the warehouse, because the warehouse 142 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: is kind of chaotic and fun and music blaring every day, 143 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: and the fact that our office used to be upstairs, 144 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: like there'd be a lot of crossover and you go 145 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: downstairs to go to the toilet and you say hello 146 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: to everyone in the warehouse kind of thing. And ever 147 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: since we've split our office and warehouse, our office has 148 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: gotten a whole lot more serious, less like joking around, 149 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: which has been really interesting to see. But my job 150 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: is partly in the office and partly in the warehouse, 151 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: So every day I'm either at the office or warehouse, 152 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: or a lot of the times i'll go to the 153 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: office in the morning, then go over to the warehouse 154 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: and then I might stay at the warehouse for the 155 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: rest of the day, or I might head back to 156 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: the office in the afternoon. And I feel guilt And 157 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: this is one hundred percent just on me, Like it's 158 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: no expectation from anyone on my team, but I feel, Oh, 159 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: if I'm spending too much time at the warehouse, what 160 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: does everyone at the office think I'm doing? And I 161 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: know that's so dumb. And then I'll always message me like, hey, girls, 162 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: like I'm working with SIGGI in the warehouse today. If 163 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: anyone needs me, like, just send me a message, Like 164 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: all of my staff know, especially my staff that I 165 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: work with every day, Like you can message me at 166 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: any point and I will help you. But I like 167 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: guilt trip myself into thinking my staff at the office, 168 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: for example, are going to think I'm never there because 169 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm at the warehouse. And it's just it's like you 170 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: get in your own head and build these own expectations 171 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: that you think your team has of you, that they're 172 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: gonna be going, Oh, Brittany's just at the warehouse again today, 173 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: Or like if I spend let's say one week, I'm 174 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: really heavily in the office. Then I always think the 175 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: warehouse staff can be like, well, where's Britney kind of thing. 176 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: That's another challenge that I've found myself facing in my 177 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: own mind since we've split those two things, is spreading 178 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: myself evenly enough that I'm always seeing because you hear 179 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people work for companies. It's like, oh, 180 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: the CEOs never hear kind of thing. And I would 181 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: hate for anyone to feel that way about me, And 182 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: I think that's like a fear I have in my head, 183 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: and it's just really tricky finding that balance, especially with 184 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: how much we're growing. Is just feeling pressure to be 185 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: everywhere at the same time helping everyone immensely, and I 186 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: don't know, I just I have this guilt surrounding it. 187 00:09:53,040 --> 00:10:00,080 Speaker 1: It's definitely a challenge that I deal with every single day. 188 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: Coming from my background of obviously being a YouTuber and 189 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: influencer and content creator, I struggle a little bit these 190 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: days to find the balance between working and creating content. 191 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: Now you ask anyone or you may know yourself, creating 192 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: content is one of those things that's always so difficult 193 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: for everyone, like finding the time to make content and 194 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: I think I myself in particular, because I was a 195 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: content creator for a full time job for so many 196 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: years and I shared my day to day life on 197 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: YouTube and Instagram and everything. I really struggle sometimes to 198 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: keep up with that, and I struggle to keep up 199 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: with my personal brand, you know, of like doing my 200 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: instert stories and everything when I'm working full time. And 201 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: now I know being an influencer is a job. Obviously 202 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 1: I have loads of friends who are influencers for a job. 203 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: But when influencers go, oh, I've just been so busy, 204 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: I haven't done any story today, I'm like, for fuck's sake, 205 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: for fuck's sake, because that used to be me, that 206 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: used to be my job, and I'd be like, oh, 207 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: thor I haven't made a video this week. It's like, 208 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: what the fuck have you been doing? Honestly, I find 209 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: it really tricky, you know, when it comes to posting 210 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: on social media in a multitude of ways. Now. Number one, 211 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: because I'm working every day, like I work five days 212 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: a week, and then you know, it's I find it 213 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: really tricky to like document my day on my stories 214 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: like I have for many years, because I just get 215 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: to work and then my day is about everyone else, 216 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: Like my day isn't about me. If I want to 217 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: go to work and get anything done myself, I can't 218 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: because if I'm going into work, I'm there to you know, 219 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: work with everyone else. But I just struggle to kind 220 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: of create content throughout the day. And then every now 221 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: and then I go, Okay, I'm gonna consciously make an 222 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: effort to do stories of me at work today and 223 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: chow around what I am getting up to. And I 224 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 1: love doing that because people love seeing what I get 225 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: up to at work, because I guess it's like a 226 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: different field that they're not used to sing. But it's 227 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: really hard to do that when you're actually just working, 228 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,719 Speaker 1: like year nine to five or in fate world, it's 229 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: eight to four, and then I get home at night 230 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: and I'll catch up with AJ and then I've got 231 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: a bunch of stuff that i want to do on 232 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: my laptop, and then we have dinner and whatever, and 233 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: then I've gotten to the end of the day and 234 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: I've done no stories. And I sometimes go days these 235 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: days without doing stories. I think I have this guilt 236 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: around not constantly posting on my own social media because 237 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: that was what I used to do all the time. 238 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: Another thing that I have found really interesting as well 239 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: is how much more mindful I have become on social 240 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: media over the years with the more people that I 241 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: have hired. You know, I came from this background of again, 242 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: like making YouTube videos about my life, getting on my story, 243 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: talking about whatever's on my mind. And weirdly, now, I mean, 244 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: there's over sixty people that are employed by Fate, and 245 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: I haven't fucking gone through and seen how many of 246 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: them actually follow me. I'm not going to do that, 247 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: but I'm so mindful. Now. Let's say, like I am 248 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: laying in bed at night and I want to pull 249 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: out my phone and talk about something random, like whatever 250 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: it is. It could be something and AJ and I 251 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: have spoken about, it could be something that happened at work. 252 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: It so is consciously on my mind that people that 253 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: work for me could be watching this story, and like, 254 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: how are they going to perceive me after me saying 255 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: this thing? And I've always been conscious of what I 256 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: post online for my entire online career, like ten plus years, 257 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: but now more than ever, I'm hesitant with how much 258 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: I share on social media because it plays on my 259 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: mind that someone that works for my company could watch 260 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: that and it could affect them essentially, And it's just 261 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: something that I guess never crossed my mind when I 262 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: started Fate because again, like I started this and hired 263 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: AJ's family friend as my first employee, But I never 264 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: thought back then, shit, maybe one day I'm going to 265 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: be more careful with what I share on social media, 266 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, because it very well may affect someone that 267 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: works for me, or I may have an opinion that's 268 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: different to theirs, and that could affect the way they 269 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: feel about the company that they work for. It's a 270 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: bit of a slippery slope, I would say. When it 271 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: comes to being a public figure, I fucking hate call 272 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: myself that a public figure. Look, it's so wanky, but 273 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: you know, like very it's very interesting to have experienced, 274 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, being a public figure or influencer, whatever you 275 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: want to call it. Then stepping into a position where 276 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: I've got so many people employed by me and by 277 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: the company that I own, and I pay them every 278 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: single week, and then I still share my opinion online 279 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: about things, and I don't know, maybe some other people 280 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: who are in a similar position to me, where they 281 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: have a following online or a personal brand or whatever, 282 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: and then they employ people. Maybe they feel the same. 283 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: But I've definitely become more careful over the years about 284 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: what I say on social media because I think my 285 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: employees could be watching this, and what are they going 286 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: to think of me when they see me at work 287 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: the next day. It's really fucking alien, if I'm being honest. 288 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: I think it's also made me more mindful of how 289 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: much I share about my personal life online. Back in 290 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: those YouTube days, I would share everything, as a lot 291 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: of you would know if you followed me. Way back then, 292 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: I would share things about my relationship. I remember I 293 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: had a massive public breakup and I shared all about that. 294 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: But I think I share a lot less now, and 295 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: I think that all comes down to what I do 296 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: for a job and my business. And whilst it still 297 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: might feel like I share a lot of my personal life, 298 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: I don't really like. I share small bits here and there. 299 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: I'll update everyone in my house, talk about fun little things, 300 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: but there's so much that happens in my personal life 301 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: that I don't share online anymore. And I think it's 302 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: because I feel like I have employees watching my story 303 00:15:53,520 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: and it makes me self conscious. I guess another thing 304 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: that I find challenging in business that every business owner 305 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: would definitely find challenging is looking at your daily sales 306 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: and panicking if you have a slow day or a 307 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: slow week or a slow month. And I think, again, 308 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: no matter how successful a business becomes, I don't think 309 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: that feeling would ever go away for a lot of people. 310 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: And I'd be lying if I said that I'm just 311 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: fully confident every day. I'm fully confident in fate every day, 312 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: and we're only continuing to grow and grow. But I 313 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: do feel a certain type of way, like, obviously you 314 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: get into a groove in your business and you know 315 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: kind of how much you make every week and what 316 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: your daily sales are. But it's scary when you have 317 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: a slow week or when our stores all have a 318 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: slow weekend. And what's interesting with having different stores in 319 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: all different areas is they all kind of have the 320 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: same flows. Like it's not like one store is always 321 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: really crazy busy and one store is like drastically different. 322 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: I've noticed that Tuesdays are the lowest days for retail, 323 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: and all of the stores like they send us an 324 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: end of day email at the end of every day 325 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: and they'll just give us a little recap on how 326 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: the day went, They've got slow day today, and it'll 327 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: be all of them like they all have the same 328 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: slow day. So it's really hard, especially in like retail 329 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: and especially online retail, coming off the back of big 330 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: things and going back to low periods. So for example, 331 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 1: like if you do a massive sale or something like 332 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: obviously your sales are going to be through the roof 333 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: when you do a big sale, or it's Black Friday, 334 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: or maybe you've launched a huge collection that you've hyped 335 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: up for ages. You get like a really big high 336 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: when that happens, like you've made all this money. Or 337 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: like let's say, for example, when we open our paramount 338 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: a store next month, like that, there's going to be 339 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: so much excitement around there and we're going to have 340 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: like a really big sales period. And then when you 341 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: come off the back of that, that's like the scary 342 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: time because I know, you just get so hyped up 343 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: when you've done something amazing or had an amazing month 344 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: or an amazing week, and it's when you go back 345 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: into that lull that you feel a certain type of way. 346 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: And I guess in the back of my mind, and 347 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: I've said this before on the pod, like I think 348 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: every business owner knows like it's gonna have its highs 349 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 1: and lows. And then I read all these articles about 350 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: these companies going into administration and liquidation, and then I think, fuck, 351 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: what if that's me one day? Like you just have 352 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: this fear that you will never not have, I think 353 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: that not everything lasts forever. So then again I put 354 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: this pressure on myself that this is all on me, 355 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: Like if our stores have a quiet weekend, I'm laying 356 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: in bed thinking, how the fuck can I get more 357 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: people into our stores. It's not all on me to 358 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: get the customers in the door, but I feel that 359 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: challenge that it is on me that I need to 360 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: get customers in the door. And I always speak about 361 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: our community. We have the strongest community at Fate, and 362 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,239 Speaker 1: I'm sure all of you know, like our community are 363 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 1: always asking us to open that next door, like when 364 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 1: you're opening here camera Hobart everywhere. I feel pressure from 365 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: our community to keep expanding, which is the most amazing 366 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: thing ever for any business to be in the position 367 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: where your own customers are asking you to open more 368 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: stores near them. I think that's a great problem to have, 369 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: and I am working extremely hard to try and make 370 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: that happen for our community opening those new stores near them, 371 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: which is a lot because people live in lots of 372 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: different places. But then I feel even more pressure when 373 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: my mindset is I need to open more stores, I 374 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:44,959 Speaker 1: need to keep growing this thing. Our community is asking 375 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: for it. But then when we have a quiet weekend 376 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: in the stores, and then I go, is this fucking 377 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: worth it? Like I want me to open more, but 378 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: like our stores had a slow Sunday, and I panic 379 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: and I start working out how much we made that 380 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: day versus how many people were working in the fact 381 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: that they were all on Sunday rates and rent and 382 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: this and that and the other. That is a challenge 383 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: that I face with wanting to expand but then having 384 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: slow periods. Ellie's in the studio with me today's and 385 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: isn't here, But she just asked, can I log on 386 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: at any point and see how we're going, you know, 387 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: each day? And do I do that often? Yes? I can. 388 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: It's in the palm of my hand. And it's even 389 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: easier for me to look at now because up until 390 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: now we used to have two separate point of sales essentially, 391 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: so for online we used Shopify, or we still used Shopify, 392 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: and then for in store we had Square, so like 393 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: two different things, and for the history of Fate, it's 394 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: always been that way, like our stores had Square and 395 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: online with Shopify, and just recently over the last few months, 396 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: we've rolled out Shopify point of sale into all of 397 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: our stores so that everything can be connected. Square was 398 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: great and I can definitely recommend Square, like I've used 399 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: it for however many years, four or five years that 400 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 1: I've had retail stores, and we still have Square in 401 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: our cafe, but we were running into a lot of 402 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: roadblocks with customers. Let's say they bought something online and 403 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: then they bring it into the store, but it wasn't 404 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: put through their system, so it was creating like a 405 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: bit of a logistical nightmare for us. Whereas now we've 406 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: rolled out Shopify Pause to all of our stores, so 407 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: it's all on the one system. So if customers bring 408 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: in their online order, they can just go bang bang 409 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: bang on their little tablet and like process a return immediately, 410 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: whereas they used to have to go on the laptop 411 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: and log into Square and you know all that kind 412 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: of stuff. So I always have looked at out online 413 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: sales because I've got the Shopify app on my phone, 414 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: so I can just open it up and there it is, 415 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: like in the palm of my hand. But then I 416 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: never really used to check how the stores would go 417 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: because then I would like have to log into the 418 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: Square app, and it's one of those apps that kicks 419 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: you out every time you need you got to log 420 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: back in, then you got to get a security code, 421 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah. So I never used to like 422 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: check how the stores were going as much, but I 423 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: have always kept an eye online. But since we've switched over, 424 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: it's all on Shopify now, so when I log in, 425 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: I can see it all right there, like as a 426 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: total of what we've made for the day, and then 427 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: you can break it down by location. And I will say, 428 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: since we have integrated them all together, I'm looking at 429 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: it more because it's all there, and it's like a 430 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 1: bad addiction, to be honest, you do become obsessed with 431 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: kind of looking at the numbers and a, hey, I 432 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: guess it's a good thing. If you are in business, 433 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: you absolutely want to know what your sales are every 434 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: single day. And I've spoken with business owner friends, for 435 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: example Anita from Hero Packaging for a long time there. 436 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: She had an accountant, like we have an accountant too, 437 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: But Anita thought because they had an accountant that the 438 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: numbers were all good and she didn't feel the need 439 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,199 Speaker 1: to like closely look at the numbers. And she regrets 440 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: that immensely because it all kind of went wrong for 441 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: a bit there with her business. So it's definitely important 442 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: to look at your numbers, but it's hard at the 443 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 1: same time because then you're obsessively looking at those numbers 444 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: and wondering why the numbers are lower one day, and 445 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: then it all goes back to what I spoke about 446 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: at the start with being a owner, founder, CEO. I 447 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: feel like, if those numbers are low, it's my fault, 448 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: which is the weirdest feeling. And then I'm thinking, fuck, 449 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: what can we do on social media? Next? I need 450 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: to make more sales and more money, because at the 451 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: end of the days, that's the goal, right, It's to 452 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: make more money to keep the business moving forward. And 453 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: I definitely feel the bigger that fate has gotten over 454 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: the years, the more pressure I have put on myself 455 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: because there's more at stake, there's more to lose, there's 456 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: more bills, there's more expenses, there's more staff pays, there's 457 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: more superannuation to pay. So I definitely just feel a 458 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: lot of pressure all in all with everything, like it's 459 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: all my fault if it goes wrong, and I don't 460 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: think I'll ever escape that feeling. And I think that's 461 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: a normal feeling no matter what kind of business you're 462 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: in or at what point you're in your business journey, 463 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: the feeling never goes away. So if any of you 464 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: are feeling that that immense pressure that it's all falling 465 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: back on you, I'm right there with you. I mean, 466 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: I could go on. I only wrote a few of 467 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: these in my phone as little like little thoughts. Last 468 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: night I wrote this down, but I could go on 469 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: and list a million more things. I almost want to 470 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: get like a psychologist on here one time or something 471 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: and tell them all these feelings that I have and 472 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: they could unpack it for me, so kind of like 473 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: a therapy session. But on a big business episode, we 474 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: need like an entrepreneur psychiatrist to come on, because I'm 475 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: sure that all the feelings that we feel as entrepreneurs 476 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: and business owners and leaders and bosses and managers, I'm 477 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: sure there's like a psychological explanation as to why we 478 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: feel all the things that we feel. And I know 479 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: that all these feelings that I have are valid. And 480 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: if any of you are in the same position where 481 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: you just feel this constant pressure from everything but you 482 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: don't know where it's coming from, I'm right there with you. 483 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, the feelings come 484 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: from ourselves, and I think it's I don't know who 485 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: else speaking to or iris from the quick flick she 486 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: was talking about how she just always has that inner 487 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: bully within herself. I think it's definitely that it's just 488 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: that pressure that we put on ourselves to be the 489 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: best at all the times, and if anything's going wrong, 490 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 1: it's all on you. And I think that's something that 491 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: we have to accept as business owners, and when you're 492 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: starting a business, like I had no idea that i'd 493 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: feel these feelings back in the day when I started 494 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: Fate because I had no idea what I was doing. 495 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: But it is completely normal to always feel pressure as 496 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: a business owner, and I think it's important to not 497 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: let that pressure consume you. I think it's important to 498 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: stop and smell the roses. I spoke with Tommy in 499 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: my episodes that I did with him from wedding chats. 500 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: He's very big on celebrating all the wins and I'm 501 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: absolutely all for that. And just know, if you are 502 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: feeling any of these feelings that I've spoken about in 503 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: today's ep you are not alone. I'm sure it's every 504 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: single business owner out there feels this type of way, 505 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: And it doesn't matter where you are in your journey. 506 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: You could just be starting out, maybe you're a year in, 507 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: maybe you're two years in, maybe you're a few businesses in. 508 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: It is so normal to have these feelings, and I 509 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: wanted to put this out there to normalize having these 510 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 1: conversations that we feel as entrepreneurs, because, as you know, 511 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: it can be a very lonely journey and it can 512 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: be stressful and you feel all the pressure. But just 513 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: know you're absolutely not alone. I'm right there, Bladdy with you. Anyway, 514 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: my friends, that is today's episode. I feel like it's 515 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: been a bit negative. I don't mean for it to be. 516 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: But also, like I say in a lot of my episodes, 517 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: I don't want this to be a podcast about business 518 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: that's super boring or just about how great everything is. 519 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: Because I could obviously make a load of episodes about 520 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: how great everything is and open in stores and launch 521 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: new products and whatever. But I want to talk about 522 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 1: the nitty gritties when it comes to business, So that's 523 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: why I chose this topic for today's e F. As always, 524 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: I hope you have enjoyed listening. If you haven't already, 525 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,479 Speaker 1: please feel free to rate my pod five stars and 526 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: you can keep up to date with me everywhere on socials. 527 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: You know where to find me. If I disappear for 528 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: a few days off my stories, it's because I'm busy, 529 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: bloody working in not prioritizing content. But life's all about balance, 530 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: isn't it. I'll be back on Wednesday for my bonus 531 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: e F and remember to chase after your dreams as 532 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: if they owe you money.