Your Simple & Spacious Business

In today’s episode I share a three-word approach to defining our vision and desires for our business - my three words are simple, spacious, and steady. I walk you through how you can define your own three words and how they can ground you into clarity and intention in your work. YS&SB is open for enrolment until Friday 24th May + today (May 15th) is the last day to get the 1:1 coaching bonus. Join me on Substack. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Allison Bornstein Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

After taking a month off from this podcast I’m back today with a little catch up to share where I’ve been and what I’ve been working on and what I’m prioritising in this season of my business too. Get my new free toolkit 100 Hell Yes People sent to your inbox. Find out more about YS&SB and join the waitlist before doors open again very soon. Join me on Substack. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative —Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts Photo credit: Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

Photo credit: Unsplash I recently published a piece on my Substack called: dear small business owner: it’s okay to have fluctuating income. It’s a topic I wish we talked about more as small business owners - the natural highs and lows and ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship and normalise that income growth isn’t always linear (and that maintaining our income instead of always chasing more, more, more is a beautiful choice too!) So in today’s episode I’m expanding on that piece a little and sharing with you the lessons I’ve learned about navigating fluctuating income in our business and my overall mindset when it comes to money and business too. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Find out more about how I support business owners to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into their work and life. Join me on Substack. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I bring you behind the scenes on this first quarter of 2024 and share with you all of my highs, lows, joys, and struggles in this new year so far. I share what I’ve been working on, what’s been going well, what’s been challenging, and what I’m planning on working on in Q2 too. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Find out more about how I support business owners to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into their work and life. Join me on Substack. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I’m sharing with you the audio from a coaching session inside my group program, Your Simple & Spacious Business, all about pricing your services and offerings with intention. I shared free access to this in this week’s simple and spacious digest, the weekly newsletter that I send to my email community on Monday’s, where I share some behind the scenes about how I price my 1:1 containers in my business - you can read that newsletter here if you’re not a subscriber (and you can subscribe here if you want to be!) If you ever feel stuck on how you can price your services and offerings in a way that feels good and sustainable too, this coaching session is for you. You can also watch the video version and grab the slides and workbook this way too. And come on over and join me on Substack if you’d love to read some interviews with some awesome business owners choosing a slower, gentler, more spacious approach to business too. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Find out more about how I support business owners to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into their work and life. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts Photo credit: Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

After 60 episodes I’ve decided to switch things up a little and move this podcast to Substack. In today’s episode I share why I made this decision, what my vision is for this show moving forward, and how I’m hoping this decision supports me in my goal of reaching 100 yes hell people in my business this year. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Find out more about how I support business owners to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into their work and life. Join me on Substack. Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

For today’s episode I sat down and recorded a recap of my recent enrolment of my flagship group program, Your Simple & Spacious Business. I share how I approached the launch, how I honoured my capacity through my marketing plan, the breakdown of when sales came in throughout the launch, and how I held my nervous system through what I’m calling ‘the five day desert’ too. I also share my thoughts and ideas for launching YS&SB moving forward this year and, more than anything, my hope is that this episode can encourage you to know that you are allowed to launch and sell your offerings at a gentle and sustainable pace without burning yourself out in the process. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts --- This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

After ten years of sending a weekly letter every Monday to my email list I have decided to switch things up and experiment with a new newsletter format in 2024. In this episode I share the behind the scenes of this decision, why it’s okay to switch something up in your business even when it’s ‘working’, and I share some questions to hold space for you to root into your intention with your own newsletter too. If email marketing is a priority for you this year and you want to feel re-energised with your content plan I hope this episode can encourage you to do exactly that. And Your Simple & Spacious Business, my group program for online business owners who want to bring more freedom, joy, and intentional growth in your work and life is open for enrolment until Friday 9th February and this is the last time to join us inside before the price increases for 2024. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

Have you ever heard of the ‘1000 true fans’ framework? It argues that instead of needing a customer base of millions, entrepreneurs and creators just need 1000 true fans to run a profitable and thriving business. In my own journey I’ve always reframed this as hell yes people (the word fans gives me the ick) and in this episode I’m sharing why I’m prioritising reaching 100 hell yes people in my business this year (and why I’m focusing on 100 instead of 1000) and how I’m planning on doing so too. If you ever feel utterly overwhelmed by marketing strategies and ideas and you just want to approach supporting your business to thrive in a really gentle, human, and sustainable way, this episode is for you. Your Simple & Spacious Business, my group program for online business owners who want to bring more freedom, joy, and intentional growth in your work and life is now open for enrolment until Friday 9th February and this is the last time to join us inside before the price increases for 2024. There’s also an awesome 1:1 bonus available if you join us inside by Friday 2nd February. You can find out more this way if you’re ready to never do business alone again Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

Launching is such a big part of my business and a key piece of how I reach my income goals throughout the year. But launching can also feel like A LOT. A lot of work, a lot of taking up space, and a lot of nervous system activation too. After a decade of launching in my business and all of the highs and lows along the way, this year I want to embrace a gentle, human, and sustainable approach to launching and in today’s episode I’m breaking down exactly what I want that to look like this year. If you often feel overwhelmed by all of the launch strategy and advice out there too this episode is here to give you permission to do it in a way that works best for you. Your Simple & Spacious Business opens for enrolmentGet my free deep dive kitLetters From A Hopeful CreativeSonics Podcasts— This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I share some encouragement as we embark on a brand new year in our business and why one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned after a decade in business now is that every year of entrepreneurship is a leap of faith. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed at the start of this brand new year, I recorded this episode for you. The Substack post that I mentioned How we can work together Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I share with you how I’ve been prioritising nervous-system care in this season of my business and the simple daily habits that have been supporting me to find more calm and presence each day. Hold Yourself Through It mini guided journal How I’m rooting into a sense of safety in this season of my business How we can work together Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I bring you into the behind the scenes of how I run my business in just 8-10 hours a week and the intentional decisions I’ve made to make this my reality too. My hope is that today’s episode can encourage you to shape your workweek in a way that truly works best for you too even if what you desire goes against workweek ‘norms’ too. How we can work together Get my free Deep Dive Kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack My IG post on what my workweek looks like Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In this final episode of my launch diary I share: p.s: Due to a technical issue the audio for this episode doesn’t have the same sound quality they usually do - a big apology for that! How we can work together Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts — This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In this fifth episode of my launch diary I bring you behind the scenes of the halfway point of my current enrolment of my group program Your Simple & Spacious Business and I share: Your Simple & Spacious Business is open for enrolment until Monday 23rd October - find out more and join us inside this way Get my free Deep Dive Kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In this fourth episode of my launch diary I bring you behind the scenes of the first four days of my current enrolment of Your Simple & Spacious Business and share: Your Simple & Spacious Business is open for enrolment until Monday 23rd October - and today is the last day to get the 1:1 coaching bonus! Find out more and join us inside this way Your Simple & Spacious Business Podcast is produced by Sonics Podcasts - This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In this third episode of my launch diary I share with you: Find out more about YS&SB Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In this second episode of my launch diary I share with you: Find out more about YS&SB Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack Your Simple & Spacious Business is produced by Sonics Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

As I gear up for the next enrolment of YS&SB in a few weeks I want to bring you on the journey with me and share how I’m embracing a very simple and low-key approach to this launch and share all of the messy-middle moments as I navigate them each week. In today’s episode I share: • Why I’m doing this launch diary • Some behind the scenes on what I’m launching, how I’ve launched it in the past, and how it usually sells too • The gap between traditional launch advice and our capacity for that workload • How a 5th launch of a program feels very different to the first • How and why this is going to be a very simple and low-key launch • How I’m feeling as I’m about to embark on this launch • The things I will be prioritising most • What you can expect from this launch diary Find out more about YS&SB Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com

In today’s episode I’m sharing what it’s looked like for me to show up for my business this past year whilst also navigating some really challenging health circumstances and what has supported me to continue to run my business at a slower and gentler pace. Get my free deep dive kit to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business sent straight to your inbox How we can work together Listen to my other podcast Letters From A Hopeful Creative Read my Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yoursimpleandspaciousbusiness.substack.com