Uncomplicating Business with Sara Torpey

Success BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the second of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 2 is about what to do when you are STUCK. Based on my work with clients, and my own experiences, I see the same four common reasons that we get stuck over and over and over. Getting - and staying - stuck in the same spot over and over an...

Success BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the first of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 1 is about your EXPERTISE, and is the most important shift I made on my journey from successful teacher to successful business owner. This shift is one of the most common - if not the MOST common - stumbling block that I see in my friends...

Does 'visibility' feel like a whole lot of 'shoulds' and 'supposed tos' and not a lot of 'how does this actually work'? Does it feel mysterious, and/or scary, and/or like more than you can or want to do? Then this episode is for YOU. Today on TIB, I'm simplifying visibility down to a simple equation that WORKS. And the best part is that the visibility y...

Have you ever tried something new and then felt immediate regret like' OMG, what did I do?!'  Or, when you've done something new all day - networked, shared, posted, whatever - and the next day you just CANNOT bring yourself to even talk to people, let alone work?  And there is some part of you that then pops up and says 'eeek, maybe you're not cut out for this?'  You...

Sometimes you are FULL of ideas - so many that you can't get them out in to the world fast enough.  And sometimes?  You stare at the computer and wait and wait and...nothing.  This 'nothing'? It's SCARY. Having too many ideas is good... but not enough feels like something has gone really wrong.  This week on the Teacher's in Business podcast we're going to talk about...

Marketing. It's probably the thing we think about MOST as business owners. It's the thing we feel like we need to 'crack' in order to succeed. And in our efforts to succeed in marketing, more times than not, especially early on in business, we create marketing plans and schemes that are complicated to implement and difficult to keep up with. It's like deciding to make a ca...

"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?" Part TWO! There were just too many skills to talk about to fit in one episode...so here's are MORE teaching skills that transfer directly into the business world. If you are a teacher who is considering starting a business, or already has the answer is SO MANY. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to take you through the skills...

"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?"  If you are a teacher who is considering starting a business, or already has the answer is SO MANY.  On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to take you through the skills that I know - as someone who is and was a teacher and is also a business owner and coach - transfer directly from the classroom to a business.  If you're in bus...

No one likes a diet.  But this one?  It's not what you think it is.  It's not about less food - it's about less DRAMA and noise in your head.  And I think THAT is the only kind of diet that's worthwhile in 2022.  On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to share this tool that nearly all of my clients use at some point in our work together, and that I am using mys...

I don't have enough time', 'I'm working against the clock', "I don't know where all my time GOES'...thought any of these lately? You're not alone. These are the MOST common thoughts about time I hear from my clients, my FB group members, my friends, my colleagues everyone. It's like you're in a constant battle with time, chasing it around like...

One of the things I hear from clients all the time is ‘well, I’m new in business, I don’t know what to do’. They’re walking around with what I think of as ‘newbie’ energy - but it’s like a costume they’re wearing over their expertise. Today on the podcast we’re going to talk about newbie energy, and why it not only doesn’t need to be something you carry around, but why it’s holding you back!

Do you usually pick a word of the year?  If you do (or even if you don't) I'd like to propose something different for the new year to come.  Instead of just one word, I'd like to propose that you pick at least 2, and maybe 3 -5...like a grab bag of goodness.  There are more than a few compelling reasons for picking MORE than one word for this coming year - on this episode of the pod...

This is the time of year we all starting to shift into 2022 planning mode.  As you do this, there are 4 words (and all of their iterations) that would be SUPER helpful to DITCH.  On this episode of the podcast I'll share these 4 words, why they are not only NOT welcome in your future planning but also are secretly holding you back.  A successful 2022 starts with having a successful PLAN - and...

If you are a teacher-turned-entrepreneur and you aren't making money in your business right now, let's talk about exactly what's going wrong.  In this episode of the podcast, I'm going to share why people aren't responding to your offers, the BIG mistake you're making in pricing your services, and the ONLY thing you have to do to actually make a sale today.  Ready?? L...

When I mention 'evaluation' people cringe. The word comes with SO much baggage - evaluation feels like a lot of work, like something we SHOULD do, and like something that will NOT be fun. As teachers, we KNOW the power of evaluation, but in business it feels different, harder, and new. So we avoid it...and as a result we miss out on using the MOST powerful tool you have in your business....

Signing a new client this week IS possible (it's even possible TODAY).  And here's the best part - you don't need to do MORE to sign a client this week.  The simplest way to sign a client this week is 3 steps.  On this episode of TIB I'll share these three steps and explain how you can take them right now to sign a client this week, next week, and every week that follows.  Sign...

If you are a teacher, or you are plugged into the education world in any way, you know there is a BIG conversation going on right now about TRANSITIONING out of teaching.  For a whole host of reasons there are more teachers than ever thinking about leaving school buildings, and as a result there is a robust conversation going on around what that transition might look like.  There's a lot of t...

When we know our superpowers, we can USE them to help others to find theirs. THIS - and SO MUCH MORE  - is what my guest this week, the fabulous Renee Grady teaches girls and moms. If you want to use your superpowers for good, AND embrace your OWN expertise (plus help the girls in your life to do the same...) this episode is for YOU.

Do you procrastinate, especially when it comes to the new, the scary, the risky, the important, or the challenging?  This week on Teachers in Business I'm going to share 3 simple hacks for STOPPING procrastination in its tracks.  These strategies are built specifically for business owners like you who are not only wearing ALL the hats but who are constantly trying on NEW ones - running a busi...

Underpricing is a lose-lose.  You lose because you don't make the money from your business that you want (and deserve!), and your clients lose because they aren't getting the BEST possible version of you (the one where you feel amazing about your business, your life, and your work!).  And here's the craziest part - when you are NOT underpricing yourself, it's actually EASIER to...

From a struggling former-teacher-turned-entrepreneur, to a business coach who makes more than DOUBLE what she did when she was teaching, I want to share the four simple steps to building a business that makes money AND gives you the truly flexible schedule you've always dreamed of that I've used, and that I teach my clients.  The four steps are:  --effectively connect with & sign new...

The main reason that people hire me as a business coach is because their business isn’t making the money they want. Period. As a coach, I know this struggle well - I sell a service (and I also have a second business where I sell a product, so I’ve done both).  Here’s how it goes: A new client recently captured it PERFECTLY. She said ‘Sara, I KNOW what I have is worth while, but the people aren’t c...

We ALL get the 'toos'.  The 'toos' are when we're worried that we're going to be TOO something...to pushy, too spammy, too salesy, too braggy, too agressive - and then we hold ourselves BACK to avoid going too far.  So what's the issue with this?  We were NEVER in real danger of going too far - so when we hold ourselves back all we're doing is holding oursel...

How do teaching and learning to love your body connect?  This week the AMAZING Jen Lebo is sharing her teaching journey from teaching in a classroom to teaching women how to love their bodies, and everything in between.  What's the secret? It's all about the containers...:)  (Jennifer Lebo:             Website: www.jenlebo.com FB Group: LOVING YOUR BODY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/l...

Jessica Kleine is one of my favorite teachers...but she doesn't actually think of herself AS a teacher.  This week on the podcast, we'll talk about that, teaching, homeschooling, business, and MONEY (because those are all the things Jessica does BEST), and about the role practice plays in ALL of it.  Listen on to get ALL of the goodness! You don't want to miss this!