Prepared is the Enemy of Perfect
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
Release Date: 04/24/2025
Revenue Rescue: How to Bounce Back if Q2 Didn’t Hit the Mark
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
For a lot of folks—Q2 didn’t go as planned. Maybe the clients were inconsistent. Maybe your offer didn’t convert. Or maybe life just... happened. But here’s the facts: You’re not behind. You’re just due for a revenue reset—and I’m handing you the playbook. On this week’s episode of Breadwinning Business Women, I’m walking you through how to bounce back after a slow or stalled quarter—without guilt, shame, or scrambling for something new. This is about making confident, smart adjustments that generate cashflow fast. Mentioned in this episode:
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Should You Double Down or Take a Break This Summer?
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
Let’s talk about your summer game plan. Right now, you’re either thinking: → “I need to take a break and actually live a little.” → Or, “I should be using this time to get ahead for fall.” → Or… both. And you’re stuck trying to figure out which one makes the most sense. Good news: this week’s episode of the Breadwinning Business Women podcast will help you decide exactly how to spend your summer without sabotaging your sales, momentum, or sanity. In this episode, I’m breaking down how to either double down or take a break—and prepare for both like a CEO. Here’s...
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Mid-Year Reset: How to Refocus and Finish the Year Strong
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
If you’re looking up at June like, “Wait, What!?—how are we halfway through the year already?”...you’re not alone. This is your halftime moment—and it’s exactly when most entrepreneurs either level up or completely stall out. But you? You’ve got a business to grow and goals to smash. In this week’s episode of the Breadwinning Business Women podcast, I’m walking you through a powerful mid-year reset to help you evaluate what’s happened so far, reclaim your revenue goals, and finish the year strong and strategic. Whether your sales are ahead of plan, behind, or MIA, this...
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How to Brand Your Ideas into Intellectual Property (and Stand Out in a Crowded Market)
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
Let me ask you something: When your clients talk about what you do—do they repeat your language, or do they describe you the same way they describe everyone else in your space? Because here is what I see happening with a lot of high-achieving women entrepreneurs: They are amazing at what they do… but their ideas sound generic. Their offers sound like everyone else’s. And that is exactly why they are getting overlooked—or underpaid. The fix? It is all about turning your ideas into branded intellectual property. 🔑That is how you stand out. 🔑That is how you command premium prices....
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Your Next Client is closer than you think
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
If you're trying to grow your service business and feeling like you need to be everywhere all the time—posting, pitching, DM sliding, launching—it’s time for a reset. Because your next client? She’s not out there in the digital wilderness. She’s already in your world. In this week’s episode of the Breadwinning Business Women podcast, I’m breaking down 5 easy-to-miss client acquisition strategies that work faster and better than trying to reach strangers on the internet. Inside, I’ll show you: ✅ Why most business owners ignore the warmest leads they already have ✅ How to...
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7 Signs You're Getting an ROI from Coaching (Part 2)
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
You know that awkward stage between planting the seeds and seeing the harvest? That’s where a lot of entrepreneurs start doubting their coaching. But what if I told you the wins are already happening—you just don’t know what to look for? This week on Breadwinning Business Women, I’m breaking down 7 hidden signs your coaching is working. Because ROI isn’t always loud. Sometimes it shows up as small shifts that stack into big breakthroughs. And I want you to spot them before you talk yourself out of the room. This is Part 2 of last week’s episode—and it’s the missing piece I...
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How to Create an ROI from Coaching
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
You signed up for coaching. You paid the invoice. You showed up to the Zoom. And now... you’re waiting for the miracle. Well, I hate to break it to you (actually, I don’t)—but coaching doesn’t work unless you do. This week on Breadwinning Business Women, I’m laying it all out: 🎤 How to make sure your coaching investment doesn’t go to waste. See, I’ve spent over $100,000 on coaching. That’s not a typo. And let me tell you, some of that money was well-spent. Other times... well, let’s just say I paid for the lesson. So if you're in a program right now—or eyeing that fancy...
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Don't Let Them Make You Small
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
It starts small. You second-guess an idea. You downplay a win. You hold back from launching something you know could be powerful. Before you know it, you’re playing small, and you know you’re meant for more. Have you ever caught yourself shrinking? Not physically (although I am not against a great pair of heels) — I mean shrinking your dreams... your voice... your ambition. Maybe someone said something that made you second-guess yourself. Maybe life threw a curveball, and you told yourself, "Maybe I’m not ready after all." I get it. I have been there. And I recorded this week’s...
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Prepared is the Enemy of Perfect
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
You’re stuck in prep mode. There’s a sneaky little trap high-achieving women fall into—and it’s dressed up as professionalism. We wait until the branding is perfect. We stall until the funnel is polished. We tell ourselves, “When I’m ready, I’ll (fill in the blank)” But let me tell you: Prepared is the enemy of profit. And in today’s new episode of Breadwinning Business Women, we’re blowing this mindset wide open. Because women like us? We don’t have time to let perfection block our purpose. We have revenue to earn and lives to change. This episode is part mini training,...
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Zero Budget Marketing
Breadwinning Business Women with Jamila Payne
Let’s have a quick heart-to-heart about your marketing strategy. If your entire growth plan is built on free content, social posts, and good intentions—you might be putting your business at a disadvantage. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been there. Trying to get clients without spending a dime. But if you’re wondering why your audience isn’t growing, why leads are moving slower than airport Wi-Fi, or why your business revenue is creeping instead of climbing... 💡 It might be because you’re relying on zero-budget marketing. In this week’s episode of the Breadwinning Business Women...
info_outlineYou’re stuck in prep mode.
There’s a sneaky little trap high-achieving women fall into—and it’s dressed up as professionalism.
We wait until the branding is perfect.
We stall until the funnel is polished.
We tell ourselves, “When I’m ready, I’ll (fill in the blank)”
But let me tell you: Prepared is the enemy of profit.
And in today’s new episode of Breadwinning Business Women, we’re blowing this mindset wide open.
Because women like us? We don’t have time to let perfection block our purpose. We have revenue to earn and lives to change.
This episode is part mini training, part mindset makeover—and it’s going to give you the nudge (or the kick 👠 booty) you didn’t know you needed.
Here’s what you’ll hear inside:
🔹 The personal story of how I delayed a book deal chasing a fake rule—and what finally snapped me out of it
🔹 The 3-step shift to start profiting even when you don’t feel ready
🔹 The real reason your “perfectly done” projects aren’t converting—and what to do about it now
If you’ve been sitting on your brilliance, hiding behind another round of tweaking, editing, or rebranding—this is your wake-up call.
Let’s stop playing small in the name of getting it perfect.
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