138 | Anna David Helps YOU Identify HIDDEN Red Flags in Business

138 | Anna David Helps YOU Identify HIDDEN Red Flags in Business

Do you see any business red flags waving?

Anna David is the New York Times and #1 Amazon bestselling author of eight books. She’s been published in  The New York Times, Time and The LA Times, among many others, written about in numerous publications, including Forbes, Martha Stewart Living, Entrepreneur, Allure and Women’s Health and has appeared on TV hundreds of times, including on The Today Show, The Talk and The CBS Morning Show. Her podcast is in the top 10% of successful shows, she’s been a featured speaker at three different TedX events and her company, Light Hustle Publishing, writes and publishes books for those who want to share their experience and stories.

When you’re working deep within your business, it’s easy to miss business red flags. You’re working on payroll, or trying to show your investors that you have cash coming in.

Then, along comes someone who isn’t quite your ideal client. But...they have cash. And you need cash. Payroll is tight this month, the investors are nervous, and you’re getting worried.

It’s ok to sign the new client up just this once, right?

NO! 

When you make business decisions that ignore any red flags, like signing up with less-than-ideal clients, you’re going to wish later that you’d said NO.

I ignored a lot of red flags when I still had FITzee Foods. Life would have been a whole lot easier if I had learned precisely what those red flags were, and how I could have paid attention to them to learn how to make better choices in my business.

The best part of learning to pay attention to red flags? You say NO to those less than ideal clients, and have time and space to say YES to those clients that are perfect for you!

This week’s guest on Success Unfiltered Podcast, Anna David, founded the Launch Pad Publishing group after years of working as a freelance writer. As she learned how to listen to the universe when it waved red flags in her face, she was able to align herself and her business with the best clients and grow!

If you’re ready to be inspired to listen to the hidden business red flags, you won’t want to miss this week’s episode of Success Unfiltered!

Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!

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Special thanks goes out to Anna David for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us on 2/17/2020, for our next new episode!

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Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

• Michelle introduces Anna David.
• Anna shares how she got started in the business, constantly pitching her writing.
• Editors would “bark at her” for bothering them as she followed up on her pitches.
• “15 years of slugging it out as a freelance writer and you kinda get immune to [NO].” ~ Anna David
• Anna encourages entrepreneurs to lean into their strengths when it comes to follow up - as a writer, she communicated best through writing!
• “Rejection is God’s protection.” ~ Anna David
• Sometimes NO is just a redirect to where you are supposed to focus.
• It’s important to diversify your income so that you have multiple streams of income.
• “I always say I have six balls in the air so that when five are on the ground you've got something in your hand.” ~ Anna David
• We are meant for greatness…if we can tap into it.
• Anna shares about how she has been fired from multiple jobs, and how devastating it was.
• Being fired from a job pushed Anna to go into business for herself.
• “I had no idea I was capable of making more money.” ~ Anna David
• In order to succeed, you need to learn how to listen to messages that the universe is sending to you.
• Anna decided how much money she wanted to make in 2019, and wrote a check to herself. At the end of the year, she had made that amount!
• Got a goal? Make it your password! Every time you type it in, you’ll be reminded of that goal.
• One of the most powerful things that an entrepreneur can do is say NO.
• Anna shares how she has learned to read red flags from potential clients, and say NO to bringing them into the publishing house.
• When you say NO to the wrong type of client, you are making room for the best clients. 
• Anna shares that it is her love for her work that keeps her going.
• Anna shares what she would tell her younger self.

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Business Risks Can Be Foolish Sometimes. But NOT taking risks at all is just as short-sighted! If you want to get to the next level in your business, you’re going to have to put yourself out there. But you don’t have to bet the farm to score a win, either. Learn how to take risks in business the smart, savvy, courageous way. Click HERE for my FREE checklist, “The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.”

Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com