Andy Storch

Own Your Career Own Your Life

I am on a mission to teach and inspire more people to own their careers. I do this via my book, podcast, speaking engagements, and training program. Companies hire me to teach their people how to own their careers so that they are more confident, engaged, have more conversations with their managers, and stay with the organization longer, which saves the company thousands of dollars. 

I've worked with companies across multiple industries and spoken to employees all over the world. 

I have worked with several different organizations and pride myself on a fundamental understanding of what is needed to drive successful career development and growth.

Author and Speaker

Talent Development Think Tank

The Talent Development Think Tank Community is the #1 place for L&D and OD professionals to network, share best practices, get questions answered and accelerate their success. We have a private LinkedIn group and weekly Zoom calls with expert speakers so members can learn the latest trends, get questions answered and achieve their goals. 

Come join us! 
https://tdtt.us/

Founder and Host

Talent Development Hot Seat

The Talent Development Hot Seat is a podcast for Talent & Leadership Development professionals to share and learn from each other about the latest trends in the industry. Each week, the podcast will feature a new interview with a leader in the Talent Development/L&D world and ask them to share their greatest accomplishments, challenges and some of the top trends they are seeing in the L&D profession. 

WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN: Each week, I share insights that will allow the listeners to learn about the latest tools and trends and to become more successful in their own jobs as Talent Development professionals. The podcast will also feature thought leaders who are making a difference in the Talent Development world

WHY BE A GUEST: Not only do you get a chance to share your experience, wisdom and POV, but I also love helping my guests build their personal brand. Here is a quote from one of my guests who runs L&D at a very large multinational company: 

"Thanks again Andy, this thing is helping me create a solid professional brand... something I’ve been trying to be much more intentional about the past two years."

Visit our website: 
http://talentdevelopmenthotseat.com

The Andy Storch Show

I created this show to share my personal development journey along with many lessons to help and inspire others. This show was about starving your fears and achieving big goals and we did just that before the show eventually morphed into the Own Your Career show when I published my book, Own Your Career Own Your Life. All episodes are still live and can be heard by scrolling back on the Own Your Career show. 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/own-your-career-formerly-the-andy-storch-show/id1231942958

Advantage Performance Group

As a partner at APG, I had the privilege of working with clients to create and implement experiential learning solutions to equip individuals, teams, and organizations to do the best work for their lives. I was fortunate to represent some really amazing thought leaders like Liz Wiseman, Brent Snow, Kelly Dozois, as well as BTS and Root Learning. I was also certified to facilitate such great programs as Multipliers, Influence Inside, Decision Mojo, and others.

Partner

The Entrepreneur Hot Seat Podcast

The Entrepreneur Hot Seat was my first podcast and one where I interviewed entrepreneurs of all types to hear what had made them successful. I learned a ton by doing this show and it was really the start of my entreprneurial journey. This show eventually morphed into the Andy Storch Show and then the Own Your Career show, but you can still find all of the episodes on iTunes and other places by going to the Own Your Career show: 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/own-your-career-formerly-the-andy-storch-show/id1231942958

Founder & Host

BTS was where I truly cut my teeth as a consultant and facilitator. I was very lucky to work with great leaders and organizations and to fly all over the world to run workshops teaching strategy, finance, leadership, and business acumen. Some clients included Salesforce, Oracle, Autodesk, Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Toyota, and more. 

This is also where I discovered my knacks for building relationships, facilitating engaging programs, and getting results. 

I am very proud of my time at BTS and love the culture I got to be part of and still recommend the organization today.

Consultant, Facilitator & Sales Enablement Manager

Farmers Insurance

Managed communication and marketing of all homeowners products in California ($1.2B in annual premium) for the 3rd largest US insurance company. This included creating new products, communicating changes to 4,400 agents and leading projects to reduce costs and improve profits.

Product Manager

The Zenith

Analyzed data to improve efficiency of operations and claims settlements.

Senior Data Analyst

We'll Sell It, Inc.

Ran all operations, sales, customer services, business development, communication, public relations and training for the flagship store.

Store Manager/ eBay Sales Expert

I'm an author, speaker, consultant, connector, podcaster, conference, and community host. I also identify as a husband, father, friend, expat, cancer survivor, and ally. 

And I'm on a mission to teach and inspire people to own their careers, live with intention, and achieve their goals. 

The most common way I work with organizations is as a keynote speaker, speaking on topics such as owning your career, preparing for the future, embracing uncertainty, modern leadership, achieving goals, and more. I also have a cohort-based training program that goes deeper on the topic of owning your career and preparing for the future. 

I am also the founder and host of the Talent Development Hot Seat podcast (over 500 episodes and 500K downloads since 2018) as well as the Talent Development Think Tank conference and membership community. Check us out at https://tdtt.us/ 

If you are looking for a dynamic speaker for your next event, reach out and let's talk. 

Some topics I often speak about include...
🎤  Owning Your Career
🎤  Owning Performance and Achieving Goals
🎤  Mindset and Embracing Uncertainty 
🎤  Modern Leadership
🎤  Building and Owning a Personal Brand to achieve more career success
🎤  Preparing for your next career change
🎤  Increasing Engagement and Connection through Community
🎤  Entrepreneurship, Podcasting, and Building a Personal Brand
🎤  The Most Valuable Skills of the Future

Learn more at andystorch.com or reach out to book something. 

And if you work in talent development and want to grow in your career, check out my podcast - the Talent Development Hot Seat - as well as the Talent Development Think Tank conference and community. I'm here for you! --> https://tdtt.us/ 

Let’s connect! 😀😀😀😀😀

MindAbility Consultancy Ltd

I'm a business builder, (business coach), with a flair for growing businesses who fell in love with HR. I understand how vitally important HR is to the success of any organisation, how HR is taken for granted. I want to change that. I want to change the lives of HR and people consultancy founders. 

I help HR and people consultancy founders to build businesses on your terms. I know how tough it can be coming out of a corporate environment to no one. You've spent years understanding business, with little or no exposure on HOW to run a business - now you've been thrown into the deep end! 

I've grown several businesses, represented and run business development teams for rapidly growing companies in the B2B space, as have members of my team. We’ve also had our share of hard knocks along the way, dusted ourselves down and got right back up again!

Our unique coaching systems are all delivered virtually in short, focused sessions, with valuable tools that you can use, long after our programmes have been delivered. Each programme will be tailored to your individual needs. 

Specialist areas include: 
Helping you understand the definition of who you are, your services and what makes you different!
Identifying commercial blockers.
Show you how to sell you/your services.
How to build scalable and realistic pipelines.
We will show you how to measure these. 
Building and delivering scalable sales and marketing programmes.
Show you how to sell value and not time. 

We also blend these vital skills with the following: resilience coaching, conflict resolution, unconscious bias training, internal and external communications, helping business owners through change and dealing with uncertainty.

Who we work with: HR and people consultancy founders who understand business, but have never run their own businesses. Having recently left the corporate world, you are struggling to specify your message, your ideal clients, and are trying to define your packages and want sales.

Business coach for ambitious HR & People Consultancies | Keynote speaker| Podcast host | Author

NeuroLeadership Institute

Research and Solutions Consultant

Connor HR Consultancy

Continuing to support clients from FTSE 100's to rapidly growing SME's from organisational design and change programmes, people development for individuals and teams, plus transition including outplacement, returner to work programmes and retirement planning.

A passion for diversity and inclusion supporting organisations to deliver their D&I agenda.

Senior Client Partner

I support our Client Partner Director in ensuring we support our 400 plus clients across the whole people agenda.

We are experts on people in business and have been providing practical advice and support to businesses and their people for 25 years.

For businesses, we can help you through the whole employee lifecycle:
- recruitment and search
- talent and organisational development
- career transition and outplacement.

We can provide day to day HR services or lead organisational design, people strategy and change management projects. We’re flexible, pragmatic and passionate about helping businesses improve performance through their people.

We don’t just advise you – we actually do the work for you – delivering results so you can get on with running your business. 

For individuals, we can help you to enhance your performance – giving you the confidence and expertise to build a better career if you have to move on.

Some consultants just don’t give you a personal service every time. Your partnership with Connor will be different – you will receive individual care and attention.

To read what a selection of our clients say or to find out more, please visit www.connor.co.uk.

For further information on Connor call 01491 414 010 or email us at info@connor.co.uk.

Client Partner

Sam is the owner of internet marketing agency specialising in online PR and social media.    Despite its fledgling status, the agency has a wealth of experience within its assoicate team and has already won a number of UK and European accounts offering training programmes for social media platforms and online PR programmes whilst developing European wide campaigns within the property and health industry.  

Sam has gained extensive experience in the blue chip and SME arena through working at Sitelynx Ltd and E-Strategy Limited.  Her area of speciality is online PR and reputation management.

Her enthusiastic approach and passion for her industry has led her to extensive training.  She has trained large corporates such as Times Online and Sun Online whilst working for Sitelynx and has developed and launched training schedules for Devon County Council and David and Charles publishing during her time at E-Strategy.

Owner

E-Strategy Limited

I worked with the MD to ensure E-Strategy grew revenues and profitability on a UK basis.  I was responsible for the development of the brand and account management agency wide.

Director

Sitelynx Limited

One of the founding Search Engine Optimisation agencies the UK

Account Manager

Cinnamon Communications

Cinnamon Communications was formed to support clients in two areas: business development consultancy and corporate communications.

I grew the business to a six-figure turnover through targeted networking, strategic marketing, and ensuring I measured and delivered value to my clients.

MD & Consultant 

Weber Shandwick

I was responsible for a portfolio of clients in the tech space which included a number of LBS and satellite navigation early-stage organisations. 

I managed a portfolio of £100k plus clients for the organisation and helped to develop client opportunities using my high EI.  I was keen to learn as much as possible within this role before setting up my own organisation.

Account Director

Open ....

Open was the first interactive television platform in the UK.  I was responsible for the press desk and helping to promote the brand to the B2B and B2C press to support the marketing efforts. This included a three month on the road tour to introduce the concept of interactive television to the UK. 

Open .... was originally called British Interactive Broadcasting and had four major shareholders: BSkyB (where I had previously worked as an EA to the Chief Executive, Sam Chisholm), BT, Matsushita and HSBC.

Press Officer

Hi I’m Sam.

I help HR consultants, Executive Coaches and Benefit Specialists to generate consistent revenue from the right clients.

I do it with MindAbility Business Club, where we:

- Have bi-weekly calls to build your business knowledge
- Get you unstuck from the day-to-day challenges
- Give you a community you can rely on for questions and support
- Encourage collaboration with other specialised business owners
- Share access to our library our training resources

All with the aim of helping you build a consistent business you can rely on.

Some of our community member wins:

🚀 Increased a contract from $10,000 to $25,000
🚀 Increased revenue from $9,000 to $18,000 per month
🚀 Gone from $0 → $270+ revenue in the first 9 months
🚀 Make more money whilst reducing hours worked by 30%
🚀 Replaced their $120k corporate income in less than 3 months

If you need support tailoring our expertise and advice to help you grow your HR / People business…

Send me a DM to sign up for the MindAbility Business Club!

Sam Eaton

Today, I’m pausing to honour one of the greatest humans I know.

My husband is a good man.

A good father.

A good friend.

And a quiet hero.

There is so much I’ll never fully understand about his time in service—what he’s seen, what he’s carried, or the sacrifices he’s made.

But what I do know?

He shows up every day with strength, integrity, and love. And we are all better for it.

To my husband: I am endlessly proud of you.

To our family and friends who’ve served—and to those still serving today—thank you for your Service.

You make freedom feel personal.

And today, we remember. We honour. We hold you close.

#VeteransDay #Gratitude #MilitaryFamily #HonourAndRespect #ProudWife #ThankYouForYourService

You left corporate to start an HR business - I'll make sure you never go back

I am really glad so many HR people are leaving the world of corporate.

It’s time that they are treated way better.

It’s time they earn their worth.

AND get to lead a life that they want.

Corporate HR is NOT:

- There to clear up the messes leaders made because they wouldn’t listen.
- They are not there to deal with unnecessary out of hours calls.
- They are not the ‘policy police’.

HR experts ARE:

Here to lead the workplace evolution:

- Create new workplace environments - setting a clean slate.
- Workforce planning ideas to encourage great communication to avoid the mistakes in the first place.
- Building rewards and benefits programs that attract and retain great people (with a sprinkling of policies but without the overkill.)


They WANT it to be about the people!

Great people who are engaged = great productivity. 

Let them do their jobs.

If not, come work with me to build your business, your way, on your terms. 😎

If “I’ll just go back to corporate” is your Plan B

it’s already killing your Plan A.

I hear it all the time:
↳ “How do I replace $250K?”
↳ “What about benefits?”
↳ “What if I can’t?”

Here’s the truth:
The HR consultants, fractional HRs, and recruiters who win decide -
I’m not going back. Full stop.

Because the first 1–3 years test everyone.
Feast or famine is real until you:
→ Build recurring revenue, and
→ Learn to forecast.

Both take time. Both are learnable.
Mindset → Operating System

Here’s what that shift looks like in practice:
- One clear offer you can deliver repeatably (not 10 custom projects).
- Weekly sales rhythm (calls booked, calls held, offers sent, decisions made).
- Pipeline you can see (next steps — not “waiting to hear”).
- MRR target (£18–25K/month) and a 90-day plan to reach it.
- Forecast basics (hit rate, cycle time, capacity) reviewed every Friday.

What keeps you in the game:
💰 3–6 months runway (cash + committed MRR).
💬 Price floors and scope rules (no unpaid extras).
📞 Two-call close and a 30-day outcome clients can feel.
📋 Document everything so delivery doesn’t rely on adrenaline.

Mindset isn’t posters or mantras.

It’s choices that protect you when a month dips,
and discipline that lets the next one climb.

If “back to corporate” stays open, your business will drift toward it.
Close the door. Build the system.

What would you change this week if “back to corporate” wasn’t an option?

Digital Detox Mode: ON.

It’s that time of the week where the laptop closes, notifications go quiet, and I remember what life looks like beyond a screen.

No strategy. No scroll. Just stillness, sunshine, and probably snacks. Don’t judge lol!

Time to recharge, reset, and remind myself that creativity doesn’t come from constant connection — it comes from the pause.

BRB — see you all tomorrow, refreshed and ready.

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Three clients have made $1.4m collectively this year.

Here's the breakdown:

Client 1 - $575K
Client 2 - $505K
Client 3 - $320,000

Client 1 - been in business 3 year (HR consultant)
Client 2 - been in business 2 years (People & culture lead)
Client 3 - been in business 11 months (Executive coach)

They have all replaced their corporate income.

Here's how:
 •  Got clear on the outcomes on the services they offered.
 •  Did a ton of research on where clients hung out.
 •  Got really comfortable with selling their worth.
 •  Productised their services for clients.
 •  Undersold before they got it right.
 •  Tracked everything!
 •  Set budgets.

Replacing your corporate salary as an HR or people leader is a real rollercoaster.

It IS doable - we've helped over 190 HR and people-focused leaders globally do just that.

$25K. $60K. $150K.

That’s what one consultant earned, without niching down.

She didn’t shrink her market.
She sharpened her pattern.

Most HR and People consultants are told to “niche down”, but the People space is vast, and that’s a strength, not a flaw.

Shrinking the label rarely creates demand.

When I say I work with HR and People consultants and business owners, that includes transformation leaders, executive coaches, comp & bens specialists, TA strategists, psychologists, even a comps-AI platform.

Different titles. Same core problem set.

When I first worked with Tammie (name changed), she’d just left a board-level L&D role at a Fortune 100.

We didn’t chase a micro-niche, we built a repeatable pattern.

↳ Packaged her Executive Retreat Workshop and codified the method.
↳ First session: $25K.
↳ Second: same framework, new company.

To create MRR, we built a longer program with clear, translatable outcomes, priced $60K–$150K depending on scope.

We added a simple referral-partner plan plus direct outreach and ran tight accountability while she executed.

It wasn’t easy. It was specific.

She passed her corporate salary within 8 months.

That’s what niching by pattern, not by label, looks like.

Ask yourself:

Who (context): the moment they’re in when stakes are real.

Problem (business words): retention, delivery risk, margin, manager capability.

Outcome (time-bound): a result leaders can feel in 30–90 days, and a way you’ll prove it.

Implications: what happens if retention rates continue to fall? What impact will this have on your clients?

If your “niche” is getting smaller and your pipeline isn’t getting stronger, you narrowed a label instead of sharpening a pattern.

Question: Can you write your niche in one line without a job title?

Sunday, Sunday.

175mph. Full tilt on weekend pause!

It’s seasonal — and so worth it.

Right now, I’m:

Supporting 5 clients scaling from $250K → $350K

Closing the final $20K gap to $500K with another (we’re so close!)

Helping 3 powerhouse clients confidently step into $1M+ with systems, strategy, and leadership that lasts.

And celebrating our newest Business Clubbers landing their first clients — powerfully, and with confidence — as they start flexing their entrepreneurial + selling muscles for the very first time as People and Talent Entrepreneurs.

Every one of these milestones matters.

Because it’s not about the revenue — it’s about what the revenue makes possible.

Confidence.
Clarity.
Choices.
Legacy.

And for today …..Meanwhile…

Reliving the college football highlights from yesterday.

Walking off the week with some fresh air, nature and peace.

Grilling with friends later today.

And very much not ready for Monday just yet vibe.

But the mission?
The momentum?
The freedom we’re helping people create?

I’m all in for that and the LFG energy returns from the second I get up tomorrow!!

How to book 5 qualified conversations this week (for people-business owners)

HR, recruitment, executive coaching, OD - the quiet way.

Thursday morning, coffee in hand, I sat with three different founders:
a recruiter, an exec coach, and a fractional HR lead.

Different labels. Same goal. Steady, qualified conversations without shouting on the internet.

We made a small plan on a sticky note and ran it for five days.

Here’s exactly what we did: story first, then steps.

→ I asked each of them for one outcome a leader could feel in 30 days.
Not “support.” Something commercial.

The recruiter picked: “Fill one critical role in one team, start date locked.”
The coach picked: “Lift manager confidence for a launch-critical group (measured with a quick before/after).”
The HR lead picked: “Stabilise a strained function before holiday leave.”

→ We wrote each as a one-page offer. One problem, one plan, one price, one weekly proof. Plain words. No fluff.

If a CFO couldn’t read it in 30 seconds, we rewrote it.

→ Then we posted one tiny proof story each, two lines:
Baseline → change.
Why it mattered (the “So what?”).

That post wasn’t to “go viral.”
 It was to make the next conversation easier.

→ For outreach, we stayed warm.
Five partner calls in five days, people already near budget and trust (CFOs, recruiters, practice leads, founders).

We used a polite 2-line voice note:
“Quick one, is [X] biting for any of your clients right now?
I can lift [one clear fix] in 30 days with minimal lift from your side. Who should we prioritise?”

→ On the call, we co-built the outline.
When buyers help shape the plan, they move faster.
Before hanging up, we locked the next step.

→ We let AI tidy drafts (posts, DMs, the one-pager) and then did a human pass.
No invented claims. No vague promises.
Just cleaner words, faster.

By Monday, all three had conversations booked - qualified, clear, friendly.
Not by being louder.
By being buyable.

You don’t need another slogan.
You need one clear outcome, five warm conversations, and proof that speaks for you.

💭 What’s the 30-day outcome you could offer this week that a client would happily pay for?

From “burned by a textbook coach” to $466K in 12 months, Claire’s real story.

When Claire and I first spoke, she didn’t believe me when I said she could replace her corporate income inside a year.
She’d been burned before by a franchise “business coach” who’d never actually run a business, let alone an HR consultancy.

So, we started small.

Claire joined the Business Club and landed her first 5 clients there.
Then she stepped into Mastermind with one clear goal: $500K in her next business year.

We didn’t chase hacks.
We built structure first: calm, clear, repeatable structure.

Here’s what that looked like:

✓ Productised services. One signature offer + two supporting sprints.
which means faster decisions, less rework.

✓ Internal rate card. Guardrails for price, scope, and discounts.
which means consistent margin under pressure.

✓ Referral partner plan. CFOs, CPAs, recruiters, specialist HR peers.
which means warm intros, lower sales energy.

✓ Question script. Diagnosis over pitch.
which means buyers heard their world, not our jargon.

✓ Sane networking rhythm. Online + in-person without derailing delivery.
which means vsibility without burnout.

The result:
Last week, Claire was just $34K short of her $500K target.
Confidence up. Margins protected. Pipeline predictable established.

No miracle moment.
Only clarity, cadence, and standards that hold, even when months get noisy.

#HRConsultant #ConsultingBusiness #HRLeadership

Client acquisition isn’t luck. It’s calendar math.

Last week I sat with three people-business owners: a recruiter, an exec coach, and a fractional HR lead. Same complaint: “Warm network. Quiet pipeline.” We didn’t change their branding. We mapped their buyers’ moments, and meetings landed within 72 hours.

Here’s the play I taught them. Steal it.

The “Moment Map” (3 dates that create yes)
Every ideal client has three real-world trigger dates:

• Delivery risk date (launch, quarter-end, big client renewal)
• People load date (holiday coverage, hiring spike, reorg)
• Money date (budget sign-off, board pack, lender review)

If you show up before those dates with a clear fix, conversations move fast.

How to run it (one hour, today)

→ Step 1: List 10 accounts.
For each, guess the three dates above (LinkedIn clues, press releases, hiring pages, product pages). Write the exact day you think pressure peaks.

→ Step 2: Write one 12-second line per date.
“I can stabilise [function] before [date] so [stake] doesn’t slip.
Fixed fee, weekly proof. Want it handled?”
Keep it in business words (margin, delivery, retention, leadership capacity).

→ Step 3: Send two touches per account.
T–10 days: 45-second voice note (warm, peer-to-peer)
T–4 days: short DM/text: “Still biting? I’ll lift it before [date].”

On the call, co-build a tiny plan (3 steps, one price). Lock next step before you hang up.

➤ What happened (mini cases)

• Recruiter: two meetings for a January launch after timing outreach to the product cut-over date.
• Exec coach: green-lit a 4-week manager sprint tied to a churn-risk review.
• Fractional HR: secured a holiday-coverage retainer by showing up before rota planning.

No shouting online. No “just checking in.” Just right moment, right line, right next step.

If your pipeline feels random, map the moments. Most deals are decided by dates your posts never mention.

Question: For your top account, what are the three dates that actually create a “yes”?

You did not start your consultancy to feel constantly behind.

But I know how easily it happens.

Client work gets busy, and suddenly
your visibility drops, your pipeline softens,
and you tell yourself you will fix it next week.

Then another week passes.

The problem is not your commitment.
It is the pressure of trying to do everything at once.

You are delivering, supporting, holding space for everyone,
and still trying to keep the business moving.

What most consultants need is a simple, steady way
to stay visible without adding more to an already full plate.

You need a rhythm that fits around your real life,
your energy, and your client load.

What you need is not more hustle.
You need a gentle rhythm that works with your client load, not against it.

One core message.
One weekly rhythm.
One protected hour.

That is how you stay visible and keep your pipeline warm
even on your busiest weeks.

If you want my FLOW guide, the simple 4 step system I created for busy consultants, comment FLOW and I will send it across.

Curiosity didn’t kill the cat.

It built multiple businesses and now bankrolls a very pampered feline who thinks the world revolves around him  (I'll have to break it to him some day lol!)

I’ve always been insatiably curious —

Which is probably why corporate life and I never really got along.

Too many questions.

Too much “we’ve always done it this way.”
Too many eye-roll-worthy “you wouldn’t understand” replies.

These days? I get to ask away.

And follow the breadcrumbs of curiosity wherever they lead.

Like a few weeks ago… when I taught myself how to edit a cat podcast video.

Yes, really. (It was for DisruptHR Dallas 5.0 back in September. And yes, Tom Cat nailed it.)

I'm currently swotting up on Insta and posting, I want to get better at that!

I'm posting more regularly and having a bit of fun with it right now.

My Insta posts won’t win any influencer awards any time soon!

But give me a break, OK?

I’m having an absolute wail of a time learning.

And that? That’s the whole point right?

Because when you stop trying to be perfect…

And just follow what lights you up —

That’s where momentum lives.

AND if you didn't get to see Tom Cat in action before - here you go! Should I do more of him in the studio?!

You can have the best goals…

 the cleanest Notion board…

 and the snazziest planner on the market…

But if you don’t catch your own thinking traps, you’ll end up working twice as hard for half the impact.

Here are 7 biases I often see sneak into decision-making at this time of year—plus the reset rituals I share with clients who want to grow with clarity and courage:

1. Confirmation Bias
 "I see what I want to see.”
 Trigger: You’ve fallen in love with an idea, offer, or business partner.
 Grounding question: What facts or feedback am I avoiding?
 Reset: Ask two trusted voices to poke holes in your plan—with kindness.

2. Achievement Bias
 "If I work harder, I’ll fix it.”
 Trigger: Deadlines. Pressure. Relocation.
 Grounding question: Would slowing down actually solve this faster?
 Reset: Schedule one “white space day” per month to zoom out and breathe.

3. Optimism Bias (ophhhh this is a biggie for me!)
 "It’ll flow because I’m aligned."
 Trigger: New ventures, fresh energy, early wins.
 Grounding question: What’s my Plan B if patience is the lesson? 
 Reset: Add a 20% buffer to your budgets and timelines.

4. Control Bias
 "If I don’t hold it all, it’ll fall apart."
 Trigger: Launches. Team pressure. High-stakes goals.
 Grounding question: Who else could hold part of this with me?
 Reset: Delegate one recurring task this month. Start small. Watch it compound.

5. Nostalgia Bias
 "This chapter must fix the last one."
 Trigger: Endings, transitions, rebrands.
 Grounding question: Am I creating from the past or for the future?
 Reset: Write a “Keep / Release” list before any major choice.

6. All-or-Nothing Bias
 "If it’s not perfect, it’s wrong."
 Trigger: Content, programs, service design.
 Grounding question: Is 90% good enough to move forward?
 Reset: Celebrate one imperfect win each week.

7. Tunnel-Vision Bias
 "My current goal is the only goal."
 Trigger: Launch mode. Focus mode. Revenue targets.
 Grounding question: What have I put in the waiting room?
 Reset: Take one 'unmonetised', nourishing afternoon each week.

We’re not robots—we’re wired for shortcuts. But self-awareness? That’s your strategic advantage.

Which one of these biases do you notice creeping in as you plan 2026?

I’d love to hear what resonated most for you and happy Saturday! Didn't this week seem llike it was eleventy billion months - and yet it wizzed by at the same time?!

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