EP355: Spotlight - Adrienne Barrett - How To Unlock The Power Of Your Own Plan

“The numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole
story.” 
-Adrienne Barrett


Planning is something we have all struggled with, most of us find
it hard to plan for the worst, afraid of willing those scenarios
into existence. Even fewer of us plan for success. Plan for
what it might look like should all of our hard work pay off and
our business grows beyond our ability to manage it alone.


This plan paralysis puts us into a state of reaction, putting out
fires after they have started, rather than looking at the data
and relationships around us and removing the potentially
flammable elements.


Effective planning isn’t just about how we run our business, it
plays a critical role in who we hire to help us run it. It can be
hard to look at ourselves through an honest lens without inducing
more plan panic, but needing help, the kind that fills in our
gaps and frees our time and energy for the things we love, isn’t
the mark of failure. It’s the mark of success.


Adrienne Barrett is this spotlight session’s featured guest. A
senior manager at Intuit, she has spent her career helping
businesses get on top of their plans, systems, processes and
relationships. If you are struggling to make contingency plans,
unsure of your gaps or running outdated systems that are
preventing you from growing your bookkeeping business then this
is the episode to get you thinking about the power of your own
plan. 


During this interview, you'll learn...



The value of planning for bad & good times


How to build the right team for your bookkeeping
business


The importance of taking care of yourself so you can
take care of your clients



Connect with Adrienne on LinkedIn.


Time Stamps


01:41 - Adrienne talks about her career journey 
05:20 - Understanding business & contingency
plans 
12:08 - The power of leaning on your plan
15:30 - Team building in bookkeeping services 
19:02 - Systemizing your way to success 
27:03 - Investing in financial well-being