EP312: Lyla Smith - Bookkeeping Mastery: Getting Back To The Basics

“You can never become the master of one thing. There is
always someone out there that knows a little bit of something you
don’t have an area of knowledge in.”


-Lyla Smith
 
Technology is great, but it can sometimes limit and trap us into
ways of processing information that fail when the software does.
Getting back to basics, can help you grow by giving you a greater
understanding of what the technology is doing, and what could be
done to improve it. Our knowledge base becomes bigger and deeper
when we understand what is going on in the background.
 
When you start to prize discipline and accountability as core
tenets of your bookkeeping business, it enables you to come to
communities with a hunger to learn new things, and the humility
to share what you know and accept what you’re being taught.
 
Lyla Smith, owner of Mutch More Accounting and Bookkeeping Inc,
is this episode's featured guest. Her approach sees knowledge as
something to be learned and shared freely among the community.
Rather than guarding what we know, sharing it to lift others when
they need help, so that they might lift us in our time of
need.
 
She believes when we show clients our humanity, they are far more
likely to trust us with their money. If you are struggling to
disengage from difficult or disrespectful clients, this is also
the episode for you.
 
During this interview, you'll learn...



The value of knowing your worth to engage with the
right clients


How to work with communities to help lift others
up


The importance of committing to lifelong
learning



The best way to contact Lyla is directly by email at
admin@mutchmore.ca.


You can also learn more about her on
LinkedIn.
 
Time Stamps
   
1:29 - Lyla talks about her career journey
3:08 - Changing with the times
5:20 - Committing to lifelong learning
10:06 - The benefits of the basics
13:45 - Collective mastery
18:45 - Opportunities are what you make of them
22:30 - Lyla talks about her experience with Pure
Bookkeeping
30:04 - Disengaging from negative clients
35:38 - The value of honesty and accountability
38:37 - How to boundary your personal and professional life