What do you do when you lose your biggest client? Today, I bring you part two of the What to Do When You Lose Your Biggest Client compilation. If you haven’t already, listen to 264: What to Do When You Lose Your Biggest Client (Part One) — and save these links for a rainy day!
The next time you’re going through something challenging in your business, remember: you are not alone! I hope you find comfort through the voices of some of my dearest friends, former podcast guests, and favorite Heart-Based Business owners who are speaking from experience about how they've handled situations just like this.
If you want the full scoop on what founding BFF member Leanne Hughes calls “business reality TV” on how I have been handling losing my biggest favorite client, I encourage you to check out the full series of posts at Rolling in D🤦🏻♀️h. Thank you for listening, and huge thanks to everybody who submitted for this compilation!
📝 Contributors & Permission Slips:
Stephanie Polen, founder of The Polen Group: “Give yourself permission to be emotional and recognize that that's your humanity - that is the thing that makes you special and the work that you do. And it's probably why that big client hired you in the first place.”
Khe Hy, founder of RadReads: “View these challenges not as a death of identity, but an opportunity to recalibrate your emotional resilience.”
Marisol Dahl, cofounder of Together Agency: “When you part ways with a big client, give yourself permission to take a beat so that you can reflect and digest on your own experience with this client.”
Chris Wilson, founder of Simplify Your Why: “Try more experiments with your business; give yourself the chance to iterate and fail (it helps if you live below your means!). It's rare that your first business model will work.”
Maya Middlemiss, founder of Remote Work Europe: “Give yourself permission to do something for yourself in terms of your interests and professional development. Don't let anybody own so much of your time.”
Check out the other half here, from Kelli Thompson, Kristoffer Carter, Pamela Slim, and Charlie Gilkey: 264: What to Do When You Lose Your Biggest Client (Part One)
🔗 Articles Mentioned
An Honest Accounting: Part One, Part Two, Part Three
Ghost Self: Part One, Part Two, Part Three
📚 Books Mentioned
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (mentioned by Chris Wilson)
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265: 🦧 What to Do When You Lose Your Biggest Client (Part Two)