Why I'm Starting a Waitlist
And why you should get on it!
This year, I have been taking a look at my business and the systems that support it.
Not the coaching, although I often evaluate that as well to ensure I’m providing the best service to my writers, but the nuts and bolts, behind the scenes, to-do list of running my own business.
And I noticed there were some things that needed to change.
Slowly, but surely, I’ve been working on lots of the things you’ll never see that help me stay organized and reserve my “business” time for pages and writer interactions. You know, the actual fun stuff that made me hang up this shingle in the first place!
These past two months, though, I realized I was feeling a little hectic in the coaching part of the work. With the help of my business coach, Dallas Travers, I realized that I was not being intentional with my time.
I don’t mean time management, although that is always an issue (hello writing, coaching, parenting, perimenopausing life), but more managing the flow of my coaching with more intent.
It is important to me that the bulk of my time be spent on client pages and in conversation with my writers. This sometimes requires a spinning plates balancing act to ensure that I’m meeting my clients needs while also ensuring I have the time to carefully read and respond.
I’ve seen what happens when a coach takes on too many writers at once–the quality of attention on the work drops, writers feel like a number, breakthroughs take longer. I don’t want that at all. And with a summer that suddenly was a lot busier in my personal life while also balancing finishing a rough draft, I wanted to make sure hectic didn’t become normal.
With Dallas, I explained that finding ways to create lower touch wasn’t what I wanted. I want to continue delivering the personalized work I do with clients, but not feel so stretched thin while doing it or run the risk of short changing a writer. The deep, focused revision work we do together requires physical and intellectual presence. And that’s where I want to remain.
Together, we landed on a waitlist.
This waitlist ensures that I can give every writer the attention their story deserves.
This waitlist means I call up writers when I know I can handle their work. It allows me to balance out the workload scales so every writer gets the best of me. Because that’s what their stories deserve.
How does it work?
It means that if you are interested in getting support for your revision, you can take one easy step: join the waitlist.
When I have space, I will call on the next person in line (this is a first come, first served situation!). We’ll schedule our discovery call and make sure we’re a good fit to get started and then hit the ground running.
What if I’m not ready right now to work with you?
No worries. Join the waitlist anyway. When I call your number, we can chat about where you are, whether now is the right time, or if you want to stay on the list but move to the bottom of the queue while you finish up. (Here’s a secret though: You probably are ready!)
How long is the wait?
It depends. Right now, I have openings in July. So the wait may be short or non-existent! I have a few separate projects already slated for August, so if you were to get on the waitlist then, you might have to wait a little bit longer. Ideally, the wait would be no longer than three to four weeks.
What if I’m ready RIGHT NOW!
No problem! Let me know and we can talk about whether a VIP Day is right for you.
VIP Days are my new favorite thing to do! A VIP Day is an intense but efficient way to kick off your revision plan. It’s some pre-work on your part, then six hours together (on one day) to really nail down your story structure and create your personalized revision plan.
The long and the short of it…
This wait list works for both of us.
It allows me to focus on writers and their stories when I can ensure I have the bandwidth.
It allows you to go ahead and listen to that urge you have to get support for your story and take immediate action.
Sound good? Here’s how to join the waitlist:
Have questions? Feel free to ask them in the comments or shoot me an email.
Phew.