EP411: Peter Cook - The Value Of Your Business: Thinking With An End In Sight

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“When people say, ‘What do you do?’ instead of saying I’m a bookkeeper, say ‘I run a bookkeeping business.’ It’s a subtle difference, but it’s actually a really big shift in mindset.” -Peter Cook

We must all leave our businesses one day. This confronting reality can make us quite uncomfortable. So much so that we bury ourselves working in our businesses, rather than working on them. More than the work we do, our businesses are valuable assets, if we treat them as such.

Problems arise when we lean into negative thoughts and actions. If we only ever refer to ourselves as ‘just a bookkeeper’ that is all we'll ever be. Our habits define who we are, what might change if you began to introduce yourself as a business owner instead?

Peter Cook, co-author of The E-Myth Bookkeeper and co-founder of Pure Bookkeeping, is this episode’s featured guest. He speaks to the power of shifting mindsets, how to prove the value of your business to yourself and others, and why even small changes to our habits can have huge impacts.

If you are worried about the future of your bookkeeping business, or just starting to consider it as a valuable asset for the future, this is the episode to get you thinking about long-term value and what leaving your business might look like.

During this interview, you'll learn...

The value of long-term thinking
How to shift into a business owner mindset
The importance of creating successful habits

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Time Stamps

02:01 - How you exit your bookkeeping business 08:58 - Creating habits for success 10:46 - Positive versus negative thought 14:10 - The value of a bookkeeping business 16:44 - Proving the value of your business 19:55 - The challenges of stepping away 24:48 - Thinking with the end in mind

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