Ever feel like you’re waiting for perfect conditions, overthinking every decision, or blaming things outside your control for your lack of progress? This Solo Sunday might just change everything for you. Today, we’re talking about one of the most important traits for entrepreneurial success — high agency — and why it might be the #1 predictor of whether you succeed or stagnate. I’ll share how high-agency thinking shows up in marketing, sales, operations, and mindset… plus real-life examples that will challenge the way you think about action and ownership in your business.
✨ Why This Matters for You
High agency is the mindset shift that changes everything:
- It’s about taking intentional action, not waiting for perfect conditions
- It’s the antidote to helplessness — you see problems as solvable and pull levers others don’t see
- It’s how you turn setbacks, market downturns, or missed deadlines into opportunities for growth
- It gives you back control over your business and your results
📝 Key Takeaways
- Agency = Action. High agency means you act even when you don’t have perfect information — clarity comes from movement, not more planning.
- Solve > Explain. Low agency people explain why something won’t work. High agency people figure out how to make it work anyway.
- Create > Wait. You don’t wait for perfect timing, dream clients, or opportunities — you create them.
- Own Outcomes. You take responsibility even for things outside your control and ask, “How is this on me?”
- Act Fast. Your business grows at the speed of your decisions, not your resources.
🚀 Put It Into Action
This week, do a quick high-agency audit:
- Where are you waiting for permission or perfect conditions instead of just starting?
- Where are you blaming things you could influence (the market, the algorithm, your team)?
- What’s one imperfect action you can take today to create momentum — even if you don’t have the whole roadmap yet?
🔗 Stay Connected
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- Share this episode with a fellow entrepreneur who needs to stop waiting and start creating their own momentum
📣 Special Thanks and Shout Out to a Brilliant Creator!
Thanks to Ethan Welby for sharing his knowledge that we passed on to you within this episode. Ethan is a brilliant entrepreneur and creator, and we highly recommend you check out his content on LinkedIn and on YouTube. His post about being high agency very much inspired this episode!
