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The Fulfilled Accountant99. The real reason accountants don’t have enough timeOne of the biggest complaints among financial professionals like you is that you are just so busy all the time. You’re slammed at work. Your family needs a million different things from you at home. You have social demands. Volunteer work. Networking. Client demands. Kids. Aging parents. There's barely enough time to get your work done, let alone find time to take care of yourself, plan your future, and pursue those hobbies you keep dreaming about.But lack of time isn't actually the problem. Listen now to find out what the un...2023-08-2211 minThe Fulfilled Accountant98. Stop selling toilet paper to your financial service clientsIf you’ve ever struggled to increase sales, close deals, or make more money in your accounting and financial services business, it's probably because you're selling toilet paper to your clients.Of course I don't mean literal toilet paper. But if you think you’re selling accounting and financial services to your clients and that is how you describe your work and what you pitch to clients, you're basically selling toilet paper. A necessary commodity with very little differentiation, and low value to the client.And, this means you’re really missing o...2023-08-1514 minThe Fulfilled Accountant97. When your accounting business feels blahIt's easy to know what to do and how to feel when you have clear goals, clear tasks, and you're in a regular cycle of activity at work.But what happens when you feel off. Like something is missing. There's a lull, you're bored, or you have a general blah feeling that you can't quite describe.Is that a problem to solve for? Listen now to find out my answer and what you can do at these times. To learn more or work with Sarah: sarahnemecek.comConnect with m...2023-08-0812 minThe Fulfilled Accountant96. When to quit vs. when to keep goingQuitting has a lot of negative connotations in our culture. And yet how often do you wish you could quit your job, your business, your obligations for a day or indefinitely? Especially as a tired or burnt out accounting or finance pro?If you're considering any type of quitting, how do you decide?Because sometimes quitting is the best answer. And other times, sticking with it is the best answer.The problem is that most of us aren't equipped to make this choice consciously or confidently. And then we te...2023-08-0117 minThe Fulfilled Accountant95. The three least profitable words for financial prosThere are three words that you likely say every day that are robbing you of the success, time, and profits you desire in your business.These words sound innocent and simple when you say them. But they suck all the creativity and knowledge right out of you. Today I'm diving into why these words are so important to notice and how they can be detrimental to your work.And of course I offer two sides. There is a time and place where these words can be very useful for accounting and finance pros (to...2023-07-2406 minThe Fulfilled Accountant94. Get more done in your accounting businessWhether you identify as overwhelmed, overworked, tired, or stuck, today’s episode can help you move forward and get out of a rut in your accounting or financial service business. Too many professionals deal with overwhelm in some form on a daily basis. It impacts your productivity, your desire to do the work, and can cause all sorts of indecision and stagnation.Depending on how you process things, it might look feeling confused, uncertain, or stuck. And it could be about your work, your life, your to-do list, your time, your money. It could...2023-07-1823 minThe Fulfilled Accountant93. When emotions run high at workAs an accounting or finance professional, emotions are probably not high on your list of things you want to talk about or deal with at work. In fact, if you’re like me when I was an accountant, you believe emotions have little to no place at work.However, what I've learned is that the opposite is true. Understanding and managing your emotions is key to your success. But perhaps not in the way you’re thinking about it currently.In this episode I'm talking specifically about the emotional piece o...2023-07-1114 minThe Fulfilled AccountantThe model for creating what you wantToday I want to talk about the tool that guides pretty much everything I do in my business, my life, and my coaching. It’s called the self coaching model and it was created and popularized by Brooke Castillo of the Life Coach School. It is so simple and also so powerful. The results people consistently create with it are what convinced me to get certified in this tool specifically. Essentially the model is a simple way to break down the elements of everything in your life and work into a simple...2023-07-0420 minThe Fulfilled AccountantPlay your way to your goalsPlaytime is not just for kids. Studies show play is one of the most effective ways to learn and grow for all humans. And when you play and have fun, for the sake of having fun, you reduce your stress, increase your creativity and problem solving, and improve your work performance and personal relationships.But what is play and how do you do more of it? Listen in to find these answers and more. To learn more or work with Sarah: sarahnemecek.comConnect with me on Li...2023-06-2718 minThe Fulfilled AccountantStop trying to control other people and situationsImagine if you could simply hand everyone in your life a manual telling them how to behave so that you can go about your day with ease and happiness.You wouldn't have to spend so much time and effort attempting to manipulate and control people so they'll do what you want. Today I want to give you an alternative that while not as magical as a manual, can still let you stop controlling people. It will help you feel in control, despite what other people do. And it will free up so much of...2023-06-2016 minThe Fulfilled AccountantMaking decisions ahead of timeOne of the most effective decision making tools or approaches is to make decisions ahead of time. Meaning you make decisions with your logical brain before your emotional, less advanced and less logical brain takes over in the moment when stress or excitement rule.This method of making decisions leads to creating amazing results in your work and life. Making decisions ahead of time means deciding how you want to respond, what you want to do, or how you want to feel in advance of an actual event.Listen to the fu...2023-06-1215 minThe Fulfilled AccountantHow to stop your indecisionIndecision runs rampant for so many people in so many areas of life these days. We have more decisions to make than ever, and a lot of time it's easier and more comfortable to simply put off decisions in the moment. However, the impact of your indecision goes way beyond just your own brain and day. Indecision creates an ongoing open loop of unmade decisions that exhausts you and holds back the people you work with from making the desired progress in your work. In practice, indecision can look like avoiding a task, procrastinating on...2023-06-0614 minThe Fulfilled Accountant5 Hidden ways your self-talk impacts youYou know that inner dialogue that's always running through your brain? All the flaws you're noticing, the mistakes you obsess over, the shortcomings you notice and call out continually? What most of us don’t realize is that that dialogue is that all of these are not the factual observations you think they are. They're actually optional thoughts. And, when these thoughts go unnoticed or untended, they get in your way in ways you probably aren't even aware of. Today I'm talking about the five major ways your self-talk can impact your work and yo...2023-05-3012 minThe Fulfilled AccountantEnough time for everythingWe all have the same 24 hours available to us each day. And most of us are always wishing for more. But would more time actually change anything? Why do we all accomplish such different things and feel so different with the time we have?Why is there never enough? In this episode, I share how you can answer these questions for yourself and have time for everything you want.Yes, it's possible. And it's easier than you might think. To learn more or work with Sa...2023-05-2311 minThe Fulfilled AccountantThe hot mess perfectionist vs the imperfect expertAre you the hot mess perfectionist of the imperfect expert? The hot mess perfectionist is the woman who feels like she's never being, doing, or having enough because she just can't seem to use her work skills to achieve in her life. The imperfect expert is great at what she does and also knows that perfection is not a useful goal.Actually, you're probably both of these characters. We all are. In this episode learn why you are both of these, what it means for your stress and your success, and get...2023-05-1611 minThe Fulfilled AccountantWhy it's so hard to toot your own hornWhether it’s creating your resume, writing a catchy bio or even accepting a compliment, acknowledging and talking about how amazing you are is something most people are uncomfortable with. In this episode I'm sharing the reasons you’re uncomfortable and what you can do to be more comfortable both in accepting how wonderful and accomplished you are and talking about it with greater ease and frequency.Think you're fine just being modest and discounting yourself still? Here's why you should care.People who acknowledge their role in creating their results have more confi...2023-05-0814 minThe Fulfilled AccountantWhat got you here won't get you thereYou know the saying, “what got you here, won’t get you there?”I find it really captures that transition from the work that you have excelled at doing thus far (and that got you promoted and accelerated your career) into work that feels totally new and uncomfortable as you take on increasingly challenging roles in management or business ownership. Today we're talking about three skills that will most serve you as you advance to higher levels, how they differ from your current skills, and how to develop them. Because the skills you need at...2023-05-0213 minThe Fulfilled AccountantChoose the life you wantMost of us go through life believing that we are just dealt a hand of cards and it's simply the luck of the draw if we're happy with it or not.However, life is actually a collection of every choice you make. Conscious and unconscious choices. It’s an uncomfortable truth, but also one that can put you on the path to creating a life you absolutely love. That’s what we’re talking about today - the choices you make, becoming aware of them, and how to change them so you can intention...2023-04-2513 minThe Fulfilled AccountantThe best post busy season evaluationThe cyclical or repetitive nature of accounting is one of the more frustrating aspects of the profession for a lot of us. Why do we do the same thing over and over every month, quarter and year? The same clients and people bring the same last minute drama, we follow the same procedures that don't seem to work that well, or that waste time and resource, and we even make the same mistakes. If you want to change that, the best place to start is with a better evaluation process. Now. Not next quart...2023-04-1817 min