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Jobs have highs and lows - but how do you know when a “low” is something deeper you need to do something about? Here are 5 red flags I’ve seen that mean it’s time to take a closer look: 1. You’re married to the job Every waking minute is working, talking about work, or thinking about work. You’re missing family, friends, life - and work’s become your number one excuse. If your job owns you, it’s time to ask what you’re missing out on. 2. You’re not challenged You’ve climbed the ladder, weathered every crisis, and now they’re all just reruns. You’re bored. 3. You’ve stopped thinking big You started with big ideas and energy to match. Now you’ve given up on them because people would rather block you than back you. 4. You dread going to work Your heart’s not in it. You justify it for the money or the family - but really, you’ve convinced yourself you’ve got no other option. That’s why you resent it. 5. You’ve made it this far If you’re still reading, you’re already looking for reasons to make a change. Your skills and background are valuable. There’s a whole career helping small business owners that might give you the challenge, freedom, and impact you’ve been missing. Grab the info pack - worst case, it’s not for you. Best case, you’ve just found your next move.

Frankly, talk is cheap. We know our advice is valuable. The problem is, our would-be clients don’t. And if we can’t quantify it, how can we charge a premium for it? That’s why I started Trusted Advisor Network. I set out to build tools that would give owners a financial business case for working with us. Then practical, step-by-step instructions to help them achieve the improvements we’d identified. In my opinion, those were minimum requirements for offering advisory on an ROI basis. Twenty years later, professionalising advisory is still my passion. Here’s where it all started.

4 months into advisory. A solid GM salary. Mark had worked his way from sweeping floors to CEO. After 40 years in business, he was burnt out & describes life as "pretty manic". A few weeks back at our Advisor Hotseat, Mark shared why he chose advisory, what came naturally and what took more work to get his practice growing. Worth a watch if you’re in a similar position and wondering what comes next. P.S. Excuse the poor video quality - Marks story was too good not to share 👇

Advisory can look great from the outside. But what does it actually take to build a successful practice? In our live Advisor Hotseat, I’ll be talking to three advisors at very different stages: Sheena – four years in after leaving the corporate world Mark – a former CEO, 12 months into advisory Phil – a business owner, six months into the journey We’ll talk honestly about why they chose advisory, what concerned them, how they found their first clients and what the work is really like. If advisory has been sitting at the back of your mind, this is your chance to hear directly from people who have made the move. Register below 👇

Sheena’s corporate career took her around the world. Today, she has 10+ advisory clients, earns more than she did in corporate and doesn’t work Fridays. She gets to work directly with business owners and see what changes as a result of their work together. That’s an important part of Sheena’s story. Sheena didn’t leave corporate in search of an easier life or a pleasant little sideline. She built a serious advisory practice that pays her well and gives her more control over how she works. She hasn’t stepped away from ambition. She’s just built something around a different definition of success.

$1,000 an hour sounds expensive. Until you understand the value sitting on the other side of the conversation. Sheena explains why her clients are happy to pay it 👇 Taken from our Advisor Hotseat session a few weeks ago.