PODCAST: Season 6, Episode 29
Grab your coffee and settle in for a conversation about something that hits close to home if you’re a fast thinker, action taker, and big ideas person. Ever had that brilliant idea that has you buzzing – you could literally write a sales page before you’ve had your coffee – but the moment you share it out loud, it feels like it shrinks instead of expanding? If you’ve been carrying giant ideas with no one to breathe them into life, this episode is exactly what you need.
Exciting Announcement 🎉
I’m hosting an in-person day event on September 18th in Guildford (10am-3pm with lunch included)! This isn’t about teaching you more or fixing you – it’s about giving your mind the mirror it needs and your vision the starting point it deserves. We’re mapping out something that fits YOU and your business, with mastermind-style hot seats and leaving with a concrete plan AND marketing message.
Key Topics Covered
In this honest conversation, I explore:
- Why your brilliant ideas feel smaller after you share them
- The problem of being “under-mirrored” in business
- Why partners, best friends, and networking might not be the right audience for your creative vision
- Moving from chaos that looks like momentum to strategic simplicity
- The difference between managing what you built vs. building what you want
The Core Problem: Wrong Rooms for Big Ideas
The Scenario We’ve All Been In: You have that incredible idea that has you absolutely buzzing. You can see the whole thing mapped out, the sales page practically writes itself. But the moment you try to explain it to someone – usually your partner, a friend, or in a networking room – it starts to feel dramatic, unstable, or just plain shit.
It’s Not About Them Being Wrong: The problem isn’t that these people are saying anything wrong. Your partner might be listening and asking logical questions. But here’s the thing – you didn’t need logic or steadiness in that moment. You needed momentum. You needed someone who could breathe life into your vision, not shrink it.
Why Traditional Spaces Don’t Work
Partners and Friends: They’re not built to hold your game-changing creative ideas. They might meet you with the wrong energy – logic when you need excitement, caution when you need momentum.
Networking Events:
- Wrong pace and pressure
- Mixed caliber of people (100-year business veterans next to people just thinking about starting)
- You either worry someone will steal your idea or someone will pitch to you
- You end up downplaying your vision, making it smaller
My Personal Evolution Story
I used to build my business by saying yes to lots of things. I moved quickly (I’ve always been fast), but it was somewhat chaotic. Sometimes chaos can look like momentum, but there came a point where I craved:
- Strategy that didn’t feel like sacrifice
- Simplification without going small
- A business that worked when I wasn’t working
Perfect Example: Today I dropped my daughter at Thorpe Park for an inset day. While I was driving, two leads joined my world, conversations were happening in DMs, automation was working. My business was still running even when I wasn’t actively working it.
The Business Audit: What Version Are You Operating From?
Ask yourself these five questions:
- When you share an idea out loud, do you feel really clear about it or slightly chaotic after sharing it?
- Do you ever fantasize about burning your business to the ground, even when it’s working?
- Do you feel like you’re the most exhausted person in every room you’re in?
- If you took a full month offline, would your business survive?
- Are you building today what you want, or just managing what you built?
The Real Issue: Outmatched Ambition
There’s nothing wrong if your ambition has outmatched where your current business is. The problem often is that you’re operating from a past blueprint that doesn’t match your current identity.
Client Examples:
- Woman holding a six-figure membership that drains her (we pivoted and rebuilt the model to create space without dropping revenue)
- People who sell out their one-on-one spots but want to burn their business down because they feel reactive and drained
The Solution: The Right Room for Your Ideas
What You Need:
- Space to have someone help you execute (get the shit done)
- The right people to drive your vision forward
- A mirror for your mind that matches your caliber
Real Example: At the beginning of this year, I went on retreat with the idea of doing an in-person event. I chatted through all the ideas with the right people, and within three days of coming back, I’d done everything – landing page, booked venue, hired speaker, the whole thing was mapped out and ready to go.
September 18th In-Person Event Details
What This Event IS:
- Giving your mind the mirror it needs
- Providing space you deserve for your vision
- Creating a starting point that doesn’t require hustle to survive
- Producing something concrete on the day with a complete plan and marketing message
- Mastermind-style hot seats for your specific situation
What This Event ISN’T:
- Another strategy day to teach you more
- A fix-you session
- For people who want to stay comfortable
Perfect For You If:
- You’ve been carrying giant ideas with no one to breathe them into life
- You’ve been dumbing down your vision so you don’t scare people away
- You’ve been running at half power just to be manageable
- You know you’ve got brilliance inside but haven’t had the opportunity to get it out
- You feel like your next level is calling but don’t know what it looks like
Event Details:
- Date: September 18th
- Time: 10am – 3pm
- Location: Guildford
- Includes: Lunch
- Focus: Taking you and your business to the next level in one dedicated day
Take Action
- Reflect: How did the five-question audit land with you?
- Identify: What brilliant idea have you been carrying that needs the right room to breathe?
- Consider: When was the last time you launched something that felt fucking great and aligned with who you are?
- Connect: If this sounds exciting and you feel lit up about it, DM me “Mills, I’m interested in your event”
Let’s Connect!
Come into my DMs on Instagram @mills_gray and say “Mills, I’m interested in your event” – I’d love to chat through any questions you have about this day.
Remember
It’s time to put your joggers away. Stop being comfortable in your business. Stop limiting yourself because your last offers didn’t work well. There’s so much brilliance left inside you.
Imagine leaving this day not only with a plan, but with a marketing message to go with it, knowing you’re going to get this out by the end of the year and start selling it. What does that feel like? Where’s that going to take you?
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