🟠 No One Hires You to Figure It Out As You Go

Back when I first started as a fractional, I thought flexibility was the key.

I’d hop on calls and say things like:

“We’ll build it together.”
“I’ll tailor everything to your needs.”
“This is a blank slate—we can customize it fully.”

It felt collaborative.
Client-centric.
The kind of thing a high-level advisor would say.

But here’s what actually happened:

Prospects hesitated.
Deals stalled.
And I kept wondering why “interested” people weren’t converting.

Until one prospect finally told me the truth:

“We just weren’t sure you had a system.”

That was the wake-up call.

Because at this level—when clients are paying $5K, $10K, $15K/month—they’re not buying time or ideas.

They’re buying trust.

And trust doesn’t come from brainstorming.
It comes from showing up like someone who’s been here before.

With a framework.
With a path.
With a way of working that says:
“You’re not the first—and you won’t be the last—I’ve helped get this result.”

That’s the moment I stopped “customizing” everything.

I mapped out the exact steps I took with every client.
I named it.
And I turned it into a signature method.

Nothing fancy.
Just codified, clarified, and easy to communicate.

And guess what?

Sales calls got shorter.
Conversion rates went up.
And clients came in ready—because they already believed in the process.

If you’re still winging it, still reinventing the wheel for every proposal, still trying to “figure it out as you go…”

You’re not being flexible.
You’re being forgettable.

Clients don’t want to be the experiment.
They want the outcome.

And that starts with a clear framework.

In tomorrow’s email, we’ll look at what happens when you stop chasing clients—and start attracting them with strategic positioning that does the heavy lifting for you.

(And if you missed the one on simplifying your sales process, you can catch up HERE.)

– Sue

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