Hey, friend, welcome to On The Daily. I'm your host, Danielle McCleary, and I'm a quantum business coach. I'm the host of this podcast. I'm a multi-six figure entrepreneur, co-founder and president of Hype U Media and CEO of Danielle on The Daily Coaching.
What I'm really interested in is helping you live a life and have a business that is a full body, yes. So through all of my education and all of my experience, I'm bringing you two episodes a week where I will guide you and give you the tools necessary to scale a massive, sustainable and sexy business using your intuition, wealth energetics, and human design. What we can call it is business biohacking, so if you're down for that, then I say let's frickin' go. I'm so glad you're here.
Hi, friends. Welcome back to On The Daily. I have a fun episode for you today. I'm going to be telling you kind of all about how to go from a five to a six figure business because I know this is something that so many of you are trying to do right now and this is the year you're going to do it.
And so I thought I would give you some tips on how to scale from five to six figures. Before we do any of that, I need to introduce you to my friends, Sandy and Wade. They are the hosts of the Getting Magnetic Podcast and they are another show on the Hype U Media network. If you haven't heard much about Hype U, we are a brand new podcast network, myself and my business partner Chase founded this company.
And this is a podcast network created for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. So Sandy and Wade, their show Getting Magnetic is absolutely a key piece of our network. They focus on love and business. Both of them are lifestyle entrepreneurs.
They have some of the best energy ever. They're some of my really greatest friends and so I love talking about them. I love talking about their show. They've been on this show before.
I've been on their show before and I think if you haven't listened to the Getting Magnetic Podcast and you're looking for a show similar to mine, you're going to really love their show. Also, Wade is on a mission to empower dads. So he founded a brand new brand. It's called Big Dad Energy and Father's Day is coming up, right?
So the perfect gift for the dads in your life could be some Big Dad Energy swag. If you want to check out Wade's new company and see what they're all about, you can go to BigDadEnergy.co and then you can kind of get that dad in your life outputted in some like epic dad swag. If you use the code hype10, that's H-Y-P-E10, you can get 10% off. I'm going to have a link in this bio.
I'll put a link in my bio or a link in the show notes rather to the Getting Magnetic Podcast as well as a link to Big Dad Energy in case you want to check anything out. But I highly suggest you check out their show because it is absolutely amazing. Scaling from five to six figures. This is something that I think a lot of people want to do and then they think that they have everything they need, which okay, you do have everything you need to get there.
And what got you to five figures is not going to get you to six figures. And this is something that I wish I would have really understood before I scaled from five to six figures because I did a lot of things that I probably wouldn't do again, you know, if I were to do it all over, which I guess I am currently doing it all over because we just launched type U. But there are some things that I would do for sure differently. And so I thought I would share them with you because that five figure business, right, that business that you hit that 10k threshold and you're like, whoa, this is amazing.
Or, you know, maybe you're making, you know, between 50 and 80,000 a year in your business, maybe it's 10,000 a month. If you have 10,000 a month, that's that is a six figure business. But if you're trying to get a six figure month, right, so there's a difference between a six figure year and a six figure month, however, I do, I just want to talk about the idea of going from per year, a five to a six figure business. And this is huge because when I was scaling to like five figures, right, when I was trying to hit that like that, that five to eight to nine thousand a month range, I was really focused on just building my network.
I just wanted to get into the ears and the eyes and the hearts of as many people as I could. So I was showing up at different fitness classes, I was going to networking events. I was putting myself out there. I, you know, was, was trying to be on other people's podcasts.
I was trying to get into the networks of other people so that I could grow my network, which would grow my hot market, which would grow my sales. That was a big thing I was doing. And when I was really trying to scale to like that five, that solid five figure business, I was working a lot. It was me, a lot of it was me and what I was doing and what I was trying to accomplish none of that.
It does apply to a six figure business. But when I'm like, when I scaled to a six figure business, I had those things on lock. So those things were just like a natural part of my routine at that point. And I was also starting to figure out like, okay, how can I scale?
I was thinking about scalability. So I was thinking about how to stop trading time for money. And I was really starting to think about how can I implement better systems in place? How can I start to get some automation going?
How can I start to build up some MRR, which is monthly recurring revenue? If you don't have MRR in your business and the only way you make money is if you are showing up and doing something actively, then scaling to a sustainable six figure business is going to be really tough. I definitely think if you are starting to move from a five to a six figure business, the number one thing you should be focused on is how can I scale this? How can I create passive income?
How can I increase my MRR? That was big. Number two, what I would do if I was moving from a five to a six figure business is I would double down on content. I would get really good at content.
I would also be investing in a ring light. I would be investing in a good iPhone or a better camera. I would be really, really starting to think about my social media as a business tool and as kind of like my business storefront, in a sense, and your business is you, your brand. It could be the actual business of your product-based business, but your Instagram gets to be an extension of that brand and it gets to be a tool.
Really, when I was building a six figure business, I was getting really good at content. I was focusing on who was my target market? Who did I want to serve? How did I want to double down on that?
I was really speaking to people and creating educational value-adding content consistently. Most days a week, I was doing that. I would say if you're trying to really move from a five to six figure business or to prioritize your social media, if you are trying to scale from a five to six figure business, tighten up your circle. This should have been number one.
This should have been the biggest one. Tighten up your circle. The friends that were like the people that you confided in when you were moving to a five figure business are not the same people who are going to get you to six figures and beyond. If you are taking advice from people who are not moving in that direction, you won't get there.
This is why I created the scale to six mastermind. I have a mastermind that's literally four entrepreneurs scaling their business from five to six figures. This mastermind is so powerful because in it are people who are trying to do the same thing. You get to connect with people who are moving in the same direction as you who are having the conversations you want to be having.
When I was moving to a six figure business, think about it. You start a business and you're scaling to six figures. Six figures a year, six figures a month, six figures a year is a seven figure business. You're doing 100,000 a month.
You have a seven figure business. If you're doing 80,000 a month, you have almost a million-dollar business. You have a multi-six figure business. If you're scaling from that five to six figures, you have to stop playing small.
If you really think about it, $10,000 a month, that is a six figure a year business. It is not hard. I know I'm in a burst of bubble here for some of you. It is not hard to make $10,000 a month.
It's not. $10,000 a month is an easy number to hit. If that's your goal and you're like, I just want to hit $10,000 a month, then you're not stretching yourself. You're not thinking big.
You're still playing really small, which is why you're getting small results, which is why you're investing really small, which is why the people around you have small minds. If you're scaling to six figures, it needs to be bigger than 10,000 a month. You need to be thinking 20. You need to be setting your sights on something bigger.
The people that you surround yourself with are going to make or break that for you. That is why I always tell people, if you're scaling a business to six figures, you need to be in a mastermind. Like 100% you need a private mentor or you need a mastermind because the conversations are different. It's not, you're never going to have a conversation with someone inside of a mastermind that's like, oh, you have a business, you're really trying to grow it to that much.
That's a lot. How are you going to be able to maintain that? No one's having those conversations. The conversations are, when you hit $20,000 a month, you're probably going to hire a VA and you're probably going to start to implement some SEO and you might hire somebody to help you with social media.
You might hire a copywriter. Who knows? Those are the conversations you're going to be having and those are the conversations you need to be having if you're trying to grow your business to six figures. The next thing I would absolutely do if you haven't already, if you're scaling to six figures, is where are you investing?
How are you investing in yourself? If you are reaching for, let me just give you this perspective. When I was reaching for consistent $15,000 a month, I was investing at least $1,500 a month on mentorship and coaching and personal development. I was going to conferences.
I had a coach. I was in a mastermind, all the things, and I would for sure be doing that. This is where it gets really crazy. I have had people come to me and they'll say, oh, I'm trying to scale my business to six figures.
I've had a business for a while and I'm just not seeing the growth that I want. I'm ready to double down. I'm ready to do it. I'm ready to do the work.
I'm ready to grow. I'm like, awesome. I think you should be in my scale to six mastermind. Then they'll come back and they'll say, oh, that's a really high financial investment.
I say, yeah, and if you're only investing in tiny little courses here and there that you think are going to better, if you're scaling to a six figure business, you are ready for mentorship. Yes. You still need some coaching. Yes.
There are still some strategies to be implemented. Yes. There are probably some systems that you can create in your business that are going to really, really help you to scale your business to six figures and what you really, really need is to be investing in things that are bigger for you. These small little moves, these small little investments, that's what's keeping your business small.
If you want to scale to six figures, you've got to be willing to throw down. You've got to be willing to jump in the pool with the people who are doing that. That feels like a stretch. Every single time, the first time you invest in a $1,500, my mastermind is $1,500 a month.
It's $9,000 for six months, which actually is very, very affordable considering everything that you get inside. I give you bi-weekly coaching calls. You get quarterly virtual retreats. You get workshops on copywriting and on Facebook ads and on marketing and you get these workshops inside of there.
You get a whole group of people that are going to hold you accountable. You get personalized support from me. You get Slack channel, you get resources, some guest coaches, some peer mentors. You get so many things within this mastermind and for $9,000 for six months or 18 for a year, you can join it for $1,500 a month, which is insane and so amazing.
If you're scaling to six figures, that is where you should be. Those are the kind of investments you should be making because it's about staying power. When I was trying to have a consistent five figure business, I was kind of coach hopping. I was taking this course because this sounded interesting though.
I was taking this course because that sounded interesting. I had a bunch of coaches and all the things. Then when I really was doubling down and I was like, oh, I'm going to scale this to six figures. I don't think I ever said I'm going to scale this to six figures.
I think I said, I'm ready to have a multi-million dollar brand. Six was like a stop. It was like a stop on the way to a seven figure brand. I remember a very distinct moment where I was like, I can't be coach hopping anymore.
That energy sends the energy of lack and scarcity and I'm not ready for consistency and longevity in my business. I'm not going to get consistency and longevity in my business. The way to break through that barrier is by committing to a container for long periods of time. A long term high proximity or high support close proximity container like a mastermind.
That energy is universe. I know what I want. I'm buckling down. I'm putting, I'm grounding down into this container and I'm going to stay and I'm going to grow and I'm going to work with a mentor and this mentor is going to get to know me.
That's a thing. I know my clients in there. I know their life. I know what they're doing.
I know their pain points. I know their pleasure points. I know what they want. I know what their kids want.
I know what their vision is for their family. I know the state of their business. I know where they're going to have it grow. I know their blind spots.
That's the power of mentorship. My mentor, she knows what's going on in my life on a personal level so that she can help me to mirror what's happening in my business. She can help my business grow because she knows me and that I think is absolutely essential to grow a six figure brand. If you're not committed to a mentor who knows you and all you're doing are coaching programs that offer no personalized support, then you're probably not ready for a six figure brand.
That's okay, by the way. If you're at the point where you're like, I'm just getting started. I'm just trying to scale to five figures. Great.
Take as many coaching programs as you can. Take all three of mine. Take the reckoning for personal power. Take intuition authority power for running your business in a lined way that doesn't lead to burnout.
Take zero to launch to actually get a launch plan and a business strategy. Take all of those. When you're scaling to six figures, you'll have already taken all of those. Now you're ready for mentorship.
Now you're ready to come to me and be like, hey, here's where I'm struggling in my business. How can I get support on this and then actually get personalized support? That's what you're ready for if you're scaling to six figures and the longer you delay that and the longer you act like that's not what you're ready for. That's why you're saying small.
That's why you're business and growing. That's why you're not attracting clients because you're not taking your business seriously. How can you expect to have a six figure, multi six figure, seven figure brand if you're not showing up as a six figure business owner, as a multi six figure business owner, right? Like I'm too afraid to invest in something big said no successful person ever.
No one that's successful ever said that. So these are like the things that I would do if I was scaling to six figures. By the way, like you don't have to be at five figures to be with the mindset and to be implementing these things to scale to six figures like I have always known I'm building a multi seven figure eight figure brand like I've always said I'm going to grow an eight figure brand. And so these little stops along the way are really just stops along the way, but I've never allowed myself to get comfortable at like a level when I start to feel comfortable.
I'm like, okay, I'm ready for growth. And that's not in a way that keeps my central nervous system like hi, it's in a way of just knowing myself and knowing that when I need to heal when I need to dig deeper into something I will do it. I will change the frequency. With a higher version of myself and I will move, right?
Like that's the biggest difference between somebody who's going in a five figure and somebody who's going to six figure and beyond business. People who are going six figure and beyond businesses, they don't think about it. They don't they don't they don't dwell. They feel the poll.
They make the move, they feel the poll, they make the move, they feel the poll, they make the move. There's they're not getting hung up on the fear. They're not getting hung up on their ego, they're just moving by figure businesses. There is a little bit of hesitation.
There's still some fear that wins. Right. And you you move through those things as you move from a five figure to a six figure business. I hope this is helpful.
I highly suggest that you get into my mastermind. There's a VIP option with my mastermind that we just launched where you can actually get everything that I mentioned in the mastermind, but then also you can get some private calls with me. So this is a good step for somebody who's not quite ready for private mentorship, but you still want some like one-on-one support. This VIP scale to six option is a really good one.
If you want more info on my mastermind, if you're interested in a mastermind, if you're ready to take that next step, if you're feeling the pull that it's time to grow your business in that way. So I didn't know my DMs on Instagram, Danielle, underscore on the daily. I will tell you all about it. I will answer all your questions and we can get you walking and rolling.
But scale to six is the mecca. The amount of growth, the amount of power that you feel inside of this mastermind is so real. And the amount of growth, I mean, one of my clients just fully bought it in place in this mastermind. Like another one of my clients just had one of her best months in business ever.
Another one of my clients launched a full on brand and program. There's so much magic that happens into these things and 50,000 months are normalized in my world. Like we're not like, yes, it's kind of scary if you're not making $50,000 a month, you're kind of like, oh, this is really scary, but like 20,000, 30,000, these are normalized. We talk about them as if it's like easy, right?
And it is easy. When you align with a group of people, when you align with a coach, when you align with a mindset, when you align with a strategy that's going to get you there, when you start to implement MRR into your business, hitting 20, 30, 30, 50, it's not hard. I mean, what will really blow your mind is like, I don't even think 100,000 a month is a big number. Like, I don't look at $100,000 a month as like some crazy number.
I don't feel like that's really hard. Like I feel like that's not that hard to do. That level of mindset is where you should be reaching for if you are building to a six figure brand, right? Start to normalize these bigger numbers.
You do that by putting yourself intentionally into spaces where those conversations are being had every day. Okay. I love you. If you want more info on that mastermind coming to my DMS, you know where to find me.
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