The Cost of Saying "Yes" in Business [Purpose Circle Replay]

This episode is a recording of the very first Purpose Circle: a small, live conversation I'm hosting (planning quarterly) for entrepreneurs who want to circle deeper into the patterns shaping how we run our businesses. We jumped right in with introductions and a "yes I regret" round, then explored why saying yes is often how we build a business in the early days... and how those same yeses can quietly start costing us more than they give back over time. Most entrepreneurs don't notice the shift. Or they feel it — the heaviness, the resentment, the exhaustion — but don't connect it back to the yeses themselves. This is a real conversation between likeminded entrepreneurs. Pauses, kids in the background, real-time thinking. That's the point! Timestamps: 0:00 — Intros + a "yes I regret" round 14:30 — The Frazzled → Focused continuum 20:30 — The two flavors of the cost: more (Frazzled) vs weight (Stretched) 46:40 — What's one yes sitting on your plate right now? The closing prompt I want to leave you with: notice one yes you're about to say this week. Pause for 30 seconds and ask: is this a yes I'd be choosing if I weren't on autopilot? 📝 Curious where you land on the Frazzled → Focused Continuum? Take my short 8-question business assessment to get your answer & one clear step forward: https://createyourpurpose.co/frazzled-focused-quiz/