Bookkeeping = money = freedom
Like so many professions, bookkeeping and accounting are among those fields that nearly always elicit a funny reaction when mentioned… like “ oh wow so boring” or “you actually find spreadsheets to be fun?”
To me, building a clean, easy-to-read, and useful spreadsheet is no different that designing and building a house (which most folks find quite interesting!). Like a house, the foundation and structure of a spreadsheet has to be carefully thought out and constructed accordingly. If the design is sound and the structure are built per plan, it can be utilized very effectively and efficiently by anyone, to solve sometimes very important problems. A well-designed and built home can provide shelter and a place to bathe and cook meals for any user, for generations. A well-designed and built spreadsheet or financial software program can provide any user with a means to analyze and process information critical to business operations… which equals money in the bank…. reach equals freedom. So yeah, that to me is exciting stuff!
Many small business owners just starting out might ask themselves if they really need to worry about bookkeeping. My answer to them is this: don’t bother starting a business if you don’t plan on prioritizing the design and implementation of efficient business workflows, including but not limited to proper keeping of the books. You’d be better off working for someone else, since the strain on your finances, mental well-being, relationships and physical health resulting from haphazard running of your business is simply not worth it.
I’m passionate about helping small businesses owners create the ideal workflow that will make their business run at absolute effortless efficiency. I know it’s a worn-out analogy, but a business should run just like a finely-tuned engine…. when we jump in and turn the key, we fully expect that engine to move us along automatically (hence the terrific name “automobile”)., without extra intervention. We would be quite irritated with our engine if we were expected to oil it constantly as we drove, or were forced to make intermittent repairs enroute to our destination.
That’s what good bookkeeping is to me… designing and implementing an ongoing process to get your business running efficiently and stress-free. This allows you as the business owner to focus on operations, expansion, and enjoying the well-deserved freedom that comes with having money in the bank.