Five Questions To Ask About the Future of Your Business

The Mission Driven Business Podcast

Ten years into building a business, the questions you ask yourself need to change.

In this episode, Brian Thompson wraps up the BTF tenth anniversary series by looking forward, sharing five questions every entrepreneur should ask about the future of their business, and the power of writing a letter to your future self.

This is not a strategic planning session. There are no revenue projections or growth targets. It is an honest and personal reflection on what intentional entrepreneurship looks like when survival is no longer the primary question.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Why the shift from survival to sustainability is one every entrepreneur eventually faces

  • Five questions worth asking about the future of your business and your life

  • How to think about what you want to keep, what you are ready to leave behind, and where you can create more impact

  • Why asking what kind of life you want should come before any business planning

  • How writing a letter to your future self can serve as a compass for the next chapter of your business

  • Why business growth and personal growth are not separate journeys

Entrepreneurship has a way of teaching you things that no business plan can anticipate. After ten years of building BTF, the most important question Brian is asking is not what he wants his business to become. It is who he wants to become while building it.

Whether you are in your first year of business or your tenth, these five questions will point you in the right direction.

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About Brian and the Mission Driven Business Podcast

Brian Thompson, JD/CFP®, is a tax attorney and Certified Financial Planner® who specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who run mission-driven businesses. The Mission Driven Business podcast was born out of his passion for helping social entrepreneurs create businesses with purpose and profit.

On the podcast, Brian talks with diverse entrepreneurs and the people who support them. Listeners hear stories of experiences, strength, and hope and get practical advice to help them build businesses that might just change the world, too.

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