⦊⦊⦊⦊ Friday Forward: No more SCARY spending! 🎃


From the desk of Andrea Liebross, Founder of SHE THINKS BIG!®


Happy Halloween, Reader!

I only have a few hours of daylight left before the trick-or-treaters start knocking on my door…BOO!

If spending $$$ in your business scares you (stick with me, I’m running with this Halloween theme 👻), this week’s podcast will help you sleep a little easier tonight.

This week, I’m breaking down how to know whether something is a cost you can cut or an investment you should protect — so your business doesn’t turn into a money-eating monster.

And to help you get more comfortable taking the kinds of risks that lead to canyon-sized leaps in your business, I’m sharing a brand new resource I created — The Risk Filter™ Worksheet. It’s a practical guide to taking intentional risks that accelerate growth without the chaos.

Keep reading for the highlights and your next bold move.


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Coaching Corner:

This Risk Filter Makes Big Decisions Less Scary

If you’re waiting to be 100% certain before taking your next big step, you’ll stay right where you are.

Here’s the truth: you only have to be 70% sure to take action.
Clarity doesn’t come before the decision — it comes after you move.

That’s the mindset behind the Risk Filter™ Worksheet.
It’s designed to help you separate reckless risks from intentional ones — the kind that stretch you as a leader, not drain you as an owner.

Inside, you’ll:
✅ Identify where you’ve gotten too comfortable
✅ Apply a 5-question Risk Filter to your next big move
✅ Reframe fear as feedback and risk as expansion
✅ Decide whether your next step is a Mini Move, a Stretch Step, or a Leap

This tool helps you lead with courage and discernment — not perfection.

Because your next level won’t come from waiting until you’re ready… it’ll come from acting on that 70% yes.

*You'll be prompted to "make a copy" at the download. Do this, and you'll gain access to a worksheet in a version that is entirely yours to fill in and save for your business as many times as you wish.


Catch the Latest Episode of the Podcast
**Stay tuned for my milestone 250th podcast episdoe on 11/11**

If you’ve ever wondered whether that next hire, program, or subscription is worth it, this episode is for you.

Most entrepreneurs don’t have a spending problem — they have a framing problem.
They ask, “Can I afford this?” when the better question is, “Will this pay me back?”

In this episode, I share my 5-question Investment Checklist, which helps you instantly determine whether something is a cost or an investment.
Run any decision — a tool, hire, or coaching program — through this filter and you’ll know what to protect, what to pause, and what to cut.

Here’s a sneak peek:

  1. Will this generate revenue, efficiency, or growth?
  2. Does it free up high-impact time or create leverage?
  3. Will it help me make faster, better decisions?
  4. Am I keeping it because it’s familiar — or because it’s effective?
  5. Does it solve short-term survival or create long-term scale?

By the end, you’ll have a simple 3-step process for making clear, confident money decisions — and protecting your momentum instead of letting fear run the show.

🎧 Click the button below to listen...then, grab your Risk Filter worksheet below to go even deeper.


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Creating More Big Thinkers

Hi! I'm Andrea Liebross. As a business and life coach specializing in helping ambitious women level up their businesses and personal lives, I provide strategies to boost clarity, confidence, productivity, and profitability while teaching you how to transform obstacles into opportunities. I'm also a speaker, host of the Time to Level Up podcast, and author of the upcoming book She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and into the Extraordinary. If you're ready to drop the drama and achieve time, money, and energy freedom, you've come to the right place. It’s time to combine Big Thinking with solid systems to unleash your success. Let’s do this!

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