{"id":28071,"date":"2022-08-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/you-are-not-a-crow-2\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T08:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:25:38","slug":"triage-your-expenditures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/triage-your-expenditures\/","title":{"rendered":"Triage Your Expenditures and Save Your Agency&#8217;s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>So, imagine that you have to go to the emergency room because you\u2019ve done something really stupid<\/strong>\u2014I don\u2019t know, maybe you tried to fix the shape your eyebrows with a lit match or some shit that you saw on Instagram. It hurts like <em>hell.<\/em> You put ointment on it, and you\u2019ve got a bag of ice to your forehead as you drive yourself to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon arriving and filling out ten pages of checkmarks, a nurse asks to speak to you. You try to explain in the least embarrassing way possible that you <em>really<\/em> wanted eyebrows like Jeff Goldblum\u2019s, and you tell them that your pain level is about a 7 of 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They send you back to the waiting area, where you sit down and wait to be attended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On your right is a clown that just fell off a unicycle and broke his leg. He\u2019s made himself a temporary cast out of balloon animals, but he\u2019s honking that godawful nose in obvious, excruciating pain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On your left is an old lady who was having chest discomfort while feeding her 47 cats, but she has no other determinable symptoms. In fact, she\u2019s politely knitting a sweater which looks like it\u2019s made out of <em>literal cat hair.<\/em> Gross.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, which one of you will get called back to see the doctor first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granny Cats-a-Plenty, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems <em>cosmically<\/em> unfair, but there\u2019s a method to the madness. And the reason that nurses go through so many hours of training is to be able to recognize what needs attention <em>now<\/em>, and what can wait.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You see, GranGran is experiencing worrying signs of a heart attack, which come in the form of seemingly-innocuous chest pains. If it\u2019s nothing, great. If it\u2019s <em>something,<\/em> and taking into consideration her advanced age, it could kill her in a matter of hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You and Junko the Colorful Nightmare are gonna have to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now let\u2019s take a look at your agency\u2019s finances with the same scope that the emergency room nurse, often called a <\/strong><strong><em>triage<\/em><\/strong><strong> nurse, used to look at your dumb eyebrows.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every agency goes through financial ups and downs\u2014this is (like) Vegas, baby. But when your agency is in an emergency situation, each of your expenses needs to be reevaluated for usefulness and necessity. As long as your agency is making <em>some<\/em> semblance of profits, you are going to have expenditures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We run into problems when it\u2019s hard to determine just <em>how<\/em> important the things that drain our bank accounts are. Areas that can seem crucial to our agencies\u2019 turnaround could actually be really insignificant in the short, or even long, term. And on the even scarier side, we could potentially be cutting funds to the essential areas of our operations. This could signal the death knell to our dreams of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So now we\u2019re headed back to the emergency room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We can divide your agency\u2019s expenditures generally into three categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Superficial<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Adjustable<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Vital&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They might seem pretty much self-explanatory, but let\u2019s break them down anyway, just for fun. We can see how they work in terms of our three patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Superficial: That\u2019s you, Eyebrow Guy (or Gal).<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When you made the genius decision to listen to an Internet influencer instead of common sense, you gave yourself a <strong>superficial<\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>wound. It\u2019s not going to affect more than the surface-level aspects of your body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it sting with the force of a million bees? Yes. Is everyone going to realize how much of a moron you are? Absolutely. (We\u2019d suggest using your time in the waiting room to come up with a better story to explain your injury.) But will it have a long-lasting effect? Unlikely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That makes you, for now, the last priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same way that your forehead is going to look ridiculous for a couple of weeks without having permanent damage, there are <strong>superficial <\/strong>costs that your agency is currently shelling out that are not going to lead to long-term suffering if cut.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The elimination of these items may hurt temporarily (like your eyebrows) or look cool (<em>unlike<\/em> your eyebrows), but in the long run, you\u2019ll be okay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Adjustable: That\u2019s the clown with the broken leg.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broken-Leg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28084\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broken-Leg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broken-Leg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broken-Leg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broken-Leg-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption>Broken Leg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever broken a bone, you know that it <em>sucks<\/em>. It hurts. It takes a while to heal. And in the meantime, you\u2019re going to find yourself severely inconvenienced or even debilitated from doing the activities that mean the most to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our \u201cfriend\u201d (<em>shudder<\/em>) Junko is going to be out of the birthday-party circuit for a while. But if he <em>loses<\/em> that leg, it\u2019s going to be pretty tough to unicycle through children\u2019s nightmares for the foreseeable future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the best-case scenario is to have his leg set in place, immobilized, and in the process of healing. And in the meantime, he can (carefully) practice juggling human heads, or whatever it is that clowns do for fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your agency has <strong>adjustable <\/strong>costs that it can\u2019t give up <em>entirely<\/em>, but it <em>can<\/em> divert or adjust down to a manageable rate for the time being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the bigger picture, giving up these assets or features would probably have very dire consequences, but in the short term, we can work with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Vital: That\u2019s everyone\u2019s favorite cat-hair crafter.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandma is everyone\u2019s number-one priority at the moment, because they realize the severity of the situation. If the doctor\u2019s and nurses guess wrong or react slowly in her case, they\u2019re going to be mincemeat for the malpractice lawyers. Great for the 47 cats, but not great for the hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your agency has <strong>vital<\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>costs, and this is the reason that you\u2019ve been building your emergency fund (HOPEFULLY). If your agency\u2019s floundering and you stop paying these, you\u2019d better just admit that you\u2019re belly-up like a tasty but very-dead fish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don\u2019t worry, the cats will take care of you\u2014erm, your clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But wait\u2014how do I know which is which?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not quite sure where your expenditure fits in the triage room, start by asking ourselves some important questions. These will help you figure out if your expenditures are superficial, adjustable, or vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 1: \u201cWhat are my top 5 biggest expenditures?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Categories.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28082\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Categories.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Categories-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Categories-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Categories-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption>Analyzing Expenses<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an important question to which you should <em>definitely<\/em> already have the answer (and if you don\u2019t, talk to us about how you can better organize your finances).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key here is to be shameless in your answers and your honesty just as in the case of the emergency room.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you had instead told the triage nurse that you developed some sort of mysteriously infectious lesion around your eyebrows, a lot of unnecessary chaos would have ensued. Even more than that, you would have wasted <em>lots <\/em>of hospital resources, and you could have put the clown and the knitting nana at greater risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So even if your top 5 biggest expenditures include team Starbucks runs or regular groomings for the \u201cteam mascot\u201d, your transparency will be what saves the day, or your pride will have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 2: \u201cIf I had to cut everything but the bare-bones tomorrow, would I keep this?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important question that can easily pare down your expenditures but only with blatant honesty. Simple. Straightforward. Marie Kondo-style. We\u2019re into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 3: \u201cDo I need this for a project I am working on RIGHT THIS SECOND?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a chance that you are paying for some things that you\u2019ve used in the past and have found absolutely crucial to assist in a project. That\u2019s great, because we\u2019re all about getting our money\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you\u2019re not using it <em>right now<\/em>, it could be possible to suspend a membership on an app, per se, or to reduce your dependency on a service to the point where you are paying less. Remember: Every cent counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an awesome habit to develop whether you\u2019re in a time of crisis or not, so fight back against laziness and complacency, and try to actively monitor what you\u2019re paying for and when. We\u2019ll touch a little more on that in just a sec.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 4: \u201cWho am I spending money on this for?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This question can lead to very obvious sources of superficial expenditures, but it can also require a little bit of soul-searching. More often than not we spend too much money\u2014both our agency\u2019s, and our own\u2014to uphold an image that we think will be impressive to others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s your mom, your digital agency contemporaries, or the bully from your third grade class, no one is directly benefiting from these displays of vanity. And at times of financial insecurity, they are what comes <em>last.<\/em> As long as you have the base materials to continue being attractive to potential clients, you\u2019ve got enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it this way: What will send a bigger message to Danny McJerkface from the elementary school playground\u2014 your triple-thickness letterhead stationery, or your agency coming back from a dip, thanks to your sheer grit and resourcefulness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, let\u2019s kickstart your Triage Plan-of-Action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Categorize your expenditures\u2026<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026down to the last dime! By doing this, you\u2019ll get a raw look at where your money is going, and you\u2019re certain to see areas that can be pruned right away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Try to AVOID your emergency fund at all costs.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you dip into that sweet, sweet pot of salvation, do Step 1. Then do it again. Then be objective, not emotional. See if you can hold on without relying on your safety net.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, there\u2019s no guaranteed timeline for a comeback, and you don\u2019t want to put yourself into a situation where all you needed was two more months that you don\u2019t have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Remember that growth can be a little uncomfortable sometimes.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tired.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28085\" width=\"322\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tired.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tired-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tired-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nevharris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tired-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><figcaption>High angle view of tired businessman sleeping while calculating expenses at desk in office.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody said it was easy, and nobody\u2019s blaming you, but the factors that led you to this point dictate what you\u2019re going to be cutting and keeping. You want to ensure your agency\u2019s success, so you\u2019ve got to adapt and overcome, or accept failure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every single patient in that emergency room, including yourself, wants to be attended <em>right now<\/em>. You each <em>demand <\/em>the nurses\u2019<em> <\/em>time and energy. I\u2019m sure that the triage nurse wishes that everyone could be taken care of right away, but it\u2019s impossible. Choices have to be made. There are simply crises that are more important than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Triaging your expenditures might not feel spectacular in the short-run, but I can guarantee you that you won\u2019t regret it as you recover and reconquer, now with more funds available and not tied up in wasteful spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above all, remember that every agency experiences tough times\u2014it\u2019s a part of the process, and it\u2019s nothing to be ashamed of. <\/strong>And just like becoming a triage nurse takes time and study, so does becoming a master at triaging your expenditures. Keep pruning, paring and analyzing what you\u2019re spending in order to become a master at eliminating what\u2019s holding you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in the meantime, <em>please<\/em> leave your eyebrows to the professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For more information on this and other ideas for ways to make your spending count, check out the <\/em><\/strong><strong>Profit and Impact <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5OhLcBHjRji1yLhlkgaRcK\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong><em>And if you liked this post, you might like <\/em><\/strong><strong>this <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nLjchFPvcQo\"><strong>TED<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><strong><em>Talk I saw the other day, with a similar mindset!<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, imagine that you have to go to the emergency room because you\u2019ve done something really stupid\u2014I don\u2019t know, maybe you tried to fix the shape your eyebrows with a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":28074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - 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