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Why a coach’s perspective is so important when you want to expand your business

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“You know what you should do?”

…and so it starts again… the well-meaning but often unsought advice from someone who really doesn’t have a clue about your business.

“Here’s what I’d do if I were you…”, but they’re not you are they?

Everyone’s got an opinion – even people you’ve just met – and they’re more than happy to share it. But who do you listen to and trust enough to give you the right advice?

Unfortunately a lot of well-meaning advice gets tainted with emotion; friends and family want to see you do well, but they worry that you are overworking and not looking after yourself. They want to keep you safe.

They want you to be successful but maybe not too successful in case they lose you! You might get big and rich and famous and leave them behind!

Unless you’re getting business help and advice from a respected successful impartial friend or family member (which is amazingly brilliant and rare – lucky you!) then you’ll need to filter out the noise and concentrate on what YOU want.

So, why would you listen to a coach – aren’t they just another voice in the noise?

Well, the role of your coach is NOT to give you advice.

A really good coach is impartial, has no emotional stake in the business and will listen, guide and reflect back to you everything you need to get ahead. You already have most of the answers – you just don’t know that you do until your coach asks some key questions and keeps digging to get to the heart of things.

A good coach will educate you so that you can make informed decisions – but they won’t make the decisions for you.

If your coach has also walked a mile in your shoes before you, in their own business and life experience, then they may act as a mentor to show you what worked or didn’t work for them, but they won’t do it for you.

A good coach will see you as you are in the moment, without any of the life baggage you may be carrying around, and will be able to tap into your vision for the future, often stretching you way beyond what you thought you were capable of.

As Les Brown says “You have Greatness in you!” Why would you settle for mediocrity?

A good coach doesn’t take any BS – no excuses, no counselling, no jumping the fence to have a pity party with you. Sure, we’re tough but we’re compassionate, we can have a laugh, and we SEE you – I mean really SEE you – the best version of yourself.

We don’t dawdle; we like plenty of movement and momentum – as they say in kindy “You can have fun, but you’ve gotta get it done”.

A really good business coach is well versed in business – not just finance or sales or marketing or systems or HR – but ALL of the aspects of business and how it all fits and glides together.

It’s very likely there are some holes in your business – maybe you’re aware of them, maybe you don’t know what you don’t know.

Shall we go digging together to see what you don’t see right now?

CLICK HERE – a 15 min phone call may change your life!

The Super Short Guide to Making Wise Business Decisions

Decisions are like “the Trouser Legs of Time” as my favourite author Terry Pratchett put it.

And whichever leg you choose you end up in a different space, which is unfortunate if you don’t end up somewhere you want to be, but fabulous if you do.

Now, you don’t want to get it wrong but neither do you want to be stuck – and no decision is still a decision.

Here’s the 3 Point Super Short Guide to Making Wise Business Decisions: ask yourself these questions…

  • Is this good for ME?

He said “I make decisions based on the 3 most important things in my life –

1. my Health,
2. my Wealth and
3. my Family

It has to be good for all three without compromise”.

Run the decision by your 3 most important values and trust your instinct to let you know when something isn’t a good fit.

  • WHY am I making this decision?

What are the repercussions of this? Is this something I can live with for a long time? (This is vitally important when you are thinking about business partners).

Am I rationalising this decision and trying to ignore what my intuition is telling me? If you are trying to “hard sell” the idea to yourself and others, it’s probably not in your best interests.

Can I live with the consequences? Will I still be happy about this in one year, two years, ten years from now?

Do I need more time; am I being rushed by others into making a decision?

  • WHO is involved in this?

If I’m about to make a decision that involves huge amounts of my input, time, money and/or energy –i.e. if it’s all me, we could be in trouble!

Who else can I involve in this? What expert help can I get? Is this a joint decision or mine alone to make?

If you’re struggling with a business decision right now and you want some expert help – someone to approach it with fresh eyes then let’s talk.

Book a 15 minute phone conversation with Pauline Bright here.

How to get your business Mojo back

Humans are goal-seeking missiles – but what happens when you actually reach your goals and you don’t know it?

Watch the 42 second video to find out how you’ll know

Or if you prefer to read – here’s the video script:

“You know, If you’re feeling a little bit irritated or you’ve lost your mojo or things aren’t quite going according to plan and you want to keep messing with your business a little, take a step back and have a think about this… What if you’ve actually reached the goal that you set out to reach in your business and now because you don’t have another goal you’re just messing with all the details and that could be messing with other people too which is totally messing with their head, so, step back, re-evaluate and think ‘Have I actually reached the goal I set out to reach? Is it time to reset a new one?’

Enjoy that thought.”

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How to set new goals that light your fire

If your daily tasks feel like filling in time and doing things for other people then it’s likely that you’re not working on the projects that can help your business take a leap forward.

Getting your Mojo back will require a bit of thinking time, so set aside an hour or two to think about what you originally intended when you first started or bought your business. You might have to sacrifice some TV time.

What were the big adventurous courageous visions you had? Tap back into those feelings.

Now take one of those goals – because that’s what they were – and flesh it out a little. Break the milestones down into bite-sized chunks then work out a time-line of WHEN it will happen and HOW it will happen.

If you’re not confident with this or need a fresh set of eyes to show you what you can’t see – that’s what we can help with. Let’s talk!

You can book a free 15 minute appointment with Pauline Bright here.

The secret to being a successful business owner

Congratulations! You’re a rare breed.

If you measure success by the dictionary definition of “the favourable outcome of something attempted”, then owning a business could be considered a success, because there are many more who think about being a business owner than follow through to buy or start a business.

But how do YOU measure success?

Is it measured in money, prestige, toys, lifestyle, contribution, customers or reputation?

Who’s doing the measuring?

Are these your measurements or are you succumbing to external forces telling you what success “should” look like?

From the outside your business could look spectacularly successful.  However you could be sitting in your business right now not feeling particularly proud and successful – especially if things are not going the way you imagined they would.

Working closely with hundreds of business owners over more than a decade here’s what defines success for them.

Which ones apply to you?

  • I get out of bed each day with enthusiasm and energy – I enjoy my business
  • I’m happy with the direction in which my business is headed
  • I’ve made mistakes and learnt from them. I get up when knocked down
  • I constantly learn and implement new ideas and ways of doing business
  • I have good people around me to help run sections the business
  • I feel good about the products/services we deliver
  • I have brightness of future. I’m confident we’re on the right track
  • I have a good support network in my business community
  • My business is agile, flexible and not heavily weighed down by outside influences
  • My business pays me properly for my efforts
  • My business has a good reputation
  • I’m doing work worth doing, it has value
  • My time is flexible enough to allow me to enjoy life
  • My business is growing. I have an asset that has value now and in the future
  • I have the right balance of work and play. I have time to myself and with my family
  • I have defined my boundaries of what I will and won’t do
  • I choose my customers
  • The business is under control; it has systems that make it work well
  • My business makes a valuable contribution to my community
  • I have a business that gives me a good life

Please feel free to add your own success criteria.

Celebrate what you DO have. Every business is a work-in-progress. Don’t feel bad about the things you don’t have right now. Make a note of them and work on the most important ones that have meaning for you.

There is no ONE secret – it’s a collection of criteria that gives you a feeling of pride and sense of achievement.

The secret to being a successful business owner is whatever you say it is.

What is it for you?

The “money side” of business – is it an optional extra?

How do you make financial decisions for your business? Gut instinct? Look at the bank account? Or check your financial reports and cashflow statements?

If you just cringed at the thought of actually reading financial statements then you may need to start thinking differently about the money side of your business if you want it to actually flourish. It’s nowhere near as hard as you think it is – and it is very EMPOWERING!

I’m always puzzled when I hear business owners say they don’t like the money side of business. Running a company and hating numbers strikes me as a little like being a massage therapist and hating to touch people

If you could overcome some of your money habits, skills and current thinking, what would give you the most confidence in running your business?

What would, you need to know for peace of mind that things are working as they should?

  • Money in the bank?
  • Forward orders?
  • Work in progress?
  • Your regular bills/debts taken care of?
  • Invoices done properly and timely?
  • Debt reduction – you are making headway?
  • Paying yourself regularly – and paying what you are worth?
  • Never having to scratch around for money?
  • Play money for holidays, toys, treats?
  • Money to give to others?

If it’s time you got to grips with money and business, hop onto this free “Business Money Maximiser Webinar”
It’s a Warts-n-all Expose: The Reality of Running a Six Figure Business for people who think they don’t like numbers but know they are missing something really important in their business around the money side of things.

http://brightbusiness.net.au/the-business-money-maximiser

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