I’m blessed and grateful to serve and interact with some of the most generous — and brilliant — business owners on the planet. Just this week, a woman whom I met years ago asked me a question that prompted this blog post. After reading MY personal reflection to the following question, I invite (and implore) you to answer the same. SHARE it here — below as a comment!
What are the three things that changed / moved your business?
First of all… Thank you Carole DeLaOsa for the question. The reason I’m asking EVERYONE to answer it for themselves is because there’s strategy in this… When we reflect on WHAT has had the MOST (top three) IMPACT on our business, we’re uncovering gems that we can dust off and use again and again. When you post below, we can all learn from each other!
Here’s my TOP THREE business changers:
1) I decided that my original goal in business was holding me back… and upped my intention.
For so long, my business was designed to create income for my household. More specifically, my “job” with my business was to “make ends meet” since I’d given up my full time income to raise these kids of mine! =) A couple years later I found myself wondering… WHY AM I NEVER ABLE TO MOVE BEYOND “MAKING ENDS MEET?” lol… Well, because that’s all I EVER intended to do. THAT was my goal. So, one day I declared that it wasn’t enough. I decided that I wanted MORE from my business and that I wanted to take this “gig” as far as I could. THIS changed ME and the energy I brought to my business. And my business hasn’t been the same.
What goals have you set for your business? Do they still FIT?
2) I committed to a coach and mastermind.
I hired Steve Chandler to work with me through his VERY FIRST Coaching Prosperity school. He challenged me to be bold and simple. He — and the rest of the “Phoenix Nine” — kept me accountable. All of the falsehoods I believed about business were obliterated. And my business changed for the better… in the MOST MEASURABLE of terms: Cash and Control (of my time and income.)
Who is leading YOU? Who holds you accountable?
3) I firmed up my own boundaries.
More important than a “to do” list, in my opinion, is a NOT TO DO list. I brought my boundaries in, and made them stronger. There are many things I WON’T do for business. Opportunities I will ALWAYS say NO to. And Rules / Systems I won’t break. Having a prescribed way of “doing business” has helped me leverage my time for maximum income, make decisions with ease, and move through obstacles more quickly. I agonize less and move forward more.
What’s on YOUR not to do list?
Can’t wait to hear the three things that have changed and shaped your business… =) Comments below!
