I’m working on making my vision more clear. It’s not easy, but I think about my business every single day and how to best make it grow.

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Bonnie – Welcome. Clients often get caught up trying to figure out the why before they align with a grander vision. That’s when I challenge them to wake up and step back until they can see all the connections. Keep up the good work; the world need more coaches who know what’s up.

Christine – I agree, structure, processes and frameworks are excellent grounding tools that allow us to place things in their proper perspective. You can’t beat the combination of zooming out and authentic grounding. Thanks for the stumble!

Franklin – Welcome. I’m pleased that it hit you right. I hope you’ve been able to make some decisions as a result. be sure to tune in for the next post for follow-through actions.

This is a great write up and absolutely inspirational for where I currently am in my life. I feel like I’m constantly being pushed here and there for my time and I can’t really figure out where I should dedicate my time, efforts, finances, etc.

Your post was inspiring because it allowed me to take an objective look at the things that really mattered in my life and to put them in focus. I’ve been battling my ability to contain and control where I put my time and effort into. I feel like I was working and doing things for other people rather than myself and my life.

Thank you truly,
Franklin

This is a great article with important points to take to heart–especially for those who haven’t yet gone into business. Stumbled.

It is useful because when people are still trying to figure out their ideal business, their mind feels pulled in a million different directions. Some sort of framework is necessary.

You and I spoke about the “zooming” in and out aspect and I find it to be a great way to bring focus to my plans as well as guide me toward the best action steps. Dealing with the myriad advice being thrown at us from different directions can be especially daunting. We need to trust ourselves more when it comes to building our own business–I think that would help alleviate many of the things that stop us.

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Personally, I have never actually been in business for myself before, so I am speaking here from theory and not from practical experience.

However, I would imagine that many small business owners become stuck working within the detail of their business, particularly now when many are no doubt finding it difficult just to keep their head above water. No doubt it must be easy, in this environment to lose focus on the bigger picture that you speak of.

The start of a new year should provide an ideal opportunity for small business owners to step back and consider the bigger questions – where their business is going, what they want to achieve and whether they are on target to achieve their business goals and objectives.

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Mark – Thanks for the stumble. Yeah, I can definitely relate. There are so many folks out there throwing life preservers in the form of offers. But we’ve got to all be the ones who save our own asses. Nobody cares about you as much as you do. So you are the one who needs to man up and take care of business.

Stacey – Your welcome, please come back and tell us what your target group is thinking.

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You said:
“Since we are constantly motivated by our unmet needs and by our drive to feel better, we’re frequently tempted to rush to a solution because a well-written offer appears to satisfy an emotional craving.”

I think you must have been writing about me as that seems to be the story of my life.

I started my current business on “identify a need and fill it” model and have adopted the “create a business to sell” model. I don’t have any plans to sell but I want to know that option is available later on if I need or want to sell. The latter model also well suited for situations like letting your children take over the business.