It’s a new year and you made the decision to move forward and start your own business. Cathy’s mission quote, “Yes I Can” resonates with you 100%. You have clients lined up that are excited to work with you.
Then you have someone cancel their very large order and those 2 sneaky, pessimistic words work their way into your head, “doubt” and “fear”. You start second guessing yourself. “Maybe I can’t do this”.
This is your business. It is a reflection of who you are and you love what you do! The first thing you should do is open your mind up and let “Yes I Can” in, eliminate “doubt” and “fear”.
You must realize you are not alone. There is much help available to entrepreneurs today compared to just a few years ago. Information that is created for entrepreneurs is there for the taking.
While transitioning from my fashion business to my consulting business, I discovered that starting and growing a business is much like competing in an athletic event, such as a triathlon. When you start a business or compete in a triathlon you make a commitment to yourself. The next piece for a triathlon is to train. In your new business it is to market. Your business requires using the proper tools, same as a triathlon. For both of these challenges you must be strong, you must be disciplined, you need to stay focused.
The most important piece to consider is you need to work with a coach or a consultant. You might be thinking, “a coach or consultant-why? I know how to swim, bike, and run. I know how to brand, market, and grow my company. I took business courses! What can a coach do for me”? It doesn’t matter if it is a triathlon or starting a business, a coach will get you where you need to be quicker and more efficiently than if you go it alone. The consultant you work with helps you avoid mistakes. The hurdles that get in your way in business or in a triathlon are easier to handle when you have someone to assist you. A coach or a consultant is skilled at advising others. That experience is what you need to purchase.
When you hire a coach, you become focused on “Yes I Can”. Together you build the strength you need. You develop positive habits. You move out of your comfort zone, and leap ahead with enthusiasm and ideas.
When you start to slip a little bit, a coach will do what is necessary to get you back into the climb. You think you want to give up, your consultant will give you reason not to.
For this New Year take Cathy’s advice, “Yes I Can”. Don’t wait, don’t give up, and don’t look back a year from now and be disappointed.
Guest Writer-Jill Bates
Jill is the president of Crystal Clear Consulting is available to consult with women entrepreneurs who want to get clear and get creative in starting and growing their business. After owning and operating her Fashion Design business for 30 years, Jill understands and is very clear what it takes to start and grow a business.
At Crystal Clear Consulting we know how to make your business shine so you make money. We help passionate business owners open up their doors and creatively market their product or service.
Becoming clear about how to start your business allows you to be productive, find solutions to problems, and make more money. Crystal Clear Consulting provides one on one consultation for small business owners and is designed to inspire individuals to think more clearly and more creatively about how to start and grow their products or services.
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