Hey, how are you?
Thanks for joining me for Part 2 of my six-week blog series on ‘Just Do You – Get Your Life in Balance’, my twelve step process to help business owners put their entrepreneurial ambition and personal reality in balance!
Having a real honest sense of clarity, in your own idea is essential as a business owner.
It is important because we never know what is around the corner and when things are good, we can get complacent and unwilling to plan, for when the good times are over.
When the bad times come, and believe me they do, a lack of real clarity makes it easier to question ourselves and our abilities to make the right decisions – frustration, disappointment, a lack of self-confidence are just a few of the elements, that cause us to embrace destructive self-critical thinking and behaviour.
Faith is a great source of motivation but even faith, is not enough. We need structure, a firm foundation to build from and a focus on the why…but how do you find your why, i hear you ask!
Let’s take a step back and understand what the why means – the why is the reason why your business exists. The why is the zing, the x factor, the core ingredient in your cooking pot. The why is the thing that makes you and your business, so unique from the rest!
To find your why, I introduce the first 2 steps of this 12 step series:
STEP 1: Set an emotional and compelling vision of what you want to achieve.
Remember when you saw that boy or girl for the first time, and you got that warm, butterfly feeling in your stomach?
Well, your vision has to create that feeling EVERYTIME you think about it – the vision needs to tap into your very soul, because it is the vision that will keep you going, when all else seems lost. You set such a vision by being honest with yourself – What do I want? Why do I want that? Why is that so important to me? These are questions that you need to be honest in answering.
STEP 2: Watch your language
The most important conversations are the ones that you have with yourself, so be careful what you say!
Your thoughts create feelings, feelings create actions, actions create results – if you have the wrong thoughts about yourself and your ability, it is often a downhill process from there! Have faith in yourself by being self-aware of the language that you use – turn the ‘I cant, I wont, I’m stupid’…to I CAN, I WILL, I’m WILLING TO LEARN’ – be proactive with yourself!
The way in which you describe your vision to yourself, will give you a firm foundation of personal connectivity with your business, but remember, you don’t have to go it alone!
Seek support to help you crystalise your vision if you need to, but it is important that you contract ‘warm belly syndrome’, if you want to succeed!
To keep you on track, the DEN is here to help business owners looking for a way to explore their challenges and frustrations, without feeling negative or despondent afterwards! We help business owners learn from the very people who have the solutions to the many issues and challenges of running a business – other business owners!
With monthly accountability groups, motivational events and more, we focus on growing both the person and the business – check out our website for more information www.denmembersclub.co.uk
Till the next time, J
Joel Blake AGP
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