Step Forward To Your Next Level
Are you at crossroads, your brain is buzzing with questions, what to do, where to go, who to try?
You may be a business owner, newcomer and beginning to realise what you have taken on, or a seasoned, feeling worn out coach, freelancer or entrepreneur - who has hit that wall and run out of ideas.
Whether you work at home, in an office, or a mix of the two, this will at some point in your business apply to you
Believe me, even the most successful people have been there.
Contents:
- The importance of doing something
- The difference is the timing
- Be prepared to work with experts
- Watch out for opportunities
- Stepping Forward
- When to move up another level
- Pro Tips
The importance of doing something
There will be times when everything stops, ideas won't materialize, you hit a blank, OR, you have tried numerous ideas, started and possibly not completed projects, even visited many networking groups, and the results (if any) don't even cover your costs.
It happens to many of us.
Taking that one step forward kick starts the ball rolling
It's that one step that starts almost a conveyor belt, leading to new clients, people who will provide referrals, comment on your posts, follow you on whatever social media platform you are on, but more importantly, that step moves your mindset forward. Did I say mindset?
The difference is the timing
There are many types of business owners, often with priorities where their business cannot (for the time being) be top. However, with every person who will sit and wait for the right moment there are many who by taking even one step will open up the gates that lead to more opportunities.
Be prepared to work with experts AND then put it into practice
Many will connect with you, friend, follow, send you invites to every type of webinar going. You could, if you were so inclined, spend, weeks, months, no years, learning how to run a business. AND learning is earning. However, constant learning without putting what you have learned into action, stopping to reassess what results you gain, won't sustain your business growth or pay the bills.
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Watch out for opportunities - they may be hiding
Opportunities arrive in droves, waves at a time, often they are not obvious. an invite to join a group - 100's of invites.
What to choose?
Building your business is all about communicating, how, where and who. Building a gathering, a tribe, people who value you as a person, as well as seeing you as the expert - someone they trust. Choose a group(s) who have a variety of like-minded people, with different skills. Perhaps you already know one or two members or the group owner?
I hate to quote that, Know, Like and Trust sentence, but think back to when you were growing up, more than likely your parents had people they could call up for help. the plumber, the local shop. In my childhood the local policeman. All people who had a good reputation and were trusted. It's exactly the same even in these digital times, where our trusted providers could be on the other side of the world.
We have to build trust, and the only way we can do that is by communicating, becoming that go to person, and at some point you won't be chasing every client, they will be knocking at your door.
Stepping Forward
Speak
Watch out for invites to speak, present, become a guest speaker, join a podcast, speak at a summit, online, offline event. Contact your local radio (connect with editors online) Work with the media.
Write
Watch out for invites to become a joint author, collaborator, guest blogger, write an article, submit an editorial to a magazine
Become an Admin
Strange as it may seem, becoming an admin to a well run group puts you in the spotlight. Especially as you can add your own comments and posts, helping you to become an authority in your field. Check out the group beforehand, not every group will have your eithics ,or be right for you.
Pro Tips:
- Not every webinar is for you
- Choose workshops run by people who suit your way of learning
- Carefully select the right level - is it foundation or masterclass?
- Be watchful about being lulled into the promise of 5 or 6 figure growth in 90 days, even a year - there is always a clause. If you are not at that level of commitment, you will fall foul of the small print that says 'only if you keep to the deadlines and follow us step by step'
- Always, but always, work with people who know more than you - your family and friends won't understand market trends, where you want your business to be or may even by daunted by what you are taking on.
- Be strong enough to step away from negative people, saying this isn't for me at this time in my business, is perfectly acceptable.
This blog gives you a selection of tips, on what you can do to move up another level, over and above the wonderful services and products you already provide.
There is so much more required, and marketing can be a nightmare when your dream is to do what you are excellent at. Increasing the number of potential clients seeing you and your business is what we are experts at, it's what we do AND we would love to help your business grow. I'd love to find out more, do you have 30 minutes to talk, we will take a look online and I guarantee I will find one or two areas that you can put into action almost immediately. Scroll to the bottom to book a call.
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