If you want to grow your business then you must grow personally! The biggest barrier to your business growing is YOU!
As owners, we find our "comfort zone" and then we tend to stay there. Moving out of that comfort zone would cause a flood of emotions that most do not want to experience -
• fear
• doubt
• lack of control
• uncertainty
• Inferiority, just to name a few!
We must discover that these are not problems. They are simply part of the process to personal growth, which will lead to business growth! However, we are tempted to pull back when we begin to experience these types of feelings. If we do, we move to a smaller place and our business does not grow.
Let me encourage you to step out of your comfort zone! How do you want your business to grow? What steps are you afraid to take? What's the biggest barrier or obstacle to your vision? Step out! Leverage your coach. Make yourself accountable for the changes that you desire in your personal and professional life!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Am I Effective, Or Just Busy?
“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”-Henry David Thoreau
Don’t confuse activity with accomplishment. Don’t confuse being busy with results. Focus your precious time and talents on EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES. Remember there is a huge difference in being Effective vs. being Efficient.
• Effectiveness = doing the right things to produce superior results.
• Efficiency = doing things right to produce consistent and rapid results.
This is a key distinction you need to embrace.
Do you have a Strategic Plan and are you reviewing it daily? If not, you are stunting your success and effectiveness. If you need a process or plan, contact us at s.toeller@thegrowthcoach.com. Be sure you spend time working “ON” your business, not just in it. Stay focused on your life and your business plan!
Don’t confuse activity with accomplishment. Don’t confuse being busy with results. Focus your precious time and talents on EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES. Remember there is a huge difference in being Effective vs. being Efficient.
• Effectiveness = doing the right things to produce superior results.
• Efficiency = doing things right to produce consistent and rapid results.
This is a key distinction you need to embrace.
Do you have a Strategic Plan and are you reviewing it daily? If not, you are stunting your success and effectiveness. If you need a process or plan, contact us at s.toeller@thegrowthcoach.com. Be sure you spend time working “ON” your business, not just in it. Stay focused on your life and your business plan!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Secret Of Systems
Systems are one of the most misunderstood areas of business today. Yet systems are relatively easy to implement and will add enormous value to your business. Systems are also the key to building a strong, effective team!
I hope you want your business to become increasingly more systems-dependent and less owner-dependent. Ideally, you want your business to get to the point where it can basically run itself, and all you have to do is give it direction and monitor the dashboard!
My definition of a successful business is this: an increasingly profitable enterprise that consistently delivers on its promise, and runs without you (the business owner).
Could you walk away from your business for a 2-3 week vacation without having to take the computer and cell phone with you, and come back to find it operating smoothly and profitably? Could you escape for even 1 week? If not, you do not have an effective business system; you are the system!
Your business should not depend upon your presence, personality, problem solving and perspiration for its daily survival. If it does, your business does not work, you do! If everything in your business flows through you and is dependent upon you, then you are dramatically restricting the growth and profits of your company.
Ideally, you want to be able to sell your business one day! To successfully do that, you have to prepare now. Your business is your product!
I hope you want your business to become increasingly more systems-dependent and less owner-dependent. Ideally, you want your business to get to the point where it can basically run itself, and all you have to do is give it direction and monitor the dashboard!
My definition of a successful business is this: an increasingly profitable enterprise that consistently delivers on its promise, and runs without you (the business owner).
Could you walk away from your business for a 2-3 week vacation without having to take the computer and cell phone with you, and come back to find it operating smoothly and profitably? Could you escape for even 1 week? If not, you do not have an effective business system; you are the system!
Your business should not depend upon your presence, personality, problem solving and perspiration for its daily survival. If it does, your business does not work, you do! If everything in your business flows through you and is dependent upon you, then you are dramatically restricting the growth and profits of your company.
Ideally, you want to be able to sell your business one day! To successfully do that, you have to prepare now. Your business is your product!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Getting Rid Of Clutter And Messes
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”-Peter Drucker
"Clutter" is stuff that fills up my day, but isn't really productive. "Messes" are certain things I keep putting off that need my attention. Let me encourage you too regularly (at least once a quarter) take a day to identify and eliminate clutter and messes.
Clutter is all the low-value, low priority stuff that seems to fill our minds, our desks, our thoughts, and our lives. Over time, we tend to become consumed by this "non-essential stuff" (clutter). We get overwhelmed and distracted by details and low-value activities.
When this happens we waste our time and talents on the "wrong" type of work. We get so "busy being busy" that we lose sight of what is most important to us in our work and our personal lives. As a result, our lives become complex, cloudy, confusing and stressful. We start to lose focus, miss opportunities, adopt bad habits, get in ruts, and then make excuses. Clutter and lack of clarity reduce our effectiveness, productivity, and joy.
I want to encourage you to stop right now and do this: Identify at least 3 types of "clutter" or "messes" in your life. Make a commitment to yourself in the next 30 days to complete, eliminate or delegate the responsibility to someone else to rid yourself of this distraction and drain on your energy.
"Clutter" is stuff that fills up my day, but isn't really productive. "Messes" are certain things I keep putting off that need my attention. Let me encourage you too regularly (at least once a quarter) take a day to identify and eliminate clutter and messes.
Clutter is all the low-value, low priority stuff that seems to fill our minds, our desks, our thoughts, and our lives. Over time, we tend to become consumed by this "non-essential stuff" (clutter). We get overwhelmed and distracted by details and low-value activities.
When this happens we waste our time and talents on the "wrong" type of work. We get so "busy being busy" that we lose sight of what is most important to us in our work and our personal lives. As a result, our lives become complex, cloudy, confusing and stressful. We start to lose focus, miss opportunities, adopt bad habits, get in ruts, and then make excuses. Clutter and lack of clarity reduce our effectiveness, productivity, and joy.
I want to encourage you to stop right now and do this: Identify at least 3 types of "clutter" or "messes" in your life. Make a commitment to yourself in the next 30 days to complete, eliminate or delegate the responsibility to someone else to rid yourself of this distraction and drain on your energy.
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