Do you know?

"Knowing is not enough --- If you keep DOING the same things the same way you will keep getting the same results. You don't have to change yourself to be successful you simply have to be your best more of the time which means working on the right things more of the time."

- Various Successful People

Successful business owner's know that "thinking" is the 2^nd most valuable thing they can bring to the business, the first is taking action on that thinking.

They know they need to be proactive some part of each day and not reactive all day. 

Successful business owners know that they need to work on "the right things" more of the time.

They know their team needs a Plan and Goals and Actions to achieve those goals.

They know that "follow up and execution" vs. starting and stopping are keys to success.

They know they need a rhythm in the business to ensure communications and execution.

They know they need a team that is competent, committed to getting better and engaged with the success of the team and the company. (They know they need A Players in every position.)

They know that like a great sports Coach they cannot play the Game - they need to focus on making the players the best they can be if they are going to win.

They know that knowing is not enough, they must do!

Start your 2017 with an hour of thinking - complete the Forward Focused Reflection document (Click here for instructions and here for template).

What are you proud of accomplishing in 2016? What was incomplete, what aspirations do you have for 2017 and what do you want to be different in 2017. It is a great exercise to jump start your planning and thinking about this upcoming year. Put it on paper.  

Now how do you make those ideas come true? You have to do things differently.  

 

If you want to learn and then take action on building a great, profitable business in 2017 you might consider my Online Coaching Program. It has the proven knowledge, best practices, the tools and the Actions to take your business to the next level. Next Class Starts January 23^rd, 2017. Register now and I will be in touch in January.

 

Self Limiting Beliefs

"A man is what he believes."

- Anton Chekov

Self-limiting beliefs are powerful detriments to success. Beliefs are held by most people as being truths or facts and they are not. These things we have

learned over time and have been hammered into our subconscious mind must be challenged and questioned before we can really find the courage and commitment to reach our true level of success.

Case in point: 

Roger Bannister was the first person to break the "4 minute mile". No one thought it could be done, the human body was not made to do it. Yet when he finally did it, within only 6 months, 45 others runners quickly followed. They believed it was possible and did what before they believed was impossible.

Myths, Self-limiting beliefs common among business owners:

1. I don't need goals, vision or core values to lead a company.
2. I can't find or afford good people.
3. I need to be a better manager of people.
4. I need to have an open door, answer questions and put out fires.
5. Labor is my biggest expense.
6. I only need to recruit when I need someone.
7. I just need to get my name out there.
8. Marketing is an expense.
9. I'm too busy to work on the business.
10. I don't have the time to follow-up and ensure we execute.

And many more.......

Success Is All About Thinking

"Riches begin in the form of thought. The amount is limited only by the person in whose mind the thought is put into motion." 

- Napolean Hill Think and Grow Rich

 

Self-made millionaire Steve Siebold spent 26 years interviewing some of the wealthiest people in the world before boiling down his findings in the book, "How Rich People Think."

He found that there are countless ways the rich view the world differently - they have different beliefs, philosophies and strategies.

Perhaps the most striking difference is that rich people believe money is earned through thinking, while the average person believes money is earned through time and labor.

From Steve Siebold: 

"Most people believe the only way to earn more money is to work more hours," Siebold writes. "Meanwhile, the rich know that creative thinking is the highest paid skill in the world."

High earners believe money flows from ideas and finding solutions to universal problems, he says: "The bigger the solution, the bigger the paycheck. ... Making money may not be easy, but it is simple."

At the end of the day, "the secret has always been the same: thinking, and then putting that thinking into ACTION", Siebold emphasizes.

It's not just bank account balances that separate the rich from the middle class. The wealthiest, most successful people tend to think differently.

"Getting rich begins with the way you think and what you believe about making money," writes self-made millionaire Steve Siebold in "How Rich People Think," which he wrote after studying millionaires for over 25 years.

After hundreds of interviews, Siebold discovered that "it wasn't the lack of desire that held the masses back from getting wealthy, but the

lack of belief in their own ability to make it happen."

Here are six mental tricks that rich people use to get ahead. Read more....