Why does it look easier for everyone else?
It’s easy to look at someone who is crushing it in business and wonder what it is they have that you don’t.
You hustle your ass off.
You aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty.
You aren’t afraid of hard work.
The moment I realized that building my business wasn’t just a matter of ME working harder was the moment everything changed.
Like me you put in the hours, put in the reps and still find your results lacking- but you can go to bed every night completely spent- because you hustled and grinded and were for sure the hardest worker in the room.
Have you ever found yourself comparing your business journey to those around you- near and far?
It’s easy to look at someone who is crushing it in business and wonder what it is they have that you don’t.
You hustle your ass off.
You aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty.
You aren’t afraid of hard work.
The moment I realized that building my business wasn’t just a matter of ME working harder was the moment everything changed.
Like me you put in the hours, put in the reps and still find your results lacking- but you can go to bed every night completely spent- because you hustled and grinded and were for sure the hardest worker in the room.
So why does success seem harder for you to come by than the next person?
It’s not…
Seriously, we all compare what happening internally with ourselves to what we see externally portrayed online.
Here’s the thing about when people post pretty glossy photos with fun inspirational headings… you have no clue what was happening behind the scenes of that photo for the person in it.
Everyone I know in business wants to be inspirational and aspirational.
Inspirational for their teams, their prospects and their clients.
Aspirational for everyone who is watching.
You never know when you will say or do something that changes everything for another person, so we keep showing up, putting our best face forward- even if on the inside it feels like drowning.
The pressure to perform in business, as an entrepreneur is intense.
The pressure we put on ourselves.
The pressure to provide for our families and our future.
The pressure to be top dog
The pressure to win another day.
The pressure to keep the company moving forward so that we can keep our employees and help them provide for their families.
I do believe that some people have more internal and external stressors and pressures than others- but the pressure is all the same.
The pressure and consistent stress can lead us to believing that we are the only ones in the whole world struggling as much as we are to show up and win everyday in business.
They say, if you can make it look easy- you must be doing it right.
Chances are you make what you do look easy to someone else, even if on the inside you are screaming, crying and feeling slightly unhinged.
Stop comparing yourself to the pretty photos on instagram and the inspirational posts on facebook, it’s not an accurate measuring stick of success.
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In this call we will go over what is working in your business, what isn’t and where do you go from here so that you scale your impact without scaling your own output.
You can have it all, but it doesn’t mean you have to be the one doing it all.
4 Ways to Reduce Stress while Growing Your Team
Stressed out business owners and managers who are struggling to manage a team…
You are not alone, the thing is nobody is born a leader- sure some people have natural qualities of leadership like assertiveness, vision, being great communicators, etc.
Few business owners know or understand how to scale themselves and their own work without micromanaging, controlling, or giving too much freedom.
Becoming an effective leader is a challenge on the best day in the best circumstances, that many business owners and new managers fail spectacularly at, leaving them tired, frustrated, and wishing they had never hired the first place.
Stressed out business owners and managers who are struggling to manage a team…
You are not alone, the thing is nobody is born a leader- sure some people have natural qualities of leadership like assertiveness, vision, being great communicators, etc.
Few business owners know or understand how to scale themselves and their own work without micromanaging, controlling, or giving too much freedom.
Becoming an effective leader is a challenge on the best day in the best circumstances, that many business owners and new managers fail spectacularly at, leaving them tired, frustrated, and wishing they had never hired the first place.
I get it.
The first several years that I hired employees was nothing short of a disaster, I didn’t know what I should have them do which made training an issue. I didn’t know what my expectations were which made communication an issue. Plus, it felt like I was constantly burning the candle both ends with constant interruptions in my own work.
Can you relate?
Most business owners don’t start a business to create jobs, hire people, or grow a team. They start a business because they have a passion they want to pursue and desire the freedom that comes with being their own boss, master of their destiny.
So what happens when the business becomes too big just for you?
Time to grow a team.
Which makes most business owners I know a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety.
What if you hire the wrong person?
What if they don’t share your vision?
What if you are a bad leader?
What if you can’t train them?
What if you don’t know what to have them do?
What if you end up working more that you are now?
I think we all fear the unknown and having things blow up in our faces, but there are ways to hire intelligently and build a tremendously strong, and loyal team who share your vision.
I had someone ask me how do you manage a team without being available 24/7/365.
The simple answer, establish your communication cycles early.
Start with a Full Team Meeting at the beginning of the workday- only needs to be 10 mins. In this meeting have your team members or managers share what they are working on, where they need help, and customer/ client celebrations.
Have 1 Weekly Team meeting- this is the perfect time to train, plan, and build the future vision for your company.
One on ones with your team members once a month or biweekly so you can connect, and evaluate each team member and their experience with the company. Bottom line- get to know your people.
Bonus: Quarterly & Annual planning meetings- to set goals, establish metrics, and build your vision for the future.
Bringing on a team should take things off your plate, not add things to it. Like all things in business there is strategy to growing an awesome and effective team just like there is a strategy for sales and marketing.
If you are a business owner who is struggling to grow their team, and become the leader you were born to be, we it might be time for us to hop on a call, and created a strategic plan to make it happen. To schedule your call click here.
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