I always think of my days as building the foundations for a
skyscraper or wonderful building. If I want to create that building
the business must have deep foundations. This means investing on
building the platform for my businesses. It means making progress
everyday, step by step so that they become more and more
robust.
Not only that, to be able to create something that stands out, you
should also ideally have deep personal foundations. You have to be
more. Some people who acquire great success too early simply cannot
cope when they get there. Building foundations takes time and
patience just like creating a great building.
One element of personal foundations is learning to build your
business with authenticity. Do this and I believe you will
ultimately enjoy your work more, add more value to others and
more people will be attracted to what you are doing.
A key to successful business I believe is also to make sure that
whatever you do you systemise it, to reduce the amount of time you
have to spend on that task in future. I know a number of very
successful people who have burnt out by everything being centred on
them having to do something. There is also in some people a desire
to not lose control.
I for example rely now a small team of people to help me build
these systems. Not being willing to lose control is a sign of the
need to build deeper personal foundations as this is fear
based.
If ultimately you can build something that becomes less reliant on
you over time, then you will be in a better position to let others
one day run it for/with you. Also if you want to be able to sell it
one day, you can do it more easily and perhaps become very wealthy
in the process.
Of course you also have to make money. Money to build the business
and to enable you to add more value with it. Therefore you need to
make sure that what you offer is in demand and attractive to your
audience.
Another key to success is recognising the progress you have
made. This is important, particularly when times may seem tough. Or
people are questioning you following your dreams. Is he mad? He was
earning all that money in the corporate world?
So what keeps me going? Gratitude is one. I am for example
grateful for small things. Every time someone subscribes to my
newsletter for example. This now means I get several happy moments,
everyday. Also when people send me comments and feedback it is
appreciated. Good and bad! If someone signs up for a free
tele-seminar or joins a paid programme it also gives me a good
feeling. Because I know they will receive value as the foundations
are there.
If you are thinking that your efforts are being wasted, consider
how much you have learned to date. How can you start to build the
foundations to your skyscraper/building? What will it look like
when it is finished? How proud will you be?
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Have a great day!
Chris