Does this get easier ?? I’m the first to admit that in the past 20 years that I have been running my own business I have thought to myself (and on more than one occasion 😁):
“Does this ever get easier?”
And the truth is that many things do get easier and certainly more enjoyable
I was chatting with one of my mentors last week and she has been in business for almost 30 years and still has so much vibrancy and energy in everything she does
One of those business people I truly admire
We were talking about Values and Mission and I asked her “What keeps you going?”
Her answer was a bit of a surprise. She said
“I love being in the Game of Business”
Flashback!!
Flashback to the 1990s when I was working at Qantas Airways and teaching Financial Literacy to employees as we prepared Qantas for privatisation and listing on the Australian stock exchange
I had been on a study tour to the US and met Jack Stack who wrote the book The Great Game of Business published in 1992.
We were fortunate to be able to attend The Great Game one day workshop which was all about a Yo Yo Company – truly !! A Yo Yo Company 😁
Back to my question …
Does this ever get easier?
The answer to this question lies in the way we think about business and how we think about our business specifically.
Business is a game
Business is economics
Business is a series of activities
Business is it’s own entity …
How do you finish this sentence
Business is ….
Games
We’ve watched some amazing game playing in the past few weeks – Matilda’s playing soccer and the other amazing World Cup teams
We’ve seen football grand finals
These are people who are at the very top of their game
I wonder how many times they have asked themselves “Does this ever get easier?” **
What about Your Business
How do you think about your business?
If you are thinking about does it ever get easier …. take stock and answer these 3 questions:
- remind yourself why did you start your business in the first place
2. Take the time to sit down and make a list of all the things you are really GOOD at in your business, all the things you do well!
Pull out all those Google reviews and complimentary emails
What are you really good at?
3. Write a list of all the things you LIKE about being in business – what do you like about being in business?
Stay focussed on the things you are GOOD at and the things you LIKE
If you need some help with this, phone a friend or a mentor or another business person and ask them what you are good at in your business….
I’d love to hear how this goes – please send me an email ingrid@healthynumbers.com.au and let me know what you discover 😍
Right here with you,
Ingrid
** The irony here is that many of the games played by sportspeople have become more than a game; they are also a business
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My guess is you are here because …..
My guess is that you are here because you are a business owner and what you really want – is to build and grow a successful business – whatever that means to you.
Having a successful business might mean making business decisions with reliable information – facts & data as well as your “gut feel.”
… ultimately you want to do what you do best AND have a successful business AND make a difference.
I’m here to help you.
Everything I do in my business, every decision I make is based on this question:
Will this make a difference? Will this help you, my listener – will this help you to build your business? will this help you to create your successful, viable and robust business so you can achieve Financial Independence?
This is why I do what I do
There are 2 ways you can access all my best material:
I regularly run webinars on a range of money related topics:
- Managing Cash Flow so you never run out of money
- Understanding where your money goes – getting those expenses sorted out
- Understanding the Profit First book
- Pricing – getting it right for your studio
- The things you need to know – 7 essentials – before signing a commercial lease
- How to make more money
- … and many other topics
If you’d like the replay of any of these recent webinars, please email me ingrid@healthynumbers.com.au and put “Replay” in the subject and let me know which one you’d like to watch. I’ll send you the link to the replay
AND
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What is your biggest question right now? Let me know – send me an email ingrid@healthynumbers.com.au
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