Business Development for Entrepreneurs -Change how you think, watch how you grow!
This was one of the BEST things I did for myself!! Just watch!
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
Systems are important. Being in business since 1997, this is HUGE! Are you just spinning your wheels? This is what I do, even when I talk with people on my Partnership Mastermind I tell them, get a system to be able to put it together for success.
Michael Gerber, of The E-Myth (you have read this right? It’s like the KEY if you are a new entrepreneur) says “create a system and repeat it 500 to be successful. hmmm…are you in business or just playing around?
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
I find for MANY entrepreneurs this is one of the biggest challenges. Often because entrepreneurs have a strength to like new ideas, see new opportunities, and are often eclectic! This strength can also be a curse when it comes to growing your business Here are my thoughts:
It is time to take action!
Where do you struggle with getting it done? Or acting as if in your business?
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
I have been writing a series on knowing your value and owning your worth. Honestly, this was the BEST piece of advice ever given to me, but the road to doing it was not easy. I can, if interested, talk about the market, your product or service, your target market and pricing based on those things, but I think many of us have heard that before. Here are three things I had to really work on to know and charge my worth.
1-my self esteem. Self-esteem, simply put, is the relationship you have with YOURSELF. It is how you think and FEEL about the things you say and do. What you charge is based on this. What I realized early on was I did not have SELF-esteem and had OTHER esteem. I depended on others to tell me if what I was doing was good; I needed their opinions, and most devastating to knowing my worth, I needed their approval.
2-my values: Looking at my values was incredibly important to knowing my worth. Without critically looking at my values about relationships, helping others, being in business, service, etc. I really struggled with what I charged. We often think we know what we value, but without a clear VISION of our lives and success it is difficult to measure if your values align or need to change.
3-the stories of my past that impacted my present: I realized that I grew up trained to “love a sale”, that “everything goes on sale”, that if it’s “meant to be it will be discounted”, or “it’s just too expensive”. Changing that story was critical. I had to literally take the time to rewrite it.
Now I still believe as a business woman that there are ways and price points to introduce people to what you have to offer, BUT (and yes this is a big BUT!) you have to be strategic about HOW you are doing that, and have a plan for the increases/special offers/discounts/sales. If you are just starting at a lower price point because you told yourself you are “new in the market” you probably need to work on the three things above. If you constantly set a price and did not plan to discount or sale in the price setting session you planned, then you also probably need to work on the three things above.
Ok, I could go on and on! Work on knowing your worth. You are worth it.
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
Focus everyday is one thing but I am thinking about a bigger, much more important type of focus. Do you know these people? Could you be one? I have a friend or two that I adore, but they are just like the Jamaicans in “In Living Color”. Remember in the 1990’s a TV show called In Living Color and they did these skits called “Hey Mon” (The Jamaicans, do you remember? The video of one is linked). That is the kind of focus I am talking about!
This is a great book about focus, can’t go wrong with Mark Victor Hansen right? I have decided to add it to my list again for getting my dang book done!
What are you going to do to re-focus effort into working yourself out of the job?
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
