How often do you hear the comment from business owners – “I’m so busy that I don’t have time to………………..” I had just such a comment made to me this week by a client as an excuse why he wouldn’t be turning up to our regular coaching session.

My response to him was “That’s great that you are so busy as that means money is coming in through the door. However, if you are too busy to work on your business because you are busy working in it then you have a different sort of problem that will eventually stop your business growing”. Continue reading →

Why business coaching? Do you

• own your business or does it own you?
• spend more time working in your business than working on your business?
• have a clear direction for where you want your business to go?
• really believe that continuing to do what you’ve always done in business will get you to where you want to go in any market?
• have clear and specific long term business objective supported by shorter term key (1 -5 years) goals?
• have a 12 month strategic marketing plan designed to drive customers through your doors?
• know who your target customers are and why they would use you?
• know your unique points of difference that help you stand out above your competition?
• regularly analyse the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and potential threats for your business?
• feel satisfied with the level of rewards you are currently getting from your business or do you want something more?
• know how valuable you business is and how much you could sell it for?

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