Before I became a top coach, I wasted a lot of time.  I was always busy, but most of what I did brought me little results.  It came down to perfectionism and fear of putting myself out there in a big way.

One day I had a Feng Shui consultant come in to work on my home and office.  I hadn’t said a word about it, but she said to me: “What’s the deal with your business? It’s time to own your power, charge higher fees and stop wasting time!”  That woke me up!

So I stopped wasting time.  I became the CEO of my business.  Now there are three options for my time:
1) Development = growing my business.
2) Delivery = coaching, training or serving my members.
3) Discretionary time = whatever I want to do, including taking the day off!

I did raise my fees but I also learned to value my time highly.  And ultimately, that’s what made me a top coach.

Are you busy or are you the CEO of your business?

Hey, if you’ve already seen this, sorry. We’re learning.

If your business has hit a growth plateau, it usually comes down to one of these things:
1. You don’t have time to work ON your business.  You’re stuck on the money for time treadmill and no growth is possible.  Raise your fees, reduce the number of clients you work with and give that extra time to growing your biz.

2. You’re burnt out.  Take a two week vacation (three weeks is better)!  And come back ready to change things up.  My favorite getaway is the Big Island, Hawaii.  The ocean revives me.  What will bring you back to life?

3. It’s time to raise the bar.  Grab some inspiration or fill the holes in your knowledge with a mentor.  Or learn a new skill and put that into practice.  I’m learning how to do my own videos!

My mentor and friend, Melanie Benson Strick, often said: “How you do anything is how you do everything.” It made me cringe.  I do have a distinct M.O. My default mode is to jump into everything, head first and head strong.  Half the time it works beautifully because it gets me off the starting block and into action.  But the rest of the time my method is madness and it takes lots of energy to correct the mess.

What’s your M.O.?  Chances are it’s a great strength of yours, but, if you’re not operating fully aware, that strength overused may well become your greatness weakness.

It’s worth it to think about how you do everything.  Is it working for you now? Set an intention to try a different approach. Nothing radical.  Just change it up a bit.  For me, that means a bit more planning before I leap. What is it for you?