Why is my business not the success I want?

You have been putting in the hours and working really hard but still you find yourself asking, “why is my business not the success I want?”, “how much harder do I have to work to reach my goals?” and “why can I never take any time off and if I do, I always feel guilty that I am not working?”

Today the sun is shining and as that is a very rare occurrence here, I have decided to make the most of it without feeling guilty that I am not busy with clients or looking for ways to build my business, or reading up on the latest craze to hit social media.

In previous blogs where I have written about goal setting, I have stressed the importance of rewarding yourself every time you achieve one of your milestones that takes you that step closer to reaching your goal.  I have been very busy networking over the last few days and made some very important connections which has resulted in me more than achieving some of the targets I set myself so today I can feel good about spending a few hours outside appreciating both the sun and what I have achieved.

I recommend that you take the time to do the same; take time to appreciate what you have achieved over the last few days instead of worry about the items that are still sitting on your ‘to do’ list; take some time out to stop worrying about how you are going to get more clients or why your advertising and marketing aren’t working the way you hoped; and most importantly take time to look around you and appreciate what you have however small.  Then come back feeling refreshed and take a fresh look at my last few blog posts and re-define your brand, come up with some new ideas for your marketing strategy, try one new thing to help you get more clients, re-think who you could form a strategic alliance with and make that call, take another look at your profit margins and come up with a new way of increasing your margins.  And don’t forget, I am here to help, just drop me an email.  

Sometimes as a small business owner, we feel we should be working 25 hours a day but all that that really achieves is stress and burn out.  Go and do something you enjoy and let your subconscious mind do the work for you – just make sure that you have a pen and paper to hand because I can guarantee that by doing thistaking time out you will free up space in your head and ideas and inspiration will start to flow. 

Next week I will be ending this particular mini-series by issuing the latest edition of my Inspiration Toolkit where I will be sharing my top 7 marketing secrets with you. And in the meantime, don’t forget to share your success stories that have resulted from taking some time out.

Inspiring your success

Over the past few months I have written blogs covering a wide range of topics relating to careers and small businesses.  Some of which have been written on the spur of the moment as a result of something I have come across in my work that I have felt inspired to share with you and other times I have created a more structured approach to my blogging by writing a short series of blogs on a specific subject for example;

• Why some businesses succeed while others struggle
• Does social media bring you clients?
• Confidence
• Goal setting

Recently I have been writing a lot about some of the issues facing small businesses and my aim is to convert these into a short series of helpful and informative blogs.  During these blogs I intend to cover topics such as how to get more clients, strategic alliances, time management, branding, and innovation.

Later I will do a mini-series for those looking to return to work or change career and also on how to expand your network using social media.

In between these more structured blogs, I will continue to write about things that I come across on a day to day basis that I feel are important to share with you.

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