If your business is feeling stale and meh 😕, it’s most likely a reflection 🪞 of how you’re feeling right now.
What's the secret? 🤫 What's the trick to a thriving, money making, life changing business? 🧐
YOU have to growing! 🪴🪴🪴
If your biz isn’t growing 🙅♀️, chances are you aren’t either.
We get it though, chances are you get so busy trying to do all the things running your business that you often forget about yourself. 😔
We should always be growing and evolving, 💡 learning new things, challenging ourselves to think differently 🧐. When we level up who we are, what we think, and how we live 😁, we’re becoming the best version of ourselves.
And as we become better at being who we’re meant to be, our business gets to become more of what WE want it to be 🤗.
Personal growth (also known as personal development or self-development): is the process of improving yourself, becoming more confidence, more effective and stronger as a person. You learn grow emotionally, intellectually and professionally with positive life skills. 💪
Successful personal growth requires motivation, the desire to improve, being committed to the process and willing to make the changes. An open mind and wanting to learn from others are also important. 🤝
❓What does personal growth as a business owner look like?
📚 Education. Whether that means you’re working with a mentor, going to conferences ✈️, reading books 📖 , listening to podcasts 🎧, watching other leaders, joining FB groups, enrolling in an online class, etc., the key is to always be learning about your field and entrepreneurship from others who have done what you want to do.
🙋♀️ Connect with other people who are on the same journey as you and ask them how they do it. Jump on a zoom call with them and brainstorm ideas and things you can do to grow your business. Share your experiences and learn from one another!
😖 Getting uncomfortable. If you have an idea 💡 for something new but you’re scared to do it, that means it’s time to do it! Success is for those who challenge the status quo, take risks 😳, and stand out!
🏃🏼♀️ Crossing the finish line. Ever set a goal with a deadline and start to lose steam when it looks like you’re not going to hit it 😒? That’s gotta stop now. It’s time to RUN through the finish line! Stay positive, stay excited 😆, and believe it’s going to happen!
✍️ Keep track of your progress. Small progress IS still progress. Keep a notebook and reflect on how you're growing as a person and in your business. Completely weekly, monthly or quarterly reviews where you look back and see what worked, what didn't, what you learned, what you want to focus on next and set some new goals! 👊
👀 Why should you as a business owners focus on personal growth? 📚
🧨 It can sharpen your skills! Whether it's communication, technical, marketing, etc. You'll become better at what you do and be able to excel in certain areas that help grow your business.
📝 Improves your productivity! When you gain better skills through personal growth, you are also empowering yourself to get more done and produce better results. You are more effective at what you do!
✨ Builds up your confidence! Personal growth also means getting uncomfortable which actually helps you gain confidence. When you step outside of your comfort zone and you accomplish something you didn't think you could, how do you feel?! You feel pretty good right?
📈 Boosts your motivation! When you're working on yourself it can motivate you to work harder and to do a job well done. When you see yourself becoming a better person, it can motivate you to strive for even bigger accomplishments!
🥰 Increases your job satisfaction! You're working on yourself, you're making improvements in your life and this can all help you grow your business, advance your career and be satisfied with the work you're doing. 🤩
Personal growth can and will look different for every individual. 👩💼 For some, it might be educational and for others it might be self-confidence or communication. When you take the initiative to pursue a journey of personal development, you become much more valuable. You are responsible for your own development! 🙆♀️
🧠 You know that in order for your business to be THE business you want it to be, YOU have to become the person YOU want to be! When you’re happy and loving yourself and your life, people are inspired and want to work with you because they want to be happy and love themselves and their life, too! 😌 😍
There are so many ways to grow yourself, but probably the easiest, and one of the cheapest, ways to become better than you were yesterday is to read books that challenge your mindset, habits, communication, relationships, etc. So if you're not currently reading a book, grab one to get started! We have a list in our previous blog post HERE! 📖
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