Any small business owner must be confident in their product,
idea, service or themselves to start their business.
As your business evolves, triumphs are recorded and you soar
but when hiccups are encountered like recessions, exchange rates drop and
marketing, sales or customer challenges are experienced, your shoulders begin
to droop. Sleepless nights, worry, anxiety and fear don't always provide the
solutions you seek. In fact you may start to feel grim as money disappears from
your pockets and it's hard to admit you need 'something else’. What that is, you
don't quite know....but from my experience a wake up call will shake you back
to reality. However, all is not lost, but it's time to reassess your situation
and move your thoughts from lack of confidence to prosperity and 'turning your
business around'.
But fear not, you are not alone! These days on television
you can watch a variety of programs about retuning businesses, ranging from Ramsey’s
Kitchen where he visits flailing restaurants, to The Hotel Inspector and
Undercover Bosses. They are all seeking new business ideas. Step one is new
concepts to try but step two is having the confidence and courage to change
your thinking to get back to working towards your business goals.
Any business owner knows the road to success is curved. One
business expert said: “Business is about
keeping on introducing something new
until it sticks! I encountered hiccups myself, when many clients departed
during the recession then online strategies didn't bring the results, but now
it’s realigning my business from a different perspective and moving forward. Here
are 3 top tips to get your mindset and confidence back on track.
1 Use
Confidence Building
Products & Tools
Every business owner has sought advice at some stage. Now remove
ego and fear from your life and find the book, course, self help program or
workshop that helps you to think positive about yourself, and your business. If
you haven't used affirmations, visualisations, treasure boards or relisted your
new goals, get cracking! One business owner I spoke to recently said they were
now starting the day with visualisations and affirmations. They were helping
them think positive as they turn their business around by introducing a new
product and going back to basics.
Millionaires go to conferences to keep learning, any small
business owner is doing themselves a disservice by not seeking new ideas and
motivation from other sources.
2 Provide More Service or Value
Either with your present or new products, provide more
service or value. Re-evaluate what you are doing and look for areas to
change. Another avenue is to resurrect
something from the past and change it to suit the present market. The business
world, customers and thinking has changed so update you and your business.
Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad Poor Dad said: "Change
your focus from making money to serving more people; Serving more people brings
in more money”.
3 Look After You!
Since my hiccup in October 2010 when I collapsed, died and
was revived, I've focussed on my health and retuning myself constantly. There
is a lot of research about the Law of Attraction and the 'vibrational energy'
you exert from your state of well-being. Here are four things that can easily
be changed:
Water - Increase your water in take. Research shows a lower
amount clogs your thinking, so drink more water.
Food - Eating healthy food is easy to change. Stop having a
muffin every day for morning tea, replacing it with something healthier and
making the muffin your Friday treat.
Exercise - Find time to do more exercise. A walk around the
block at night a few sit-ups while watching television, anything that gets you
moving more.
Sleep - Get better sleep. You are not functioning at full
steam if you’re tired in the morning. There are lots of products to help you
short-term if needed. I now use a mantra
from Joe Vitale and his book Zero Limits. It puts my mind to rest by stopping
the merry-go-round of negative thoughts.
Changing your business success is not an overnight job, but
being more confident helps you network more efficiently, sound more positive on
the phone and bring in more sales. Even dressing for success, (yes, even in
your home office), you'll be ahead of the business owners who don't make
changes.
No-one forced us to become self employed and business
owners, it's a challenge we chose for ourselves. Now, it's up to each business
owner, whether a sole practioner working from a home office or an office, to keep
learning and up skilled. Your business is following your passions to take your
services and products to your customers. Changing your confidence about
yourself and your business is up to you.
John Assaraf from The Secret has created many businesses and
here are 3 affirmations from his book The Answer, which you could use:
- I
have absolute certainty in my ability to generate any amount of income I
choose.
- I
consistently attract all the right people to help me grow my businesss
- I am
a brilliant and savvy business person and I have access to everything to
make my business grown
Another business expert, Jack Canfield was a school teacher
and small business owner before he built his empire from his books related to
Chicken Soup for the Soul series. His office rules were: no negativity in the
office, use visualisations and affirmations and making sure they did five
things a day to expand the business. After being knocked back by 144
publishers, he found one who saw merit in the books and fourteen months of hard
work later, reaped the results. Your business may not be the same…but
dedication and committment will work.
There is a famous quote: If
it's to be - it's up to me! This applies to every business owner who
started with a dream. If you are losing confidence, your goal needs to be to
find it again!
Janice Davies is The Attitude Specialist,
who teaches people to think positive and empower themselves. As a Professional
Speaker, Success Coach, Author and Infopreneur Janice educates people at
conferences, workshops and online. Her mission is to improve self esteem
globally. She is the founder of Selfday-International Self Esteem Day and
President of the International Council of Self Esteem. Her topics and products include:
Attitude, Self esteem, Goals, Difficult people, Happiness, Relationships Stress
and more. Her new book The Success Attitude – Haunting Messages Guiding Us, is
her life journey with hindsight insights to assist you. More FREE ebooks at www.thesuccessattitude.info *www.selfesteemday.com* www.difficultpeoplehelp.com
