When Patti Mara graduated from university in the recession of 1989, she couldn’t get a job—so she made one up instead. In this episode, Patti shares how she’s achieved entrepreneurial success, the exciting new project she’s launching to support local businesses, and what she’s learned as a long-time coach in The Strategic Coach® Program.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• The invaluable resource that Patti turned to when she realized she didn’t know how to build a business.
• Some of the most helpful tools Patti learned in her first year at Strategic Coach®.
• The difference between tasks and results.
• The value in separating the fault from the problem.
• “magic” that happens in every Strategic Coach workshop.

Show Notes:

• Entrepreneurship often emerges out of necessity, but being good at making up a job for yourself doesn’t mean you know how to build a business.
• Strategic Coach concepts can dramatically shift an entrepreneur's mindset and ability to build a thriving organization.
• Every coach at Strategic Coach is also a Program member who uses Coach tools and concepts in their own business.
• What you sell is actually the vehicle for how you create value.
• Your business is the value you create to the people you want to work with.
• Everyone wants to feel like they’re winning.
• When team members feel like their roles serve a greater purpose, the whole company culture shifts.
• And once you recognize team members as experts in their roles, you can encourage their innovation and sense of ownership.
• When you empower team members to solve problems rather than to focus on who was at fault, customer interactions get much better.
• Awareness and mindset are more impactful than specific skills when training team members.

Resources:

Blog: Time Management Strategies For Entrepreneurs (Effective Strategies Only)

Unique Ability®

The 10x Mind Expander by Dan Sullivan

Turning Teams into Heroes and Customers into Raving Fans by Patti Mara

UpSolutions Team Success Program

Blog: What Is A Self-Managing Company®?  

Tool: The Positive Focus®

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Podcast: Team Success

pattimara.com

wechooselocal.com