#GrowNOW The Podcast

When you talk to successful entrepreneurs, their stories have a common denominator: their main goal was not money when they started their business. That is not to say they didn’t need it, but it was not their driving force. Nevertheless, not seing monetary results after all the hard work you put in growing a business, can result in disappointment. So what is the secret after all?

When the only thing we want to get out of our business is financial, there are usual easier and less complex ways to get it, rather than running your own business.

In today’s episode we take a look at what it takes to not let the money be the only measure of success in your business.

Looking at the small majority of entrepreneurs that have dedicated themselves to their business and are checking all the boxes as being successful, on paper, we can still identify feelings of lack, being unfulfilled or not motivated. And by now, we know that feeling happy in life or in business doesn’t come from power or belongings, but from inside us, that level when no matter what is happening or could happen, we know we’ll come out on top.

It does not take extraordinary people to do extraordinary things… yet, this people have mastered some important keys about life and the stories in today’s podcast illustrate that perfectly.

In last weeks’s episode of this mini-series, we were going through some beliefs and characteristics that are common to people who are serious about making it in the business world. So it’s only normal that this week we focus on those attributes of people who, at the end of the day, will give up half way up to reaching the top. And these beliefs stand up among many:

1. The road to success does not look so easy so the will no make it may not be as big as the effort needed or BELIEVED to be needed.

2. Giving up already in your heart and mind while still focusing to make it .

Some people are born with the “it” for developing businesses, having a great vision and confidence. Most of us, we get into it the old-fashioned way, by learning and applying, trial and error. But still, there are some beliefs and characteristics in the people that will make it in the business world:

1. Not seeing themselves always as a victim, as the world is against them.

2. Appreciating every little bit of help they can get and look to multiply it in return

3. Correcting their behaviour and reactions in the negative moments, so it doesn’t become a repeating pattern

This episode is a part of a mini-series so make sure you tune in next week also.

If you truly enjoy what you do for work, do you sometimes think that it shouldn’t t be this easy? Who says that when you love what you do, you are not giving it your all?

Since the beginning, the purpose of this podcast was to help entrepreneurs get inspired by positive mental changes, that can have a truly positive impact on their business. When you have your own business, you end up identifying with it, in such a way that it all becomes a blur of good and bad moments.

Maybe the key is not only to do what you love, but also to love what you every single day.

Building on the topic of our last episode “The trouble with your business dreams”, in today’s episode we are focusing on playing on one’s strengths, in order to understand and take the necessary steps towards their true calling, business calling to be exact.

There is a topic that is very popular on social media, that of realising your calling from a very young age, or realising in just one instant what you were meant to do for the rest of you life. And that may be true for some people, but it’s not the standard for everyone. So for the rest of us out here that didn’t dream since we were 6 years old of owning our own business, we are left with putting the pieces together and rely on all the experience and preferences we have accumulated.

Today we focus on strengths, as a way to determine what actually we love doing for our business and if we are putting ourselves on the path of the best possible conditions to enjoy this calling.

Any entrepreneur will testify that at some point on their business journey, they have doubted themselves, their purpose, ambitions and expectations. They may ask themselves: what are my dreams for this business? At the end of the day, we all want to aim high and reach for the stars. Our dreams give us power, hope, joy and something to look forward to.

In today’s episode we will take a look at the obstacles we create in our mind that make us feel like the dreams we have are too big; the impatience and permeant comparison to others, to start with.

When creating a second business or taking the step from employee to entrepreneur is always scary in the beginning, a lot of doubts and insecurities but with dreams and success visions on the side.

Have you noticed how energised you feel when thinking about a new business, a new project? It’s easy to keep doing the same things over and over again because it just feels comfortable and we are so used to it, but starting something new it’s just too thrilling.

Today’s episode focuses on what it feels to transition between business and why that is necessary to escape the daily routine.

Like everything, the faster we identify a problem, the easier is to find the solution. If someone tells you, that they have a magic wand and they can solve your business problems, how long it would take you to identify those areas where you know you could use help? Our guess is that your answer will come pretty fast.

Take away the possibility of the magic wand, the issues are still there so why we could not think to ask for help with those?

Clarity, Intention, no guilt or powerlessness, some of the keys that will guide anyone to correctly identify what kind of help or support they are looking for.

In the moment when we take the time to reflect on our business, responsibilities and challenges, we might get to a few questions that can improve our point of view. Being the person that always takes care of everything, we might not know, when in turn, we need a helping hand.

Today’s episode focuses on how to identify when you need support as an entrepreneur, what are the areas where help is needed and who is actually supporting you?