How often do you take an aerial-view of your business? As entrepreneurs, we tend to focus mainly on the daily matters at hand, and face the issues only when, and if they appear.

To our members of IMN Paris Business Club, we systematically have them audit their own venture, in order to determine if they are still on track with their business goals and values, since any successful business needs to present value-added and be sustainable, in addition to being profitable.

The 5 essential questions that we are discussing in this episode apply to all types of structures and they shine a light not necessarily on your products or service, but rather on the success of your clients, your team and your community.

What is the main difference between entrepreneurs succeeding, even in times of crisis, and those who don’t? While the whole world was on physical and mental lockdown, the business owners that refused to dig their heads in the sand and call it quits, were the ones that did at least 1 of the following:

- showed up as a leader

- didn’t get stuck on what is no longer possible

- observed and understood human behaviour

We know it takes a lot of energy to stay in the constructive mindset of moving forward and look for the systems that allow us to cope and be creative. But Rome wasn’t build in a day, right?

We discuss in this episode what determined entrepreneurs actually do to be successful, no matter the type of crisis they encounter.

Entrepreneurs and small businesses alike, have the disadvantage that they are less protected in these kind of crisis situations. Nevertheless, business owners are facing bigger or smaller crisis on regular basis, especially in the first years of existence and somehow, the most persistent and determined of us still manage to push through. Why would this be any different?

Any crisis is defined by the immediate need of a decision and isn’t this a great opportunity in itself? No more “one day I will”, the time to act is NOW: implementing with creativity, increasing the value-added that we bring to the table and so on. In this episode, we have put together a series of tips for all the entrepreneurs out there that are looking to shift their focus and put this crisis in a different perspective.

Is being an entrepreneur just a trend or is it indeed the most wanted job in the world?

You may find that when starting your own entrepreneurship journey, your experience is completely different from that of a relative or a friend that started in similar conditions. That’s because whatever blocks you, blocks your business. And in the same time, your business can be as successful as you are. YOU are the key to your own success or failure.

In this episode, we adress 3 real and important tips to assure you are getting the best results from the time invested. Because truth be told, being an entrepreneur means 100% focus and you need to know from the beginning your “absolute must” priorities.

The truth is that entrepreneurs have relevance on the market and there are signs that being an entrepreneur is a very tempting possibility for a lot of people that are looking to have a secure financial future.

Nevertheless, this common desire brings with it a few common mistakes, that we often see, especially in our IMN Paris Business Club. Many of our members have experienced these blunders more than once.

Luckily, in business as in life, we can prevent rather than repeat obvious misconceptions about what it takes, in this cases, to really become a business owner. We explain in this episode the 5 common mistakes, so you can avoid them. Honestly, you would be surprised how many people fall for mistake nr 4 .

And as it was our custom in the first 2 seasons also, we offer practical solutions, not only answers in theory; for this episode, 5 alternative questions that you can consider before opening your own business, and in doing so, setting you up for success.

What drives people to become entrepreneurs and how do you know if this is for you? The good news is that is never too late to start the entrepreneurship journey but for most, still, working for somebody else is seen as a first option, due to the financial security. A 2018 study states that 5% of the world’s workforce are actually entrepreneurs working for themselves. The numbers have been shown to be increasing but how many are actually successful, considering the risks involved?

Are you someone that is:

If you have answered yes to at least 1, you are an intuitive entrepreneur and many of the characteristics presented in this episode apply to you. Let us know if we have overlooked any important features.

In this exciting Part 1 of #YourCoaching Journey we have explored everything from dreams, to purpose, self-assurance, authenticity, trust and faith and so much more. We dived deep into negative routines and habits, limiting beliefs, assumptions and interpretations; seeing our daily patterns in a different light.

Who am I? Why am I here? - common and yet difficult questions to answer. Nevertheless, with each new episode we managed to offer some insights and reveal, through examples and clear steps, that each and every one of us has the ability to become aware of our constant need to grow and improve.

We like to believe that what we have created here in these 27 episodes is the next best thing after working with a professional coach. The evergreen quality of each topic makes it that much more important, as you revisit it each time when you have new questions or simply need some reassurance.

And so we have reached the end of Part 1 and while awaiting the new and fresh content after the summer, here are 5 important REMINDERS that you may want to even guide yourself with for a while. We know a challenge is always a good incentive: Choose one of the 5 reminders and stick with it for a month.

Thank you for listening and don’t forget to share, you never know who might need to hear this.

This "shock" moment in history started well over 6 months ago and we are now left to deal with, among other things, the extreme stress of emotional and mental fatigue.  It's important to acknowledge here and now, that it's ok for us and others around, to feel tired, anxious or fearful. We are all human and our emotions are the best indicators of what kind of situations we are facing.  The real question is: How do we move out of it?

In any given moment, we have 5 conscious choices that we can make:

When we are stressed, we are less prepared to deal with the situation that is stressing us. We know that it looks like a vicious circle, but there is actually a starting point, when we can begin the change, the shift that will shed some light on the current circumstances. 

This episode focuses on 5 immediate steps we can take, on our own, to position ourselves in a better-feeling place, of understanding our mental fatigue and moving forward towards easing our emotional burden. 

Have you ever felt that a monster is taking over you sometimes? How come all of a sudden you can feel so down and sad?

That little voice, always negative and doubtful, that keeps reminding you off all those times you failed… if you listen to it and you feed it pessimistic thoughts…it becomes the GREMLIN. The most difficult of the 4 internal blockers, because it’s so close to who we are, that in some cases we come to believe that the gremlin is US.

How does the gremlin come to occupy our thoughts? What does it take to overcome it? Where should we start?

In this episode we are going to take our gremlin, our inner critic for a walk. And with the 5 steps that we present here, trying to understand why do we give it so much attention.

A useful tip on recognising limiting beliefs: each time we use the words “always”, “never”, “everything” , we should pay attention because there is a blockage hiding behind it.

We have tackled the GAIL scale of internal blockers here in these episodes of #YourCoachingJourney 

G (Gremlin) - S2 Episode 25: The voice of our Gremlin

A (Assumptions) - S2 Episode 24: The trap of making assumptions

I (Interpretations) - S2 Episode 21: Should we believe our own interpretations?

L (Limiting beliefs) - S2 Episode 20: Break the trap of limiting beliefs