Business itself is simple, we're the ones who make things complicated with our expectations, our beliefs, the meaning we give things.

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My grandma's story – her waiting her whole life for the chance to do the things she'd love to do and passing away “with the music still inside her” – has been a driver for pretty much everything I do – moving countries, changing careers, starting a business. If I feel drawn to do something I'll do it.

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When we find out about someone else offering the same we do, or when we meet someone who is way ahead of us in an area we'd love to be further ahead our default reaction tends to be a pang of jealousy mixed with a dosage of fear. But there is another way of looking at things that is way more helpful.

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While it makes no sense to give too much attention to the competition, knowing what others in your market are up to and charging can save you from leaving a lot of money on the table.

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Competition – I don't even like the word. Other people offering the same as you or something similar isn't a bad thing. It definitely isn't something you want to focus your energy on. By all means, know what other people are doing in your industry but when you invest your energy in serving your clients the best you can the competition won't be an issue.

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“I need to finish my website before I can talk to people about my services”

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Building a business takes up a lot of our time and energy and it is pretty common for our partners and family to say things that let us conclude that they don't support our efforts.

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I started my business when I was 39. I thought it was fairly late to change tack again but I've since met ladies who were well in their 60ies. Others started to work for themselves right out of the gate.

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There are 3 stages every entrepreneur goes through on the journey of building their business.

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When we do all the right things and work really hard but still don't see the results we want we often look for ways to get more focussed, to work even harder. What if there was a better way to get results?

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I've spoken about the topic of focus before .. focus vs scattered mind isn't good vs bad. Here is why ..

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