Want to know one of the biggest mistakes I've made in business?
Thinking I had all the answers.
My first few years starting out, my business limped along…as in, the kind of "barely making ends meet" limp that makes you want to give up and get a "real job."
But I was stubborn.
I thought I could do everything myself, and worse…I thought I already knew everything I needed to know to be successful.
Learning otherwise was a tough pill to swallow, but eventually I realized 2 things:
- Building a successful business comes down a series of learnable skills.
- If I wasn't hitting my goals, it was because I lacked one or more of those skills.
Once I realized that, I was able to turn things around.
I made it a priority to keep learning, no matter what.
- If I didn't know what to do, I asked someone for help
- If I thought I knew the right answer, I double checked it before sprinting ahead.
- If things were chugging along, I kept reading, looking for my next edge.
These are all habits I keep up today.
(Already this year, I've read 50+ books - mostly on business, marketing, and leadership).
So, as this epic, hot summer comes to a close, I want to encourage you to challenge yourself in the same way I did.
Challenge yourself to "go back to school" with your business.
- Own the fact it's ok not to have all the answers.
- Learn what you don't know.
- Get help where you need it.
For me, personally, one of the biggest gaps I had was knowing how to craft the perfect offer.
I'd struggle through every launch, and I couldn't figure out why my sales numbers were always "just ok."
Enter Sam Hill.
He's a total superstar (and our Director of Sales here at Growth Tools).
Post a Comment