Business Success Keys: Mindset & Structure

The key to your business’s success

If you were to ask me the secret to success in business, and in fact, in life, I’m pretty sure I have the answer…

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Are you ready? I believe the key to success in business and life is…

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Mindset and structure.

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“Ok”, I hear you saying, “Well, that’s not that profound”.

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I would agree. However, if coaching clients has taught me anything, it’s that if you have neither a great mindset nor a great structure, you have almost no chance of success. If you have one, you’re halfway there. You are ready to kick things up a notch if you’ve got both!

As business owners, we are constantly challenged. If you’re doing business and life “right”, you will be stepping outside of your comfort zone so often that you have perpetual nausea. Mindset is the only thing that will keep you on track while everything in your body is screaming, ‘Stop this now, danger, danger, go back!’ A strong mindset backs you, cheers you on and picks you up when you’ve had “that” day. It’s the mindset that keeps you sticking your neck out while you feel like it’s on the chopping block! The business owners with the strongest mindsets are the ones who dust themselves off after a setback and have the grit to keep going.

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So, I hear you say, “Awesome, I believe I have that mindset, but I’m still not going anywhere….” My question to you then is… How’s your structure?

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So often, I see clients who need more clear, tangible, measurable goals. If they have a clear goal, they usually fail to break them down into manageable chunks. Then, further, they fail to have a mechanism to check whether the way things are being done is improving on the last year / quarter / month. As a result, they spend most of their time spinning their wheels in an overwhelmed state. Or continuing to do things that are inefficient simply because that’s the way it has always been done.

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When working with clients, I often switch between mindset and structure. The two concepts are inexplicably entwined with business success. When the business grows, there needs to be an expansion of mindset and beliefs about the business. Further, your own personal capacity to cope with the growth needs to grow. Conversely, as the business grows, the structure often needs to change to support the growth, either to support new systems, new staff, new clients, or all of the above.

Here are my top recommendations for building an awesome mindset:

1. Know your purpose. This is the driving force behind your actions. Remind yourself why you do what you do.
2. Identify times you’ve had a success mindset in the past and focus on what you told yourself then.
3. Remind yourself daily what makes you / your business / your product unique and special. Focus on your point of difference and why it makes your business unique and special.
4. Practice gratitude (there is so much evidence that gratitude is one of the best ways to shift into a more grounded and yet more open mindset).

Here are my top tips for building an awesome structure:

1. If you don’t have a plan, block out two hours in your diary right now to work out what you’re looking to achieve in the next 12 months.
2. Use the 90-day goal-setting template to break that into this next quarter’s work.
3. Break down each goal into smaller parts; sometimes, looking at this every month is helpful.
4. Consider the key performance indicators that will keep you on track to determine whether your goals are on track.
5. Know your pain points and look for ways to improve general efficiency around them. Building systems and processes is an important way to stay on track in business.

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I’d love to hear whether you’re in the mindset or the structure lane right now, so leave a comment or send me an email. If you need clarity on the area that you need to focus on right now, contact me for a chat to see if we’re a match.

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In the meantime, check out my 90-day goal-setting template to help you get some structure.

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing" – Walt Disney.

What to do next:

I live and breathe helping business owners get the clarity needed to continue going forward, and this is without a doubt my deep passion and purpose; I absolutely love what I do. If you want to have a chat about how I help you achieve your goal, get in touch.

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