Welcome to the Chaos to Clarity Blog!
You’ll find business tips, tricks & freebies as well as a peek into some of what I’ve learned over the years!
What is coaching REALLY like?
Will things change overnight?!
Maybe. Maybe not. Things might change and be great and then you fall off the bandwagon. Then you get to talk to your coach, they help you right back up and give you the space to explore what’s going on. When you explore what’s going on and why the wheels fell off right away, chances are the next time will be a bit easier and you’ll stick with it a bit longer and a bit longer.
Changing your thought patterns is really like riding a bike or walking. No one gets it “right” the first time. But as you explore you learn what works and doesn’t work.
Overcome Fear in Business
From there we worked through her thought that she’s “never going to make another dollar.” And by the end of that conversation she had come up with some new ideas to market and network for her business. We also discussed ways that she can work through those intrusive thoughts of, “I’m never going to make another dollar” and turn those thoughts into, “I make more money every day, money comes in all ways and I am open to receiving it.”
Your thoughts are so powerful.
How to Create Business Core Values
The other day I told my husband I am going to make a million dollars in 2025. We were laying in bed and he said, “like over the next 3 years?!” with a little bit of disbelief in his voice. And I said, “no, in the year 2025 I’m going to make a million dollars that year.” He was quiet for a few moments and then said, “but…how???”
I rattled off a bunch of things I’ve had on my mind of where I want my coaching business to go over the next three years and said, “and in 2025 I’ll be at the million dollar mark!”
So, how did I get to this place in my business?
Read to find out!
Manage your overwhelm, consistently.
Managing your level of overwhelm is no joke. Especially when you’re in a chronic state of overwhelm. You’re living in this low vibration buzz of agony and spinning in circles. Getting out of overwhelm seems like an impossible task.
I’m here to tell you it's not impossible AND that I have a solution to help you!
Top Tips to Relieve Overwhelm in Small Business
“HELP! I feel like I’m drowning and I don’t know what to do. I have all these ideas and I can’t act on any of them because they’re all intertwined. What do I do?!?!” - me last week to a friend & mentor.
Her answer: “take some time off”
WHAT?! I’m trying to grow a business, not go on vacation. How can I stop when I need to move forward on this stuff??
I was freaking out at the thought of “not being productive” and “not getting things done.” We live in a society that praises you the busier you are. But in that freak out I was also doing the things that I was afraid of NOT doing! I wasn’t being productive nor was I getting anything done.
Combating overwhelm
My coach asked me questions that others in my support system didn’t know that I needed to be asked (I didn’t know I needed to be asked those questions). My coach asked me questions that helped me process and think about situations and business growth in a new light.
Making the leap into business
So…you did a thing and started a business. Kind of. Mostly, anyway. You started telling your friends and family that you are going to do this really amazing thing. You’re really good at it and it’s time to start making some $$ doing it. You chose a name, you’ve got the social media thing going, maybe even invested in an LLC and a website and you’ve got all of your gear. You chose the colors for your brand and you’ve been checking the boxes but still something is…missing. Something just doesn’t feel totally right.
How To Start-up A Business With No Money
Don’t doubt yourself.
“You’re REALLY successful. How did you do it? What are your tips? How can I be as successful as you?”
And that question hit me like a ton of bricks and stirred up SO many thoughts. Things from, “Me?! I’m not successful.” to, “Yes! I’ve been blessed with 15+ years in businesses - has it been easy - no, worth it, YES!”
It took me a minute to process the question and give an answer. My answer was short, “I didn’t give up. I kept working even when it didn’t feel like I’d ever come out on top.”
Action Clarity
I needed to support and nurture those who were already coming to class. Nurturing those people would foster the growth of the studio. Those people were my foundation and wanted to do whatever they could to help me but I wasn’t letting that happen. I was standing in the way. Something that can happen quite easily to business owners. We see things the way we want and don’t always stop to try and see things from another vantage point. Honestly this is something that a lot of my clients get stuck in as well.