3 Ways a business & mindset coach can speed up your professional growth

You probably wonder what has speed got to do with the work of a business & mindset coach?

Aren’t they there to guide clients towards more clarity over their goals, or being more confident? 

Yes they are.

But can’t you learn about confidence and clarity in books or courses? Or the limitless ocean of free information on the internet?

Of course you can : but it will take forever. 

We live in the world of information. There is often too much information easily available to us, but then why are we struggling more than ever?

My generation ( I am an 80s child) grew up hearing “ knowledge is power”.

I don’t think so any more , I think only knowledge you can apply is power. 

Becoming more successful, confident and purpose-led is not only about “ doing” certain things, it’s also about “being” a certain way. 

It’s about combining strategy ( doing) with identity ( being).

A business and mindset coach can help you work on your “being” and “doing” without spending too much time searching for something that can show you the way.

A business & mindset coach can help you grow your side business faster

Starting a business on the side , when you have a fulltime job and a family to support ( plus all the administrative challenges that come with adult life!) will need you to be more mindful about how you spend your time. 

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And for business success you need two key inputs : time and money. 

If you are short on money and work with a tiny budget then you end up doing more things yourself. This can lead to overwhelm. ( I have been there!)

If you are short on time , you invest in a support system, you hire help, you purchase softwares and systems that save you time through automation. 

A business and mindset coach is part of that support system. 

1- Make the unconscious conscious :  A business & mindset coach can help you find your blind spots

We can only address a problem when we know about its existence. It sounds obvious but it’s easier said than done!

We have biases and blindspots : issues that are right in front of us but we can’t see them. Examples of possible blindspots: 

• Limiting beliefs that we adopt from our caregivers or adults in early childhood. Such as “I am not talented”,“Wealthy people are cruel” or “ I don’t deserve success”
• Survival mechanisms or bad habits we develop to keep ourselves safe such as : working hard and keeping ourselves busy all the time, people pleasing, avoidance , denial

It’s difficult to become aware of our behavioural patterns because they happen in a subconscious way. We need mirrors in our car to show us our blindspots while driving. A business & mindset coach works like a mirror: they can show you what you cannot see by observing you.

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2- Procrastination is the biggest enemy of productivity :A business & mindset coach can help you find the root cause

Procrastination or the habit of delaying an important task is often a symptom not the real problem. It shows up in different forms like keeping ourselves busy with other tasks, waiting around , waiting for everything to be perfect to react and finding excuses for not taking action.

It sometimes shows up in the form of indecision and feeling stuck in between options.

Procrastination does not equal laziness : it often happens as a result of fear , imposter syndrome or lack of confidence. 

And blaming yourself for procrastination often does not help. 

A business & mindset coach can help you become aware of your procrastination and look for the root cause of your issues. 

 If you can solve this one problem you will save yourself years of time and speed up your progress towards your goals. 

3 – Energy goes where focus goes : A business & mindset coach helps you focus your attention on the right thing

As Tony Robbins says “ energy goes where attention goes”. If you focus your attention on areas that don’t really contribute to your vision, then you lose time and energy without getting an inch closer to your goals. 

Sometimes we innocently and unconsciously focus on these areas and spend a lot of time and energy on things we believe matter.

• We may avoid being visible on social media out of fear of judgment, we keep thinking about what everyone is thinking about us
• We may worry about worst case scenarios that will never happen
• We might put up with an unfit team member or a difficult client that sucks all our energy
• We might lose sleep over things that are fully outside our control or influence 

The list is long.

It’s so easy to get distracted from our vision and waste our energy.

It’s often difficult to see these areas ourselves, our friends and families may not be able to see them either. 

 A business mindset coach can help us identify these areas and reflect on them. 

They can stop us from getting sidetracked and instead focus on what matters.

If you’re a woman entrepreneur, part-time with a side business or full-time, struggling with imposter syndrome, you don’t have to face it alone. 

As a business coach, I can help you overcome your mental barrier and unlock your full potential as an entrepreneur. 

Together, we can work on building your confidence, setting achievable goals, and creating a plan to achieve them.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your business journey and break free from the grip of imposter syndrome, contact me today to learn more about my coaching services and how I can support you on your path to success.

Apply for a free 60 min roadmap session with me and we can take it from there!