Has Covid-19 left your business struggling? Have you lost sales and clients? Maybe you were ordered to shutdown your business during lockdown. Maybe you feel like you have navigated a confusing array of government subsidies that read like alphabet soup: CEWS, CERS, CEBA. You may feel exhausted and in a funk. It’s easy to feel pessimistic at a time like this and to wonder if running your own business is worth it anymore.

Are you looking for inspiration? A boost to your confidence or someway to re-ignite your passion for your business? Read on…

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with a highly qualified life & business coach and I want to share some of her amazing insights that may inspire you as they have me because, after all, I am an entrepreneur too…just like you!

1. Your number one priority is to create a vision for your business. You really need to sit down and think deep about this:

• Where do you see yourself and your business in a year from now? In five years from now? You need to create a blueprint of where you are going with your business.
• Which aspects of your business need attention? Expansion?
• What kind of clients do you wish to attract?
• Do you truly believe in the products you are selling?
• Do you serve your customers with honesty and integrity?
• Are you still passionate about what you do? If not, this might be a time to change the way you do business. In business, your mindset matters.

In business, your mindset matters.

2. Your mindset, your emotions create your actions. It is an established fact that our thoughts create our emotions. And our emotions create our actions. Let this sink in for a while. It’s easy to get sucked into negative thoughts. Especially when things haven’t been going well and you are facing substantial hurdles in your business. We generally tend to think that the unpredictable outside world creates our circumstances. In fact, most of your reality is created by your thinking. Our brains like to follow the same thought patterns. If you habitually have lots of negative thoughts about your business, bemoan the lack of money and blame it all on the economy – you are not alone. Successful people have strong visions about their business. You need to be in love with your vision and use it as a place for your attention.

…most of your reality is created by your thinking…Successful people have strong visions about their business.

3. Surround yourself with supportive, driven people as your support system.
Successful people have strong visions about their business and a support system to help them get there. Surround yourself with people who share this vision. Get excited again about your business. See the possibilities. Evolve your approach and learn new methods.

Surround yourself with people who share [a similar] vision.

Love what you do and what you do will love you back.