Listening to your inner wisdom and staying connected to your purpose becomes exceedingly difficult when faced with the cacophony of daily business distractions. It may seem counter intuitive, but managing your business better and improving your business skills will help you stay in touch with your purpose and lead your business with purpose. Consider the following problems that get in the way of purpose:
- You are working exceptionally long hours and are exhausted.
- You are constantly putting out fires that derail your day.
- You are struggling to find clients and finding clients seems to be the main purpose of your work.
- Your business becomes about the money instead of helping your clients.
- You end up dealing with endless details in your day that feel like drudgery.
- You have issues with money and cash flow, creating stress in your life.
- Your team continues to disappoint you leading to continual frustration.
- You feel disconnected from your business and are increasingly lacking the energy to build the business of your dreams.
One: Insufficient Cash (working capital)
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Take the Assessment to Find OutDo any of the above feel familiar? Each of them is something that disconnects you from leading your business with purpose. Your mission takes second place to all the problems you experience managing your business and your business feels like drudgery. You feel disconnected from your business.
Each of these business problems are also solvable with better management skills and better business knowledge. Once you understand how to operate your business effectively, the above problems become much less of an issue. You will have the time to help your clients in the manner you intended to help them, and you will also have the bandwidth to be creative and innovative with your business. Isn’t now the time to stop fighting your business, and bring it under your control with excellent business and leadership skills. Your business life will be more fun and rewarding, and you will stay connected to your purpose.
John Bulman, MBA is the president of Profitability Thinking Business Advisors. As a business coach and consultant who helps small businesses grow, get profitable, create accountable teams, and operate with systems that work. He has helped over 100 businesses and business owners on a 121 basis. He is also the author of the book, “Profitability Thinking,” available on Amazon. To reach John, email him at john@profitabilitythinking.com or visit his website, www.profitabilitythinking.com.
