Do you feel like everyone else has the answers and you’re just scraping by?  Like you were missing class when they were passing out the instructions?  Let me reassure you, there is no shortcut on the road to success.  If you listen to all the gurus and experts out there you might get the impression that it’s an easy road to a 6- or even 7- figure income.  This might leave you feeling like you are missing out on some big secret.  The secret is work.  That might not sound very appealing to some but it’s the way it is.

Can you achieve high earnings as a solo entrepreneur?  Of course!  But not overnight, and not without rolling up your sleeves and getting to work.  I’m on a mission to help business owners get back to basics.  Let’s get real and let’s get to work on creating successful, sustainable businesses!

Here are a few things you can do to get started:

Review your message.  Are you being authentic and sharing what you really believe in or are you following the herd?  When you’re starting out in business it’s common to watch what everyone else is doing and try to duplicate them.  In fact, I highly recommend following people who have what you want and do what they’re doing.  After all, they attracted you right?  The fine line here is model their process, not their message.  Take time to reflect on your message and really get honest about whether it is really you or not.

Create your own platform.  Why are you in business?  What prompted you take the risk?  What is it you really love?  I love process and operations.  I love to know how things work and to make them better.  That’s not very glamorous but it is how things get done.  I’ve done the vocabulary acrobats to make it sound more appealing but that just isn’t me.  If I’m not being me I’m not being authentic and my message won’t resonate.  My platform is roll up your sleeves and get to work.  That’s a message I can feel confident about.  Dig deep and find your platform.

Develop a philosophy.  What do you stand for?  What’s important to you?  Your philosophy is sort of like your mission statement.  It’s what drives you and this is something that should be loud and clear throughout your brand.  It may not seem important but it creates a foundation to build the rest of your business upon.

This makes sense right?  These 3 basic pieces of information are included in the Business Builders Success System business plan workbook.  You can see how important it is to start and build from the ground up.  This is the stuff that most people won’t do.  This is the rolling up your sleeves kind of stuff that will help you be successful.

My encouragement for you is that you will take some time to reflect on these 3 things.  Remember you can achieve whatever you believe as long as you are willing to work for it.  Visit The Coach & Mentor Group for resources to help you grow your business.