| I've had a number of people that I'm coaching refer to | | | | already have a successful business. |
| starting a new business, or as they put it "starting a | | | | Now you might be thinking, how should I think about |
| new career" as starting from the bottom. As they think | | | | starting my own business so that it isn't like starting all |
| about their small business dreams, whether it is starting | | | | over again? There are # things to begin thinking about |
| a bakery, an organic farm, or a healing practice, the | | | | in order to shift your thinking. |
| perception remains the same; you must start at the | | | | |
| bottom no matter what your dream might be. | | | | 1. What skills will you be carrying over from your |
| Let's just stop and think about that for a moment. If all | | | | corporate job? I don't care if it seems like you are |
| you have ever known is the corporate world, then the | | | | doing something night and day different, there WILL be |
| way the world works for you is as follows: | | | | things that you will carry over. |
| | | | 2. Work with a mentor. A mentor, someone who has |
| 1. There is a ladder to climb | | | | been there before, will help you get the information you |
| 2. When you start you start at the bottom of the | | | | need so that you aren't starting at the bottom. This is a |
| ladder | | | | true shortcut to success. |
| 3. You get paid more the further up you are on the | | | | 3. Create a plan. When you create clear long term |
| ladder | | | | goals and the action plan to achieve them, you are |
| Therefore, if that's how your thinking about the world | | | | then in the driver's seat. It is being in the driver's seat |
| why would you ever want to start your own business, | | | | that will ensure your success. |
| if it means that you are starting at the bottom, which in | | | | Does starting a new career mean starting over? I |
| turn means you wont be making money for some | | | | hope by now you know the answer to that question. I'll |
| time to come. Even writing that thought down, makes it | | | | give you a hint, the answer is "No"! |
| feel really heavy and insurmountable for me, and I | | | | |