Consultant Women, Do You Realise You're The Top 1%?

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Seeing ourselves as we truly are can be a minefield for women.

And we often go through the day to day in our consulting businesses telling ourselves some crazy stuff.

I have to take on even MORE clients to grow my consulting business?!

I'm not where I thought I would be by this point in my business.

And even:

I feel like such a failure.

Building a business can be tough.

There are set backs and opportunities and imposter syndrome and big wins and fears and disappointments, all rolled into one, all day every day.

You need to be all kinds of resilient - and this does get easier over time.

But - as women, we often spend our days giving out to others - whether it's clients, team members, family members, friends.

And we don't draw the boundaries that we need to, and we don't do anything to build our emotional energy reserves back up again.

Which causes huge problems - because if there's one thing that sets the mindset monkeys off and triggers all kinds of negative and self-critical thoughts, it's when you're overworked and overwhelmed 24/7.

Here's one of the things I have observed most among the exceptional women I serve.

When they look at themselves and the role they're playing in their business, they don't see what the rest of us see from the outside.

They see the struggle, not the success.

They see the imperfections, not the wins.

It is the easiest thing in the world to assume that because something comes naturally to you, it is unexceptional.

But every time you do that - you're failing to see HOW exceptional you truly are.

If you're a developing thought leader in your industry, with a business that is already turning over 6 figures in annual revenue and a client roster that is creaking under the strain of all the companies who want to work with you, I would love you to take a moment to appreciate how UNcommon this is.

And how much of a huge achievement it is!

You, my friend, are the top 1% of woman-owned businesses.

And I'll bet you've only just started to scratch the surface in terms of the impact that you are capable of having on the world.

A key part of the work I do with my clients is empowering them to see themselves as they truly are, and instead of shrinking back from their calling and inner purpose, bringing that front and centre.

And honestly? One of the most important places for us to start is dealing with the frenetic pace their business moves at. Day in, and day out. Until they're way past the point where they feel like they have the energy for it.

Because when you've built up your client load rapidly, there isn't time to think about what you have capacity for.

You won't have intentionally crafted a role for yourself that is focused around your strengths and naturally energising tasks.

You will often be 'acting out' the role of solo consultant, without realising that you're already way past that point.

And it's often easier to keep your head buried in the day to day busyness and fast pace everything moves at instead of asking yourself the deeper questions of 'where is your business at, really?', what does this require from you, and what do you need to put in place behind the scenes AND front of house to get everything back in balance and flow again?

And then the REALLY scary question, what's your big vision for what happens next...? ????

If you're feeling drained by your consulting business, or if it looks impressive from the outside but feels unsustainable on the inside, I would love to invite you to my free workshop next week.

It's called How To Handle Fast Growth In Your Consulting Business, and we'll be covering:

> Why fast growth can put your business under so much strain

> The mindset change you need to make around 'uplevelling' and playing on a bigger field

> How to cope when you have experienced an upturn in revenue but your business hasn't caught up yet

> Where to go when you feel like you've achieved everything you originally planned

The workshop is happening live on Tuesday 14th September at 4pm UK (11am EST, 8am PST). I’d love to see you there.

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