Eye on the Prize

Did you ever suffer from growing pains as a kid??

It always seemed odd to me, that something as natural as growing should be painful, yet growing pains are a commonly accepted part of childhood.?

However, it’s not just kids that get growing pains - businesses do too.?

Every business has different phases of growth to go through. Each stage has its own purpose, strengths and challenges.?

And pains.?

MSP businesses are no different.?

Most business owners set out with big goals, big dreams and an idea of what their business will do for them. They set off on the right foot, experience some success… then they get stuck.?

They?plateau.?

What at first looked like exciting growth and a promising trajectory, soon becomes a life of firefighting, juggling curveballs and frustration as you struggle to push through to that next level.?

You find yourself overworked, putting in the hours but not reaping the rewards you hoped for. You’re working for your business when your business should be working?for you.?

But why does this happen??

It’s simple.?

There are four stages of growth that every MSP business must go through: Survive, Drive, Thrive and Arrive.?

But most get stuck. Never making it through to the top levels, instead caught in an endless cycle of working hard for little reward or if the reward is ok then they have no time to enjoy it properly.

The key is in having tangible, achievable and measurable goals that keep you focused and moving forward. It can be easy to get dragged into the day to day of the business, but if you want to keep progressing you’ve got to keep your eye on the prize and work towards it every day or at least every week.

The good news is that once you understand the?stages of growth, it becomes much easier to change this pattern.?

In MSP Mastery, we work with our clients to help them craft their MSP business into what we call a “ONN” (Owner Not Needed) business.?

A business that gives you the time, profit and freedom you’ve always dreamed of, in a realistic, sustainable and proven way.?

Want to learn more about the stages you must go through to build a sustainable and successful MSP business? We cover this in my PDF The MSP Journey - have you read it??

If not, you can?click here?to download it now.

Whenever you’re ready, here’s three ways I can help you scale your IT/MSP to achieve ￡1million in revenue or, if you’re already there, to go faster:-

Grab a free copy of my 36 Ideas to scale your IT/MSP with confidence: These ideas will show you how to harness your business to work for you, maximise your revenue and install the capacity to get more from your team. You can access your copy?here.

Join the IT/MSP’s Scale With Confidence group on Facebook and connect with other MSP’s who are scaling too: Too many IT/MSPs struggle to scale Beyond ￡1million and want more profit, time, and freedom from their business. This group is to help change this…giving you the confidence, community, and insight to get your business working for you rather than you for it. Join?here.

Work with me privately: If you want to get some 1:1 help, we can jump on the phone for a quick call, and brainstorm how to help you scale to ￡1million or, if you’re already there, how to accelerate to ￡1million in annual recurring revenue. Just book in?here.