Ignore Industry Norms, Set Your Business Up To Serve You & The Life You Truly Want!
Carie Lyndene
??Are you a Results/Purpose-Driven Business Owner or Service Provider looking to Scale, Elevate or Exit? | WhatsApp me at 0788 543 8614 | Business Growth Expert & Sales Strategist?
With 60% of businesses failing in their first three years, this is a lesson worth learning!
A man sat on a beautiful sweep of sand, looking out to the ocean without a care in the world.
In his hands were the shells he had found on his walk that morning which he was deftly crafting into a highly unusual necklace.
One day, a tourist approached him and said “These necklaces are unique. What do you do with them?”
The man replied casually, “I sell them to locals and to visitors”.
The tourist became very excited.
?“These are stunning!” he said.?“I can help you set up a factory where you could make them en masse. I’ll help you set up a marketing department to advertise them all around the world and recruit a sales team so you can sell millions of them.
“Why would I want to do that?” questioned the man.
“Well, you would be able to make millions and after several years of hard work, eventually retire!” said the tourist.
“But why would I want to do that?” said the man.
“Well, if you retire with millions in the bank, you can sit on the beach all day without a care in the world!”
For the first time, the man looked the tourist squarely in the eyes and said wisely, “That’s exactly what I do now”.
In these days of online businesses, it's easy to get carried away with the big figure incomes being dangled like a carrot in front of us. 6 Figures, 7 Figures and now I’m even seeing 8 Figures on offer.
This raises two issues for me.
1. It's awfully easy to get caught up in goals we think we should have because it looks like everyone else in our marketplace is aiming for them and hitting those sorts of targets.?We lose sight of what it is we are looking to achieve in our business.
2.??????Typically, what they don’t tell you is that a 7 or 8-figure business, has a marketing, logistical & operational machine behind them.
Building this is likely to be all-consuming as far as your time and energy are concerned and of course just because the revenue is high, it doesn’t mean the profits are!?
What’s that adage? Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity (Wish I’d learned that earlier in my own business journey!)
You see, I’m like many entrepreneurs/consultants/micro business owners whose focus is on the quality of my lifestyle NOW!
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In other words, I just don’t want to work that hard anymore (and neither do my clients)
I’ve been there, done that and got the t-shirt in several different sizes.
That’s why now I specialise in working with those who, yes want to generate a very good income and make a big impact with their clients but are NOT looking to set the world on fire in terms of massive revenue goals.
When we work together the focus is on the right goals that serve the lifestyle they desire and are realistic for their stage of business.
So, if you’re a Start-Up, Start Over or Start Again, I’ve got an affordable entry-level mentoring programme for you to meet those first milestone income levels.
If you are a bit further along, and you do want to hit those elusive, consistent 10K Pay Days, you can talk to me about my £100k Automated Sales System, where I’ll show you exactly how to get to, automate and sustain that level of business ongoing.
Ready to hit a million? Well, let's talk about our Million Pound Masterplan coaching.
So up to 6 & 7 figures, I’ve got you covered.
Multiple 7 figures, I’m not your man but I’m happy to refer you to the right one for you.
BTW, I’m not at all saying it's wrong to have these big goals, horses for courses after all.
I’m saying set yourself up for success by having the right goals that serve YOU and the lifestyle you truly want, not just what everyone else is telling you is the norm in your sector.?
Speak soon,
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3 年Carie, thanks for sharing!
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3 年Love this story Carie. It's absolutely about choosing the goals that suit us and not comparing ourselves and our goals to others.
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3 年Great article. So many of us are in the processs of reinventing ourselves and are enjoying life now that we have the freedom to make choices about our work, our time and our relationships without money being the driving force.
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3 年Yes! I love this. Tired of all the big stories of 'overnight successes'. Keeping it real and moving forward/upward the right way is much more important, especially for solopreneurs who don't have a team to do the bulk of the work for them.
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3 年Great article and honesty.