What comes next?

We’re there.

We’re past the halfway lockdown mark. How’re you feeling? Are you feeling positive and clear about your next steps? 

The Revenue Unlockers is in star-up phase. Last year was tumultuous, to say the least, and twenty plenty took a surprise turn. As an entrepreneur, business owners or freelancer you need to be ready to tuck and roll as you navigate uncertainty.

Everything may feel as if it’s gone bonkers, but your mindset is the one thing you can control in the weeks ahead. By managing your thoughts, you can manage your stress levels and how you react to things on a daily basis. I know it’s hard when you’re dealing with staffing issues, interrupted cashflow, mounting liabilities and possible business closure.

Bottom line: you can’t lead if you can’t manage your own mental state. And all of us are struggling with that.

Everything shouts ‘take your business online’, and everyone and his dog is wanting to help you do that. Maybe you have been able to shift to a work-from-home set-up; but that begs the question of what happens when we get back to some sort of normal (and it might be a very different one). Strategy change is inevitable but what will that look like? Have you got on top of the numbers? Can you? 

Those companies able to harness technology to keep going and rethink their business model for the future will win. Those who are already fast-tracking digital transformation will be the ones ahead of the competition.      

What’s your solution?

So, maybe you should look at how (and if) you can move your business online. The next few months is the perfect opportunity to look at making that move. What happens when you do end up making that move? Are you asking the questions:

·        What tools do I need?

·        What knowledge am I supposed to have?

·        What support do I need?

·        Who do I need to make this a seamless transition?

·        Who on my team stays?

·        What resources do I need to manage and execute this shift?

You see, difficult decisions arise.

Execution, especially during these times, can only come from a proactive, can-do, adaptive mindset. For a few adaptive mindset traits head over to our post on ‘Adapting to adapting’ (we were ahead of the curve there...).

Here’s a task for you. While time is kind of standing still , why not give yourself some space to re imagine? Do a mental boot camp and flex your mental muscles.

Owning and running a business in the current economy is tough as it is: so many forces are out of our control. But the one thing you CAN control is your mindset. To coin a cliché, see the glass as half full.

So, in a nutshell – what shift can you implement today? And how will you move your business online? Because it’s not a question of when anymore. It’s a question of how – and how quickly.

If you find that ‘WTF!’ seems to be your most frequent thought, I’d like to offer you a FREE 30-minute decompression conversation that will help you feel like you can do this pivot thing ......

Here’s the link to The Revenue Unlocker website – fill out the questionnaire and book your free call with me, Monika Elias.

Till then, be kind to yourself.