If It’s To Be, It’s Up To Me – Taking Control of Your Business Success
Your Success Is In Your Hands
As I sit here in my Camberley office, working with local business owners, one truth becomes increasingly clear: with everything happening in the world right now, we entrepreneurs need to think.
And I mean really T-H-I-N-K.
There’s plenty of chatter about Rachel Reeves’s upcoming budget and what it might mean for hard-working business owners.
But here’s something I tell all my clients across Surrey: regardless of the economy, new laws, or even a recession, some businesses in your sector will thrive over the next few years.
The question is – will you be one of them?
The Market Doesn’t Care About Excuses
Here’s a truth that many don’t want to acknowledge: the marketplace is perfectly willing for you to be as successful as you decide to be. It’s also equally willing to let you struggle.
The choice, believe it or not, is yours.
Ever wondered why less than 1% of people who start their own business become millionaires? Sure, some don’t want to – and that’s absolutely fine.
But for the rest? They’re simply thinking about their business the wrong way:
- Wrong thinking about money
- Wrong thinking about failures
- Wrong thinking about marketing
- Wrong thinking about criticism
Your income isn’t determined by the economy – it’s determined by your philosophy.
That’s actually great news because it means you’re in control.
The Power of Persistence
At the recent National Entrepreneurs Convention, we discussed how most business owners aren’t consistent or persistent enough. They get distracted by bright, shiny objects. They give up too soon.
The real key? Working ON your business, not just IN it. Here in Camberley, I see too many business owners trapped in the ‘doing’ rather than the ‘building’. They’re stuck in what I call the ‘Busy Trap’ – busy today because they were busy yesterday, busy tomorrow because they’re busy today.
Design Your Future
Think about where you’ll be in five years.
If you maintain your current habits and pace, where will you end up?
Is it somewhere well-designed, or completely unplanned?
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned working with businesses across Camberley and Surrey is this: reasons come first, answers come second.
Life has a funny way of only revealing solutions to those who are truly inspired by their reasons.
Making It Happen
Want to make real change? Here’s what you need to do:
- Sit down with your family and establish your T.E.R.M.S
- Create a clear, powerful vision
- Focus on making measurable progress in reasonable time
That last point – “measurable progress in reasonable time” – has become our mantra at Help Me Grow Business Coaching. It’s what drives real, sustainable success.
Your Next Step
The world won’t wait for you to get ready. Whether you’re running a business in Camberley or anywhere else in Surrey, your success depends on the actions you take today.
Remember: If it’s to be, it’s up to me.
Want to explore how to implement these ideas in your business? Join me at our next Entrepreneurs Circle meeting in Farnham, just a short drive from Camberley. Come as my guest and get a month’s free access to all our Entrepreneurs Circle tools and resources. Let’s make measurable progress together.
Best wishes,
Jamie
P.S. The marketplace doesn’t care about excuses – it only cares about results. Ready to get the results you deserve?
