When it comes to business success, one of the key factors is your mindset. Do you believe in your vision? Will you be unstoppable in reaching your goals? Are you willing to put yourself onto the public stage and offer your services with confidence?
We’re all in charge of what we think, but the people closest to us can influence that thinking profoundly – even without our realizing it. As a professional coach, you’re probably aware that negativity attracts negative experiences, but there can be a more subtle energetic at work when it comes to your business success mindset.
New coaches, or coaches who are struggling with their businesses, oftentimes gravitate toward other new coaches and struggling business owners like them. It’s a natural tendency to want to be with others like us – it feels comfortable and safe. But if you spend your time exclusively with a group at your same level, you will find yourself always at that level.
Why? One reason is that when you’re tuning into other people’s frustrations and challenges, your mind wants to relate with your own experiences. Instead of feeling inspired, you begin to feel deflated. It then becomes harder to push yourself forward with a mindset that is focused on problems rather than successes.
And there’s the “tall poppy syndrome” – a fear of standing out by being the best in the bunch. The tallest poppies get plucked first, right? It can be very difficult, especially for women, to uplevel your business when it requires you to rise above the people around you. It’s scary and can even feel disloyal.
But you’re not doing yourself or your clients any favors by staying small. In fact, you’re actually making everything harder on yourself! Surrounding yourself with people who’ve already successfully walked the path ahead of you creates a positive mindset that will pull you forward – a much easier task than trying to push beyond the people who are inadvertently dragging you down.
Here are 3 terrific ways to uplevel your influencers:
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