Saturday, 3 October 2020
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Sunday, 27 September 2020
Find Your Fierce
Since you're one of my readers, you're a world changer. You want to have impact with your business.
You'll have a lot more impact if you get in touch with your fierce.
In a virtual meeting I was in recently, we were talking about winning vs. collaboration (as if they were two diametrically opposed things!). A young man touted the old party line about business being all about competition, that you have to crush your opponent (the competition) in order for your business to thrive. I could hear the grunting and fist pumping in his voice. The meeting went silent.
At first, I was taken aback. Flashback to the Dark Ages. Does anyone really hold this view anymore? Well, I just have to look around me in the news to know that there are those who do. I was disappointed to see it being perpetuated in this young man.
You see, I believe that collaboration and business success go hand in hand. I not only believe it. I've SEEN it in my own businesses. Whenever I've put collaboration with people who were supposed to be my competitors first, we ALL made more money. We ALL had more impact.
Even though I was taken aback at first by his vehemence, his fierceness, I responded with my own brand of fierce. I spoke up calmly. I disagreed. I explained my own experience. I was quietly forceful in making my point of view heard.
No one else responded, and the discussion moved on to other things. Later, one of the other young men in the meeting emailed me to ask, can we talk about what you said about winning vs. collaboration?
In that request, I see that I made a difference. There is an opening for us to have a conversation. He may shift his views as a result, to a more collaborative approach to his own business. To more IMPACT. That'll be up to him to decide, but I have the opportunity to share my own experience.
I haven't always been solid in my fierce. When someone was fierce with me, I used to shut down. I'd pull away, retreating from the strong energy. It felt like too much energy to deal with. It frightened me. It felt like anger.
Other people do respond to fierce with their own anger.
You have a choice. You can respond, if that is a conversation you want to have, with your own fierce.
No one is going to have your impact but you. To have it, tap into your fierce.
The word, fierce, can be interpreted as angry and aggressive. That's not what I'm talking about here.
Fierce is strength. Fierce is clarity. Fierce is courageously holding to your boundaries. Fierce is a focused commitment to your impact.
Cultural norms about how someone is 'supposed to' behave can get in the way of fierce. Fierceness in people of color or women in particular is often not welcomed. There's often a concerted effort to shut you down, especially when your fierceness conflicts with a norm that serves the status quo or the patriarchy. Look at what happened to US Senator Elizabeth Warren when she fiercely defended her right to speak. And yet, she persisted.
You too can persist.
We are in a unique time. Old structures are collapsing under the weight of this pandemic. We have an opportunity to remake things, to build a better future. Finding your fierce allows you to be a bigger part of that. Wouldn't you like to have a say in what the future looks like? How would you like it to be? I would love your contribution to be a part of the world that is now being created.
Once you start to tap into your fierce, it can start to really light a fire in you. In fact, you may even want to burn the house right down. A societal structure that is serving no one but a privileged few. A practice that is doing harm. That can be a sign that your fierce is really and truly activated.
Metaphorically burning things down may or may not be the way you decide to go. It may not be needed. We all have our own ways to have impact, in that worldchanging way that you alone have.
I still feel that frisson of fear when someone sends their fierce in my direction. My first impulse is to keep silent. Leftovers from the past, when laying low kept me safe. But now, I acknowledge it and tap into my own fierce. Oof, that's liberating! And potentially worldchanging.
How do you find your fierce? Tap into something you're passionate about. Your Impact Purpose is the best way into your fierce.
Then use your fierce to keep your own inner fire burning and to make a difference.
May the fierce be with you.
Ursula Jorch is a speaker, business coach and consultant who helps entrepreneurs grow a successful business that makes a difference in the world. A 21-year successful entrepreneur herself, Ursula helps you define the difference you want to make in the world and develop strategy and marketing so you have ever-expanding impact.
Find Ursula on her podcast, Work Alchemy: The Impact Interviews where she interviews impactful entrepreneurs and leaders like Seth Godin and Marianne Williamson, and at WorkAlchemy.com for free resources for you and your business.
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Saturday, 26 September 2020
Do You Have What It Takes To Become An Succesful Entrepreneur?
These questions can help you can narrow down your choices and finally find your place in an entrepreneur world.
What are your interests?
While you don't need to be an expert in the business you choose to start, it will help you get ahead of the game if you have some interest in it already. If you have a passion for it, all the better for you. What's more, if you are actually an audience member for your business idea, then that's even better because you will already have a lot of the information you need to get started.
How much starting capital do you have?
Don't panic if you have nothing to get started, but it's good to be accurate and know what you have. Figure out if there are things you can sell quickly to gather some money to get started. This is not the time for pie-in-the-sky thinking - this is a time to be realistic.
What skills do you have?
Often starting with your target audience is the best way to choose a business. If you can narrow down your skill level and the type of people you want to work with, you can get far in choosing a business to start.
What skills can you buy?
When you start a business it's important to realize that you can't (and shouldn't) do everything. If your budget is super tight you might have to start with what you know instead of what you can buy. However, knowing what you can buy will help you imagine the future as your business grows.
What skills should you learn?
If you've realized you have holes in your skill level, are they skills you can learn? If something has come to mind that needs licensure, can you get it? How long will it take? What will it cost? How will you get to the class; are they online or offline?
What resources do you have?
Some of the resources you already have might be a computer, internet access, and even your skills and people that you know. Make a list of any resource, be it a person, place or thing that can help you reach your business ownership goals.
What resources do you need?
As you listed resources you have, you likely came up with some resources you do not have but need. Don't panic. Just make the list and think about listing them in order of "must have" to just "want to have."
How much time do you have to devote?
If you currently have a job that you have to go to, and want to start a business part time, it's important to still identify how much time you can realistically devote to getting a business off the ground right now. Even if it's just two hours a night after dinner, there is something you can do to start a business.
Being an entrepreneur can be overwhelming and exhausting. So how do some people seem to thrive and achieve their goals and dreams while others struggle? The answer is mindset. To start taking steps today to embrace a success mindset get a copy of my free checklist, Cultivating A Business Mindset at https://jonallo.com/mindset.
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Friday, 25 September 2020
Discovering Lucrative Business Opportunities
There are several ways to be successful today but the most popular one is almost always acknowledged as venturing into a world of capitalizing on online business opportunities. People who are able to do this easily usually reap in the positive benefits many folds.
However identifying the online business opportunities that will eventually yield the desired profits or revenue, may take talent and knowledge that should be carefully considered as such opportunities pose some level of risks.
Business Opportunities, The Basics
The bases of most opportunities arise for several common factors that can be easily identifiable. These may include the need, the means to fulfill the need, the method which could be applied in order to fulfill the identified need and the benefits that are hoped to be accrued.
Basically the more unique any of these elements are the more interesting and perhaps more lucrative the opportunity becomes.
However, this may only be viable if there is a certain level of control that can be exercised over the different aspects of the opportunity exercise.
This control enables those involved to be better positioned to exploit whatever opportunity that becomes available with the ability to create a respected position within a niche market.
Large companies are always on the look out to buy into or buy out smaller companies. Business savvy individual's are also always on the lookout for business opportunities that will bring them more money.
Though being in the right place at the right time is often the basis of such opportunity grabbing forays, there is also the needed to be savvy and prudent when capitalizing on such opportunities.
Staying informed and keeping abreast with all the latest developments helps to ensure an individual is privy to the latest information on opportunities available. Besides this networking is also another very effective way of scouting around to opportunities. These often come in the form of business opportunities through the who knows who concept, therefore keeping a wide and varied base of personalities within the networking circle is vital.
The Stock Market-
For the braver individual looking to the stock market for opportunities to make money is another viable option; however it is also a sometimes very risky option to choose. Therefore, one should always be well-equipped with the relevant knowledge to ensure the best choices and opportunities are spotted.
Investing-
Being an entity that provides a varied platform of services from stock broking to trading in other securities the stock market can be and usually is very volatile in its dealings.
There are several ways individual can scout and capitalize on opportunities available through the stock market. The following are some tips on how the shock market can be an opportunity providing platform:
Keep the focus on quick and small gains rather than trying to get rich overnight. Most people make the mistake of not knowing when to buy and when to sell. Though buying is generally based on the sentiments of the time and some knowledge, selling is mostly based on individual perception.
When the stock price seems to be climbing there is always the temptation to see it climb higher before deciding to sell. This is a very destructive line of thought as the stock price can fall just as easily as it went up, causing incredible negative consequences.
Therefore, a limit should be set very early on in the buying stage so that when this pre-set limit is met the stock can be sold without hesitation thus minimizing any possible losses.
Invest conservatively and ensure one is well-informed of the company's background before making the decision to invest. Avoid chasing a seemingly upward trend without the relevant backing knowledge of the company.
In every case the bigger investors will start cashing in first and as their investments are instrumental in the climbing stock price, it will also be instrumental in its decline.
Set Some Goals-
Pursuing opportunities with the intention of making a profit or gaining a respectable amount of revenue should always be done with some percentage of caution. Failing which the consequences can be catastrophic. Having some goals in mind will definitely help in the venture to secure opportunities for money making ventures.
Being able to identify to certain extent the kinds of opportunities that would produce the desired revenue within the desired time frame is something that should be carefully considered.
This is to ensure the interest levels are kept constant and thus creating the necessary "buzz" to keep the individual focused on the goal till the desired results are achieved. Knowing the expectation will also help the individual to be able to pick the opportunities that would be well suited towards achieving the set goals.
These goals may vary from person to person as most people have their own personal ideas on what they deem to be a success. For some this may be having more time to spend with love ones, while for others it may be to have more money, then there are those who perceive being able to travel extensively as a worthwhile goal.
Some people desire to retire in comfort and as such make working towards this their goal. Therefore, whatever the need is, being able to identify it clearly is the first step in getting the goal setting exercise done correctly.
Opportunities can be better detected or sensed when the individual has the clear goal in focus and is prepared to work towards achieving it.
Sometimes the simple act of listing down on paper all the various wants and needs and then taking the time to research opportunities that could fulfill some of the items listed can help the individual make some headway to achieving the goal set.
The Housing Crisis Opportunities-
Taking advantage of almost anything is one way of staying ahead of the money game. Taking advantage of the housing crisis should be no different and with a little knowledge one should be able to successfully tap into this opportunity with positive results.
Generally when there is a housing crisis most people will find themselves in a very difficult position. Some will have to give up their homes as they will no longer be able to meet the mortgages while other maybe more interested in leasing properties for longer terms until the situation rights itself.
In such circumstances getting into the leasing property business as an opportunity to capitalize and make a tidy sum of money would be advised. However, because it is now a renter's market capitalizing on this does have its disadvantages as now the renter will have a wider array of choice properties to choose from.
Therefore, there would be a need to ensure the property available for leasing is of a compatible standard and appealing both in looks as well as price.
There is also the avenue of making money during the housing crisis by buying up properties and rock bottom prices. This is of course only possible if one has a healthy cash flow for long term investment opportunities.
Very good profits can be made when the housing market goes back to a more acceptable state whereby the said properties can then be sold for a handsome profit.
There are also other advantages that can be enjoyed when there is a housing crisis. These may include a lot of freebies that would otherwise not be available.
These freebies can range from zero moving costs to better rental rates. If the individual is looking to make a purchase on a property the housing crisis can bring about the possibility of buying a property that would have originally been out of his or her reach.
Internet Marketing Opportunities-
Internet marketing is the most popular platform for today's business entrepreneur. In most cases it only takes a little time and effort and comparatively a very small monetary investment, and for this one is able to reach all corners of the world and its potential customers.
The following are some reasons as to why one should consider internet marketing for this purpose:
For an individual considering a business venture but has a very limited financial capital, the internet marketing is an ideal platform to exploit for the purpose of getting the product or service recognized. Exposing the individual's endeavor to a huge audience base is priceless, and this is done quickly and easily when compared with more conventional methods.
The low start up cost and the low operating cost will also allow for great tax relief if there is any at all. When a business takes off the last thing one wants to worry about is how much of the income is taxable. Most governing bodies encourage these types of endeavors over the internet and this in turn helps the individual enjoy good tax breaks.
The high profit margin is also another attractive feature offered to those using the internet for marketing optimization. Not having to hire a large team of people and all the details that come with it is a welcome relief in terms of expenses kept low or minimal.
Then there is the time factor which some find very pleasing indeed. The freedom of having the choice to work at one's own pace and time schedule can be a good criterion for those not interested in being stressed out.
There is also the interesting element of not having to market or invent your own product. As there is a wonderfully huge list of items available to be marketed on the internet, choosing to sell through affiliates is beneficial.
"9 Internet Marketing Advantages"
The Downside To Not Exploring Opportunities-
Exploring opportunities is not something that can be done in the blink of an eye, though for the gifted few it is not an impossible feat.
However, with a little bit of in depth knowledge, patience and some know how abilities, it is not impossible to succeed in choosing the right opportunities.
Sitting on the side lines and hoping or waiting for some opportunity to come by on a silver platter is often not only silly but rather unrealistic.
If individuals adopt this kind of attitude, opportunities may never come their way and even if it does it would be unlikely that they would be able to recognize it and make the best of the opportunity being presented.
Some Helpfull Tips So You Don't Miss Opportunities-
Being more open-minded and alert allows an individual to be more aware of any opportunities that may arise. Most people miss opportunities because they are too focused on the smaller picture and thus miss the immeasurable possibilities the opportunities may present.
Missed opportunities not only don't benefit, it can also cause the individual to become resentful and bitter especially when those around are busy making it "big".
This negative effect will eventually fester into making the individual think of himself or herself unlucky, regretful and thus more closed off as the unpleasantness of always missing the opportunity boat becomes a norm.
Risk takers are more likely to take on any opportunity and make the best of it even if the opportunity does not turn out as expected.
For those who have the element of adventure and some degree of bravery taking the challenge to jump on the band wagon of opportunity at the slightest chance give not only great rewards but is somewhat exhilarating and exciting. While for others who are more cautious, missing the opportunity or chasing it when it's not conducive to do so.
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go."
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Thursday, 24 September 2020
What Matters More Than Anything Else For All Who Seek to Enjoy Life to the Max? Time!
Of course many things matter, depending on circumstances. However, that which ultimately matters most for those who want to live life to the fullest is, too often, out of mind. That, of course, is time.
Aaron Fodiman suggests that time is a great healer but a poor beautician. While true, that is not quite time's most consequential trademark.
Time has been identified as the real culprit in countless fatalities. Just the other day, The Onion broke the story that Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas died in his home of an apparent age overdose at 103, explaining that his body simply couldn't handle the sheer quantity of years he had put into his system. Apparently, Mr. Douglas had struggled with a dark history of maturation that few of his friends or admirers were brave enough to confront him about. The Onion account noted that due to the passage of time, family members had noticed his body's slow deterioration, observing that he developed the telltale liver spots, gray hair, and gaunt face that so many of the elderly display.
While Mr. Douglas and most others throughout the county know full well the risks of time, they press on and on and on, perhaps hoping that somehow time will not catch up with them.
The Onion scientists expressed the hope that this tragedy would serve as a cautionary tale, and warned anyone with an octogenarian in their family to seek help before it was too late.
So, be warned and take heed: What we do with our time matters a great deal, far more than access to medical wonders and even more than a REAL wellness mindset and lifestyle.
Of course, all the preceding material was written in good fun, inspired by the irreverent humorists at The Onion. Time, however, is a serious matter and a phenomenon that has occupied great thinkers from the beginning, not of time but of the much more limited period when humans as we know them (i.e., us) developed the capacity and, of course, the time, to ponder the nature of time. This subject has long been featured in philosophy, and more so than ever since the 20th Century. There are even categories for schools of thought about time, including Fatalism; Reductionism and Platonism, the topology of time, the arguments about time named after one McTaggart, an A and Theory of time and B and Presentism, Eternalism and the Growing Universe Theory of time. Whew -- it's enough to make your head spin and, in my case, enough to cause sleepiness whenever I try to make heads of all these theories.
I hope reading this essay has been worth your time. If not, just forget it. It's now in the past and there's no going back.
On the other hand, if it does prove worthwhile, send me some love. Or more time, if you have some to spare.
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020
How Do You Define Success When You're Not Winning?
We either win or we don't. James Carse spoke about this in his book, Finite and Infinite Games. There are two ways to play games: people play to win, and people play to keep playing the game. Finite or infinite games. Simon Sinek picked up and ran with this theme in his own version of the title as it applies to business. The concept is about the joy of playing, an intrinsic reward, versus the joy of winning, a temporary extrinsic reward.
When I interviewed Cameron Schwab, former CEO of the Richmond Football Club, he said he had to face this question: "What does winning look like when you're not winning?" He faced many challenges during his time at Richmond. If you're not winning the premiership, how then do you define success?
This is the question I often ask leaders: How do you define success? How we answer defines how we feel about our efforts and our results.
I've come to realize that success is really two things: It's the results that we produce and it's how we feel about the process. It's an internal measure, as well as an external one. It's finite AND infinite games. It's the game, and the joy of playing.
I recommend to all my clients that they have a success journal. In it they are to record their efforts for the day and how they felt about it (the joy of playing). They can also record any goals achieved (the joy of winning). From the joy of playing we get serotonin (the well-being neurochemical), and from the joy of winning, or reaching our goals, we get dopamine (another happy neurochemical).
The only thing interfering with our ability to feel successful is our own mental focus. So in the face of insurmountable odds, in the face of epic challenges, how then do we define success?
When things are grim the 'game' feels less fun. And yet if we get up each day, find beauty and joy in the small moments, connect and be in service to others, then this is a good starting point for staying in the game without losing hope.
Play the game for the joy of it, and savour the wins when they happen.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2020
What Is Holding You Back From Being a Success
Given all the discussions we have, books being written, and seminars being taught on success you would imagine that we are living in a generation of exceptional successful people. But is that really the case? Have we been overtaken by a tsunami of people living the dream and being successful?
Far from it. Certainly, the rich are getting richer given how our laws are tilted towards making that so. And there are those who rise up to become successful, but they are in the minority. Overall a lot of people feel stuck in the mire of mediocrity unsure of what their next steps should be.
It is possible that there is something holding you back from embracing a lifestyle of success you are so worthy of achieving. Sadly, there are not many sources out there to help you get unstuck. There are a few things under your control which may help you to come out of the mud and step into the lifestyle and benefits of being successful;
• What is your personal definition of success - before you can begin any journey you must know the destination you are seeking to arrive at. Success means different things to different people. For some its finishing college, getting married, moving into a new house or landing that dream job. Whatever your definition is you should write it down, so you can be very clear about what success means to you.
• Review your past - take a good look at how you were raised. What environment did you grow up in? Was it accepting or demanding? Did you feel like you were loved or that you had to prove that you were worthy of being loved? Even if you grew up in a performance driven environment but knew you were loved it can help you to strive towards being successful today.
• Examine your present situation - are you surrounded by people who are pushing towards success or are you around people who could care less about success? Show me your friends and I can predict what your future will probably look like. Hang around people who are looking to be successful and those who have already attained a certain level of success.
• What are you willing to sacrifice - you cannot be successful doing what you are doing when what you are doing has not produced success. If you always do what you have always done you will always have what you already have now. You must step out of the box and take a chance at being great. See yourself living the life you deserve to live and ask yourself "what must I do to become this person I envision?
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Monday, 21 September 2020
How to Be More Resilient With Slack in the System
When I worked at Outward Bound, when we went rock climbing, we belayed people with ropes to ensure their safety should they slip. As they climbed, they needed some slack in the rope system so they could maneuver. With too much slack, they risked injury if they fell. With too little slack, they were hampered in their movements with the rope holding them tight. We needed the Goldilocks approach: not too much, not too little.
In leadership, it's the same game. If we have too little room to maneuver, we get exhausted. We get tunnel vision. We lose the ability to see a bigger picture. We chase the never ending task list.
If we have too much slack in the system, too much abundance, too many clients, too many opportunities, we become complacent. We start taking each other and our clients for granted.
Some leaders operate from a scarcity mentality and need a huge reserve - of people, money, time, resources - in order to feel safe. There's never enough. Hoarding can result.
Others are more comfortable sailing close to the wind. They skate through month to month. They thrive on risk and meeting targets, just by the skin of their teeth. They are maverick leaders and can instil a general sense of panic and unease in an organisation.
Both hoarders and mavericks are difficult to work with and create large organisation blind spots.
How can we get it just right?
Somewhere in between is a happy balance.
The COVID experience has highlighted the need to have reserves and resources to change track.
A good rule of thumb, depending on our context, is enough resources to last six months to twelve months. This gives some room to turn the ship in a new direction if required.
From a leadership archetype point of view, we need both the Pioneer and the Guardian. We want to experiment for the future while protecting what we value. Reserves and slack in the system help us do just that, without risking complacency or panic.
How much reserves do you have? Do you have a tendency towards hoarding? Or towards the maverick? How can you cultivate a healthy balance of the Pioneer and the Guardian in your leadership? More tips on these archetypes are found in my latest book, People Stuff .
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