Different people may have different answers and all of them might be correct.

In my opinion, the absolute starting point for creating business success is to truly know yourself – to know and understand who you are as a person: your personality, strengths, weaknesses, behaviors, beliefs, motivations, emotional reactions and everything else that makes you tick..

The reason why self-knowledge is so important is because it increases the likelihood that you can create the results you want in your life and your business. When operating your own business, you can read every business tip out there, you can model the practices of others, and you can eat up every piece of self-help that comes across the computer screen, but it’s completely pointless if you don’t know yourself well enough to put the correct advice into practice.

So, self-knowledge helps you to figure out what you want to do, what you will enjoy, and what you are willing to let go. It helps you make much better decisions in terms of

• What type of business to start
• The services you offer
• How to perform your work
• The type of clients you work with
• How you interact with clients
• How you manage your business and resources to progress faster
• How to manage and grow your finances
• How you market and attract clients

When you understand who you are as a person, what you are willing to do, what you want in life and why you want it, you can start creating the business success you want. Because only then, you can change behaviors that don’t suite you, and direct your thoughts, plans and actions to achieve all the things you want.

But, getting to know yourself doesn’t just happen.

It takes conscious effort and a lot of stripping back the layers, one by one.

It also takes a lot of courage. (But it’s worth it!).

So, to help you on this journey of self knowledge, here are a couple of important thought-provoking questions to ponder on.

17 Thought Provoking Questions to improve your self-knowledge

1. How would you describe yourself?
2. What makes you happy
3. What motivates you?
4. What are your top five values?
5. What are you most grateful for in life?
6. What you are really passionate about.
7. What do you dislike?
8. What makes you angry?
9. What do you fear most in life?
10. What limiting beliefs are you holding on to?
11. What empowering beliefs can you take on to help you achieve your goals?
12. What bad habits do you want to break?
13. What good habits do you want to cultivate?
14. What are your greatest strengths?
15. What do you want from your business…from life in general?
16. Why do you want it?
17. What will you do anything for (to have or get)?

Obviously, these questions are just a starting point, but knowing the answers and delving a bit deeper to understanding yourself better, will in the end drive your overall behavior and impact on all the decisions you make regarding your business and your life.

So take some time out today, and start stripping back those layers to get to the real you.

Let’s start creating your business success, today.

To your Success

Francis

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Are you like Shrek?

Funny question, I know…

…but I think humans are actually a lot like ogres.

Remember when Shrek was trying to explain to Donkey what ogres are like and had the “onions / layers” conversation with Donkey?

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Well, like ogres, humans are also wonderfully complex creatures…

We also have many layers and there’s a lot more to you than meets the eye.  🙂

But have you ever really think about…

How well do you know yourself and your layers? 

How well do you know:

• Who you really are as a person?
• What makes you happy
• What are you truly passionate about?
• What do you want from your business…from life in general?
• Why do you want it?
• What motivates you?
• What do you dislike?
• What makes you angry?
• What are your values?
• What are your biggest fears?
• What are your greatest strengths?
• What will you do anything for (to have or get)?

Research has consistently shown that people, who truly understand these basic things about themselves, tend to be stronger performers and better leaders in their industries.

It’s not just about knowing your strengths and weaknesses; it is also about understanding your personality and knowing what is important to you because that knowledge drives your behavior and the decisions you make in life AND your business.

In business, understanding your own layers helps you make better decisions in terms of:

• The services you offer
• The type of clients you want to work with
• How to interact with clients
• How to perform your work on a daily basis
• How to manage your business and resources to progress faster
• How to promote your services and attract more ideal type clients

Success in life starts with clarity…

Knowing and understanding who you are, what you are willing to do, what you want in life and why you want it is often the starting point of creating a successful business…

…because only then you can direct your thoughts, plans and actions to achieve all the things you want.

To Your Success

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When you stare the bull in the eye, grab it by the horns, twist it to the ground and make it beg for mercy. What are you?

A Spanish matador?

No. You are taking control of your fear in business.

Fear is a strange thing. It can paralyze you into inaction or motivate you to take action.

The really sad thing about fear however, especially in business, is that it often prevents you from reaching your full potential. Fear is keeping you small. Fear is keeping you stuck and fear is keeping you from experiencing the abundance that life has to offer.

Some time ago, I asked myself the question: “Am I successful – in my business that is?”

I had to admit that I did reach a level of success, but I’m not where I truly want to be – not even close.”

So the next question I asked is: “What keeps me from being truly successful?”

It took me a while to come up with the right answer, but eventually I realized that I was holding myself back.

I have all these silly fears and self-limiting beliefs that keep a lid on my growth – personally and professionally. Does this scenario sound familiar to you?

The thing is: fear can manifest in many ways.

Well, maybe I’m afraid of failure – that when I start something I would not succeed. Maybe I’m not good enough; or don’t know enough; or it’s too difficult to pull off. So I procrastinate and don’t take action on things I want to do.

Maybe I’m afraid of rejection. Perhaps I’m not “one of those people” who get everything they go after. Perhaps people will think I’m crazy or too ambitious; perhaps people will say “no” to what I have to offer. So I procrastinate and don’t take action on things I want to do.

Maybe I’m afraid of success. Perhaps if I do reach the success I want, it will change my life and I don’t really want that change. I’m happy and content with where I am. I’m in a comfortable spot right now. So I procrastinate and don’t take action on doing the things that need to be done.

The truth is, there are so many unnecessary fears that we put in our own paths each day and it is time that we put a stop to it!

Adopt the “So What – What If” approach.

This approach can help you get clarity on a lot of fears that are standing in your way and help you put them into perspective – so that it’s easier to take action on the things you fear most.

It works as follows: Each time you find yourself procrastinating on doing something, it is often due to one or the other “fear”. When you can recognize the fear that is preventing you from taking action, put on your “over-confident” attitude and ask yourself “so what”. Then turn the fear into a positive with asking “what if”.

For example, if you find yourself hating to go to networking events, try to find out what you are afraid of? Perhaps you are shy or not feeling confident enough. Perhaps you fear you’ll be left standing in the corner; fear you won’t know what to say; fear “whatever” .

When you identify the fear that is holding you back, ask yourself: So what.

So what if the networking event doesn’t go as planned? So what, if you stand the whole time alone in the corner? So what if your words are all scrambled? What is the worst possible thing that can happen if the thing you fear is actually becoming a reality? Will it physically hurt you? Will you die?

Then turn it into something positive by asking yourself: What if.

What if you actually do not stand in the corner and have great conversations with other people? What if you perhaps get to know some new, interesting people? What if you meet someone you can collaborate with in future or even meet an ideal client? What if the networking event turns out to be fantastic? What are all the positive things that can come from doing the thing you fear?

With this approach, the benefits of doing something almost always outshine the negatives.

Asking “so what” makes the fear seem small and irrelevant in comparison to the benefits and gains from the “what if” and it’ll give you the motivation and confidence to take action in spite of the fear.

The bottom line is: Fear essentially comes down to a choice…

You can choose to fear something and let it keep you from stepping up in a big way. Or you can choose to take action to overcome the fear. It is ultimately a choice that only you can make…

This is my approach to combat fear. What do you do to face your fears? Share it with us on the blog / comments below.

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How often do you put yourself in a situation where you are stimulated mentally, challenged and encouraged to step it up in your business physically, and inspired emotionally to do things beyond your wildest dreams?

If I can be honest, it didn’t happen too often in my entrepreneurial life – until I found an opportunity that quickly lifted me up and moved me into higher gear.

I think I can speak for a number of solo entrepreneurs when I say that: when you start your business, you expect it would take a lot of hard work to get it up and running successfully. But what you don’t expect is that in the process you become lonely and even start to feel distant from your family, your friends and even your social life. The reason for this is that even though everyone you know might be supportive, it is difficult to talk to them about your business, simply because they do not fully understand exactly what you do.  You then start to crave conversations with people who are on the same path as you – someone who understands your situation, the decisions that you have to make and the pressure you are under – just someone with whom you are able to talk about your business issues.

For me that “someone” came in the form of joining other like-minded entrepreneurs in a mastermind group. Apart from getting the mental stimulation and an influx of fresh, new ideas when talking to others about your business, you are also motivated and inspired to take action on those ideas. That creates growth in your business and takes you from where you are now, to where you want to be.

Here are three ways a mastermind group helped me to grow so much faster.

Harness the Power of “Access”

Over the course of my business, I realized that having access to the things you need to grow, is what changes your life and current business position. This includes having access to the right tools, roadmaps and shortcuts so you do not have to re-invent the wheel and spend endless time, effort and energy figuring things out on your own. Also, having access to a group of like-minded individuals for on-going support, encouragement and sharing best practices, is just priceless.

When I joined my first group, I thought I had quite an extended knowledge on running an online business in general. But it just blew my mind to hear about the innovative ideas from the other members as well. I was able to learn so much from the successes and mistakes of others. I received excellent advice on my own business challenges, and vice versa I felt that I was able to contribute to the group with my own experiences. Overall it was a huge confidence booster.

Masterminding gave me access to the combined thinking-power of a number of other individuals to receive the tools, shortcuts and support I need to progress faster in my business.

Start Thinking Bigger

To really achieve more in your business, you sometimes just have to get out of your own head, and your own way.

We limit ourselves with pitiful excuses why we cannot do something: “I’m not good enough. I’m not in business long enough. I don’t know enough. I can’t speak English well enough”. As well as fears of: “What will people think and say when I start doing xyz! I’ll deplete my finances when I do abc.” Etc. etc…

What I however found is that when you surround yourself with people in a mastermind group who are on the same journey as you, you suddenly realize that all those fears and excuses are just keeping you small, and that in fact:  Anything is possible. So you allow yourself to start thinking bigger.

You experience first-hand how other people have already done what you wanted to do – and they are not smarter, more knowledgeable or better than you. They just bit the bullet and did it! This is so motivating, because then you know you can do it too! That realization is not only empowering, but it also provides the inspiration to step up and take big leaps to grow your business faster.

 Be Accountable To Someone.

Accountability is something that we all could use more of in our businesses and our lives, right? As a solo-preneur it is easy to procrastinate and let things slide a little while longer, because there is no one who keeps you accountable to implement.  Sure, you could set goals and then try to keep yourselves on track. But the moment you know that someone else also knows about your plans and will keep you on top of it, you experience a whole new level of motivation and desire to accomplish things.

This new level of accountability is a natural progression of being part of a mastermind group. Subconsciously, nobody want to be the person who don’t make progress or who has to inform the group that you didn’t take action on what you’ve said you wanted to do. So as a result, you take more action, get the solutions and implement things faster. And in the end, you are astonished about what you’ve actually achieved over a short period of time.

So, whether you are starting out or own a well-established business, surrounding yourself with a group of advancing entrepreneurs offers an incredible opportunity to grow your business faster. In my own business it proved to be absolutely priceless. Both for my personal and professional growth.

It can do the same for you..

To your Success

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Did you know there is power in association and that the people who you regularly hang out with have a huge influence on your attitude, your determination, your beliefs, your inspiration and the outcome of your success?

It’s true, and that’s why hanging out with the right people is important!

Jim Rohn said it best. He described the power of association in one sentence as:

“You’re the average of the five people you hang out with most”.

For solo-entrepreneurs, this can be a scary thing to comprehend, because in reality, who are the people we spend the majority of our time with?

• Perhaps a spouse or other family members who do not really, fully understand what we do and what we try to achieve with our business?
• Perhaps friends who have no real clue of the challenges of entrepreneurship and are subconsciously trying to convince us that having an online business is a complete waste of time?
• Perhaps moms at our kids’ after-school activities?
• Ourselves – alone at home doing our thing?

This is not a great list of powerful associations, right?

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And the scary thing about it is that if we take Jim Rohn’s quote literally, it means that everything about you and your business will average out to be similar to those five people whom you are currently spending most of your time with!

So, is there room for improvement on your list of the top 5 people you hang out with most?

If I just look at my own life and business, then there will always be room for some improvement!

SO….to raise the quality of your life and your business, hang out with people who can inspire and motivate you! People who have been there and done that – who reached the place where you want to be.  For example, if you want to become a better communicator, hang out with great communicators.  If you want to be more positive, hang around with more positive and optimistic people. If you want to be a terrific entrepreneur, have a thriving business and make lots of money, spend time in the company of people who have mastered the art of entrepreneurship and are already killing it online.

This is why there is so much truth in the saying “birds of a feather flock together”. Just take for example a flock of birds migrating over continents during changing seasons. If one bird attempts that long distance migration on his own, he won’t make it. If he tries to join just any flock of birds flying by, he might not end up where he wants to be. It is only when he joins his own kind; birds heading into the direction he wants to go into, that he will eventually reach his end destination.

It’s the same with people. When you want to advance in your business, it is worthwhile to think about the power of association. Surround yourself with “people like you”. Key people who are either on the same path as you, or more successful than you.

So, here’s what I hope you take from this article: Hanging out and surrounding yourself with the right people is priceless and you can use this power of association to grow your business. Thus who you associate with is too important to be left to chance.  Unfortunately, many solo-entrepreneurs never put it to work for themselves, because often their choice of who they hang out with is primarily driven by convenience or circumstances. But ultimately, you are in control and solely responsible for choosing who you associate with and who you spend your time with.

As a take-away assignment: look around and see who in your industry you want to spend more time with (online and offline). Who can you learn from? Whose business do you want to model your own business after? Then go out actively and start spending more time with them, learn from them and start working with them…

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Although most people are familiar with things like coaching or even group coaching, masterminding and being part of a mastermind group is still a fairly new concept to many.

So What is Masterminding / A Mastermind Group?

The idea of masterminding has been around for over 100 years but I first learned about the mastermind concept a couple of years ago through reading Napoleon Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich.

At its core, a mastermind group consists of anything between 2-50 individuals (but typically around 8-10 people) who meet on a regular basis.  The group then combines the collective knowledge and experience of all these individuals with the core purpose to help each other succeed.

It is a place where you can surround yourself with people who you can learn from and who can help you build your business (and vice versa). Within these groups you can openly share obstacles and challenges in your business and then receive answers, feedback, support and encouragement from all the other members to help you move past these obstacles and challenges. It is also a perfect place to share and celebrate your successes – something that many solo-preneurs lack in their business – we often do not have people who understand and celebrate our business successes with us.

How Does a Mastermind Group Work?

The members of a mastermind meet regularly. This can be weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, depending on the group structure and needs. These meeting can be over the telephone or in-person.

A mastermind group can consist of only peers meeting regularly (typically free) or the group can have a leader who provides more structure and guidance (typically paid). Both types of groups are beneficial.

In my experience however, groups that offer the most benefit are paid groups since they have a leader / coach who can provide deeper training that is applicable to everyone in the group. Paid groups also have a clear advantage in that the members tend to participate much more in order to benefit from their investment.

How Can Masterminding Grow Your Business Faster?

Masterminding helps to spark new ideas on how to grow your business faster. This business growth usually happens when you hear yourself “think out loud” by sharing about what you do and growth also happens by listening to others where they either show you the way or just share about what happens in their own businesses.

Therefore, participating in a mastermind often gives you immediate results, because you leave each session with more wisdom, having a better perspective on your own business, feeling supported and being motivated to take bigger risks.

Your group also keeps you accountable and focused. This is something that we all could use more of in our businesses and our lives. Although it’s true that you can set your own goals and then try to keep yourself on track to achieve them, your commitment and desire to implement stuff is taken to a whole new level when you know someone else is also going to keep you accountable.

This added accountability is often the key to implement things faster – to not procrastinate on doing things. And we all know that when you take action on your goals and implement things, you get results. And with every result you get, you move closer to what you want to achieve in the end. So the faster you implement, the faster you grow and for me, that is one of the biggest benefit of a mastermind group.

Whether you are starting a new business or own a well-established business, you can benefit from the stimulating input that mastermind groups have to offer. When you surround yourself with other like-minded people who support you to reach your bigger goals, it becomes one of THE fastest ways to grow personally, and to grow your business. The saying of “two heads are better than one,” really comes into play during masterminding as it becomes easier to find solutions to overcoming the obstacles keeping your business from moving forward.

So, tell us in the comment box below what your thoughts are about mastermind groups. Have you ever joined a group and how did that work for you?

To Your Success!

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Everybody wants to have more clients, make more money, be recognized in their industry and feel good about themselves. It is life and part of having a business.

Unfortunately there is no magic wand that can make all of this happen.

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I was recently confronted with questions like:

• “Who motivates the motivator?”

• “What do you do with information you receive at seminars, online training, webinars, teleconferences, email newsletters etc. etc.?”

• “What will be different in your business a year from now?”

• “When are you going to implement what you’ve learned?”

…and again came to the conclusion that it is totally up to you to make your mark.

To go from ordinary to extraordinary you should “Decide to Do”.

Running your own business requires more than just following the flow of things that are thrown your way, it involves actively steering your business in the direction that you want it to go into.

It requires from you to:

• Be your own motivator;
• Sift through the sea of information that you receive on a daily basis and take action on the things that can help you make your mark;
• Set and/or renew goals and targets in order to grow your business to its full potential;
• And the most important one – Implement what you’ve decided to do.

The truth is:

“There is a fine line between dreams and reality;

it’s up to you to draw it.” ~B. Quilliam~

So, I want to challenge you today to draw the line; step over the line; erase the line …whatever it takes for you. Just make a conscious decision to start making thing happen in your business and in your life…

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However it is important for us as solo-preneurs who primarily work from home, to regularly break out of that “online” comfort zone, get away from the house and meet and network with like-minded people face-to-face at live business conferences, networking events and workshops.

Attending live events can be one of the most inspiring and transformational ways to boost your business results. It completely remove you from the pressures of your daily business activities, and give you an opportunity to get inspired, revitalized and motivated to take your business to the next level.

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Here Are 8 Great Benefits of Attending Live Events

1. Spending dedicated time on YOUR business.

We are often so focused on doing great work and helping our clients, that we do not spend the same amount of focus and time on growing our own business. Attending live events is a great opportunity to give 100% attention to your own business. At these events, you are the focus and can explore new strategies and plans to implement in your business.

2. Learning valuable information.

Live events usually have one or more keynote speakers who share their information and knowledge freely. This is a great time to learn from the experts and to stay updated with new technologies or trends in your industry while enjoying the company of others.

3. Meeting the experts

It’s a great opportunity to meet the experts. You might be following someone for a while and are just dying to meet them in person. At live events you can do that! As this might be your only change, make the most of your time and go introduce yourself. You never know where that connection may lead.

4. Meeting like-minded individuals.

People who show up to live events are the ones who are serious about growing their business. They are searching for solutions, open for new connections and are willing to take the necessary action to make things happen in their business.  It is therefore so refreshing to have a conversation with someone who shares some common goals with you or people who are in the same industry, because they understand what you do and where you are coming from. For me it’s so inspiring to be around others who are just as passionate about their business as you are about yours and to have open discussions about it.

5. Getting Inspired and Motivated

When you go to events with an open mind, it provides a ton of inspiration and motivation. You not only get inspired and motivated by the speakers, and can go away with a ton of new exciting ideas to implement, but you also get motivated and inspired by just being in a room full of advancing entrepreneurs.

6. Sharing best practices

The really exciting thing about live events is that you can have really good, relaxing conversations with people and still learn a lot from others. Everybody talks about the content of the presentations and shares their own experiences, tips and strategies openly. It is thus a good place to find out what is working for somebody else that maybe you haven’t applied to your business yet. Getting all these new ideas and valuable learning from others are often priceless.

7. Making high-quality connections

Attending a live event give you the opportunity to come in contact with some amazing people that you may never have had the chance to meet in your office or even while networking online. Some of these people can become a potential joint venture partner, a new colleague, a client, someone you can refer to others or who can refer you, or even just a new friend.  The collaboration and camaraderie from these new acquaintances, friendships and joint ventures helps to keep you motivated and excited about moving forward.

8. Receiving discounts on materials, courses and programs to deepen your learning

A really cool benefit is that the speakers at live events typically offer special discounts and promotions on their products and programs to attendees. This makes it a great opportunity to get access to their training programs and products at more affordable rates.

So, here is what I hope you take from this article: One of the best investments you can make in your business is to invest in continuous learning by attending events because it complements and supports any investment you make in high-quality training products and programs.

Attending live events, such as conferences, workshops, and networking events will empower you to go bigger than you’ve ever thought possible.  It will expand your thinking and open you up to many new opportunities that otherwise may not be available to you…and once you’re back home, you’ll be excited and recharged to jump in and take your business to the next level with all your new knowledge and connections!

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One of the most effective approaches to learn these days and to get access to new information is via attending online events like teleseminars and/or webinars. These are events you attend over the telephone (teleseminars) or via streaming on your computer (webinars) rather than attending the event at a specific location.

How do Teleseminars Work?

The teleseminar host and the listeners all dial the same telephone number and connect via a teleconference line (also known as a bridge line).

The teleseminar can be a one-way event where the host/speaker lectures and the participants listen. There are however also teleseminars where the speaker actively interacts with the participants and/or the participants interact with each other. Teleseminars are similar to the in-person or physical seminars we’re used to attend, except that everything is now happening via phone.

Teleseminars can be a one-time event, where everyone meets on the phone for an hour or so. It can also be an ongoing series, where everyone meets e.g. once a week for several weeks or even months.

Teleseminars are primarily an audio format and can be recorded. If the host records the call and makes it available afterwards, you can download these audio files, and listen to it at your own time. This is particularly beneficial if you’ve missed the live call and or when you want to cement the learning and refresh what you’ve learned. In this fashion, a teleseminar becomes a life-long learning opportunity for the student.

Benefits of attending a teleseminar

• You do not need any specialized equipment. For a teleseminar you only need a phone
• You can attend from anywhere in the world. Every teleseminar has a unique number to call, so at the time of the training, you can simply call the number (which will be provided to you by the host of the event) and listen/participate in the call.
• It is convenient. We all have busy lives and teleseminars allow you to quickly get training in one-hour increments without having to travel to multiple destinations. You can attend the event from the comfort of your house – and even in your PJ’s (no-one will know ;))
• It’s an incredibly cost effective and time efficient way to enjoy all of the benefits of traditional, in-person seminars and training. With teleseminars and webinars, you can learn from- and interact with experts in your industry effortlessly, and because there are no travel or hotel costs associated with it, you can save money while learning.

Tips for attending a teleseminar

• It’s always better to us a landline phone when attending a teleseminar. However, if you want to save on long distance international phone costs and have a stable internet connection, you can dial into most conferences with technology such as Skype (by using Skype credit). I personally use Skype for attending teleseminars since I always have to call international numbers to attend. Thus for me, Skype is convenient and extremely cost effective (a 60min call to the US often costs me less than a “trip” for one to Mugg&Bean or Starbucks).
• Do not multi-task while on the call. Even though we as women are good at multitasking, you do miss important information if you are not fully listening and concentrating on the call. So schedule some uninterrupted time, take lots of notes and have fun. This is a great way to learn!

Things to know up-front

• Teleseminars can either be a paid event or be at no cost. If it is a paid event, the event host will give you the details up-front and you will have to pay in order to get the call-in details and access to the actual event.
• Many coaches and online business owners have free teleseminars giving out great info. If it’s free, go and participate as there’s minimal risk to you. Take advantage of the opportunity. It’s a great way for you to start building a business relationship with the speaker / host and or other participants.
•  Just keep in mind that even if a teleseminar is at no cost (from the host side), you will incur some costs on your telephone bill (because it’s a phone call) or by buying and using Skype credit.

If you are a new business owner, or even a savvy entrepreneur, attending on-line training via teleseminars can vastly benefit your business.  It’s a great and very convenient way to learn without the hassle of leaving your house.

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