A New Regime

10th December 2015

In the past I have likened business coaching to sports coaching, whereby the coach helps the person they are coaching to improve in as many aspects as possible, not by doing it for them, but by teaching them better methods and techniques, setting the actions and milestones to achieve certain goals. They don’t work on their strengths, but on their weaknesses, thereby slowly improving their overall performance.

I have been coached in many sports, and because I love my sport, I was open to being pushed and pulled, and challenged to take myself to the best of my abilities. Although I might have complained from time to time when it got really tough, or even at times a bit repetitive, ultimately I wanted to be really good at what I was doing so was prepared to make the necessary sacrifices.

And so it occurred to me that surely the same should, or indeed must apply to business owners. For the most part their business is something they love and enjoy (not all the time of course), and therefore why shouldn’t they want to become the best among their peers. To excel at anything is a great feeling, so just because it is work rather than play, why no strive to be excellent in as many aspects of running your business as you can be.

Now to be fair, it is likely or even probable, that you won’t be able to be the best at all business skills, much like there a few top decathletes. However, instead of concentrating on the things you are good at, be it numbers, sales or people management, why not invest in yourself to work on your weaknesses, and become a business person who people respect and look up to.

So if you have an O.K. business but would like it and you to be better, instead of setting yourself a new fitness regime, or buying a new bike to cycle to John O’Groats next year, instead you can set yourself goals which will push you to your limits, and which will give you a great sense of achievement.

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