Gut Check

YOU STARTED YOUR BUSINESS WITH A STRONG PASSION… BUT AS YOU’VE GROWN, YOU’VE GOTTEN BOGGED DOWN IN DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. NOW, YOU’RE WASTING YOUR TIME ON ACTIVITIES THAT DON’T ACTUALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE TOWARDS YOUR BIG-PICTURE PLAN – AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU’VE TRIED IMPLEMENTING A ONE-OFF STRATEGY YOU READ ABOUT IN A BOOK OR ONE OF THOSE CANNED OPERATING SYSTEMS, BUT NOTHING STICKS. EVEN YOUR TEAMS KNOW THAT THIS LATEST BURST OF VISION AND STRATEGY WILL DIE IF THEY HOLD OUT LONG ENOUGH.

IT’S BECAUSE YOUR DAILY ACTIONS AREN’T ANCHORED TO A CLEAR HIGHER VISION AND PLAN. IF YOU DON’T FIX THIS, YOUR BUSINESS WILL ALWAYS LACK DIRECTION, LEADING TO STALLED GROWTH AND STAGNATION.

YOU PREFER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. ELEVATING YOUR LEADERS AND CHALLENGING YOUR CURRENT OPERATING SYSTEMS COMES WITH SOME GROWING PAINS. RATHER THAN WORKING THROUGH THEM, YOU PREFER TO CUT YOUR LOSSES AND STAY STUCK.

BETWEEN YOUR LACK OF PROCESSES AND YOUR OWN STUBBORN RESISTANCE TO CHANGE, YOU’RE HOLDING YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM BACK FROM ACHIEVING YOUR FULL POTENTIAL.

IF YOU’RE RUNNING FULL-SPEED AHEAD WITHOUT A CLEAR SENSE OF WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, YOU DON’T GET TO BE MAD ABOUT WHERE YOU END UP.

BREAKING OUT OF THIS RUT ISN’T GOING TO BE A WALK IN THE PARK. IT’S GOING TO TAKE REAL EFFORT AND DECISIVE ACTION ON YOUR PART.

BUSINESS OWNERS RUN OUT OF STEAM, LOSE THE WILL TO CHANGE, AND END UP SETTLING FOR THE STATUS QUO.

THEY HIT A POINT WHERE THE DRIVE, THE TIME, OR THE SHEER DESIRE TO DO WHAT’S NECESSARY JUST FIZZLES OUT. HERE’S THE HARSH TRUTH: THIS CHANCE TO TRANSFORM AND SHIFT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE.

YOU DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF WAITING