We are in the Information Age with the 24/7 news cycle, but it’s also the Age of Consumerism, the Digital Age, the Age of Big Tech, and a build out of AI. Things are changing quickly and we need to pay attention.
Our smart phones, tablets, laptops, and PCs connect us to the Internet. There are more ways now to get “instant news” than ever before with content exploding across the Internet for every taste.
Many get their news from social media or podcasters, and some young adults get theirs from so-called “influencers”. I’m not complaining because the legacy media no longer can control what America believes or thinks.
We live in a time when some argue about fact-based truths as if everything is relative. There is a clinical component to this.
Many of us now get our news, entertainment, medical information, and Internet searches from our smart phones. We can also make purchases, control any home device with an app, and play video games from the phone.
Virtually all adults and most teenagers possess a smart phone.
No wonder clearing the cluttered mind is an essential daily must. Find quiet time to relax and unwind from the day.
Whether you get peace through daily prayer, mindfulness training, yoga, deep breathing exercises, or physical exercise, do it faithfully for best results and your mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
Take a few minutes once a week to focus on why you started your business. Remember your journey from start-up to successful business owner, and how you have grown your business.
What is the one thing you would do for your business if you could? This could be an immediate need, a long time want, or a pivot.
Can coaching help?
We launched a start-up and sold it to a national company 4 years later. We also created a turnaround plan for a client that included trimming payroll, finding a buyer for his building, and recruiting key talent to implement the new marketing plan.
The business owner sold his building before the bank started foreclosure proceedings, moved to a better location and rented, pivoted to new unique products designed for Concierge medicine, recruited and trained new talent, returned to the black, and just closed on a successful sale of his business to a Midwest conglomerate.
It’s a good story of a second-generation family business owner winning when 40% of his industry was going bankrupt!
An effective coach uses active and affirmative listening to engage the client on a meaningful level which produces a professional dynamic built on trust and the client’s interests.
A business coach can use any one or several of the following coaching methods: teaching, leading, mentoring, guiding, counseling, or modeling.
Ideally, a business coach should have lived experience as an entrepreneur and business owner. Naturally, he should have excellent personal skills, including the following core assets:
- Active and affirmative listening
- Rich emotive capital (encouraging and supportive)
- Excellent conceptualization and problem-solving skills
- Geometric thinking
- Collaborative leadership skills
Let’s have a conversation. We are serial entrepreneurs and business owners.
See what Latham Wade can do for you!!
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