{"id":1001,"date":"2011-05-05T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2011-05-05T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T15:04:33","slug":"mentor-monthly-121-busting-through-your-myth-ceiling-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/mentor-monthly-121-busting-through-your-myth-ceiling-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentor Monthly #121: Busting Through Your Myth Ceiling &#8211; Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>1. Announcements\/Offers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>When did &#8216;Ten Super Coaches&#8217; Become &#8216;Seventeen Super Coaches!?&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With your copy of the &#8217;10 Super Coaches ebook&#8217; you currently get a free expansion pack including another seven interviews!<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72%\">To find out how 10 17 ordinary coaches are earning $30,000 to $1.4 million per year, and how you can do it too. Cl&#8217;ick here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/cmd.asp?ad=64299\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.10SuperCoaches.com<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/cmd.asp?ad=64299\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/Graphics\/cover3dsmall.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"10 Super Coaches\" width=\"92\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&#8220;I was working on a marketing strategy that was going to cost quite a bit of money when I bought the ebook. It made me realise there is a MUCH more direct, and less expensive method. Saved me several hundred pounds and gave me a kick up the rear end to do something else. Thanks!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Neil Gilbranch, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&#8220;Why reinvent the wheel when you can see how successful people are already producing results you want? Don&#8217;t hesitate, buy it today. The &#8217;10 Super Coaches&#8217; ebook has given me the confidence and inner strength I needed to build my business, I have been able to fine-tune my fees, and I have offered sample sessions with success.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\nDenise Simons, New Zealand<br \/>\nRELATE Coaching<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/cmd.asp?ad=64299\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.10SuperCoaches.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a name=\"feature\"><\/a><\/span><strong>2. FEATURE: Busting Through Your Myth Ceiling<\/strong> &#8211; Part Two<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span>Taken from my book &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpaidforwhoyouare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get Paid For Who You Are<\/a>&#8216;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/Graphics\/grownup_ninja_-_final.jpg\" alt=\"ninja\" width=\"141\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our <a href=\"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/mentor-monthly-120-busting-through-your-myth-ceiling-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">last newsletter<\/a> we started looking at the most common limiting beliefs or myths of starting your own business. Here are a couple more myths to counteract.<\/p>\n<h3>Myth #3:\u00a0 I don\u2019t have time to start a business.<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to start a new business, you\u2019ll need to invest time. At a minimum I suggest 7 hours a week, or one hour a night. That won\u2019t threaten your day job or require you to quit.<\/p>\n<p>If seven hours feels like too much for you, given your current schedule, scale back other activities. What are you willing to drop? If you say, \u201cNothing\u201d ask yourself: Is a lifestyle of freedom important to me? If it is, get up early, stay up late, or say \u201cNo\u201d to some activities that don\u2019t fulfill you anyway. You can also consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take time off work, either paid or unpaid, to get your business rolling<\/li>\n<li>Negotiate with your boss to work four days a week, perhaps doing a trial period first and being open to taking a 20 percent cut in pay<\/li>\n<li>If your boss won\u2019t entertain a reduction in your hours, find an employer who will<\/li>\n<li>Work weekends<\/li>\n<li>Partner with someone who has more time to devote to the business<\/li>\n<li>Give up T.V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, there are <em>many <\/em>solutions, if your desire for a lifestyle of freedom is strong enough.<\/p>\n<p>If I was starting again, I would work each night of the week <em>and <\/em>take a day a week \u2014 Saturday or Sunday \u2014 called \u201cInternet Day,\u201d on which I turned off my phones, asked friends and family to respect the time I\u2019m investing in the business, and then, when the day is up, showed my appreciation by taking them to dinner and celebrating the fact that I\u2019m one step closer to achieving my dream.<\/p>\n<h3>Myth #4:\u00a0 I need business or technical skills<\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s tackle <em>business skills<\/em> first.<\/p>\n<p>You may be asking yourself,<strong> \u201cIf I start a business, don\u2019t I <em>need<\/em> to be naturally good at business?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The answer is No. But it\u2019s a really good question, and here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>There are many people who go into business for themselves without help. They think they can do everything \u2014 including balancing the books, making sales calls and hiring employees \u2014 even if these were previously their weak spots. They may reach out for help by hiring cheap, inexperienced staff, but if the business owner doesn\u2019t know what he or she is doing, training the staff creates whole new problems.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to get around this. The first is to train yourself in business.\u00a0 One quick way to do that is to read <em>The E-Myth <\/em>by Michael Gerber. It\u2019s simply the bible of internet business, hands down, and it showed me what a business really is, in language that anyone can understand.<\/p>\n<p>The second is to partner with someone who <em>does<\/em> know business. This tip is worth thousands of dollars and may save you years of pain, but it\u2019s not really rocket science is it? If you\u2019re short on business experience, get someone long on business experience to balance you out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBut if they run the business, what am I doing?\u201d<\/strong> you may ask.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019re the talent. You\u2019re the person creating the solutions for people facing divorce, or bankruptcy, or having a child, or a thousand other possible life challenges. You\u2019re the inspiration, the driving force, the person who remembers the vision when things get tough. Maybe you\u2019re the people person who can get that new employee to stay, or the one who can land the alliance with a big mailing list because you just plain enjoy developing partnerships with people.\u00a0 Or maybe you\u2019re the one who\u2019s good at massage, hairdressing, tennis, or raising children.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I\u2019ve laid all of that out on the table, let me take the pressure off a bit.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be relieved to know that an information\/Internet driven business requires far less time, energy and knowledge to succeed than a traditional bricks-and-mortar business.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s talk about <em>technical skills<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Just as with business skills and practices, many of us do not naturally gel with computers and other electronic tools. While some people find e-mail, Facebook and blogging easy to learn, others are more comfortable away from the computer.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, as odd as it might seem, you don\u2019t need to be web-savvy to run a successful Internet-based business. You have two options:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partner with someone who <em>is<\/em> technical-minded<\/strong>, or<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invest the time to learn the important computer skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll bet that you already have at least 50 percent of the computer skills you\u2019ll need to run a successful Internet business \u2014- including the ability to start up and shut down a computer, send and receive e-mail and attachments and conduct searches using Google. There are many free and public resources that will help you beef up your computer expertise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But aren\u2019t there other skills I\u2019ll need?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure. Again, you\u2019ll learn them or outsource them. For example, one important skill is writing. If that doesn\u2019t come naturally to you, draft a list of questions people often ask you and write down your answers. You\u2019ll find that within a very short time, you\u2019ll naturally come up with enough content to populate your website and newsletters. You will be amazed at what flows out of you and how good it feels to share it.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still skeptical or hesitant to write, you can hire someone to write for you, ask a friend to interview you and transcribe the interview, or borrow content from someone else\u2019s website with a promise to provide attribution. Remember: \u201cperfect\u201d writing and speaking skills are not a prerequisite for sharing your gifts with the world.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h3>Take Action<\/h3>\n<p>1) What are you willing to do, to find more time for your business? Share at the blog.<\/p>\n<p>2) How do you deal with skills that you don&#8217;t have? 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