{"id":1965,"date":"2011-01-27T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T13:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/northeast-houston\/business-owner-what-are-you-thinking"},"modified":"2011-01-27T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T13:59:49","slug":"business-owner-what-are-you-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/northeast-houston\/business-owner-what-are-you-thinking","title":{"rendered":"Business Owner, What Are You Thinking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the CEO and Co-Founder of The Growth Coach<\/a>, a North American business coaching franchise<\/a> system, I’m always trying to feed my mind and spirit with a diet of positive and valuable information.\u00a0 After all, if you don’t keep yourself positive, productive and motivated, who will?<\/strong> As an entrepreneur, like you, I\u2019m 100% responsible for my mental state, success, and happiness.\u00a0 Therefore, continually learning and staying positive and confident are critical imperatives for a successful business and life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You see, I don’t hesitate to spend money on worthwhile educational and motivational resources<\/strong> for me and my future … neither should you.\u00a0 I spend thousands of dollars each year and consider such personal development strictly an investment.\u00a0 And over the years, my return on investment from these personal development resources has been tremendous.\u00a0 Put simply, this dedication to never-ending improvement\/ development has been a strategic, competitive weapon<\/strong> for me and by association, our business coaching franchise system, business coaches<\/a>, and clients.<\/p>\n

Whenever you invest in yourself<\/strong> (business coaching<\/a>, sales coaching<\/a>, seminars, books, CDs, group workshops<\/a>, etc.), there is no better return on your investment <\/strong>\u2026 it can be 5X, 10X, and even 50X a return on investment.\u00a0 A few simple good ideas, better self-knowledge, profitable insights, and\/or some critical distinctions can yield a reward of tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s face facts.\u00a0 Unless you are willing to invest and grow, you will not grow and neither will your business.<\/strong> After all, what got you to where you are today is not sufficient to get you to where you want to go.\u00a0 You must keep learning, growing and stretching.\u00a0 You must be willing to elevate your mindset, knowledge, skills and habits to get to the next level.\u00a0 Are you willing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, I was listening to one of my many educational\/motivational CDs and heard Earl Nightingale<\/strong>, the original dean of personal development, share a talk on “The Strangest Secret.”\u00a0 He boiled down the secret to success and happiness to one simple statement, “You become what you think about.”<\/strong> Let me repeat that.\u00a0 You become what you think about.<\/p>\n

As your virtual business coach<\/a>, please stop and think deeply about that profound and valuable quote. Don\u2019t dismiss it because of its simplicity.\u00a0 Let it soak in.\u00a0 You become what you think about.\u00a0 So, what are you usually thinking about?<\/strong> Things to support your success or sabotage it?<\/p>\n

Through this powerful quote, Earl was saying that your dominant thoughts determine your actions and that your actions (or lack thereof) ultimately shape your outcomes and destiny<\/strong>.\u00a0 Your thoughts are the root cause of almost everything good, bad and ugly in your life.\u00a0 Your success or lack of success can be traced back to what you habitually think about and take action on.\u00a0 Put simply, what you think about (good or bad) eventually comes about<\/strong>.\u00a0 Whatever you focus on, positive or negative, expands in your life.\u00a0 Said another way, wherever your attention goes results will flow.\u00a0 So\u2026be careful.\u00a0 Think negative thoughts and that is what you will attract…negative outcomes.\u00a0 Think positive thoughts and back them up with right actions and you will reap positive outcomes.\u00a0 You become what you think about.<\/p>\n

As your personal Growth Coach<\/a>, let me ask you some important questions:\u00a0 On a daily basis, what are YOU thinking about?\u00a0 Success or failure?\u00a0 Solutions or problems?\u00a0 Goals or obstacles?\u00a0 Thinking about today or yesterday or worrying about tomorrow?\u00a0 Thinking about opportunities or risks?\u00a0 Dreams or fears?\u00a0 Regrets or new beginnings?\u00a0 Your blessings or your challenges?\u00a0 The challenges of the tough economy or solutions for the tough economy?\u00a0 Again, it\u2019s your thinking that determines your feelings, actions, and ultimately your results.\u00a0 Your thinking (the cause) sets off a chain reaction that impacts your results\/outcomes (the effect).\u00a0 Your thoughts are that powerful\u2026learn to control them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few times a day, please pause and become aware of your thinking<\/strong> … the internal dialogue that’s occurring in your head.\u00a0 Don’t deny it.\u00a0 Everyone engages in self-talk.\u00a0 They real question is not IF you do it but whether your self-talk is positive or negative.\u00a0 What are you typically thinking about most of the day?\u00a0 Does your daily thinking move you closer to your goals or farther away?\u00a0 Does your habitual thinking support or sabotage your success?\u00a0 If you are like most business owners, you probably aren’t sure and not truly aware of your self-talk.<\/p>\n

Relax, there is hope.\u00a0 There’s an easy way to become more aware of your habitual thinking.\u00a0 Simply follow your emotions!<\/strong> Your emotions reveal your thinking patterns.\u00a0 When your thinking is positive and supportive, you have positive and pleasant emotions (happiness).\u00a0 When your thinking is negative and destructive, so are the emotions you will feel (unhappiness).\u00a0 Your emotions function as your advanced warning system.\u00a0 The next time you feel a negative emotion, ask yourself, “What’s the negative thinking taking place?” “What am I afraid of?” “What is bothering me?” “What am I focusing on?”<\/p>\n

Simply becoming aware of your thinking (using your emotions as a guide) will help you correct course. <\/strong> Once aware, you will be able to re-direct your thinking and focus toward goals, dreams, success, solutions, blessings, and opportunities.\u00a0 All of our business coaching services help business owners become more aware of their thinking and the consequences of their thinking.\u00a0 Helping our clients adopt more empowering thinking and mindsets is critical.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 You become what you think about.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thinking about becoming a business coach?\u00a0 Do you have what it takes to be a business coach with The Growth Coach?\u00a0 Click here to learn more on how to become a business coach.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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