Well brace yourself....
I read this blog post (below) a few months back and haven't stopped laughing since.
If you DON'T want to start your dream business in 2014, my friend, legendary internationally recognised Biz Expert, Kate Byrne has got you covered. Here goes:
10 Steps To Make Sure You DON’T Start Your Dream Business:
1. DON’T clarify your vision.
Especially not one that makes your dream
business feel so clear it feels almost real.
Whatever you do, definitely don’t vision board
and absolutely don’t blueprint that shit.
2. DON’T set goals.
Yup. Goals are for peeps serious about going
places. And if you do accidentally set goals, whatever you do make sure they
aren’t really specific and measurable.
Goals like that, especially ones that use clear
simple language and include actual numbers and dates, are dangerous
action-inducing things.
3. DON’T make a plan.
If you’ve had a brain fart and somehow managed
to craft a goal or two, DO NOT spend any time thinking about the steps you’d
take to bring those suckers to life.
Don’t think about how long each step might take.
Don’t think bout how much effort each one would be or any help you’d need along
the way. And definitely don’t put those tasks in sequential order.
4. DON’T schedule in your priorities.
WOMAN! Whatever you do, DO NOT set aside time in
your diary to do anything at all that might be linked to you moving towards your
dreams. Not even 15 minutes a day. Seriously.
A focused 15 minutes is a dangerous thing. 105
minutes a week. 5460 minutes a year. It’s fucking heaps of time really.
Imagine how much you could create in all that
delicious time.
Stop. Sit on your hands if you have to.
5. DON’T take action.
I can’t emphasise how much you should stay away
from taking actual action if you want to protect yourself from success at any
endeavour, including starting your dream business.
If you take action, especially action linked to
a realistic plan that’s goal focused and underpinned by a rad vision, you might
accidentally find yourself to be the creative entrepreneurial trailblazer
you’ve been avoiding.
6. DO focus on how far away you are from where
you’d like to be.
Focusing on this baby will keep you nice and
overwhelmed.
There’s nothing like constantly focusing on this
to make you feel exhausted and all what’s-the-point.
Whatever you do, don’t break the distance down
into manageable baby steps.
Don’t reward yourself along the way.
And absolutely don’t even consider enjoying the
journey.
7. DO constantly compare yourself to others.
This tip especially applies to comparing
yourself to those who are more established than you right now.
If you always come off second best you know
you’re doing it right.
Hours and hours trawling social media –
especially hours when you could be creating or enjoying life away from the
interwebs is the perfect way to try this.
Whatever you do, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, remind
yourself that you’re comparing your start line to their mid way point.
8. DO believe the voice in your head that says
you can’t do it.
If you do, ultimately you’ll be right.
And being right is pretty damn good… Maybe not
as good as being thrilled and proving yourself wrong on this one… but still ok,
right?
Believing that voice is a great way to stay
right where you are, which I’m guessing is dream business free.
9. DO try to do everything at once.
As in yesterday. And if not yesterday, right
now. Why?
A) Sustainable systems are for losers who want
to set up a business that’ll support them instead of suck them dry,
and…
B) that sense of overwhelm and panic is sure to
break you sooner rather than later.
And if you’re broken without systems in place
it’s gonna be MUCH harder to create your dream business (unless your dream biz
involves having the fun sucked out of you, then by all means go for it!).
10. DON’T ask for help.
Instead try to figure out and do everything
yourself and grind to a halt as soon as you,
A) don’t know what to do,
or…
B) run out of time, or…
C) stop enjoying yourself.
I particularly recommend you don’t ask peeps
already in your network OR experts for help.
It’s probably ok to just wonder if someone else
could get the food shopping, help you put together a financial forecast, or be
your accountability buddy. But whatever you do, definitely don’t ask.
So there you go babes. Your foolproof formula
for success. As long as your idea of success involves NOT setting up or growing
your dream business this year.
If you hold strong to each of these, I guarantee
you won’t become the creative entrepreneurial business babe of your dreams.
You’re welcome!
Hi, I'm Kate (ok, Dr Kate Byrne actually),
creator of Betty Means Business,
and an internationally recognised expert in business development for
trailblazing women consultants, coaches and other kickass service
professionals.
In my own consulting firm I've worked with
clients I love (who loved me right back), tripled my rates, commanded 5 figure
days, and generated $50K+ months. And I'm excited to share my business secrets
and shortcuts so you can too. (PS Have you downloaded my new eBook '3
Essential Done-For-You Scripts to Attract More Clients' yet? Get yourcopy now, it's FREE!)
***My fav step is number 8. Listen to that annoying unsupportive inner voice. For sure.
****What is you fav? Let me know in the comments below, which one do you relate most too?
