Last month I had a long conversation with a brilliant young woman who, by all reasonable measures, ought to be a fantastic business leader. She's strong, insightful, motivated, and ambitious. She's what Mary Foley would call, "Bodacious!" (You may find her book on Amazon.com)
And yet, she struggles. She's started a dozen businesses, but none have been really successful and she filed bankruptcy after one of them failed. She's written elegant business plans, consulted great coaches and mentors, taken all the classes, so what's wrong?
She's "too perfect by half!"
Or, to be accurate, she wants a level of perfection that keeps her from getting the job done! She analyses every angle, develops every idea, and pursues every opportunity until she's exhausted. But, in the process, she doesn't make any SALES! Her businesses don't make money! And, even worse, they don't truly serve anyone. They don't serve her as an entrepreneur, they don't serve her employees (no job security!), and they don't serve her customers.
There's a great quote that's been attributed to Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn and others: "Ready, Fire, Aim!" At some point in business, we have to say it's "good enough" and take action.
At some point, we have to settle for "excellence" and go for it! I'm not talking about being sloppy or settling for mediocrity, but in most cases, excellence is good enough. Particularly if we are willing to fix our mistakes, learn from them and seek constant improvement, excellence is good enough.
Perfection is the enemy of success.
If you would like coaching to improve your bottom line, to expand your business and improve your performance, contact me. Take action! Let's explore the possibilities and move forward.
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Rodger Blaker
(Visit Rodger's Website)
Rodger Blaker Coaching LLC
Phone: 214-485-2238
www.rodgerbla
ker.com
Rodg
er@rodgerblaker.com
Rodger is a Professional Certified Coach
who is an expert at creating positive
change in business behavior, working with
solopreneurs and small business owners.
Through a proven coaching process, Rodger
helps very busy, successful leaders to
slow down, reflect, and map out critical
changes they need to make to significantly
grow their business and improve
personally.
Before opening his coaching business,
Rodger spent 25 years working for fortune
500 companies where he gained valuable
leadership experience by working with
senior and executive management as a
senior project manager.
Rodger is a graduate of the CoachU
Certified Graduate Coaching Program and he
is a member of the International Coaching
Federation where he earned his certificate
as a Professional Certified Coach. He is a
member of the ICF North Texas chapter
where he holds the position of Treasurer.
Rodger also holds a certification as a
Project Management Professional or PMP.
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