Take
this quiz to find out.
Instructions: Circle the
number of the statements that are true. If more than 5
statements are true, then working with a coach
specializing in entrepreneurs may be the perfect
solution.
1. I am uncertain about the
sustainability of my revenue streams.
2. I have business debt that is
more than 20% of my annual revenues.
3. Given the effort I’m
putting in, my net income is nowhere near high
enough.
4. If I wasn’t here, the
place would fall apart within a month.
5. I can’t seem to attract
– or keep – the right staff.
6. I’m doing tasks that I
do not like or am not very good at.
7. I am working more than 10
hours a day.
8. I am working far too much in
my business instead of on my business.
9. Sometimes I wonder if
I’m both the arsonist and the fireman.
10. We’re not as focused on
our customers as we need to be.
11. There’s more chaos in
this company than the employees prefer.
12. I want to spend more time
with my family or in other interests.
13. I don’t feel free and
that’s where I want to be.
14. I want to improve the focus
and direction of where the business is
heading.
15. I have ideas for significant
revenue streams that I just can’t seem to make
time for.
16. Profitability isn’t
where it could be.
17. I want to delegate more so I
can have the time to discover new
opportunities.
18. The joy of owning a business
is being replaced by the stress of running a
business.
19. It would be valuable to
develop a 12 to18-month growth plan.
20. We need to find a way to
better motivate the staff.
Are
you ready to begin a coaching
relationship?
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Albert Einstein
once said, "We should take care not to make the
intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles
but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only
serve."
Leaders know and
science has discovered emotionality's deeper purpose:
the timeworn mechanisms of emotion allow two human
beings to receive the contents of each other's minds.
Emotion is the messenger of love; it is the vehicle
that carries every signal from one brimming heart to
another.
Leadership
happens in a series of interactive
conversations
that pull people toward becoming comfortable with the
language of personal responsibility and commitment.
That is why
leadership development is not an event. It is a
process of participating in respectful conversations
where the leader recognizes his or her own feelings
and those of others in building safe and trusting
relationships.
For human beings,
feeling deeply is synonymous with being
alive.
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