Take Money OUT of the Equation
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min read
What do super-successful coaches and small business owners all have in common?
It’s not experience.
It’s not extraordinary skills.
It’s not even a powerful drive.
Although all of these things can definitely help your business grow, they’re not a prerequisite for success. After all, no one is born with experience. There are plenty of successful people lack drive and are even more lack luster when it comes to certain skills.
The one thing that does make a difference, though, is your “why.” That's the passion. The drive.
Why did you decide to become a coach or service-based online entrepreneur?
Why do you spend too many hours in front of your computer every week?
Why do you stay up too late and get up too early, just so you can work on growing your business?
The “why” is what ultimately drives us through the journey of success, but here’s the thing: it’s different for everyone. Your why is not my why, and my why is not her why. It’s a deeply rooted personal choice that can have great meaning…or not.
For example, a survivor of domestic abuse might happily spend 60 or 70 hours each and every week mentoring other victims of abuse, or counseling couples on how to break the cycle. Her big why is a strong desire to prevent other women from suffering in the same way she did or to even help lead them on a journey of healing and rediscovery of the beauty of life.
A mother of small children may be saddened at the thought of sending her kids to daycare just so she can go to work to (barely) pay for it. Her big why is mostly a drive to spend as much time with her kids as she can, while still supporting her family.
A young, fresh out of school entrepreneur might resist taking the same path her parents took, working for a corporation for 40 years, only to retire and find themselves with barely enough to live on. Instead, she dreams of having the income (and the time) to see the world while she’s still young enough to enjoy it.
So what’s your big “why”?
It might be the freedom to travel, the option to spend time with your family, the ability to take weeks off at a time to care for a sick family member, or even to earn enough money to support a charity that’s close to your heart.
Whatever it is, your “why” is the driving force behind every action you take. When you’re deciding whether or not to take on a new client, ask yourself if it’s aligned with your “why.” When you’re setting goals for the year, ask yourself if those goals are moving you closer or further from your big why. Thinking of branching out into a new business venture? Make sure it’s in alignment with your big why, and success is suddenly much more attainable.
Money Alone Is NOT The Why...usually
Money can be magnified in the minds of many as so many things. I look at money as a means of exchange. It is access to attain. For example, if you want to help the homeless, you will need money to gain access to serve them, unless your primary goal is to simply place money directly in a person's hand.
Money is used to buy food, care for volunteers who will serve, and to build shelters and purchase supplies. It is not wrong to want money. Truthfully, we need money as that medium of exchange. However, the greater concern is what will you do with the money to serve a greater purpose.
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Ché Myers is a Business Mentor and Success & Confidence Enthusiast for the aspiring and growing female entrepreneur who is ready to experience freedom by launching and growing a widely successful online business, making generous income, impacting lives and leaving legacies. Her passion is helping women remove overwhelm, find her voice, and help them step out of ordinary into her authentic, confident self. She wants women to know that you CAN still have the beautiful, purpose-filled business that you envisioned, while living an abundant life infused with passion, purpose and freedom. You simply need momentum, support, and strategy!
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