How do You Take Your Business to the Next Level?
Whether you have not even started a business yet or are well on your way, the next level is calling your name to take it. It does not matter what stage you are at or even the success you have had because the process of going to the next level is the same for all of us and it requires transformation. This transformation has to come from within you! It is going to involve how you think, your mindset, your personal development, your courage and confidence, your willingness to be vulnerable, your beliefs, and your willingness to overcome fear. It is going to ask you to live out more of your purpose and passion, and you will need an ambitious drive or sheer desire to serve more people. There are three steps highlighted below to help you with your transformation of going to the next level.
#1. Step Out
You need to step out of the box you are in right now! “What, what box am I in?”, you might say. We all have a set way of thinking, a set of experiences, and a specific amount of knowledge we are operating with at any given moment. That ‘set’ amount has gotten you as far as you have gone. It is not going to take you any farther. I am asking that you first of all see the box you are in which to this point has been unconscious, habitual, and pre programmed. Then, you need to physically step outside of it’s lines. You must seek with an outrageous curiosity to find new pathways, new ways of thinking, new inspirations of creativity, and a bolder, more courageous, adventurous you! If you have always seen yourself in a certain way like shy or lived a specific path lets say conservative or deliberate, or always approached change and growth in the same way, it’s now time to be different!
There is only one question to ask you now, “Will you step out?”. If the answer is yes, you have taken the first step to transform you and your business to the next level of growth.
#2 Step Up
Okay so you have accepted the first step in the entrepreneur journey of growth to transform your business to the next level by stepping out of the box and are now ready to step up. You may be imagining stepping up to the plate, stepping up to the podium, stepping up on stage, stepping up on to a platform, or just merely going up a rung on a business ladder and yes all of these encompass what this step means. The step up requires you to take on more risk, more challenge, more exposure, and definitely for you to learn more skills to perform at a higher level than you ever have before.
Stepping up requires you to take on a bigger role as a leader, it involves playing a bigger game where you will make a greater impact by offering more value and reaching a greater number of people. Obviously all of this demands you to step out of your comfort zone and step up and be seen! There is no hiding here, no playing small, and definitely no playing it safe. If you want growth or to take your business and your professional career to the next level you need to be willing to put yourself out there in a big way and create a presence in your market so much so that you are known!
I am not going to ask if you are ready for step two, but I am going to ask, “Will you take step 2 to get to where you want to go and to go to the next level?”
If you feel yourself shying away from this, that is normal, but here is a tip for you: When you focus on the people, the purpose, the message, the impact, the value, the goal, then your feet will take you there one step at a time. It is not about you, it’s about the people you can impact, the purpose you can live, and the positive contribution you can make with your product or service.
#3 Step Into
When you are willing to take step one and step two to transform yourself and your business, it allows you to step into your greatness. Imagine stepping in to the highest potential you have. Many of us are playing it safe doing a great job and making a good living and are comfortable. Perhaps if you are reading this, you may have a flicker of a flame or a burning desire to go to the next level. If the flame is there, it cannot be ignored. You will need to decide when the time is right or just plunge forward with excitement and confidence because you desire growth and want to go for it now. When you step up consistently and repeatedly saying yes to more exposure, saying yes to what scares you, saying yes to a larger role and responsibility with your customer or audience, you have also said yes to stepping in to your greatness. When you do this, it not only feels great and empowers you, but it also inspires others.
As I am all about practical action and applying knowledge learned, take your own action steps here and start by writing out the answers to the following:
- How can I think outside the box and where do I need to think outside of the box?
- How can I step outside of the box I am in and what does that look like?
- What can I do to step up in my business? Where can I take more risk, challenge, adventure?
- How can I gain more exposure, create a greater impact, and reach more people?
- What would it feel like to have stepped in to my greatness and be living it?
- What would I create in this world by stepping in to my greatness?
Here’s to all of you entrepreneurs wanting to go to the next level and stepping out, stepping up, and stepping into your greatness!
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