You have probably heard me say this before, but I cannot emphasize it enough. I want you to throw out the limiting belief that says this: “I cannot start my business until I have everything ready and in order.”
Because you see, I’ve never met a single successful person in all my years of sales coaching who told me, “I started with a plan, worked it, and everything turned out exactly as I anticipated in exactly the time I thought it would take, so now I am successful!”
Have you ever heard a success story like that? Me either! It’s even a little absurd to assume that success happens that way! And yet too often, I find myself talking to people who have this limiting belief – and they don’t even realize it.
They think they need to:
- Have their website finished and polished
- Have their business cards ready to hand out at a moment’s notice
- Have their marketing plan already in place
- Have their bookkeeping all ready
- Have a vision board in place
- Network with a certain number of people ahead of time.
Now, please don’t misunderstand – I’m not trying to devalue the importance of having a plan. Because the tools of running a business include a plan – and you simply cannot double your sales without direction!
However….
Business evolves. Situations change. Client’s needs change. Or business owners find themselves in a unique position of being able to meet a different need than the one they originally intended to!
And to be successful, you need to adapt.
And here is the key: You cannot prepare ahead of time to adapt – that happens once you get started.
On my latest podcast, I interviewed the incredible Connor Gillivan. Connor Gillivan is the CMO of FreeeUp.com. He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. In our podcast, he shares his story of success.
One thing that stuck out as we were talking was when he shared about how he got started in business. I won’t spoil it for my readers – you need to hear it from him! But suffice to say, a huge reason for his success is due to his ability to pivot, to create, and to adapt to the needs of his client base. And his success speaks for itself!
Are you afraid to get started? Waiting for something before you can move forward? Stop waiting – the time is NOW. Right NOW. You can get started today.
