Small Business Revitalization Blog

Here’s twenty quick questions to consider in the design of your business.  Some of these are practical questions, some of them consider your business mindset….  
1.    Buy or build your own?
2.    Staff or no staff?
3.    Do or delegate?
4.    Indoor or outdoor?
5.    Work hard or work smart?
6.    Online or bricks & mortar?
7.    Lots of people contact or not?
8.    Creative or logical?
9.    Capital intensive or at-home start-up?
10.    Ideas: innovative or copycat?
11.    Secure income or new venture?
12.    High workload or systems oriented?
13.    You: self-employed or chief resource coordinator?
14.    Product/Service: fun, meaningful or serious?
15.    Work time: flexible or structured?
16.    Individuals or teams?
17.    Existing customer base or build-up from scratch?
18.    Your talents and passions or any business?
19.    Automated business or tied to the business?
20.    Growth potential or cash-flow now?

If this list has shown you other alternatives for running your business then celebrate what you have learned! Don't despair, it is never too late to get back on track!

Need to pinpoint the style of business that is right for you? Call the Resuscitation Experts!

Often as small business owners, we have so much happening in our business and our life that we almost forget to breathe!  As a small business coach, I recommend to my clients that they revitalize their energy by simply becoming conscious and present in the moment.

Being conscious indicates you are acting with awareness of your environment, you are awake, you are acting with intention, you are mindful.  In other words, you are present in the here and now. 

Being present has three major advantages: firstly, you’ll hear your intuition more clearly. Secondly, what you desire will come to you because you’re actually here to receive it. Lastly, you’ll escape from the pressures of overwhelm and overdrive as you will be living only in this moment – not in the hours, days, weeks or months ahead! Remember, your life happens in each moment – make the most of it. At the risk of being morbid, you don’t know if it will be your last!

Therefore, in the moments when overwhelm threatens to send you over the edge, it can be very helpful to take just a few minutes to do something which will bring you back to awareness of the present moment… Here are my top three tools for becoming present right now.

+ Breathe deeply for 10 – 15 breaths, do nothing except notice what is happening in your body – if it hurts anywhere, breathe into those spots to release the tension.

+ If your ‘small business owner’ mindchatter will not leave you alone, carry a notebook and just keep writing everything into it.  The more you put on paper, the less your mind will need to keep thinking about it. You can summarise the good ideas at the end of each week and schedule them for action.

+ To feel a sense of achievement, focus on just one idea, one email, one person, one meeting, one project at a time, and give it quality time.  Multi-tasking is a productivity myth which only keeps you away from being in the moment!

When I am coaching small business owners, I often find that they have become so busy doing that they are not living (being) the idyllic life they set up the business to achieve. If you desire to enjoy the benefits of living in the present moment, then fast does not always equal fabulous! 

What else can you do to ensure you enjoy each and every moment? If you need more ideas on improving your life as a small business owner, contact Lisa Murray to arrange for a free 30 minute exploratory coaching session.

There has never been a better time to be a small business owner. The free online resources available to support your small business are infinitely amazing!  This week I've taken the plunge and set up a Google Knol on Small Business Coaching.  Whether you are a small business owner or a small business coach, you will find this Knol a practical and useful tool.  It will be updated regularly, so add it to your favourites!

Current REVIVE Coaching clients will receive a REVIVE Toolkit, outlining everything you need to know about Knols - why you need a Knol, what a Knol can do for your business, how to set up a Knol and how to position yourself or your business as an expert in your field.

Not a current client?  Call Lisa now on 0404 063 513 to discover the benefits of small business coaching for your business.