Living Forward Business & Lifestyles Inc
Unless you started a sales agency, chances are, when you became an entrepreneur you didn’t think of yourself as getting into “sales”. The truth is, though, your #1 role as an entrepreneur is to SELL! Whatever your product or service, selling it is an integral part of your business. In order to bring in money, you have to sell.
Why, though, is it SO difficult, to ask people for money?
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, your income seems to be stuck at a certain level? And if, on the rare occasion you do break through and make a little more, then next month your income comes right back down again?
If that sounds like something you’re experiencing, you’re certainly not alone.
A huge hot-button topic for many entrepreneurs is whether or not to borrow the money they need to invest in the growth of their business.
Just the very idea of borrowing money brings up a lot of emotion, the very word “debt” instills fear and, for some, a lot of guilt and shame.
Some people feel you should never borrow, that it’s too risky, and that you should only invest what you have. Others borrow so much that they get themselves into a lot of trouble.
And while there is ALWAYS a risk when you invest in your business – it’s not the borrowing that creates that risk.
When you have the perfect sales call and the prospect doesn’t even balk at the price – it can almost seem to good to be true, and then…it IS to good to be true as they say “Ok, sounds good, I just need to talk to my spouse”
And then they either come back and say it’s a “no go” with their spouse, or they completely ghost on you.
The trickiest part of this objection is that it CAN be totally legit – but you don’t know that when the prospect says it.
“Go get a client”
How many times have you heard that and thought “Sure, I’d love to – but where the heck do I find one?”
To be selling consistently you need to be speaking to people almost every day in your business – but is your calendar empty?
Do you have a discovery form or request for consult on your website and nobody is filling it out?
Are you wondering where the heck you’ll find people to speak to without having to eat one more rubber chicken lunch at a networking group that’s really just a bunch of friends hanging out
Cash flow hiccups happen to all of us. And it can happen for any reason. Perhaps your business is seasonal, a client flaked out on you, or maybe you need suddenly need something for your business and you need to find the cash to get it. Then, the panic sets in…. what will you do? How will you fulfill YOUR commitments?
I’m an avid lover of natural horsemanship.
And I also believe that horses are amazing mirrors for us as individuals and my horse Chip has been one of my best coaches and guides in my life.
Some of the programs I offer do include Equine Guided Coaching. And you may be wondering, how horses help? Well, In these programs – The horses act as catalysts, guides and most importantly, mirrors to help you to uncover what you already know, but just may not be aware of.
Yes, horses can help you build your business and design your life. And today, I’m sharing with you 4 ways they do this.
Do you have bad money habits? If so, money clutter could be blocking the flow of money in your life and business.
Let’s break those bad habits and let money flow! Here’s how:
Should you ever use personal or family money to fund your business?
A few weeks ago we did an episode on how to talk to your spouse about investing in your business – and WOW did we ever have a lot of response and private messages.
When you’re growing your business, it’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “when” you’re going to need to make an investment BEFORE you’ve generated the income to pay for it. Whether you’re just starting out, or even if you’ve been in business a while and you desire to grow to the next level.
And the money has to come from somewhere. It may need to come from your savings, from other disposable income that was earmarked for other things, maybe it has to come out of the immediate profits in your business that you can’t yet take out for yourself or your family, or maybe you even need to borrow it.
And when you’re in a relationship where your money Is pooled, it can sometimes feel like those decisions aren’t yours to make.
