Wendy’s Coach You To Success Blog

You want to start your own work from home business and make a real life for you and your family – one that doesn’t consist of all the demands of the corporate world. But do you have what it takes to be a real entrepreneur? Whether you get going by doing direct sales in a multi-level marketing company, have your own product which you will attempt to sell online, or want to become a business coach for others, you have to do some self-examination so you won’t fall on your face.

Naturally, there will be no guarantees that you can make it. You, as an entrepreneur and simply by the definition of this alone, will have to assume all the risks of your new business. But if you engage in excellent planning, prepare yourself for delivering an excellent product or service, and keep intelligent self-council, you can make your dreams come true.

You must know what your strengths are and mentally validate your abilities. This is so you don’t get discouraged too easily. For instance, if you are in direct sales and you know you are great at closing sales on the phone, you must always keep this in mind, and put your all into your calls and making sales.

Of course, you also must be aware of your weaknesses. Maybe you are good at sales but poor at recruiting other sales reps – as in multi-level marketing. Know what your weakness is and work out step-by-step how you can either overcome it, or get someone to do that function for you. There are always solutions. Entrepreneurs overcome and squelch their problems.

If you aren’t a self-starter, it’s time you figured out how you can attain this attitude. It’s important for someone who is going to work from home to be able to get the ball rolling when it stops. You can’t procrastinate and expect success.

There are many different relationships you will have with many different personalities. Can you deal with them and get along with all types of people? You will have to communicate with customers, possibly vendors and other professionals such as bankers, attorneys and accountants. If you need assistance in learning to deal with any lines in your new business, perhaps business coaching could help you learn how to cope.

Customer complaints will happen no matter what sort of business you are doing in your work from home enterprise. Do you know how to deal tactfully with someone who is upset?

Even though you will face 12-hour workdays, you can plan out and organize your work at home business to be everything you need. Study how others deal with problems, and learn how to confront and handle them. You will be a success as an entrepreneur and achieve what you desire.

Wendy Stevens, Nashville, TN as a single mom vaulted to the top of the Direct Sales Industry in 8 months. Wendy is a former 3-time Division I All American Lacrosse Player, NCAA Division I National Champion and Division 1 NCAA Head Coach. Wendy is one of the top 1% earners in the entire direct sales industry. As Marketer, Trainer and Speaker, Wendy is in demand nationally. She earned 7 figures in networking marketing. For information on Wendy, visit www.coachyoutosuccess.com

Popularity: 18%

Is your business just floating along with most of your needs met, doing the same thing today that you did yesterday? Have you lost that sense of excitement you felt when you first started growing your business? Are most of your decisions based on habit or the expectations of others? Do you feel like you are selling yourself short or settling for less than you should? Do you feel like your business should be growing or moving in a different direction but instead your are muddling along rudderless and lost?

An effective Business Coach will show how to navigate out of the doldrums and into the trade winds on the fast track to somewhere else….somewhere more satisfying and more lucrative.

The first thing a business coach will help you determine is the best way for you to stop working in your business and how to start working on your business. The end result of this is that you will end up spending less time working and will make more money. A good coach will also help you put the fun and excitement back into your life.

As a business owner you are concerned with what it takes day-to-day to make the amount of money necessary to run your business and personal life. A good coach will understand that and a good coach knows what its like to put in the long hours it takes to realize (or re-realize) the vision you have for yourself and your business. In fact that is one of the main functions of an effective coach….to help you manage all of those things. To help you discover or rediscover your unique vision and to help you design the necessary strategies and tactics to revitalize yourself and your business.

By re-evaluating where you are and where you want to go you can overcome that sense of sailing toward nowhere. You will find your true heading. When you have a destination you will also find that those old, forgotten feelings of excitement and expectation have returned too.

A truly successful collaboration between yourself and your coach will show you the way toward making your business a profitable one that works without you. That’s right one that allows you to work on your business not in it.

One of the single most effective things you can do to revitalize yourself and your business is to find an effective business coach. Stop floundering around and not getting where you should be. Let your business coach be your rudder to point you and your business toward new and exciting horizons.

Wendy Stevens, Nashville, TN as a single mom vaulted to the top of the Direct Sales Industry in 8 short months. Wendy is a former 3-time Division I All American Lacrosse Player and NCAA Division I National Champion and Division 1 NCAA Head Coach. Wendy is one of the top 1% earners in the entire direct sales industry. As a Marketer, Trainer and Speaker, Wendy is in demand nationally. She has earned 7 figures in networking marketing. For more information on Wendy, please visit www.coachyoutosuccess.com

Popularity: 19%

A Business Coach can be a very effective developmental tool for leadership development, as well as producing financial and intangible benefits for any business. A good coach can provide you and your employees with a rich learning environment that allows the learning to be applied to a variety of business situations. Key skills such as decision-making, team performance and the motivation of others can be strengthened and enhanced.

In a recent study of a Fortune 500 company that had launched a business coaching program they were able to identify specific financial and intangible benefits that came as a result of their coaching.

The two things most significantly impacted by business coaching were productivity and employee satisfaction. These two items alone underscore just how valuable a good coach can be to your business. Happy employees are not only more productive they are more creative and more willing to go the extra mile. They are also more willing to “think outside the box” which is where lucrative innovations originate.

The next areas most significantly impacted by business coaching were work output and work quality. Twenty percent of the respondents said they could clearly identify a financial benefit directly related to their increased output. Imagine how even a ten percent increase in work output by you and your employees could impact you bottom line! That alone would more than reimburse you for the costs associated with a quality business coach.

The same study found that when program costs were tabulated to determine a return on investment their business coaching program produced a 788% return on the investment. In this case the company in question had experienced downsizing and other factors impacting employee retention. When they excluded the financial benefits related to employee retention they still found the coaching program produced a 529% return on their investment. While those who had customer or people responsibilities produced proportionally greater financial benefits, the realization of benefits to the business was fairly widespread throughout the group involved in this study. What other single thing could you do for your business that could make such a huge impact?!

While this study was dealing specifically with a large company, any company of any size can benefit exponentially by adding a skilled business coach to their team. Small businesses especially can find that a good business coach can help them manage their time and business more efficiently, effectively propelling their business to the next level. A good coach can also help you find ways to balance your work and personal life. Do yourself a favor and schedule a consultation today and see where your business can be tomorrow.

Wendy Stevens, Nashville, TN as a single mom vaulted to the top of the Direct Sales Industry in 8 short months. Wendy is a former 3-time Division I All American Lacrosse Player and NCAA Division I National Champion and Division 1 NCAA Head Coach. Wendy is one of the top 1% earners in the entire direct sales industry. As a Marketer, Trainer and Speaker, Wendy is in demand nationally. She has earned 7 figures in networking marketing. For more information on Wendy, please visit www.coachyoutosuccess.com

Popularity: 19%