A Quick Update
So it’s been over a month since I last posted. There’s so much I’ve wanted to write about but I’ve been kinda busy.
The good news is that since I started the Business Growth System with Rich Schefren, I’ve been able to focus on my business a lot better.
I’ve hardly even looked at any opportunistic offerings appearing in my Inbox. Hardly any… except for that course I had to buy (that I don’t want to mention right now)… and that other matter, but don’t get me started on that one…
I was doing so well with the focus and was all set to write about it but old habits are hard to break.
So what about the BGS programme then?
Well, first off, I’m soooo glad I signed up for the 12-month version and not the intensive 11-week thing. It’s been hard to keep up and we’ve only just reached module 2!
Module 1 was all about the phases of business growth and our own understanding of what it means to be in business and what we want from it. I had a lot to think about here and I’ve come to realise many things about why I’m struggling to cope with my business, where I want it to go and how I’m going to go about getting there.
I’ve even started planning an exit strategy which is something I hadn’t even considered in the past. I thought the business was just going to carry on forever on its own while I nip off and do other things. How did I figure that was going to happen? I guess I didn’t really figure it much at all.
But now my whole attitude to the business is changing and a plan is forming.
With the 2-hour call, the workbook, the forum, the 8 hours of Q&A calls and the follow up work that needs to be done, I’m really still working through module 1. It’s amazing stuff.
But I was pretty keen to move on to module 2. It’s about identifying strengths and building a business around core competencies so I managed to squeeze that in earlier today. Just like module 1, it’s no good just listening to the call and reading the slides. I’ve got to follow it through and do the work.
This is quite a scary one. What if I find that I don’t have any strengths? What if I can’t identify any key differentiators in my business or create a competitive advantage?
Of course that’s just fear and nonsense getting the better of me. My strengths are there waiting to be discovered and if I follow the programme, I’ll be sure to use them to create my competitive advantage.
The Kolbe test was interesting. This is a test that aims to uncover your Modus Operandi (MO) which is your personal, ideal way of dealing with things. I guess everyone on the course is somewhat hoping they’ll come out of it labelled as an “Entrepreneur” to validate themselves as being suitable for running a business. There’s already been much discussion on the forum about results with some people dissapointed at being labelled a “Manager”.
So how did I score? 6 4 5 6!
That labels me as a “Mediator”. It seems to indicate that I deal with most things in a middle-of-the-road kind of way. I don’t have any particular bias or strength in any of the 4 modes.
There’s go right, wrong, good or bad result with this test. It just tells you the way you are. I’m still trying to figure out what my result means to me… The graphs are very pretty though!
Until next time…