Jodie Cook's Blog, page 109

The Four Key Stages Of The Entrepreneur Journey

All entrepreneurs can be placed into one of these four stages: execute, systemize, scrutinize, exit. Knowing where you are in your journey can supercharge your progress. It provides clarity on where your focus should lie and what you should aim for in the short term.

How To Build Your Entrepreneurial Support Squad

Jadah Sellner is an author and entrepreneur on a mission to help people build businesses sustainably and live intentionally. In order to do this, she said, “you need a support squad.” Here are the three categories of your support squad members and how to find them.

Got A Business And A Sport? Here’s How To Do Both Well

You do not have to compromise your health for your business, nor is it advisable to. Your fitness will not wait for you to reach that milestone or sell your company, it will have left the building and require extensive effort to get back. Here are 7 considerations for thriving in sport and business.

The 7 Things That Made You Successful But Are Now Holding You Back

To get to your next level, you must become the next version of you. You must let go of old you. They brought you here, but they don’t have a place in your future. Moving to the next step, levelling up in your life and work, requires an upgraded, better approach.

Your 4 First Moves When Starting A Business

So many entrepreneurs are stuck before they begin. They’re not short of motivation; they simply don’t know how to apply it. I asked entrepreneurs to tell me what they would do first, if they were starting from scratch.

7 Ways To Maximize The Benefit Of Your Business Coach

Not all entrepreneur-coach relationships are productive. Some business owners have been through several coaches in their quest for self-improvement and success after a coaching relationship broke down. Entrepreneurs with experience of business coaching shared their tips for success.

5 Straightforward Ways To Go From Employed To Self-Employed

Starting a new business from scratch is a scary prospect for many, holding various unknowns. A better way is to make a plan based on your current situation. Start where you are and use what you have, for a smoother, less daunting way of making the transition.

Rediscover Your Business Mojo With The Entrepreneurs’ Energy Score

With so many ways you could spend your energy, and so many influences trying to take it from you, energy management has arguably become more important than time or people management. The entrepreneurs’ energy score is a practical way of assessing your day to get the most out of it.

5 Ways To Stop Overthinking At Work

Overthinking is not a useful activity, yet most people do it to some extent. At work or in our business, it can be a serious hinderance. Taking thoughtful and considered action is what great leaders do, but when thoughtfulness impedes the action or impacts your mood it’s time to make a change.

The 3 Pieces Of Advice Entrepreneurs Would Give Their Former Selves

Most entrepreneurs are scrambling around trying every path hoping that one leads somewhere good. The ones who reach that place look back and connect the dots. I asked entrepreneurs what advice they would give their former selves and their answers split into three key categories.