Friday Features - Clearing Work and Business Blocks

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And Good Friday.

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Welcome to this Friday features.

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I'm Heather Masters and today it's the final day of our clearing week and we're diving into a topic that's crucial for every entrepreneur and professional out there, and that's clearing work and business blocks.

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So whether you're running your own business or you're climbing the corporate ladder, or you just want to get to that next stage, there are obstacles that can hold you back from reaching your full potential.

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We covered a few of them yesterday in the emotional blocks.

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But let's take it a little bit deeper for businesses and entrepreneurs.

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So let's get started.

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I want to first of all identify some of the common blocks that might be hindering your progress professionally.

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Here are a few to consider.

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One is fear of failure.

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It can paralyze decision making.

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It stops you from taking risks.

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It creates an ongoing pattern of doubt which can really hinder your progress going forward and hinder you in other areas of your life as well.

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And that kind of leads to the second one because that is lack of clarity.

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And without a clear vision or goals, it's easy to feel lost.

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And it's easy to lose your sense of self worth as well with lack of direction.

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And that can lead to inaction.

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And again, if you've got that self doubt, that doubt about the decisions you're making and that fear, it can all really prevent you from living your full greatness at work.

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Overwhelm.

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This is really common today with the amount of information that we have thrown at us and being able to focus and break things down really can help us to move forward.

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But we can easily get stuck in procrastination because of overwhelm, which only compounds the problem and also increases that that doubts and self doubts around the decisions that we're making.

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And having a negative mindset always coming up with what can go wrong.

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Can I stop you from even starting?

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And one of the real helpful tips that I've had is like, if you find yourself doing that around something, maybe you've got an opportunity to do something you've never done before and your mind is coming up with all of these reasons that you can't do it, then write those down.

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Write the list of all the reasons you can do it.

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Not only that you can do it, but you want to do it and you want to give it a go.

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Because sometimes we think we can't because we've never done it before.

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But have a look at why you want to do it, what it will give you, what will the benefits of having that end result of completing that task, what are the benefits going forward that it can give you?

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And that can often help you move out of that negative mindset.

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So here are a few more of strategies to clear the way and get rid of those blocks.

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So embracing failure as a learning tool, because we all fail in the beginning, it's very rare that you do something right first time.

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And failure is really an opportunity to learn and to grow.

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And every successful entrepreneur, every successful business person has failed in some way and learned from it and got back up and moved forward.

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So look at failure as a.

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It's not failure, it's an opportunity to learn.

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They're only lessons in life.

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Set clear goals.

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So take the time to really define your short term and long term goals so that you know what you're aiming for.

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And having these and having them clearly defined and very specific and measurable and achievable and relevant.

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Doing the smart goals, the time bound with NLP I take it a little bit further than just the smart goals that you normally see out in the business world.

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There's a whole bit of woo and working with the unconscious to get to meet your goals.

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But having those goals set really helps you avoid that self doubt.

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Because as soon as you move into self doubt, you can ask yourself, is this moving me towards the goals that I've set?

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Is this moving me forward?

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Is it moving me towards what I want to achieve and backing that up as well as then prioritizing and delegating.

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So prioritizing your tasks in order to move towards your goal.

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You can use things like the Eisenhower matrix, you can delegate where possible.

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And all of this helps remove that feeling of being overwhelmed because you've got that focus on your high impact activities that drive results.

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You have then got a clear path of what you're meant to be doing, what you're moving towards, where you're momentum forward comes from.

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And finally, cultivate that positive mindset.

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As I say, practice gratitude, practice positive affirmations.

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Surround yourself with supportive people who not only uplift you and share your vision, but often surrounding yourself with people who've done what you're trying to achieve can really motivate you and help you to move forward.

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Because you know if it's possible for them, it can be possible for you.

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And again, cultivating that positive mindset, use that comparison, the AB list, the write down the negative stuff, but then in the next column write down all the reasons you can that it's possible, what the opportunities are as well.

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So now that we've Got our strategies in place, it's time to take some action.

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So here are some ways you can begin to implement those things straight away.

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First of all, set the time each day for daily reflection.

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And I would say in the morning before you start, so you're setting the intention for the day and actually walk yourself through the day and seeing it going really, really well.

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And then at the end of the day closing everything down properly, creating a list of the things that maybe you haven't finished so that you know what your priorities are are for the next day.

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This helps you get everything out of your head before you leave for the day so that you can have a really good sleep.

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And also you can be present with your family and friends as well.

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And when you come in the next day, you know exactly where you're starting and what your priorities are.

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So it removes procrastination and self doubt.

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Find a coach or an accountability partner or join a mastermind group.

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Especially if you're a solo entrepreneur.

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This can really, really help because sharing your goals and your aims and your struggles with others and creating that support system can really keep you on track, keep you motivated and help you recognize that other people are having the same issues as you.

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And you know, sometimes two heads or three heads are better than one.

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So have a look at that.

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And again, from an accountability partner perspective, I'm open as a.

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I'm taking on clients before the beginning of January and I will have a very special offer for what I called awakened entrepreneurs coming up very, very soon.

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Invest in personal development.

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So consider investing in courses and workshops that enhance your skills and your knowledge and, you know, help you with your continuous learning.

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I think especially as entrepreneurs, especially in these changing times, there is a requirement to keep learning so that we can overcome obstacles.

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We can keep up with tech, we can keep up with our marketing so that we're keeping one step ahead both in our professional career and for our business growth.

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So there you have it.

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By identifying and clearing these work and business blocks, you can be well on your way to achieving your goals and unlocking your full potential as an entrepreneur or a professional.

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One of the things I'd like to add before I finish is sales, because I know this can be a big block for many people.

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So find a sales course.

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Find someone who can help you find a sales coach, someone who can coach you through making those sales and through overcoming your fear of sales and maybe your perspective on sales.

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Changing a secondhand sales car perspective to seeing sales as serving so that a sale is elegance and an invitation to work with you for the transformation of the people you're working with.

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So I hope you found this useful today.

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And until next time, which is Monday and Monday Motivation.

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Have an absolutely fabulous Friday and an amazing weekend and I shall see you on Monday.

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