There were a few times in the past year when I wanted to shut down my business and walk away from helping people land jobs they love after spending $100K in business expenses. Yup, all my profits, lifetime savings, and mortgage line of credit were reinvested in my business, so I can provide people the BEST knowledge and service possible.
It is those 4 things below that kept me going until this day. Those 4 things have helped my clients GROW their career as well:
1) ALWAYS ask questions. Leaders ask questions to ensure they are going the right direction.
2) OWN your journey. You are responsible for the opportunities you make and the path you take because CEO’s don’t take the backseat and blame others.
3) Make decisions based on DATA. When emotions go up, intelligence goes down. Don’t cry over 1 bad interview, don’t cry over 1 dissatisfied client. Look at the overall trends.
4) Don’t expect SUPPORT when you don’t ask for it. You can sit there feeling sorry for yourself when things don’t go your way or you can ask for help and figure out why.
If you live by those 4 principles YOU WILL reach your goals.
Whenever I have thoughts of giving up, my client data remind me of my why.
Just a few days ago, one of my clients who landed his first scrum master job with me early in March called me. 2 days ago he got poached by another company simply by putting everything he has learned from me to practice for the SECOND time. He called me to say he accepted a $137K+ offer. Talk about a 2X ROI from enrolling in my program.
It’s clients like him who make me never want to give up.
Be the CEO of your career. Get the support you need.
