An Essential Mindset Shift For Business Owners

Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

In this piece, I want to tell you a story about a woman I once coached. As you read the story, see if you can relate to her experience.

It was a woman I hadn’t spoken to before. I had “met” her in a Facebook Group and offered her a complimentary coaching session. Not only did she show up (not everyone does) but she was on time, which was an encouraging sign. As soon as we began, I could see that she was keen to make the most of the session.

I opened the session as I always do with someone I don’t know, by asking her if she’d ever had coaching before. She hadn’t, which led me to explain a little about how I coach. I explained that one of the primary tools I use to uncover what’s really going on and what might be getting in the way of my client moving forward is language.

I explained that the language we use, shapes our world and often, what we’re saying out loud (and internally) on a regular basis limits and hinders our personal and professional evolution in far greater ways than we ever realise.

She nodded. I could see that it made sense.

I asked her to tell me what was going on in her world.