I had an interesting conversation this week about women in business and one
of the points raised was whether I thought getting confident before going into self-employment was necessary or if it was more important to get on with a business plan and worry about confidence building later.
I believe that confidence is a great platform from which to launch your business and although I know women who have started businesses with little confidence, they literally had to push themselves through the whole process. Yes, they developed their confidence by doing so but they were also highly stressed, affecting their ability to make clear decisions.
I was fearful and uncertain when I went into business and a confidence boost from any source would have definitely helped my transition. It’s a big leap when you have been employed all your working life and especially after redundancy not least because you have to develop a different way of thinking; you’re now the boss! I finally got my boost a few months into my first business when I actively went looking for the help I needed.
I now encourage anyone starting a business to embark on personal development as part of their business journey; it can make a huge difference. And there is a great deal of satisfaction and joy shifting from the ‘I can’t’ to ‘I can’ mindset.
When you feel confident you trust your abilities, your decision-making and develop a real sense of responsibility. That gives you greater control over your life and how you manage the outcomes.
Check out our survey HERE – we’d love your input on the value of confidently transitioning from employment to self employment…
Live Blissfully!
YvonneB
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Award-winning Women's Health Advocate & Self-Care Coach, I work with busy overscheduled women, helping them prioritise their self-care guilt-free, by upgrading their habits so they can actively tackle life’s many demands without burnout & with increased energy
Author of the best-selling book “Suck It Up Or Change – If you want a better life you create it” YvonneB lives life applying the 7F Principles she uncovers in her book and shares elements of them in her work delivery:
1. Being Fit & healthy – putting your health first, becoming mentally, physically & emotionally strong to maximise daily living
2. Being Fearless – building confidence to break-through fears, enabling you to do the things you truly desire
3. Creating Freedom – taking control of what you can, so that you can experience freedom as defined by you
4. Paying it Forward – serving, supporting and sharing; locally, globally, to make a difference
5. Enjoying Friends, Family & Network – building a network of positive supportive people to collaborate with and to give & receive help
6. Having Fun – setting aside time to enjoy life doing the things that bring you joy
7. Having Faith – developing belief, be it in self or in a higher being, that inspires you to go for your dreams
Favourite Quote: ‘Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel…’ Eleanor Brownn
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YvonneB
E-Mentor at Women's WorldWide Web: https://www.w4.org/en/e-mentoring/
Teacher on Transformation TV: http://www.transformation.tv/
Philanthropist at Bath Women's Fund: https://stjohnsbath.org.uk/bath-womens-fund/
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