Are your beliefs sabotaging your actions?
This month – the final month in 2020 – we are going to focus on the theme of Mindset in the Inspired Results Learning Lab, and I want to kick this off with a few questions for you. When you read the word MINDSET, what comes up for you? What does this concept of mindset mean and why does it matter?
Understanding my own mindset was the game changer for me as I launched into coaching and entrepreneurship almost 10 years now. I signed up for an entrepreneurial program because I wanted to learn more about online marketing and business systems, and what I got (and what I needed) was a new awareness of the mindset I was holding and the beliefs that were holding me back.
There are many frameworks out there to define and describe mindset and this month in the Learning Lab we will be sharing our favourites and how they show up in our own personal and professional development. But today I want to get personal, and share one of the biggest mindset blocks that was holding me back; I call it my Money Mindset.
Here’s the scenario: I launch into entrepreneurship and suddenly found myself resisting the “sales process” to onboard people into coaching. The outcome I was looking for was a full coaching practice and I kept thinking about what I needed to be “doing” more of, or finding that perfect social media strategy to attract clients. This was creating a lot of hustle, overwhelm and frankly a lot of doubt because I didn’t feel comfortable with the process. So, what did I do? I kept trying to find the perfect way of marketing. What’s wrong with that you ask? Don’t you need to market your business to find new clients?
Yes, AND I needed to dig deeper and look at the BELIEFS I was holding underneath the actions and how I was doing my marketing. With the help of my coach at the time, she asked me questions about the beliefs I held around money; having money, giving away money and asking for money. What surfaced was that I was holding a belief that money is finite and a scarce resource that I was uncomfortable with asking people for resource in exchange for my services. Ouch. Surfacing that belief as a former fundraiser was pretty revealing (and yes, I wish I had experienced mindset coaching while I was in fundraising!) AND it was the belief I needed to release if I was going to be successful in my entrepreneurial journey.
From that moment of awareness about the belief that was creating resistance to taking the action and creating the outcomes I wanted, I had a profound shift in my business that year. I doubled my revenue and more importantly I found joy and ease in the process of inviting clients to work with me. If I hadn’t taken the time to understand this from a MINDSET perspective, I am not sure where my business would be right now, to be honest.
This is one of many stories I could share about working with the power of mindset to change the outcomes you are looking for. This month we will be exploring the topic of mindset and sharing stories, insights and resources to help you reckon with your own mindset. We’ll support you in becoming aware and intentional about the beliefs and thoughts that drive your actions and create your results!
Our next Monthly Masterclass is Cultivating a Powerful Mindset – sign up for this free masterclass and attend live or receive the recording here: https://inspiredresultsgroup.mykajabi.com/masterclass-mindset