What’s Holding You Back? No Excuses!

I think I may have heard or said them all, those nagging excuses we come up with to avoid what’s really going on. The economy’s too bad, my dad liked my sister better, I didn’t go to college, or I’m just not able to sell myself.

Whatever encompasses your list of excuses, get over it! There’s no place in a successful business for excuses, especially from the ownership/management level. Try to figure out what went wrong and the best way to fix it; then move on. Especially if your business includes a team of VAs or sub-contractors, having excuses will infect the entire team and could jeopardize your ability to move forward.

Like many, I’ve struggled in closing sales when the product I was selling was me. I believe that women struggle with this the most. Trying to support and encourage ourselves is a new concept, one that you’ll need to deal with pretty quickly if you want your business to grow.

Look at it this way – instead of thinking that you have to ‘sell yourself and your services’, think of it as educating them on the best way to solve their problems with the latest technology, for the lowest possible investment.

You have to be willing to do things that are outside of your normal comfort zone. If this was easy, everybody would be doing it. To succeed in business you have to be self-motivated and immune to criticism.

So write down all those excuses that have been holding you back and draw a big black line through them. Crumble the piece of paper up and throw it away – and with it, your need to use those excuses to hold back your business progress.

Please share the excuses that were holding you back so we can help you throw them aside by leaving a response below.

Jeannine Clontz, provides professional business coaching to established and start-up virtual assistants (VA’s). Learn more about Time Management for Virtual Assistants by downloading her FREE report “A Fresh Look at Time Management for Virtual Assistants”, or request her FREE audio CD “What’s Holding Back my Business Success?”, and more by visiting: http://www.VAbizcoach.com; or contact her at: coach@VAbizcoach.com.