He even had the audacity to pick on one of the truly “greats” of our time… the man responsible for coaching MORE first generation entrepreneur  millionaires than anyone else… the Millionaire Maker himself, Dan Kennedy.  (He did throw in a half-hearted suggestion that you buy at least ONE Dan Kennedy book…)  More business gurus on his hit list:  Frank Kern, Robert Allen, Carlton Sheets,etc.

Anyway, it got me thinking about my OWN entrepreneurial journey and the coaches / mentors I have had along the way.  Of course, I have my favorite…. my MOST effective coach and mentor.  (You can have access to him at www.clubfearless.net for just $19 per month!!)  BUT, who is my LEAST favorite?  This is an easy question to answer.

I have a business (and life) coach who is relentless… who “shows up” at the worst possible moment and who is always trying to “teach me a lesson”.  Truthfully, I have tried to fire this coach and walk away forever.   Still, he persists…. faithfully, patiently, skillfully… and I hate him, sometimes.  He is my LEAST favorite coach and his name is FAILURE.

Ben Stein wrote that “Failure is a patient teacher.”  How true.  FAILURE shows up – as a coach – to show me what won’t work… what I need to do differently… to teach me the value of persistance and creativity.  And I hate him.  But, I need not fear failure… or retreat to the perceived safety of my comfort zone to avoid him… or limit my action to not rub shoulders with him…

Instead, what if we all simply viewed failure as a success coach… as the toughest, most relentless and results-oriented coach we have ever known… and determined to profit from it -every time??

The post My LEAST Favorite Business Guru / Coach appeared first on b. michelle pippin.

A mentor once told me that “Business is a LOGICAL process. The only problem with it is that it has to be carried out by EMOTIONAL beings”. How True. Isn’t it logical that if we “properly care for” our businesses, they will grow? If we “PROPERLY care” for anything, it will grow and flourish. So, why does “business” seem so hard?

Well, for one… we listen to the wrong people who give us FAULTY information about HOW to care for a business in the first place. If our paid mentors (or free “mentors” who are way too easily accessible on the internet and overly anxious to dole out advice) convinced us that our cars ran on WATER, we would not get very far. Soon, we would be complaining about how our car wouldn’t work, wouldn’t start, was a bad idea, a lemon. All that time, all we needed was the TRUTH about our car. It runs on gas. Oh, okay… well now we can get moving.

The same scenario is true for our businesses. Business is logical… There are hard and fast rules that will allow you to put some fuel on your business goals. When you know what it TRULY takes to care for and nourish your business, you can get moving in the right direction.

If I could drown out all other “business gurus” in favor of ONLY THREE… here is who I would choose for YOU:

DAN KENNEDY, because he is brilliant, bold, harsh and always tells it like it is. He is PERSONALLY responsible for helping more people go from $0 to Millionaire status than anyone in the world.

STEVE CHANDLER, because he knows PEOPLE, and business. He is brilliant at the process of marketing one conversation at a time and will transform your business and your life if you let him. He eliminates fears, and his courage is contagious.

ME… because I listen to, learn from, implement and offer the best of EACH of these men… BUT, with a fresh perspective for a fabulously feminine audience!

The post The Proper Care and Feeding of…. YOUR Business appeared first on b. michelle pippin.