The Economy is in Recession!

Today many business owners will be treading the fine line between financial survival and failure.

Between able to afford three course meals or dining on beans on toast.

Consequently, enterprises will be reigning in expenditure.

It may appear to be a contradiction but significant experience highlights that in these challenging times, seeking support to ensure the appropriate and proper decisions defining the way forward for your business is an essential and valuable investment.

Have you considered working with a coach or a mentor? Someone from out with your business to cast a critical eye over you, your business objectives and your chosen route forward.

It is important to understand the difference between a coach and mentor to enable you to make the most appropriate choice for you and your business.

A coach will help you improve, to develop and learn new skills and behaviours. A coach will help you realise personal success and achieve your aims.

Coaches commonly address attitudes and behaviours as well as skills.

A mentor will guide you through the development of your business. A mentor will use knowledge and past experiences to help you consider alternative courses of action and overcome obstacles, leading to new insights and better business performance.

A mentor will not provide answers nor tell you what to do. Only you can decide what actions to implement as it is your business and it is you who will have to live with the consequences. Mentoring isn’t about creating a dependency but a supportive relationship.

So be brave, make that valued investment and talk to a coach or mentor and reap the benefit. Then take great pleasure in discarding the can opener!