Picking yourself up when you fail? – building business systems

May 16, 2012 by fiona Tags: , , / Blogroll / No Comments

What have you failed at?Self made billionaire Sarah Blakey talks about how she picked herself up when she failed or was faced with a challenging situation. Click Here to listen to her interview with Diane Sawyer

This got me thininking how have I learnt from my business mistakes and how do I pick myself up?

Business mistakes…

So here are some of the business mistakes I have learnt from and what I now do differently ( my systems )

  1. Feeling uncomfortable asking for the sale – ASK for the sale and set up referral networks & learn to market my business so it is easy
  2. Not getting paid for a large job – getting deposits up front
  3. Feeling all alone making business decisions from my home office – attending regular networking events & asking for help & getting a coach to make me accountable
  4. Thinking marketing was going to cost me a lot – learning how to use social media
  5. Not following my own sales systems – stop and check out what my gut instinct is telling me
When I fail I…
  • Ask myself what can I do differently next time?
  • Ask for feedback from trusted advisors
  • Blog about what I learnt
  • Build it into my systems and teach my clients about it

 

Love to hear what your strategies are

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