Are you being the CEO of your business or are you thinking like an employee? And before you ask, yes, solopreneurs should think of themselves as CEOs. That title is not limited to corporate CEOs. If you started a business, YOU are the CEO. Do you want to know which one you're actually being in your business?
Mindset is everything when it comes to running a successful business. When you have the right mindset – often referred to as a growth mindset – you dream big and get excited about mapping out a business plan that will help you make those big dreams a reality. You have a naturally positive attitude about your business and know in your heart that you WILL be successful; there are no “ifs” in this equation. Even though you don’t know exactly what the road to success might look like, you are confident that you’ll reach those big goals.
Having the wrong mindset – often called a limited or fixed mindset – equates to insecurity and pessimism. You don’t believe that you can learn new things or are capable of growing a business, so you don’t take the required actions. Those with a fixed mindset often let their emotions get in the way because they’re listening to that little devil on their shoulder feeding them mistaken advice. Believing that you’re not capable of doing something – like running a business – will certainly impact your confidence which in turn will impact your ability to proceed with your action steps.
In this article, I will help you determine if you're operating with the CEO or the employee mindset.
Here are a few simple ways to decipher which one you are right now.
If you’re already viewing your business as a CEO, you probably are:
- Vision-driven
- Able to “disconnect” emotionally and not take things in business personally
- Working on projects that will build or scale your business regularly
- Being a leader – embodying the qualities and values you preach, stepping into new territory regularly, expressing your truth without fear
However, if you’re thinking like an employee, you’re more likely to spend your days:
- Stuck in the day-to-day minutiae of running your business (admin work, tasks outside your zone of genius)
- Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate
- Just doing your best to get through each day rather than focusing your time on projects that will move your business forward
- And most importantly: Living from a place of fear – letting your own personal “stuff” stop you from moving toward the goals, dreams, and vision you once had for your business and life
The truth is the employee mindset is keeping you and your business stuck and stalled. There are most likely fears and roadblocks that are holding you back from achieving your success and these probably developed during your childhood, either from comments people told you directly or from hearing discussions/arguments between the adults in your life.
The good news is that you can overcome those fears and roadblocks! Changing your mindset takes some work and some deep introspection but you can absolutely change your thinking and adopt a CEO mindset.
To truly scale your business, make more money, or expand your company, you have to start “clearing out” your fears so you can feel confident doing the things that need to be done to run your company the way you want to run it. The key is learning how to recognize when those fears start creeping back in so you can halt them immediately without them ruining your mood for days or weeks at a time.
Would you like to learn how to identify and clear any fears that are holding you back in the specific areas that are preventing you from being a boss CEO? I can help you with that in our amazing program, The Shift. This is six weeks of private coaching with me that allows you the space to identify and release these fears.
Not only will you walk away with clarity, but you will also have techniques you can use to move through any fear that comes up as you step into your role as a CEO (or continue to grow as a CEO – there’s always new territory to explore, which means there’s always the potential for new fears to show up).
This is an invite-only program. CLICK HERE to get the details and how to apply for this private time with me.
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