Me, Myself, and I

I isolated myself for three days in a hotel on the border of California and Nevada in order to disrupt my normal mental routine. This helped me to focus and zone in on the task at hand – setting goals for my business. After my business partner passed away, I was force to take over all of his duties and be the sole face of the company. I was overwhelmed with work and fell into a routine of working in my business rather than on my business, so I finally isolated myself away from the business and my normal routine.

To start on setting my goals for my business, I set basic questions that needed to be addressed in my business. I discovered that I need to ask myself these questions every time I isolate myself. If you don’t ask these questions every time you do an isolation retreat, you can lose sight of your direction. Going back to the basics helps to keep you focused and evaluate what you have been doing to see if you have gotten off course. If you do, don’t worry – you have to remember that there are no unrealistic goals, just unrealistic time frames. 

Come up with specific actions that will start to close that gap. Then, write out the dates you want to have completed by, so that next time you meet with yourself, you can see the progress you made. I would encourage you to take the time to figure out how you can do some kind of isolation a few times a year. I think you will see big gains and growth inyour business when you start focusing on how to grow your business instead of constantly working in your business.

Key Talking Points of the Episode:

In life and in business, sometimes difficult circumstances force you to grow and find new ways of growing your business that you wouldn’t have considered without the bad experience.I forced myself to take a step back and reevaluate my business with the new situation of being alone to be the sole leader of the company. This turned out to be one of the most valuable things I have done in my business career.What do you write about or brainstorm about? When it comes to the actual mechanics of what you should be focusing on, I think it’s critical that you go back to the basics - every time, not just once. 

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