How long have you been running your business? And how has it changed in that time? Do you spend your days focussed, taking action that you know is going to increase your business and seeing amazing results? Or do you spend your days on Facebook, watching what everyone else is doing and buying course after course after course because they are ONLY $99 and you know they are exactly what you need to grow your business.

But do they grow your business? Are you increasing your profit every month? Do you have new leads every day and followups to make?

No. I didn’t think so. So where are you going wrong?

I can tell you because up until a couple of months ago I was doing exactly this. I would get my client work done and dusted first thing in the morning then spend much of the rest of the day on Facebook and Twitter checking in on the rest of the world. I told myself it was my business to be on social media all day, it wasn’t procratinating. It was growing my business.

I bought course after course. I joined groups, I posted, I shared, I gave value. But I didn’t get big enough results for my liking. I was frustrated by everyone’s seeming “0 to 6 figure success” in less time than I had been running my business for. I didn’t realise what I was doing wrong. Then one day I realised this had to stop. I realised I was taking the advice of HUNDREDS of different people and not focusing on what I was doing. I was doing OK - making money that I was happy with but deep down I knew I wanted more.

The point where I stopped creating content that I thought I should and began creating the content that I wanted to was a turning point for me. Coming up with my own strategy and plan so that my Facebook and twitter time was limited each day made a huge difference.

Choosing one coach and investing in a mastermind that gives me clarity and focus was a big step. I think this is really important - stop booking all the free sessions under the sun, find the person that you connect with and invest in your success.

I want to help my customers make money online. But I’ve realised that I don’t want to help those People who aren’t ready to help themselves. The people who spend $5 on one of my promotional offers and then ask for a refund because it didn’t change their life.

It’s not going to change your life. You are not going to be able to spend $5 on a product that will give you the life and business you want. Sorry to burst that bubble but its a fact. You can find useful information for $5 and you can work out who you want to work with, who speaks your language, who is the RIGHT person for you to connect with for this but you won’t find the answers to a long and happy life and business.

These answers come when you are clear about what you want to achieve. When you focus. When you invest seriously in yourself and take action. When you give up on al the excuses in the world and just do what you know you need to do, every day until it works for you.

I’ve realised that in order to step up to the next level in my business I need to do sales calls. If I want to carry on selling products for $20 - $99 then sure I can carry on as I am but if I want to be able to help serious people make serious money then I need to get on the phone with them. I need to get in front of as many people as I can which is why I am now holding more webinars and booking more free calls.

Investing in myself at a scary level has made a huge difference for me. I’m now more afraid of failing than I am of succeeding and that’s the game changer. If I don’t take action, if I don’t make changes, if I don’t make this work then I’ve wasted that investment. If I do? Then the money I’ve invested in me will come back to me 10 fold. I know that. I believe that.

I’m launching a new product this week that originally I was going to sell at a lowish price and try and get 100 people to buy. I’ve changed the scope of it to be a higher investment because I know that those people who will invest this money will be serious about change. They will be serious about making a difference in their business and creating the life that they want. I don’t need to help 100 people who want to do well in their business. I need to help 10 people who want to do AMAZING. Who want to transform their business.

That’s what I want to do. I’ve invested heavily in me to get to this point, are you ready to invest in you?