Self-Made

10Unlocking the secret to successTaking action

In 2020, I started my mentoring business for women who have their own ecommerce brands or want to start one. My love language is acts of service, and I receive so much joy from my monthly sessions with these women. But after several months, I noticed a pattern.

Almost all of the women were experiencing similar challenges in their businesses. They felt that their businesses weren't quite where they needed them to be financially to take the next step, which was often hiring their first team member or moving out of their home office.

We would go through their business financials and monthly numbers, and create an action plan to move them from point A to point B. We would agree on what they would focus on for the coming month, and they would leave the session feeling empowered, re-energised and less overwhelmed.

The idea of the action plan was to break down their bigger monthly goals into bite-sized daily steps to move them towards achieving their desired outcome.

As we discussed in Chapter 9, it's more important to focus on the process than it is to focus on the outcome. If you don't take daily action or follow a disciplined process, the outcome is simply a desired dream. A goal without a plan is just a wish, likewise, a goal without action is also just a wish. As Pablo Picasso once said, ‘Action is the foundational key to all success.’

These women would return the following month and we would always start the session by reviewing ...