Laura D. Coaching

Your mindset is a key ingredient to your success as a solopreneur.

At present, does it hold you back or push you further towards your goals?

Shifting your self-limiting beliefs to empowering ones can be the change you’ve been looking for.

Your mindset is your most powerful tool, use it in your favour. 🌟

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

Feeling overwhelmed? 🚦

This tool can help you identify your stress level and take control.

Swipe through to learn how to recognize the signs.

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

Do you find yourself reading endless books and still feeling stuck?

Tired of endless books and webinars? 📚🥱

Have you tried webinars and consumed loads of content online, but none of it quite helped you?

Those tools can only take you so far.

They lack, in most cases, personalisation, human connection and accountability.

You need a coach in your corner. 💪

Coaching is about having someone in your corner, who understands your unique situation and helps you overcome your challenges.

A coach can create a specific plan, with you, tailored to your goals and will help you have accountability in the process.

How would THIS approach change your progress towards your goals as an entrepreneur?

Don’t settle one-size-fits-all solutions. You and your business deserve more.

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

Create your own version of professional success. 🚀

Entrepreneurship is like solving a Rubik's cube… 🧩

You need the right combination to make it work.

Starting your own business is a leap of faith, filled with excitement and fear.

It's about daring to ask ➡ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀?

Creating my own version of professional success was a rollercoaster:

- Redundancy was the push I needed, but the uncertainty was terrifying.

- I dove into coaching with passion, but felt lost without a support system.

- I realised that I needed to seek out a community so worked in various co-working spaces.

- I needed some form of stability whilst I grew my business, so I took on a part-time L&D role.

Through trial and error, I discovered the right combination for me which is:

🔘 A coaching business
🔘 A property business
🔘 A part-time job in L&D
🔘 Teaching dance occasionally
🔘 Travelling frequently

It might sound crazy, but it's my perfect mix which aligns to my values of freedom, variety and personal growth.

I've learned that choosing a path aligned with my values is the right approach. 🌈

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲.

It's about making choices, aligning with your values, learning from setbacks, and never giving up.

What's your version of success? 🤔

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

We all crave that sweet taste of success, but let's face it, the journey is rarely a solo trek.

Here's my sincere opinion: accountability might not guarantee a victory lap, but its absence? Recipe for disaster.

Think about it: who pushes you when motivation dips?

Who celebrates your wins (big or small)?

Who holds you accountable for those audacious goals you set?

Who reminds you that outside the comfort zone is where true growth happens?

Here's a game-wining plan:

🔘 Find your tribe. Surround yourself with a network of driven, supportive individuals – mastermind groups, business besties, or even a kick-ass coach.

🔘 Embrace transparency. Share your goals, challenges, and progress. Vulnerability breeds accountability (and trust!).

🔘 Level up your systems. Use project management tools, set regular check-ins, and automate tasks. Structure is your accountability best friend.

Remember: success is a team sport, even when you're the captain.

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

I believe that everyone has a slightly different approach when it comes to remaining disciplined, focused and motivated.

I also believe that you know within yourself what strategies have already worked for you before, and what hasn’t worked.

Therefore, rather than me telling you how to remain disciplined, or focused I’d rather ask you to tap into your inner wisdom and take time to reflect…

Reflecting on discipline and focus involves delving into your past experiences.

- Can you recall a specific time when you successfully maintained discipline and focus on a task or goal?

- What techniques did you use, and what motivated you to stay committed?

- ⁠Consider the challenges you encountered and how you overcame them. ⁠What did you learn from these experiences that can be applied to your current situation?

Think about the support systems and routines that helped you stay disciplined and focused.

- Did you have mentors, coaches, peers, or resources that kept you on track?

- ⁠How did you ensure consistency in your efforts, and what routines contributed to your success?

Reflect on how you assessed your progress and made necessary adjustments along the way.

Now, consider how you can take these insights and apply them to your current goals.

- What specific actions can you take today to enhance your discipline and focus based on what has worked for you before?

- How can you maintain a healthy balance to avoid burnout while staying committed to your objectives?

Identifying and leveraging these strategies can help you remain disciplined and focused in your present endeavours.

Share some of your strategies below.

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

Remember the comfort of training wheels? Yes, they prevented wobbles and spills but they sure limited your potential of exploration.

As entrepreneurs, clinging to similar comfort zones or “safety nets” can have the same effect. They’re familiar but they're also stagnant. Limiting your innovation, keeping you from achieving new things.

Being stuck in the comfort zone can be due to a:

🔘 Lack of confidence: you might be having a hard time believing in yourself and your ability to navigate the challenges of starting your own business.
🔘 Lack of clarity: you might feel lost and lack a clear vision of your business and the road ahead.
🔘 Fear of Failure: you might hesitate to take risks or try new strategies due to the fear of failing, leading you to stick with familiar, but less effective methods.

Ready to ditch the stabilisers?
Here are 3 tips to help you get out of your comfort zone and embrace the thrill of the ride:
1️⃣ Small steps, big wins:
Don't overwhelm yourself by trying to overhaul everything at once. Begin with small, manageable challenges. This could be trying out social media for your business, reaching out for a possible collaboration or attending an industry event. Every step counts and builds momentum. This can help you get motivated and regain your confidence.

2️⃣Shift your Mindset:
Shift your perspective of the unknown. Instead of seeing it as a threat, view it as an exciting opportunity for growth. Also think about the potential rewards and the positive outcomes that could come from stepping outside of your comfort zone.

3️⃣ Seek support:
Having a helping hand can be crucial to overcome roadblocks. A mindset coach can be a powerful partner in this process, helping you overcome limiting beliefs that might be holding you back and holding you accountable to the action you’ll need to take to move forward.

What steps have you taken recently to break out of your comfort zone?

Credit goes to Quoted Visually for the great illustration. 🙏

Mindset coaching isn't a magic wand that can solve all your problems.

However, it is a powerful tool that can help you uncover solutions within yourself.

By shifting your perspective and enhancing your mental resilience, you can overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.

Here are some areas where mindset coaching can be particularly impactful for those looking to start their own business or advance in their careers:

- Overcoming Fear of Failure: Fear of failure can be paralyzing, stopping many aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals in their tracks. Mindset coaching helps you reframe failure as a learning opportunity, allowing you to take calculated risks and embrace growth.

- Building Confidence: Whether you're pitching a business idea or interviewing for a new job, confidence is crucial. Mindset coaching can help you identify and harness your strengths, enabling you to present yourself more confidently and effectively. Sekani, who was a recent client of mine did exactly that. He used his mindset coaching sessions with me to harness his strengths and present himself more confidently/favorably whilst interviewing for a job in a completely different industry - and what happened… He got the job. Well done Sekani for shifting your mindset, going for it and then ultimately achieving it!! 💪🏼 💪🏼

- Setting and Achieving Goals: Clear, actionable goals are essential for progress. A mindset coach can guide you in setting realistic and attainable goals, breaking them down into manageable steps, and maintaining the motivation to achieve them.

- Enhancing Resilience: The journey to success is often filled with setbacks. Mindset coaching equips you with strategies to bounce back from disappointments and maintain your drive, ensuring you stay on course despite challenges.

What mindset challenges are you facing right now?

Mindset coaching with me can help you to:

🧊 Gain clarity: sometimes we know we want more, but don’t always have a clear picture of what that life looks like. I’ll help you identify what it is you really want and create a structured plan of how to get there.

🧊 Challenge your inner critic: most of the time the main thing that is holding us back is us. Together we will improve your negative self-talk and replace your self-limiting beliefs with empowering ones which unlock your potential.

🧊 Increase confidence & motivation: a lack of motivation can often stop us from taking action. We’ll work to help take the steps needed to create the working life you want.

🧊 Achieve your career goals: Together, we'll create a structured plan with goals, milestones, and actions, and I'll hold you accountable for the steps needed to move forward.

My goal is to help you to create the working life you actually want. Whether that is starting/growing your own business, changing job or progressing in your career. It all starts with you and your mindset.

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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟. 💫

𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒/𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡/𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 💪🏼

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 💬, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 🔔 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠.

According to an article* by Money UK 56% of the businesses in the UK are sole proprietorships. That's a lot of solopreneurs out there! While being your own boss has its perks, it can also get lonely.

When I first started my coaching business I felt the isolation and the change - it was very different from my previous corporate job.

There were no colleagues to bounce ideas off, no chats about the industry or even catch ups over lunchtime.

See 3 things I did to battle the loneliness:

1️⃣ I worked in coworking spaces:

Coworking spaces can offer us a vibrant environment to escape our usual spot. These shared work environments allow you to escape isolation, network with other driven individuals, and potentially spark exciting collaborations.
My experience at Wework was a great one as I met lots of people, attended art classes in the evenings and also ended up running my own mindset workshops to Wework members.

2️⃣ Call a friend to work together:

I recently shared a post where I spoke about travelling whilst working with a dear friend of mine and that is one of the great perks of being a solopreneur: I can share an office with a friend and this office can be anywhere.
For me this has included hotel lobbies, coffee shops, and a lovely air BnB apartment in France, whilst travelling.

3️⃣ I took a part time job:

One of the reasons I decided to take a part time job was because I missed having a team around. Having this as part of my week allowed me stay connected in the L&D field, while still growing my business.

🌟 Bonus Tip: Another way to address lonely is to embrace online communities. Building a strong online network of fellow solopreneurs can be a powerful antidote to loneliness and also a great way to spark new ideas. The internet can offer you different platforms to explore and connect with like-minded people. (Personally, LinkedIn is my favourite).

Together we can do more than we can do alone - building a strong online or in-person network can be a powerful antidote to loneliness.

Solo doesn't have to mean lonely, and you can always count on me as your mindset career coach to support you on your journey. 😉

Would you talk to a friend the way you talk to yourself?

Do you offer yourself the same kindness and support you offer a loved one?

Imagine a dear friend comes to share about a business challenge. Do they hear “It’s impossible, you can’t do that” from you? Or are you encouraging and reassuring?

So why the harsh self-criticism?

The negative self-talk saying “I can’t”, “I’m not enough”, “It’s impossible” are like trash cluttering your mind, holding you back from being your best self.

Negative self-talk is your constant inner critic bombarding you with doubts, limitations and negativity. It can sound like:

➡️ “This business is going to fail and all my money will be wasted.”
➡️ “If I make this mistake, my business is doomed, nobody will want to buy from me again.”
➡️ “I’m a fraud, no one takes me seriously.”

This undermines your confidence and motivation, keeping you from achieving your goals.

It’s time to take out the rubbish:

✅ Identify what you’re telling yourself, the patterns - when it happens, how often, how it happens. Pay attention to your inner voice and the phrases you say to yourself.

✅ Don’t accept these thoughts as truths. Question those phrases: What evidence do you have that goes against your fear of falling? What type of thoughts would be more empowering to hold instead that you could trial?

✅ Reframe your thinking by replacing those phrases with empowering ones: “I will work on my business and invest my money wisely.” “I will make mistakes on my journey, but they do not define me. I will learn from them and overcome them.” “I’m capable of doing what I’m doing, I’m enough.”

Rake away the rubbish you tell yourself and take back your power and confidence.

Is fear holding you back from pursuing a solopreneur journey?

Fear can stop you from achieving your goals, trying new things, or taking action. It can make you indecisive, unmotivated, or stuck in the present.

Do these questions pop into your mind?

➡️ What if I don’t get any clients?
➡️ What if my clients don’t like my new service/product?
➡️ What if I lose money in the business?

Fear is normal, especially for entrepreneurs who are always venturing into the unknown. But fear doesn't have to control you.

How can you manage it? Take a broader view.

When scared, we focus on the immediate or worst-case scenarios. But there's a bigger picture! Fear creates stories in your head.

Reframe them:

🔘 Starting a business is tough, but I can research my ideal clients and find different ways to reach them.
🔘 Products or services can be improved. I can gather feedback from initial clients and make them even better.
🔘 Building a successful business takes time and money. I can create a financial plan to track expenses, invest wisely, and minimise risk.

When I started I had many fears and one of the predominant ones was: ‘Gosh, what will people think of me, now that I’m trying to be a coach?!!??’

I really wanted to do it, and realised that continuing to think like that would stop me. I realised that I can’t let the worry of the people’s opinions stop me from doing something I love. Life is too short for that.

The key is not to eliminate fear, but to learn how to manage it so it doesn't paralyse you.

As an entrepreneur you will face roadblocks - they’re part of the journey. However, an empowering mindset can help you overcome these obstacles and keep moving towards your goals.

DM me the word mindset if you’d like support.