Let’s take a moment to evaluate…
Those have been 17 intense weeks of working ON your business…
You probably also put a lot of time and effort into working IN your business.
So, before we go for the last stretch of the program, let’s take time to look closely on what happened, what’s happening, and what you’d like to happen by the end of the program (and the end of the year).
Let’s start with…
Evaluating the past 17 weeks
You’ve done a lot, learned a lot, made some mistakes (it’s unavoidable) and hopefully you can already see some results – in the way you operate, think, act, and hopefully also in the way your business perform.
It’s important you take this opportunity to analyze what worked and what didn’t, so you know what you need to keep doing and what you need to do differently.
Then… it’s time to look at…
Where are you now…
What are your strength and weaknesses – both yours as an entrepreneur and of your business.
And last, but not least, let’s see…
What to do next…
So you can get the most out of the last part of the program and this year.
Let’s start with your MINDSET…
It’s simple.
Be open, be curious, be honest, be daring…
And… most important… do NOT put yourself down at any moment.
Set your GOAL for this week…
Here’s a great goal for you:
I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.
How’s that for a 5-day challenge?
Choose the STRATEGY you will use…
Here is the 5-step process you could follow in order to achieve that goal:
- Evaluate what could be improved;
- Evaluate what was good and what should be kept/repeated;
- Evaluate your strengths, and how can you use them;
- Evaluate your weaknesses, and how can you overcome them;
- Commit to the areas and goals you are going to focus on.
PLAN your actions in your agenda…
Your next step is to physically plan this process in your agenda.
Remember – the whole purpose of the Working ON Your Business (WOMB) program is to get you in the habit of investing EVERY DAY 10-15 minutes working ON your business…
So, my suggestion, don’t do all the exercises in one batch – but stick to the “schedule” I recommend… It will build the right habit, that would serve you for the rest of your business life.
Plan to invest 10-15 minutes EVERY DAY in the coming 5 days to follow the process above.
Now it’s time to IMPLEMENT…
Take 10-15 minutes, right now, and…
- Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
It can be anything – content-wise, structure-wise, time-management-wise, mindset, habits… anything that you can improve or that we can improve in the program.
- Day 2 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
Again, it can be anything – content-wise, structure-wise, time-management-wise, mindset, habits… anything that you or us should keep or repeat;
- Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses. Be very specific.
When it comes to you it can be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
And when it comes to your business it can be in any area – e.g. marketing, management, operations, products/services, finances…;
- Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
Again, when it comes to you it can be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
And when it comes to your business it can be in any area – e.g. marketing, management, operations, products/services, finances…;
- Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
We will analyze the areas and goals of EVERYONE who answers this question THIS week, and will create the last part of the program to support as many as we can.
Each day share with us in the comment box the lists you wrote.
My commitment to you…
- I’m looking forward to read your process and ideas below;
- I will be there for you on Wednesday to support you with any question, challenge or setback you encounter;
- I’m looking forward to celebrate your progress and results on Friday.
Live fully, stay awesome,
Nisandeh
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Evaluate what could be improved
- make time, 15 minutes, every day, make a rythm of it
- don't stress about the program but deal with the entrepreneurship attitude instead of worker/employee mentality
- don't postpone, choose to plan time for WOMB
- invest in new routines/structures
- ask for help from buddies/brainstorm/Nisandeh/colleages
- trust more on new structure and start communicating about it
- make a contact-list and use it to communicate
- I should have been more specific of why, what, how, who, when when it comes to for example delegating..
- I continued working like an idiot..., it seemed it got only worse..., my values or more respected now by saying goodbuy to some of my workers but now I do even more of the work. The question why to change my business is obvious and on the other side, really really difficult
Evaluate what was good and what should be kept/repeated;
- I did reach out quite a few times
- I attended the sessions and tried every time to keep up with the program
- I learned a lot from the strategic options ahead to create a more ideal client base, make more fun, money, gain more knowledge and attract the right people around me to start building a more solid business, not solely depending on my worker-input
- I am determined to break through this downward spiral of getting completely absorbed IN my business
Evaluate your strengths, and how can you use them;
- I am honest and loyal to an ethical way of working, high quality standard of product and craftmanship, and I am willing to give my full power for a revolution in the area of electricity, storage and heat
- I am an enthusiastic networker, I love to find my way in the market, gaining knowledge, create the right connections
- I dare, I can use this to finally start changing.
- we are very good for our clients, fair price, excellent quality of results.
Evaluate your weaknesses, and how can you overcome them;
- don't postpone but finish things, let things come to a great end, make it happen
- make it simple, doable, choose small steps (think big in goals but small in steps to get there)
- chaos and feeling small, trying to control and do everything myself. Thus, omg, get structured, do it
- not on time with offers, no communication. Start being simple and realistic. Trust others to do the work for me
Commit to the areas and goals you are going to focus on.
- I commit to create an entirely renewed, strategic business, it is going to be an entirely cooperative form, energy and housing corporation, ownership is going to be ankered in itself. Goal: make a route-plan, completely with blanks to be filled in. Start first project and make sure finance is secured
- Develop my answer to the energy-crisis, Goal: build a roadmap of the knowledge that needs to be developed.
- Start communicating about my records: youtube, linked in, website (blog) + newsletter. And make business around it. Start "writing" a book.
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It strikes me that most participants describe things that have to do with working in your business rather than on the business. I find myself doing that quickly too. I am especially curious about interesting structures and exercises to apply.
Focus areas:
- Writing my expert book using the structure Nisandeh suggested. (including creating associated videos)
- Implement the delegation plan I thought of this summer and reinforce the team. So it gives us peace.
- Further discovering and elaborating our business model for Het Wiel van de Product Owner.
- Find more structures and possibilities to spend more time ON my business.
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I was wondering when someone is going to have that observation, Henny...
🤷🏻♂️
I think it comes from the difference between employee mentality (which we all were conditioned to at school, university, job...) focusing on short-term/tactical thinking and entrepreneur mentality which focuses on the long-term/strategic thinking.
But no worry... from tomorrow - we're going full-on strategic thinking...
By the end of it - hopefully - working ON your business will become a habit.
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PS. on day 5:
- I want to boost my online business.
- it's all set and done
- what I need to do is market it, stop making excuses:)
- making inspiring funnels
- my playing small doesn't serve the world
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Day 5:
3-5 areas I'd like to focus my attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks:
1. My health. Because of different issues I did not get enough sleep, I ate not that healthy and exercised too little. With the result of low energy and fatigue, what leads to less productivity and focus.
2. Positioning and marketing of the online wine academy.
3. Expanding and developing my Youtube channel also as part of goal 2.
4. How to find the best business model for the online academy
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Day 5: Areas to focus on for the next 7 weeks:
Area 1. Health: I need to improve my health with exercise. Goal: I want to lose 3 kilos in the next 7 weeks by exercising. And then some weight in January and February.
Area 2. Strategy: I need to become more strategic about the projects I am taking on. Goal: automate the business (administration).
Area 3. Marketing: focus on what my ideal client needs and create content and products that match those needs.
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Day 4: Weaknesses in my business:
1. There’s too little automation and systems in place
2. I only have working income, no passive income
3. My marketing: there’s still a lot to improve
4. I am not visible enough to my audience
5. I need to reflect more on the future of my business
My weaknesses:
1. I work many hours, and I realized that my social life is at a low at this moment. I am working to improve that now.
2. My mindset: I still am not sure on which specific projects I need to be working on. So I am doing things, but with too little result. I need to become more strategic about this.
3. I need to improve my health, especially exercising more.
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Day 3: Things that are my strengths or strengths in my business
1. I have many loyal clients, one of them works with me for more than 8 years, and a lot of them 5 years or more.
2. Most of the time I am working on activities that generate income so that’s good for business.
3. I am very service driven: I love to help my clients get better results
4. I have good communication skills, writing
5. I easily approach people for conversation
6. I am very creative and always have many ideas
7. I am an enthusiastic person and good at motivating people
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Concentrate on complete project(s)
Finish project writing a book (100-120 pages; 8 done)
Goal for coming seven weeks means write 2-3 pages per day.
Other project as a sequel to writing the book, is making video recordings of each chapter.
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Weaknesses
- being a one trick pony
- brain condition resulting in
short concentration span
- keeping focus
- procrastination
- reluctance to sales
- complete projects
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Day 2: Things that I did well and that have worked well in the program
1. I agree with a lot of others that the structure of the program is very good.
2. And the Q&A sessions and the extra Masterclasses in Zoom were also incredibly valuable.
3. I loved the questions that were asked in the assignments, which made us think about ourselves and our business.
4. The structure of the pages where we can put our comments and where we can support each other, and learn from each other, also works very well.
5. I loved the Idea Generator to come up with solutions for problems in my business. I have a lot of very valuable ideas for my business and my life now. And the great thing is, I can use it again and again!
6. I have learned to say no to people in my environment more, thus creating more time to reflect and work on my business.
7. I have gained a lot of very valuable insights during this program (making that list was great!).
8. I have more clarity now on the direction to take, both personally and in my business.
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Day 5 – Make a BRIEF list of 3-5 areas you want to focus your attention and efforts on over the next 7 weeks.
Next to each area, set a goal that you want to achieve in that area over the next 7 weeks.
Create structure to be ready to start making the videos.
The problem is that that has to become my revenue model. And I'm talking about him but I don't have anything concrete yet.
This is about doing.
Make sure the workshop is ready. Products neatly and neatly arranged, items easy to find and present.
Hanging up the screen, the cameras working and the ideas about how to do it (what structure / structure of the videos. What should be included and what is the layout and order of presentation.
With that video, the platform can be classified and further set up.
Write the lyrics.
I'm going to make sure that the first 50, the small info videos) will be online in 7 weeks.
And 3 training courses (marketing) that can be used by a bicycle repairman.
And I have set up structure so that I can give the first online training.
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Day 4 – Make a list of all (internal) weaknesses you or your company has. Be very specific.
Again, when it comes to you, it could be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
My weaknesses are. Starting projects or new ideas and not finishing them completely. While they are of value. Before it's done I'm already working on something new. This takes away the focus and quality.
I see more and more the value of focus what it gives me and what I can give to the other as a result.
By constantly working on new things and not finishing things that are very successful, I no longer use the systems and that is a shame. I see this in particular because I work less with the focus and earn more for health reasons. Take better care of myself and then I can take better care of others.
I work smarter and not harder is 1 that resembles it and just brings the view of it.
Procrastinating out of fear is also very high for me. The fear is only created by myself and when I do I get positive messages and enthusiastic reactions and that makes me happy. So I can start more and more beyond the fear. And there are so many beautiful things there.
Confidence/self confidence was a weak point and due to above mentioned issues. It's all connected, so it gives nice effects when there's especially the value I do things and will do before ego has made and thought of everything. More and more trust in my intuition which is very strong and also see more and more from enormous amazement and gratitude what a wisdom there is in me and that I can give this to the world.
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Day 3 – List all (internal) strengths that you or your company possess. Be very specific.
When it comes to you, it could be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
Strong points are a lot of in-house knowledge and a lot of experience in breadth and depth and I have always fully committed to it. I always go for it and more and more on the basis of quality and taking care of myself first. I have many insights with which I can help the cyclist and the bicycle mechanic.
I go for dignity.
Other keywords are efficient
sustainable
quality
Making bicycles with pleasure and energy.
Give your bike a second round because throwing it away is a sin.
Work smarter, not harder. I use it as motivation from health and care for myself.
I am going to give the cyclist more awareness and knowledge online, so that the cyclist can cycle more fun and from a safety point of view. Because cycling is fun. and riding a bike is fun.
Tips so that you can cycle more instead of cleaning and repairing.
Online training courses are really specific to what can be applied to your bike. Now you will mainly find general information. Furthermore, I bring it from passion, vision and mission with pleasure.
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TIME FOR REVIEW, DAY 5
3-5 areas I'd like to focus my attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks:
1. Developing and growing a Youtube channel (short term) that can allow me to publish an Expert Book (long term)
2. Learn more about how to implement the great tools presented at this program: Eg. Morningfa.me, 10to8, automation, etc.
3. Developing and maintaining great successful WOMB habits on a business and personal levels
4. Build an Expert Position (Blog and Vlog) and set the foundations for FEBE funnel and further business around it
5. Perform a clever target audience research (researching while answering questions at my youtube channel, listen to what people want, they will tell me what they want)
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I was missing your messages Maru😊!
You have such a clear way of writing the essence of what you want and I can totally relate to your 5 focus points.
There are 2 things that I don't know what it is so I wonder if I missed it somewhere along the way.
- What is the 10to8 tool? In what week was this presented?
- What is a FEBE funnel? I googled it and only found that it's a 'girls name'
Thank you!
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Dear Lucie,
Thank you for your kind message! 🙏 I missed you too and am so happy to be back ❤️
To answer your questions:
*10to8 Is a tool that Nisandeh and other WOMB members talked about during Automation exercise. It makes
Possible that other People can book appointments with you for a coaching session, zoom or normal call, etc. It is cool! Please check it out: https://10to8.com/
*FEBE stands for Front End Back End. So it is the design of the sales process. For example, Nisandeh’s front end was the Business Bootcamp. And one of his backends was Master Entrepreneur.
Hugs 🤗
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Thank you Maru!
I must have missed the 10to8 booking tool🤔
And I found a video from Nisandeh explaining about the FEBE funnel!
Hugs!
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TIME FOR REVIEW, DAY 4
List of my internal weaknesses
My weaknesses
* Huge tendency (bad habit) to complicate stuff
* Too distracted by "Shiny" things
* Self doubt (although gaining confidence)
* Unconsciously sabotaging myself, "shooting myself in the leg", but still not understanding why and how
* Perfectionism (paralysis by analysis)
* Tendency to escape
Since I do not have a running business right now, I can only tell the weaknesses I have experienced in my previous businesses:
*My Business weaknessess
* Lack of quick response
* Lack of consistent follow up
* Making before selling (not proper concept validation)
* Not proper Target Audience research
* Not enough automation and delegation
* Not a clear and strategic marketing strategy
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TIME FOR REVIEW, DAY 3
List of my internal strengths
Strenghts
* Purpose Driven
* Strong Compelling Why
* Passionate
* Ability to make people enthusiastic about my vision
* Hungry for knowledge
* Happy and thankful to receive constructive feedback
* Intuitive and social
* Sincere
Since I do not have a business yet, I can only write about the strenghts I want my business to have:
My Business
* Pandemic proof
* Agile learning
* Ability to change and adapt to new situations/ markets
* Great company culture
* Independent and self sufficient
* Abundant fruit tree
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TIME FOR REVIEW, DAY 2
List of the things that were good or great
At the WOMB Program
* Program design: simple short assignment every day and one long assignment every week to create the habit to WOMB
* WOMB supportive Community
* Super Valuable Q&A sessions, hot seat sessions and brilliant bonus workshops!
* Nisandeh's wisdom and expertise
* Nisandeh's and Vered's ability to see each one of us and answer all our questions
* Great accountability bodies
Within myself
* Writing my own book: I notice I am slowly gaining confidence and the ability of finding the answers within myself and not outside
* My sincere and tremendous passion for entrepreneurship and for this program
* My excitement and drive
* My compelling Why
* My vision and purpose
* My willingness to give 100%
* The creativity that this program inspires me
* Slowly finding clarity
* The opportunity to revaluate my life and my compelling why several times in order to live by design and not by chance
* The happiness I feel advancing in this journey
* Thankfulness for constructive feedback
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TIME FOR REVIEW DAY 1
List of the things that could have been done better or improved.
My Actions
* Stay in traction
* I made the mistake to break a new fresh habit: working ON my business. I went back to working IN the business
* I derailed in my consistency, my commitment and my focus
* I want to improve my consistency especially with my accountability bodies
* True Discernment between opportunity and distraction
* Disbalance between family life and business (my mind was too much in my business)
* Time Management
* Dealing with setbacks and get back on track
* Dealing with a constantly changing mindset
* Thinking simple
WOMB Program
* User Friendliness. Eg. No need to code to write in bold, italic, quote, etc
* Ability to better search for a term/ discussion topic. There is information I know it is there somewhere but I don't know how to find it back.
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Area 1 triggered or defensive communication. Understand why and dissolve the why.
Area 2 marketing and sales. This will be my core focus.
Area 3 build a long term team and delegate responsabilities + build feedback + track goals of the business the freelancers and myself. Start scaling and focus on the original turnover goal of 2025.
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Day 4.
Marketing implementation through delegation. I'm hiring a parttime coo to build a scaleable business.
Speed of implementation. I understood that by using an expert team, a day can have 48 hrs. Or 2000. As long as ROI follows.
My conflict oriented communication style ( 2022-2023)
Workspace versus living space (2023)
Team model and business model (implementing change)
Mindset. Build before you can see it. Do it my way.
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
1. We got a huge amount of very valuable lessons;
I want to rehearse the lessons;
Goal: On 31'th of december my actionplan for the year 2023 is ready;
2. Social media & communication
Goal: I exactly know, and have the words, images available, to use on my social media;
3. Time- and energymanagement
Goal: I have a healthy and focussed agenda, in which WOMB is a natural daily 'routine' forever!
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(And Working in my business:
* subscribing my business in KvK;
* sociale media Facebook, Instagram, Linked-In updaten;
* planning and deciding what to do with creating website;
* finishing training Persoonlijke Kracht and implementing and offering the method in my business;
* preparing to take important rehearsal-course (3 and 4 december 2022) from the founders of the training I already had as a natural health practitioner).
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Day 3.
Knowing what and knowing how. Or at least knowing who or where.
Beyond expertise. GSD.
Great team and growing.
X10 to x100 roi
Clear path
Ultra simple business
Becoming scalable
Seeing new ways to scale now we did it once
Fans that want to invest in U4's success
Partnership model
A vision for the company, the sector, the communities
Good financial IQ
Great support network from other scale ups
Daily thinking time and hardly ever reactive mode or putting out fires
Clear target audience
Clear insighting moment for buyers
Growth mindset
Owning the good and the bad
System for experiments
Tradition of learning from non-likeminded
I have a top notch health team that can help me through a lot
Best view ever as a workspace
High level connections, connections to connectors
Understand the game of networking.
We did not build an asset, we build an asset machine
Years of marketing training. Knowing what not to do for it can't give a return (what do the guru's say when nobody is in the room to sell to)
Great freelancer and jobstudent pool and learned how to write the job ad so we attract the right people.
We take it personal. We see you. You are not a case number. GSD.
We have a website that vibes trust (regardless of what non clients think of it)
WOW content plan
Ambassadors
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Day 1.
Communication. 1 clear email sender, not 4 plus whatsapp plus in these posts.
Tempo. I had to learn to skipp what wasn't relevant in order not to end with a bunch of shiny objects and no clear results. I can think all day long, but it needs implementation. So I implement more than in the beginning. It becomes easier when I take time to integrate.
Experts do expert things. Had to train myself to not only remind the why, but also think who.
It is interesting to see and experience somebody else doing a "my way is the highway". It still triggers me big time. Based on this mirror experience I started working on mindset and communication to find new ways to deal with situations that don't go according to my views. Not there yet, but at least I don't get triggered any more by " this is the only right way" statements. Overdelivery acchieved by my book 😝
Day 2
Amazing how on time the posts are published.
Love how known topics are presented froma new perspective.
Great to have a written "course".
Great tech ajustments along the way.
Good energy management with the topics.
The topics have a logical build up, though i'm not sure everybody gets that.
The habit of thinking every day has changed how the business is doing and has helped me to reconnect to what is important.
The questions do take up much mindspace, but for the first time last week i thought " i might get to enjoy owning a business without running it after all." I see I delegate way more. Next up is sell more, and than the circle is round.
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Day 4:
Weaknesses:
* not enough tidying up and organizing;
(My son says: not too little but wrong);
* too much distraction, too little focus;
* too little structured work on own company;
* wanting to do too many activities and tasks at the same time;
* make too few choices, so that I spend the available time on my priorities;
* too little attention for relaxation;
* stress.
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Day 5
Goal
1. Start/restart YouTube channel.
- make video's and publish them
2. finish the websit
- put the online training on the platform
3. have the second edition of my book amended and printed
4. creating healthy habits
- walk every day
- cycling 2 times a week
5. plan a weekend training in 2023
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Day 5 – SHORT list of 3-5 areas to focus my attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks (incl goal).
I added what kind of support would be helpful for me to reach my goals 😊
1. Automation & funnel creation for my 4 online courses -> OK, let’s do 1…
2. YouTube channel, create 52 videos for a whole year content (1 per week)
3. Launch of my 6 month signature course on January 1st
4. Visibility and consistency on Social media to become better known as an expert
5. Bring more balance in my life
My GOALS for the next 7 weeks, until the end of this year:
1. Have 1 full automation/funnel ready and launched by December 1st (for foundation True Connection course).
- All email sequences written (welcome sequence, nurture sequence, abandoned cart sequences, offer sequence, upsell sequence and deadline sequence)
- True Connection (E-book) updated and available as new leadmagnet
- All tags and automations in place, so people will go automatically through the funnel and the ‘only’ thing I have to do is answer questions in the Facebook group.
- Record a Masterclass (instead of doing a live launch webinar) as part of the funnel
Support that would be nice:
How to build up a Masterclass webinar after a lead magnet
2. Have at least 7 videos created for my YouTube channel
- Rewatch Q&A sessions of past 6 months and select 7 best questions.
- Create catching Thumbnails, make template for it
- Post 1 video per week on YouTube
- Send broadcast to email list to watch video
Support that would be nice:
Looking forward to October 27th session on YouTube channel!
3. My goal is to have 50 new participants in my 6 months Lateral Movements Simplified course that starts January 1st
The course itself is ready (already did a group 2x)
- Get 25 participants from my present email list bring in and 25 new participants
- Create a webinar and do 2 live sessions mid December
- Write email sequence for my email list, warming them up for the webinar
- Create video and series of posts (+FB ads/maybe also Google ads) to bring in 25 new participants
- Create VIP option with monthly live group coaching sessions
Support that would be nice:
Any input about launching a course. What to do/say/prepare for a successful online course launch
4. Be visible on Facebook and Instagram 3x per week with relevant posts
Support that would be nice:
What kind of content is most valuable to become known as an expert
5. Take 1 day off every week!! On that day NO horses and NO work on my online courses.
Go to sauna, meet friends, go for a hike in nature, start running again, but NO work allowed for 1 day per week for the next 7 weeks!
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One more thing:
I want to do a special Holiday Offer over Christmas. Any ideas on what kind of offers would be great, aside from just giving a special price (eg 2 for 1 but I'm sure there are many other options).
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Day 1: What could be improved:
For me personally:
1. I need to use the idea generator more often to get great ideas or to get unstuck / solve a problem.
2. The program has delivered me a lot of ideas but a lot of them are not yet implemented.
3. My time management has improved, but could still be a lot better.
4. I have not yet made a habit of working daily on my business. The problem is I often need 2x to 3x (sometimes even 4x the time) to do the assignments. So doing them daily is (still) a struggle for me.
5. I need to schedule more reflection time during the week (even if it’s in the weekend).
As for improving the program, time management wise, I have one suggestion. My personal experience with the program was that on weekdays (Monday to Friday), I found that I had too little time to implement the weekly assignments, Monday to Friday, because during the week I am mainly working in my business, serving clients. Of course, this is also a time management issue I have to solve, as well as working on my habit to work on my business. But for me it would have been helpful to get the assignment for the week not on Monday, but on the Friday before. So I have more reflection time during the weekend, to come up with answers to questions or to let ideas “sink in”. That would mean for example: the assignment for week 4 would not be sent on Monday of week 4, but on Friday of week 3. It’s just a suggestion, this would help me, but I am not sure the others feel the same way.
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Nelly, I love your suggestion on having the assignments available before the weekend. I have ample time to finish (most of) assignments in the weekend, this would perfectly for me.
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Nelly, I love your suggestion on having the assignments available before the weekend. I have ample time to finish (most of) the assignments in the weekend. For me, this would work perfectly and solve the biggest issue I encounter at the moment.
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Thank you, Rens, glad that you agree. We'll see if the others feel the same way, and what Nisandeh thinks about it.
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The idea is great, Nelly and Rens…
The only thing is it goes against one of the main principles of WOMB .
The whole idea of working ON your business is that you work less, not more.
And the WOMB was designed to get you there.
The whole first block of the program was about working smarter instead of harder, and you were supposed to easily find ways to save an hour a day or more.
I don’t want you to work on weekends.
I don’t want you to work more than you already work.
Completely the opposite.
I do expect you to cut on your workload IN the business at least an hour a day, so working ON your business (with WOMB and after the program) won’t require more time than you worked before.
I hope that helps…
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Thank you for your reply, Nisandeh. I understand what you say, that we should work smarter, not harder. I guess I do still have an issue with that, which I need to solve. So I'll go back to the weeks in WOMB where this was explained, and review them again.
Thank you, Nelly
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Day 5: 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
- being more visible: make a promo video for my online training transforming conflicts - date set 15 november
write a script for the autocue; upgrade the training before 15 november
- making more video's for you tube - joining the workshop on 26th of October
make a list of questions and answer them & write a book in the mean time
- write a script/outline for my movie before 1 december
- make a social media plan and promote my next program - retreat in Spain
- plan webinars and make an evergreen
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Day 4
My internal and business weaknesses:
- lack of leadership in delegating
- self doubt in being visible
- what you sow you reap, afraid to get overwhelmed
- sabotaging myself, still I want to have more impact
- soc. media/marketing is a challenge
- planning
- make a movie
- have more impact and keep things simple
- prioritize what I really want, as making a movie
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks
1. Show myself/the business => video This weekend I am going to tape three video's (I am in a 5 day video challenge and I am behind. I do not know why I keep postponing making video's. I keep blocking myself. But this weekend it is going to happen!!!)
2. Show myself/the business => podcast I found someone to do the podcast with and we set a date in which we will come up with the first couple of subjects. (Next thursday). When we have established the subjects and the name of our podcast we are going to make a plan for the first podcast and making an agenda for the next ones.
3. Appoint one day for product uploading and only focus on that on that day
4. Appoint one day for spontaneous customer visits and communicate that
5. Find someone for the PR (more actively)
6. Find someone to help with product uploading (more actively)
7. Launch my magazine. Important goal for the coming 7 weeks: writing articles (and collect relevant articles I have already written) for (my) magazine. I am going to do what I do best: write and launch a magazine to showcase my business. After talking about it for years and two trial magazines, it is time to put my money where my mouth is. I found a graphic designer (at last) so there is nothing holding me back anymore. This is a promise to myself!
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Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses
The biggest weakness is having more work than we can handle. The business is growing but whe are understaffed. That is an important weakness and it is hindering me in my growth. We need someone for PR and someone for uploading products online and writing producttexts.
A personal weakness is: 1. procrastination 2. focus 3. time management 4. perfectionism 5. 'fear' of showing myself. I block myself.
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Day 5:
Solve the gaps, first one: group management (program)
Add simple software tool (program and shop)
Add "efficient" products (program and shop)
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Day 3 and 4.
Strengths (shop)
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Personal contact
Extensive product knowledge
Fast response time
Search service
Private stock service
Local player
Weaknesses
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Higher prices
No free software tools
Delivery duty paid
Investment cost
48h delivery
Strengths (program)
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Personal contact
Analytic mind
Extensive knowledge
Complete
Supportive group
Tested on efficiency
Weaknesses
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Price
Still some gaps in total customer experience possible
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
Focus attention and efforts
Who are the first clients I’m gonna be hosting
Create death in my retreat one-on-one in Spain for my client
Have a clear picture of what the apartment they staying would look like
Set a goal
Have hosted 2 ideal clients
Have a clear context of what I am going to be able to offer.
Have the apartment ready before the end of November.
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WOBM Week 18: IMPLEMENT
Day 1: List of things in the program and my action that could have been done better/improved.
• Some of the tasks/activities feel like homework.
• Some of the tasks/activities typically are targeted to a specific type of SME/ZZP company and it not always fit. Sure you can interpret the assignments in your own way but still. The believe that we should have to use YouTube and that the focus is the customer and what they want and less what you want to deliver/sell is one of these things. Yes having fun with doing business can lead to less customers but more happiness I presume.
• To focus looks to be on attracting more customers. I have enough currently and having more is a change in the way of doing business. Yes it might double my income but income is not the problem and adding income is fine but doing business in some ways not.
• Being busy with your business every day is a good thing, doing it following the program is re-directing this to either one and it the focus time distributed can be more on serving clients. Currently have blocks. I would propose to have (more) update weeks or at least between the blocks.
• We discuss topics and good ideas are generated. Before you can implement them we have new weeks/assignments that leave the question what goes first. Yes we got some tools that would help to free-up time and focus etc., but implementing these also take time and effort.
• Think offering the program with a base program and then a choice of relevant topics/modules make sense, customers are different and spending time should also be. I can imagine that the first 1-2 day assignments are relevant for everybody but implementation is part of either a next phase or very specific for every participants. Maybe run the program faster in doing all of the (4, the first and second days of all weeks in the first week and then the ideas over implementation etc. in the other week. Repetition is also a strong theme.
• The specials offered are nice but again the are parallel and also consume time.
Day 2: Things in the program and my actions that positive.
• I liked the weekly attention to give to the program.
• I liked the topics and the brainstorms.
• I liked the focus of doing more things in satisfying the clients and less on my products/services
• I liked the focus on taking away the blockages.
• I liked to tools introductions.
• I liked to weekly discussions with my buddies.
• I liked the quality of the feedback on uploads,
• I liked the hot seat meetings.
• I like the mind-set change I went through.
Day 3: Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business processes
• I spent more time in being busy in growing my business.
• The fact generating ideas makes sense to see more ways out of the excel.
• I see that solving the problem of customers is more important than optimizing products and services.
• I can automate and outsource far more than I did until this moment and I will.
• My attitude in doing business has changes to the better.
Day 4: Internal weaknesses in my business.
• Too much doing stuff on my own.
• Too little automation.
• Too little outsourcing
• Too little presence
• Too little marketing
• Not optimal client set.
• Too much focus on product/service development and less on the focus of what customers need.
• Not sufficient sales / social media channels.
Day 5: List of 3-5 areas to focus my attention and efforts (including goals) the coming 7 weeks.
• Outsourcing (finance, marketing) and automation (partly delivery) as continuous effort; will make a list of all I’m doing and check-box if I do enough and what can be done more and then invest in this because it will be out.
• Reformulate my business prospects, as part of my continuous business plan/implementation towards more customer focussed and on what problems I will solve for them.
• Make a stakeholder analysis framework that I can use to understand if my client is also the one that is making the payment decision and understand where the differ in the problems they represent.
• Invest more time in to understand what I can and should do with social media and make an action plan to do so (starting with?, do not know yet.).
• Make my product/services more modular (for example WOMB contains many parts of other services) and think about reselling / recycle components in new services. This to decrease maintenance and new development and increase the ROI.
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DAY 5 list of 3-5 areas to focus attention and efforts in coming 7 weeks, a goal I would like to achieve
Area 1: my services (mastermind groups)
Goal: to have 15 clients per trimester (at the moment I have 7)
Area 2: my email list
Goal: to have 40% open rate with a full list of 1800 (now I have 25% open rate)
Area 3: new evergreen digital product
Goal: to implement some kind of funnel to get new leads in my email list with a new freebie and offer them some high value/low price info product to generate at least 100 leads per month and 20 sales to allow the ads to pay themselves.
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Day 4 weaknesses
I am not sure my message is clear, I think my communication could be better, because I do not sell easily, and I am growing very slowly.
Maybe my offer is not attractive enough - my clients love it and come back but I find it difficult to get new clients.
I would say my weaknesses at the moment are product/service and marketing.
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Day 5. Goals and focus.
Workshop programme. We sold a programme- which is not made yet. Goal is to overdeliver every step of the way plus record the stuff so it can work as an online training. Plus I want to have other people do as much as possible.
Selling the book. A goal is to get it on top 1 position in januari/ februari. Besides getting it in the right hands. I need a marketing plan and go out there.
Rest. I didn’t have enough (qualitative) rest. I need balance. Also to be very strict in saying yes to some things and no to all other things.
Video’s. It is such a hurdle. There is something in my head that prevents me big time. And force doesn’t work.
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Day 3 Strengths of my business
Well… my creativity to create my organization/productivity method. The consistency of my message. That I am well organized and my clients love my mastermind groups and my group travel.
It was very difficult to answer this, I admit.
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
1. Implementation of my expertise plan. Goal is to create 7 pieces of content each week for the next 7 weeks.
-- I expect this lines up with the youtube workshop next week
2. Creation of my Entrepreneurial Collective program. I have several interested clients and trainers ready. There is an idea. Goal is to sell 10 tickets to the first month of the program
3. Overdelivery for current clients. Let's measure it in reviews. Goal is to get 10+ 5 star reviews on Google Business.
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Day 4. Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses
I am stressed for time. And it because the baby has totally rewritten all the rules in the house. She will start day care in december. In the mean time, I can make a plan and ask for support.
- I have committed to my expert status plan. Since then I have created 2 pages.
- Because of this, my lead generation is falling behind. This will become a problem if I keep it up.
Delivery takes long. Often because I am waiting for clients to be ready. I want to change my expectations to them at the start and communicate it. I am actually thinking of just doing their work for them as well. I think I can increase the value of what I bring.
There are too few systems in place. The whole business is dependent on me.
My FEBE funnel is minimal. I can still have way better opt-in and front end products. And the customers that do like me, have no clear path after 2-3 months. I want to keep working with them for years.
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** DAY 5 - AREAS OF FOCUS & GOALS **
* Finances - goal: complete my dashboard
* Improve my health - goals: good and consistent sleep(ing times), weekly cold water therapy
* Participate fully in the WOMB program
Personal:
* Reflection - schedule time for end-of-year reflection and to close off any loose ends
* Energy / Heating - get another electrical heater and buy enough petroleum in Belgium for the coming 2 years
PS: I'm participating in a retreat from 8-20 November - cannot participate in the assignments in this period
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** DAY 4 - WEAKNESSES **
Personal
- Tend to downplay how much time and effort it has cost me to learn and grow in certain things
- Underestimate my own knowledge & state of being and overestimate that of others
- Tend to forget my social life a bit when I'm too busy in my business
- Sleeptimes vary too much
- I work very well by focussing on one thing at a time, not good at context switching
Current business
- Technology changes quite fast...need to learn new stuff every 5 years (which is also fun, but takes too much time and is not good for monetization)
- Lots of untapped potential - not the motivation anymore to untap a lot of it (since a couple of weeks)
- Depends on me, fully
- Supporting just 1 client at a time
New business
* Takes people to a place they could never have dreamt of, but at the same time, may take some time before they start to notice the effects
* Speed of getting results is very personal
* Will depend too much on me if I don't prevent this from the start
* Haven't worked with groups for quite a while now
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Day 5
Focus on:
• Improve internal structure
• Higher turnover and more profit
• Improve marketing
My short term goal is: To structure my business, so that I can take 1 month off and everything is going very well. Without worries.
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Jellie, that's a very nice goal....being able to take a month off while the train keeps running
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Day 4
My weaknesses:
- Timemanagement,
- To much in my business. But that will be changed very soon😊
- To many tasks that can be done by me. That is too risky
My business’ weaknesses
- Not yet consistency in marketing activities
- Not yet a good visibility
- Not enough employees
- Our offer is only 1 travel destination (but it is also our strength). For now it is a weakness, because of the Oekraine.
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Day 3
Business strengths: We gone be better every month!
- Good structure and that will be even better.
- Growing position in the market (goes on)
- High quality products
My strengths Personally: I can focus much better than last year and I have a better health condition. I am doing much better on each part of my business and that reflect on the results. We all know that, but when this happen to yourself, you really understand how important the well being of the owner is. I feel a lot stronger and ready for the last two months😊
- good focus
- clarity about the goals this year and next year.
- Good plan
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Day 2
Expert Book give me very good insights about the questions etc. and Expert position was very good too for me. I want to became a leader in the best holidayhouses in CZ.
The WOMB is so good for my mindset. It is going very fast, to be honest it is a bit too fast for me sometimes, but now I finally get the results I desire and like to have. This year we planned for rebuild our company(after COVID), and we have done a really good job till now. (thanks Nisandeh😊) We will finish this year very strong and see the results next year.
My list:
- Planning in newsletters, and automation row.
- Good strategy for new houses/owners (more products)|
- Bookkeeping/Administration
- Planning blogsposts and new guest bloggers
- Renew a part of our website
- 3 new marketingchannels
- Developing a marketing strategy for “bookdirect”. That is very important in Vacation Rental industry.
It means independent of the big OTA’s as Airbnb and Booking, we use also.
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Day 5. Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
Focus on: (Goal oriented)
1. Productivity. creating my expert website. creating my expertbook, expert video leadmagnet, given one front end expert event
2. Re-charge battery weekly. (go to sauna, have fun with my family outdoors, go for walks and cold swims in nature)
3. Fitness and health: Get back into the habit of training at least 2 times a week and stop eating sugars and less bread.)
4. Mindset: Meditation and visualisation: building daily routine again.
5. connect with buddies and my support TEAM.
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Day 1
I can improve Working on the business EVERY DAY 10-15 minutes. I do mostly 3 times a week. So the time-management can be better. I work 30 hours a week and that is my limit, because of my health.
Also making more content can be better. For now we publish a blogpost every week on 1 website. But we have 2 websites (in a few month 3 websites).
We already hire some writers, but next week I hope we have our own, incompany writer. We already have A.I. writing software. Till now no posts on Linkedin, but I think we can start in 1 or 2 weeks, we must structure it.
The first lesson about delegation was the best for me. I started this before I start with WOMB , but it is still not enough. For some tasks it is not easy to find the right person. But is going better and better.
My list:
Time-management.
Produce more content for our websites
More soc. Media content (less prio. than the websites)
More employment- 1 new colleague
Make a start with the execution of the new product for houseowners(the plan is ready)
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Day 4. Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses.
Business weaknesses
* not (yet) able to make the income required to live from
* depends only on me
* website has to be improved
* small customer base
* small list (have to work on growing it)
* Not a clear strategy for the coming 5/ 10 years on where to go to
* No clear strategy for marketing and sales
ME
Skills
* I would like to have more marketing skills.
* I would like to have more grip on time management
* I would like to create team more easily, stop the mindfuck that I can not do it....
mindset & attitudes & habits
* tend to put the stick too high to jump over it. That scares me and paralyzes me taking all the steps i want to take.
* I work hard but have to connect more from within, making huge choices in my work.
* I start and let go and start and let go. Love to buddy to keep me on track and in my strenght.
* I tend to let the mindfuck rule me: who am i to want this....etc., making me small again
* I would like to trust me more in my capabilities. I know: Taking action always helps....
knowledge
* I'm lacking knowledge of the current stress and burn out programs. Have to work on that, Interviewing al kinds of people about it.
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Day 5.
Focus on: (Goal)
Productivity. (be productive in animation for 4 hours each day.)
Trading. (No more than 3 trades per day/watch 1 lecture each day.)
Re-charge. (Do something fun at least ones a week.)
Fitness. (Get back into the habit of training at least 2 times a week.)
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Day 3 and 4.
My Strenghts:
- creativity.
- Getting to the core of things.
My wekanesses:
- doubts/lost on purpose
- no clear goals
- procastinating
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Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses.
I can inspire others
I can motivate others
I can help people make changes in their lives
I can explain things clearly to people
I can coach paople through difficult things
I am good in giving training to groups
I can help people find rest and peace inside
I can help people to find their purposes
Therefore I have happy clients. I can ask them for referrals and testimonials.
I am great at connecting with people, so they trust me.
I am a person who takes initiatives easily
I am not afraid to ask people something
I am always creating results, as a " controllertype".
I have a wonderful partner who is willing to support me in my goals.
I am good at organizing events and trainings to inspire people.
I like to create togetherness and love in groups.
I can learn quickly and like to learn new things.
I can understand a heart of a matter quickly.
I am a good writer,
I can easily build a training around any subject.
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Day 2.
What was good?
- A lot. Ithink if you follow the program consistantly and implement what you learn it can be very valuable.
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Day 1.
What could be improved?
Everything.
- I could do the WOMB daily instead of only when I feel I have some time left.
- I could be (much) more productive in my work.
- I could implement things from the WOMB instead of not at all.
What could be better in the programm is giving the right information on where I can find the link to the online meeting with Vered.
I didn't get any link (I understand it was send form another email then the one normaly used, but I didn't receive it) and there was a lot of communication about 'don't forget the meeting' but why is all that communication without information on where the meeting is? WOuld be easy to fix imo.
It demotivated me to continue this programm cause It felt I was prommised a meeting and now I didn't get one.
I thought that was a bit unprofessional.
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Day 3. Evaluate my strengths and how I can use them
I have a lot of happy clients. I can ask them for referrals and testimonials.
I am great at coming up with new ideas. I can train myself in asking even better questions and using that to grow my business.
I have a really good support system. I can use it to create more time.
I have a wonderfull partner. I will share my goals and dreams with her and ask her to support me.
I am really good in finding partners. It is worth exploring how to change my system in such a way I can find partners who help me: by becoming clients, by spreading my vision, by organising events or doing parts of the material.
I have really low costs (both for my business as for my personal life)
I can learn quickly
I can inspire others
I have the following skills at a decent level: writing, speaking, teaching, web development, coaching, video editing, image editing, programming
There is a basic FEBE funnel in place for my business.
There are 2 long term clients, who will trust me and buy what I offer them.
I have a membership product.
My positioning statement is creating questions and leads.
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What do I want to focus on in the coming weeks?
1. Create a calendar for my website
- Figuring out how I'm going to do that
- On which (sub)page
- Have planning Q4 and Q1 2023 ready
2. Money mindset
- Follow Money club course
- Look at numbers more often (turnover, profit, costs, conversion, funnel AC, etc)
- In the coming months until the end of the year, an average turnover of at least € 4000 per month (including through webinars and training courses and sales)
3. Elaboration, promo and sale of the INFLATE half six-monthly program
- Sign up for a half-year program as a refresher course for dieticians and lifestyle coaches at StAdap for quality points and visibility
- Search articles/research by theme (at least 6, max 24)
- Make content in my online learning environment (note to self: see course (Monash)
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
to me: the main area is:
1. STRATEGY. I lack direction. I managed to get it actually a lot more successful than I thought, but it means that now I have first of all a lot less URGE that I HAVE to make money to pay the bills, which means that I can also look at what I would love to do next year, and then make a plan HOW.
2. REFLECTION. I need to get better at reflecting on what I do and adjust course based on it. I need to create a SIMPLE way to do that. Not too much data- I want the 20% that I need to cover 80% of my actions.
3. To be honest... I would like to keep my focus on those two, and based on that probably the other areas will be touched.
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Business weaknesses
* not (yet) able to make the income required to live from (but growing, that should be in my strenghts) and with a lot of potential
* the owner doesn't like to do marketing
* little overview of what comes in and what goes out, too much decision making based on gut instead of on data
* too little reflection and improvement
* depends only on me (still, I believe that is easy to change, but for now its definitely a weakness)
* no ways to make passive income yet, income is directly related to the amount of hours i put in it
* website is crappy and not clear
* small customer base
* small list (and not growing)
* Not a clear strategy for the coming 5/ 10 years on where to go to
* No strategy for marketing and sales
ME
Skills
* I would like to have more coaching skills.
* for most skills I think counts that I have them, they can always be more, but the main issue that I don't maximise what I CAN do.
mindset & attitudes & habits
* tend to be lazy
* I work hard but on things that are important to me, not so much aligned with my goals or vision. There is no strategy behind it.
* giving up and starting a new thing before I finish the old thing
* being impatient
* I struggle with getting feedback. So I don't improve as much as I could do... getting better at it though
* I don't aim as high as I can- it's ok for me, but then I should also think about my clients that I can help better otherwise...
* I give up when it gets too hard
* I'm starting to get to this, but when I first started with this business I wasn't really passionate about it. I am now- getting there, but I sometimes can see how it's harder to get me going without passion. For me this is very important.
knowledge
* I'm lacking knowledge of the current hybrid corporate world. I know that it's not what it's about, but it makes it harder, because it's harder to be in someone else's shoes.
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WEEK 18 DAY 5 Areas of focus
1) Strategy > Short term goal: a concise strategy for my new company for the medium term (3 years).
Context: I have already registered the trade name with the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the url, a Facebook group and a Linkedin company page; I am setting up a basic website as we speak (with a focus on community).
2) Positioning > Short term goal: write an expert book.
Context: I will decide on the legal form in the very short term.
Long term goal: expert status ASAP, and no later than December 2023.
3) VIP-Product > Short term goal: a mailing list of at least 25 ideal clients.
Context: The first living room session is scheduled for November 5th, already 5 participants.
Long term goal: a fully booked retreat in Portugal by the spring of 2023 for well-paying customers (approximately 6 participants).
>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.<<
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Week 18 - Day 5 of 5
My list of 3-5 areas to work on are:
1. Getting products and services in line with each other to take business to the new next level (from the WOMB ).
2. Marketing (general and what is specifically needed for my target audience to do marketing, too much email marketing ruins it).
3. Finance (general and how to make video lessons available online, giving me financial freedom)
4. Sharpening my expert position (what and how would Nisandeh do when he was in my position).
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Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
1. Passive income: have analyzed at least 3 out of 5 iq tests
2. Money: making a budget for 2023 and insight into my income
3. Health: make a schedule for meditation and sports every day without the limitation of my knee and loose 2 kilos
4. Book: finsih 2021 and 2022 for the reseach part and start putting it together.
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Day 4
My weaknesses:
- Timemanagement and Procrastination
- My threshold on marketing and social media
- Lack of focus on my business
- Feeling overwhelmed
My business’ weaknesses
- No consistency in marketing activities
- No automation on opt-in to offer
- No working Facebook/Insta ads (although I’ve tried)
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Day 3
My strengths:
- Expert position in my field
- Great presenter
- Knowledge of online learning
- Good in planning (less in executing)
- Always look for the positive
- Integrity
- Caring/serving
- I’m a good father to my childeren.
The strengths of my business:
- Full online academy
- Good content (can be made great)
- Fully automated systems
- Specific product
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Day 2
I think this program is really, really great.
As mentioned at day 1 of this assignment, I think the structure of this program is so well thought. Also the assignments are great. They make you really think on your mindset, personality and business as a whole and they give so much insights that are really useful for your specific situation.
What was good in my actions: Without putting myself down? That I’ve tried to catch up with all the lessons.
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Day 1
First of all let me state that I think this is a really valuable program. When I started, I was committed to participate and put all the dates and reminders in my calendar for installing the habit of working ON my business every day. I was very enthousiasst when starting the program and very excited to have Nisandeh back again as a teacher and mentor.
And then life happened. I’m working full time, am a single parent of 2 daughters who are with me most of the time.
For me I’ve found it very hard to find time, energy and focus to fully participate in the program and implementing the lessons. Without a doubt of the value and the results it could bring. Instead of giving 100%, I’ll try to catch up with the assignments when commuting by train or late in the evening or even get them all on friday evening as much as I can. These times I’m not at my highest focus/concentration/level of energy. Then, there’s too little time left to implement.
For sure I know I could benefit so much more of this program, but not knowing where to find the extra time and energy. So the intensity of the program is too high for me at the moment. This, combined with my available time to make the assignments and implement them, makes it overwhelming for me most of the time.
So most of all I have to improve myself in time- and energy management to successfully participate in this program.
For the program itself I don’t have any recommendations for improvement. I think it’s a well thought, well structured and value packed program.
Sure you both give more than 100% and overdeliver all the time.
The intensity would be great if I didn’t work fulltime and had more time to implement. The only improvements I can think about are for the website: - I don’t get a notification when I’ve received a comment on my post. - When selecting a student for their comments, the page doesn’t work. It shows only comments of a different program.
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Hey Jeroen, and thank you for your input…
About your issues with the website:
1. You should get a notification by EMAIL when someone responds to your comment (like this one).
It will go to your email: jeroen@mijnwijncursus.nl (please let me know if you did or did not get an email about this comment, so I can try and track the problem).
2. Could you now try clicking on your name or photo and see if you get all your comments?
Again - please let me know if it works for you or not.
Thank you…
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Hi Nisandeh,
Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, I didn't get the email notification of your comment.
And when clicking on the name/photo, the comments page does load but not the comments of this program included. I do see the comments on My Expert book and Expert Youtube Strategy (Preparation)
Hug,
Jeroen
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That’s so strange, Jeroen…
Do me a favor and check your spam folder for anything from nisandeh.com…
And please try again clicking on your name/photo (you might need to refresh the page) - because I can see all your 65 comments… 🤷🏻♂️
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Day 5 21-10-2022
– Make a BRIEF list of 3-5 areas you want to focus your attention and efforts on over the next 7 weeks.
Next to each area, set a goal that you want to achieve in that area over the next 7 weeks.
1. My book is almost finished in question and answer form and I want to present it to arjen@kingfisher-design.com next week goal: to publish.
2. What works so far is to give strangers a conversation experience with me. In combination with making Youtube films, I want to link a call to action to this to speak to me. The goals are points 3 and 4.
3. The podcast the Authentic Leader will soon have a special where I interview a psychologist who has tested specialists who became leaders for years. We have put together a top 10 of what are the most important development points for them. I think this is fantastic, now I get all the information I was looking for thrown into my lap.
4. About these 10 most important development points I want to blog and make films where she will become an opt in the 10 most important development points and offer a conversation with me.
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My business' strengths:
* Strong network
* Specific solution
* Book
* Hot topic
skills
* networking
* sales
* I know how to do marketing (I have the skill, I don't use them, but I do have it)
* good writer
* good trainer
* creative thinking
* teambuilding expert
* I get people enthusiastic easily
* motivator
* getting things done mentality, what I want, I get.
* YouTube
* Editing videos
* Canva
* Active Campaign expert
mindset & Attitude
* I am lazy (that's ALSO a good thing:))-
* I am ok making mistakes, meaning that I deliver fast, even if it's not 100%
* When I know what I want I am going for it
* Very flexible and easy to adapt - I handle setbacks well
* I am convinced that I am good at what I do
* I can be persistent (when I want it) and I also don't mind giving up when I don't want it.
* I don't have regrets. Ever.
* Optimist. "If life seems jolly rotten, there's something you've forgotten" (always look on the bright side of life)
* Very emotional (both sides) but can get back to business very quickly.
* I do what has to be done. No matter what.
* Making life a party, for me and the people I love. With me in the center, though, lets be honest:D
habits
* I am taking very good care of myself
* Making plannings to make my life easier (otherwise its a big chaos)
* eating frogs in the morning
* working out a lot (when I'm not injured)
* fun goes for result
* making decisions based on gut and emotions
knowledge
* teambuilding
* online meetings and trainings
* How to give a fantastic training
* how to empower people
* DiSC & communication Styles
* Drives and values
* Life Plan Design
* Time management & Productivity
* healthy lifestyle & cooking
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>>I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future<<.
WEEK 18 / Day 5 – This is my SHORT list of 3-5 areas I’d like to focus my attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
1. Be the expert in my field on Social Media (create content and create and implement my marketing and social media strategies)
2. Hold my first House Warming event for my Airbnbtraining
3. Developing my Airbnb online training & Building my HappyVillage community
4. Turn my home into Airbnb as part of HappyHomes and happy events for my guests
5. Write my Book
My GOAL by the END of the YEAR is to have my online Airbnb training published and to have my first event planned at my house and my house fully booked.
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>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future <<
WEEK 18 / Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
• I need to understand the real meaning of Time Management
• I am blessed with beautiful assignment and many guests as well as a network and great friends, but I need to understand how to handle it in a
manner which is healthy and good for me and my business
• I divide myself over to many areas at the same time: Time and material assignment, bed & breakfast, education and new business. Not impossible
put it demands a strong focus.
• I work on 100% instead of 20%
• I need to delegate where possible
• I need to outsource where possible
• I need to automate where possible
• My website does not turn visitors into clients
• I do not yet claim my expert position on social media
• I am not yet visible on the platforms that matter to my business
• I don’t yet have a long term plan for my business
• I don’t yet have a marketing plan for my businesses
• I don’t yet have a social media plan for my business
• I don’t yet have my training ready for my online business
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For all of the above however, I’ve prepared most of it during this WOMB program. All I need now is time to implement and to STICK TO MY PLAN.
If this is my main task for 2 weeks I will be up and running in no time. I'm fully booked until February. Up till then I will commit myself to 30 minutes a day plus 2 hours a week to implement the steps I've committed to during WOMB in order to excellerate in February 2023
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• I don’t yet have a good bookkeeper
• I don’t yet have a good accountant
• I haven’t yet minimized my major financial expenses
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Another very important still to overcome weakness:
* With the exception of LinkedIn, I don't yet have a mailing list on the social media platforms I will use for my new business: Facebook and Instagram
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My weaknesses
- making a structure and stick to it
- No focus on my I.C. (say yes to all parents)
- difficulty to come up with one step
- re-using content
- cut content in little steps (one thing)
- just starting
- get help
strength
- one person
- clear niche
- made a book
- years of experience
- knowledge
- love working with parents
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My weakness
I am not operating strategic enough
I fill holes with holes, faling behind
I am bad in time management
I have hardly anything automatic
I struggle with getting the right support on a regular base.
I need to become more visible: both in my psychological and spiritual work and in exploring my place in Spain
I need to use social media
I have a network that I can be more active in
I need articles, a book, video etc
I need to say yes if I am invited to a congress and perform there
I need to write a blog
I must systemize better steps to follow up in what I offer
I do too much alone
I need a better pricing, people I educated get more payed then me
I need an organizer
All these things that I wrote down show that I need to develop a more business like attitude
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My strength:
I am quite persistent in where I put my focus on. I can endure and take effort.
I know about quality
When I wrote in the WOMB about what makes me an expert I had a whole list. I am an expert and an elder.
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Day 5: There are a few points that I still don't feel good about and need to work on for a good start to my business. 1. How do I reach the target audience? Goal: have an understanding of where to reach the target group and how to reach them fastest and best. 2. How do I make an offer, where the price is good, i.e. where a profit is made/what is a good price in the market? Goal: clarity on margins to make. 3. Is the website of sufficient quality? Goal: I will test these with potential customers in the coming weeks.
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Day 4: weaknesses are: being disciplined, i.e. being consistent, doing the right work with regularity. Another weakness is procrastination. I also find it a weakness that I do not yet have a real detailed developed marketing plan that I can start with.
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Day 3: The strength of me and my business is the choice of a niche market, in which there is still a lot to explore and which I know a lot about. It is my strength that I am an expert in the Netherlands and that there are not many experts in the field to which I will organise group tours. The strength is also that because of my choice, enthusiasm and belief that I can offer people a great time in Bavaria, there is no comparable offer in the market. So there is hardly any competition in certain areas.
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Day 2. Without detracting from the great set-up and content of all the assignments, for me, 1 part stands out very much: the workshop on Thursday morning with the VIP product, what a magic formula!!!
For myself, I think I applied the part of what do my customers want, particularly well. I delved further into this last week and picked up the material from a few weeks ago. This way, it works really well to market something that customers are waiting for. That instead of hoping my offer will fall well with the target audience.
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Day 1. What could be better in the programme: the programme caused me unnecessary stress in the first weeks. I.e. I was searching how to deal with all these insights. After a few weeks, it got better. I realised, and Nisandeh also made it clear, that it is more important to focus on a few issues than on all the ideas you have. Better to do a few things well, than a lot of things only halfway.
What could I have done better: having more faith in myself and my business idea; doing more, planning less; taking time every day, more discipline. Delegating; having fun; implementing and showing results.
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Day 4 Weaknesses
Personal
- Procrastinating
- Stubborn / pigheaded
- Expressing my thoughts
- Bad in real life networking
- Start but not finish
- I don’t like marketing
Business
- Marketing not in place
- It’s to much about the person instead of the product
- Email list is too small
- Automation and delegation not in place
- Too few products
- Too many ideas and not finishing
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Day 3 Strengths
Personal
- Enthusiasm
- Good theoretical knowledge about Scrum
- “Connector”
- Can quickly bond with people
- Facilitating skills
- Give structure to teams
- People talk to me easily because I give them confidence that I'm there for them.
- Communicative
- Honest and transparent
Business
- A lot of experience in coaching PO’s
- A well tought model
- High-quality (external) team
- Nice products (training and “kaartenset”) but not enough
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WEEK 18 DAY 4 - Weaknesses
Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
My weaknesses
- limited experience in leading group sessions
- easily jumping into a 'you ask, we run' mode
- not physically strong / easily tired
- limited knowledge of women's physical and mental changes in general (working to resolve this shortly)
- still not fully aware of my worth
Business Weaknesses
- no team around me (no paid employees/freelancers, except accountant and IT specialist)
- no clear long-term business strategy
- no known as an expert YET (working towards it)
- no mailing list
- no sales team
- I'm not sure yet whether or not I choose the form of a foundation. The advantage is clear: the positioning; the downside is that a foundation may only use the profits to achieve the purpose of the foundation. Making a profit with a commercial business purpose is not allowed. I think I have a way out, but I'm going to dig into it more first.
>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.<<
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Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
Again, when it comes to you it can be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
My weakness
I am not good at putting my thoughts on paper.
I am not always speaking my truth when necessary.
My business
We are growing so fast it’s hard to find people that suits the team.
We cannot be there for everyone
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Love your honesty and the fact that you are growing so fast Nanda. Thank you for taking the time to reply
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Day 4 20-10-2022
– Make a list of all (internal) weaknesses that you or your company has. Be very specific.
Again, when it comes to you, it could be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…And when it comes to your business, it could be in any area - e.g. marketing, management, operations, products/services, finance…;
My weaknesses:
1. I rely too much on what I can do very well and don't put enough effort into promoting it in a way that brings in customers.
2. I don't meet new people physically enough.
3. I blog too irregularly.
4. I hardly do anything with Instagram
5. I do not attend (large) meetings where my target group or other entrepreneurs come together.
6. I rarely or never respond to Facebook messages. I post something and for the rest I never sit on it.
7. My mailing list doesn't contain the right people.
8. I have a lot of LinkedIn contacts but that doesn't yield anything and I don't do it well.
9. I'm still too much in lalala land and lack the motivation to actively acquire, promote and network because it doesn't work the way I do it.
10. I don't get word of mouth extensively when it's the only way I get customers.
11. My cal to actions are not working.
12. My opt-in isn't working.
13. I can't get in touch with my virgins
14. My mailing list is too small
15. I have stopped giving training sessions that you can subscribe to because I can't get them filled. I can't even get free workouts filled.
16. My distinctiveness has disappeared due to the many copying behavior by the competition, so that I can no longer be found on Google.
17. I have now improved and adapted a lot, but no new approach to effectively connect this to a successful strategy.
18. I have no cooperation partners
19. I have not communicated concrete techniques that you can immediately apply as Nisandeh does, using the 5 minute technique to write a book as an example. So I'm not good at that and I still have to learn.
20. In summary I am a bad marketer and salesman.
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There are many 'weaknesses' on your list, that I can just add straight to my list (just didn't realize them...)
Thank for sharing! Gives me some extra input for day 5😄
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Thank you Lucie,
I like to over deliver with my weaknesses 😜
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Day 4 - Weaknesses
- Time management & procrastination
- Easily distracted, too much time spent on social media
- Feeling of overwhelm
- Not blocking free time away from my business
- Doing too much myself (although I just hired a VA, yes!!)
- Too much manual work, very little is automated (yet)
- Getting in front of new people, new leads (marketing)
- Chaotic mind, need more structure
- I have too many ideas, start them but don’t finish (many ‘loose ends’)
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Strengths
flexible
empathy
can make good contact
experience
can improvise well
structured
analytical skills
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What was good?
- implementing new ideas
- started writing a book
- have great doable ideas
- connecting with clients/prospects
- defined target audience and ideal clients
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What could I have done better?
- stick to my schedule more strictly
- more attention for other participants
- didn't always go for 100%
- write down or record when new ideas pop up
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Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
In me:
- being to smart in seeing a problem and want to solve it
- being to easy bored
- being to direct
- being to lazy and trust on that
- being not enhoug structured
- being to good at finding excuses why things did not work
My Business:
- no blogs
- no advertising
- depending on the governement
- to lazy in filloing in the paper work/research report
- not guiding one of my stagiare as I should
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Day 4
What are my business weaknesses?
I don't always ask the right questions to prospects as a follow-up.
I still don't have my finances in order.
Sometimes I have so much in my head that I rather do nothing and procrastinate than get to work
I tend to do nicer 'things' first and put off what 'needs' to be done
I can be impatient sometimes
I can sometimes be distracted by internal voices in my head
I am often indirect and do not dare to say what it really means and what I really think
Don't dare to make a big investment
I do not easy ask someone to help
I'm not technically handy
I send invoices for annual memberships too late
I don't go out of my comfort zone quickly, for example by not calling customers / prospects
Have a lot of ideas, also work out by taking action but don't finish many projects
Check often how many likes and comments I have on social media while It doens't gives me direct money
I often have goals without a good plan
I know how I can make more money but prospone it (like a live workshop)
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Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses.
Myself:
- beiing honest
- help when ever i can ( knowlodge or money wise)
- analytic
- direct, what you see is what you get
- no hidden agenda
- patient
- stubbern
- always see the learning possibility in things that happen
- childisch and playfull
- like meeting new people
- never forget the time I was poor and had almost no money
My Business posses:
- almost no advertising
- no businesscard
- seeing possibilitys
- solid income by means of governenment payd youth care
- open for co-workers
- let others profit from what i get payd
- working with my ideal client
- beiing more and more able to say "it is me time"
- be in the position to stop and start over again
- getting new clients by referral parents from all over the Netherlands
- starting a new business and make it a succes
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Week 19 - Day 4 of 5
My and my company's weaknesses are:
Myself:
Lax with sending invoices and following up or calling defaulters.
Still too much time working in an interim management role. Although this does help with my expert status.
My company:
Very dependent on my time and effort. Insufficient attention to finances. Insufficient attention to marketing. Even though I am more visible than anyone else in my niche to my target audience. Insufficient time/attention for follow-up of assignments.
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Day 4
Lack of focus, too many things at once, don’t be able to concentrate. Overly enthousiastic. Procrastinating at times. Feeling of being overwhelmed. This is all a bit the same point. And at the same time a strength at times.
In regard to that, things easily get boring. Then I lack all energy- focus dwindles even quicker.
Realised that I m often too much content. Didn’t think I was.
When stressed- easily feeling attacked.
Saying no is difficult/ protecting boundaries. I find it hard to let someone down- even when it starts hurting myself.
Video’s is
Often the most creative/ analytic/ out of the box guy in the room. I am too much ahead/ think to drastically… sometimes hard to explain others stuff/ steps that is/are overly logical to me. Being seen as a smart ass.
Business
Small client base
Not a marketing system in place yet.
Not a video course/ training available yet.
Website not online atm.
Doing too many things myself still
It is mostly centred around me, instead of products.
Hired mostly on hourly rate nowadays. This rate is under pressure in the market.
Finances are not great, not bad atm.
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Day 3
Evaluate your strengths, and how can you use them
1. I am a people person and I can get along with a lot of people. This helps me in dealing with customers
2. I am empathetic which is important because not every person tells you what he/she really means. And if you can 'read' and 'feel' the body language, it helps you to react to what people mean instead of what they are saying.
3. I have a way with words, so I can explain things and I can make people listen and help them
4. I can write which helps me in writing interesting blogs and answering questions
5. I have perseverance so when things go not the way I want them to go, I do not give up. I am not a quitter. That is important because when you are an entrepreneur there will be periods that everything seems to go wrong. You have to be strong and persevere. Success does not come easy.
6. I am compassionate. That is important when dealing with customers. Show them you understand and that you are there for them. Sometimes I feel like a bartender. People tell me things easily. And they know everything they tell me, will stay with me and will not be repeated. It builds trust. In you and in your company. That is a beautiful thing.
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Day 1. Better: almost everything I did, can be done better. I just didn't see where it was going to.
Preparation Was a bit overwhelming. I had no idea where this was going to. ME: Take more notes to execute the program offline
Idea generator Was a bit unclear to me in the beginning ME: Take more notes to execute the program offline
Delegate From here on I saw a path ME: Print out the information and elaborate the exercise more precisely on paper and with more structure.
Automate ME: Make execution sheet of the exercise
Superproductive ME: Print out action list
Create time ME: Repeat and more precisely.
Find out what they want ME: Print out as needs to be repeated or taken care of when ideal customer responds.
Are you an ideal client ME: Print out action list. As I have to adapt.
WOW your ideal clients ME:Print out an empty idea list to fill in during the moments an idea pops up.
Grow your expert position ME: Same: idea list and work out in simple steps on paper
Expert book ME: Work out on paper
The gold in expertise ME: Work out on paper
Demonstrate your expertise ME: Used this as an idea and worked out my way
Questions ME: Combined this with the above
Day 2, good.
Automate, but I did understand that a just a bit later
Superproductive, clear and appliable
Create time, clear, difficult for me to apply
Find out what they want: clear and appliable
Are you an ideal client: I had resistance on this, my problem
WOW your ideal clients: clear and appliable
Grow your expert position: great
Expert book: great, but no time to use it now because of the other action steps and lists that need to be worked out. I don't get it done with 30 min a day and 3 hours a week.
The gold in expertise: clear and appliable
Demonstrate your expertise
ideal client strategy: clear and doable
Expert video: clear and appliable
Position yourself: clear and efficiently
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Day 2
Evaluate what was good and what should be kept/repeated
In the program I am forced to take a good and hard look at my business. It is confronting but necessary. I learn so much, every day and every time I am working on the program and working on my business. It has given me hope, it has given me strength. It has given me pride in what I am doing. It is so easy to never be satisfied, you can always do better. And ofcourse you do not want to lay back and do nothing, just being content and satisfied because that will lead you nowhere. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious. But the way the program is making you look at what you have done and what you have accomplished and celebrate that, is beautiful. So I would certainly want to keep that.
I have not come up with any questions yet, but I think the 'What would Nisandeh do' sessions are really, really valuable and I learn a lot from them. So keep that too. And the way the program is built up is also really valuable. So keep everything, please! What I also value are the extra workshops. I am very grateful for those. Looking forward to the YouTube workshop.
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Day 1
Evaluate what could be improved
It is a very busy period and I need to work IN my business. That is why I am behind. So at the moment I have to do the exercizes in one batch in order to catch up. I do not think there is anything wrong in the program. It is me. I cannot blame anyone else. We are understaffed (or rather I am understaffed) and there is so much work.
So, what I have to improve is my time management. I need more structure, that has to improve. But I really like working ON my business and working ON this program. So I am confident that things will work out so I can work on the assignments every day and not all in one batch.
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Day 2:
Actions that were good/great:
- ask someone to make notes/write down questions during my workshop, so I can use it for short video's (work smarter)
- my commitment to keep on track as good as I can
- the different kind of exercises, giving a good overview
- I loved the workshop of writing a book (work smarter and easier)
- Reminder of doing more Q&A's I like to that, I can do it more often
- Target audience/ideal clients - this is getting clearer. The kind of people I like to help and like to work with.
- give myself Remarkable to work with (working smarter and more organized)
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
Content:
I have more than enough content that I can share. I can improve to delegate it, make a plan, ask for help to really do it. I postpone the moment I think about getting visible. I would love to make podcasts and movies. I sabotage myself on this point.
Structure wise & time management:
I love the things this program offers and keep me working on my business. I like the daily/weekly assignments. I struggle with the implementation. There is a lot I would like to do and on the other hand I just want to work smarter. Therefor I need to delegate the low priority things. I need to commit and work on it bit by bit, instead of getting frustrated that I can’t manage it all in one day:)
Mindset:
I have grown in my leadership qualities. I’m feeling that I don’t want to do everything anymore. And that I'm getting into a new phase. I want to do more online, working smarter and still make the impact I stand for.
Habits:
I have bad habits like postponing, not taking actions, or overthink too much.
Good habits: being committed , feel the fear and do it anyway, in my way.
In the program:
Working with the buddies is very helpful. I love my buddies! Maybe this can be more effective when we could work more with each other. Keeping each other accountable and inspire each other.
I would like to have one week between the weeks to implement things.
I am very enthusiastic about the writing your book workshop. And looking forward to start with it, but then we are already moving on. I try to keep on track, but it is not easy:)
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Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses. Be very specific.
• Strong at creating content products
• I do / realize / create things (not a procrastinator)
• Persistent and not easily demotivated
• Open to learning and seeing/acknowledging my mistakes and wrong bets
• I operate from a couple of principles/values and vision elements, which gives me a lot of freedom, and a certain feeling of relaxedness, control, and meaning
Day 4 – Make a list of all the (internal) weaknesses you or your business posses. Be very specific.
• I don’t test / experiment / pivot fast and systematically enough (largely because “good is the enemy of better” – so it doesn’t even feel painful, although there is some frustration about the logical consequence)
• Weak at marketing and sales (I know what it takes, I just don’t have/want that)
• I often operate at B-Player level – just because it seems to suffice
• I don’t focus well enough and fall into the trap of parallel instead of sequential processing, so my progress on several things is slow (although the last 3-4-5 months I DID manage to stick to an envisioned pathway)
• Not always equally willing to interact with EQ – not even out of unwillingness, rather out of haste / time / priority settings
• I don’t create a stable, high level team around my business
Day 5 – Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks. Next to each area – set a goal you’d love to achieve in that area during the coming 7 weeks.
Desired focal point + goal 1: getting to see and do marketing & sales in way that not only feels less like “necessary evil”, but even in a way that I believe is helping people, and might even be fun to do.
Desired focal point + goal 2: crystallize a small set of options for product variations revolving around the same packages of content. For instance: offering trajectories with my courses (other than just selling the content), either low- or high-end.
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Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses. Be very specific.
When it comes to you it can be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
And when it comes to your business it can be in any area – e.g. marketing, management, operations, products/services, finances…;
What are my core qualities / internal strengths, from which I shape my life and work: Connecting, focused on cooperation, people-person, integrity, gentle, inspired, dedicated, knowledgeable, source of ideas, listener, service provider, modest, leadership from the heart, deep thinker, persistent, generous, just serving, combative, strong-willed, faithful, effective , sincere and inquisitive.
I'm educated in yoga, natural health care, (bones for life, dance, music, personal power and colours,
And I chose the best unique experts in their field to be educated by.
And where possible with connection to official organisations in their field.
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DAY 3
My (business) strengths:
I’m very passionate about what I do, working with the horses and creating content doesn't feel like working
I love teaching and sharing (both real live and online)
I have in depth knowledge about horses and their behavior
I don’t only focus on the horse, but also on the interaction with the rider/handler
I have amazing reviews from people who overcame their fear and deepened the relationship with their horse
I have 4 online programs with more than 200 videos
I have 2 more online programs in my mind (to be created), based on input from participants of the existing programs
I’m very comfortable in front of a camera, creating videos, doing live Q&A sessions and giving webinars
I’m very comfortable speaking/teaching in front of groups
I have done clinics in 14 different countries and have beautiful pictures of human-horse interactions
I have a lot of ideas and I can see the potential of my business
I respond to every question in the members-only Facebook group (which is appreciated very much)
I don’t (or hardly) edit the video footage. I show things that go ‘wrong’, not only the nice end results. This has been very positively commented on.
One of my buddies said that I’m very enthusiastic and that I can bring that enthusiasm to others as well.
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Day 3 – List all (internal) strengths that you or your company possess. Be very specific.
When it comes to you, it could be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
1. I can help any cyclist with his or her discomfort related to repair and maintenance.
2. I will provide insight into all types of repairs and maintenance, how and what to do and what the expected costs are.
3. You can choose to repair it yourself or we will indicate which bicycle mechanic can and will make the bicycle.
4. The online learning environment/platform provides cyclists with more knowledge of how and what to do and can cycle sustainably and with great pleasure.
5. Knowledge is retained and I stand for how fun and beautiful the bicycle repair profession is.
6. I am passionate
7. I am inspired
8. Dignity is very important to me.
9. I always persevere and rarely give up
10. I'm going for it.
11. No turning back I'm going to live my potential.
12. Living my greatness
13. Taking care of myself is the best way to take care of others.
14. From my own experience and embodiment I am here to help and advise the other.
15. The other person can choose to follow the path I advise, because I share my story with passion and pleasure.
16. I'm open to collaboration
17. People follow me because they trust and appreciate me
18. My passion and commitment are contagious
19. I live my vision and my mission
20. More and more companies believe in my plans and are joining the online learning environment and platform for sharing knowledge.
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Day 2
What did I do great:
- I have finally hired a VA!! She is a horse person and can therefore even write content for me.
- I ASK (not assume anymore). When you asked ‘who do you serve’ I said ‘conscious horse women’. Then I asked in my members group: what do I need to say to you so that you go “that’s me”! NOBODY said ‘conscious horse woman’, it’s MY idea not theirs. Most of them responded with “Passionate horse woman” and “always wanting to learn/develop more about horse training”
- Acknowledge my loyal clients! I have implemented the ‘True Connection Club’ for the 25 people who bought 3+ of my programs. I will do zoom sessions to give them extra (free) value. I did 1 session, about half of them were present and the response was great. (Brings up a questions, what to do with the other half)
- I doubled the number of people for my retreat and we had a great week! One of the participants, who is an illustrator, will be creating some (horse) illustrations for me in exchange for access to one of my online programs (so no out of pocket expense). I love doing exchange deals like this!
- I have started with the big automation plan. Hired a Fiverr guy to redesign my sales pages and I’m working on the email sequences. I committed to having this ‘funnel’ finished by December 1st and this is a great ‘stok achter de deur’!
- I did a test with rev.com with my last Q&A session (40 minutes). I found out how I can download the file from the live Facebook Q&A, then I sent it to rev.com and 10 minutes later I had the transcript! Still need to decide if it will be several blog posts, short videos or content for my book
What is great about the program:
- I love the ZOOM sessions! They are very inspiring. Sometime not what you want to hear but what you NEED to hear…
- Also love the buddy system and our weekly Monday morning call, exchanging ideas with people who are in the same process.
- The accountability system. Although I haven’t done the assignments each and every day, I have never participated so actively in any other program (some of which I bought I haven’t even started…)
- The fact that the assignments are based on OUR input, thus very relevant
- The framework of ‘chucking down’ content I already have available
- I like getting the Whatsapp messages. I get excited, what will this weeks assignment be…?
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Day 2 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
Again, it can be anything – content-wise, structure-wise, time-management-wise, mindset, habits… anything that you or us should keep or repeat;
Things that were good about the program
What I liked about the problem was all the practical assignments that forced me to approach my business from a different angle shot some new light on it.
It also motivates all of us to talk about the subjects with each other so we were clear from which point of view we were approaching the things we were doing
The actions I liked about the program were from the extra workshop that invited me to make a list of 108 questions that my clients could have asked me or could’ve been a problem for them so I was prepared for everything that was happening
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Day 1
This is for you Manny and Marie-louise
What could’ve been done better in the program
For me it would have worked better if there was no fear in that program.
I think we can live from abundance.
Everybody has their own way of approaching and dealing with the content.
If not everything has been shared it doesn’t mean that it has not been used in real life.
What could’ve been better in my actions
Maybe stick with one subject and not change in more than four things at once.
Realise that an online program that is mainly written and not spoken it’s not the best program for me.
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Thank you, Nanda!
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Day 2 Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great.
- To take daily do able assignments and actions working on your business I find that superb and very helpful
- All the different structures and exercises. For example the Idea Generator. That has become a tool I use.
- How to focus on your ideal client, that was helpful.
- The expertpositioning part was great: The expert book session gave me a lot of energy. it opened up a lot of possibilities for me and my business I have started working on.
- During the first part of the program I I wasn shore about my expert position. In the last weeks it has become clearer to me.
- The Q&A session was a brilliant find. I use it now in different trainings and workshops.
- The videomaking assignments gave me boost in how to produce them.
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What could I have done better:
- Just doing the daily assignments
- Keep an idea book. I have so many pages and pages of notes, when will I ever go through them and implement them (there’s the overwhelm thing again…)
- Procrastinating things that are difficult
- Taking real breaks. I don’t have a ‘free’ day. Every day I go to the horses or I work on (or in) my business.
What could be better in the program:
- My main issue is the feeling of overwhelm that I regularly felt during the program. I needed (still need) more clarity about the purpose of all assignments. In the last Q&A session (when you responded to my ‘overwhelm’ question) you mentioned that it’s about getting into a new habit and not about completing all tasks. At some point I thought ‘then maybe in the 2nd half of the program we will be actually writing the book, creating videos etc.’.
- Like a few others already mentioned, the 10-15 minute timeframe is not realistic for me.
-I t would be great if there would be an easier way to connect with other participants. I look forward to meeting a lot of you in January at the airport session! Would also be nice to be able to add pictures to the comments, now it’s just so many words.
- I would have liked a week with assignments and then an implementation week, so every other week a new subject instead of every week.
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
By working on my business daily, some patterns and areas to improve got very clear to me.
- CONTENT WISE:
I do have discipline to do homework alone daily. The moment I could ask for assistance or help I I still postpone. It has improved, but it needs a boost. What a difference it can make just to ask someone for help at the right moment and have the answer immedialtely. Line with uploading videos on youtube.
There still is a bit of sabotage here....
STRUCTURE WISE,
I think the structure of the program is great, the weekly themes and the daily assignments make a big difference in how I work on and in my business. Sometimes I would have liked to have more implementation time for the assignments.
I still struggle with structuring my days, and this is because of I want to do too much in a day, which also is a sabotage mechanism.
I have asked one buddy for help, and this opened up a new route for realistic planning and acting for me . No escape from the promised actions.... She will keep me accountable.
TIME MANAGEMENT
I am to optimistic in planning. I would like to learn more in planning realistic working hours in a week.
Comments of others. I could have read more comments and questions of other participants. I find time around breakfast sometimes, before the day begins. That is a good time for me.
MINDSET
My belief in my potential has grown, and the bridge tot results is growing as well.
But how to daily improve the way I look at the bridge? its only half way, or it is already halfway....?
I need a daily ritual here again with visualisation and meditation....instead of mindfucks...
HABITS
Bad habits like postponing taking action, not asking for help, keep muddling through with time management, wanting too big results in too short time paralyzing me sometimes, forgetting about sports in the morning....
IN THE PROGRAM:
maybe create some assignments where participants have to work together, so they will find it easier to connnect once in a while.
Create some buddy assignments about keeping each other accountable.
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Day 2 Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great.
- All the different structures and exercises. For example the Idea Generator. We now even use this in our trainings.
- The Expert book session gave me a lot of energy and really ticked some boxes. I immediately implemented this structure and start working in my business.
- During the first part of the program I struggled a lot with my expert position. In the last weeks it has become clearer to me and I am also able to articulate it better. This week I hope to publish my positioning statement on LinkedIn and website.
- I did make a plan to delegate a part of our work in the business. This could help us a lot. There wasn’t time for it to implement but I think there will be time soon to do it.
- Because Bas and I both are attending this program we are able to find a common perspective of our future in the company.
- The Q&A session was a brilliant find. We now have incorporated it in our new Product Owner Experience that will start before the end of the year.
- We created a nice workshop (context over content). And the deal we had was that good they almost bought it immediately.
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Day 3 19-10-2022
– Make a list of all (internal) strengths that you or your company possess. Be very specific.
When it comes to you, it could be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
And when it comes to your business, it can be in any area - e.g. marketing, management, operations, products/services, finance…;
1. As a coach and trainer I deliver coaching conversations and training sessions that are highly valued.
2. In this I distinguish myself that I am authentic and therefore appear credible, that I am strategic and planned, that I make sharp analyses, that I am sincere and honest and that I make creative connections.
3. During a training I develop an atmosphere in which my participants are surprised about their own openness and how vulnerable they dare to be. A connection is created between the participants that feels so strong that no one dares to leave afterwards to break this feeling.
4. I have been leading discussions during Gorinchem in dialogue for years and have received a lot of positive feedback. It surprises me every time that a dialogue has such an effect on the participants because they are not used to it and experience very little.
5. As a facilitator during my job as a communications officer, I led meetings in which I clearly reflected what was going on in feelings and dissatisfaction, which created peace instead of aggression and those present went home with the idea that they felt heard.
6. I have extensive media experience as a spokesperson, leading live election debates, TV presenter, book launches, sporting events, script writer and interviewer on regional TV. I have guided directors in various forms of media attention, including crises.
7. I carry out my mission credibly because in practice I succeed in connecting people where they can be authentic and effective: 1 on 1, during a training, a meeting or in front of a camera.
8. I received feedback on my communication advice whether I was clairvoyant, but if you delve into behavior, behavior is very predictable. I jokingly tell my coaching clients that I have installed a camera in their home when I describe their behavior at home. Especially during the first conversation I see their surprise at how I can know some things about them.
9. I think and look very much in systems to unravel behavioral patterns. In order to understand and remember something, I first want to see through the system.
10. Within 10 minutes I put my finger on their painful spot, crawl under their skin so that I can articulate it better than them myself because I can effectively ask questions.
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Day 1 Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved.
- Implementation. I don't implement the lessons enough in my day-to-day business.
- Time Management. it's very hard to get into a new habit of spending structured time working on my business.
- Missed assignments. Due to vacation and a couple of weeks that I wasn’t feeling so well I did mis a couple of assignments. Despite good intentions, I have not made time to do them.
- I didn’t have the self-assurance to implement and share the video and blog during Expert Week.
- Comments of others. I could have read more comments and questions of other participants. Most of the time I’m overwhelmed by all the information. It only took to much time for me to do it every week.
- Q&A sessions. I find it very difficult to formulate proper questions. That I didn't ask questions is a missed opportunity. Because the one time I did the answer of Nisandeh was very helpfull.
- We should have focused more on the assignment about working on our business rather than in the business
For the program just one improvement:
Time for assignments. I really love the assignments but I can’t imagine that the assumption is right that it should take 10-15 minutes. In practice I notice that I definitely need double the time.
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Day 1 17-10-2022
– List all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been better or could be improved. Be very specific.
It can be anything - content, structure, time management, mindset, habits... anything you can improve or we can improve in the program.
Improvements in the program:
1. More opportunities to get to know each other better as participants.
2. Alternately: Implement assignments every day for a week, a week to give space to process experiences and integrate them more deeply into your system and to apply and finish your 'homework'. The latter is admittedly working in your company, but I think that opens the door to whether something works or not.
3. Collaborate with the participants for a week once a month.
For me, the effects it has on the growth of my business is more important than being overwhelmed by the amount in a short period of time. I think this is also closer to the idea with which we started: growing fruit trees and they will not grow faster due to over-fertilization, but growing takes time.
What could I have done better:
1. Delegating and approaching personally has completely failed. I could have done this better and I want to evaluate for myself.
2. Making a case study is great, but it is vulnerable due to the dependence on my ideal client. I have prepared everything, but I still depend on the time my ideal customer puts into this. I have to be careful with this because applying too much pressure is counterproductive.
3. Organizing a free workout for my virgins completely failed. I only had 2 registrations. I was instructed by Nisandeh to ask my ideal customers how they view this and I have not (yet) done that. I'm waiting with this because I've already asked them to fill in the questionnaire and don't want to bother them too much.
4. I haven't found a way to make me attractive to my virgins yet. I know what doesn't work and what does. I have great hopes from the next Zoom session on Youtube, because I experience this as an effective way to work on my visibility. Until now I did this too irregularly, while I have now found a way to quickly make a Youtube movie.
Day 2 18-10-2022
– List all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
What I love about the program:
1. The weaknesses in my business that became visible through the program, which I have improved. That says something about the high level of knowledge that is offered.
2. The extra Zoom sessions are great. This is the most interactive part that feels like an active workout.
3. The coaching sessions with Vered and Nisandeh are not only super helpful, but you also feel personally connected to them.
4. The Q&A and that Nisandeh and Vered read and respond to all comments. That response could be a little more, in my opinion.
What's going well:
1. I have started rewriting my ebook on conversational skills in the form of Q&A. I have high hopes for this when it gets printed. I can't wait to give this to arjen@kingfisher-design.com, isn't that the person who can do this in our WOMB group?
2. The automations are now working and that was a milestone.
3. My customers' answers are super valuable.
4. The ease with which I now make Youtube films.
5. The positioning text but I'm still afraid to publish it.
6. The WOW has indeed caused a WOW experience for a coach customer and I would never have come up with that otherwise. The coach client and I still enjoy that.
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Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses.
My Business posses:
- selling knowledge
- its people to people work
- it's seen as 'good work'
- the IC have a pain
- there are always new families
- parents want to stay out of well-care
- offering a new way of learning
myself
- my experience (private and proffesional)
- my knowledge on the specific aria
- speak for a group
- dare to make video
- I want to grow
- dare to try new things
- like working/love my work
- can see different point of views
- I have a goal
- I have a vision
- I am creative
- I am strategic patient
- I'm doing it every working day
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WEEK 18 DAY 3 - Strengths
Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses. Be very specific.
MY STRENGHTS
- positive mindset
- independent
- taking initiative
- brave
- disciplined
- perseverance
- creative
- reflective capacity
- loving
- intelligent
- highly sensitive
- communicative
- loyal
- self confident
- ability to delegate
- learning capacity
- ability to write
- coaching ability
- trustworthy
- honest
- open
- ability to ask for help
- committed
STRENGHTS of my NEW business
- My business is new, so I can shape it according to the insights I have gained within WOMB
- I already have a network
- I serve a upcoming market
- I can reach my target audience well
- My target audience had a strong need/pain
- My ideal clients have money to spend
- My business can benefit from all my experience so far
I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.
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Week 19 - Day 3 of 5
The strengths of me and my company are:
Myself:
Perseverance, keeping an overview, being able to stick to schedules and structures. Humble and helpful. Big network. Accessible and the will to really help others, where making money is not paramount.
My company:
A lot of content in the field of leadership and collaboration, great products and services in the form of programs. Feet in the clay. I'm a few steps ahead of them. Evidence based and not working from a book or theory. I apply everything I know and teach others.
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That modestly is true, Alexander, because you have many more qualities than you mention here.
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>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future < € 35.000 this year (from January-September 2022) WITHOUT
doing any marketing or being active on social media besides from using the Airbnb platform. And I haven’t yet offered any special events or put by
house up for rent.
5) I no have a co-host to support me.
6) I have outsourced part of the work but can still outsource and automate much more which will free up more time for my business.
7) I have a strong desire to make this work and to learn what ever it takes to make it happen
8) I am my own worst client – very critical. Beside from the fact that I have to fight the voice of my Inner Critical Parent, it does make me reflect on my
weaknesses and what I need to do to become successful. In that sense my capability to reflect is a Strengths.
9) I give people a feeling of being welcome, seen and appreciated – all reviews but one reflects on this
10) I love to make people feel at home and appreciated and I am good at it
11) In 95% of the cases I managed to exceed the expectations of my guests
12) I take full responsibilities for my actions. Whenever something goes in the another direction than expected, I never point fingers at others, always
only at myself.
13) I always do the best I can. And I do it with love and devotion
14) I love what I am doing.
15) I have a positive mindset
16) I embrace feedback good or bad. Learn from it, improve and grow
17) I am good at networking
18) I build trust
19) I’m a hard worker – could be a more clever worker but still..
20) No mountain is to high for me to climb. If I believe in it, I go straight for my goal.
21) I am not afraid to ask for help but sometimes I realize too late in the process that help was required (think about how to go about social media, or
get a PA or VA to help me etc.)
22) I have a clear plan on where I am heading but appreciate that I need to start small before I can achieve my bigger goal
23) Everything I put my mind to
24) I love to create win-win situations for all everyone involved in the business process.
25) I’m a team player and not afraid to carry a heavy burden for a while if it can ease the way of my companions.
26) I embrace a life long learning. Love to build on my skillset and gain knowledge which will bring my dreams closer by.
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5) I now have a co-host to support me
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>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future< € 35.000 a year on my Airbnb alone WITHOUT doing any marketing or
being active on social media besides from using the Airbnb platform. And I haven’t yet offered any special events or put by house up for rent.
5) I now have a co-host to support me.
6) I have outsourced part of the work but can still outsource and automate much more which will free up more time for my business.
7) I have a strong desire to make this work and to learn what ever it takes to make it happen
8) I am my own worst client – very critical. Beside from the fact that I have to fight the voice of my Inner Critical Parent, it does make me reflect on my
weaknesses and what I need to do to become successful. In that sense my capability to reflect is a Strengths.
9) I give people a feeling of being welcome, seen and appreciated – all reviews but one reflects on this
10) I love to make people feel at home and appreciated and I am good at it
11) In 95% of the cases I managed to exceed the expectations of my guests
12) I take full responsibilities for my actions. Whenever something goes in the another direction than expected, I never point fingers at others, always
only at myself.
13) I always do the best I can. And I do it with love and devotion
14) I love what I am doing.
15) I have a positive mindset
16) I embrace feedback good or bad. Learn from it, improve and grow
17) I am good at networking
18) I build trust
19) I’m a hard worker – could be a more clever worker but still..
20) No mountain is to high for me to climb. If I believe in it, I go straight for my goal.
21) I am not afraid to ask for help but sometimes I realize too late in the process that help was required (think about how to go about social media, or
get a PA or VA to help me etc.)
22) I have a clear plan on where I am heading but appreciate that I need to start small before I can achieve my bigger goal
23) Everything I put my mind to
24) I love to create win-win situations for all everyone involved in the business process.
25) I’m a team player and not afraid to carry a heavy burden for a while if it can ease the way of my companions.
26) I embrace a life long learning. Love to build on my skillset and gain knowledge which will bring my dreams closer by.
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I can totally confirm this because I recognized this in our phone conversation, Marie-Louise.
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Day 2. What was good or great in my actions and in the program and I should keep them
- Doing the Q&A's.
- The exercise of what to do more, less, start & stop. It's worth doing this one periodically.
- The positioning. Keep on clarifying and testing how it lands. I think it has already triggered people to approach me.
- Pre answering questions. Both the questions others ask and that I ask.
- The brainstorming session. It was a lot of fun and I got valuable input.
- Focus on creating an expert position.
- That I am moving towards the implementation plan I created for building my expert position
- That someone approached me monday because she heard I am the person to go to for online presence (something is working. I am going to refer her to someone who can help her specifically better than I can.)
- Working together on some workshops. 2 people really helps to keep the energy going
- The product ideas I have developed in the past few weeks.
- 1 extra client who specifically is great to work with. I get direct feedback and can try all kinds of new things. He is committed to his success.
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Week 19 - Day 2 of 5
What was good and great in the program:
1. The structure: the order of topics, the small assignments, the possibility for Q&A and a way to celebrate
2. The hot seat 'what would Nisandeh do?'. There is so much to learn from asking each other and seeing the way you answer. And the answers themselves, of course.
3. The bonus workshops and especially those of the expert book got me thinking.
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Week 18 - Day 1 of 5
What could have been or could have been improved are:
1. Doing something every day, instead of doing nothing at the end of the week or even on Saturday.
2. Realizing that implementation is also work in my company and that it is not necessary yet. That was not what was asked.
3. The first week of reflection on the program broke my routine of doing something every day, I can't quite figure out why and which week it was exactly.
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>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future <<
Day 2 – This is my list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
1) The structure of the program (GREAT)
2) The heartbeat of the assignments – Monday the weekly program, Wednesday the Q&A en Friday the Celebration (GREAT
3) The Buddy system (GREAT)
4) The manner in which we as Buddies have been matched (GREAT)
5) The Monthly Hotseats (GOOD)
6) The BONUS WORKSHOPS (GREAT)
7) The tools provided such as the Idea Generator, the various matrices – I just love them (GREAT)
8) The Community which is being greated (GREAT)
9) The support of the group (Give & Take) (GREAT)
10) The Nudging build into the program which makes it fun to contribute but also ensure even more commitment (GREAT)
11) The possibility to pick your brain Nisandeh (GREAT)
12) The Brainstorm sessions offered amongst participants (GREAT)
13) The weekly Celebration which is so important (GREAT)
14) The fact that I am supported in working on my business very day. I just love it (GREAT)
15) The manner in which dreams are within reach due to the way the program has been set up (GREAT)
16) The enormous amount of valuable content from Nisandeh and Vered but also from all participants
17) The power of the Idea Generator – as we go along ideas just seem to come much more easy
18) The implementation steps (GREAT)
19) The formulated strategies – very interesting and inspiring (GREAT)
20) ….and so much more.
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To be quite honest I feel very blessed and fornate that I get the possibility to learn so much from someone who has walked the talk and to see how all of us benefit from your knowledge. During these past 18 weeks so many new ideas and ways to achieve them, have come to mind. I just love working on my business together with so many beautiful people
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Fornate = fortunate
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
I’ll relate the areas for improvement regarding the program and regarding myself.
PROGRAM. I felt that the one-size-fits-all and just-do-as-you’re-told approach were not in sync with my focal points (as I’m in the middle of implementing a strategy that I already had). I got the impression from certain fellow participants that they felt something similar, so that could be something to look at (although I’m fully aware that this is NOT a tailor-made trajectory, nor should it be in this particular set-up). MYSELF. As a consequence, on my end, my implementation has been lagging behind – solely out of lower priority relevance. This still did not feel as a loss of opportunity, since nothing has been addressed that I did not already have some experience with.
PROGRAM. The community part has been cast in a rather freestyle format. This lead to an explosion of interactions all over the place with many assignment posts per person per week, all on 3 separate pages per week, with dozens of participants, so this very soon got too much and a bit too chaotic (for me) to keep track of. MYSELF. On my end, this lead me to actively choose to largely let go of this part of the program (the productivity assignment in week 4 did the decisive trick), which DID feel as a bit of a loss (though the downside in terms use of time outweighed the upside).
PROGRAM. I would call the pace a bit low, or the throughput time a bit too long, which leads to flattening or temporarily breaking the sense of urgency/thrill to be in this process. In my view, many of the topics covered would not have needed a full week to explore on the why-what-how-etc side. MYSELF. Consequently, the weaker part on my end was that I allowed myself to be sub-engaged.
Day 2 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
PROGRAM. Almost all of the assignments were very concrete, clear, and doable. MYSELF. Consequently, the “up” on my end was that it hardly took me any effort to stay in line and deliver daily (I think I have missed 3 days in the whole program, and the delay in this week has good reasons).
PROGRAM. In this case actually mainly/only meaning NIsandeh and to some extent Vered, they really go all out and all the way to make it work. Nisandeh is absolutely zealous in interacting with anyone who solicits so, in ways that are useful to many. MYSELF. Even though I am not his ideal client, I am thankful and respectful for what he’s doing here.
PROGRAM. The live Q&A sessions (as well as the pages) and master classes are particularly valuable. MYSELF. Consequently, it was easy for me to create detailed notes of those sessions, which serve as reference material for when it gets useful.
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** DAY 3 - BUSINESS STRENGTHS **
Current Business:
* Very high skill level vs other businesses
* Always trying to over-deliver when possible and helping my clients
* Good to great income
New Business:
* Massive value - people can change their lives in ways they didn't even think or dream of before
* Great opportunities to package the value in all kinds of different ways (make dependence on myself low)
* Motivation for this is high, this is what I live, daily
(and yes, I will be choosing which one to use for the rest of the program this week)
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Personal strenghts:
- Clear state of mind
- Positive mindset
- Openminded
- Friendly and accepting to myself (and others)
- My own wellbeing and relaxation is on #1
- Easy to get along with
- Don't need much to be happy
- Finances are good
- More and more good financial habits, low costs of living
- I'm a go-getter - if I want to accomplish something that's dear to me, I move mountains and make it happen, no matter what
- Living a healthy life-style overall, taking good care of body and mind, low stress and more and more relaxation
- Seeing and using backlashes and problems as ways to get clearer and let go of the past - and have the tools in hand for that
- Open-minded
- Resilient
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Day 3
What are my business strengths?
I am good at creating ideas.
I am good at social media. Create new followers.
I generally have a positive mindset.
If an order or taks is given, I make it and do it when I can (often quick).
I am good at internet marketing.
I am good at social media contacts.
I clearly have a schedule per quarter, per week and per day
I am very good at thinking out of the box.
I dare to show myself (more and more) on social media as well as who I am and what I stand for.
I can listen well to others.
I get excited
I give good webinars and courses
I usually go for something when I know I can 'get' / 'win' something
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>> I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future<<
WEEK 18/Day 1 – This is my list of all the things in the program AND in my actions which could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
I have three areas which I wish to reflect upon as they need improvement. All three areas are related to my own participation and therefore they are my own responsibility:
TIME MANAGEMENT-WISE – One of my major challenges in live is that at an age of 58 I still believe a day has 72 hours and not 24. This belief reflects my planning. If I cut my planning short with 80% and focus on the 20% I will be much more efficient. WOMB and Conscious Entrepreneur have clearly taught me that.
Eventhough I get up at 5 and start working at 7 or before the 10 minutes per day as part of my morning routine has been achieved twice. Mostly I do it late at night and most often I do a couple of days or weeks later. Not because I wish to sabotage myself or the community but because of two things:
1) Working on the questions does not take me 10 minutes but more than an hour. Whether it is due to the fact that I am dyslexics which causes me to read the questions and the answers I give several times to understand exactly what is I need to do or…
2) I wish my answer to be perfect as I know my replies can be used for my business, which cause me to spend much more time on it.
MINDSET-wise – I have always believed and experience that what I put my mind to I can achieve. Starting with the end in mind and then reverse engineering shows me the steps I need to take in order to achieve my goal. The last couple of months however have challenged my focus and my mindset. The ongoing stress has caused Mindf*ck in my brain followed by a small sense of demotivation for which there is absolutely no need. I have the (winter)blues so to speak.
HABITS – Between 5-7 am I do the Miracle morning after which I jump in the shower, have my breakfast and commute to work. I work till late and am back home at 7pm. After dinner I get to work on WOMB . By then it is late. During day time I am working for my client.
As answering the questions take me more than 10 minutes (by down the above answers have taken met 30 minutes) I do not allow myself to include it in my Miracle Morning ritual as I believe I will otherwise be too late at work. This is a MindF*ck thing I know. There are ways to overcome this. Get to work 10 minutes later. Do WOMB in the train when commuting to work. Spend the first 15 minutes at work on WOMB
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There is one thing I did not appreciate being part of WOMB - that I was excluded from the Bonus Workshop on September 29th. After a very busy week I had book a spot in the train to Munich where I could listen in silence to the workshop. I had deliberately paid first class not to be disturbed. Had charged all my devices to mitigate any risks of fall out. At 7:45 pm, with pen and paper by my side and my headphone plugged in, I was ready to learn and be committed. Big was my disappointment when I realized that I was no longer invited because I had not "done my homework".
Eventhough I don't follow the heartbeat you might wish at the moment due to all reasons mentioned, I am still 100% committed and I will follow through eventhough I might stumble at times. I therefore find it very hash to shut the door because I did not complete my homework in preparation of the workshop. This incident has made an impact on how I feel about the proces.
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Additional for WEEK 18/ Day 1 ACTIONS WHICH CAN BE BETTER / WHAT MUST IMPROVE
1) MY WHY and WHAT
My WHY and WHAT needs to be very clear and catching
Marcel Dassen has kindly offered to help me on this as have my Buddies and Social media coach. I appreciate all help I can get in this.
2) CONTENT MANAGEMENT
I need to build my content and prepare it for the many month to come
Today between 4:30-5 pm (just before the Conscious Entrepreneur workshop) I have a meeting with a company on how to win on social media
Friday and Saturday I have a one-on-one workshop with a social media coach who will guide and facilitate me on my social media campaign and in developing my content
3) MY MARKETING STRATEGY
Friday and Saturday I have a one-on-one workshop with a social media coach who will guide and facilitate me on my social media campaign and in developing my content
4) MY SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND ONLINE APPERANCE
So far I have only been active on LinkedIn but not with a heartbeat. As I believe by target audience is active on FACEBOOK, NEXTDOOR and INSTAGRAM I need to build followers on those platforms.
5) ACCOUNTANT
My accountant is resigning to enjoy her pension. I am now looking for a new accountant to assist and advise me on my taxes.
I’ve asked around in my network and just got the name on an accountant. Will contact him tomorrow
6) ADMINISTRATION
Administration is not by strongest point. I need to create a workable processes around this. Preferably with the help of a PA. I’ve asked a fellow trainee for advice on this today. This was one of the things where I didn’t know I could ask for help.
7) 100% COMMITMENT
In order to focus 100% on my business I need to commit myself to participate 100% in the WOMB program and to spend 1 full day a week to get things up and running.
8) BECOMING VISIBLE
I need to overcome my shyness and become visible only by means of online training, vlogs etc. This program help me in doing so. This weekend I will work on this with my social media coach.
9) MASTERCLASSED AND TRAINING
I’m working on the content of my training and housewarming session. I need to send the invites this weekend and not wait until my training is perfect. I need to trust the process and not be caught in perfectionism turning into procrastination.
This weekend this point is on the agenda.
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Marcel is a great help for that!
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Day 2 Good/great in the programm and my actions:
1. The structure of the programm that on monday you get an assignement, on wednesday there is a Q&A and on fryday the celebration
2. The hotseat every month
3. The budy system
4. The safty of the group online even though we never met in real life.
5. The fact that there are a lot different businesses but we seem to struggle withj the same problems
6. Reading solutions/ideas from other participants
7. The option the have a one on one with Nisandeh
8. The fact that what we are asked to practice is what Nisandeh shows us he dos him self
9. The transparency of the program
10. Vered participating in the online sessions.
What actions from me where great:
Me putting almost all of my clients in groups
Me spending money and finding a PA
Me recognise that I need to pauze and take me time
Me going over my €100.000 goel for this year
Me developping a new product with 2 co-workers and using what I learned in Grow your expert posisiton, How to write a book.
Me feeling that I hot the wall and learned to say it and make choises based on my well beeing.
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Congratulations Claudia on all the great actions mentioned. You must be very content. Well done!
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Marie-Louise thats a yes and a no.
Yes for achiving the goals and no for knowing that if I would be more structured it could be even better and then I could have made a greater inpact in the world around me.
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Day 3 Strengths
I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm that is put in to sessions and projects
I always deliver an outcome that people are surprised about
I have often a very friendly and personal bond with clients and users
I am pretty direct yet helpful in my communications and help
I put a lot of effort in my clients, i will always try to help or answer questions
I insist on evaluations
quick in analyses and practical and theoretical knowledge
thinking outside the box
base of the company becomes stronger- and has potential
book is about to be published
existing network/team is qualitative strong
existing clients are returning and trusting clients
a lot of experimenting with marketing- not a solution yet
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Day 1 Good in my actions:
I started to developpe new habits, tought, way of working:
I take me time on a regular base
I put almost all my clients in to groups so it gives me more free time
I found a PA and we looked in automating payments and are now working on my mail
I have a clear outcome of who my ideal clients are
I manged to get my ukIQ collega working with a few parts of the program
I learned to say no to not ideal clients
I discoverd that if I stuck to my routine I got more done (preparing the evening before what I need/want to do)
I started to plan the next year and set goals that I want to achive and by that I start thinking on the how to achive theme.
I use the idea generator also for my private life
I took the ideas from WOW your clients and we used it for the KindVak and as a result we have a few happy company1s who want our training or an evenng for parents.
I learned that I cant overdeliver my clients if I want to help theme.
I learned that beiing responciable for the buddy`s makes you stay focust.
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DAY 5
3-5 areas you’d like to focus
- getting a VA - handing her/him over marketing-tasks, finding speaking gigs and workshop, invitations to podcasts & blogs, improve upsell/downsell
- selling my membership (entrepreneur-clan) & my 10K product which I have created during DYI - please keep fingers crossed! I have one client who is interested. She will confirm latest by monday. 🤩
- revisit my funnels and make them better
- getting my book ready
- getting PR
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DAY 4
weaknesses
- beeing the bottle neck of my business
- not having the right VA makes me:
- doing too much alone
- not follow up on my ideas because too involved in daily business
- grow slow
- working too much
- unable to manage fiverr- guys
All not new.... 😅
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DAY 3
list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses
- focus on solutions
- seeing what is special and unique in people
- seeing what is valuable to others and pack it into a product or service
- thinking like a punk - at least this is what people say and now that I look like one, I am okay with it 🙂
- structured
- methodic
- easy to follow
- clear journey to the solution
- always trying to simplify
- good in mirrowing and understanding needs
- mimimal administration
- easy to commission
- clear positioning
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Day 5 –
Make a SHORT list of 3-5 areas you’d like to focus your attention and efforts in the coming 7 weeks.
• Creating time is definitely a big thing.
• I am also looking a value pricing instead of hourly rates. That is a big learning curve that I want to spend time on.
• Video’s are on my priority list
• Developing new products.
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• Day 3 – Make a list of all the (internal) strengths you or your business posses. Be very specific.
When it comes to you it can be skills, mindset, attitudes, habits, knowledge…
Strengths: we have a sales mindset and are able to get results and motivate others to develop and use these skills.
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My actions in the expert how to book are getting very detailed. I will use some of the questions for blogs and also the website.
ideal client. I think I am sometimes an ideal client and sometimes not. It is good to be reminded to spend money just as you want your clients to do with you.
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DAY 2
things in the program AND in my actions that were good or great
- the idea generator
- the accountability
- that I found out, why I am not a great client to online-course-sellers and what I can do to make my own online-services different and better
- that I am learning to select what is really important now instead of behaving like a school kid
- that I am forced to celebrate - I am getting better every week
- the participants of WOMB and their great ideas
- having a mastermind
- that we review everything - there is always room for improvement
- the fantastic workshops & Q&As
- that I now believe that I can write a book
- that it is easier to stay and get back in line
Thank you so much!!!
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Good in my actions:
1. we meet with buddies every week
2. I use all the questions to think about (take it serious)
3. I help my buddy's (with questions and knowledge)
4. I implement new habits
5. I'm focussing on asking questions instead of answers (outside this program)
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Day 2
good/great in the program
1. the questions
2. structure of the program
3. structure of the page
4. way to find old answers
5. overview of all the questions and weeks
6. possibility to ask questions (Wednesday and what would Nisandeh do)
7. buddy system
8. the little attention blocks in a week and decided in 5 questions
9. Nisandeh and Vered being an example
10. What would Nisandeh do, sent questions so they are prepared AND additional information is given.
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Day 2- things that were great.
The structure is fantastic. Every day a small thing keeps me being aligned and motivated.
To do this together with lots of other entrepreneurs is wonderful. I love learning from each other.
Your personal comments are so valuable, and the fact that you read everything is very motivating.
The fact that you force us to celebrate (not my strong point) even when it’s not going well helps me a lot.
The buddy system. I love it that I got two buddy’s who I didn’t know before and are completely different.
That it’s only 297 euro is ridiculous. So much value for such a small amount.
It gives a lot of practical ideas that are immediately implementable
The topics are well thought and some of them (like the one from last week) are so crucial for my business that it’s embarrassing I didn’t do them before - and I should implement them in a yearly schedule.
All the questions are valuable for life.
You let us work instead of giving us content. I love that.
All the things you do to keep on pushing us to do the work- you don’t have to do that. I’m very grateful 🙏
The brainstorm option with others
Ouch, it’s a lot harder to come up with what is great about my actions 🙈
I am taking care of my buddies and trying to help them wherever I can
I implement ideas from the WOMB in my business whenever it’s possible
I forced myself to go for it even when it’s not easy- and also when it doesn’t fit me. And surprisingly I mostly found the time. Not always- but most of the time. So that also was a good lesson.
I used my knowledge and my network to help others.
I managed to take ideas and thoughts and also put them into practice in life not just in business.
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And you kindly gave me acces to your videos, because you think it would help.
You are easy to connect to, and I think you reach out to a lot of people to connect.
Just 2 extra points because you find that list a little harder...
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ahh thank you Bas. And I was also thinking about the brainstorm app! I thought I might host an online meeting for everyone who wants it, to get to know each other, and maybe also a piece of brainstorming in it for your business. Voluntary, but anyone who wants to get to know the others, can join. for instance on a Sunday afternoon or so. Maybe end of the year.
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Day two: what was good in my actions and in the programm
The structure in the programm was good for me: The every day assignment to answer questions in the WOMB . The programm became a part of my life, my thinking. I noticed a mindshift. Many topics changed from "oh no, not for me" into something that is my reach. (The implementation of them is another and more difficult issue as I wrote about yesterday)
I really liked the presentations of Nisandeh: you made very clear what you where talking about. Also I liked and apreciated the transparency in these talks. That worked for me, i could relate. The repeating structure of the programm worked strongly and has a big impact. Through again and again the emphasis on the puzzle peaces they became part of my thinking. I Learn from repeating.
I am impressed by the generousity and the mastership in what you shared with us. From both of you. Your walking your talk is far more and works more profound then words can say. I feel touched and thankful. You became part of my life, a companion. Value based thinking and operating became a key word for me. The W questions also. The idea genarator is on.
My mission statement is in progress, nearly there. Making a book, a video, an audio, became in my reach. I managed to make a new website that forms the basics in presenting my business. In many ways I can built further in this basic structure this website has.
I set up a line of interviews with myself and 5 key clients. I was able to become more clear in what I need in support and acted on that. Let go of people and attracted some new ones who bring a better value for my business and i bring for them.
I became more structured and clear, also in the content of my work. Taking in my expert and senior position in who U am and what I do. Cutting crab, cleaning out, value based.
The programm is a bridge between value and business . I need this. My business needs this. I am entering a new fase in this programm. As I am entering a new fase in my business.
Thank you!
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A lot is going on, many learnings and successes.. lists are underway. I love the program and it really gets re-thinking my life + business therein.
To be continued.
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Day 2 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
If I want to be really specific I have to block more time.
Things in the program that were & are good:
* structure of the program;
* positive energy;
* group experience;
* weekly meeting accountability buddies;
* very relevant subjects, very concrete information and tasks;
* sharing tasks and experiences online in group;
* weekly q&a, monthly 'what would Nisandeh do', extra workshops online;
* keeping people on track;
* my mindset about my ability to grow a succesfull business is changing in the good direction;
* I feel that consequently working ON my business lets me make small steps in right direction;
* my confidence is growing regarding my expert position and abilities;
* my field of interest and expertise gets more clear;
* I get more creative about my field if interest; I have the feeling that I can develop my unique products;
* at least I am trying to stay on track in this training; I'm excited about every new week; i try to invest enough time;
* I have new idears about how to write a book and how I can make it unique and attractive;
* I am and feel dedicated to the accountabilitygroup.
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** DAY 2 - WHAT IS/WAS GOOD & GREAT **
In my actions:
* Participating daily (in the first blocks)
* Being present for all the zoom calls (except for one)
* Participation in the weekly buddy calls
* Getting the max out of the program (until I discovered the junction I described earlier & got overwhelmed)
In the program:
* Focussing on implementation / habitual working
* Showing us the importance of the WHY of the things we're doing
* Letting us do the thinking and working instead of just pushing information
* The weekly Q&A's ... invaluable
* The hotseats .... amazing, learned so many brilliant things
* The online sharing ... being able to read each other's input and responding to that ... fantastic
* The Buddy calls ... super
* The Expert Book workshop .... a true gold mine
* Idea Generator...brilliant
* Reverse Engineering ... brilliant
* Weekly Retrospection...also using that in other areas of life now
* Making us think of solutions / horizons we've never even known were possible before....amazing
* Same for making us see we know so much already
Some unintended positive side-effects of the program:
* Different perspective on personal relationships due to the ideal clients block
* 10% increase in hourly rate at my current project
* Growing clarity on where my heart is, business-wise
* Ideas / insights / action on sharing what I've learned on my path of personal / spiritual growth and how to do this
* Sight on a totally overlooked beginner's thing in my current business that is a goldmine, thanks to the Expert Book workshop (and conscious virgins concept)
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** DAY 1 - WHAT COULD BE BETTER / IMPROVED **
In my actions:
* Habits: daily habit is gone, need to find a way to focus on this more without getting overwhelmed.
* Implementation: I realized that I'm stuck between businesses since the first week of the expert block, so every week I'm thinking about....okay will I do this for my current business or new business? Doesn't really seem to work out. Need to decide what business I will do it for this week.
In the program:
* More time time to digest would be helpful:
- As mentioned before: expert block was too much in too short amount of a time for me. Still thinking about a book, when we started with a video....still thinking about videos when we should be thinking about 6 new products. I want to focus on one thing for longer and prevent the damage of context switching. Big difference with other blocks, which were easier to digest
- Not having this time, for me, leaves a trail of unfinished business and unused insights, which demotivates me to work on new things.
- A week between blocks to digest would be great (which is kind of what we did more recently...awesome), or maybe one week of WHY/HOW/WHAT etc. and then a week of implementation
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I completely agree with what you say about the program, Rens!
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Additionally:
- Would love some more live connection with the participants (only reading text makes it less alive for me, impacting the interaction on the website)
- The daily 15 minutes were growing the more we got into the program. Due to
1) the nature of the work to be done (most of the actual assignments took more time vs the Idea Generator days, which fit in 15 mins)
2) Videos that need to be watched before the work can start - the most obvious one is the one from last week, which was 27 minutes - brilliant video, but does not fit in 15 minutes obviously.
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DAY 2 What I’m good or great
I am very persistent, very constant, I do not give up. I am now in the middle of a launch and I have a plan that I am following daily. I feel calm and relaxed knowing that I will complete my tasks and later I will evaluate results and improve next launch. I am very committed with building my business and the WOMB program is helping me with new ideas that I choose not to always implement immediately because I already have plans to achieve this year and I still work full time in corporate so I consciously choose how to prioritize. So again what I am doing well or great… my commitment. I love my business!
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DAY 1 what could have been done better in my actions: I miss more structure in my habits, I am getting better and better organizing my activities but could do better time blocking and I certainly need a morning routine.
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WEEK 18 DAY 2 – Good & Great
* I think the outline of this program is very good. The way every week is structured with a clear assignment, going deeper or further every day, step by step with the commitment to DO actually something with the insights I have acquired, is proven priceless to me.
* Just as the fact that there’s the possibiity of asking questions on Wednesday and for sure the celebration part on Friday. These are valuable habits to develop.
* The extra Business Multiplication workshops have been of the utmost value to me. Both! We went deeper into specific topics this way (VIP product and Expert Book). And I am looking forward to the next one. Ofcourse, and I say it again, the one on September 1 was a gamechanger. I then realized I was targeting the wrong audience.
* I have been very lucky with my buddies, so that’s been also a great part of the program for me. I guess that if one’s not that lucky, it could feel like a burden.
* Also very good is the emphasis on the importance of implementation as well as the importance to regularly work ON my business. I really got more disciplined.
* I was pleasantly surprised by the effect of stopping and doing less of certain tasks that had become a habit. It gave me strenght and space to breath and work ON my business.
* It also saved me a lot of time and energy to write some blogs in advance and just schedule them via Hootsuite or MailChimp and automate other tasks via my calendar on my phone. I felt more in control and professional because of this.
* Absolutely great was also the realisation that I already know so much. I used it for the wrong audience, but it’s there and it’s all connected. Presenting it in the right way delivers tons of value.
* I also remember the Lego-strategy. I loved it.
* Furtherore the coaching session with Vered was very valuable to me. Thank you again, Vered.
* I think it’s great to be able to see all the comments and learn from other participants.
* Also the emphasis on the WHY and also the purpose of every action: such great insights.
* I really appreciate you giving us the two tools for finding out what clients want.
All of the topics mentioned above led to actions of mine that were good or even great. To name a few:
- learning to ask for help
- changing my target audience / ideal clients
- stopping with an activity I don’t longer feel I belong
- a big improvement of my discipline
- organizing a huiskamersessie; I already got 5 ladies participating.
- automating tasks
- getting a part time job to pay the energy bill
- buying a house in Portugal with a friend of mine to rent out
- being paid by my buddies for the information I gave them when they couldn’t attend.
- the realisation I am worth al lot more then I got until now
- adding a CTA to every blog I write
- respecting my boundaries
- commitment to my buddies
- learning how to receive
- thinking in abundance instead of scarcity
- celebrating and appreciatie who I am and what I have accomplished.
I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.
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Great to read Manny.
Especially the realization that you are worth more than you asked before- well done!
Btw, always love to see you in the sessions, you are always smiling and laughing! For one reason or another you most of the times appear in the screens in the top that I can see...So, therefor I know! hahaha (just to show i am not a stalker...;-)) 😀
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Thanks, Bas! That’s so nice of you to say 😀 No stalking intentions detected 😉
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
It can be anything – content-wise, structure-wise, time-management-wise, mindset, habits… anything that you can improve or that we can improve in the program.
To improve:
1. I could improve in being more consistent. I tried to catch up but failed.
2. I should plan more time every day to do the assignments. 15 minutes is not enough for me. I need 30 mins at least.
3. We struggled to get our buddy program running and still it's not perfect. It's also a matter of priority of course. We use each other now in a kind of "pull" way- instead of obligated weekly meetings we call one another when we need input. It's ok but could be improved. I think I'm actually ok with it- I don't need more.
4. Whenever I didn't want to do an assignment (it happened twice) I should have been brave enough to state it and then leave- but I didn't dare to. Then it keeps nagging... draining my energy.
5. Motivation fades when I get busier. I can feel I am not as committed as I used to be in the beginning. And it immediately shows: what I put in, I get out. So it's not delivering me enough then.
6. I find that I'm not getting enough from the Q&A sessions because I don't take the time to think about good questions. Seriously a wasted opportunity.
7. The same goes for the brainstorm whatsapp group... I never used it. Missed opportunity. But goes for the same... if I need a brainstorm partner I have people in my environment that I would ask. So... when I am honest, I am ok with it...
Improvement for you:
1. Expectations management. It costs more than 15 mins a day. Already reading everything costs 15 mins lol:)
2. the hot seats and especially expert sessions are too much talking from you and asks too little from me. I find that hard to listen to. When it comes to context over content, I see improvement there.
3. I would love to have one session where we can simply connect with each other without having to DO so much. How about one week where we can ask each other questions? Where we can ask for help?
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I'd like your last comment number three, too, Gerdy. I miss that very much to get to know each other better. Most of the participants are just pictures to me even though I read a lot of comments from the participants
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I know I was not asked for a solution on a point for improvement, so i ask it as an extra question... we have the 'brainstorm' button... could that work for point 3?
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Day 2
What did I do right?
I implemented the actions quite quickly.
For example:
- I immediately made a thank you email after the free giveaway.
- My emails to the mailing lists now contain 1 x CTA (instead of 0 or more than 1)
- I made a summer deal and marketed it in various ways and sold more than expected.
- I interviewed my ideal clients through zoom (still had to work ik out)
- I did live Q&As on social media
- I gave extras to my ideal clients (via email and post) as a thank you
My ideal client is much clearer.
By working more on myself and on my business, I get more good ideas.
I am I better building my business and working on my business than finishing my 'to do' as working in my business.
And what I just read from Leo reminded me that the 'virgins' are also my ideal clients. In my case the dieticians and lifestyle coaches who have just graduated and are looking for training. It's also nice to focus on them and maybe start attracting them which I'm not doing yet (I'm going to think about it).
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Day 2 – List all the things in the program AND in your actions that were good or great. Be very specific.
I can't say much that wasn't good in the program. In essence, the shape is exactly what I need. The structure of it etc. I believe that if I really did everything the success and a fit and healthy life would stay on my path of my life sooner and longer.
It is a gift for me that I participate in this training and have said yes to it. The critic in me thinks it's not enough and not fast enough, etc. He can also rest for a while. And see what happened. Where was I 17 weeks ago? And where am I now.
When I see how much can happen in 17 weeks from more quality of life and structure and working on my company instead of in my company. That makes a huge difference.
Thankful is always what comes to my mind. My core value is dignity and what I'm doing makes him very happy. How before with shame I dared to ask just € 25.00 per hour, last week I calculated a deal for half a year of coaching (€ 5000) with a rate of € 125 per hour. And he may be shocked by the hourly wage, but I am (my thoughts and experiences) what he needs very much yes. Where is the limit?
Also make another deal for a video that is also promo for myself and other companies that support me. Was also € 900 for 1 day of recording.
Do less and earn more from a health motive. Less hard work and more fun. This focus has helped me enormously and has given me many insights. Also help the story of the expert or the virgin. In fact, it seems that the expert is increasingly rejecting it and the other opening up more and more. And in the end, it is also business parties who now mainly see my service and want to cooperate, and not yet the consumers. I had made this image very black and white.
However, the focus on the consumer has created scope. And last week there was also a company that wants online training from me. They asked if I could start this week.
Next week the fair will be the world of emobilty of which I am an ambassador and have been given a space of 150 m 2 to tell my story. I just don't know (or still don't dare) say concretely what the story is what I should do there. Somebody has a great tip?
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WOW good to read. I think you made good choices last weeks, it is going for the better this way. Yeah!
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Certainly more and more beautiful things come together on my path. 🙏
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Ask Nisandeh tomorrow, Leo. That will certainly help you to write your story. How about sharing your story of the past 17 weeks as an ambassador. What you have experienced and where you are now is a wonderful story that you are proud of yourself.
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thank you.
very good tips.
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Congratulations Leo! WOW Isn't this all just wonderful! good job!
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LEO!!!!! You are one of the best examples this program works!
Despite all your reluctance and impatience at the beginning you are now making it a success. The deal (or even dealS) you closed last week are an example of the successes you can get if you implement the right structures.
Keep it up!
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Week 18
Day 1 – List all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been better or could have been improved. Be very specific.
It's almost all about commitment and effort and doing what it takes. In addition, apologies and a lot on my plate from the fear and stress of converting my company form. And setting up the plans takes a lot of time, so that income is not there yet. A visual circle. And there is confidence that what I am doing is and will be a success. The things I need come my way. Just like this workout. And the structure and structure of the training. This week's program is also good. Just to see what I've learned.
1. I say what I do and do what I say. really says everything.
I do the things that are good for me, sometimes just for a little while. And then from a restlessness something else. Why is it so hard to do what I have to do now?
What I learned earlier from nisandeh get in line stay in line.
Actually, the picture of no success or achieving or doing what I have to do is about that. No right or wrong but instructive to keep seeing. And increasingly experience/feel/and act on the core of the distraction for a quality life. With energy and pleasure.
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Day 2: good, great, fantastic
I finished writing a book- as a manuscript. Several things were great:
-mindset: kept at it, stayed positive with it- although it was challenging at times.
-focus, did not try to do everything- but made choices.
-feedback: have 10 wonderful people reading it now, had to overcome some ‘fear’ for that.
- structure/ method: changed to an even clearer structure of 3x3, and kept at it. Made clear choices to ‘kill my darkings’ and not fall in the trap to be overly complete.
- I have made a layout in this way for future content, video, written and trainings.
Great workshop where context over content was tried out and sold (almost).
Also the deal we had (put together) was great for them, answering what they want. And we introduced it pretty early on in the workshop- at least all the topics.
One talk went great but we didn’t speak to the one with budget. We are trying to turn that around. I find this positive because we are not persuaded to send offers or stress out about it. We recognised the mistake and are acting on it.
Buddy talks were great. Especially the last couple of weeks. Informative, kind, helping.
The insight/ ‘rule’: what if I do this by taking time off instead of adding/ what is the shortest way of doing this.
The idea generator. Use it everywhere..:)
My new-more-less- stop board.
And I am very happy with all the things I didn’t choose to do, didn’t pursue. I let things settle more a bit. Or just choose not to do them and let it with that. Not there yet- but it is a step!
I made a list of the most asked questions and wrote a couple of content pieces, ready to be implemented later.
I am leaving and left more reviews to my suppliers that I found great. That insight was very valuable.
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That are some great successes! 😉
Especially the book and the fantastic workshop we did.
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Day one: what could have been better in my actions and in the programm;
Mostly the 5 to 10 minutes schedule each day was a hard one for me. What can I do in 10 minutes? I needed them already to reread or read posts from other WOMB members. I built up a habit of thinking of working on my business though because of these daily questions. Mostly in extra time I created for it in the night. Like now it is 4.30 in the night. I need much more time then the ten minutes for each topic every day. In the daytime I started implementing. Only a fraction of the lists of possibilities I created in the night. I need at least one more year or two for implementing. Last week Nisandeh said something like if you shift over from creating ideas to implementing you are working in your business again. For me the line is thin between working on or working in my business. There is a grey aerea between the two. Mostly I was a kind of overwhelmed. Having to deal with a sense of failure and falling behind.
If I look back I think that I would have needed a personal session or a more structured time with my budies. For instance to
discribe the totallity of my businesses. I still need that and am going to write it down. I think that I would have been less fragmented like I am now.
I had to deal with the inherent rithm of my business with peak periods. How to handle the daily rithm of the WOMB programm with the peak moments of working in my business was an issue. Stil is. I just had such a peak period and need a restart on working on my business again because things are not working. I need more profit to pay off all the investments I did. For instance I need to start with renting out my place in Spain wich is a part of my business.
What an I going to do with my Leergang? What with viability? Many topics come back again. An other cycle to start up for me in the WOMB programm.
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
It can be anything – content-wise, structure-wise, time-management-wise, mindset, habits… anything that you can improve or that we can improve in the program.
Very basic:
* not only plan in agenda but really investing time on same time each day to work ON my business,
Early in the morning instead of late in the evening; when endrgy is high and time available;
* without skipping days, stick to the schedule and the questions / tasks;
* planning double amount of time, sonetimes 10-15 minutes is enough to fullfill the task, but most of the time it is not;
* planning more free time in my agenda;
* making choices by reducing my regular work, own business needs light, air and space to grow; declutter my life and brain;
* make clear border between working ON my business and working IN my business; don't mix those two unconsious;
* I cannot think about what should be improved in the program, it's me who needs to focus more, create more time,
Pay enough attention,
* I'm going to rehearse WOMB first halve of 2023;
* I also did a lot in a positive way, still feel enthousiastic about the program, happy wirh task of this week to summarize, focus and intention for november and december.
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WEEK 18 DAY 1 – IMPROVE
Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
*What to improve in the program - my suggestions
1) The topic of week 1 was ‘What is your biggest struggle in your business these days’. Knowing what I know now, I think it is best to go deeper into this subject right at the start. With some coaching, maybe just a question or two extra, I might have been made aware then and there that I was on the wrong track with my focus on Millennials. Luckily, it did happen in the extra workshop on September 1, so week 11. There you mentioned the four questions one has to ask about one’s audience. Maybe you did that also before, I don’t remember. And maybe it was meant to happen this late in my proces anyway. It is just a suggestion.
2) The topic of week 4 was the productivity matrix. I really loved everything about delegating, automation and the productivity matrix. The downside was that after those weeks we really got started and it was just too much for me to keep my commitment to do everything I already implemented. I had to choose. Especialy because my main issue wasn’t solved: why my business didn’t work. So I was working on a business that wasn’t worth spending my time on. I feel it’s is better to limit the the amount of things/actions to commit to.
3) The topic of week 12 was expert video. I know that this program is about mindset. Still, several assignments are very practical, like making a video. It would have been great to know where to ask practical questions, like which hardware and software are good for beginners. Your network is so big, there must be professionals that would like to give advise. It would help me skip a lot of steps so I can be effective in my proces a lot sooner.
I hope this helps.
*What to improve myself
When it comes to really improving, not much. I have done my best all the time and I will continue to do so.
1. What I can do better is follow my intuition and not let myself believe I need to be more hardcore like using scarcity as a strategy to sell. That's not my way.
2. The other thing I could improve on is less assuming that participants understand what I'm writing, even though we're in this together. In this program I have to be very precise in the way I ask or describe things. I need to give more context, so that's a fun and valuable lesson to learn anyway :-).
3. The third is to ask for help more often, as in the dedicated app.
4. And fourth: I can of course DO a lot more and focus on the right actions from now on, but that is a completely different question. And a difficult one too, because for me it's best to do the program all over again, now that I have a new target audience and a new ideal client.
>>I am going to evaluate the past, get clarity on the present, and focus on the future.<<
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Day 1
Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
1. I will restart the habit of working on my business every day for 15 min. (do it in the morning right away)
2. schedule implementation actions in my agenda right away
3. Plan time for 'fotgotten projects' of unfinished projects
4. talk about expectations in trainings so people know what to expect or what's expected from them
5. improve log's
6. Improve lightness in my work (its my life) by taking pressure away. (is a mindset)
7. plan implementation time after a course
8. make recordings of new knowledge (to remember more
9. use the Business University (watch the video's)/plan time
10. use the idea generator also together with other people to collect more idea's
11. split working on my business from working in my business
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To improve
I started 1 program and by now I'm in a second program with additional workshops. I lose overview.
clarity in ...'is this working on or working in' my business?
the questions are great and sometimes I need to think them over....in that case the days go to fast and the week is short
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Day 1: Improve
I slipped from my goal: daily WOMB to twice a week. It is about the habit.
More action on the video's, more video's in general
Delegating work around my website
More reflection time, I will make a visual representation of my conclusions, actions etc.
Not taking enough rest for some weeks
I have been nagging some times
I would like to improve (even more) on focus-start-finish stuff.
Only deal with the one who has a budget, next step necessary. I am getting sucked in
Context over content, next step: workshops based around this
Still need to send out questionnaires to find out what they want ( I am using other peoples questionaires now)
Open an Dutch association around the target audience
Saying to often yes
Having many ideas, need to let them settle a week
Need to WOW my clients better- would like some merchandise, but especially regarding/ based on WHAT they want
Be more proud on what I achieve, worry less about what other people think
There need to be more fun in the projects.
I want to redefine who I am as an expert, and what I am an expert in
I want to redefine who I am as a business owner/ entrepreneur- why do I like to continue being one
Demonstrate your expertise week- still to do, still implement 1 thing
Answer THEIR questions week0 still do, more thoroughly and implement 1 thing
Position yourself, wrap up necessary and publish on website
I think I will come up with more things.
This list is a pretty long list. But that's okay
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I could be more easy about doing stuff- perfectionism is looming. Context over content should be the base.
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Oh I did not read well- also what I think was good/ great about the program and what could be improved.
What I think is very smart about the program is the set-up. It is based on your own responsibility to implement and take action and on ones own thinking. Also it is very simple- not easy, yet simple. So besides the assignments, the program itself can be taken as an example on how to do it. This I love. So, for me, I don't make beautiful extensive lists or try to do the assignments perfectly. i try to take things I see and come up with and try it out as soon as possible. I got into that groove more and more.
Not every assignment was completely clear to me straight away (the meaning of the purpose)- also because reading is not my strong point. That doesn't matter to me at all. It is clear enough to start. The purpose of some assignments got more clear to me later (like an insight for ' WOW your clients', I think I got in writing the expert book workshop).
Some topics could be turned around I guess (gold in expertise and video), but yet- also not. It all doesn't matter so much, because life is not lineary- for me the power is to go over the topics again.
I loved these two times of reflection. Which gives some time to breath also. Because the pressure is real- and one week missed is like a lifetime of insights missed and hard to come by. Which is not criticism- its a strength!
The energy/ engagement in the group is mostly decent to high, which is not a chance but a design- lovely, well done.
I am curious how cherrypicking could be avoided- or maybe it shouldn't. For example, I really look up against taking/ making videos. I know it is my responsibility to do it. Yet, the program also offers me an escape, because next week is another topic. As a trainer/ facilitator- how could (if you should) you in a program like this 'trick' me into getting even more out of my comfort zone?
I love the workshops and Q/A's. It is quality time. Nisandeh, you became very human and real for me. Thank you for that.tough love, that isn't that tough most of the times...;-) It is insightful and great reminders.
The highlight was the 'are you an ideal client yourself'. To me it reveals a gratitude and feeling of abundance towards life and people. It is an attitude that works as a 6th sense- suddenly opportunities of kindness appear everywhere. It is not about doing stuff- like a lot of the other assignments, but about being. From that mindset, the doing-stuff becomes different.
I don't have things to improve really- sorry, i am just think I am a lucky bastard, thankful for my bag of karmic points that made this happen. And Every week my confidence grows. And as I wrote before- I will continue in January with whatever you come up with.
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What could be better?
Using myself more often as a brainstorming ideas 'machine'. I used it when asked and not yet on my own.
And reading back, I see that I have a lot of ideas that I haven't done anything with yet. So I can make a 'idea-list' and put it there.
I find myself still postponing major actions. So for example I have 3 planned presentions and still did not look at it or make it....
And that I have been calling for weeks that I plan and announce my webinars and still have not done so. While I can work well to deadlines. My sabotage thoughts are "But then it's not finished." And "I won't have everything ready yet."
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Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
I had started writing a lot of things: but I think I can summarize my improvements as follows:
- Have a clear plan for the week and communicate it to my wife
- Create time to work by: 1. arranging day care for Feia 2. Getting support from friends, family and neighbours 3. only have visitors in the house outside of work times and have 1-2 less of such visits during the week
- Have clear priorities/overview. (I know how to do this, I just stopped doing it after the birth)
- Overdeliver
--- Below the long story ---
1. My expectation and communication about becoming a father and how much time it would take away from work. It was a lot more intense than I had expected. Even now, when she is already 3 months old, her mum and I are sometimes still surprised by our schedules and that the daughter has another one for us. Some solutions:
- We will start with daycare soon.
- Take the time every week to plan our week together.
- Get more support from family.
- Have very clear no-work times so I can be fully with her.
- Have lists of low priority/low effort work that I can do when the baby is with me.
2. I can deliver faster and work on my overdelivery
Business is going in the right direction, but I am not WOWing my clients.
- Make this part of my standard delivery.
- Communicate reasonable times and deliver before that.
- Have a list of extra's I can create for little or no cost and create that for my clients.
3. Time management/finishing.
There have been many activities I wanted to integrate into my routine. Most importantly is daily content creation. I created a (brilliant) implementation plan on april 24th (day 3 of the Grow Your expert position week), which was confirmed for me as the right direction during the expert book workshop. I have yet to start.
As for finishing. I created this strong positioning that I believe in, but I have yet to put it on my website. I have several video's that have been recorded and need maybe 1-5 minutes of attention to finish editing and upload them to youtube.
- Schedule my implementation plan for my expert position. It is what I believe in as the best habit to get me to my business goals.
- Do it.
- Finish projects and communicate about it on the same day. It helps for the video's, but also for work I do for clients.
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• Day 1 – Make a list of all the things in the program AND in your actions that could have been done better or could be improved. Be very specific.
My actions: Coming up with new ideas could be better, I am so busy implementing everything that I am short of time.
Delegating is another issue that could be better. Still have not found the right person.
WOW your clients, I could spend more time on and have more ideas over.
I am still implementing the gold in my expertise.
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Better: buddy system and matches of the buddy.
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Oh sorry to hear- I have the opposite! I love my buddies! I was like, how did this happen!?
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Day 1
Done better, improve
Give myself more time on fridays as I seldom implement directly
Since overwelm is a choice, I can choose to have more trust that the right will unfold, when I am clear on what I want
I could have asked myself more „How does this help to work less AND offer excellence?“ to set more strategic implementation steps, instead of behaving like a school kid
Make Space for my List of things I want to implement from the program
Still find the right VA and remove myself as the bottleneck of my business
Take the day off after Workshops to implement
Stick to my promise to work on it every Morning, my Sick-leaves sometimes break the habit
Hm. Could be worse 😅
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Taking the day off after the workshop is a great idea! Thank you 🙂
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You are welcome!
When done it is a game changer. I just tent to forget...