We have an illusion that when we make it in our business, life is going to be perfect - that our problems are going to disappear, but that isn't true at all! 

Grant Cardone has a quote that I love, it basically says: If you're not creating new problems for yourself, then you aren't going big enough. 

So in each new level you reach in business and in life you will have a new set of problems -- so what does this mean for living your vision?

In your vision, you might see yourself waking without an alarm, your children will be perfectly well behaved, getting themselves ready every morning without any screaming and then you eat an amazing 5 course breakfast that someone else made for you, and then you get into your nice car to take them to school and everyone is happy and excited to be going and then you get home and you work with only the perfect clients for you and there are never any problems. Unfortunately, that isn't living your vision at all, that is striving for an unobtainable level of perfection.    

So what do you do, instead?  To truly start living your vision, you must acclimate and align yourself to new levels of things that you didn't have before - new sets of clients, to a higher package or offer, or providing higher quality service.

How do you achieve this? Through incremental upgrades -- for example, while I would love to not ever have to set foot into my kitchen ever again and have every meal I eat cooked for me, the next best thing, is to have someone pre-prepare my meals for me and freeze them, so that I can easily prepare home-cooked meals for my family.

It also happens by setting clear boundaries in your life.  If your vision includes being more present with your family, then you need to build in time to make that happen NOW.  It isn't going to magically start happening when you hit your financial goals, so you need to create time and space for it to happen in your daily life.  Whatever areas you want to have time for, be present for, or give more energy to, you need to start establishing that routine and boundaries today -- that is how you live your vision.  

Your vision for yourself has to be something you can truly align yourself to - it can't be based on perfection.  When you attempt to align to perfection, you are actually holding yourself back from achieving your vision. Why?? because you are attempting to align to things that you can't control! 

The language that you use around scaling your business is important! In fact, it might be the difference between achieving your goals and not... I know what you are thinking, how does language have anything to do with my business?! Well, let me tell you.

If you are consistently setting goals for the future while saying things like, “I’m thinking about growing my business” or “I’m trying to make more money” or even “I want to become more successful,” this way of thinking is signaling your brain to think that these goals are not attainable right now! It automatically signals that these goals are in the future and not something that you are capable of achieving right now.

This applies to the way you speak to yourself and your daily thoughts… Our brains have over 70,000 thoughts a day! Most of those thoughts are unattended thoughts, so the goal is to make sure that your language and your thoughts are in alignment with one another to reach its main capacity because the language that we use is the foundation for everything that you do! Read that again – maybe even write in down in your notebook or planner! Your goal from this moment on should be to create a solid foundation focused on taking action, not planning action.

So, what can you do today to start seeing growth in your business?
1) Be aware of the language you are using when it comes to growth! Take time to recognize if you have any mindset blocks or limiting beliefs

2) Refrain yourself from thinking small! Sure, create an action plan with manageable steps but don't limit yourself with your words!

3) Speak to yourself in a way that suggests the change is already happening! For example, instead of saying “I want to scale my business” start saying, “I am creating a plan to scale my business and I am ready for the next level!”

If you are ready to start scaling but even those three steps feel overwhelming, schedule your Business X-Ray today to get a personalized analysis and start taking the next steps to reach your goal today!

It takes Vision to Scale. That might sound elusive or vague, but what is all boils down to is that in order to obtain anything in business {or life}, it HAS to start with a vision.  You can't grow your business if you don't understand the why behind it.  This isn't the cliché "why are you doing what you are doing?" - it goes deeper than that.  It is taking the time to really evaluate what you want from your relationships with family and friends, your personal growth, your business growth, your finances, your spiritual health, your physical health, your emotional health, your contribution to the world, and what you want to do for fun and excitement!  Crafting a business built around that vision is a foolproof way to find success.  

I find this concept SO important, that I have created a bi-yearly Six Figure Vision Board Workshop (we have to host it bi-yearly because people reach their visions so quickly that they are ready to create a new one halfway through the year!) to help business owners do just that!  So what makes my Vision Board workshop different from others?  It isn't just finding images in magazines and slapping them together to create your "dream life."  It is based on the principles of BE, DO, and HAVE.  

If you haven't been around to know what that entails, then I will quickly summarize!  In order to have a vision board that creates results, it can't just be general thoughts and principles.  Instead, you must create the vision of who you must be, outline what you must do, to define what it is you get to have.  This method is SO successful, that I have achieved 80% of my vision board every year and my clients have done the same!

My next Six Figure Vision Board Workshop is happening August 23 -27, 2021 - you can register HERE.  If that time has passed, don't worry -- click the link for more information!

OK - so what does vision have to do with scaling?! EVERYTHING!  You can't scale without a clear vision of who you must be and what you must do, to get what you want to have.  

Let's start with a super simple exercise to help align your vision to your scaling.  Take out a piece of paper and pen {I'll wait!}  Set a timer for 5 minutes and journal on this question: How do I want to grow my business?

Look back at what you just wrote down - ask yourself, did I write that because I feel like I "should" do that OR because I want to do that?  If it is based on a "should" crumple up that paper and try again tomorrow.  

If when you review the list it feels like exactly what you want to do, start breaking the bigger picture into smaller steps - what can I do today to work towards that growth? What can I accomplish this month? Don't let the growth scare you, break it into manageable pieces.  

If you get nothing else from this blog, then realize that your growth {in every area} is about YOU and YOUR vision -- so take time today to figure out what that is! And if you are ready to start growing your business from your vision book your Business X-Ray today!