"Achieving Business Success through Focus"

A question we’re often asked by our business coaching clients is how to succeed while working for a difficult boss. The answer they receive is almost never what they expect! When someone tells us he can’t succeed because his boss is difficult, we turn the mirror back on the client. What that means is that, in coaching people to business success, we follow the principle of personal responsibility that Brian Tracy discusses in Focal Point.

Here’s what he has to say that turns the average person upside down, “The acceptance of personal responsibility lies at the core of the personality of every outstanding man or woman.” What that means is that, no matter the situation, when things don’t go as you’d planned, you take responsibility for the outcome.

So, how would we, as business coaches, use that principal with someone who believes a “bad boss” is holding them back? We’d first train the person to take responsibility for their own success, just as if they were self-employed. Using that approach, rather than blaming the system in which he works, helps us to move a client to a place where he’s making decisions and acting upon them as though the buck stops at his desk.

That one shift in thinking can be seismic in a client’s future! Every decision is suddenly seen in the context of “how do I want to run my business?” whether it’s how he wants to find new clients for his employer or how he can better manage his department. When you define what you do for a living as a business that you control, it’s worth careful planning and extra effort. Can you see how different that is from feeling trapped in a job?

Once you’ve stepped into the realm of the “self-employed”, rather than someone at the mercy of a system, you’re going to start meeting and redefining your goals at warp speed! You don’t need to quit your corporate job and start your own business to benefit from this move toward becoming responsible for your success.

And so, now you’ve had a glimpse into how a business coach works to help a client succeed. Our clients are smart, motivated people who simply need a shift in worldview to help them achieve their goals. If that sounds like the kind of help you need, we’d love to help you redefine your approach to work.

Dominic Rubino

Executive Vice President,

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