Why I Course Corrected

 

      Last week I had the privilege of virtually meeting a young man who two years ago walked out of his job without a plan.  Since then he has created a prosperous business that creates a full-time income for himself and his wife.  It is in a field he did not even know existed when he left his job. My favorite nugget of the story is he and his wife work part-time while they are raising their two young daughters.
     I couldn't help but admire his success.  The path to his success highlighted a lesson I have learned over the past year.  He has created this miracle, in part, because he was unafraid to hire support and very clear on what support he should hire.  He has in his support team a full-time business coach as well as 2 coaches he worked with full-time while he was learning his craft (now uses on a project basis) and another coach he works with in a group setting.
     Not long ago I saw people like him differently.  It boggled my mind how much they had to be spending on coaching and training.  Now I see the changes that have happened for them personally and professionally.  I see the speed with which their businesses have grown.  I admire the solid people they have become.  What helped me accept their path was a logical analogy from my past experience.   
     When I was doing real estate investing I would regularly buy a home that was not worthy of living in.  I would have to spend a good deal of time and money remodeling the home before I could rent or sell it.  When I compared the amount these entrepreneurs were spending on "remodeling" themselves and their business I finally could embrace that I needed to invest more time and money in creating my business the way I dream.  Afterall, it isn't hard to see that the value of their business is far greater than the value of one real estate sale after remodel!
     The past few months I have course corrected.  I have gotten extremely clear on the type of support I need (both for coaching, tech and administrative).  I have also started using their support at a deeper level.  The results are manifesting personally and professionally.
     What about you?
     Where have you resisted getting support?  Why?
     How might your business change if you allowed yourself to get support?