As a life and business coach I’ve meet thousands of people who are on the journey to be their own boss, build their own business and follow their own paths over the last decade or so. Making a living from your skills, passions and talents is something that’s very dear to my heart. If that’s a journey that you’re keen to go on then it’s likely to require planning, preparation, research, personal/business/product development and gathering the people to help you. It’s likely to involved a steep learning curve but can be hugely rewarding in all sorts of ways if you put in the effort and you learn your lessons along the way.
So where are you at?
1. What are your skills, passions and talents? write them down
2. What would you ideally like to do for a living – if you had the skills, abilities, resources and opportunities?
3. What skills, training, research, resources, support, development would following your ambitions take? – and how committed to you are it?
4. How driven, resourceful, flexible, hardworking, creative are you and how do you respond to challenges, setback and uncertainty?
5. What steps could you take to test /try out your idea? Perhaps you could do some reading, research?
6. Perhaps you’ve been in business for some time – where are you at now and what help, support and skills do you need for the next stage in the journey?
7. Whatever your sage in business what is it that you want to achieve for yourself, for those you serve (what’s your goal, purpose, mission and vision)
When I decided to change career from having worked in media and then as a singer to becoming a coach I had to go on a log journey that involved re-training, gaining new skills, research, networking, learning about a new industry, learning about finance, marketing and operations, seeking out individuals and organisations that could support me and thats likely to be the case for you.
Support
There’s lots of things that you can do to help you on your way: including: learning about the rules and regulations, joining relevant professional/industry bodies which can support you through, information, resources, events, services and meeting others further down your path. There are lots of resources out there including books, websites, organisations and many more. One such resource is the British Library’s Business & IP Centre which I’ve been proud of being involved in for some time.
My goal as a coach has always been about helping people to find and be true to true to themselves. It’s what’s at the heart of everything I do. When I wrote Soul Trader – Putting the Heart Back into Your Business I wanted to write an honest, authentic book that would help people to coach themselves to follow their heart and use their own heart, passion, skills and talents to start or grow. But more than it’s about building the relationships with others, customers, experts, suppliers and others that can help you on your way. One of the things that has touched me is hearing stories from people who have said the book has inspired them on their journey.
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