Hey Ms Entrepreneur, It’s Not All About YOU!

If truth be told this is something that every small business owner, entrepreneur or soon to be entrepreneur should know.

Let me share with you one thing that every entrepreneur ought to know: 

It’s not about you!

Yes, you heard it right.  I can hear you buzzing right now: “What do you mean, it’s not about me? This is my business, I do the work, I market to people, and I work my butt off to give them exactly what they want! How could you say it’s not about me?”

First of all, stop whining.

You’re not getting the point here. Step back a bit, forget about the littlest details and think about the bigger picture. If at this point in your business, you’re only caring about what you want and what you’ll be getting, then I’m sorry to say this but you’re really going to fail big. In business today, the biggest secret that lies beneath every success story is how other people helped them to get where they are. They didn’t get to the top on their own.

They were propelled there by the clients that believed in them and helped them prosper. These people are the clients you have and aren’t taking care of because you’re too busy thinking about what they can do for you instead of what YOU can do for THEM. See, it’s a whole different scenario.

Let me explain further. I

t’s the golden rule of life:

Treat people how you want to be treated. In business, it rings a lot of bells. As a small business owner or entrepreneurs it’s a given that you should give a priority to how you present yourself and your products to your clients.

On the other hand, it’s arguably more important that you pay attention and listen to what your clients want. Put yourself in your client’s shoes and picture how you, as a client, want to be taken care of. It’s all too simple. Make your entire business and marketing strategy cater to your client. Erase your “It’s all about me!” mindset and replace it with “It’s all about YOUR CLIENT”.

The truth is everyone in this world wants to be taken care of, to have their every little whim granted and their every need satisfied. This is what you should go for every time you meet a new potential client. Get their trust and their openness by making it all about them- what they want, what they need, and what you could do for them.

You have to be able to dig up their problem and what exactly they’re looking for- and your move is to tell them how you could solve all this, all the while paying attention to what is important to them and how this problem affects different areas of their life you will be able to tap in to something much deeper, connect with their heart and offer your services or products as a solution to their problem.

What you’re offering, they’ll want.

You just have to be aware during all points of the conversation. Make it about them, and do not babble about your own story or the company’s track record (no matter how stellar it is). People couldn’t care less about who founded the company on what year, and all that hullaballoo.

If you want to be successful, you have to realise that your business success depends on how people will respond to you. How people respond to you will depend on how you treat them.

People support and buy from people they know, love and trust. It’s a cycle of factors that are underlined by hard work, persistence and character building. Make it work both ways. In the end, your potential clients will be the one’s who determine how victorious you’re going to be in your business. So better to treat them right and give them what they want.

Become the entrepreneur you deserve to be, after all It’s not all about YOU?  

8 Comments

  1. Lee

    You’re absolutely right Brenda! Far too many people are way, way, way too concerned about themselves, and couldn’t give a flying one about their prospects or new recruits!

    As Zig said; “if you help enough people get what they want, you will get everything you want.”

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  2. Suha

    Love it Brenda, exactly! Help enough people get what they want and you will get what you want… We ARE in the business of helping people are we not!You are a leader by heart my friend. A rare commodity nowadays :).

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    • Brenda

      Thank you Suha. I take that as a true compliment.

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  3. Dan Pollack

    What are you looking for? How can I help you? What do you need? That’s the perspective you have to greet people with. Great Points Brenda.

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  4. Kim Mullette

    People don’t realise that network marketing is all about helping others to be successful, not them helping you to be successful! You have made this very clear in this post Brenda!

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    • Brenda

      That’s it Kim — I get such a kick out of the success stories of others and even more so when I have assisted them in achieving it.

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  5. Alecia

    Great post. I think of the golden rule when reading your post. You share such deep insights. Thanks.

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    • Brenda

      Thanks Alecia . I appreciate that.

      Reply

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Business Success Mentor, Courage Ignitor and confidante, Brenda supports passionate, impact driven women over 40 to have the confidence and courage to market their business and create a unique brand by combining a success mindset with timeless strategy fuelled by faith.Brenda is passionate about supporting women, addressing crucial missing components in life and business that often stop them from shining bright, sharing their message and living  more courageous lives. Brenda is founder of Business By Design For Women In Business and #1 best selling author of Courage To Bloom.  She speaks on various business topics, mindset, confidence, resilience and courage.  Learn more about Brenda and her coaching programs, here.

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