Woody Allen said, “eighty percent of success is showing up.”
But is that really true?
Well, I say success is the result of how you show up. I’ll give you an example….
The first few months of the year I was showing up in my coaching business without much success. I ticked off my to-do list every day. I attended between 3-5 networking groups each week. I wrote blog posts. I followed the advice of my coaches and mentors. I was showing up, right? So why wasn’t I seeing results?!?!
Then I changed the way I was showing up and I started booking more and more clients. New leads were coming to me instead of me chasing the leads. I am so successful I’m booked up through the rest of the month!
So what changed? How was I showing up differently?
The first thing I did was get vulnerable. I admitted my faults. I stretched the boundaries of my comfort zone. Then I became focused. I stopped trying to show up everywhere and showed up where it mattered. I listened instead of talking. I remained open and curious.
What are you struggling with today? What success are you reaching for but haven’t yet achieved?
Want to know how to change the pattern from struggle to success? Read on, my friend!
5 ways to show up for success
01. Be curious
The minute you think you know something is the minute you know nothing, Jon Snow.
Be curious. Ask questions. Ask more questions. Remain curious about the answers.
If you’re really pretty sure you know something, verify it. Don’t assume!
Being curious was key for me in conversations with potential clients. I stopped assuming I knew the answers. I listened more than I spoke and I signed more clients.
02. Don’t make it about you
I get it, when you’re struggling your thinking gets self-focused as you think about what you want and wonder why you aren’t getting what you want. The problem is the more you think about yourself, the less you’re connecting with others.
Success isn’t about you- it’s almost always about your relationships. Your relationship with your boss, your co-workers, your clients, etc.
My success is based on my client’s success and I had to make it about my client’s results to get my results.
03. Do the thing you’ve been avoiding
What is the one thing you know will move you forward but you’ve been finding all the reasons to avoid actually doing it?
Have you figured out what it is? Okay, now go do it.
I had to start having more sales conversations. I knew I needed to do it and business didn’t pick up until I started actually asking people to work with me instead of waiting for people to come knocking on my door.
04. Focus your efforts
Stop applying to any and every job that could maybe-possibly-kinda work. Be very specific and focused about what you want.
When you’re focused you’re more passionate, more intentional, and more likely to find what you’re looking for.
At the beginning of the year I was trying to market to entrepreneurs and career professionals. When I started focusing on career professionals, I started attracting clients like crazy!
05. Ask for what you want
Too often we assume other people know what we want and too often we fail to ask for it.
To be successful, ask for what you want. Make it specific!
To find the clients I wanted I called a few connections and asked for referrals. I asked them who they know that is struggling at work, stuck in a job they wished they quit some time ago. I got the names of people who needed my help, and I helped them!
So I guess it’s true, showing up is 80% of success. Just make sure you show up in the right way. How are you going to show up today?
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