Are you suffering from stuckitis when it comes to your business? Stuckitis is a term for the failure to move forward. When it comes to your business it’s affect can create financial, mental and emotional harm.

A few explanations for this condition happening when running a business are:

• Lack of Focus
• Poor or No Goals
• No Marketing Plan

But those aren’t the cause, they’re conditions created by the real cause. The real problem is those pesky little hidden personal wounds that you haven’t healed. They block you from making progress in all parts of your life, not just your business.

Let’s say you were . . .

• Criticized a lot for being a poor writer or speaker when you were younger.
• You never felt accepted and loved by your parents.
• Your creativity was never recognized or developed.
• You felt powerless and defenseless as a child.
• You were abused in some way.
• You grew up poor and felt a sense of lack.

I could go on and on listing potential hidden wounds. Most of us have them but don’t make the connection to what’s going on in our business lives. What these wounds are doing is sabotaging your progress because somewhere inside you don’t feel worthy in some way or another.

So for now, forget about time management strategies, planning sessions, and goal setting. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty first. What is your hidden pain? To learn what it is try this exercise:

When you have a chance to be alone, turn off everything electronic and get comfortable. Close your eyess and ask yourself “What hidden wound from my childhood or early adult life is holding me back?” Just sit there and wait. The answer may pop into your mind as a word or imagines. Don’t judge what you feel. You will know you have the answer when you feel a sense of pain or loss.

If you need a little more help discovering your Hidden Business Blocks I’m here to help. 

Sherrie Koretke, Niche Clarity Coach. Certified Professional Career Coach, Law of Attraction Specialist, Small Business Coach and Consultant. Visit her at sherriekoretke.com

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A while back I wrote a blog post about how your career evolves, not invents itself. I wrote this post from the perspective of research, observation, and personal experience.    

Well, I’m experiencing that now. Again. Let’s just say I’m being pushed to move forward with my future career plans a lot earlier than I imagined.

Here’s what is going on . . .

At the end of this month this blog will be renamed to “The Entrepreneurial Good Life”. I’m making this change because I realize that is what I am really writing about. I’m super excited to bring even more insights, stories, and how to’s on this blog about living a great life as an entrepreneur/business owner. Being a trailblazing entrepreneur is a mindset that involves a healthy mindset, body, and spiritual life. 

The Niche Clarity Coach name isn’t going anywhere. It’s only moving it to a new web page that will feature only my coaching services. Expect all these changes to be completed by November 30.

So look forward to more posts under this new path. Oh! And do me a favor:

1. Go on over and like my new Facebook page. They’ll be some surprises coming soon.
2. I’m looking to start a new series featuring entrepreneurs and their lifestyles. If you would like to be featured contact me and set up a time for an interview. 
3. Tell me what you would like to learn more about or see featured on this blog. I’m open to ideas!        
4. I’m looking for guest bloggers to write about their experiences on being an entrepreneur. Crazy start ups stories, things you’ve learned a long the way, tips and hints to make working easier, etc. Contact me with your ideas.

Sherrie Koretke, Niche Clarity Coach. Certified Professional Career Coach, Law of Attraction Specialist, Small Business Coach and Consultant. Visit her at sherriekoretke.com

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Last week I had the honor of speaking with Annemarie Cross on her podcast Ambitious Entrepreneur. Annemarie Cross is a coach specializing in both personal branding and social media strategies and money mindset breakthroughs.

The subject we talked about was the three motivations behind starting a business. These motivations are behind the “style” of business they create.

These styles are . . . 

• Empire Builders
• Freedom Lovers
• Altruistic Visionaries

Sherrie Koretke, Niche Clarity Coach. Certified Professional Career Coach, Law of Attraction Specialist, Small Business Coach and Consultant. Visit her at sherriekoretke.com

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I just ran across this interview today and thought it would be great to share. It’s an interview with Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, on ABC News about Signs You’ll Fail as an Entrepreneur. Take a listen and then tell me what you think of his five reasons.

So to recap. Robert Kiyosaki says if you don’t have the following going for you as an entrepreur you are doomed to fail:

1. Strength of Character
2. Focus
3. A Well-Defined Brand
4. Good Relationships
5. Attention to Detail Regarding Your Brand

Sherrie Koretke, Niche Clarity Coach. Certified Professional Career Coach, Law of Attraction Specialist, Small Business Coach and Consultant. Visit her at sherriekoretke.com

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Today I am sharing this great video I ran across on how to complete those pesky projects you have started. You know the half written books, the videos you started to create, the marketing plan you planned to write, etc. It’s a quick tip I thought a lot of my associates and clients would love to learn.

Funny fact, I was pruning my tomato plants this morning right before I watched this video by Scott Behance, author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality suggested.  (Affiliate link) 

Now it’s time for me to start pruning all those pesky, “darling” projects.

What did you think? Did it motivate you to get started on your big, career changing project? Leave me a comment and tell me what you’ll be working on! (Or will be after commenting.)  

I love helping people find their life’s work and get them moving on their path fast! Be sure to enroll in your free E-course “Five Ways to Leverage the Power of You” to the right of this post. —->

In my last post I wrote about crafting your life’s work. The article was written to awaken readers that have a strong sense their careers were meant to make a lasting impression. A comment on that post from Suerae Stein prompted me to write a follow up article on what to do if you are not ready yet to launch a career path aimed at fulfilling your life’s work.

Maybe you are in one of the following situations:

• You don’t know what your life’s mission (purpose) is yet.
• You are committed to another job for a certain time that doesn’t relate to your life’s mission.
• You are not financial able to start your own business or current job.
• You already own a business that doesn’t relate to your core mission but are financial dependent on the income it produces.
• You have small children at home and don’t have as much time as you would like to devote to your life’s work.

It’s OK. The best thing is to start where you are now. Here’s some ideas to get you moving in the right direction. Most of these ideas are low or no cost and won’t take a tremendous amount of time.

• Know what your life mission is and outline ways to achieve that mission. This can take a bit of soul searching and/or coaching to discover. 
• Downscale your lifestyle so you can begin sooner. Analyze how you can cut back and save money.
• Take classes and/or become certified in your profession, 
•  Start a blog about the topic you are interested in making a difference. Plan on writing at least once a week and start getting your blog some exposure.
•  If you haven’t yet, start a Twitter account and Facebook account in your name. Post information, articles and promote your blog posts relating to your life’s work. This will establish you as expert in your given topic.
•  Begin networking with people in your field.

The most important thing is to get started.

“The maxim ‘Nothing but perfection’ may be spelled ‘Paralysis.”  Winston Churchill

Your career may evolve into something you never imagined but unless you start somewhere, with a goal in mind, nothing will ever happen. Make a commitment to create the career/business of your dreams. Considering how many years are spent working wouldn’t you love to do something you are proud of and love doing?

 Do you have any other ideas on what you can do to get started? Please leave a comment below. 

I love helping people find their life’s work and get them moving on their path fast! Be sure to enroll in your free E-course “Five Ways to Leverage the Power of You” to the right of this post. —->

It’s the day of your funeral. (Don’t worry. It’s many, many years from now.) Your colleagues and the people you mentored love you so much they clamor to give a eulogy.

What are they saying about how you touched their lives?

Now let’s say this funeral is tomorrow. What would they say?  Not much? Maybe it’s because you haven’t given much thought about what your life’s work will look like at the end of your life.

What is a life’s work? To me it is a creative self-expression of yourself. It’s the body of work that you accomplished and a legacy is created from that work. The biggest factor of your life’s work is it revolves around something you love to do and takes advantage of your natural born talents. Here’s a few benchmarks that determine if you’re on the right track concerning your life’s work.

Dedication

How dedicated are you to your career? Can you take it or leave it? If another opportunity came along would you jump at it?

Love

Do you love your work? Is it something you can’t stop thinking about and love to share with others?

Joy

Do you feel joy when you work? Is this something you would do even if you weren’t paid for it?

Contribution

Are you making a contribution that changes lives for the better? Do you know who you are meant to serve?

What is your vision for your career? Does it have meaning and value? Or are you working day by day making ends meet so you can achieve mostly personal goals? If you believe that your life should have meaning in both your career and personal life it’s time to start crafting your life’s work.

This plan isn’t set in stone. It’s something that will help guide you and provide focus. It will ensure that your life and the work you do will have a deeper meaning and will have a lasting, long-term effect on the world.

And don’t worry about how old you are and that you haven’t even begun! Some of the greatest accomplishments have been contributed by people later in their life.

I love helping people find their life’s work and get them moving on their path fast! Be sure to enroll in your free E-course “Five Ways to Leverage the Power of You” to the right of this post. —->