130: What Does Success Mean To You Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle

130: What Does Success Mean To You Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle, A Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, Mompreneur, Freelancer, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Business Owner, Or Self-Employed

Have you ever wondered what success is and how you will know when you have reached it? Understanding what success means to you is the only way you will ever know when you have reached success in your business or your personal life. In today’s podcast episode, I will help you define what achieving success in your business and your personal life will look like. There isn’t a simple answer when it comes to success. You want to make sure you are thinking about different areas in your business and your personal life, and after today’s podcast episode, you’ll be able to know exactly when you’ve reached success. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but with a little planning, you’ll be able to see the path you are on that’s leading you to the success you have defined for yourself and your business. My one-on-one clients go through this process, and together, we can pinpoint exactly how they define their success and know exactly when they have reached success in their business and personal life. Whether you are starting a business or side hustle, you’re a self-employed individual, a solopreneur, entrepreneur, mompreneur, freelancer, small business owner, a remote, virtual, online, or in-house bookkeeper, or a virtual assistant or VA, taking some time to define what success means to you, as well as creating a plan for you to reach that success will help you ensure you are able to celebrate your success instead of being on a path where you consistently desire achieving success but never seem to reach the success you so strongly desire to achieve. These tips are essential whether you are using a computerized software system like QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, FreshBooks, or HoneyBooks for your business finances; or doing your bookkeeping manually with an Excel spreadsheet or even a Google Document…

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Show Notes:

Welcome Back…Success is something that we all strive to achieve, but how do we know that we’ve achieved it? When you ask individuals how they define success, you’ll more than likely have a different answer from each person. Some people will say that having their dream home, a family, or maybe it’s when their business reaches a specific goal, is what success means to them. It may be when they are able to follow their passion and do work that is meaningful to them, or others may say when they are happy, they have achieved success. Your definition of success will probably be different from anyone you know, but success normally stems from reaching a goal or an accomplishment you want to achieve.

What if I told you that you’d never feel like you’ve reached success until you define what success means to you or your business? I’ve worked with many clients on a one-on-one basis who struggle with defining what success looks like for them. When we work together, we are able to be specific about what is important to them and help them realize their success when they reach it. For you, I’d like you to think about what success would look like in your business. Is it that you make $250k in revenue? Is it that there’s enough money in the business to pay your salary? You’ll never know if you are successful if you don’t consider first what success means to you. When you define what success is to you, you’ll know when you’ve reached your success, and you’ll find much more satisfaction in your business and your personal life. If you struggle with defining success, you can schedule a free consultation session with me, and we can start looking into how I can help you as well.

Today, I want to help you define what success means to you in both your personal life and your business. If you own a business, you understand how intertwined your business and your personal life can be. If you don’t have a business, you can simply focus on the personal life portion of today’s episode, but if you have both, please make sure you take into consideration both of these areas. The overall goal for defining what success is in these areas is that you know what you need to do to reach success and, find a way you can measure it all along the way.

We’ll start off with how you define success in your business. Does success in your business mean reaching a specific financial goal? Is it how many employees you are able to hire? Is it how much of an impact you are making with your products or services? What is it in your business that you need to accomplish to know when you are successful? Once you have this figured out, you are ready to create a strategy and define the goals you need to reach to get there. Be objective, and look at everything in your business when you are creating your strategy. You need a plan. Your first step is to think about what success means to you in your business, and then you can start developing your plan for one month, six months, one year, three years, five years, or even a ten-year plan. How long do you think you will need for your plan to work? Onc